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Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger keeps faith in Donte Moncrief despite drops
Donte Moncrief was aboard the team bus when he received a text message from Ben Roethlisberger, as the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback reminded the receiver that he believes him in despite a disastrous debut. “That’s huge for a guy like that, especially, to come out and say something like that,” Moncrief...
Analysis: USA Basketball’s World Cup plan went awry long ago
DONGGUAN, China — USA Basketball’s plan for a third consecutive World Cup title started going off the rails long before this tournament even began, after just about everyone who was originally asked to play for this team turned down the opportunity. As such, this outcome was not exactly unexpected. The...
Bryson DeChambeau headlines PGA Tour opener in West VirginiaVideo
U.S. Presidents Cup team members were told to get out and play, and Bryson DeChambeau is eager to please. DeChambeau is heeding captain Tiger Woods’ call for his eight players to stay sharp heading into the December matches. At No. 10, DeChambeau is the highest-ranked player in the world entered...
Penguins goalie Matt Murray ready to ring in new year
Last June, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray got a ring. It just wasn’t the kind of ring he has grown accustomed to receiving at the end of a hockey season. It was a wedding ring. Murray and his wife, Christina, held a surprise wedding at the couple’s lake house, letting...
Mark Madden: Pens camp, Steelers’ loss, Pitt-Penn State make for refreshing sports notes
The Steelers lost by 30. The Penguins open training camp Friday. Pitt football plays its only interesting game of the year Saturday. All bases are covered with refreshing sports notes! • If recent reports are to be believed, Evgeni Malkin has pondered what went wrong for him last season and...
All eyes on revamped Rangers as NHL training camps prepare to open
Henrik Lundqvist wants training camp to begin with an honest conversation. The long-time face of the New York Rangers sees this as an important time to define expectations for this season after watching the team fast-track a rebuild by signing winger Artemi Panarin, trading for defensemen Jacob Trouba and Adam...
After leading the AAF in sacks, Jayrone Elliott joins Steelers eager to contribute
The player who will go down as the all-time career sacks leader in Alliance of American Football history is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside linebacker Jayrone Elliott was signed Monday to the active roster, ostensibly to replace Tuzar Skipper after Skipper’s release Saturday and claim by the New York...
UPG women’s soccer team lands spot in regional rankings
Off to a hot start, the Pitt-Greensburg women’s soccer team has found its way into this week’s regional rankings. The Bobcats (3-0) are No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches Association Division III Top 25 for the Great Lakes Region. UPG has not allowed a goal so far as it...
Without a turnover or two, Pitt’s upset hopes diminishVideo
Upsets are built on turnovers, and that’s the one aspect of its game Pitt has yet to master. Or, even experience. Despite repeated drill work in practice and coaches nagging their players to attack the football, Pitt hasn’t had a fumble recovery or interception since the final seconds of the...
Back nesting with Steelers: Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges returns to practice
After migrating south for a week and a half, “Duck” was back in his nest at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad Tuesday, quarterback Devlin “Duck Dynasty” Hodges got plenty of practice reps Wednesday with starter Ben Roethlisberger taking his typical veteran’s day off. A...
Donte Moncrief calls drops in Steelers’ debut ‘sickening,’ promises to make plays
When Donte Moncrief watched the New England Patriots game film and saw the number of passes he dropped, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver felt it in the pit of his stomach. “It’s sickening when you watch it and you know the plays you were supposed to make and you didn’t...
Nathan Dragisich’s 1st career goal is a big one for Duquesne
Nathan Dragisich made his first college soccer goal count. The Duquesne freshman, who starred at West Allegheny, delivered the game-winning goal Tuesday night as the Dukes edged Niagara, 2-1, at Rooney Field. The midfielder fired a shot into the upper-right corner of the net in the 89th minute to break...
Cleveland Browns ban wrong fan for life for pouring beer on Titans player, report says
If the Week 1 loss wasn’t bad enough for the Cleveland Browns, this might make things worse. During the game against the Tennessee Titans, a fan poured beer on Titans players after the Tennessee defense ran an interception back for a touchdown. This @budlight’s for you?@RealLoganRyan and the @Titans got...
