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While Mike Tomlin downplays return with Ravens, Diontae Johnson is ready for any increased snaps against Steelers
Former Steeler Diontae Johnson is coming back to Pittsburgh this Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens. And the veteran wide receiver knows it is going to be a little bit awkward getting around Acrisure Stadium. “Just being back in that stadium where it all started, it’s going to be different,” Johnson...
Tim Benz: Turns out the NFL may have done the Steelers a favor with their back-loaded schedule
When the NFL schedule was released in May, we all wondered what state the Pittsburgh Steelers would be in by the time the crucial AFC North games finally started in Week 11. “I’ll play (the divisional games) whenever they schedule us,” head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. “We’ve got no...
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas says trading Lars Eller adds assets, clears ice time for younger players
Lars Eller was determined to do his part to get the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the malaise they have found themselves mired in barely a month into the 2024-25 season. “The adversity we’re going through has to make us better,” the dependable third-line center said in Cranberry on Tuesday. “We...
Penn State opens its season with 3rd straight rout, beats St. Francis (Pa.), 92-62Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night. It was the third straight rout by Penn State (3-0), which beat Binghamton (108-66) and UMBC (103-54). Johnson was 7 of 8...
Oregon No. 1 in 2nd week of College Football Playoff rankings; Penn State 4thVideo
Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Led by the Ducks, then Ohio State, the Big Ten captured four of the top five spots — a string...
Bernhard Langer and his 18 straight years of winning is among golf’s untouchable records: AnalysisVideo
Winning doesn’t get old. Neither, apparently, does Bernhard Langer. In a year when Scottie Scheffler delivered a level of dominance not seen since Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele won two majors, when Nelly Korda tied an LPGA record by winning five straight times and Lydia Ko got into the LPGA...
The Big 12 leads the way when it comes to nail-biters with 13 games decided in the final minuteVideo
Seventh-ranked BYU and the Big 12 are taking games down to the wire. No other conference is keeping things so close this season. The Cougars (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) are one of four remaining undefeated FBS teams after their 22-21 win at Utah. Will Ferrin kicked a 44-yard field goal...
Minnesota QB Max Brosmer has proven this season the FCS transfer route can lead to successVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — When Max Brosmer was at New Hampshire, spring practice was conducted before dawn and, sometimes, even in the aftermath of a snowstorm. For the Wildcats to conduct those 6 a.m. workouts in the frigid air made colder still by the coastal winds, the field needed to be plowed...
Penguins trade Lars Eller to Capitals for pair of draft picks
Mired in a 6-9-2 start to the season and fresh off a humiliating 7-1 loss home to the Dallas Stars on Monday evening, it was reasonable to expect roster changes to be forthcoming for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The first move came Tuesday when the Penguins sent reliable veteran center Lars...
Pitt’s Kade Bell has many issues to overcome while trying to fix the offense
You need both hands to count the number of issues Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein and offensive coordinator Kade Bell must overcome. • Some that are of the team’s own doing: poor throws, problems running the ball, too many penalties and meager gains on first down. • Some that are unavoidable:...
Olympic champion wrestler Gable Steveson ends retirement, returns to University of MinnesotaVideo
Gable Steveson, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, said Tuesday he is coming out of retirement and will return to the University of Minnesota for a fifth and final season of college wrestling. Steveson won gold as a freestyle heavyweight in Tokyo at age 21,...
Minor league report: Sergei Murashov, Nailers conquer Komets
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday The result boosted Murashov’s record to 4-2-0. Forward Dustin Manz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (6-3-1-0)...
Penn State finding playing time for promising prospects while preserving redshirtsVideo
There was no indication that Penn State’s final possession last weekend against Washington would be anything other than a routine, clock-eating maneuver. Getting the ball back up 35-6 with less than 90 seconds remaining, coach James Franklin had subbed in a fair amount of reserve players. Included in that bunch...
