Chris Adamski stories, Page 170
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster says ‘everyone just needs to stop being divas’
Exactly a month after Jesse James used a celebrity family known for its reality show to describe the Pittsburgh Steelers, JuJu Smith-Schuster went on ESPN to do the same. Making the rounds during Super Bowl week in Atlanta, Smith-Schuster was on “First Take” Thursday morning when he insisted the Steelers...
10 years after iconic play, James Harrison joins fast-food promotion for Super Bowl ‘pick 6’
It’s been 10 years since James Harrison’s 100-yard interception return for a touchdown that some maintain is the greatest play in Super Bowl history. To celebrate, Harrison accepted an endorsement deal from a fast-food burger chain. If Sunday’s Super Bowl features an interception returned for a touchdown, Hardee’s will give...
Hines Ward on Steelers’ current situation: ‘It is embarrassing’
Another former Pittsburgh Steelers player is speaking out about the franchise’s current state of affairs during Super Bowl week. In an interview with Barstool Sports, Hines Ward was highly complimentary about “The Patriots Way” as New England prepares for its ninth Super Bowl appearance over the past 18 years –...
Former Steelers kicker Jeff Reed stars in ‘Funny or Die’ video poking fun at kickers
After a season in which the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans learned just how important placekicking is, one of the franchise’s most remembered kickers poked some fun at the skill. Two-time Super Bowl-winning Steelers kicker Jeff Reed starred in a 3-minute comedy video released on YouTube and picked up by...
Pirates add RHP Brandon Maurer, OF J.B. Shuck on minor league deals
The Pittsburgh Pirates added depth to their pool of players competing for opening-day roster spots Wednesday, signing pitcher Brandon Maurer and outfielder J.B. Shuck to minor league deals. Maurer, a 28-year-old right-hander, has a 5.36 ERA over 289 career appearances with three teams over the past six seasons. Shuck, 31,...
Penguins recall forward Teddy Blueger, AHL’s 4th-leading goal scorer
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Teddy Blueger from their AHL affiliate on Tuesday, filling their void on their active roster after the Monday trade of defenseman Jamie Oleksiak with some forward depth. The 24-year-old Blueger is fourth in the AHL with 21 goals in 45 games. Blueger has a five-game point...
Penguins’ strategy for breaking power-play slump? Not practicing it
A day after hinting he has reached a breaking point with a leaky power play that has allowed a league-high 11 short-handed goals, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan used practice to address the problem in a unique and peculiar way. By not practicing the power play at all. It’s highly...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin ‘frustrated’ with his playVideo
A day after a brutal turnover of his led to a short-handed goal and he plummeted to minus-20 for the season, Evgeni Malkin acknowledged he is not happy with his play. “No, no,” the Pittsburgh Penguins star center said. “For sure not. I’m frustrated with myself.” Malkin remains a point-per-game...
Jamie Oleksiak missed by Penguins; Garrett Wilson accepts fighter role
A Monday trade left a 6-foot-7, 255-pound hole in the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex locker room. Not because the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have the personnel to replace Jamie Oleksiak but because the “Big Rig” will be missed. “He’s a good friend. I loved having him here,” said defenseman Brian Dumoulin,...
Penguins’ Jack Johnson practices fully, will be ‘fine’ vs. Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost two defensemen in a six-hour span Monday. Luckily for them, the loss of one was temporary. Jack Johnson practiced fully at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday after he left Monday night’s game during third period because of an unspecified injury. “I feel OK,” Johnson said...
Kendall Coyne Schofield to be on NBCSN’s Penguins broadcast
Five days after taking a starring role in the fastest-skater contest at the NHL All-star game, Kendall Coyne Schofield will do the same for a national broadcast involving the Pittsburgh Penguins. Coyne Schofield will be part of NBCSN’s coverage of the Penguins home game against the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay...
Steelers ‘super fan’ from Beaver a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame honor
While finalist Alan Faneca awaits word as to whether he will gain induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, the former All Pro guard is not the only possible representative of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rick Holman of Beaver is one of three finalist “super fans,” one of...