Patriots’ Antonio Brown practices, status vs. Miami unclear
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions. Before the practice session, coach Bill Belichick declined to answer numerous questions about...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger points finger only at himself for loss to PatriotsVideo
Ben Roethlisberger put the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-opening loss at New England squarely on his own shoulders, as the 16th-year quarterback steadfastly refused to criticize teammates. Roethlisberger took blame for his performance in the 33-3 loss to the reigning Super Bowl champions Sunday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, pointing finger...
First Call: Brown’s Odell Beckham Jr. says he’ll keep wearing watch; Jennifer Lopez ‘in talks’ for Super Bowl halftime show
In “First Call” Wednesday, Odell Beckham Jr. is going to keep his watch. Marcus Gilbert is out for the year. “Duck Dynasty” is back in Pittsburgh. And Jennifer Lopez may be up for the Super Bowl halftime show. Got the time? Odell Beckham Jr. claims he is going to keep...
Tim Benz, Kevin Gorman break down Steelers’ issues on offense, preview Seahawks matchup
Fellow TribLIVE columnist Kevin Gorman joins me for our weekly “Breakfast With Benz” podcast wrapping up the Mike Tomlin press conference. The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach sounded as down on his team as you probably feel about it. He didn’t candy coat anything about the 33-3 loss to the New...
Tim Benz: Too harsh on Steelers? Not based on what Mike Tomlin saidVideo
Perhaps dealing with a brief crisis of conscience, I asked myself a question Tuesday morning. Have I been too hard on the Pittsburgh Steelers since their ugly 33-3 loss in New England Sunday night? I’ve written, said and posted some pretty critical things. Maybe I should’ve kept in mind that...
Tim Benz: Accusations against Antonio Brown test moral compasses
Quite the ethical conundrum we have here, isn’t it, Pittsburgh? You, too, Boston. Especially you, NFL. What’s it going to be? Are your moral compasses going to be guided by your senses of right and wrong? Or the logo involved? That’s what has been brought into play with the latest,...
Johnny Cueto dazzles in season debut as Giants edge PiratesVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Cap on backward, Johnny Cueto punctuated his pitches with confident head shakes and fist pumps. “Dia De Cueto,” read the sign held by one of his sons. The Day of Cueto, indeed. Cueto dazzled over five shutout innings in his long-awaited season debut for San Francisco, showing...
Campus clippings: WCCC women’s cross country wins invitational
The Westmoreland County Community College women’s cross country team took ownership the Wolfpack Invitational, led by freshman Brooke Bertovich, who won the individual title with a time of 24 minutes, 3.7 seconds in her first college race. Teammate and freshman Natalie Naponic (Norwin) placed third (24:17.7), freshmen Jenn Baldwin (Southmoreland)...
Pirates pitcher Kyle Crick injures finger in fight with teammate Felipe Vazquez
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kyle Crick’s season is over after he injured the index finger on his right hand Monday in an altercation with bullpen mate Felipe Vazquez in the team’s clubhouse in San Francisco. Crick needed tendon repair surgery to repair the damage. The procedure was performed Tuesday in...
Antonio Brown dismisses rape allegations as ‘money grab’
Antonio Brown’s camp on Tuesday night dismissed a federal lawsuit accusing the former Steelers wide receiver of rape as a “money grab” by a former trainer seeking to financially benefit “from his celebrity.” The lawsuit filed against the freshly signed New England Patriot earlier in the day by Britney Taylor...
Jets acquire WR Demaryius Thomas from Patriots for draft pickVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Jets are getting roster help from the most unlikely of sources: Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Adam Gase’s squad acquired wide receiver Demaryius Thomas from the Patriots for a 2021 sixth-round draft pick Tuesday, according to a person with direct knowledge of...
Former Steelers lineman Sam Davis found dead at 75 after 14-hour search
Former Steelers lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis has died at 75, officials said Tuesday night. Police found Davis’ body near his home at an adult care housing complex on Versailles Avenue in McKeesport shortly before 9 p.m. — about 14 hours after Davis was reported missing by...
