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Penguins greats Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Stevens share more than a penalty minute recordVideo
There are a lot of ways to define the career of Evgeni Malkin. The goals. The points. The championships. The awards. And the penalty minutes. One of those things is clearly not like the others. But the superstar center has spent more time in the penalty box than any other...
Coalition aims to keep Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of Wisconsin business, tourism and health care leaders, former office holders and others announced Wednesday that it is working to find a bipartisan solution to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in the state. The Home Crew Coalition was formed as Gov. Tony Evers and the Brewers...
Sports talk host Greg Giannotti makes headlines for rant defending those battling mental illness
Greg Giannotti, a sports talk host at WFAN in New York who formerly worked at 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, made headlines after ripping a caller who minimized mental health issues in an on-air rant Tuesday. The tirade prompted Giannotti’s co-host, former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, to walk out of...
Mark Madden: Tristan Jarry sinking, Jason Zucker soaring during Penguins’ playoff push
Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime win over Columbus at PPG Paints Arena was a tale of two Penguins. It’s a story that will continue being told. Goaltender Tristan Jarry put the Penguins in position to lose. Winger Jason Zucker made sure they didn’t. Zucker’s story is more fun. Jarry’s narrative needs to...
Colorado police say no charges to be filed against Ja Morant
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant will not face charges in Colorado related to the livestreamed video is which he appeared to be displaying a gun in a strip club, police said Wednesday. The Glendale Police Department said it looked into the video, which was a stream that Morant showed on...
Tim Benz: For Duquesne, finding defensive consistency is key to a deep Atlantic 10 run
When a college basketball team goes from 6-24 to 20-11 in one year, there shouldn’t be too many complaints from the head coach. Given those enjoyable circumstances for Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot, that has generally been the case this season. But one thing Dambrot has pointed out is that he’d like...
First Call: 3 mock drafts, 3 cornerbacks slated for Steelers; Joe Haden discusses reasons for retirement
Wednesday’s “First Call” features an interesting Pittsburgh Steelers trend in mock drafts. Former Steeler Joe Haden discusses his reasons for retirement. We look at the circumstances for franchise tags on Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley. Plus, Duquesne gets some appreciation from the Atlantic 10 in advance of the team’s first...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ wild comeback over Blue Jackets was entertaining, but first 2 periods were alarming
Something felt familiar about the first two periods of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ performance against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. There was a certain smell about it. Like if you took a December Steelers’ road trip out to Oakland and put it on skates. A...
For Pirates’ double play partners Nick Gonzales, Liover Peguero, the waiting is the hardest part
For Nick Gonzales and Liover Peguero, spending spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates showed how close they are to making the major leagues and how far they still have to go. With Gonzales at second base and Peguero at shortstop — both are capable of playing on the other side...
Penguins pull off improbable comeback to beat Blue JacketsVideo
Friday’s trade deadline came and went. A handful of players left the Pittsburgh Penguins while a few new ones arrived. Danton Heinen was one of the ones who stayed. And he is grateful because he and his teammates feel the Penguins, as currently constructed, can do something profound this spring....
Union H.S. basketball coach reignites public vs. private debate with postgame commentsVideo
Union basketball coach Mark Stanley said he wasn’t trying to spark a firestorm with his critical comments at the WPIAL finals but instead shared out loud thoughts other public school coaches keep to themselves. Moments after losing to Imani Christian in the WPIAL Class A boys championship, Stanley said it...
AP source: Giants give Jones 4-year, $160M deal, tag BarkleyVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After days of hard-fought, down-to-the wire negotiating, the New York Giants reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones on Tuesday and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. A person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press the Giants and...
Pitt shoots for 3rd win vs. Georgia Tech in 2nd round of ACC tourneyVideo
For much of Tuesday afternoon, Pitt might have been expecting to play Florida State in its first ACC Tournament game. But the situation changed dramatically at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, and Georgia Tech rallied to defeat the Seminoles, 61-60, in the tournament’s first game. After its first-round bye, Pitt will...
Duquesne set to put loss in regular-season finale in past, focus on Atlantic 10 Tournament
One-by-one, they stepped to the free-throw line. Clang! … Swish! … Swish! … Clang! … For every miss by a Duquesne basketball player, there was a chance for everyone to run the floor. A make, of course, bought some extra time. Two days removed from their worst loss of the...
Penguins recall Alex Nylander, place Ryan Poehling on long-term IR
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and placed forward Ryan Poehling on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 14. Nylander’s recall was under emergency conditions because of the absences of forwards Mikael Granlund (undisclosed illness) and Bryan Rust (personal matters)....
Lamar Jackson gets nonexclusive tag from Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens announced Tuesday that they were designating Lamar Jackson as their franchise player, preventing him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this month after the expiration of his rookie contract. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Jackson was receiving the nonexclusive version...
Strong start from Mitch Keller helps Pirates defeat Blue Jays
The Pittsburgh Pirates got another strong start from Mitch Keller, who recorded three strikeouts and tossed three scoreless innings. Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer, and Lolo Sanchez added a solo shot in the four-run eighth inning as the Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2, on Tuesday afternoon in...
Nets-Rockets, Wizards-Pistons spread plays: Best bets for March 7
BY SPENCER URQUHART | 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...
Monessen school board: Penguins’ offer to pay for girls basketball team bus appreciated, not necessary
Efforts to pay for a charter bus to transport the Monessen girls basketball team to a PIAA playoff game — a movement that included the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation offering to foot the bill — were appreciated but not necessary, the district solicitor said at the Monessen school board meeting Tuesday...
Free agency primer: Despite abundance of WRs, Steelers could be in market for veteran help
When the Pittsburgh Steelers lost three of their top five wide receivers in free agency last year, they fortified the position with an all-too-familiar strategy. They emphasized it in the NFL Draft. By taking George Pickens in the second round and Calvin Austin in the fourth, the Steelers offset the...
Kansas out to defend Big 12 Tournament title in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The bull’s-eye on the back of third-ranked Kansas these days is about as big as it’s been in coach Bill Self’s tenure. The Jayhawks already have defended their Big 12 regular-season championship, winning the toughest league in the country by almost any measure in outright fashion....
Pennsylvania sports betting 101: How to bet, terms to know, odds explained
BY HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF Sports betting is now legal in Pennsylvania, and that means a whole new form of entertainment for millions of residents. But how can you maximize the fun — and possibly win a little money along the way — if you’re new to the sports-betting scene?...
Edey, Purdue on top of wild Big Ten heading into tourney
CHICAGO — While Zach Edey and Purdue won the Big Ten title this season, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Indiana had their share of big moments. Same for Boo Buie and Northwestern, and Tyson Walker and Michigan State. The Big Ten Conference Tournament is back in Chicago this year, and — judging...
2021 No. 1 draft pick Henry Davis among Pirates’ 1st spring training cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ first day of cuts in spring training included catcher Henry Davis, the 2021 No. 1 overall draft pick. The Pirates reassigned Davis and outfielders Matt Gorski and Lolo Sanchez to their minor league camp Tuesday afternoon, following their 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at LECOM...
2023 fantasy baseball catcher/DH rankings: The future is now for Adley Rutschman
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The Home Field Sports fantasy baseball rankings series continues with catchers and designated hitters, which involve the fewest fantasy-relevant players compared to the other positions. Catcher is thin and still limited as far as productive bats, but the universal DH allows more players...
