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Beaver County Ice Arena wins $100,000 in renovations in Penguins contestVideo
After more than 400 entries from nine counties were narrowed down to three finalists, Beaver County Ice Arena was named the winner of the “Renovate the Rink” by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. The Beaver Falls-based facility beat out fellow finalists Belmont Complex in Armstrong and S&T Arena in Indiana...
2 Cal (Pa.) players on one NFL roster: Eric Kush joins Erik Harris on Raiders
Two former Vulcans are reuniting in the desert. Veteran offensive lineman Eric Kush (Chartiers Valley) tweeted that he is joining the Las Vegas Raiders. Kush was an All-PSAC performer over his career at Cal (Pa.) from 2008-12. Kush’s former college teammate, safety Erik Harris, is entering his fourth season with...
How many wins will Steelers get in 2020? This betting site’s projection might surprise you
What’s your confidence level in the Pittsburgh Steelers for the coming season? A prominent sports gambling website perhaps is higher on the Steelers than you’d might think. BetOnline.ag’s NFL futures win totals for each team have been updated since the end of free agency. The site bumped up the Steelers’...
Super Steelers assistant, Butler native Woody Widenhofer dies
Butler native Woody Widenhofer, a defensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ four Super Bowl-winning teams of the 1970s, died Sunday. Widenhofer was 77 and living in Colorado Springs when he suffered a pair of strokes over the weekend, according to the Nashville Tennessean. Widenhofer spent 11 seasons on the Steelers’...
Steelers donate $100,000 to United Way for coronavirus relief
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday announced a $100,000 donation to the local United Way chapter that has established a formal arrangement to assist the Allegheny County Health Department. The money will assist families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Steelers, through the United Way Emergency Basic Needs Fund....
July 1 established as betting-line choice for MLB’s season open
Officially, the 2020 Major League Baseball season has been postponed by only two weeks. Functionally, it’s going to be much longer than that before regular-season games are played – if at all. And with no games to take wagers on as the nation shuts down out of concern for coronavirus,...
NHL: Length of 2020-21 season won’t be impacted regardless of how late this season goes
The 2020-21 NHL season will not be shortened, even in the event the currently paused season extends deep into the summer, the league said Monday. During an update posted in Q&A format on its official website, the NHL answered a hypothetical question about the effects on next season that a...
Classic Pirates games — ’60 World Series Game 7, ’13 Wild Card — set to airVideo
One is one of the most iconic games in baseball history. Another is the biggest win over the past quarter-century for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Each will be available for viewing in the coming days as AT&T SportsNet seeks out new ways to keep baseball fans engaged. The Pirates’ rightsholder announced...
Classic Penguins games, content to air on AT&T SportsNet, NHL NetworkVideo
Broadcasters continue to churn out reruns of memorable games and other content as a way of keeping jilted sports fans engaged. AT&T SportsNet is making sure there’s plenty for Pittsburgh Penguins to view. Starting Monday and over the next two weeks, the Penguins rightsholders will broadcast documentaries and other Penguins...
Some Pirates to remain in Bradenton to use facilities; light workouts begin Monday
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ spring training home is getting another deep cleaning to protect players and staff during the coronavirus outbreak. About 40 Major League players and an unidentified number of the coaching staff are expected to remain in Bradenton, Fla., to utilize the facilities at LECOM Park, according to a...
‘If the season ended today’ — how it would look if NHL’s resumption is the playoffs
“If the season ended today…” is an overused expression in the sports world that has become beyond cliché and is typically an exercise in futility. It just so happens, though, that these unprecedented times offer — for perhaps the first time in league history — relevance to discussions about what...
Pirates announce plans for spring training refunds; no policy yet for regular season
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their plans for refunding ticket-holders of six spring training games that were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. A policy regarding lost or postponed regular-season games, though, will have to wait. “Club officials remain in active conversations with Major League Baseball on a variety of contingency...
