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Steelers inside the ropes: Surprise — Duke Dawson opens up as 1st-team nickel/slot CB
It wasn’t Chandon Sullivan lined up across from the slot receiver when the first team drill of the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers training camp commenced Thursday. It wasn’t Patrick Peterson in that nickel role, either. Nor was it Tre Norwood. In a surprise, the first-team nickel cornerback to opening Steelers training...
Old-school Dabo Swinney keeps Clemson on top in ACCVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t use the transfer portal, prefers to promote from within his staff and once said he would quit coaching if players were paid, which has come to pass under name, image and likeness earnings. Still, the ACC’s longest-tenured coach, who critics have labeled...
Talk to the Trib: Fans travel great distances, wait in line to experience Steelers training campVideo
Training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off this week as the team gears up for the upcoming season. Spectators, fanatics and fans came to Chuck Noll Field at Saint Vincent College Thursday excited to see their favorite players. Some fans, like David and Claire Hodgson, who came all the...
Franklin Regional grad Jackson returning to Notre Dame golf team for 5th year
Palmer Jackson knows what it is like to be under par on the golf course. But his college golf career is plus-one. Jackson, a standout out of Franklin Regional, announced he will play a fifth year at Notre Dame, delaying his plans to turn professional. “I really want to go...
After 1st offseason overseeing assembly of roster, Steelers GM Omar Khan optimistic
Omar Khan, in some role, has continuously been in the employ of an NFL organization since 1996. He’s been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers for more than 23 years. That’s a lot of offseasons to navigate. None, though, were quite like this past offseason for Khan. The period between when...
Jets set to meet with free-agent RB Dalvin Cook this weekendVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Dalvin Cook is heading to New York to meet with the new-look Jets this weekend. The free-agent running back, who turns 28 next month, could join a revamped Jets offense led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers and coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. “We’ll never say no to a great...
Pirates trade 1st baseman Carlos Santana to Milwaukee for 18-year-old prospectVideo
If it remained a question whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would be buyers or sellers ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, general manager Ben Cherington provided an answer Thursday afternoon. With time to spare before the deadline, Cherington shipped switch-hitting first baseman Carlos Santana to division rival Milwaukee, the organization...
Steelers’ reps Art Rooney Jr., Buddy Parker survive latest round of Hall of Fame voting
The Pittsburgh Steelers had both of their representatives make the cut in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s coach/contributor category. Art Rooney Jr., who presided over the team’s scouting efforts for more than two decades, and former coach Buddy Parker are among the 12 candidates that reached the latest round...
It’s My Show the favorite for The Meadows’ 57th Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids
It’s My Show dazzled last Saturday in the eliminations for the 57th Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The winning time of 1 minute, 47.4 seconds set a world record for a 3-year-old gelding on a five-eights-mile track and put It’s My Show...
West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley signs with Arizona Coyotes
For the past few weeks, Logan Cooley has taken on something of an apprenticeship in the North Hills. On a daily basis, the West Mifflin native has hit the ice with veteran NHL forwards Vince Trocheck and J.T. Miller, trying to pick their brains for details on what it takes...
From ‘self-doubt’ to top NFL prospect, how Penn State’s Olu Fashanu became a star
INDIANAPOLIS — Olu Fashanu has a legitimate chance to be the No. 1 pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Penn State’s stalwart left tackle has the tape. He has the size at 6-foot-6, 319 pounds. At only 20 years old, his ceiling is sky high. So it’s hard to picture...
Leaving the Pac-12? Colorado calls meeting, AP source says Big 12 has already voted to let Buffs in
If Colorado is ready to leave the Pac-12, the Big 12 is ready to welcome the Buffaloes back to the conference they left 12 years ago. Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept Colorado as a new member, clearing the way for the school to leave...
Captain Lindsey Horan sets the tone for United States at the Women’s World Cup
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan is setting a feisty tone for the United States at the Women’s World Cup. Horan, the U.S. co-captain, steadied herself after an angry exchange with Dutch midfielder Danielle van de Donk and scored to give the United States a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands...
Christian Yelich’s resurgence playing vital role in Brewers’ quest for NL Central title
MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich heard all the talk about whether he ever could recapture the MVP form he showed early in his Milwaukee Brewers tenure. Eventually, he realized he needed to stop listening to it. That attitude has him playing as well as he has since those peak seasons. “If...
Angels GM says Shohei Ohtani is staying less than week before MLB trade deadline
DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani looked his manager in the eye, and in just a few words, left no doubt of his intentions. “I’ll finish it,” Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin recalled Ohtani telling him after the eighth inning of what became his first complete game in MLB. “He wanted...
Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks, says family is ‘safe and healthy’
LOS ANGELES — Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is resting at home, three days after the 18-year-old son of LeBron James went into cardiac arrest. Dr. Merije Chukumerije, a consulting cardiologist for Bronny James, said in a statement issued by the hospital Thursday that James...
Pirates’ Johan Oviedo can still salvage what has been a rocky 2023 campaign
To a degree, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Johan Oviedo has been the primary architect of his own shortcomings this season. His 11 losses are tied for second in all of baseball, and his accuracy continues to be hit or miss: Oviedo’s 49 walks lead the Pirates and are the ninth most...
Metro free agency: Rangers add aging forward Blake Wheeler at bargain price
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
First Call: Mike Tomlin on his left tackle battle; Bears’ tight end contract could influence Steelers
Thursday’s “First Call” looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle position, even though head coach Mike Tomlin is trying to make it a non-story. An NFL signing of note may have some ramifications for a Steelers player next year. A former Steeler is getting a boost for his Hall of...
U mad, bro?: Aliens have arrived — and they have angry opinions on Steelers, Pirates
Even the Pittsburgh Steelers reporting to training camp was dwarfed by the UFO hearings in front of Congress on Wednesday. Not only do I now believe in aliens, I believe they are coming for Christian Kuntz’s massage chair. The Steelers’ specialists massage chair saga continues, but it’s in the dorm...
Tim Benz: Steelers training camp challenge — the defense must make the offense better
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has a lot to accomplish between now and the end of training camp. Coordinator Teryl Austin’s unit has to: • Straighten out any communication issues that may result from weaving a fistful of new players into the secondary — many of whom are playing in multiple...
Horan’s goal helps U.S. squeeze out 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Women’s World CupVideo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan, angry over being knocked down minutes earlier by Danielle Van de Donk, scored a revenge goal minutes later in the second half Wednesday to help the United States squeeze out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup. The Dutch struck...
Bills receiver Stefon Diggs says any lingering concerns are water under the bridgeVideo
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Reiterating his desire to retire as a member of the Buffalo Bills, Stefon Diggs was largely reassuring but short on specifics over any lingering concerns from last season, saying he and the team were back on the same page as training camp opened Wednesday. Diggs said whatever...
Riverhounds lose first home game of season, 3-1 against Charleston
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw their unbeaten streak within the USL Championship end at 13 with a loss at Charleston. Four days later, another notable streak went by the wayside. The Hounds dropped their first home match of the season in a 3-1 loss to Indy Eleven on Wednesday...
Aaron Rodgers agrees to new 2-year, $75M contract with JetsVideo
Aaron Rodgers has a new deal with the New York Jets — and he’s taking a pay cut to try to help deliver a Super Bowl to the winning-starved franchise. Rodgers agreed to a reworked two-year, $75 million guaranteed contract with the Jets on Wednesday, according to a person familiar...
