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Mark Madden: MLB’s punishment still not enough for Astros sign-stealing scandal
The Houston Astros were heavily punished for using technology to steal signs during their march to a World Series win in 2017. Their GM and manager were suspended for a year, then fired. They lost first- and second-round draft picks this year and in 2021. The club was fined $5...
Art Rooney II committed to bringing back Steelers OLB Bud Dupree
After the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended short of a playoff berth for the second year in a row, coach Mike Tomlin said retaining outside linebacker Bud Dupree would be a “high priority” in the offseason. “I wouldn’t disagree with that,” team president Art Rooney II said Wednesday. In his fifth...
Art Rooney II ‘optimistic’ about Steelers GM Kevin Colbert sticking around for 2020 season
Kevin Colbert just completed his second decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers overseeing the franchise’s football operations. Team president Art Rooney II is hoping that tenure extends into a third. Colbert’s contract expires after the NFL Draft in April. Although Colbert, 63, has hinted at retirement, Rooney II said Wednesday that...
Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip takes players, fathers to Boston, DetroitVideo
If there were a bunch of middle-aged men in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room Wednesday, it must have meant only one thing. The Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip was about to get underway. In a tradition dating back several years, the Penguins designate one short, multiple-game road trip and invite players’...
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick next WPIAL standout who could join MLB ranksVideo
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick tells a story about hitting baseballs two years ago with Neil Walker, the former Pine-Richland player and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It was a really cool experience meeting him and talking to him a little bit,” said Hendrick, describing himself as a sponge...
Pitt safety Damar Hamlin returning for 5th year
The Pitt defense received more good news Tuesday when free safety Damar Hamlin said he is returning for his fifth year of eligibility after getting a waiver from the NCAA. Hamlin’s freshman year in 2016 was limited by injuries to three appearances without a start. He is the fourth Pitt...
Penguins’ power play enjoying rare successVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins received an obvious boost in every facet during Tuesday’s 7-3 rout of the Minnesota Wild at home thanks to the return of forward Sidney Crosby. The power play was arguably the most tangible to quantify as it went 2 for 4 with Crosby collecting secondary assists on...
Steelers hire former Pitt offensive coordinator Matt Canada to coach quarterbacks
After a two-year absence, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a designated quarterbacks coach for the 2020 season. Matt Canada, who spent the 2016 season as the offensive coordinator at Pitt, was hired Tuesday by the Steelers. Canada, 47, last coached in 2018 when he served as the interim coach at...
Steelers safety Donnie Shell named to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bill Cowher wasn’t the only member of the Pittsburgh Steelers to get advance warning about his selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When the 15-member Centennial Slate was unveiled Wednesday morning during NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” telecast, former Steelers safety Donnie Shell arrived on set for an...
Former Pitt star Jimbo Covert selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jimbo Covert was in San Francisco on business Wednesday, so he set his alarm for 4 a.m. He didn’t want to sleep through one of the greatest moments of his life. The former Pitt and Chicago Bears offensive lineman had known for a week he was one of the finalists...
First Call: Eagles may want Hines Ward; charity drops Antonio BrownVideo
Wednesday’s “First Call” features some news about a pair of former Steelers receivers. A dreadful call crushes Pitt. And two hockey oddities. Thanks. But no thanks Here is the latest, greatest example of how toxic Antonio Brown has become. The former Steelers wide receiver recently posted a video where he...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot says team needs to evaluate while winning
Duquesne’s hot start to 2019-20 has started to bring some national attention. At 14-2 (4-0 Atlantic 10), the Dukes received nine AP Top 25 votes this week. Also, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi isn’t ruling out a potential at-large NCAA tournament bid, if Duquesne wins its fair share of road games...
U mad, bro? Readers rip Bill Cowher, defend Tony Romo, debate James Conner, attack Tim Benz
In “U mad, bro?” this week, readers pop off about James Conner, they defend Tony Romo’s money, they rip Bill Cowher’s Hall of Fame induction, and they go hard against me. Well, not so much me. Just this weekly column. Eh, no. It’s me. It’s definitely me. The “RefofPttsburgh” sent...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Wild 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 7-3 win against the Wild: It was a very different morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. After all, there was a notable presence that hadn’t been seen for weeks. Mike Tomlin. The Steelers’ coach was a spectator for the skates of the Penguins as...
Kevin Gorman: Sidney Crosby’s comeback game was perfectly Pittsburgh for PenguinsVideo
It was a Pittsburgh Theme Night for the Penguins, and they pulled out all the stops in celebrating the colloquialisms and idiosyncrasies for which the city is famous. Nothing screams that it’s a Hockey Night in Pittsburgh more than hearing Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s name announced in the starting lineup...
West Virginia men’s basketball dominates Jamie Dixon, TCUVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Derek Culver scored 17 points, West Virginia’s bench provided a huge lift on offense and the 12th-ranked Mountaineers stomped TCU, 81-49, on Tuesday night. West Virginia (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) is unbeaten in eight home games and has held 10 opponents this season to 60 points or...
Lots of memorable moments between Packers, 49ers in recent historyVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brett Favre vs. Steve Young. Aaron Rodgers dueling with Colin Kaepernick. The catch by Terrell Owens, electrifying returns from Desmond Howard and breathtaking runs by Kaepernick. Few franchises have been as intertwined over the last quarter-century as the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, with...
Coach Emily Boissonneault up to task of building Pitt women’s lacrosse from scratchVideo
Start-ups are nothing new to Emily Boissonneault. When she entered Donald A. Wilson Secondary School in suburban Toronto as a sophomore, the school was new. She became a member of its first girls basketball team and, at the urging of a gym teacher who owned the local lacrosse club, first...
Titans’ gamble hiring Mike Vrabel paying offVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro listened to how coach Mike Vrabel praised his performance in Tennessee’s wild-card win with the hint of a smile. “I know how Vrabel is,” Vaccaro said. “He’s tough. He wants you to be physical, gritty, grindy, and he just likes guys that are...
Penguins torch Wild in Sidney Crosby’s return
Sidney Crosby got back to the business of being the NHL’s top superstar Tuesday night in a 7-3 Penguins victory over the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Centering a line with Jared McCann and Dominik Simon, Crosby finished with a goal and three assists, including two helpers on the...
Pitt loses lead late, falls to Louisville in overtimeVideo
Pitt coach Jeff Capel couldn’t believe what he saw. There were 21 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night in a game Pitt finally lost 73-68 to No. 11 Louisville. With Pitt down two, 6-foot-10 center Terrell Brown reached over — or so he thought — Louisville’s 6-11 Malik Williams and...
Panthers LB Luke Kuechly retiring after 8 seasons in NFLVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons. The 28-year-old Kuechly made the surprising announcement Tuesday night in a video posted on the team’s website. He said, “I think now is the right chance to move on.” Kuechly was selected to seven...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Cole hits milestone, again
Jenna Cole is one of those rare cases: a basketball player who gets to celebrate the 1,000-point mark twice in her college career. Cole, a Norwin graduate and a senior forward at La Roche, accomplished the feat over the weekend as she scored her 1,000th point as a player at...
Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandalVideo
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport’s sign-stealing scandal. Cora was the bench coach for the Houston Astros when they won the 2017 World Series and led Boston to the title the following...
Surging Duquesne faces Fordham next in bid for 5-0 start in Atlantic 10
Duquesne’s basketball practice Tuesday morning was winding down in typical fashion at Power Center, the Dukes’ temporary on-campus workout facility until their new arena is completed. It was the eve of their next game against Fordham at PPG Paints Arena, where Duquesne (14-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10) will look to continue...
