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Penguins by Period: Evgeni Malkin scores on power play but Sabres, Sheary answerVideo
THIRD PERIOD The Sabres’ last-minute goal in the second period put the Penguins in a two-goal deficit that appeared to take its toll. The Penguins looked listless in the third period. First, they gave up another breakaway, only to see Kyle Okposo shoot high and wide right. And the fans...
South Fayette’s Janet DeCostro trades tennis racket for pickleball paddle
South Fayette resident and former Pitt women’s tennis player Janet DeCostro is shining in a new sport. DeCostro, 61, earned a gold medal with her mixed doubles partner in the 60-64 age group in the Super Senior International Pickleball Association East Championships in September in Griffin, Ga. She won silver...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 6
Class 6A vs 5A nonconference Mt. Lebanon (4-1, 4-2) at Upper St. Clair (3-1, 5-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Upper St. Clair Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon; Mike Junko, Upper St. Clair Players to watch: Joey Daniels, Mt. Lebanon (Soph., 5-9, 175, QB); Ethan Dahlem, Upper...
Penguins’ Jack Johnson shuts out trade talk to focus on improving
Jack Johnson was where he thought he’d be Thursday morning. Not Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Not the Pepsi Center in Denver. Not any of the NHL’s other 30 corporate-monikered confines. And definitely not Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre. (Or a surplus Saturn-V rocket aimed at the sun...
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph says connection with JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington ‘just a matter of time’
After leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to his first win as an NFL quarterback on Monday night, quarterback Mason Rudolph apologized for not throwing the ball enough to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster finished with three catches for 15 yards in the 27-3 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the...
Alle-Kiski Valley campus clippings: Grubbs sets up pair of wins for Thiel volleyball
With two wins in its past three matches, the Thiel women’s volleyball team hopes to recover from a 1-14 start. Freeport graduate and sophomore setter Courtney Grubbs is leading that charge for a team with one senior and one junior. Grubbs helped Thiel score a 3-2 upset of Bethany on...
Penguins turn to Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist in power play
Phil Kessel wasn’t at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ morning skate on Thursday. That’s nothing out of the ordinary. After all, coach Mike Sullivan usually makes the morning skates optional, and Kessel vigorously took the option over the past four years. Also, there is the matter of Kessel having been traded to...
Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman named Outland Defensive Player of the Month
Pitt sophomore defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman, who changed his number to 97 to match the jersey worn by Aaron Donald, was named Outland Trophy National Defensive Player of the Month for September. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Twyman recorded six sacks and 61/2 tackles...
Head of the Ohio Regatta a showcase for Pittsburgh rowing
More than 600 entries will take to the Allegheny River for the Head of the Ohio Regatta on Saturday and Sunday in downtown Pittsburgh. Race director Matt Logue of host Three Rivers Rowing said it will be the largest turnout since 2004. “We are expecting a slightly larger regatta than...
Pitt’s Tre Tipton has knee surgery, will miss remainder of seasonVideo
Senior wide receiver Tre Tipton, an Apollo-Ridge graduate, will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery Wednesday, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. I love these type of moments it’s like shedding new skin to be a better me.— Tre Tipton (@Tipton_05) October 3, 2019 This is the...
Kevin Gorman: Penguins try to move away from sweep, closer to next Stanley CupVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are two years removed from winning the Stanley Cup title, two weeks shy of six months since being swept in the first round of the playoffs. By a team that was swept in the second round. By a team that was swept in the third round. By...
Mason Rudolph, Steelers vow to improve on 3rd-down conversions
The season is one-quarter through, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to convert more than three third-down opportunities in any one game yet. The Steelers have exactly three third-down conversions during each of their first four games this season. Their only improvement in the area has come merely in that...
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett will play against DukeVideo
After a week resting a sore shoulder and wearing a headset instead of a helmet in Pitt’s game against Delaware, Kenny Pickett will start at quarterback Saturday at Duke. Coach Pat Narduzzi said Pickett practiced all week without restrictions after sitting out most of last week. He was injured in...
