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Steelers' Antonio Brown Shared His Secret To Greatness With Van Jefferson
The Pittsburgh Steelers boasted one of the league's most potent offenses when wide receiver Antonio Brown was in his prime. Brown enjoyed one of the greatest runs ever by a wide receiver in Pittsburgh, finishing his NFL career with 928 receptions for 12,291 receiving yards and 83 touchdowns in 146 games. The bulk of his impressive production came during his time with the Steelers. Brown's journey to greatness was unexpected, as he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. However, he emerged as one of the greatest receivers in Steelers history and was on track to be...
Study: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields Explosive And Negative Play Rates (2023)
Today I wanted to continue learning about new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. An important element for offenses in today’s NFL is explosive plays (20 yards or more), along with limiting negative plays (zero yards or less). The goal is to see how they stacked up league-wide, including former Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett for comparison.
Pirates Minor League Report: Chandler Struggles Early
Pirates’ affiliates picked up just one win on Saturday night, suffering bullpen struggles in the late innings and a rocky start from top prospect and Futures Game participant Bubba Chandler. The 21-year-old power pitcher gave up four runs in 4.2 innings, striking out seven batters but struggling to settle...
Steelers training camp: Russell Wilson ramping up, Justin Fields throws first pick
LATROBE, Pa. — For the fourth consecutive practice, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson was limited as he recovers from a calf injury sustained pushing a sled in the team’s conditioning test. However, the signal caller took a few encouraging steps forward on Sunday. While Wilson did not take...
Pirates rally with big 10th inning to salvage series against Diamondbacks
Ke'Bryan Hayes hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run 10th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Oneil Cruz homered for the second straight game and scored two runs and Andrew McCutchen singled and walked for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Aroldis Chapman (3-4) picked up the win with a hitless inning of relief. Eugenio Suarez hit a home run and drove in three runs, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered and Jake McCarthy, coming off a 5-for-5 performance in Saturday night's 9-5 victory, had an RBI triple and scored twice for Arizona, which had a four-game winning streak come to an end. Reliever Justin Martinez (4-2) suffered the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on one hit and two walks in one-third of an inning. Pittsburgh took a 6-2 lead in the 10th inning against Martinez and Bryce Jarvis. Ji Hwan Bae started the rally by beating out a bunt single that sent automatic runner Jared Triolo to third, and Yasmani Grandal followed with a walk to load the bases. After Triolo was thrown out at the plate when McCutchen grounded into a forceout, Bae scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, putting the Pirates up 3-2. Cruz was intentionally walked to load the bases again, and Martinez then hit Alika Williams with a pitch to bring in Grandal and make it 4-2. One out later, Hayes lined a single to left to drive in Cruz and Williams for what would prove to be the winning runs. Suarez led off the bottom half of the inning with a two-run homer to left-center against reliever Colin Holderman that barely cleared the fence and survived a crew chief review for fan interference. Two outs later, Gurriel smacked his 14th homer of the season, putting it just inside the left field foul pole to cut Pittsburgh's lead to 6-5. Corbin Carroll followed with a triple into the right field corner, but Holderman got Geraldo Perdomo to ground out to first to end the game. Arizona took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Joc Pederson led off with a line-drive double into the gap in right-center and scored one out later when McCarthy lined a triple into the right field corner. Suarez then drove in McCarthy with a sacrifice fly. Pittsburgh cut the lead to 2-1 in the sixth when Cruz led off the inning with his 17th home run of the season, a towering 408-foot drive to right. The Pirates rallied to tie it in the ninth against Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald, as Rowdy Tellez doubled off the center field wall and fellow pinch hitter Joey Bart drove in pinch runner Williams with a two-out double. Mitch Keller got the start for Pittsburgh and gave up two runs on two hits in seven innings. Arizona starter Yilber Diaz went five scoreless innings, allowing one hit. --Field Level Media.
Steelers 2024 Training Camp Injury Report – July 28 – Rodney Williams, Russell Wilson Out
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson missed his fourth practice in a row with a calf injury, but he did go through a “mock game scenario” before practice, and he seems to be inching closer to his return. He did some straight drop-back passing in individual drills. OG Isaac...
Dan’s Daily: Good for Star Players to Leave?; Penguins New Depth
Sunday is a good day for the end of some storylines and the beginning of others. The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect rankings have a little more meat on the bone than you may realize, and it’s on full display as we continue the annual PHN Penguins prospect rankings. Patrik Laine is now officially and actively on the NHL trade market. Steven Stamkos’s former teammate, Martin St. Louis, said it’s good for star players to leave their longtime teams, and he explained why. Jeff Marek issued a small statement regarding his departure from Sportsnet, and Sportsnet had some fun with a hypothetical expansion draft.
Steelers Camp Takeaways: Justin Fields Struggles, Heyward Shines
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers continued training camp with their first weekend practice of the summer. The bleachers at Chuck Noll Stadium and surrounding grassy hills were lined with Steelers fans. The team went through individual position drills and also went through 7-on-7 and full scrimmaging. With Russell Wilson still out, the team is looking to find consistency and build chemistry without their top quarterback.
A teammate may have just said it all about Sidney Crosby remaining in Pittsburgh
Well, they are now in danger of losing their cornerstone of the franchise since 2006 and Captain, Sidney Crosby. Crosby's contract is up after this season, and both sides have tried to come up with something, but to no avail. Malkin chipped in and said in an interview on RG.org...
‘I Am Serious About It’: Nate Herbig Dedicated To Winning Steelers’ Starting Center Job
You may not take Nate Herbig’s quest to win the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting center job seriously, but he certainly does. The sixth-year veteran is running consistently with the first-team offense, trying to fend off rookie Zach Frazier. He has never held a full-time starting job before, and he is not even a “natural” center, more a guard. But he won’t let that stop him as he pursues his dream of being an NFL starter.
Pirates rally with tying run in 9th inning, 4 in 10th to beat Diamondbacks 6-5
PHOENIX (AP) — Ji Hwan Bae scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in Pittsburgh's four-run 10th inning, Joey Bart hit a tying run-scoring double in the ninth and the Pirates rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday. The teams combined for five hits through eight...
Training Camp Report: July 28
LATROBE, Pa. – It's time. Time for the acclimation period to be over and for the players to put on the pads. For the players undoubtedly, it's time for a day off. And using a more narrow focus, it was time for the offense to assert itself during 7-Shots.
Steelers 2024 Training Camp Pictures – Sunday – July 28th
The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their fourth training camp practice of 2024 at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe several hours ago. Tim Rice has once again been kind enough to take some pictures for the site from the Sunday session for all to view. If the gallery below was put together correctly, you should be able to click on one thumbnail and then scroll through all of the full-size photos.
Defending WABA champs drop Steel City Queens in home opener, 104-51
Sabrina McLin brings the ball up court for the Steel City Queens. Photo by Raymond F. Durkin. In pre-game preparations, Steel City Queens’ Assistant Coach Charles Cook told the team that they needed to avoid turnovers to defeat the Women’s American Basketball Association (WABA) champions, the DC Cyclones.
Steelers Training Camp Takeaways: Slot Corner Standout, Justin Fields Finds Footing
For the second straight day, the Pittsburgh Steelers were without starting quarterback Russell Wilson for training camp practice. Wilson explained that he injured himself during the club’s run test on Wednesday while pushing a sled. He said that if it was up to him, he’d be practicing, and doesn’t expect to miss more time.
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