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Tomlin: Depth chart remains ‘very fluid’ for QB Mason Rudolph, other Steelers players
The depth chart Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin unveiled Tuesday is similar to the one he provided at the beginning of the preseason. Veterans Donte Moncrief, Mark Barron and Steve Nelson are starters at their respective positions. First-round pick Devin Bush is listed as a backup to Barron at inside...
Clock is ticking as Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott try to finalize $90M contract extensionVideo
FRISCO, Texas — There is no deal yet. But holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys are getting prepared just in case. After spending the last month training in Cabo San Lucas in a contract dispute, Elliott flew back to Dallas on Tuesday so he can be available...
Pirates add 5 players to major league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their roster for the final 25 games of the season Tuesday when they added four players from Triple-A Indianapolis and a pitcher previously claimed off waivers. Joining the team are catcher Steven Baron, outfielder Jason Martin, shortstop Cole Tucker, right-handed pitcher Yacksel Rios and left-hander Wei-Chung...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: As Steelers get set for opener, Mike Tomlin in midseason formVideo
We don’t know what to expect from the Pittsburgh Steelers when they open the regular season at the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Sunday night. But take comfort, Steelers fans. Mike Tomlin is in midseason form. In the first weekly news conference, the Steelers coach Tuesday delivered...
AP Top 25 football teams open 23-0 vs unranked teams
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media...
Pirates fire Double-A manager Michael Ryan
The Pittsburgh Pirates have let go successful Double-A manager Michael Ryan after three seasons with the Altoona Curve. In a statement released to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pirates director of minor league operations Larry Broadway said the team informed Ryan he would not return as Altoona’s manager next season and discussed...
Mike Tomlin didn’t draft Chase Winovich, but he has ‘lot of respect’ for TJ graduate
Not only did the Pittsburgh Steelers find their first-round draft pick, inside linebacker Devin Bush, on Michigan’s campus, they heavily scouted another Wolverines defensive player, one with WPIAL ties. Thomas Jefferson graduate Chase Winovich met with the Steelers in the predraft process, but any chance of a homecoming was dashed...
Pirates’ Felipe Vazquez named National League Reliever of the Month
Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was named National League Reliever of the Month after recording three saves and earning three wins in 10 appearances in August. Vazquez allowed four hits, one walk and struck out 11 in 10 1/3 innings. It was the first career Reliever of the Month Award for...
Mike Tomlin focused on what Steelers, not Patriots, do best heading into openerVideo
As he prepares to face the defending Super Bowl champions, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is more concerned with preparation being done inside UPMC Rooney Sports Complex than any machinations taking place in Foxborough, Mass. That’s not a knock on the New England Patriots, who will host the Steelers on...
Cal U’s McPhatter named preseason All-American
Cal (Pa.) senior Lamont McPhatter II is aiming for a second All-American season. McPhatter, a defensive back, was named to the preseason D2Football.com All-American First Team. A consensus first-team All-American last season, McPhatter also is the reining Super Region One Defensive Athlete of the Year. He was the only defensive...
ESPN simulation picks Steelers to beat Patriots, make playoffs
ESPN ran a simulation for the entire NFL schedule - all 267 games - and found that the Pittsburgh Steelers will beat the New England Patriots and make the playoffs. They’ll also tie a game again this season. ESPN runs the entire NFL season simulation 20,000 times using its “Football...
Pryor reportedly reaches injury settlement, parts ways with Jaguars
It looks like Terrelle Pryor is back on the NFL free agent market again. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Pryor has reached an injury settlement with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the team has released him. The former Jeannette and Ohio State star initially had been placed on injured reserve...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin provides little clarity on injuriesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers should be close to full health Sunday night when they play the New England Patriots in the season opener at Gillette Stadium. Coach Mike Tomlin didn’t detail any injuries Tuesday at his season-opening press conference but indicated “some of those” injured players will practice Wednesday. Safety Sean...
