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‘SNL’ taps Steelers-Browns helmet controversyVideo
For Pittsburgh Steelers fans, there was nothing funny about Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett smashing quarterback Mason Rudolph on the head with a helmet at the end of Thursday night’s game. But NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” attempted to mine a few laughs from it. Well, “attempted” anyway. The cold...
First Call: Steelers’ bad week got worse Sunday; plan for 17-game NFL season leakedVideo
After a beatdown in Cleveland Thursday night, the bad week for the Steelers (5-5) continued through Sunday based on what happened across the AFC. Those holding out hope that the Steelers could track down the Ravens atop the AFC North were dealt a severe blow as Baltimore wrecked the Houston...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Mason Rudolph vs. Myles Garrett, Colin Kaepernick, Ben Cherington
If you were on Twitter this weekend, it was a frustrating place to be. Nothing but people trying to soften Myles Garrett’s actions against the Steelers by way of blaming Mason Rudolph. And people pounding the Colin Kaepernick drum because he threw a nice deep ball or two against air...
Tim Benz: Defending Browns’ Myles Garrett by blaming Steelers’ Mason Rudolph is insanity
When disagreeing with someone’s opinion, there are two important rules to follow in the sports talk radio and sports columnist business. 1. No name calling. 2. Don’t make any broad generalizations about a group of people. With those rules made clear, anyone who thinks Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is to...
Todd Gurley, Malcolm Brown help Rams ground out 17-7 win over BearsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Gurley tied a season high with 97 yards on 25 carries, scoring on a 1-yard carry up the middle...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Komets in overtime
An overtime goal by forward Cam Brown gave the Wheeling Nailers a 6-5 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets on Sunday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. Brown also scored with 4:21 left in regulation to force overtime and recorded two assists while forward Jan Drozg, a 2017 fifth-round pick...
Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer has impressive return to Iowa wrestling
Iowa redshirt senior Michael Kemerer sat out last season while recovering from knee and shoulder surgery. Surgery forced the Franklin Regional graduate and Murrysville native to miss a chance at wrestling in the NCAA Division I championships at PPG Paints Arena. Kemerer, a two-time All-American, also made a jump in...
Jay-Z says Colin Kaepernick turned his ‘legitimate workout’ into publicity stunt: reportVideo
Jay-Z appeared to take issue with the way Colin Kaepernick’s workout for the NFL unfolded Saturday. The rapper and mogul believed Kaepernick turned his “legitimate workout” into a publicity stunt, according to XXL. Jay-Z pressured the NFL into hastily putting the workout together in order to repair his own public...
Peters native Brendon Todd tied for lead in Mexico, eyes back-to-back PGA winsVideo
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Peters native Brendon Todd was closing in on a second straight victory when he was slowed by two missed putts, and then by darkness Sunday in the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Now he faces a sprint to the finish. Todd and Vaughn Taylor were tied for...
Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball ready to make noise
The Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats are on the prowl. Will they chase down their prey? It’s too early to tell, but third-year men’s basketball coach Brody Jackson is encouraged. “You have to take small steps,” said Jackson, who is in his third season at UPG. On Saturday night, UPG took the short...
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa set for hip surgery in HoustonVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is scheduled to have hip surgery in Houston. Team surgeon Dr. Lyle Cain said in a statement Sunday that Tagovailoa will have surgery on his dislocated right hip Monday. An Alabama spokesman declined to disclose where he was having the surgery citing privacy...
Derek Carr, Josh Jacobs help Raiders keep Bengals winlessVideo
OAKLAND, Calif. — Derek Carr passed for 292 yards and a touchdown, Josh Jacobs had his fourth 100-yard game in the last six weeks, and the Oakland Raiders beat the winless Cincinnati Bengals 17-10 on Sunday. Maxx Crosby had a team rookie-record four sacks as the Raiders harassed Bengals rookie...
Relationships define Hall of Fame Penguins GM Jim Rutherford
Even after he set all sorts of American Hockey League goaltending records with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2014-15 then “graduated” to the NHL roster in 2015-16, Matt Murray didn’t have much of a relationship with Jim Rutherford. In fact, based on the way Murray detailed it, he had no relationship...
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR’s Cup Series championshipVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch emerged from the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut as NASCAR’s latest champion, winning his second title Sunday after two teammates were slowed by pit-road gaffes. Busch won the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to snap a 21-race losing streak and beat Gibbs teammates Denny Hamlin and...
Penn State is nearly a 3-touchdown underdog at Ohio StateVideo
Penn State is set for its Big Ten East title showdown with Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are a prohibitive favorite. Circa Sports, which is always the first Las Vegas sportsbook to post college football lines each week, has made Saturday’s home team a 19-point favorite for the contest at...
NFL Week 11 review: Vikings overcome 20-point deficit at half to beat BroncosVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Denver Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory on Sunday. This...
Penguins’ Joseph Blandisi: Facing Maple Leafs ‘always special’
Even after having played parts of five seasons in the NHL, games against the Toronto Maple Leafs remain poignant for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi. After his recall from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday morning, the native of Markham, Ontario, logged 12 minutes, 58 seconds of ice time on 17 shifts in...
New Pirates GM Cherington gets endorsement from ex-Red Sox manager Farrell
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a strong endorsement of their new general manager from someone who knows him well. “You got a great guy there to run things in Pittsburgh,” John Farrell said of Ben Cherington. “I can’t say enough good things about him.” Cherington will be introduced Monday at a...
Ravens harass Deshaun Watson, beat Texans 41-7 for 6th straight winVideo
BALTIMORE — Deshaun Watson couldn’t run, couldn’t hide and couldn’t keep up with the other quarterback on the field, the elusive and talented Lamar Jackson. Jackson threw four touchdown passes, ran for 86 yards and helped the Baltimore Ravens roll to their sixth straight victory, 41-7 over the Houston Texans...
John Steigerwald: Steelers QB Mason Rudolph shouldn’t get off so easily in Myles Garrett fight
Has everybody calmed down? Let’s try to take a nonhysterical look at what happened Thursday night in Cleveland. Myles Garrett of the Browns hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph on his helmetless head with his own helmet. And now Garrett is suspended indefinitely, for the rest of this season at...
Helmet hits in Steelers-Browns game test NFL’s concussion-reduction strategy
The Pittsburgh Steelers will begin a week of preparations Monday for their next game, and they will do so with three players, including two starters, in the NFL concussion protocol. Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson and linebacker Ola Adeniyi were placed in the protocol after suffering concussions in...
Here’s how Pitt can play in the Orange Bowl (but it’s far from a lock)
Pitt never has played in the Orange Bowl, but two more victories in the regular season and some help the day after Thanksgiving could make it happen. If Clemson wins the ACC championship and is among the top four teams in the College Football Playoff rankings at season’s end, the...
AP source: NFL to hear Browns’ Myles Garrett’s appeal early this weekVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league...
Rob Gronkowski teases ‘big announcement’ ahead of NFL deadlineVideo
Former New England Patriots tight end and Woodland Hills graduate Rob Gronkowski shared on Saturday night that he has a big announcement coming. Gronkowski posted an Instagram story to his account telling fans to come back to the page on Tuesday for the news. “What’s up Gronk Nation. I have...
Patric Hornqvist returns to Penguins’ practice
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist resumed practicing Sunday at PPG Paints Arena for the first time since he suffered an undisclosed injury Nov. 2. Wearing a gray noncontact jersey, Hornqvist was a limited participant. Before practice, Hornqvist skated on his own. “He’s making significant progress,” Sullivan said. “Obviously, the fact that...
