Jones keeps faith knowing Tomlin has his back
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 27, 2024
Broderick Jones has made a habit of watching the televised copy of Pittsburgh Steelers games, even if that means listening to the commentators criticize his performance at right tackle. And Jones has ...
Steelers baked a ‘trap’ masterpiece
NFL, Sports
November 27, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The yard lines weren’t the only things lost in the early winter squall that swept off Lake Erie and turned Huntington Bank Stadium into a snow globe on Thursday night. The “good vibe...
Jackson accounts for 3TDs as Ravens beat Chargers
NFL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
November 27, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry made sure Ravens coach John Harbaugh could maintain bragging rights over his younger brother. Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a ...
Chargers struggle after Dobbins’ knee injury
NFL, Sports
November 27, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although three years of injury problems ruined J.K. Dobbins’ once-promising tenure with the Ravens, he was off to a strong start Monday night in his reunion game against Balti...
Washington, Austin becoming bigger threats
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 26, 2024
If they aren’t the respective biggest and smallest offensive skill-position players in the NFL, each is close to it. The long and the short of it is Darnell Washington and Calvin Austin III are evolvi...
‘Hard Knocks’ ready to capture AFC North race
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 26, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team in the AFC North that had never been featured on “Hard Knocks,” so their loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night served as a proper introduction to the...
NFL’s week 12 filled with sloppy play
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 26, 2024
Missed kicks. Poor tackling. Costly penalties. Week 12 was filled with sloppy play around the NFL, leading to some upsets and surprising outcomes. Jayden Daniels nearly led Washington to an improbable...
Rams fall flat in prime time once again
NFL, Sports
November 26, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second time in three weeks, the Los Angeles Rams went into a game knowing a win would move them into a tie for the NFC West lead, only to struggle mightily on the prim...
Missed extra point derails Washington’s rally
NFL, Sports
November 25, 2024
The Cowboys escaped with a 34-26 upset after a wild sequence to end the game. LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Austin Seibert choked back tears taking responsibility for missing the extra point that would have ti...
Coach stepped in to keep Dolphins from trading Campbell
NFL, Sports
November 25, 2024
The proposed deal would have sent the veteran defensive tackle to Baltimore. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins were ready to deal veteran defensive tackle Calais Campbell to the Baltimore ...
Fields’ deployment fails early against Browns
NFL, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 23, 2024
CLEVELAND — During the first half of Thursday night’s game, the Pittsburgh Steelers went “big” with a play involving backup quarterback Justin Fields. Twice. The results, however, were not good. On tw...
Pickens: Browns ‘not a good team at all’
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 23, 2024
CLEVELAND — For the sixth time over their past seven games here, the Pittsburgh Steelers headed home without a win. George Pickens has lost each of the three games in Cleveland since he entered the le...
Browns’ Garrett to Watt: ‘I’m the guy’
NFL, Sports
November 23, 2024
The Browns’ rusher had three sacks in the first half of Thursday’s game. CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett didn’t want an apology from T.J. Watt. Instead, he demanded respect. Garrett showed Watt why he’...
Jason Kelce to host late-night show on ESPN
NFL, Sports
By By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer 
November 23, 2024
Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night that he will host “They Call It Late Night ...
NFL, Sports
PRO PICKS
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 23, 2024
Only one game in Week 12 features two teams with winning records: “The Harbowl.” John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens (7-4) take on Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) on Monday night in...
Steelers fall on late Browns touchdown
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 22, 2024
CLEVELAND – This was everything the Pittsburgh Steelers expected of a Thursday night game in late November against the Cleveland Browns: sub-freezing temperatures, a snow-covered field and a deflating...
Jets’ Super Bowl dreams have fizzled into a mess
NFL, Sports
By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
November 22, 2024
Aaron Rodgers sat in front of a packed auditorium at the New York Jets’ facility and shared an observation a few generations of frustrated fans knew all too well. “I noticed walking in this morning,” ...
NFL, Sports
November 22, 2024
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When Dan Quinn left the Dallas Cowboys after three years as their defensive coordinator to coach the Washington Commanders, it looked as if he was leaving a perennial playoff conte...
Winston ready for Steelers-Browns rivalry
NFL, Sports
November 21, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) — Even as a kid growing up in Alabama, Jameis Winston appreciated the Steelers- Browns rivalry with its tradition rooted in neighborly nastiness. For Winson, all it took was for him to ...
NFL, Sports
November 21, 2024
49ers should have Kittle back this week SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are expecting to get star tight end George Kittle back this week for a key game against Green Bay but are unc...