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Steelers 2021 offseason positional outlook: Outside linebackers
Editor’s note: This is Part 9 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: In regards to glamour and star power, outside linebacker has arguably been the “money” position of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense over...
Penguins place Brian Dumoulin on long-term injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Brian Dumoulin on long-term injured reserve. That designation allowed them to recall defenseman Will Reilly, a first-year professional, from their taxi squad. Dumoulin, one of the team’s top players, has been sidelined the past two games — since a 3-2 overtime road loss to the...
Chiefs’ Robinson, Kilgore land on covid-19 list as close contactsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed a pair of backups, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and center Daniel Kilgore, on the covid-19 list as close contacts Monday as they begin final preparations for the Super Bowl against Tampa Bay. Chiefs coach Andy said he was told of the...
Penguins’ upcoming home games postponed by Devils’ covid-19 issues
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ upcoming home games Tuesday and Thursday against the New Jersey Devils have been postponed indefinitely. On Monday, the NHL announced four additional Devils players were added to the league’s covid-19 protocol-related absence list. They join the six Devils players already on that list prior to Monday. Those...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Spencer Lee dominates
Not that it comes as much of a surprise, but Spencer Lee is holding down his No. 1 national ranking at Iowa. The senior 125-pound wrestler from Franklin Regional recorded another pin for the top-ranked Hawkeyes flattened No. 9 Illinois, 36-6. The victory improved his winning streak to 26 matches,...
Steelers promote assistant Adrian Klemm to full-fledged OL coach, per report
Just like last time, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t go too far to find a new offensive line coach. Adrian Klemm has been promoted from assistant OL coach to the full-time gig, according to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Klemm replaces Shaun Sarrett, who two years ago made...
Pirates to allow limited number of fans at spring training games at LECOM Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Monday preliminary plans to host fans for spring training games at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., with approximately 25% of the 8,500-seat capacity available. The Pirates will make tickets available in seating pods of two to four per transaction, with a 6-foot distance required for safe...
Tom Brady on playing past 45: ‘I would definitely consider that’
Tom Brady keeps raising the bar about how long he could keep playing quarterback in the NFL. As the 43-year-old Brady prepares for his record 10th Super Bowl and first since joining Tampa Bay this past offseason, he said he’s already considering surpassing his previous goal and playing beyond age...
Packers planning for long-term future that includes Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur say they expect Aaron Rodgers to remain their team’s starting quarterback in 2021 and beyond. Gutekunst and LaFleur made those comments Monday during season-ending Zoom sessions with reporters. After the Packers’ 31-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in...
Tampa Bay makes best of Super Bowl week amid sour economy
TAMPA, Fla. — There have been four previous Super Bowls in Tampa, some amid war and economic distress, but none have faced the challenges this year’s event encounters because of the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout. Tickets for Sunday’s game are limited to about a third of the capacity of...
Rebounding, defense among chief concerns for Pitt’s Jeff Capel
On the list of matters that concern Jeff Capel, perhaps, the loneliness of Petersen Events Center might be the least worrisome (even though on game days it seems more like a big, empty barn than an ACC basketball arena). Still, he did comment Monday about what has happened to home-court...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Penguins GM search, Steelers’ future, NFL newsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk Penguins hockey, the Steelers’ future, Super Bowl and all things Pittsburgh sports. As the Penguins search for their next general manager, Madden thinks they are looking for a ready-made guy who can...
Red Sox 2B, 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia retires
BOSTON — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and the MVP in his second season but played in a total of nine games in the last three years because of a knee injury, retired on Monday. A four-time All-Star who...
Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in
Baylor has overshadowed nearly everything in the Big 12 this season as it tries to complete an undefeated season. Oklahoma has been making a statement of its own. With a win over then-No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang sidelined with undisclosed injuryVideo
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss Monday’s road game against the New York Rangers because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan termed his absence as “day to day.” Letang, the team’s top defenseman, left Saturday’s 5-4 overtime road win against the Rangers at 10 minutes, 15 seconds of the...
Penguins to wear alternate jerseys against Rangers
The Penguins will wear white alternate jerseys for Monday’s road game against the New York Rangers. With the NHL struggling to generate revenue this season as a result of limited ticket revenue because of the pandemic, the league has made all 31 active teams don alternate jerseys this season. The...
Study: Pittsburgh the best U.S. city for football fans, State College 4th among ‘small’ cities
It’s Super Bowl week. And as the unofficial national holiday of game day approaches, so do the lists celebrating America’s favorite sport. And, at least according to a popular personal finance website, in no U.S. city is it better to be a football fan than Pittsburgh. Buoyed by an NFL...
Big Ten football recruiting rankings: Where does Penn State stand entering 2nd signing day for Class of 2021?
The advent of the early signing period for college football in December has taken much of the drama out of the annual national signing day in February, which used to be a day filled with much drama and fanfare. Now, teams are mostly finalizing their classes with a couple commits...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Nathan Legare, Sam Poulin debut for Val-d’Or Foreurs
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past week: • In the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), forwards Nathan Legare and Sam Poulin each made their debuts for Val-d’Or Foreurs on Saturday in a 3-2 shootout road win against the Gatineau Olympiques....
This date in sports history: Feb. 1Video
1913 — Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball in Egypt. The game ends in a 3-3 tie. 1956 — Hayes Alan Jenkins leads...
First Call: Matt Murray’s struggles continue; ex-Penguins lighting up the score sheet
Monday’s “First Call” is a hockey hotbed. Former Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is continuing to have problems with his new team. And on Sunday, many of them were caused by some other guys who also used to skate in Pittsburgh. In fact, ex-Penguins are scoring like crazy all over the...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s really grim for the Steelers,’ and not enough people will say that out loud
Based on the information coming out from Steelers headquarters last week, it sounds like the organization is taking a slow and steady approach to fixing the issues present with the team at the end of 2020. In fact, Steelers owner Art Rooney II went so far as to tell reporters...
Tim Benz: A return to the 1980s Pittsburgh sports scene? Sadly, it may have already started.
The 1980s were good for a few things. Hair metal. Karate. Tom Cruise movies. Acid wash jeans. Just a few things that leap to mind. However, they weren’t a great time for the Pittsburgh sports scene. No titles were won in Pittsburgh from 1979 (when the Steelers and Pirates both...
Minor league report: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins open preseason with victory
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 21 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who opened their preseason with a 5-1 road win against the Binghamton Devils at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, N.J., on Sunday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got goals from forwards Jordy Bellerive, John Gruden, Zach Nastasiuk, Tim Schaller and defenseman Josh...
Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes prepare for 5th matchup after splitting 1st 4Video
There was a regular-season shootout and a playoff masterpiece the first season Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady met on a football field. Brady came out ahead in those two meetings, but Mahomes has gotten the edge the past two times they met. Now as they are set to meet on...
