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Steelers sign former Pitt running back Darrin HallVideo
For the third time in the past 10 weeks, former Pitt star Darrin Hall signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A 1,000-yard rusher for the Panthers in 2018, Hall signed a reserve/future deal Tuesday. Hall twice over the second half of this past season had short stints on the...
Pitt volleyball setter Maddie Soboleski transfers to South AlabamaVideo
Pitt redshirt freshman setter Maddie Soboleski, who last season ranked second in assists for the ACC women’s volleyball champion Panthers, has transferred to South Alabama. Soboleski, an Edinboro native, announced the move Tuesday on her Instagram account, and the transfer was confirmed by the Pitt athletic department. She recorded 140...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot seeks improved long-range shootingVideo
Keith Dambrot can diagram plays, teach players the proper way to a beat a ball screen and implore them to play better defense and hit the boards harder. In short, do all those things coaches do while trying to build a winning team. But Duquesne’s coach also knows those backboards...
Pirates name former Tigers minor-league manager Mike Rabelo assistant hitting coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates made the final appointment to their coaching staff Tuesday when general manager Ben Cherington named Mike Rabelo assistant hitting coach. Rabelo, 39, was a manager in the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for six seasons, most recently with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves in 2019. He led the SeaWolves...
Grading the Penguins: The defensemen and goaltenders
The Penguins passed the midway point of the season on Sunday when they played their 42nd game of 2019-20, a 4-1 home loss to the Florida Panthers. Through Monday, they are in second place of the Metropolitan Division with a 25-12-5 record and 55 points. How have the Penguins done...
Giants nearing deal with Patriots’ Joe Judge to become coachVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge are working on a deal for him to become the team’s coach, a surprising move for the four-time Super Bowl-winning franchise that tumbled to the bottom of the NFL in recent years, a person familiar...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for week of Jan. 6, 2020
Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr entered the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament this past weekend in his home gym and came away with a first-place finish. Starr (16-3) was the No. 4 seed at 152 pounds and earned a 1 minute, 40-second pin over Belle Vernon’s Jerome Gilliam in his first-round...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for week of Jan. 6, 2020
For the fifth straight year, Kiski Area captured the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament title, and this time the Cavaliers did it in front of a hometown crowd. With 263 team points, the Cavaliers defeated Hempfield (224.5), Norwin (179.5) and Latrobe (179) for the top spot in the tournament. Four...
New Castle alum, Iowa junior safety Geno Stone enters NFL draftVideo
New Castle High School already has a safety playing in the NFL. Tuesday, another former Red Hurricanes safety announced his intentions to make it two. Geno Stone posted a message to his Twitter account that he was forgoing his final year of eligibility for Iowa and was declaring for the...
AP source: Panthers completing coaching deal with Matt Rhule
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are completing a contract to hire Baylor’s Matt Rhule as their coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to the Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the deal is not done. The Panthers have not spoken...
Predators hire former Devils coach John Hynes as new coach
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes as the third coach in franchise history after firing Peter Laviolette. The Predators announced the hiring Tuesday before a morning skate. Nashville hosts Boston on Tuesday night. “John Hynes is a bright young coach and...
Ex-Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett keeps chasing NFL dream with Steelers
J.T. Barrett was one of football’s biggest stars on Saturdays. For four years, he started at quarterback for one of college football’s marquee programs, winning a national championship and playing in other major bowl games for Ohio State. But accounting for 147 touchdowns and 12,000 yards of offense in the...
Double forward passes? Overtime ‘shootouts’? XFL set to unveil rules innovations
NEW YORK — When the XFL debuts in February, it will take a “Star Trek” approach of going where no football league has gone before. The eight-team league will have options for extra points worth one, two or three points. It will allow double forward passes behind the line of...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell update, Connor McDavid’s unreal goal, ugly NBA injury videoVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” features one of what will be many Le’Veon Bell offseason updates. Connor McDavid’s potential “goal of the year.” Plus, the good, the bad and the ugly from the NBA. Making it work Is Le’Veon Bell staying with the New York Jets or not? That will be one...
Penguins face brutal schedule, questions about Kris Letang’s play, Sidney Crosby’s return
This week’s hockey podcast goes in all sorts of directions with Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer. We begin with Kris Letang’s recent play. Is it just a bad patch or is he sliding away from Mike Sullivan’s commitment to structure? Many Penguins fans are hoping that a trade is...
Tim Benz: Even Steelers fans would forget hatred of Tom Brady if he lands in PittsburghVideo
It’s the opposite of what any Steelers fan wants to envision. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is working out over the next two months. He looks down at his surgically repaired elbow and says, “This thing ain’t healing right. I’m not close. It’s getting worse. Not better. I’m not going to be...
The age of ice fishing and more outdoor newsVideo
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a new piece of gear and more: Tip of the week If you got a new rifle, scope or ammunition for Christmas, or maybe even all three, it’s time to hit the range and get sighted in. But start...
Kirk Cousins, Mike Zimmer quiet skeptics in playoff win for VikingsVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — In their boisterous locker room in New Orleans after the overtime victory, the Minnesota Vikings roared in celebration when coach Mike Zimmer gave the game ball to quarterback Kirk Cousins. “How does it feel to win a playoff game?” Zimmer asked Cousins with a question that needed...
Pitt wide receiver Cameron O’Neil will transfer
Wide receiver Cameron O’Neil, who was an all-state player in Alabama in 2017 before coming to Pitt, has decided to transfer. O’Neil redshirted in 2018 and did not appear in any games this season. He was not part of the rotation at wide receiver that included seniors Maurice Ffrench and...
In midst of slump, Nashville Predators fire coach Peter LavioletteVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville fired Peter Laviolette on Monday after he coached the Predators into the playoffs in each of the previous five seasons. Assistant coach Kevin McCarthy also was dismissed. The Predators (19-15-7) have dropped four of five heading into Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins. They are...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Norwin’s Deri living showcase life
A number of local college football players are in Fort Worth, Texas to take part in the College Gridiron Showcase, an invite-only “all-star” event for many of the country’s top seniors. The showcase runs from Jan. 3-8 at McNair Stadium. Among the local contingent is West Liberty strong safety Logan...
Poll shows Americans favor endorsement money for NCAA athletesVideo
As the NCAA grapples with how to provide athletes opportunities to be compensated for their fame, about two-thirds of Americans support college players being permitted to earn money for endorsements. That is according to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Support for the NCAA allowing...
When Pitt comes to North Carolina, coach Roy Williams seeks more than historic winVideo
Roy Williams has presided over 1,119 college basketball games — not counting 11 seasons when he was a Dean Smith assistant at North Carolina. He needs one victory to pass Smith and stand fourth among Division I men’s coaches, behind Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Bob Knight. Historic...
Running backs for Clemson, LSU coming up big despite sizeVideo
CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Clemson’s Travis Etienne have more in common than their Louisiana backgrounds heading into the national title game. Both are smallish running backs who were overlooked at times in high school but have emerged as critical factors for next week’s College Football Playoff championship...
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will enter 2020 NFL DraftVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa put an end to the initial question about his future, announcing Monday that he is entering the NFL Draft and closing the book on a college career that began with a splash and ended with a devastating injury. Now the questions will be...