Xavier Grimble out to prove Steelers right not adding tight ends
Xavier Grimble wasn’t necessarily worried he might be a casualty during cutdown day this past weekend. But that didn’t mean the veteran tight end wasn’t keenly aware — too much so, for his liking — of what might have happened as the Pittsburgh Steelers set their 53-man roster. “I mean,...
First Call: Ex-Steeler Chad Brown screws up nickname; Gerrit Cole is strikeout leader; Phil Kessel to speak
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” a former Steeler gives us some bad broadcasting. A former Cowboy looks for big broadcasting bucks. Le’Veon Bell’s ironic tweet. Gerrit Cole’s huge afternoon. And Phil Kessel finally speaks. Brownout of the brain Chad Brown is now providing color commentary for the Pac-12 Network. He had...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss how Steelers matchup against Patriots
In this week’s “Madden Monday” with Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 the X, it’s a ton of Steelers-Patriots talk. The Steelers are faster on defense than they have been in the past. But are they fast enough to keep up with Tom Brady and his wide receivers? There are...
Tim Benz: Steelers want a win over Patriots to matter this time
It meant nothing. Oh, sure. For a few hours on December 16, 2018, it was a lot of fun. To borrow a phrase from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, his team had finally managed to “be the dragon” by slaying the dragon. The dragon that usually flies into Pittsburgh...
Tim Benz: Pitt is stuck in the middle with Pat Narduzzi
One of the easiest things to do in sports is throw dirt on a college football team if it loses its opener. Especially if that loss is at home, in conference and against a beatable opponent. With only 12 games on the schedule, if a team drops a contest like...
Pat Narduzzi questions Nebraska’s 2003 firing of Ohio coach Frank Solich
Pat Narduzzi’s praise for Ohio’s Frank Solich went beyond the normal, mundane coach-speak that flows back-and-forth before a game. Narduzzi said he still hasn’t set aside Nebraska firing Solich — and that happened 16 years ago. “The guy never should have been let go there,” Narduzzi said Monday at his...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers were smart to lock up lockdown corner Joe HadenVideo
Cameron Heyward was watching the Pittsburgh Steelers-New England Patriots game tape Sunday night as a refresher, but it ended up serving as a reminder of Joe Haden’s impact. Haden had 12 tackles, two passes defensed and made a picture-perfect leaping interception of a Tom Brady pass between Julian Edelman and...
Erik Jones’ win means Joe Gibbs Racing has 4 contenders for NASCAR Cup title
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joe Gibbs has had the hottest hand in NASCAR this season. Now, after Erik Jones’ gritty, overnight victory at Darlington Raceway, the championship owner has four aces ready to contend for another title. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. have won four times each this...
Steelers notes: Ola Adeniyi returns to practice, Javon Hargrave up next for contract extension?
There will apparently be no repeat of last season when it comes to Ola Adneniyi and the injured reserve list. The second-year outside linebacker returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice three weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee. Adeniyi told reporters he felt...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi doesn’t excuse defense, but questions ‘yellow hankies’Video
Among the optimists remaining in Pitt’s fan base — and their numbers aren’t necessarily growing — there’s a natural tendency to make excuses for the 30-14 loss to Virginia. It might be a reach, but here’s one: Virginia’s three touchdown drives of 19, 29 and 27 yards were shorter in...
Chris Boswell keeps same mindset in officially retaining Steelers’ kicking job, earning bonus
Chris Boswell had 2 million reasons to hold on to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ kicking job. He insists none of them factored in to him ultimately doing so. “If I’m thinking about money every time I am kicking,” Boswell said after the first practice of the regular season Monday, “something is...
September offers Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove opportunity to improve
With 25 games left this season, the Pirates, as is the case for most MLB teams out of playoff contention, will use September in some sort of trial-and-error period. A healthy list of transactions with Triple-A Indianapolis is to be expected, as are tweaks in the fielding lineup and batting...
