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Steelers WR Donte Moncrief: ‘Catch one ball, then everything goes away’Video
Before Wednesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Donte Moncrief was wearing one of the sweatshirts the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps had made after the death of position coach Darryl Drake. The sweatshirts read, “Shut out the noise,” which was Drake’s motto for the group this season. After being...
Steelers players ‘excited’ to welcome Minkah Fitzpatrick to secondary
Terrell Edmunds was excited to welcome Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially knowing that they could be paired as the starting safeties for the next four years. Fitzpatrick is practicing for the first time with the Steelers since being acquired Tuesday in a trade with the Miami Dolphins for...
Southwell, Sweet added to RMU men’s basketball staff
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole recently announced that Shane Southwell and Matthew Sweet have been added to his coaching staff. Southwell will be an assistant coach and Sweet the director of basketball administration and video coordinator. “Both Shane and Matt come from winning basketball programs, and we’re fortunate...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson helps Notre Dame to another victory
Notre Dame freshman Palmer Jackson continued his hot summer with a fourth-place finish at the Windon Memorial championship in Chicago. The Franklin Regional grad and Murrysville native’s 4-under par 209 helped the Fighting Irish to their second-consecutive tournament title. Notre Dame finished at 10-under, defeating 13 other teams, including six...
Ex-Atlanta Falcons player gets prison for molesting girl, 12
COLUMBUS, Ga. — A former Atlanta Falcons player has been sentenced to at least 12 years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old girl. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports 23-year-old Justin Kenyuno Crawford pleaded guilty Tuesday to child molestation and sodomy as part of deal that dropped other charges. The former West...
Court papers detail child sex allegations against Pirates pitcher Felipe VazquezVideo
Felipe Vazquez, the jailed and suspended All-Star relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, had inappropriate sexual contact with a former Scottdale teen and exchanged explicit sexual messages with the girl for two years, state police in Greensburg detailed in court documents. Vazquez drove to the girl’s home in Scottdale in...
James Conner ‘not worried’ about slow start for Steelers running game
To James Conner and the offensive linemen assigned to block for him, the answer to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ problems in the running game isn’t complex. They aren’t getting enough first downs to sustain momentum or long drives. “It’s as simple as that,” center Maurkice Pouncey said Wednesday. The numbers bear...
U mad, bro? Readers enraged over Pat Narduzzi, shaky Steelers, Ray Searage
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-2. The starting quarterback is out for the year. The Pirates have become a civic humiliation. Pitt’s head coach pulled a legendarily stupid decision. So, you tell me. You think there might be some material for “U mad, bro?” this week? Let’s come in hot! This...
Tim Benz, Kevin Gorman examine Minkah Fitzpatrick, other Steelers moves
It’s our weekly “Breakfast With Benz” podcast from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side. Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon, and I’m not sure how many of his pressers had so much to talk about. Ben Roethlisberger’s season-ending injury. Mason Rudolph’s first start. The...
First Call: Bracing for Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown hype; Dickerson’s done; mascot battle royal?
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a Steelers fan nightmare, a magical Major League Baseball moment, two stunning NFL gambling lines, and bad news for a former Pirate. I’m not ready for this The slow burn on this topic will start to simmer over the next 48 hours or so. Former Steelers...
Tim Benz: You can like Minkah Fitzpatrick but not like Steelers trading for himVideo
Can you love the acquisition of the player without liking the trade that brings him to town? You applaud the player. Fill a position of need. See the long-term vision of the player’s contract. Appreciate your own club’s gusto to improve the roster at a crucial time. But you hate...
Former Seton Hill standout Craig picked in pro lacrosse draft
With his name called in another high-end lacrosse draft, Brett Craig is set to take his skills to the next level. Craig, the former Seton Hill defensive stalwart, was selected by the Colorado Mammoth Tuesday night in the second round of the National Lacrosse League Draft. He was the 26th...
