Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 21
‘Pitt Special’ game participants Pitt, UCF plan to get together again in 2026, 2029
The “Pitt Special” no longer will be a surprise, but Pitt and UCF plan to get together again this decade after the schools announced a home-and-home football scheduling agreement Thursday. Pitt will serve as host Sept. 12, 2026, at Acrisure Stadium. The teams will meet again Sept. 15, 2029, in...
Robert Morris receives 7-figure gift to boost men’s, women’s basketball programs
Robert Morris graduate Russ Olsen (Class of 1982) has made a seven-figure gift — called “transformative” by university officials — to boost several elements of the RMU men’s and women’s basketball programs. The Olsen Basketball Excellence Fund will enhance special projects, nutrition initiatives, recovery tools, equipment and technology, facilities, travel...
Predicting the 2025 NFL Draft from a Pitt perspective
With Pitt football approaching a season full of more uncertainty than any in coach Pat Narduzzi’s 10 seasons, it only makes sense to invite additional speculation. Especially when the event in question won’t occur for another 12 months. We’re talking about the 2025 NFL Draft — as if you didn’t...
Pirates’ hitting woes continue in 5-2 loss to A’s
Numbers painted a sorry picture Tuesday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Oakland Coliseum, and the result was another loss, 5-2 to the A’s. It was the third in a row, fourth in five games on the current West Coast road trip and 12th in the past 15. But...
Pirates prospect Paul Skenes works 6 scoreless innings for Triple-A IndianapolisVideo
Paul Skenes’ sixth Triple-A start ended much like the previous five — with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2023 No. 1 draft choice taking command on the mound. In his longest outing of the season Tuesday for the Indianapolis Indians, Skenes pitched the game’s first six innings — scoreless for the fifth...
Pirates acquire minor-league infielder Keiner Delgado from Yankees to complete JT Brubaker trade
The Pittsburgh Pirates completed the March 29 trade of pitcher JT Brubaker to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, acquiring switch-hitting, minor-league second baseman/shortstop Keiner Delgado as the player to be named. Delgado, 20, is rated the 20th-best Yankees prospect by MLB Pipeline after he was named last year to...
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)...
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...
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...
Packers pick Penn State cornerback Kalen King in 7th round, 255th overall
Penn State cornerback Kalen King will follow former Nittany Lions teammate Joey Porter Jr. into the NFL after he was drafted Saturday by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round. He was the 255th of 257 players drafted overall, missing Mr. Irrelevant status by two choices. He also was...
Pitt’s M.J. Devonshire goes to Raiders in 7th round, joins long list of Aliquippa grads drafted
Many people in Aliquippa graduate M.J. Devonshire’s family and inner circle were hoping he could stay home to play in the NFL. That didn’t happen, however, as the former Pitt cornerback was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round Saturday. He was the 35th cornerback drafted, 229th...
Former Penn Hills, Penn State CB/returner Daequan Hardy goes to Bills in 6th round
The Buffalo Bills picked a player with elite speed when they drafted Penn Hills graduate and former Penn State cornerback Daequan Hardy in the sixth round (219th overall) on Saturday. Hardy (5-foot-9, 178 pounds) may be able to contribute to the Bills quicker on special teams than on defense, but...
Pitt wide receiver Bub Means goes to Saints in 5th round
Day after day, Bub Means, M.J. Devonshire and other Pitt defensive backs competed at practice. But Devonshire knew long before Means’ first practice in 2022 that he was dealing with someone special. The New Orleans Saints knew it, too, and they drafted Means on Saturday in the fifth round of...
Super Bowl champion Chiefs snap up Penn State center Hunter Nourzad in 5th round
Hunter Nourzad spent six seasons on the offensive lines of Cornell and Penn State, getting experience at center, guard and tackle. He’s mainly a center, but that versatility caught the eyes of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, who drafted him Saturday in the fifth round (159th choice overall)....
Giants select Penn State tight end Theo Johnson in 4th round
Former Penn State tight end Theo Johnson raised his NFL stock considerably during the combine in Indianapolis, and his efforts paid off Saturday when he was selected in the fourth round (107th overall) by the New York Giants. The Giants are getting a 6-foot-6, 260-pound athlete who can catch. Penn...
Penn State edge rusher Adisa Isaac goes to Ravens in 3rd round
After disrupting Big Ten offenses at Penn State, Adisa Isaac will turn his attention toward the NFL next season after he was drafted in the third round (93rd overall) by the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. One of the Big Ten’s best edge rushers, Isaac (6-foot-4, 249 pounds) started 10 games...
Colts make trade to move up in 3rd round, select Pitt offensive lineman Matt Goncalves
Former Pitt offensive lineman Matt Goncalves received plenty of pats on the back, hugs and text messages Friday night when he was drafted in the third round (79th overall) by the Indianapolis Colts One text stood out, however, when he connected with former Pitt defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, who...
Duquesne gets verbal commitment from ex-Furman forward Alex Williams, 4th transfer to join Dukes
Dru Joyce III has been Duquesne’s head coach for less than a month, and he’s wasted no time restocking the Dukes’ roster. The most recent of the four transfer players to give Joyce a verbal commitment is former Furman forward Alex Williams, who made his announcement Friday. Let’s get it!!...
Patriots draft well-seasoned Penn State offensive tackle Caedan Wallace in 3rd round
When the New England Patriots selected Penn State’s Caedan Wallace in the third round Friday night (68th overall), they got one of the most experienced offensive tackles in the NFL Draft. #PennState OT Caedan Wallace has 40 career starts and 1,276 snaps at right tackle in his career.He’s one of...
Duquesne will induct coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III, Dae Dae Grant and the 2023-24 team into its Hall of Fame
Duquesne University put the finishing touch on its historic 2023-24 men’s basketball season, with the announcement Thursday that coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III and Dae Dae Grant and the entire team will be inducted into the Merle Gillian Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame. They will join a...
Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson goes 21st overall in Round 1 to Dolphins
Before the NFL Combine, there were questions about whether teams would spend a Day 1 or 2 pick on Penn State edge rusher Demeioun “Chop” Robinson. Those questions were answered in a positive manner at the Combine, and he was drafted in the first round (21st overall) Thursday night by...
Penn State’s Olu Fashanu, Chop Robinson chosen 11th, 21st in NFL Draft 1st round by Jets, Dolphins
Almost all of the NFL Draft watchers projected Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa (pronounced O-LOU-moo-YEE-wuh) Fashanu to be selected in the first round, and that became reality Thursday night when he came off the board 11th overall to the New York Jets. Fashanu was joined in the first round by...
Duquesne receives verbal commitment from ex-Chicago State forward Jahsean Corbett
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce watched from the bench last season when Jahsean Corbett recorded a double-double for Chicago State against the Dukes. So, when Corbett’s name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal after the season, Joyce pounced. Corbett responded, visited campus, and Thursday he made a verbal commitment to Duquesne...
