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Penn State center Juice Scruggs goes to the Texans in Round 2
As a child, Frederick Henry Scruggs refused to drink his milk, insisting to be served juice. So his father, Frederick, named him Juicy, a label that morphed into Juice in middle school, stuck through his days at Cathedral Prep High School in Erie and later at Penn State. Which was...
Jaguars choose Penn State tight end Brenton Strange in the 2nd round of NFL Draft
Tight end Brenton Strange, who was a favorite end zone target of Penn State quarterbacks over the past four seasons, was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday night in the second round of the NFL Draft. He was the 61st player chosen overall. Strange was the sixth tight end...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Keeanu Benton
Keeanu Benton Second-round pick, No. 49 overall Defensive tackle, Wisconsin 6-foot-4, 309 pounds I can’t say enough good things about Keeanu Benton. So much twitch in his 310+ pound frame. pic.twitter.com/Mv7GDHhpz9— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) April 20, 2023 Numbers: Had 35 tackles (20 solo, 10 for loss), with 4 ½ sacks...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Joey Porter Jr.
JOEY PORTER JR. Second-round pick, No. 32 overall Cornerback, Penn State 6-foot-2 ½, 193 pounds Numbers: In four seasons at Penn State, Porter played in 35 games with 31 starts, yet he totaled just one career interception. He made more of an impact breaking up passes, collecting 11 as a...
Joey Porter Jr. strives to form his own legacy with Steelers after being taken in Round 2
It was true to form in the Porter house Friday evening. As the family gathered at their Pittsburgh-area dwelling to watch the NFL draft, patriarch Joey Porter Sr. offered the most demonstrative, animated reaction when it became known the Pittsburgh Steelers were selecting Joey Porter Jr. “He was excited,” the...
Broderick Jones survived rough start to college career to mold himself into Steelers’ top pick
Art Rooney II laughed at the boldness Broderick Jones displayed at their initial meeting. It was April 15 on a top-30 visit to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when Jones had the audacity to suggest the Pittsburgh Steelers owner upgrade his office décor. “He told me I didn’t have a big...
Plum graduate puts down tennis racket, picks up competitive bodybuilding
Carson France put himself on the map in athletics as a tennis player at Plum, where he represented the Mustangs at No. 1 singles and qualified for the WPIAL singles championships before graduating in 2015. He continued his education and his tennis career at Duquesne. He doesn’t look like a...
Casey Jo MacPherson brings assertive nature to Pitt gymnastics
Casey Jo MacPherson’s competitive mindset first surfaced on her preschool playground in Eugene, Ore. Pitt’s new gymnastics coach was so young at the time, her parents had to relate the story to her. “When I was really little, my parents told me about (how) I was at preschool, and I...
Rain postpones Pirates-Nationals game, rescheduled Saturday as split doubleheader
The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals on Friday night at Nationals Park has been postponed because of rain and will be made up Saturday as part of a split doubleheader. The Pirates (18-8) will still play the Nationals (9-15) at their originally scheduled start time at 1:05...
NBA playoffs clincher and digging deep for an MLB pick: Best Bets for April 28
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Locked in at the plate, Jason Delay providing offensive boost for the Pirates
Who would have thought that a player who started Spring Training unsure whether he’d make the Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day roster would be leading the club in batting average a month into the season? Probably no one in or outside of the Pirates organization. And yet Jason Delay, who beat...
Mark Madden: From power play to structure, Penguins are far from playoff caliber
The Stanley Cup playoffs are showing what’s wrong with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and not just in terms of talent and depth. Edmonton is converting on the power play 57.1% of the time during the postseason, an absurdly high rate. Like the Penguins, the Oilers’ man-advantage unit has mega-stars — even...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander signs in Sweden
After moving from his native Sweden to North America in the 2021 offseason, Filip Hallander thought the opportunity to become a full-time NHL player was ripe for him. “I’m here to take a spot,” Hallander said during a prospect development camp that would lead into a team-wide training camp in...
Rain cancels racing at Lernerville Speedway
Mother Nature has put a halt to Friday’s racing schedule at Lernerville Speedway. Rain is expected to continue throughout the day and into the evening, and track officials have canceled the Fab4 Revved Up with Marburger Farm Dair events. Next Friday, May 5, Fab4 will return, weather permitting, featuring the...
Swinging the sword: 1st place Pirates coming up with a celebration for every occasion
Whether they are unsheathing an imaginary sword while rounding the bases, swinging a replica and donning a custom jacket in the dugout after home runs or placing a stuffed Pikachu in a pitcher’s locker, the Pittsburgh Pirates seem to come up with a celebration for every occasion. And they have...
Penguins A to Z: Joel Blomqvist is a big part of the future, but not yetVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
First Call: Examining AFC North draft picks; a look at the NHL goalie market for the Pens and Tristan Jarry
Friday’s “First Call” looks at what the other AFC North teams did in the NFL Draft after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Broderick Jones. We also preview the Pirates next series, look at Gerrit Cole’s latest strong start and check in on the free agent goalie market in the NHL. Once...
If the on-the-clock Steelers traded the draft’s next pick, what could they get for it?
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the clock — and as coach Mike Tomlin would say, “open for business.” Speaking earlier this week, Tomlin was up front about his excitement regarding the No. 32 overall pick because as the top pick in the second round, there would be about a 20-hour...
In just 1 inning, the Pirates exemplified what MLB is going for with its new rules
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ agenda to be aggressive on the bases in 2023 has already been well chronicled. If you needed a clear example of how much that dedication to the run game is paying off, it crystalized in the first inning of the Pirates’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles...
Tim Benz: Broderick Jones is great for the Steelers. The trade to get him was even better
Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones is the guy I wanted the Pittsburgh Steelers to select in the first round. I wasn’t sure he’d still be on the board when the team was originally supposed to pick at No. 17, and I wasn’t sure that they’d be able to trade up...
Pirates farm report for April 27, 2023: Quinn Priester roughed up again at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 9-15) was held to three hits and was blanked by Columbus (Guardians), 7-0. RHP Quinn Priester (1-3, 7.78) started and was touched up for four runs on fours hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. LHP Cam Alldred (6.00) followed and surrendered three runs on five hits in...
Who’s left for Steelers? CB Joey Porter Jr. surprisingly goes undrafted in 1st round
If the Pittsburgh Steelers really want Joey Porter Jr. to take up residence in their secondary — after he spent much of his childhood at their practice facility — they’ll have a chance to get him after all. In an unexpected development Thursday, the Penn State redshirt junior cornerback was...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Broderick Jones
Broderick Jones First-round pick, No. 14 overall Offensive tackle, Georgia 6-foot-5, 311 pounds Numbers: According to Pro Football Focus, Jones did not allow a sack in any of 448 pass protection snaps he played in 2022. …. With two QB hits and seven hurries allowed, Jones’ 99.0% pass-blocking efficiency rate...
Breaking down players selected in 1st round of NFL draft
The players chosen in the first round Thursday of the NFL draft: 1) Carolina Panthers — Bryce Young, QB, 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, Alabama Scouting report: Poised leader and creative playmaker, who excels at buying time while seeing the entire field. Elite combination of instincts and intelligence with a good arm,...
Another 1st rounder for Pitt: Calijah Kancey goes to Buccaneers 19th overall
When Calijah Kancey was chosen 19th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night, Pitt could boast of first-round choices in consecutive drafts for the first time in 15 years. Kancey joins quarterback Kenny Pickett who went 20th overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022. Defensive back Darrelle Revis...
