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Steelers place rookie QB Howard on IR list

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PITTSBURGH — Will Howard’s NFL career will start by watching from the sideline in sweatpants. The Pittsburgh Steelers placed the rookie quarterback on injured reserve Thursday while he recovers from a hand injury suffered early on in training camp. Howard, a sixth-round pick who helped ...

Three-run 7th inning helps Cards beat Pirates

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Thursday. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle ...

WVU’s Vesterinen, Bray emphasize staying healthy

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During last fall and into the winter, West Virginia defensive lineman Eddie Vesterinen was back at his apartment with his leg in the air, headset on, playing video games. “Call of Duty, of course,” Vesterinen said. Vesterinen had so much free time that he even hit prestige seven, which ...

Big Red keeps rolling with win at CCHS

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STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red girls soccer team’s strong start keeps on rolling. Led by another hattrick from senior standout and program scoring record holder Bailee Beall, Steubenville topped Catholic Central 4-0 Wednesday evening at the Tony Rencinella Soccer Field to push its record to ...

Another big test for Big Red

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STEUBENVILLE — Veteran Big Red head coach Reno Saccoccia said before last week’s opener that their opponent — Youngstown Ursuline — was one of the best teams in the state of Ohio. A week later, the team coming to Harding Stadium this Friday night might just have one of the best ...