Mercer wins state Mid-Am in a playoff
Mitch Mercer took advantage of playing at his home course to capture the 26th Pennsylvania Golf Associations Mid-Am Championship on Tuesday at The Longue Vue Club. Mercer and Jimmy Ellis on Peters Township each finished the two-round tournament by shooting a 2-under-par 138. Mercer then won the title in a...
McClellan, Walter capture Tri-State PGA Pro-Pro event
The team of Rob McClellan and Gene Walter combined to shot a 10-under par 132 on Monday to capture the Tri-State PGA Mountaineer Pro-Pro Championship. The pair won by two strokes over two teams at the Pines Country Club in Morgantown, W.Va. Tying for second place were the teams of...
Cancer survivor Sarah Thomas swims England Channel 4 times nonstopVideo
It was a remarkable feat … times four. Breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas became the first person to ever swim the English Channel four times consecutively. Colorado endurance swimmer, cancer survivor Sarah Thomas swims English Channel 4 times nonstop. NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2019 The Colorado native, 37,...
Tickets for U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials at Penn State on sale soon
Penn State will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on April 4-5 at Bryce Jordan Center. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials will become eligible to represent the United States on Aug. 2-8 at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The competition will be held...
Pirates show little fight in home loss to Mariners
If the Pittsburgh Pirates’ hearts and heads were somewhere other than PNC Park on Tuesday night, no one should be surprised. On a day when Felipe Vazquez, the team’s best pitcher, was arrested on child solicitation charges, the Pirates put up little resistance in a 6-0 loss to the Seattle...
Katie Miller advances in U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Katie Miller moved on in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur with a pair of match-play wins on Tuesday. Miller, a Hempfield graduate and former mini-tour pro, birdied the 18th hole to force extra golf and then made another birdie on the 19th hole to hold off Mallory Hetzel of Virginia Beach...
Pitt’s Randy Bates hopes faster ‘D’ can slow down Central FloridaVideo
Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates has enough problems this week, drilling his players on how and where to line up against the perpetual-motion Central Florida offense. But he does have one request of the officials assigned to Saturday’s game at Heinz Field. “You would hope sometimes the officials would keep...
Felipe Vazquez’s arrest stirs up emotions in Pirates’ clubhouseVideo
Chris Archer thought about his 14-year-old sister. Clint Hurdle said he felt the need to make calls and seek advice from five trusted mentors. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates went about the regular routine Tuesday of preparing to play a baseball game. But it was difficult after two-time All-Star...
Phillies outfielder Corey Dickerson out for season with a broken footVideo
ATLANTA — The Phillies’ path to a wild-card spot is difficult enough, but it became even more challenging Tuesday when they announced that Corey Dickerson’s season is over because of a fractured left foot. Corey Dickerson’s season — and very possibly his Phillies career — is over after he was...
In 1976, Steelers turned to their backup QB — and he won 6 in a row
Now that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is officially out for the year, a good portion of Steeler nation and most media members believe the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season is over. The best the Steelers can hope for is an 8-8 record, the pundits say. But any student of Steelers history knows better....
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: UPG women’s soccer moves up
Pitt-Greensburg looks like it plans to stay in the regional women’s soccer rankings. The Bobcats (5-0) moved up a spot, to No. 8, in the United Soccer Coaches Division III Great Lakes Region rankings. UPG has posted four shutouts and has outscored its opponents 16-2. In addition, a pair of...
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is tough on the field, and on himselfVideo
Throughout his first three games as Penn State’s starting quarterback, Sean Clifford has shown how tough he is on the field, carrying the football on run-pass option plays and standing tall in the pocket against the rush. Clifford shows another area of toughness off the field, in his self-evaluation of...
Kevin Gorman: Minkah Fitzpatrick should have significant impact on Steelers secondaryVideo
Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers trading a future first-round draft pick for a free safety on the same day they lost their franchise quarterback to season-ending surgery would have seemed like a case of misplaced priorities. Seriously, who would have ever imagined the day would come when the Steelers...