NHL suspends season over coronavirus concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NHL paused its regular season because of concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Via a statement released by the league early Thursday afternoon after a teleconference among league owners and commissioner Gary Bettman, the league cited the NBA suspension of its season after at least one...
Penguins’ Kris Letang ‘took ownership’ of bad penalty, Mike Sullivan saysVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a penalty that potentially could have had dire consequences for an already-reeling team. That it instead resulted in what could be a positive turning point for the Pittsburgh Penguins doesn’t diminish its foolishness. And Kris Letang acknowledged as much in a conversation with his coach...
Zach Aston-Reese returns to Penguins practice as full participantVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Not long after participating in a practice with Pittsburgh Penguins teammates for the first time in 3 ½ weeks, Zach Aston-Reese smiled. “It feels good,” said the 25-year-old wing who has been out since Feb. 16 because of a lower-body injury. “I know this feeling all too...
Penguins game Thursday in Columbus will be played without fans
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The phone kept ringing at the front desk of the administrative entry into Nationwide Arena early Wednesday afternoon. At that point, a woman working as the gateway into the Columbus Blue Jackets’ administrative offices was telling fans the next day’s scheduled game was on and open to...
Penguins to play home games as scheduled, but could Thursday in Columbus be fan-less?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The parade is off. But the games will go on. Hours after the city of Pittsburgh announced it was canceling the popular annual St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they would play their game the next day as scheduled. The Penguins said...
Pirates option prospects Will Craig and Oneil Cruz to Triple-A, reassign 3 othersVideo
Two of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospects were optioned to Triple-A on Monday, and three others were reassigned to the organization’s minor league camp. Shortstop Oneil Cruz and corner infielder Will Craig were optioned to Indianapolis. The Pirates’ No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, the 6-foot-7 Cruz slashed .217/.250/.435...
Trevor Williams, Pirates pitchers strong in spring-training loss to Blue JaysVideo
Starter Trevor Williams pitched three shutout innings, and five relievers combined to throw five hitless innings in a 3-1 loss for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Williams allowed two singles and two walks with two strikeouts, but Williams...
Mitch Keller strikes out 5, allows 1 run in 3 innings as Pirates tie RaysVideo
Top prospect Mitch Keller had five strikeouts and allowed one run in three-plus innings as the starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-2 tie against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in Port Charlotte, Fla. Keller retired four of the first five he faced but allowed three hits...
Gregory Polanco continues scorching spring, but Pirates lose to YankeesVideo
John Ryan Murphy hit his team-leading third home run of the spring, and Gregory Polanco doubled in each of his two at-bats but the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the New York Yankees, 7-4, on Saturday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Signed to compete for the No. 2 catcher’s job,...
Penguins have chance to make up serious ground in Metro raceVideo
Be it serendipity or the result of intent by the NHL’s schedule-makers, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a very Metropolitan final four weeks of the season. Beginning with 1 p.m. Saturday at home against the Washington Capitals, 14 of the Penguins’ next 15 games are against Metropolitan Division teams. Only the...
Pirates hit 7 home runs in spring win over Blue JaysVideo
A Phillip Evans seventh-inning grand slam was one of seven homers hit by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 19-13 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays in Grapefruit League play Friday. A 27-year-old nonroster invitee with 34 games of major league experience, Evans homered and added a single among three at-bats...
‘More motivated’ Evgeni Malkin ‘dominant’ this season for PenguinsVideo
With 16 games remaining in the season and having missed 14 contests because of injury, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has matched his totals from 2018-19 in goals and surpassed them in even-strength points. His plus/minus is a whopping plus-34 better than last season, and his shooting percentage, average ice...
Jason Zucker on fit with Penguins: ‘It’s still a learning curve’Video
From the first game he played after being acquired via trade from the Minnesota Wild last month, Pittsburgh Penguins wing Jason Zucker has been anything but boastful. “I don’t think I played very well tonight,” Zucker said after a 2-1 overtime loss to Tampa Bay on Feb. 11. “I thought...
