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Ryan Preece cleared to race Darlington after scary Daytona crash last weekVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ryan Preece has been cleared to race in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway after his frightening crash at Daytona a week ago. “I’ll see you at Darlington,” Preece said in a social media video posted Friday by his Stewart-Haas Racing team. “I’m sitting right here, I’m...
Friday Football Footnotes: Kevin Dotson on trade to Rams; ex-Steelers kicker signs with 49ers; Joe Burrow update
The Pittsburgh Steelers open the season next weekend. It’s a game weekend in college football for Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia. And there’s news all over the NFL about ex-Steelers and upcoming opponents for the team. So let’s dive in with our inaugural “Friday Football Footnotes” post for 2023....
ACC becomes latest power conference to expand cross-country by adding Stanford, Cal and SMU
The ACC voted Friday to add Stanford, California and SMU to the league next year, providing a landing spot for two more schools from the disintegrating Pac-12 and creating a fourth super conference in major college sports. The additions make the ACC the latest power conference to expand its membership...
Watch Penguins’ new video scoreboard come to life
The in-game experience at Pittsburgh Penguins games is about to get bigger. A lot bigger. The team shared on social media a progress video of an enormous new video board that will hang over the ice at PPG Paints Arena, much larger than the one fans have grown accustomed to...
No. 7 Penn State ready to go against West Virginia with QB Drew Allar, decorated supporting castVideo
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin has a pretty good idea of what he will see from quarterback Drew Allar on Saturday night. Penn State’s coach saw glimpses last season, and he has seen it all summer. The strong-armed sophomore is ready to take over what could be one of the...
First Call: 49ers insist Nick Bosa won’t be traded; Arthur Maulet has Steelers games ‘circled’
Friday’s “First Call” has the latest on Nick Bosa’s contract drama as the Pittsburgh Steelers get ready to play the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. Former Steeler Kendrick Green may have a quick reunion with his Pittsburgh teammates. Another ex-Steeler, Arthur Maulet, is still touchy about his former team....
Pitt Take 5: Close call in opener against Wofford won’t be tolerated
Wide receiver Jerrod “Bub” Means put Pitt’s opener Saturday against tiny Wofford in its proper light. “We take every team the same way,” he said. “We respect all of our opponents. We don’t care who the opponent is. We don’t let up. We prepare the same way. We go out...
Andrew McCutchen sees future in CF for Pirates rookie Ji Hwan Bae
When Ji-Hwan Bae returned from a prolonged rehabilitation assignment for a left ankle sprain in mid-August, one Pittsburgh Pirates player in particular was thrilled to see the rookie return to the lineup. “Bae’s a key piece to the puzzle,” Andrew McCutchen said. “He’s a guy who can use his speed...
Tim Benz: Steelers have used lull ahead of the season to pull off upsets before — time to do it again in 2023
With the notable exception of an 11-0 start in 2020, many recent editions of the Pittsburgh Steelers have needed to scramble late in the year because of rotten starts to seasons. Over the past decade, Mike Tomlin’s teams have had a nasty habit of putting themselves in playoff peril even...
5 things to watch in Week 1: A red-letter day in Aliquippa as the new Heinz Field opens
Not only is Aliquippa’s new football stadium named Heinz Field, but like its North Shore namesake, the Red Zone should be popular. When the Quips cross the 20-yard line, the stadium’s new LED lights will flash red, Aliquippa athletic director Jennifer Damico said. The first game at the new stadium...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 31, 2023: Quinn Priester takes loss for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-68) fell 4-1 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP Quinn Priester (8-4, 4.13) started and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out seven. 2B Nick Gonzales (.266) went 2 for 4 with a double. SS Jared Triolo (.295) went 1...
Norwin grad Jack Salopek leads Western Michigan past St. Francis (Pa.)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Jalen Buckley ran for 194 yards and a touchdown, and Western Michigan coach Lance Taylor got his first win at the helm with a 35-17 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night in a season opener. Buckley scored from 3 yards out with 5:40 left in...
Ronald Acuna becomes 1st player with 30 HRs and 60 stolen bases
LOS ANGELES — Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, becoming the first player in major-league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season. Acuna sent a 429-foot shot to deep...
District college football roundup: Wheeling spoils Seton Hill’s season opener
Wheeling University broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled to a 35-24 victory Thursday, spoiling Seton Hill’s season opener. Ky’Ron Craggette led the Griffins with 14 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Jake Cruz was 10 for 34 for 134 yards, a touchdown and...
ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems on busy night for sports
ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems. The channels went off the air Thursday night because of a carriage dispute between the nation’s second-largest cable TV provider — which is the major carrier in New York and Los Angeles,...
Aaron Rodgers’ football legacy could soar with Jets if he wins in Big AppleVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers was still a couple of months away from being wined and dined by the New York Jets when Joe Namath stepped up with an offer of his own. Wear my retired No. 12, Broadway Joe told him. If that helps get you to New...
Kevin Harvick ‘in heaven’ as he readies for final NASCAR playoff runVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Harvick’s got little time for nostalgia, even as his stellar career winds down with his final NASCAR playoffs. “I mean, I don’t really go through it like that,” the 2014 Cup Series champion said Thursday. “I think for me, it’s all a last, right?” Harvick, 47,...
Titans’ Derrick Henry ready to remind everyone what running backs mean to NFL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry, who has run for more yards than anyone else since the start of the 2016 NFL season, seems like a man on a mission. First, help the Tennessee Titans win in the final year of his current deal and make his case for a third...
Rams WR Cooper Kupp suffers setback with hamstring injury
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp did not practice Thursday because of a nagging hamstring injury. Coach Sean McVay said it was “a little muscle strain” but added it was a setback for the Super Bowl 56 MVP. Kupp suffered the injury during the first week...
John Isner’s U.S. Open, career end in a 5th-set tiebreak loss
NEW YORK — John Isner’s career fittingly ended with a final-set tiebreaker. Isner put a volley into the net to end the match at what he had announced would be his final singles tournament, falling in the U.S. Open second round to fellow American Michael Mmoh, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3),...
Vikings agree to terms with Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson on contract extension
EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a contract extension Thursday with tight end T.J. Hockenson. Hockenson was the eighth overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2019 draft out of Iowa. The two-time Pro Bowl pick was acquired in a deadline-day trade last year by...
Pitt notebook: Answers to everyone’s questions will start to come in Saturday
Pat Narduzzi is not directly in the business of selling tickets, but he sounded a bit like a carnival barker Thursday when he met with reporters two days before Pitt opens its season against Wofford. If you want to get the first glimpse of what Pitt may be like this...
ACC sets presidents meeting with expansion unresolved
ACC university leaders are set to meet Friday morning as the league tries to come to a decision on expanding west with Stanford, California and SMU, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told the Associated Press. It was unclear if the presidents will take a decisive vote on...
For more than 50 years, Bill Hillgrove’s voice has been ‘the soundtrack to our sports memories’
Before he called Tony Dorsett’s 303rd rushing yard against Notre Dame in 1975, Kenny Pickett’s fake slide in the 2021 ACC championship game or M.J. Devonshire’s pick-6 against West Virginia last year, Bill Hillgrove’s first venture behind a microphone required him to play the part of a brat. It was...
Recognized as NFL’s best at getting open, Steelers’ Diontae Johnson explains how he does it
Miles Boykin didn’t even need to hear the end of the question. He didn’t want to hear the numbers or metrics or any “fancy stats,” either. “I don’t need analytics to tell me that ‘Tae’ can get open,” the veteran receiver said of Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Diontae Johnson earlier this...
