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Patriots force 4 turnovers, beat Giants to reach 6-0Video
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady had two touchdown runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list as the New England Patriots pulled away for a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night. The reigning Super Bowl champion Patriots...
Gerrit Cole dominates as Astros eliminate Rays, advance to ALCS vs. YankeesVideo
HOUSTON — All season long, it seemed inevitable. Yankees-Astros for the American League pennant. “It’s the matchup that we wanted,” Houston shortstop Carlos Correa said. “It’s the matchup that everybody wants to watch. It’s must-see TV right there. So everybody is going to be tuning in. It’s going to be...
Sidney Crosby leads short-handed Penguins past Ducks
The Penguins clearly have a weaker roster than the one they began the season with a little more than a week ago. They’ve lost a superstar in Evgeni Malkin as well as vital member of their two-most recent Stanley Cup championships in Bryan Rust. Add in a pair of occasional...
JJ Matijevic is a fall league all-star
JJ Matijevic has made his presence known in the Arizona Fall League. The 23-year-old Norwin graduate and Houston Astros prospect was selected to play in the AFL All-Star Game set for 5 p.m. Saturday at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Maricopa County, Ariz. Matijevic, a first baseman for...
Patric Hornqvist joins Penguins lineup at home vs. Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist returned to the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena. He left Tuesday’s 4-1 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets after the first period when he suffered an undisclosed injury as a result of being struck by a shot from...
Pitt’s Taysir Mack and Maurice Ffrench cook up saucy passing attackVideo
Two years ago, Pitt wide receiver Taysir Mack knew he wanted to transfer from Indiana. He didn’t know where he might end up, but he was willing to take a chance because he liked his odds. After all, he was betting on himself. “When I transferred, I felt like I...
Kevin Gorman: Ready to see if Steelers OC Randy Fichtner will allow Duck to let it fly
Randy Fichtner was probably thankful he was wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers baseball cap and pair of sunglasses to cover his eyes as he processed a loaded question: What would your reaction have been if you would have known in training camp that your fourth quarterback would be starting in Week...
Mike Hilton is latest CB to show up on Steelers injury report
A second cornerback was listed on the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report Thursday when the team announced that slot corner Mike Hilton was limited in practice because of a foot injury. Starting outside corner Steve Nelson, who was limited Wednesday with a groin injury, also was a limited participant Thursday. The...
Interest in football skyrockets at Linton Middle School after Penn Hills state title
After Penn Hills won its first PIAA title since 1995 last year, coach Jon LeDonne hopes to make it a yearly occurrence. In order for that to happen, Penn Hills will need to rely on its feeder program to cultivate and develop the talent in the area. The Linton Middle...
Former Springdale goalkeeper Mike Zolnierczyk settling in at RMU
Before heading to Robert Morris, Mike Zolnierczyk left his mark on Springdale High School. He was a three-time All-WPIAL soccer selection, he was named the Class A Player of the Year as a senior and over the course of his last two years, he tallied 26 shutouts and only allowed...
Steelers’ Randy Fichtner likes ‘professional’ approach Devlin Hodges has taken at QB
The Baltimore Ravens had just tied the score with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers had possession at their 25 after a touchback, and overtime was imminent. With one more play to run in regulation, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner wanted quarterback Devlin Hodges to take...
Characteristically quietly, Matt Feiler has filled Steelers right tackle job with aplomb
Remember the four-way offseason competition to succeed nine-year pro Marcus Gilbert as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle? Hardly anyone else does, either. And that’s because Matt Feiler, characteristic of his personality, quietly earned the job and has performed admirably since. “He really is playing well,” said the All-Pro who...
Pitt basketball picked 10th in preseason ACC poll
After finishing 14-19 with only three ACC victories in coach Jeff Capel’s first year, Pitt has been picked to finish 10th in the 15-team conference this season, according to preseason media rankings released Thursday. Four starters return for Pitt, including Xavier Johnson (15.5 points per game), Trey McGowens (11.6), Au’Diese...
After failing to mesh with Penguins, Derek Grant finds success with Ducks
Derek Grant did what he typically does this past summer. He went fishing. In his home province of British Columbia, Grant scoped out the Fraser River in search of sturgeon, a type of marine life that can grow to be larger than some personal water craft. Sturgeon veteran and BC...
Steelers’ Benny Snell prepared for increased roleVideo
Get ready for some Benny Snell football on “NBC Sunday Night Football.” Snell, the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back, moved up the depth chart a notch because of the knee injury to No. 2 running back Jaylen Samuels. Snell is expected to play a complementary role to starter James Conner...
Boxer Errol Spence seriously injured in Dallas Ferrari crash
DALLAS — Welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence crashed a speeding Ferrari in Dallas early Thursday and was badly injured but is expected to survive, police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m., when Spence’s Ferrari crossed a median into oncoming traffic and flipped over several times, ejecting Spence, who...
Patric Hornqvist a game-time decision for Penguins
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s contest against the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Hornqvist was injured during Tuesday’s 4-1 home loss after being struck by a shot from teammate Kris Letang during the first period. He participated in...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s rambling plea to Patriots; Gerrit Cole vs. Tyler Glasnow in ALDS Game 5
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Antonio Brown says he wants to get back into the NFL with the Patriots. A Major League Baseball player channels his inner A.B. during a postgame celebration. John Gibson is back in Pittsburgh with the Anaheim Ducks. And Zion Williamson’s NBA career seems to be starting...
Tim Benz, Seth Rorabaugh examine how Penguins can withstand so many injuries
We welcome Seth Rorabaugh to the “Breakfast With Benz” podcast today. He is our new medical sciences beat writer at TribLive. Oh, I’m sorry. Did I say medical sciences? I meant Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer. But really, what’s the difference? Since Seth has come on board, the Penguins have lost...
U mad, bro? Steelers are bad, so it’s all Mike Tomlin, all the time for readers
It’s all Mike Tomlin, all the time in “U mad, bro?” this week. His decision to kick away in overtime. His hypothetical relocation to Washington. His superiority to me as a head coach. All of these matters are clearly up for debate. Well, most of them anyway. Billy did not...
Tim Benz: Steelers are dealing with many unhappy returns
Mike Tomlin’s hunch about his dreadful kick return team was so bleak, the Steelers’ head coach felt the need to give up possession of the football after winning the overtime coin toss last Sunday. That was an overreaction from Tomlin. And it was the wrong move. Yes, I say that...
Howie Kendrick grand slam in 10th lifts Nationals over Dodgers, into NLCSVideo
LOS ANGELES — Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals, boosted by a stunning rally against Clayton Kershaw, beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advanced to the NL Championship Series against St. Louis. Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto...
Finally, good news on combating chronic wasting disease
Someday, perhaps, someone somewhere will find a cure for chronic wasting disease, or CWD. That will be a happy day indeed. But in the meantime, here — finally, at long last — is at least one bit of good news concerning the troubling ailment. Scientists with the National Institutes of...
Work to drain, rebuild Somerset Lake finally begins
It took a lot longer than expected to get here. But work to completely drain and rebuild southwestern Pennsylvania’s 253-acre Somerset Lake is finally underway. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission last month began efforts to completely drain the lake. It was done incrementally, at a “manageable pace,” to get to...
Off-grid camping offers few amenities but plenty of fun
It goes by a couple of different names, the right one depending on just how “fancy” things are. Not that this is anything extravagant in any case. Not unless, that is, you count the scenery in every direction, the stars above, the quiet all around, the overall peacefulness that’s so...
