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Mike Tomlin may look outside the box to replace Stephon Tuitt on defensive line
Replacing Stephon Tuitt on the defensive line won’t be tasked to one player, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged Wednesday. The collaborative effort might even extend into another position group. “There will be a lot of guys, not only in the D-line room, but maybe also in the outside linebacker...
NCAA: College athletes graduating at record-high rate
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA said Wednesday that the overall graduation rate for college athletes hit a record high of 89%. That’s up 1 percentage point from last year’s previous one-year high and almost 10 percentage points above the goal established by the late Myles Brand when the measure was first...
Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as new managerVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon is back under the halo. Maddon agreed to a three-year deal to become the Los Angeles Angels’ manager Wednesday, reuniting the World Series-winning former bench boss of the Chicago Cubs with the organization where he spent the first three decades of his baseball career. “We...
Erik Gudbranson gets used to left side for Penguins
Erik Gudbranson was in a foreign place Sunday. No, not Winnipeg. The veteran Penguins defenseman has played there a handful of times throughout his nine NHL seasons. The unfamiliar realm he ventured into was the port side of the ice at Bell MTS Place. After being a scratch for two...
Former Penguins defenseman Ian Cole bounces back from double hip surgery
Things looked different to Ian Cole when he watched the Pittsburgh Penguins practice at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. He didn’t recognize many of the players on the ice. Cole left the Penguins late in the 2017-18 season when he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in the deal that...
Jeannette product Demetrious Cox taken in XFL Draft
Demetrious Cox is ready to start a new chapter in his football career. The former Jeannette and Michigan State standout was selected Wednesday in the XFL Draft. He was the second player picked in the fifth round — the 34th pick overall — by the New York Guardians. A safety,...
ALCS Game 4 between Astros, Yankees postponed
Wednesday’s scheduled ALCS game is postponed. The Houston Astros vs. the New York Yankees will now play Game 4 of the series Thursday in New York. Tonight's game has been postponed. Please see below for information regarding the next two ALCS games. ALCS Home Game 2 tickets will be valid...
James Washington among several Steelers players who could return vs. Dolphins
Four players who missed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-17 victory against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night because of injuries could be back on the field after the bye week and play Oct. 28 against the Miami Dolphins. Coach Mike Tomlin said Wednesday that fullback Roosevelt Nix, wide receiver James...
Former Pirate Bobby Del Greco remembered as ‘hero,’ ‘bigger than life’
One of Bobby Del Greco Jr.’s best memories of his father involves a fried bologna sandwich, the Three Stooges and an overturned newspaper delivery truck in the river near the Fort Pitt Bridge. Del Greco Sr., who grew up in the Hill District and played in the major leagues for...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Mason Rudolph ‘is our quarterback’ when healthyVideo
Duck’s dynasty, it appears, will last just one game. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin left no doubt Wednesday that Mason Rudolph is the team’s starting quarterback, making the proclamation a few hours before Rudolph was removed from concussion protocol. Furthermore, Tomlin strongly indicated if the Steelers were not on their...
First Call: XFL fan account jabs Antonio Brown; Ex-Pirates Gerrit Cole, Daniel Hudson shineVideo
In “First Call” on this Wednesday, no Antonio Brown in the XFL! The NFL knows its refs screwed up during the “Monday Night Football” game. And the Nationals are on to the World Series. Can we handle more “Baby Shark”? Hard pass on A.B. You won’t see “Mr. Big Chest”...
Tim Benz, Seth Rorabaugh: Who will run out of players first? Steelers or Penguins?
Which team is going to rack up more injuries this year? The Steelers or the Penguins? The Steelers have a bigger roster. So they have more chances for guys to get hurt. But at the rate they are going, I give the Penguins a shot at keeping up. Seriously, this...
