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The playoffs have already begun for Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t in the playoffs. Except, they are. In their own reality. With the absence of having that “x” next to their names in the standings, the Penguins have manufactured a professed desperation that the final four weeks of the regular season will dictate if they will qualify...
Small but mighty: Gateway grad Corrie wins PSAC women’s indoor shot put title
Sarah Corrie likes to think of herself as small but mighty. At 5-foot-4 and with the ability to bench press more than 200 pounds, the senior isn’t likely to get many arguments over that assertion. Yet there were some coaches and a few fellow track and field athletes through the...
March Madness under play and backing Baylor Bears: Best bets for March 19
BY GABE HENDERSON | 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...
Pirates reliever Duane Underwood Jr. proves in WBC that he could handle high-leverage role
Duane Underwood Jr. brought a five-pitch repertoire to the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen, but the right-hander did so with a grudge. He remained a reliever who wanted to be a starter. It took some convincing last year, when Underwood lasted 10 pitches on Opening Day before a strained hamstring sent him...
Steelers add top free-agent guard Isaac Seumalo from Eagles in free agency
Late on the sixth day since NFL teams were free to negotiate with this offseason’s free agents, the Pittsburgh Steelers nabbed one of the biggest names still available. Guard Isaac Seumalo agreed to terms on a three-year deal with the Steelers, a source confirmed late Saturday night. Seumalo entered free...
Minor league report: Penguins, Nailers each lose on the roadVideo
Forwards Filip Hallander and Tyler Sikura each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 29 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-26-5-5) while...
With defense in shambles, Penguins routed by Rangers
With a handful of his fellow defenseman hobbled last week, Brian Dumoulin offered a brief but resolute assessment of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ back end. “Unfortunate, obviously,” Dumoulin said Tuesday in PPG Paints Arena. “We’ll see what we’re made of coming up.” At this rate, the Penguins’ threadbare blue line might...
End of the line for Penn State as Texas prevails in NCAA TournamentVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points on 14-for-20 shooting, steadying Texas down the stretch after a late Penn State surge and leading the Longhorns to their first Sweet 16 in 15 years with a 71-66 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on...
Nino Bonaccorsi wins Pitt’s 1st NCAA wrestling title in 15 years; Penn State wins team race
Nino Bonaccorsi, a 197-pound Bethel Park graduate, became Pitt’s first NCAA wrestling champion in 15 years Saturday night, and he didn’t have to wait long to receive congratulations from the last Panther to achieve that honor. Bonaccorsi defeated South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan, 5-3, to become Pitt’s 17th national champion....
Albert Dikwa’s hat trick lifts Riverhounds past Memphis
Albert Dikwa took care of all the scoring Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC needed Saturday evening. The striker netted his first career hat trick in leading the Hounds to a 3-1 victory over Memphis 901 FC in Memphis, Tenn. Dikwa scored in the fifth, 39th and 71st minutes to tally the 12th...
William Byron out to validate Hendrick’s strong start despite fines
HAMPTON, Ga. — Back-to-back wins haven’t stopped William Byron from believing he and his Hendrick Motorsports team have a lot to prove in Sunday’s NASCAR stop in Atlanta. In fact, Byron said Saturday, there’s even more on the line. Drivers of the Hendrick Chevrolets want to show the strong start...
Arkansas ousts defending champ, No. 1 seed Kansas from NCAA TournamentVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas’ national title defense ended in the second round of NCAA Tournament on Saturday when Arkansas’ Ricky Council IV made five free throws in the closing seconds and the eighth-seeded Razorbacks beat the No. 1 seed, Jayhawks 72-71. Davonte Davis scored 25 points, and Council added...
Sean Miller wanted to remember Pitt as a player, not as its head coach
GREENSBORO, N.C. — If Sean Miller wanted to be Pitt’s basketball coach or if the university’s administrators or boosters wanted it to happen (and some from that group did), he said Saturday he is glad his career veered in other directions. Miller’s Xavier team will meet Pitt on Sunday in...
NCAA Tournament notebook: How the Diaz Graham twins found their way to Pitt
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jeff Capel’s career in college basketball stretches back to the turn of the century. Since that time, he has been a host for many recruits. But the day prep stars Guillermo and Jorge Diaz Graham showed up at Pitt with their family — extended family, really —...
Putting the mad in March Madness with an upset Hail Mary: Best Bets for March 18
BY GABE HENDERSON | 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...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Olivier Nkamhoua, Tennessee bully Duke, advance to Sweet 16Video
ORLANDO, Fla. — Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, including 13 straight for Tennessee during a decisive span in the second half, and the fourth-seeded Volunteers beat Duke, 65-52, on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019. Tennessee (25-10) ended Duke’s...
Duquesne settles in for opening CBI game in Florida
As he was relaxing following a team meal along Florida’s East Coast, Keith Dambrot’s phone began to ring. The Duquesne men’s basketball coach answered and a reporter greeted him on the other end. “How are things going down there, coach?” the caller inquired while noticing the background noise from a...
Mitch Keller’s strong start leads Pirates to spring training win over Twins
Mitch Keller continues to show why the Pittsburgh Pirates named him their Opening Day starter. The right-hander had seven strikeouts and allowed three hits in 4 2/3 innings as the Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, on Saturday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla....
Iowa’s Spencer Lee medically forfeits out of NCAAs, ending college career
After a stunning loss to Purdue’s Matt Ramos in the NCAA wrestling championship semifinals on Friday, Iowa redshirt senior Spencer Lee took a medical forfeit Saturday and will finish sixth. Iowa issued the following statement: “It has been a long road of a recovery for Spencer Lee. He will medically...
Penguins recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis Saturday. Recalls under emergency conditions are permitted when a team does not potentially have a full traditional lineup of 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders available. During a 4-2 road...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Free-agent signings nice, but Steelers still face uphill battle
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a solid free-agency period so far. By the team’s established standard, cornerback Patrick Peterson is an unusually big-name signing. He’s an upgrade over Cameron Sutton for 2023, anyway, and less expensive. The rest of the arrivals and departures are via the Steelers blueprint. Whether you’re...
Penguins forward prospect Lukas Svejkovsky enjoying a ‘learning year’
From the outside, the changes for Lukas Svejkovsky between the junior and the pro level are easy to identify. The numbers. Last season, Svejkovsky was a prolific producer in the Western Hockey League, posting 76 points (35 goals, 41 assists) in 57 games split between the Medicine Hat Tigers and...
Pirates prioritize playing time, experience as trio battles for backup catcher spot
After enduring a season in which the Pittsburgh Pirates used eight catchers, breaking the emergency glass for an ill-fated inning with a position player, Ben Cherington wasn’t about to allow their backstop to become a laughingstock again. The Pirates general manager looked smart after trading NL Gold Glove winner Jacob...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Americans in shootoutVideo
A shootout goal by forward Ty Glover gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 home win against the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Drake Caggiula had a regulation goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-26-4-5) while defenseman Mitch Reinke contributed two assists. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski...
Iowa’s Spencer Lee sees quest for 4th NCAA wrestling title end in semifinal shocker
Spencer Lee’s bid for a fourth NCAA championship ended in one of the biggest upsets in college wrestling history Friday night. The Iowa senior and Franklin Regional grad was pinned by Purdue redshirt sophomore Matt Ramos, the fourth seed, with 1 second left in the 125-pound semifinals. The loss ended...
