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Tim Benz: Steelers tempt fate, escape unscathed in Tennessee
The Pittsburgh Steelers played Russian roulette with their veteran starters and won. For the most part. Let’s see how bad safety Sean Davis’ ankle injury is. And linebacker Bud Dupree’s thumb. At least Mike Tomlin didn’t give a dire diagnosis about either player after the Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans...
Penguins Predictions: Will Kris Letang remain among game’s elite defensemen?
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins gathered in their locker room at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, defenseman Kris Letang supplied the fireworks. In the wake of a couple of high-profile mistakes that cost his team goals in a first-round playoff loss to the New York Islanders a...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 5, Marc-Andre Fleury
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 5 is goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
‘Can’t miss that one’: Injured Steelers safety Sean Davis vows to play against Patriots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sean Davis limped off the field after playing much of the first half for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 18-6 victory against the Tennessee Titans in their third preseason game. The safety was one of two starters to show up on the injury report. Outside linebacker Bud...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: In battle of backup QBs, Steelers see some separation
All eyes were on the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks in their preseason game Sunday night at the Tennessee Titans, and not just because Ben Roethlisberger made his debut. Andrew Luck’s retirement rocked the NFL, turning the Indianapolis Colts into a team desperate for quarterback depth. The Steelers have a surplus at...
Steelers have picture-perfect night in win over TitansVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NBC’s High Sky camera angle was a distraction to the national television audience, but the view from the field Sunday night was picture perfect for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger directed a touchdown drive in his first appearance, Mason Rudolph uncorked a deep touchdown pass and the...
Andrew Luck finds cost of football too pricey to keep playing with Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck was unique. He loved football. He loves life even more. So when the 29-year-old Luck thought another long, laborious comeback journey jeopardized his future, he believed walking away from the sport and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars was the only logical choice. “For the last...
Cutrell wins his second Westmoreland County Senior title
Arnie Cutrell admitted he has not had a great summer on the golf course. Work and other obligations have limited his playing time. But one thing is for sure, the Greensburg native is tough to beat when he has a lead. Cutrell began the final nine holes of the Westmoreland...
Redskins name Case Keenum as Week 1 starting quarterback
ASHBURN, Va. — Case Keenum, Colt McCoy and Dwayne Haskins entered training camp in consideration for the Washington Redskins’ starting quarterback job. Keenum won the job, with coach Jay Gruden saying Sunday the veteran would start Week 1 at the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s not that Keenum dominated during his first...
John Steigerwald: Andrew Luck has perspective many adult male NFL fans lack
Good for Andrew Luck. He has had enough of football and officially announced his retirement at a news conference Saturday. Lots of Indianapolis Colts fans took it personally and booed him as he was walking off the field that night. Many of the boos came from grown men wearing jerseys...
Steelers rookie WR Diontae Johnson hopes to follow Smith-Schuster’s path
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Steelers would be thrilled if Diontae Johnson could duplicate JuJu Smith-Schuster’s rookie regular season from 2017. So far, the third-round draft pick from Toledo is having a similar start to his NFL career, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Smith-Schuster dealt with three injuries...
Report: Raiders’ Antonio Brown loses 2nd helmet grievance
ALAMEDA, Calif. — When the Oakland Raiders went through warmups and drills Sunday before practice, wide receiver Antonio Brown was present, accounted for and wearing a helmet. Brown, who was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason, has been working with the NFL and going through proper channels in...
Rory McIlroy has 15 million reasons to smile after winning Tour ChampionshipVideo
The crowd rushing to circle the 18th green. The steady chants. It all sounded familiar to Rory McIlroy at East Lake, with one big difference. On Sunday, it was all for him. A year after he was an overlooked bystander as Tiger Woods celebrated the missing piece of his comeback...
Louisiana wins 1st Little League title, beating Curacao 8-0Video
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Louisiana claimed its first Little League World Series title as Marshall Louque hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs, while pitcher Egan Prather threw a two-hit shutout Sunday to lead a team from River Ridge past Curacao 8-0. Egan shut down a powerful Curacao...
Campus clippings: Saint Vincent announces new Hall of Fame class
Eight individuals and one team will be inducted into the Saint Vincent Athletic Hall of Fame. The inductions are Sept. 28 at the Fred M. Rogers Center in campus. The new hall class will be recognized during halftime of the Bearcats’ game against Carnegie Mellon that afternoon at Chuck Noll...
Big names expected to prevail at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — At first glance, this U.S. Open might appear as unpredictable as any. From recent injuries to players such as Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep, to a bit of pre-tournament shakiness from Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, to Rafael Nadal’s issues on hard courts, to the...
Second opinion on Pirates’ Chris Archer confirms shoulder inflammationVideo
Chris Archer, who went on the injured list Wednesday just as he was starting to make improvements as a starter, went for a second opinion on his shoulder injury last week, and it confirmed he has inflammation that needs rest. Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Archer’s situation will...
Leadoff batter Kevin Newman sparks Pirates in sweep of RedsVideo
Knowing what preceded the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 9-8 victory Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, Clint Hurdle couldn’t help but smile and poke a little fun at himself. After all, the Pirates manager made the call to insert Kevin Newman atop the batting order, and the rookie shortstop responded by reaching base...
Kevin Gorman: Center Jimmy Morrissey might be Pitt’s most pivotal player
When Jimmy Morrissey ran through the tunnel at Heinz Field on Friday at Pitt’s rehearsal scrimmage for the season opener, it was not just as the starting center but a team captain. It’s just the latest accolade for Morrissey with the Panthers. He’s ascended from former walk-on to All-ACC third-team...
Andrew Luck couldn’t keep up with Ben in only career start against Steelers
Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement from the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night will deny fans the chance to watch him play against the Steelers this season. The Colts are scheduled to visit Heinz Field on Nov. 3. The game would have been just the second start for Luck against the Steelers,...
Steelers’ Donte Moncrief posts message of support to Andrew Luck
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Donte Moncrief, who joined the team this year after one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but started his career with the Indianapolis Colts, posted a note of support to Andrew Luck. Luck announced his retirement from the NFL Saturday night following a Colts and Chicago Bears...
Pitt dietitian Jen Hatz leads football team on calculated feeding frenzyVideo
If the Pitt football team looks back on training camp in three months and sees it as the launching pad for a successful season, Jen Hatz might credit Cap’N Crunch. Or, maybe she will say it was the work of leprechauns. Or, more realistically, it was just Hatz’s beloved carbohydrates...
Latrobe grad Hanna Green wins 800 in Paris
Hanna Green continued her preparation for the world championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday by winning the women’s 800-meter dash at the IAAF Diamond League event in Paris. Green, a Latrobe native and Virginia Tech graduate, beat Jamaica’s Natoya Goule for her first Diamond League victory. Her time was 1...
Knapp set for second round of U.S. Senior Amateur
Oakmont native Sean Knapp is set to tee off at 2:05 p.m. Sunday in the second round of stroke play at the U.S. Senior Amateur at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C. The Hannastown Golf Club member shot a 76 (4 over) in Saturday’s first round and landed in...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Andrew Luck’s retirement shines light on Steelers’ backup QBs
The stunning, sudden retirement of Andrew Luck shook the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. To see a franchise quarterback call it quits at age 29 sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. Luck might have terrible timing — announcing it only two weeks before the season opener — but I can’t help but...
