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Steelers’ Darnell Washington Leaves Game With Injury
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the most fearsome players in the entire NFL. Tight end Darnell Washington is an absolute freak of nature, standing 6’7″ and recently revealing that he is over 300 pounds. The 24-year-old pass-catcher and run-blocker has become a crucial piece of the offense and the team’s breakout star.
As the Steelers battled the Baltimore Ravens in a huge AFC North matchup, they were forced to figure out their offense without their breakout tight end. During a second quarter drive, quarterback Aaron Rodgers dumped a pass off to Washington in the flat. Washington ran up field, nearly earning a first down as the team needed 15 yards.
It took two Ravens defenders to bring the hulking player down to the ground, but the tackle seemed to shake up Washington. The Ravens defenders hit Washington up high and down low simultaneously, and he fell hard to the ground. Washington’s head appeared to make contact with the turf as he went down, and he was unable to brace his fall very much. Immediately after the play, he looked dazed and was tended to by medical personnel. He was assisted into the medical blue tent, and then the team’s locker room after several minutes.
#Steelers TE Darnell Washington is being evaluated for a possible concussion. His return is questionable.
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) December 7, 2025
Impact of Washington’s Injury
Withoiut Washington, the Steelers’ offense takes a huge hit. Washington has become a trusted safety blanket for Rodgers. In 13 games, he’s hauled in 22 receptions for 276 yards and recorded one touchdown.
The Steelers have depth behind Washington, thankfully, but it’s a question of if they are utilized as much as Washington has been. Pat Freiermuth, Jonnu Smith and Conner Heyward give them three other tight end options, but none provide the same skillset and physical intimidation that Washington does. The team’s run-blocking has excelled when Washington is on the field. As determined as the other three tight ends are, they can’t make up for the blocking skills the injured tight end brings every week.
What the trio can do, however, is help in the passing game. All three have steady hands and have the route-running abilities to get open. The Steelers will need one of them to step up and help provide a secondary passing option for Rodgers.
AFC North Up for Grabs
The injury comes at a terrible time for the Steelers. With the AFC North up for grabs, the Steelers and Ravens are playing for their postseason lives already in Week 14. The winner of this contest takes a decisive lead on top of the division, and now the Steelers have to find a way to make up for Washington’s absence on offense.
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Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday and did not return.
The team initially did not disclose why Crosby was ruled out of the game, but coach Dan Muse told reporters postgame that Crosby has a lower-body injury. Crosby left the ice and went to the locker room early in the second period. The Penguins went on to beat the Senators in a shootout, 4-3.
Pittsburgh also played Thursday’s game without Evgeni Malkin, who has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury. It remains unclear how long he will be out, with the team only saying Malkin is “day-to-day,” according to a post on X from March 24.
Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup on March 18 against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing four weeks due to a lower-body injury suffered during the Olympic tournament. Crosby was injured during Team Canada’s quarterfinal win over Team Czechia after a hit by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas.
Crosby was placed on injured reserve and missed 11 games. In the five games since returning to the lineup, Crosby has tallied five points. This season, the 38-year-old star for the Penguins has a team-high 28 goals, and he is third on the team with 36 assists.
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh (36-20-16) sits in second place in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 88 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders both have 87 points.
A Pittsburgh hospital will be getting a big bonus for selling a $1.5 million-winning Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket.
UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital sold the Cash Spectacular ticket, and, as a result, will get a $10,000 bonus.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Cash Spectacular is a $30 game that offers the top prize of $1.5 million.
As they often do when a big winner such as this one happens, the Pennsylvania Lottery is reminding players that scratch-off prizes are valid for one year from the game’s end-sale date, which can be found on their website.
The Pennsylvania Lottery also said that scratch-offs are distributed at random, so neither the lottery nor the retailers know where winning tickets will be sold.
Pittsburgh area million-dollar winners
Since the calendar flipped to 2026, the Pittsburgh area has been one lucky place, with multiple million-dollar or more winning tickets sold since January.
The first came on January 8 when a $1 million scratch-off was sold at a North Huntingdon Township Walmart. The $20 Jackpot Scratch-Off yielded the top prize of $1 million.
Just a week later, again in Westmoreland County, a Match 6 Lotto ticket was sold at the North Huntingdon Sheetz, giving someone a $1.4 million prize.
One of the biggest jackpots of the year came earlier this month in Armstrong County, when one lucky player won $1 million for year for life.
That ticket was sold at a BP gas station on Buffalo Street in Freeport Borough. As a result, the BP got a $100,000 bonus.
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