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Steelers ‘Believe it or Not’: Does the team really want to keep Bud Dupree?
It’s the third installment of our “Steelers Believe It or Not” series in preparation for NFL free agency starting March 18 and the NFL Draft opening April 23. We’re taking a look at some of the things the Steelers have told us about what they plan to do this offseason...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Sabres 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 win against the Sabres: BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the early days of training camp this past September, the Penguins toyed with some different line combinations. They gave Dominik Kahun a look with Sidney Crosby on the first line. That never really materialized. Brandon Tanev worked...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches five games
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 30 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-2 road loss to the Indy Fuel at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Thursday. Forward Nick Saracino scored both goals for the Nailers (24-28-5-0) who are mired in a five-game losing streak. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game...
WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers shine, Class AA struggles on Day 1 of PIAA tournament
HERSHEY — You couldn’t ask for a crazier day for WPIAL wrestlers than Thursday at the Giant Center. Talk about your polar opposites. The WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers shined, as 34 of 56 competing advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals. Class AA wrestlers didn’t do very well, as only 11 of...
Hempfield wrestler Berginc pulls off shocking win in PIAA tournament
HERSHEY — It was a perfect first day at the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling championships for Hempfield, highlighted by a huge upset by junior Ethan Berginc. The student at Jeannette, which co-ops with Hempfield for wrestling, stunned Giant Center crowd when he edged local favorite and No. 2 seed...
Matt Murray shines in Penguins’ road victory against SabresVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins have an ongoing competition between goaltenders Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry. And management appears content to let it play out during the final four weeks of the regular season before determining who the starting goaltender will be entering the playoffs. If either has pulled...
Pitt women’s ACC tourney run ends in 2nd round with loss to Georgia TechVideo
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Francesca Pan scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech pulled away from 15th-seeded Pitt on Thursday night for a 68-58 win in the second round of the ACC tournament. Dayshanette Harris scored 21 points for Pitt (5-26), which was coming...
Penguins notebook: Conor Sheary makes return to Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Conor Sheary snapped out an ugly skid during Tuesday’s 7-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. He scored his first goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a staggering 698 days. Granted, he spent most of that time as a member of the Buffalo Sabres....
Keith Dambrot pushes, prods Duquesne toward ‘big prizes’Video
Keith Dambrot senses something special percolating on the fourth floor of the Power Center on Duquesne’s campus. Every day at practice, he pushes his Duquesne team as hard as he can — even beyond, he hopes, the limit of its potential. Because that is what it might take as the...
Fite, Biss chosen top coach, athlete in PSAC East basketball
Chris Fite offers high praise for Jake Biss, his steely-eyed point guard at Shippensburg. But the feeling is mutual when it comes to Biss’ respect for his coach. Fite and Biss, both Latrobe alums, were lauded by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on Thursday, Fite as the coach of the...
Losses to Dayton could put Duquesne at disadvantage in Atlantic 10 tournamentVideo
There’s an argument to be made no Atlantic 10 team played a more difficult conference schedule than Duquesne. The Dukes are one of only five A-10 teams that played two games against Dayton (28-2, 17-0), the No. 3 team in the nation and a good bet to get at least...
Highlands gets set for PIAA matchup with Harbor Creek
Last weekend, the Golden Rams lifted gold at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, celebrating Highlands’ first WPIAL boys basketball championship since 1995. Highlands (22-3) enjoyed its title, but its mission isn’t done. The next chapter begins Friday when the Golden Rams open the PIAA Class 4A playoffs against District 10 third-place...
Jeannette’s Julian Batts sinks game-winner for LIU Brooklyn in NEC tourney openerVideo
Julian Batts never imagined he could get this much attention for a layup. But this layup was different. It had excitement and charisma. It brought the crowd to its feet. And it was a season-saver. The Long Island Brooklyn senior point guard took an inbound pass on the wing Wednesday...
Derek Holland, 4 others toss 2-hitter in Pirates loss
It’s only spring training, but the Pittsburgh Pirates keep finding new ways to lose. Derek Holland and four others combined for a two-hitter Thursday, but the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pirates, 2-1, in Port Charlotte, Fla. A veteran lefty on a minor league contract and competing to be the...
Ex-Penguins forward Dominik Kahun eager for new start with SabresVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dominik Kahun had been traded before. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired him in June from the Chicago Blackhawks via trade. But that was in the summer. Kahun had time to adjust to a new team, a new city and a new life. When the Penguins traded...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Penguins will start goaltender Matt Murray against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 35 games this season, Murray has an 18-10-5 record along with a 2.85 goals against average, a .899 save percentage and one shutout. Murray is...
Live Nation, Penguins to build new concert venue at Civic Arena site
The Civic Arena is the storied repository for many area residents’ concert and sporting event memories. The building with the retractable roof closed in 2010 and was demolished by 2012. But, following an announcement from Live Nation Entertainment, music will soon be heard in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill. The Pittsburgh Penguins...
WPIAL accepts apology, reduces suspension for Mars’ Michael Carmody
The WPIAL accepted senior Michael Carmody’s apology and reduced his suspension to one game, Mars athletic director Scott Heinauer said Thursday. Carmody initially was suspended two games for unsportsmanlike actions in the WPIAL Class 5A basketball championship last weekend. He attended an appeal hearing Wednesday in Green Tree, and the...
Why the Sabres are such a problem for the Penguins
Perhaps the most glaring issue during the recently snapped six-game losing streak for the Pittsburgh Penguins was their failure to beat inferior competition. When they went out west to face the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the Pens lost all three games to those clubs. They...
U mad, bro? Readers blast Big Ben, Bud, Benz. Jeff Capel and the NFL, too.
It may be March. But it’s a football-heavy “U mad, bro?” this week. Readers throw elbows at Ben Roethlisberger and his… well… throwing elbow. I take one in the chops, too, for questioning how well Roethlisberger’s recovery will go. Bud Dupree, Jeff Capel and the entire NFL machine get roasted...
Steelers ‘Believe it or Not’: Team is ‘comfortable’ with its backup quarterbacks
Editor’s note: Pittsburgh Steelers fans are getting ready for the start of NFL free agency on March 18. The NFL Draft begins April 23. So we are investigating a few things the Steelers have told us about what they plan to do this offseason. And if we believe those things...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings showed leadership when no one was watchingVideo
As a former third-stringer who was designated for assignment last May, Jacob Stallings understands how unlikely it is that he’s slated to become the starting catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, let alone a leader. Stallings isn’t taking anything for granted, even though he was endorsed the starter in spring training...
Pitt stretches losing streak to 7 with defeat vs. Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Jose Alvarado scored 23 points, Michael Devoe added 13 and Georgia Tech won its third straight game with a 73-57 victory over Pitt on Wednesday night. Eric Hamilton finished with 12 points to pace Pitt (15-16, 6-14 ACC). Xavier Johnson connected from 3, and Hamilton hit two free...
Minor league report: Nailers lose fourth straight
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 26 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Wednesday. Forwards Jan Drozg, a fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2017, and Renars Krastenbergs scored goals for the Nailers (24-27-5-0) who...
Robert Morris defeats St. Francis Brooklyn in NEC quarterfinals
It wasn’t supposed to be this difficult. Robert Morris, welcome to March Madness again. AJ Bramah scored 22 points, and top-seeded Robert Morris rallied to beat No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn, 59-58, in a Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night at UPMC Events Center, surviving the Terriers’ last-second comeback attempt....
