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Pitt sack leader Rashad Weaver lost for the season with knee injury
Like most football coaches, Pat Narduzzi prefers to conceal his emotions. The window into what he’s thinking often is closed to those outside his team. Sometimes, though, it’s just not possible to hide your deepest feelings. Friday morning was one of those times. Quietly, thoughtfully, Pitt’s coach stepped in front...
First Call: Ravens pitch preseason shutout; Cubs’ Javier Baez bats lefty
Friday’s “First Call” features a first report on the Ravens, Kyler Murray’s debut, another preseason pass-interference review and a little fun for the Reds and Cubs — before and during the game. Meanwhile in Baltimore We showed you how the Browns showed up with a 30-10 win in the preseason...
Donning a literal hard hat, workmanlike Eli Rogers re-claiming his role in Steelers offense
It was not uncommon for Eli Rogers to be spotted in a construction hard hat around UPMC Rooney Sports Complex last fall, and he showed up to training camp last month in the cab of a big rig. Rogers clearly wants to advance he is all about business, and he’s...
Too much Browns hype? Success in 1st preseason game won’t slow it
If you are someone who thinks all the Browns hype has been too much, bad news. It’s not going to slow down after their first preseason game. Cleveland looked sharp beating the Redskins, 30-10. Baker Mayfield was 5 for 6 for 77 yards and a touchdown to Rashard Higgins. Baker...
Fantasy sports podcast: How RB holdouts affect drafts; Pirates free fall
In this week’s fantasy sports podcast, Jeff Erickson of Rotowire helps guide us through draft advice. The most pressing question this year is similar to one at this time a season ago: Do I draft a holdout running back in the first round? Last year, it was Le’Veon Bell. This...
Tim Benz: Best in Steelers camp so far? An obvious, but important, answer
At the end of the first week of Steelers training camp, I get the same question every year. Friends, family, acquaintances, emails, tweets. “So, who looks good up there?” That. And, “How they gonna be?” I better have a prediction ready. And it better not be off. Not by one...
Penn Hills Eagles Track Club sends trio to national championships
With their 30th year around the corner, the Penn Hills Eagles Track Club had a handful of athletes in the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships on July 22-28 at California State University-Sacramento. Though the Eagles had more than a dozen athletes qualify for the meet, only three participated because of...
NA grad Wright already making splash for Virginia swimming program
North Allegheny graduate and Virginia rising freshman swimmer Jack Wright has yet to set foot on campus and already has contributed. Wright, 18, qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, one of 30 Cavaliers expected to do so. “I know it was a focus for him for this summer...
After two days of sightseeing, Pitt defeats The Netherlands, 60-55, in Rome
For a team that spent the previous two days sightseeing, the Pitt squad responded better than anyone could have expected Thursday to win its first game in Italy, 60-55, against The Netherlands “B” team. The game was played at Fonte RomaEur in Rome after the team had visited the Colosseum,...
Miller, Zambruno advance at women’s state amateur
Former WPIAL and PIAA golf champions Katie Miller and Olivia Zambruno moved on at the rain-hampered 83rd Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur. Miller, a three-time champion who starred at Hempfield at North Carolina, defeated Julianne Lee, 2-up, holding off a back-nine rally by the unaffiliated Lee Thursday at Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Militia...
Pirates minor league report: Aug. 8, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-58) split a doubleheader with Norfolk (Orioles) in a pair of 3-2 games. The Indians dropped the first game. Two first-inning runs off of a wild pitch followed by an RBI single from LF Kevin Kramer (.259), gave Indianapolis a 2-0 advantage until the sixth inning, when the...
Hempfield East Legion comes up short in Great Lakes Regional
Swoyersville has Hempfield East’s number this season. For the third time in two weeks, Swoyersville beat the District 31 and Region 7 champions, this time 4-1 on Thursday in the American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill. The loss ended Hempfield East’s season. Swoyersville was the...
