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Pitt reserve cornerback Jahvante Royal enters transfer portal
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi lost a veteran special teams player and reserve cornerback to the transfer portal Monday, a day after he received a verbal commitment from a transfer who plays the same position. I am officially in the Portal as a Grad Transfer !!! pic.twitter.com/ucEnkcKiop— JAHVANTE A. ROYAL (@jahvante_royal)...
After unfulfilling year at Tennessee, Norwin grad Jake Kendro finds his groove with Pitt baseball
During his freshman baseball season at Tennessee, Jake Kendro did not have to face LSU’s Paul Skenes, who became, of course, the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not that the Norwin grad would have backed down from the challenge. Skenes wasn’t the only...
Highlands grad Cassidy Davis leaps to prominence during freshman track and field season at Slippery Rock
Cassidy Davis, a freshman on the Slippery Rock women’s track and field team, has a lot in common with her event coach, Tabitha Bemis. Like Bemis, she is competing for a PSAC school (Bemis was a standout at Edinboro). She also is competing in one of the same events —...
Mark Madden: Immediately grading a draft is meaningless — but the Steelers get an A. Yay!
The NFL Draft is mercifully over. But the hype preceding wasn’t the low point. The post-draft is even worse. The draft itself was pretty cockeyed, too. More than three-quarters of a million people gathered in downtown Detroit. This wasn’t Woodstock. It was young people being assigned a workplace with no...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Hempfield grad Jacob Boord returns from injury at PAC championships
He didn’t defend his conference title, but the fact that Jacob Boord was able to compete at all came with a sizable measure of gratification. A senior at Allegheny College and a Hempfield graduate, Boord was medically cleared from a foot injury to compete around 8:15 a.m. Thursday. With less...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna joins Czechia’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna has joined Czechia’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in that country in May. The Czech Ice Hockey Association announced the addition of Zohorna and several other players with NHL contracts via a release on Monday. This tournament between...
Penguins A to Z: There isn’t a wrong choice with Joel BlomqvistVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
First Call: Steelers reportedly reached out about a Courtland Sutton trade; Joey Porter Jr.’s cousin getting Steelers camp invite
At least one report says the Pittsburgh Steelers did make a trade inquiry about Denver receiver Courtland Sutton. Another supposed Steelers draft target says he was expecting to wind up in Pittsburgh when his phone rang in the second round. A cousin of Joey Porter Jr. is getting a camp...
Tim Benz: Subtle nuggets for each Steelers draft choice that could help them make an impact
We’ve spent a lot of time getting to know the Steelers’ new draft class based on how they performed at the college football level. But what will make them good fits in Pittsburgh, specifically with the current roster constructed as it is? Let’s go pick-by-pick with some subtleties and nuggets...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ solid draft won’t yield a spike in win total
According to Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE, the Pittsburgh Steelers checked some important boxes when it comes to the NFL Draft. Specifically, adding a lot of talent up front on offense by drafting Washington tackle Troy Fautanu and West Virginia center Zach Frazier. “I think they did...
‘He’s not scared’: Pirates RHP Hunter Stratton checks another box by earning 1st MLB win
The firsts came in waves so fast that Hunter Stratton almost had to pinch himself while standing at his locker in the home clubhouse at PNC Park, recounting his amazement at his string of monumental moments. On the day his first child was due, the right-handed reliever learned that he...
Rangers finish off sweep of the Capitals, move on to the 2nd round of the NHL playoffsVideo
WASHINGTON — Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play early in the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves and the New York Rangers advanced to the second round of the playoffs by finishing off a sweep of the Washington Capitals with a 4-2 victory in Game...
Pitt secures commitment from Kentucky transfer defensive back Jaremiah Anglin Jr.
After losing seven players to the transfer portal since spring practice ended, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi secured a verbal commitment Sunday from former Kentucky defensive back Jaremiah Anglin Jr. H2P ???? #Committed pic.twitter.com/r5tAAmKP3g— Jaremiah Anglin Jr. (@jaremiahhjr) April 28, 2024 Anglin was redshirted last year in his freshman season at...
Denny Hamlin holds off Kyle Larson late to win NASCAR Cup race at Dover
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin called his shot ahead of Dover, guaranteeing a win on his podcast, then followed through on his bold boast that would have made the Bambino proud and held off Kyle Larson down the stretch to park his Toyota in victory lane. Hamlin wiggled past lapped...
Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
NEW ORLEANS — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Trainer pushed a 6-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with...
Steelers hope new-look offensive line can become anchor for long-term success
Over a span of four draft classes that happened to begin just after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent Super Bowl triumph, the organization drafted eight offensive linemen. Five of their eight most premium draft picks between 2009 and 2012 — defined for this exercise as among the top two they...
Pirates farm report for April 28, 2024: Termarr Johnson, Jack Brannigan homer as Grasshoppers win series finale
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) and Omaha (Royals) had their doubleheader rained out. A makeup date was not announced. Next: Tuesday vs. Buffalo (Blue Jays), 6:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 5-15) was swept in a six-game series by Akron (Guardians) after a 6-5 loss. It was the first time Altoona has lost all...
NFL mock draft 2025: Carson Beck goes No. 1, Shedeur Sanders No. 6
Even before the 2023 college football season kicked off, there was a fairly clear pecking order among quarterback prospects. Southern Cal’s Caleb Williams was the presumptive QB1 and likely first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and North Carolina’s Drake Maye was considered the most likely challenger to Williams....
Pirates bats give Jared Jones little help in loss to Giants
Starting pitcher Jared Jones stood up to adversity and — without exhibiting his best stuff on the mound — gave his team a chance to win. Rowdy Tellez snapped out of a monthlong slump by ripping his first two doubles of the season and — with a veteran’s wisdom —...
Injured Pirates pitchers Marco Gonzales, Ryan Borucki plan to get 2nd medical opinions while team is in California
While the Pittsburgh Pirates are in California this week to play the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s, injured pitchers Marco Gonzales and Ryan Borucki will meet with new doctors there to get further information on their situations, general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday. Gonzales, who has made three starts...
Weather postponements in Triple-A might delay catcher Yasmani Grandal’s return to Pirates
Three days of weather-related postponements in Omaha might delay catcher Yasmani Grandal’s return to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ active roster. Grandal, a 12-year veteran, hasn’t played with the Pirates this season and has been on a rehab assignment in Triple-A Indianapolis while recovering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He...
Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirementVideo
Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time,” Parker...
Jeannette’s Robert Kennedy signs with Chargers
Robert Kennedy is on the doorstep of making his dream come true. The Jeannette alum continued his ascent to pro football, signing as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night. The defensive back vaults into the NFL after he played a graduate season at N.C....
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coaches J.D. Forrest, Kevin Porter not retained
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest and assistant coach Kevin Porter will not be retained after the Pittsburgh Penguins declined to renew their contracts. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced those transactions with regard to their American Hockey League affiliate. “These decisions come after taking the season to fully evaluate...
Fierceness is 5-2 morning line favorite for the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning line favorite for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and will look to make history in next Saturday’s milestone race as the first entrant to win in 45 attempts from the No. 17 post position. The Todd Pletcher-trained colt...
