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Todd Frazier hits 2nd home run as Pirates lose Grapefruit League home opener to Tigers
Todd Frazier continued his bid to make the Pittsburgh Pirates as a nonroster invitee to spring training, hitting his second home run in three Grapefruit League games. Frazier’s shot to left field off Erasmo Ramirez in the fourth inning was the Pirates’ only run in a 6-1 five-inning loss to...
Duquesne’s success in Atlantic 10 Tournament likely tied to defense
After coaches review video with players until their eyes hurt, there are no secrets at the end of a basketball season. Even this year, with covid-19 protocols limiting Duquesne to 16 games (approximately half a season), coach Keith Dambrot expects no surprises when his No. 9-seeded team meets No. 8...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to be placed on covid-19 list
It’s been 360 days since Pittsburgh Penguins fans were last able to watch a game in person at PPG Paints Arena because of the covid-19 pandemic. They’ll have to wait for a few more, at least, to see the team’s captain for similar reasons. Sidney Crosby will not play in...
30 years after Penguins-Whalers trade: John Cullen, Grant Jennings on trading places, awkward meetings, rental evictions
Thursday night, at 9:15 p.m., Penguins fans will probably be gritting their teeth through the latter stages of yet another excruciatingly close Eastern Division game against the Flyers. They should take a moment. Pause the game on the DVR, and look out toward Hartford, Connecticut. Then, with a raised glass,...
First Call: Diontae Johnson’s admission about drops; 17-game NFL season plans; gamblers bailing on Penguins
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an interesting admission from Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. We also get a peek at what a 17-game NFL schedule may look like. People may be overrating J.J. Watt’s impact on the Cardinals. Gamblers have faith in Ke’Bryan Hayes but are losing trust in the Penguins....
Tim Benz: 3 things Penguins need to fix against Flyers
A limited number of Penguins fans will be allowed into PPG Paints Arena Tuesday night just in time to see a three-game set against the hated Philadelphia Flyers. It’s a crucial series given the current state of the clustered Eastern Division standings. The cross-state rivals will begin play jockeying for...
Anthony Alford returns from season-ending injury to flash power for Pirates
It was a bittersweet reunion for Anthony Alford and the Toronto Blue Jays, the organization that drafted and developed him, then discarded him last summer by designating him for assignment. When Alford came to bat against Robbie Ray on Monday in Dunedin, Fla., it was as a designated hitter in...
This date in sports history: March 2Video
1918 — Joe Malone is held scoreless in the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-3 season-ending loss to the Toronto Arenas, but finishes the first NHL season with a league-high 44 goals in 22 games. The 44 goals remains an NHL record that stands until 1944-45 when Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in...
Duquesne will play Richmond in 1st A-10 Tournament game Thursday
After a wait of two years, Duquesne (8-8, 7-7) will play its first game in the Atlantic 10 Tournament at 11 a.m. Thursday as the No. 9 seed against No. 8 Richmond. The game will be played at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va., home venue of No. 2 seed...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Ligonier Valley grad makes nationals in high jump, pentathlon
Senior Olivia Miller will again compete on a national stage for the Carlow women’s track and field team. Miller, a Ligonier Valley graduate and multi-event athlete, qualified to compete in the high jump and pentathlon at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship held Wednesday through Friday at Dakota State...
NIT moving entire tournament to Texas for 2021Video
DALLAS — The NIT is moving the 2021 event to Texas, taking the semifinals and championship game out of New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in the 83-year history of college basketball’s oldest postseason tournament. The pandemic also is reducing the field to 16 teams from the...
Oldest to youngest: Pitt’s Terrell Brown, William Jeffress have chance to step up
During the final two games of the regular season — plus, whatever magic can get conjured up in the ACC Tournament — Pitt will be relying on a new cast. Among them are the oldest player on the team (senior Terrell Brown, age 22) and the youngest (freshman William Jeffress,...