3 ways Pirates can avoid losing 100 games this season
There are some things best not discussed in polite company. The possibility of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing 100 games is one of them. It has happened only seven times in club history that dates to 1887. The record is 113, set in 1890. Manager Guy Hecker was not asked to...
Son of ex-NFL QB, Pitt’s Jeff George Jr. embraces backup role, wants more
Jeff George Jr.’s football team was a hit in Carmel, Ind. Fans flocked to the games. He was the talk of the town. “When you throw the ball 40, 50 times a game, it’s a sight,” said his coach at the time and father, Jeff George Sr. (yeah, that one)....
Rosie Ruiz, infamous Boston Marathon course-cutter, dies at 66
BOSTON — Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports, has died. She was 66. Ruiz, who was also known as Rosie Vivas, died in Florida of cancer on July...
Clairton product Lamont Wade on starting track for Penn State
Lamont Wade declared for the transfer portal in mid-January, cleaned out his locker and then changed his mind two weeks later. So far, returning seems like it was a good idea for the former Clairton safety. The Penn State junior appears to have the edge at safety, maybe the most...
Steelers’ Matt Feiler pulling away with starting right tackle job
It was billed as the lone winner-take-all starting position battle during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. But has Matt Feiler’s strong play on the practice fields of Saint Vincent already rendered the Steelers’ starting right tackle verdict moot? The man with perhaps the most input into that decision smiled when...
Chris Boswell among 5 players to watch in Steelers’ preseason opener
Since the day the 2018 season ended short of a playoff appearance, the Pittsburgh Steelers have waited for the opportunity when they could start making amends. That process begins Friday in the form of the preseason opener that will help define the makeup of the 53-man roster the Steelers will...
Veteran quarterbacks abound in SEC, led by Tua Tagovailoa, Jake Fromm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It is the year of the veteran quarterback in the SEC. Tua Tagovailoa and Jake Fromm are the headliners, but the league is loaded with experienced passers with double-digit starts under their belts at their current school or elsewhere. The SEC has eight returning starters at quarterback...
Saquon Barkley hits Giants coach with ill-fated, no-look passVideo
Saquon Barkley is no Pat Mahomes. Barkley, the New York Giants running back, proved this recently at preseason camp in East Rutherford, N.J., by trying a no-look pass and promptly pegging an assistant coach in the head. "No-look. Mahomes." @saquon's impression did not go according to plan ? pic.twitter.com/rhTa1n5ZSa— Sports...
Browns trade RB Duke Johnson to Texans for 2020 draft pick
CLEVELAND — Duke Johnson got his wish, and the Browns got more than expected for him. Cleveland traded the disgruntled running back to the Houston Texans on Thursday for an undisclosed 2020 draft pick. A person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press that the Browns are getting a...
South Park’s Randy Dobnak gets called up to the big leagues
The last few years have been quite the journey for South Park graduate Randy Dobnak. On Thursday, that journey reached its peak as Dobnak was called up to the big leagues by the Minnesota Twins. Welcome to the Show, @Dobnak_! pic.twitter.com/AcSmHsrI6W— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 8, 2019 Congrats Randy! We...
With LeVeon Bell, Antonio Brown gone, will ‘D’ again be Steelers identity?
For each of the past five seasons, the Steelers have had a better ranking in total offense than in total defense. How rare is that for a franchise far more identified for its defense? The Steelers’ ‘D’ ranked higher than its offense 58 of the previous 74 seasons, according to...
In 4th Steelers season, Jerald Hawkins out to show he’s healthy, worthy
By official NFL accounting, Jerald Hawkins is in his fourth season. Only four of his fellow Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen have more tenure. Then again, Hawkins has only five games and 47 snaps of professional regular-season experience. That makes the offensive tackle a unique player to watch in Friday’s preseason...
Penguins sign defensive prospect John Marino
The Pittsburgh Penguins added to their prospect pool on defense Thursday, signing John Marino to a two-year entry-level contract. The Penguins acquired Marino from the Edmonton Oilers last month in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft. If Marino signed with the Penguins before the draft, the...
