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Pirates get 17 hits, fall just short of no-hitter in Grapefruit League win over Braves
It all came down to the final out. The Pittsburgh Pirates were one out away from a spring training no-hitter, thanks to a double play in the bottom of the ninth against the Atlanta Braves. Right-handed reliever Nick Mears lost the no-hit bid when Phillip Ervin singled on a soft...
Pitt exits ACC Tournament in 1st-round loss to Miami, big offseason awaits
Femi Odukale shot the basketball 16 times, often fighting through traffic, slithering in and out of tiny gaps, ending up with 28 points. The total was a career-high for the Pitt freshman who showed an ability to shoulder huge amounts of responsibility over the final four games after two of...
Steelers re-sign linebacker/safety Marcus Allen to 1-year contract
Marcus Allen, drafted as a safety before being converted to inside linebacker last season, signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Allen was an exclusive rights free agent. Allen, 24, got his first significant playing time in 2020, his third NFL season. A safety at Penn State,...
Big Ten entering postseason eager to end NCAA title drought
The coach of the Big Ten’s last national championship team believes the conference’s 20-year title drought could end this season. “We’ve got four or five teams that are on top that could do it,” Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said. “There’s enough good teams that we could get a couple teams...
Draft analyst sees Steelers taking UNC running back Javonte Williams in 1st round
NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah sees the Pittsburgh Steelers taking a running back in the first round. Just not the player who is on the top of most scout’s draft boards. Alabama’s Najee Harris is considered the top runner in this year’s class, but Jeremiah recently moved another power...
For Pirates manager Derek Shelton, building a batting order is best served with variety
Most days, Derek Shelton is loathe to discuss lineups. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager used so many different batting orders last season — 57 in 60 games — that it became a running joke: As many varieties as Heinz. On Tuesday, however, Shelton was in a good mood and delved into...
As expected, Steelers don’t use franchise tag on OLB Bud Dupree, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag passed at 4 p.m. Tuesday, and the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to use it on outside linebacker Bud Dupree. For just the second time in the past five years, the Steelers didn’t tag any of their players. The Steelers tagged Dupree...
Penguins forward Jared McCann day to day with undisclosed injury
Penguins forward Jared McCann will miss Tuesday’s home game against the New York Rangers due to an undisclosed injury. According to coach Mike Sullivan, McCann’s status is “day to day.” McCann left Sunday’s 5-1 win against the Rangers at PPG Paints Arena at 14:48 of the second period. The timing...
University of Texas report finds ‘no racist intent’ behind song ‘Eyes of Texas’
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus...
Former Steelers player says son moved from ICU, health improving
Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Ryan Switzer said his 9-month-old son was moved out of the ICU Monday after he was admitted over the weekend to control bleeding. Switzer wrote on Twitter, “Christian is being moved from the ICU to the floor today! There were no more bleeding spells over night...
First Call: Rod Woodson jabs JuJu Smith-Schuster; ESPN knocks Bud Dupree; Mike Hilton on his big decision
Lots of Steelers talk dominates Tuesday’s “First Call.” Rod Woodson is critical of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. One analyst is unkind regarding linebacker Bud Dupree’s free agency projection. Cornerback Mike Hilton talks about the prospect of leaving Pittsburgh. And we mix in some hockey this weekend in Pittsburgh as well....
Tim Benz: Steelers’ same old song about fixing the run game is going over like a ‘Led Zeppelin’
I wonder if Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger likes Led Zeppelin. What about offensive coordinator Matt Canada? If they do, then they may know that Led Zeppelin’s epic hit “Stairway to Heaven” turned 50 years old last week. Note, I said “Stairway to Heaven.” Not “Stairway to Seven.” No, that mothballed...
NHL’s reconfigured divisions are impacting playoff positioning, especially for the Penguins
After a dormant night in the NHL’s Eastern Division, all eight teams are in action Tuesday evening, including the Penguins hosting the New York Rangers at 6 p.m. I was a bit skeptical of how the makeshift 2021 NHL format of entirely intra-divisional play would work out. We’re about 45%...
This date in sports history: March 9Video
1943 — Eddie Dancker banks in a desperation 25-foot hook shot from the corner to give Sheboygan a 30-29 win over Fort Wayne and the National Basketball League crown. The defeat of the Pistons is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in pro basketball history. 1948 — NHL president...
Les Miles is out as Kansas Jayhawks football coach after harassment allegations emerge
Kansas Athletics and football coach Les Miles have decided to mutually part ways, they announced in a joint statement late Monday. Miles, who was hired as KU’s football coach in November 2018, was 3-18 in two seasons with the Jayhawks. KU athletic director Jeff Long said a national search would...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Phantoms in overtimeVideo
Forward Tim Schaller had two goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who lost at home to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms in overtime, 4-3, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-2-2-1) also got a goal and an assist from forward Josh Currie while forward Drew...
Titans trading 2020 1st-round pick Isaiah Wilson to DolphinsVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have found a team in the Miami Dolphins to take their 2020 first-round draft pick off their hands, trading offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson after his rookie season. The trade agreed to Monday night sends the 29th overall pick in 2020 out of Georgia to...
Cowboys, QB Dak Prescott finally have agreement on new contractVideo
The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott have finally agreed on the richest contract in club history two years after negotiations first started with the star quarterback. The team said the agreement was reached Monday. It’s a $160 million, four-year contract with $126 million guaranteed and an NFL-record $66 million signing...
ACC Tournament lacks star power, dominant teams in ‘down year’Video
It’s been a down year by the ACC’s own lofty standards, lacking the usual set of highly ranked teams and star-laden rosters. Instead, the league enters its tournament with no clear favorite or headlining team, just plenty of unpredictability in a chaotic season amid the covid-19 pandemic. No. 16 Virginia...
Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby bullish about future as NCAA Tournament nearsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said it could be “a matter of years” before its schools recover from the financial blow they took when the covid-19 pandemic shut down sports and then limited how games have returned. The loss of revenue from the canceled Big 12...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie sets aside All-ACC talk to focus on MiamiVideo
Pitt sophomore Justin Champagnie said he called no one Monday when word reached him that he was named to the All-ACC first team. “I was happy,” Champagnie said. But … “I didn’t look at it as, ‘I did it. I did it. I did it,’ ” he said. “I feel...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Jonathan Gruden gets first professional goal
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In the American Hockey League (AHL), forwards Jordy Bellerive and Jonathan Gruden each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 road win against the Binghamton Devils...
Penguins place D Mark Friedman on injured reserve, others assigned to AHLVideo
Mark Friedman’s absence from the lineup will linger. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed the newly acquired defenseman on their injured reserve list Monday. Friedman has missed the past two games because of an upper-body injury suffered during last Thursday’s game against his former team, the Philadelphia Flyers. That was Friedman’s second...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Josh Spiegel impresses in Penn State debut
Josh Spiegel transferred to Penn State from Oklahoma State in the offseason as the redshirt freshman sought a better opportunity to see the field and make an impact. It sure looks like the Penn-Trafford grad made the right decision. He went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in his Nittany...
Kasperi Kapanen quietly leading Penguins in even-strength offensive categories
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ leader in even-strength points isn’t Sidney Crosby or Jake Guentzel. The Penguins player who has been on the ice for the most 5-on-5 goals by his team this season isn’t Evgeni Malkin or Kris Letang. Instead, it’s a player who through less than a half of a...
