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As is customary for most NFL teams when their signings in free agency become official, Alejandro Villanueva was made available to the media Wednesday. The veteran left tackle’s comments might raise some eyebrows with the fans and players of his former team. Villanueva joined the Baltimore Ravens for a reported...

The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday it was issuing a two-game suspension to Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere for his hit on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mark Friedman during the previous evening’s game. Gostisbehere was assessed a two-minute penalty for cross-checking after he shoved Friedman moments after Friedman added...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ longtime left tackle is staying in the division. Alejandro Villanueva signed a two-year contract with the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens. ESPN and the NFL Network reported the deal was for $8 million guaranteed with up to $14 million in total compensation possible. Villanueva, 32, started each...

After drafting only six players last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers upped that by 50% in selecting nine players in the 2021 draft. But the draft isn’t the only means of rookie talent acquisition. Like all NFL teams, the Steelers signed undrafted free agents in the minutes and hours after the...

Last week, word broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers were picking up the fifth-year option on one of their starting safeties. On Monday, it emerged they are not doing so with the other first-round safety from the 2018 draft class. The 2022 team option on Terrell Edmunds will be declined, according...

Pressley Harvin III Seventh-round pick, No.254 overall Punter, Georgia Tech 5-foot-11, 263 pounds Stats: Led the nation and set Georgia Tech and ACC records with a 48.0-yard punting average in 2020 Hometown: Alcolu, S.C. Tidbits: Ray Guy Award winner as college football’s best punter in 2020. Also was a unanimous...

Tre Norwood is listed on the NFL’s official draft website as a cornerback, but when the Pittsburgh Steelers’ official Twitter announced the team picked him in the draft, it labeled Norwood a safety. Coach Mike Tomlin took an entirely different tact yet. When he announced the selection of Norwood with...

Quincy Roche Sixth-round pick, No. 216 overall OLB, Miami 6-foot-3, 245 pounds Stats: 45 tackles (14 1/2 for loss, 4 1/2 sacks), three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries as senior in 2020 Hometown: Randallstown, Md. Tidbits: Was a graduate transfer from Temple, where he had 137 tackles (39 1/2 for...

Isaiahh Loudermilk Fifth-round pick, No. 156 overall Defensive end, Wisconsin 6-foot-6, 274 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2020, had 13 tackles, including 2 1/2 for loss with two sacks in six starts. In 2019, had 24 tackles, five for loss with three sacks, five pass breakups and two forced...

If nothing else was known about an inside linebacker prospect, targeting the one who was the leading tackler on the SEC’s best defense is a pretty good place to start. Not that Buddy Johnson’s new position coach knew his statistical resume. “I don’t look at the production numbers, OK?” Pittsburgh...

Dan Moore Jr. Fourth-round pick, No. 128 overall Offensive tackle, Texas A&M 6-foot-5 1/2, 311 pounds Stats: Started each of the Aggies’ 36 games at left tackle over the past three seasons, in addition to one start at right tackle as a freshman in 2017. Hometown: Beaumont, Texas Why draft...

Kendrick Green Third-round pick, No. 87 overall Guard/center, Illinois 6-foot-2, 305 pounds Stats: Started past 33 consecutive college games: four at center, 29 at left guard Hometown: Peoria, Ill. With the 87th pick in the #NFLDraft, we select C Kendrick Green. #SteelersDraft pic.twitter.com/lTrNbJ6S81— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 1, 2021 Tidbits:...

When Pat Freiermuth’s phone rang Friday night, he didn’t know what to think. A New England native whose spent the past three years at Penn State, he’s encountered too many people from Pittsburgh to know exactly which of his buddies to trust. “When I saw that 412 area code, I...

General manager Kevin Colbert said he was “ecstatic” that running back Najee Harris was available when the Pittsburgh Steelers made him their first-round pick late Thursday night. Judging by some of their posts on social media, Harris’ new teammates had similar reactions to adding the national champion from Alabama. Starting...

Najee Harris First-round pick, No. 24 overall Running back, Alabama 6-foot-1, 232 pounds Stats: 1,466 rushing yards (5.8 per carry), 43 catches for 425 yards, 30 TDs in 2020; 3,843 rushing yards, 57 TDs from scrimmage in career Hometown: Antioch, Ala. Tidbits: Reigning Doak Walker Award winner as college football’s...

Sure, the “modern” thing to do is to resist the allure of taking a running back in the first round of the NFL Draft. The analytics prove it, the anecdotal evidence seems to support it and the smartest guys in the room all swear by it. Problem is for the...

When Pittsburgh Penguins turned to Frederick Gaudreau last month, it partly was out of desperation and lack of other options. When the Penguins next deploy Gaudreau in a game, it will be for an entirely different reason. “He’s really had a positive impact on the games that he’s been in,”...

Is Evgeni Malkin about to get Wally Pipp-ed? When it comes to the power play, indications are mixed. Malkin’s return to the lineup appears imminent, with the future Hall of Fame center practicing with teammates Wednesday on what coach Mike Sullivan termed a “full-contact” basis. Malkin will travel with the...

Restaurants once had smoking and non-smoking sections. The Pittsburgh Penguins are working to allow for vaccinated and non-vaccinated sections at PPG Paints Arena. In an email sent to season-ticket holders, the Penguins said they have petitioned Pennsylvania state government and the commonwealth’s Department of Health about the idea, which would...

A pair of injured centers continue to practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and each will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip. Evgeni Malkin and Frederick Gaudreau each had what could be characterized as a robust participation in Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry. While Malkin wore a white jersey...

Add another beloved Pittsburgh Steeler to this summer’s Hall of Fame ceremonies. Alan Faneca chose longtime former Steelers teammate Hines Ward to serve as his presenter for his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction in August. Before he became a six-time All Pro guard, Faneca and Ward were part of...

Sunday’s shutout lowered Tristan Jarry’s season goals-against average to 2.70 and raised his save percentage to .911. If you take away Jarry’s third period during last Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, those season numbers would improve to 2.54 GAA and .915. The period — in which Jarry allowed...

When measured against his contemporaries, Sidney Crosby, more often than not, has the edge. But there is one area that the likes of Ryan Getzlaf and Patrice Bergeron and the Sedin twins can snag some bragging rights over Crosby. The same team-based metric in which Alex Ovechkin reigns supreme. All...

Geno was back on the PPG Paints Arena ice Friday. Evgeni Malkin participated in the Pittsburgh Penguins practice session at their home rink, the first time he has joined teammates for a full session since suffering a suspected right knee injury during a game March 16. Malkin remains on long-term...

Less than 15 hours after a meltdown like few in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Penguins were subjected to what had the look of a de facto team meeting before Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry. Similar to how they would during a typical practice, players gathered around coach Mike Sullivan near the...