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Four Downs: Steelers embrace 5-WR sets
Four Downs is a weekly feature composed of quick-hit thoughts and analysis on the Steelers and the NFL. 1. High five (wides) Lacking depth at tight end? Feel good about everyone in the wide receivers position room? The logical and intuitive answer is to use more wide receivers and fewer...
Steelers add WR Johnny Holton to active roster, release rookie LB Tuzar Skipper
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday signed a veteran wide receiver who had recently been released by the Oakland Raiders. No, not that one. Veteran receiver and special teams standout Johnny Holton was promoted to the Steelers’ 53-man roster from the practice squad. The speedster could serve as the No. 6...
Outdoors notices for Sept. 8, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 168 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and 18 managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 200 targets. East Huntingdon (195), Ruffsdale (193), Youngwood (191) and Hecla (189) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (117)...
Pitt notebook: Jimmy Morrissey gets Penn State talk started
Jimmy Morrissey is ready for Penn State. He’s a Pitt co-captain, so you have to believe his teammates feel the same. After Pitt put away Ohio with a 20-10 victory Saturday at Heinz Field, the talk turned to Penn State, the opponent next Saturday in State College. It could be...
The Undertaker drops in on College GameDay, talks UFC 242 on ESPN
The Undertaker made a rare non-wrestling TV appearance on Saturday. ESPN’s College GameDay was in Austin for the Texas vs. LSU game and the WWE star made a special appearance on the program. ? THAT'S THE UNDERTAKER'S MUSIC ? pic.twitter.com/6DCURh9GdO— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 7, 2019 ‘Taker repped his Longhorns...
Pitt defense sacks Ohio in 1st win of season
Victories in football generally are awarded to teams that block and tackle, catch and throw better than the opponent. Sometimes, however, the right words in the days leading up to the game play a role that shouldn’t be minimized. Such was the case for Pitt and sophomore defensive tackle Jaylen...
Cut by Raiders, Antonio Brown is a Patriot on eve of opener vs. SteelersVideo
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Antonio Brown agreed to terms with the New England Patriots hours after the Oakland Raiders cut him, going from the NFL’s cellar to the defending Super Bowl champions on Saturday despite wearing out his welcome with two teams in one offseason. Antonio Brown has agreed to...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers find security not in superstars but by drawing a lineVideo
So much of the hoopla surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers has been about the All-Pros they lost in the offseason, Le’Veon Bell to free agency and Antonio Brown through a trade. While they were two of the NFL’s most prolific players at their respective positions, the Steelers believed that they could...
Trib writers offer predictions on Steelers, NFL
Have questions about the Steelers? Our staff insiders have answers. They spent countless hours watching practice and interviewing players and coaches during training camp and the preseason. Now, find out what they think will happen this season with the black and gold. The Trib’s beat reporters and columnists offer their...
Steelers have tradition of losing to Tom Brady at Gillette StadiumVideo
Aside from a 10-story lighthouse beyond one of the end zones and adjacent pedestrian overpass modeled after Boston’s iconic Longfellow Bridge, Gillette Stadium has no distinguishing features. The New England Patriots’ home field ranks 22nd among the 31 NFL venues in seating capacity, and it will be right in the...
Saint Vincent set for first game under new coach
NCAA Division III ITHACA vs. SAINT VINCENT Chuck Noll Field, Latrobe 1 p.m. Saturday 2018 records: Ithaca 8-3. Saint Vincent 1-9. Coaches: Dan Swanstrom, Ithaca. Aaron Smetanka, Saint Vincent. All-time series: Ithaca leads 1-0 Last meeting: 2018, Ithaca 38, Saint Vincent 14 Top players: QB Joe Germinerio, Ithaca. DT Izaak...
Jeannette football remains undefeated; shooting mars night
Top-ranked Class A Jeannette stayed unbeaten Friday night, but the result paled when the game with Imani Christian Academy was halted in the fourth quarter after shots were fired outside McKee Stadium. “It happened outside the stadium,” Jeannette coach Roy Hall said, “but it’s still a black eye on Jeannette...
