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Steelers WR Metcalf downplays facing former team

PITTSBURGH (AP) — DK Metcalf has been around the NFL long enough to know how it works whenever a player faces his former team. The more notable the player, the more notable the noise. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, who spent six years in Seattle building a reputation as one of the ...

Ravens-Browns matchup brings Joe Flacco back to Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two seasons ago, Joe Flacco nearly made his return to Baltimore under pressure-packed circumstances. If the Cleveland Browns head beaten Houston in the first round of the playoffs, they’d have faced the Ravens next. That didn’t happen, so Flacco and Ravens star Lamar ...

Rodriguez, players have different experiences with Backyard Brawl

There’s a large “Beat Pitt” sign outside on the intersection of Chesnut Ridge Road and Don Nehlen Drive. The tickets for Saturday’s game are sold out, with the cheapest ticket going anywhere from $150 to $200, and batteries are being sold a lot more than usual. It’s Backyard Brawl ...

West Virginia, Pitt extend Backyard Brawl series

On the week of the Backyard Brawl, the rivalry received some good news regarding the future of the series. Friday afternoon, West Virginia football announced it agreed with Pitt to a four-year extension for the Backyard Brawl from 2033-36. The series will start in Acrisure Stadium, then ...

No. 1 Ohio State doesn’t expect Ohio to be a pushover

Ohio State went through extremes with its first two opponents, facing then-No. 1 Texas in the opener before having an easy time with Football College Subdivision foe Grambling State. Saturday night’s test against Ohio University falls somewhere in the middle. Yes, the top-ranked and 2-0 ...

Big Red volleyball keeps on rolling

STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red volleyball team has found its groove. After starting the season 0-4, Big Red has now won seven of its last eight matches, five of those victories coming by sweep. The latest of those victories came Thursday night as Big Red swept visiting Toronto inside the ...