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Emphasis on takeaways paying off for Steelers defense
Talk to a handful of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players. There will be at least two primary takeaways about their abundance of takeaways: • Creating turnovers was heavily stressed throughout the summer and preseason • Fumbles and interceptions can be contagious As for the latter, the proof is in the results....
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot faces season of transition
The odds appear stacked against Keith Dambrot, but he is eager to tackle his third season as Duquesne’s men’s basketball coach. While renovations continue on the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse that won’t open until the 2020-21 season, he shares a fourth-floor practice gym with several other teams on campus. If a...
Top women’s hockey players gather in Cranberry to fight for better pay, respect
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Maddie Rooney supplied the shootout heroics that gave the United States the gold medal in women’s hockey in the 2018 Olympics. You might bump into them in the toiletries aisle at Target tomorrow morning. Marie-Philip Poulin and Melodie Daoust are the faces of women’s hockey in Canada...
Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series
Roger Penske was a car-loving, 14-year-old who regularly listened to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio when his father landed tickets to the 1951 race. They made the trek from Cleveland, and when Penske saw the cars zipping around Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 200 mph he fell instantly in love....
Brian Dumoulin’s status uncertain for Penguins’ game vs. BruinsVideo
BOSTON – Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin’s status for Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden remains uncertain as he is attending to the birth of his child. In 10 games this season, Dumoulin has four points (one goal, four assists). If Dumoulin is unavailable, defenseman Juuso Riikola appears...
Playoff talk highlights 5 takeaways from Steelers’ win over ColtsVideo
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Colts 24: 1. Playoff talk isn’t so wild When the Baltimore Ravens handed the New England Patriots their first loss of the season Sunday night, it kept the Steelers two games out of the lead in the AFC North. The way the 6-2...
John Steigerwald: Winning streak has given Steelers a pulse
Back on Sept. 16 when it was announced Ben Roethlisberger would have surgery on his elbow and miss the last 14 games of the regular season, I had planned to predict the Steelers would win four of their next six games, but I forgot. Remember when the conventional wisdom was...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad knows he needs to produce moreVideo
BOSTON — Mike Sullivan has a voice that booms like a Long Range Acoustic Device 500X affixed atop an armored personnel carrier clearing out a gathering of protesters. Just not as cheery. No matter the venue, Sullivan’s words often can be loud and clear as he demands his players adhere...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden recap Steelers’ win over Colts, winning streak, playoff potentialVideo
Are the Steelers as good as their three straight wins seem to show they are? At 4-4, the team finds itself one game outside the playoff picture after a 26-24 win over the Colts on Sunday at Heinz Field. But Mark Madden is not convinced the team is as good...
World Series-champion Nationals party hard at Capitals gameVideo
The Washington Capitals set the partying precedent for D.C. world champions. You might remember Stanley Cup keg stands and swimming in fountains. Oh my god Alex Ovechkin was doing keg stands out of the Stanley Cup in the middle of Georgetown after throwing out the first pitch at a Nationals...
WPIAL announces football playoff sites for Week 11: Class 5A rematch at West A
Peters Township and Moon, co-champions in the Allegheny Eight, will play for the second time in six weeks when they meet Friday night in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at West Allegheny. The WPIAL revealed Week 11 playoff sites Monday. Moon won 21-13 at home in Week 6. But that’s...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ win over Colts, Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist’s injury
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at Heinz Field. On the plus side, the Steelers’ pass rush was fantastic, the special teams stepped up, they created turnovers against a club that never gives them away,...
First Call: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin on Le’Veon Bell trade talk; Did Seahawks look at Antonio Brown?
Monday’s “First Call” features rumors about Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Woes for the Browns. Progress for the Ravens. And a problem for the Penguins. Is that a "no?" During his postgame press conference after a 26-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Mike Tomlin was asked if the Steelers inquired...