Steelers let Mason Rudolph operate under center more than Ben Roethlisberger did
With Mason Rudolph having replaced Ben Roethlisberger as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback, so has their heavy reliance on the shotgun snap. According to the NFL’s official game play-by-play of this past Monday’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals and not counting kneeldowns or direct snaps to a running back, the Steelers...
Pitching coach Ray Searage, bench coach Tom Prince won’t return to Pirates in 2020
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage and bench coach Tom Prince have been informed by management they are not candidates to return to the team’s major league staff next season. All other major league coaches will be candidates to keep their jobs after a manager to replace Clint Hurdle is...
Cameron Heyward returns to Steelers practice; JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner do not
Two-thirds of the way through the Pittsburgh Steelers practice week, injury has prevented both their reigning Pro Bowl offensive skill players to yet take part. Like each was on Wednesday, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner were listed on the team’s official injury report as not practicing. Smith-Schuster...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi concerned ‘Pay to Play’ could get out of hand
For the second time this week, Pat Narduzzi was asked about the hottest off-the-field topic in college football. And for the second time, Pitt’s coach wasn’t eager to talk about the California legislation that will allow college athletes to profit off their likenesses. Two Pennsylvania lawmakers said they are planning...
Penguins have paired Jack Johnson, Justin Schultz again
Jack Johnson was where he thought he’d be Thursday morning. Not Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Not the Pepsi Center in Denver. Not any of the NHL’s other 30 corporate-monikered confines. And definitely not Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre. (Or a surplus Saturn-V rocket aimed at the sun...
Chance The Rapper revives ‘SNL’ character for NHL season’s start
Hockey fans are ready to “do that hockey” and so is Chance The Rapper. With the NHL kicking off the 2019-20 season Wednesday, the league posted a video of Lazlo Holmes, Chance’s infamous “Saturday Night Live” character, interviewing the Vegas Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault. Among figuring out the proper pronunciation...
Penguins’ Alex Galchenyuk is a ‘game-time decision’ vs. Sabres
Penguins forward Alex Galchenyuk is expected to be in the lineup for Thursday’s season-opening contest against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. He missed the bulk of the preseason due to an undisclosed injury. “He feels really good,” said head coach Mike Sullivan. “We’ll visit with the trainers but...
Former MAC quarterbacks Maxwell, Reese find home, success with unbeaten IUP
Quarterbacks of Lenny Williams’ ilk don’t come along every day. During his time at IUP, the Sto-Rox product was one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in Division II, rushing for 2,787 yards and throwing for 8,189 while accounting for more than 100 touchdowns. So in the first season of the...
First Call: Ex-Pirate Charlie Morton is postseason star; Marc-Andre Fleury wins Vegas opener
In “First Call” Thursday, another postseason ex-Pirate moment. Marc-Andre Fleury’s 2019 is off to a good start in Vegas. Jon Gruden is mad about Vontaze Burfict’s suspension. Clutch Chuck Former Pirate Charlie Morton already has a World Series Game 7 win to his credit. He did that for the Houston...
New chapter of Steelers-Ravens rivalry has different feel
Thursday’s podcast takes a trip down to Baltimore. We check in with Jeremy Conn of 105.7 The Fan. The Ravens come to Heinz Field Sunday afternoon to play the Steelers. Conn gives us the reasons behind the ups and downs of the Ravens so far in 2019. Few teams looked...
U mad, bro? Fans pounce on Clint Hurdle firing, Steelers offense, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith
Are you mad about the Steelers? You’ve come to the right place. Angered over how the Pirates mangled the firing of Clint Hurdle? I’ve got you covered. Hate the NFL pass interference debate? Come on in. The water is just fine. Wanna nitpick minor flaws on supermodels wearing costumes of...
Tim Benz: In awful AFC, Steelers not dead yetVideo
An interesting dynamic is brewing in the AFC. It’s good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The dynamic is that, right now, most of the conference is awful. Not just the crummy AFC North. The whole conference has been lousy so far. It’s so bad, even at 1-3, the struggling Steelers...