U mad, bro? Readers aren’t happy with Mike Tomlin’s coaches, referees, Steelers’ defenseVideo
Stillers, Stillers, nuthin’ but Stillers, n’at! That’s where we are living in our “U mad, bro?” post for the week. Readers lob opinions on the Steelers defense, Mike Tomlin’s assistant coaches, referees and the field in Los Angeles. What? Nothing about the return the Pirates got for Gerrit Cole? Or...
Tim Benz: Did refs in Steelers’ game open replay wormhole to fix call?Video
Because of all the bad calls in the “Monday Night Football” game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, NFL officiating is top of mind this week. So it got me flashing back to Sunday night’s confusing fair-catch moment between Los Angeles Chargers punt returner Desmond King II and...
Wild-card Nationals head to World Series with sweep of CardinalsVideo
WASHINGTON — Mike Shildt took the ball from Dakota Hudson and patted him on the back of the neck. Hudson was out of the game after recording one out on 15 pitches against eight Washington Nationals batters, and the St. Louis Cardinals were on the receiving end of what they...
L.A. Rams acquire disgruntled CB Jalen Ramsey from Jaguars
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams acquired Jalen Ramsey from the Jaguars on Tuesday night, ending the star cornerback’s tumultuous tenure in Jacksonville with a trade to the defending NFC champions. Jacksonville got first-round picks from the Rams in 2020 and ‘21, along with a fourth-round pick in ‘21....
Gerrit Cole pitches Astros past Yankees for 2-1 lead in ALCSVideo
NEW YORK — Far from his best, Gerrit Cole was still unbeatable. Heck, he didn’t even give up a run. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to...
Penn State’s James Franklin wants to makes history as African-American coach
Without fail, James Franklin remains famously focused on the next opponent every week. Don’t ask him about next week, next month or next year. None of that matters to Penn State’s coach as much as getting ready to try and go — in his words — “1-0.” So it was...
UEFA leader wants ‘war on racists’ after English face abuseVideo
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin urged governments to escalate the “war on the racists” to help soccer authorities eliminate them from stadiums after England players faced abuse in Bulgaria. In a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press, Ceferin blamed a rise in nationalism across Europe for fueling racism at matches and...
Joseph Blandisi hopes he can find the right blend with Penguins
Is it Joe or Joseph? “Joe is fine.” For Joe Blandisi — listed as “Joseph” on all of the NHL’s and Penguins’ official guides as well as websites — the formality of his first name doesn’t define him. The nomenclature which really explains who he is, is his nickname. “Blender.”...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell signs contract with NBA G League team
Kason Harrell is a man of faith and believes in the value of discipline and extra practice. Rewards are earned, not entitled. What happens in lonely gyms stays in lonely gyms. The former Hempfield basketball standout felt he had done all be could do in his pursuit of a professional...
In and out of huddle, Pitt’s Maurice Ffrench sees Kenny Pickett grow
By car, you can get from New Brunswick to Oakhurst, N.J., near the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in less than hour. So Maurice Ffrench, a New Brunswick guy, knew all about the quarterback named Kenny Pickett, who was throwing for more than 4,500 yards at Ocean Township High School...
Rams trade CB Marcus Peters to Baltimore for LB Kenny YoungVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday for linebacker Kenny Young and an undisclosed pick in the 2020 draft. Peters has been a starting cornerback for the Rams since they acquired him from Kansas City before last season, taking...
Campus clippings: Seton Hill runners win title in Lawrence County
The Seton Hill women’s cross country team won the Bill Lennox Invitational at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds with seven runners inside the top 11. Senior Caitlyn Padgett also won the individual title in the 6K race in 22 minutes, 41 seconds. Sophomore Alexis Cunningham was fourth (23:16), senior Skye Christian...
Somehow, Pirates TV ratings go up this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 25-48 after the All-Star break, had several members of the organization get into physical confrontations in the clubhouse and fired manager Clint Hurdle at season’s end. And that’s to say nothing of the real-world horror of the arrest of closer Felipe Vazquez on sex crimes charges...