Clairton survives 4th quarter Greensburg Central Catholic rally
Greensburg Central Catholic rallied with two fourth quarter touchdowns but couldn’t convert two fourth-and-goal opportunities in the game’s waning moments, giving Clairton a 21-14 victory in a key Eastern Conference matchup Friday night. A late pass interference call gave Greensburg Central Catholic (1-1, 2-1) another chance to score, but then...
Percise Colon scores clutch touchdown to carry North Allegheny past Central Catholic
North Allegheny coach Art Walker earned his 200th win Friday night, but he won’t remember the game, because of the milestone number. He’ll remember it for the grand heist his team pulled off in the final three minutes. With the Tigers trailing for the duration their offense struggling, Percise Colon...
WPIAL football Week 2 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 2 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • THOMAS JEFFERSON 34, BELL VERNON 7 The Jaguars scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to break open a tie and roll to a 34-7 win against their Big 8...
Pirates use big 7th inning to rally past first-place Cardinals
St. Louis’ bullpen is a big reason why it leads the NL Central. It just didn’t work so well Friday night. Adam Frazier capped Pittsburgh’s six-run seventh inning with a two-run triple, and the Pirates rallied for a 9-4 victory over the Cardinals. St. Louis relievers were tagged for eight...
Pymatuning Lake walleyes still abundant, maybe easier to catch
Maybe nature is balancing itself out at Pymatuning Lake. Anglers can’t be blamed for hoping so. For years, biologists with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have talked about how many walleyes swim in the 17,088-acre lake in Crawford County. It’s the centerpiece of Pymatuning State Park, on the Pennsylvania-Ohio...
Velvet antlers about to disappear for another year
Chances are it’s going on in your neck of the woods right now. But if you want to see it, you better hurry. White-tailed bucks scrape and scratch the velvet from their antlers late each summer, in preparation for the fall breeding season, or rut. They do it every year,...
Gateway grad Memije expecting big year with Michigan State tennis team
Gateway graduate Samantha “Sammie” Memije steadily has climbed to the top of the Michigan State women’s tennis team. Memije, a senior, is in her second season playing first singles for the Spartans. “Sammie’s freshman year, she was in and out of the lineup,” Michigan State coach Kim Bruno said. “Her...
Penguins draft picks score in rookie tournament opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins used their first two picks in June’s NHL draft to select goal-scoring wingers from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It didn’t take long for those players to show what they can do. First-rounder Samuel Poulin and third-rounder Nathan Legare scored goals as the Penguins opened play...
Female linesman, a Robert Morris grad, works Penguins rookie tournament game
A Robert Morris graduate was among four female officials working NHL rookie tournament games this weekend. Kirsten Welsh, a two-time all-conference defender who wrapped up her RMU career last season, worked as a linesman during a rookie tournament game between prospects from the Penguins and Boston Bruins on Friday afternoon...
Chiefs sign Tyreek Hill to 3-year, $54 million extensionVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Tyreek Hill to a three-year, $54 million contract extension Friday, locking up the playmaking wide receiver whose off-field issues left his future in the NFL in question just a couple months ago. The deal includes a $5.8 million signing bonus and...
WPIAL Week 2 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
There might not be a bigger game on this weekend’s WPIAL football schedule than North Allegheny-Central Catholic. The perennial 6A powers face off at 7:30 p.m. at Shaler’s Titans Stadium. TribLIVE HSSN has you covered with broadcasts and coverage of that game and others across the WPIAL. You can find...
No. 15 Penn State looks to keep rolling against Buffalo
UNIVERSITY PARK — When Buffalo coach Lance Leipold looks at Penn State’s roster, he sees a team that can attack in waves with few weaknesses. At least none jumped out when he watched No. 15 Penn State (1-0) rout Idaho, 79-7, last week. “They just kept rolling in more guys...
Fishing report: Hefty walleye biting at Keystone Power Dam
• Anglers casting their lines out into the waters around the Keystone Power Dam are reeling in some hefty walleye, with some catches measuring in at 20-25 inches. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are biting in this area, too. To add to that, the catch rate for muskellunge is on the...
