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Chargers' defense dominates in win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...

Keenan Allen sets franchise receiving mark in Chargers' win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...

Steelers CB Darius Slay (concussion) ruled out vs. Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay exited Sunday night's game against the host Los Angeles Chargers due to a concussion.,Slay was injured when he banged heads with teammate Kyle Dugger while making a tackle on Chargers running back Kimani Vidal in the second quarter. Slay was walked off the ...

Penguins F Filip Hallander (blood clot) expected out at least 3 months
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Filip Hallander on injured reserve Saturday after announcing a day earlier he has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and will miss a minimum of three months.,Hallander, 25, will remain in Pittsburgh and rehabilitate with the Penguins' medical te...

Cohesion on top of Pittsburgh's mind with Longwood in town
Pittsburgh is currently searching for its identity in the early going. The Panthers will have the opportunity to start to mold one when they host Longwood on Friday night in Pittsburgh, Pa., ,Coach Jeff Capel, who has 11 new players, thinks he found at least two he can count on heading into the game...

Penguins rally past Wild to extend point streak
Ryan Shea and Bryan Rust each registered a goal and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Ben Kindel and Anthony Mantha also scored for Pittsburgh, which earned at least one point for the eighth game in a row. Th...

Pitt counting on new PG Damarco Minor against Youngstown St.
The fate of Pittsburgh men's basketball season may just ride on the shoulders of fifth-year senior guard Damarco Minor.,The 6-foot Minor is a transfer from Oregon State after playing his first two seasons at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.,Eighth-year coach Jeff Capel hopes Minor can fill...

Streaking Pitt takes aim at leaky NC State defense
Two teams heading in opposite directions will clash when North Carolina State travels to Pittsburgh for an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.,Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) has won three straight games thanks to the emergence of a new quarterback.,Before the Panthers' Oct. 4 game against Boston Colleg...

Four-star F Chase Foster picks Pitt over Villanova, Oklahoma
Four-star power forward Chase Foster announced his commitment to Pitt coach Jeff Capel's program on Wednesday.,The standout from Florida's IMG Academy chose the Panthers over Villanova, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.,The 6-foot-8 Foster is ranked No. 33 nationally, No. 6 in Florida and No. 7 at his positio...

Game for the ages when Steelers' Aaron Rodgers, Bengals' Joe Flacco meet
CINCINNATI -- For just the third time in NFL history, two starting quarterbacks at least 40 years of age will square off against each other when Aaron Rodgers, 41, and the Pittsburgh Steelers visit 40-year-old Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.,The previous two times occurred i...

Steelers hold Browns out of end zone in wire-to-wire win
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes as the Pittsburgh Steelers topped the visiting Cleveland Browns 23-9 on Sunday afternoon., ,Rodgers, who completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, found Connor Heyward and DK Metcalf for second-half touchdowns. Chris Boswell added three field goals for Pittsbu...

Steelers defense shines, hold Browns out of endzone in wire-to-wire win
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes as the Pittsburgh Steelers topped the visiting Cleveland Browns 23-9 on Sunday afternoon., ,Rodgers (21-of-30 for 235 yards) found Connor Heyward and DK Metcalf for second-half touchdowns, while Chris Boswell kicked three field goals for Pittsburgh. Jalen Ram...

Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey expected to play vs. Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers expect cornerback Jalen Ramsey to play on Sunday against the visiting Cleveland Browns.,He was upgraded from probable on Saturday after missing two practices earlier this week with a hamstring injury.,Ramsey, 30, sustained the injury during a Week 4 victory against the Minnes...

No. 25 Florida State 'angry' over recent play, takes aim at Pitt
More swiftly than Florida State rose from unranked to the top 10, the Seminoles have plummeted the last two weeks.,After a second straight defeat -- Saturday's 28-22 home loss to No. 3 Miami -- Florida State (3-2, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) clings to the 25th and final spot in this week's AP pol...

Penguins RW Bryan Rust (lower body) out at least 2 weeks
Veteran Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust, a longtime linemate of star center Sidney Crosby, is expected to miss the season opener next week.,Rust will be sidelined for a minimum of two weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday. The Penguins open the regular season Tuesday ...

Report: Steelers RB Jaylen Warren (knee) set to play in Dublin
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is expected to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin, ESPN reported Saturday.,Warren, 26, was a limited participant all week in practice, with Pittsburgh citing "resting vet" and "knee" as his injury designations.,Warren has rushed 43 time...

Backfield questions in play as Louisville visits Pitt
Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said his team will face its toughest test so far on Saturday afternoon at Pitt, and the Cardinals might have to do it without two of their top running backs.,Brohm said Monday that the backs, Isaac Brown and Duke Watson, have lower leg injuries. ,Brown was a 1,000-yard ru...

Pitt retiring Aaron Donald's No. 97 jersey next month
Pitt will retire three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald's No. 97 jersey during the Nov. 15 game against Notre Dame.,Athletic director Allen Greene announced the honor on Monday for Donald, an All-American defensive lineman who won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, O...

With hope for future, Pirates close home schedule vs. Athletics
While the Pittsburgh Pirates are headed toward a second consecutive last-place finish in the National League Central, their young pitching staff offers hope for the future.,Before closing out the season with six road games, the Pirates (66-89) will face the visiting Athletics (73-82) in the rubber m...

Report: Steelers G Max Scharping (torn ACL) out for season
Pittsburgh Steelers reserve guard Max Scharping suffered a season-ending torn ACL during practice on Wednesday, with the severity confirmed after an MRI, the NFL Network reported on Thursday.,Scharping, 29, is listed as the second-string right guard behind Mason McCormick on the Steelers' depth char...