Tim Benz: Penguins goalies consistent in up-and-down first month
The coach. The quarterback. The offensive coordinator. That’s the “blame game” holy trinity when it comes to the average football fan. Hockey is much easier. Just blame the goalie. For everything. Marc-Andre Fleury can speak to that. Between 2010 and Matt Murray’s emergence in 2016, for an all-too-big and all-too-vocal...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ feats of strength from crucial win over ColtsVideo
The Indianapolis Colts (5-3) lost Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton and starting cornerback Pierre Desir midweek. Then they lost starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett and starting center Ryan Kelly mid-game. But do you think the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) are going to feel sorry for anyone? Their star running back and wide...
Unbeaten no more, Patriots fall to Lamar Jackson and Ravens 37-20Video
BALTIMORE — The New England Patriots’ unbeaten season crashed to an end under the weight of their own mistakes and inability to contain Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who ripped apart the NFL’s stingiest defense with his arm and legs in a 37-20 victory Sunday night. Baltimore (6-2) zipped to...
Syracuse fires defensive coordinator Brian Ward
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has fired defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brian Ward, effective immediately. Babers says in a release Sunday from the university that he felt “a change needed to be made at this time.” Defensive ends coach Steve Stanard has been promoted to defensive coordinator...
Navy moves into AP Top 25, giving American Athletic Conference 4 ranked teams
Navy moved into The Associated Press college football poll at No. 25, giving the American Athletic Conference four ranked teams, more than all but the Big Ten and SEC. With nine ranked teams off this weekend, including four of the top five, there was little movement throughout the AP Top...
Make a convincing argument with these 6 benefits of eating wild game
The alarm goes off in the predawn dark and, rolling over, you touch the shoulder of your significant other. An affectionate yet sly smile crosses your lips. “Shh,” you say. “Shh. It’s OK. I’m just letting you know I’m leaving.” “Huh? What? Where?” he or she asks. “Hunting,” you answer....
Mammoth Dam home to mammoth largemouth bass, crappies
To say fishermen sometimes stretch the truth is to say the sky is sometimes blue, the grass is sometimes green and oranges are sometimes, well, orange. Exaggerations, tall tales, even good-natured if otherwise bald-faced lies. Those are often their stock in trade. Often. But not this time. Biologists from the...
3 Pitt wrestlers earn titles at Michigan State Open
Three Pitt wrestlers claimed titles at the Michigan State Open. The Panthers sent 12 wrestlers to compete in the freshman/sophomore division and open division. Micky Phillippi (Derry), Cole Matthews and Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) were champions, and redshirt freshmen Louis Newell (Seneca Valley) and Luke Kemerer (Hempfield) finished second. Phillippi...
Brandon Allen leads Broncos past Browns 24-19 in first NFL startVideo
DENVER — Fourth-year quarterback Brandon Allen sparked Denver’s stagnant offense, throwing for two touchdowns in his first career NFL start and leading the Broncos past the stumbling Cleveland Browns 24-19 Sunday. “We’re not ready to put him in Canton yet, but overall very pleased with his play,” Broncos coach Vic...
Mason Rudolph again recovers from slow start to lead Steelers to winVideo
For the third consecutive game he started and finished, Mason Rudolph guided the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory. For a second-year quarterback with no NFL regular-season experience before seven weeks ago, that’s been good enough. “I think, as me being at the helm, we’ve gotten better and have shown growth,”...
Win in Texas gives Kevin Harvick shot at NASCAR titleVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing team already were preparing for NASCAR’s finale. With another win at Texas, they now know they will be racing for a Cup title in two weeks. Harvick won the fall Cup race at Texas for the third year in a...
Jaylen Samuels sets Steelers record for catches by a running back in win
In his first game in almost a month, Jaylen Samuels caught a pass during the Pittsburgh Steelers first possession Sunday. He added another catch on their second drive, too. And during their third possession, he had three more. Samuels was well on his way to a historic receiving day for...