How VCU’s Jesse Pellot-Rosa became an example for any team coached by Jeff Capel
When Jeff Capel called his VCU players together for the 2003-04 season, he didn’t pay much attention to the walk-ons. But if Capel didn’t notice walk-on Jesse Pellot-Rosa at the time, he surely got to know him later. Ever perceptive, Pellot-Rosa noticed Capel not noticing. “He didn’t play me in...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to have season-ending surgery on torn hamstringVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott has decided on surgery for his torn hamstring, ending the season for the franchise quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys when their playoff hopes already were fading fast. Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott will have the surgery Wednesday in New York. Jones was speaking on his...
Penguins’ Joel Blomqvist reflects on being pulled for 1st time in young NHL careerVideo
No Pittsburgh Penguins player escaped the dark cloud that lingered over the club after Monday night’s humiliating 7-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars. Prominent among those conducting some soul-searching in the aftermath of the defeat was rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist, who allowed three first-period goals on eight shots before...
Penguins maintain optimism, resolve as struggles continue
The Pittsburgh Penguins held a fairly brief practice Tuesday in Cranberry. While vigorous in pace, it was approximately 25 minutes in length. And it when it came to a conclusion, the entire group gathered at center ice for a somewhat lengthy chat. The substance of that discussion is a private...
Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith ruled out against Ravens, but Nick Herbig expected to return
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their top pass rushers for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, as coach Mike Tomlin ruled out outside linebacker Alex Highsmith. Tomlin characterized Highsmith, who injured his left ankle in the fourth quarter of the 28-27 win at the Washington Commanders, as...
Hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field can be fixed for about $55M in time for 2026 season, per report
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the home of the Tampa Bay Rays is structurally sound and can be repaired for about $55.7 million in time for the 2026 season. The 412-page report released Tuesday by the City of St....
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin bills Ravens game as 5-star matchup with ‘villains on both sides’Video
The Baltimore Ravens represent not a regular old rivalry to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but one that Mike Tomlin believes has history and texture because of the organizational continuity of their coaches. What adds another interesting layer is their first meeting this season didn’t arrive until mid-November and serves as the...
Former Notre Dame football coach Gerry Faust dies at age 89
AKRON, Ohio — Gerry Faust, the gravel-voiced Cincinnati high school coach who lived a dream by becoming the coach at Notre Dame, has died. He was 89. Notre Dame said in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the family confirmed Faust’s death. No details were immediately provided....
Tim Benz: Penguins can’t explain away ‘humbling’ 7-1 beatdown
Wanna know how bad the Pittsburgh Penguins were Monday night against the Dallas Stars? They allowed Dallas’ hockey team to outscore Dallas’ football team. Your final score Sunday: Philadelphia Eagles 34, Dallas Cowboys 6. Your final score Monday: Dallas Stars 7, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. The Stars showed good sportsmanship and...
First Call: Diontae Johnson to ‘ramp up’ participation for Ravens vs. Steelers; Bengals miss on veteran additions
Tuesday’s “First Call” has lots of news out of Baltimore as the Ravens (7-3) prepare to battle the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2). The Cincinnati Bengals swung and missed on a pair of veteran free agents. And the Duquesne football team is riding high with more in-season honors. Hey, hey, Diontae! We...
New Steelers WR Mike Williams has a dart for ex-Jets teammate Aaron Rodgers
Before wide receiver Mike Williams became a Pittsburgh Steeler, he was a New York Jet. After a loss to Buffalo earlier this season, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was critical of Williams for not running a proper “red line” (the center track of an outside deep pattern) route late in the game....
‘Tomorrow is a new day’: Penguins aim to move past defensively disastrous lossVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins wrapped their recent road trip by beating a hot Washington Capitals team on Nov. 8, collecting one of their more impressive victories of the year. Returning home to PPG Paints Arena Monday against Dallas, the Penguins promptly turned in a performance that ranks among the season’s worst,...