Collectors can take bite out of Jack Lambert mementos, including empty teeth holder
“Teeth not included.” That is the final line in the description for Lot. No. 590 of the Lelands Spring Classic collection, and it pertains to perhaps the most unusual item the famed auction house ever has put on the block. It is the container that once held Jack Lambert’s teeth....
What’s different with the net-front role on the Penguins’ power play?
Patric Hornqvist is back where he belongs. He’s jabbing, hacking, slashing and generally vexing any goaltender with a considerable lack of social distance as a net-front presence on the top power-play unit. The only difference this year is he is performing that task with a better suntan. Now a member...
Questions surround death of former NFL player Louis Nix IIIVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Louis Nix III, a standout nose guard at Notre Dame before being drafted into the NFL, has died in Florida after being missing for several days, but many questions linger about the circumstances of his death. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the 29-year-old Nix was reported missing...
Mitch Keller struggles, Anthony Alford homers as Pirates tie Blue Jays
Mitch Keller wanted to focus on filling up the strike zone. Instead, when the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander had trouble throwing strikes, he was forced to work on pitching from behind in counts. Keller allowed two runs on three hits in the first inning of a 2-2 seven-inning tie with the...
Michigan leaps Baylor into 2nd behind Gonzaga in Top 25; West Virginia moves to 6th
Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll on Monday, taking advantage of the Bears’ loss at Kansas to leap into the No. 2 spot behind the Bulldogs. Gonzaga continued to hold down the top spot in the Top 25, just...
Pitt basketball attendance at the Pete will stay ‘status quo,’ capped at 500 people
Despite Pennsylvania government officials easing covid-19 restrictions on indoor gatherings Monday, attendance at Pitt’s last basketball game of the season Tuesday at Petersen Events Center will remain capped at 500 people. “Status quo,” a university spokesman said, adding that the Pitt campus is under “elevated risk” status. Pitt has played...
Cardinals agree to terms with free agent edge rusher JJ Watt
J.J. Watt has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The team announced the deal with the free-agent edge rusher Monday. Watt was released last month by the Houston Texans, for whom he won three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. A person familiar with the contract...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Lukas Svejkovsky debuts with 2 goalsVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • With the Western Hockey League (WHL) opening its season on Friday, forward Lukas Svejkovsky got off to a fast start with two goals in his first two games for the Medicine Hat...
Pitt remains unbeaten in ACC after 3-game sweep of Florida State
Pitt’s baseball team will continue its journey through the ACC on Friday when it travels to Duke after a historic three-game sweep of No. 9 Florida State. The Panthers (6-1, 3-0) rallied for a 9-7 victory in 13 innings Sunday at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Kyle Hess drove...
Penguins receive approval to play to limited capacity
Hockey nights in Pittsburgh will involve fans once again as soon as Tuesday. On Monday, the Penguins received approval from Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pa. Department of Health to open PPG Paints Arena to 15% capacity (2,800). To date, the Penguins have been limited to having only 500 people...
Revised restrictions will allow Pirates to have fans in the stands at PNC Park this season
After playing a shortened season in an empty ballpark last summer, the Pittsburgh Pirates received welcome news Monday that will allow them to have fans in the stands at PNC Park this season. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday revised restrictions to allow for 20% of maximum capacity at outdoor venues....
Pitt wrestlers Jake Wentzel, Nino Bonaccorsi win ACC championships
Pitt wrestlers Jake Wentzel and Nino Bonaccorsi became 2021 ACC champions Sunday at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum and will join teammates Micky Phillippi and Cole Matthews at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis on March 18-20. Wentzel (South Park) defended his championship at 165 pounds, recording shutout victories (1-0 and...
Mark Madden: Jim Rutherford played it right, but Penguins sure could use Marc-Andre Fleury
When you are dealt a bust hand (hard 12-16 — i.e., not including an ace) in blackjack and the dealer shows a 6, you stand. That’s what the odds dictate. You won’t always win. But if you lose, you still made the right play. If you hit and win, you...