Now the Pirates’ longest-tenured player, Starling Marte evolving as a veteran
Hard to believe it for the one-time manchild who homered on the first major-league pitch he saw, but Starling Marte is now 30. Long playing in the shadows of veterans and stars such as Andrew McCutchen, Marte suddenly is one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ oldest players. Still arguably the team’s...
Clairton’s Lamont Wade says he will remain at Penn State
One of the most highly recruited players from the WPIAL in recent years is staying put in college. Clairton’s Lamont Wade announced via his Twitter account Sunday night he is removing his name from the NCAA’s transfer portal and will remain at Penn State. A rising junior defensive back, Wade...
Pirates and Jung Ho Kang are hoping for a comebackVideo
For his first public appearance at PNC Park in almost 2½ years, Jung Ho Kang relied on a translator Saturday to communicate with fans and media. There was one question among those thrown at him during his 13 minutes with reporters that Kang did not need to wait for assistance...
Pirates’ Jung Ho Kang has U.S. visa secured through 2019Video
After spending much of the past two years wondering whether their erstwhile third baseman could make his way into the United States legally, Pittsburgh Pirates fans can rest easy in 2019. Jung Ho Kang has a visa to remain in the country for the entirety of the 2019 season. “Yeah,...
Pirates’ Clint Hurdle on Antonio Brown/Steelers: ‘They’ll figure it out’
Clint Hurdle spoke publicly for more than 2½ hours Saturday. The gregarious Pittsburgh Pirates manager is never afraid to speak eloquently and offer his thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics, sometimes whether they have anything to do with his team or his sport or not. But even Hurdle...
Erik Gonzalez looking like Pirates opening-day shortstopVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington compared Erik Gonzalez to an established and respected major league veteran shortstop. Manager Clint Hurdle said the team’s scouts tell him Gonzalez can be “dynamic, very good.” And even Gonzalez himself disclosed that the day he was traded to the Pirates was “one of...
Antonio Brown ‘wants to move on’ from Steelers, ‘mentor’ Terrell Owens says
Antonio Brown is confiding in another mercurial ex-NFL player. And this one is relaying the clearest evidence yet that Brown wants his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers to end. Speaking as a guest on Friday’s Pro Football Talk #PFTPM podcast, former star receiver Terrell Owens said he has been in...
Steelers’ Antonio Brown blatantly expresses desire to join 49ers
So much for subtlety. Antonio Brown has been seemingly tiptoeing around his desire to join the San Francisco 49ers for weeks. But late Friday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers star receiver was less cryptic and as direct as he has been since his late-season drama with the Steelers. A message posted...
Mike Munchak on leaving Steelers: ‘Timing is such a big part’
Mike Munchak was formally introduced Thursday in Denver as the Broncos new offensive line coach. He spoke with media about his lateral move in taking the same job he had with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It was kind of just the way things worked out,” Munchak said, according to a transcript...
Steelers punter Jordan Berry faces free agency for 1st time
A proud Australian who grew up a 20-minute drive from the Melbourne, Jordan Berry can hardly believe he’s been in the United States now for a decade. “Started college (at Eastern Kentucky) 10 years go!” Berry said while an unbelieving smile earlier this month. “That’s pretty nuts, yeah.” Berry’s offseason...
Jay-Z appearance at Pitt game wows Panthers, Duke
Like he insists has been his routine for every game, Zion Williamson had a go-to pregame hype-up song. “‘(It Was All A) Dream’ by Jay-Z, Faith Evans and Notorious B.I.G.,” the Duke freshman said proudly. “I can never go wrong with that song.” So, imagine Williamson’s joy when he saw...
The Pete regains magical atmosphere during Pitt’s revival
Forty-minutes before scheduled tip-off, there were arguably more people in the seating bowl of the Petersen Events Center than there were for 10 of Pitt’s 12 previous home games this season. Intangibly, probably more energy and delirium at that point than there was for any of the 18 home games...
Allegheny Yinzers? Pirates’ Double-A affiliate to rebrand for 7 games
Entering its 21st season as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve has decided to pay homage to its parent Major League team and the city it resides in two hours west. For seven select weekend home games in 2019, the Curve will be known as the “Allegheny Yinzers.”...
