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Cup of Joe (Starkey): Domed stadium for Steelers? Art Rooney II has the perfect take

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) I am saddened to report the following, but it’s true: By the year 2031, the majority of NFL teams will have a domed stadium. It’s all about the revenue, of course (the answer to all your questions...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: What happened to the Penguins? Is Aaron Rodgers drama hijacking feel-good week for Steelers?

You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … Scoops, @Scoops1616: Dr. Joseph, Would it be possible to not utter the word...
Joe Starkey: Everything you ever (and maybe never) wanted to know about the 21st pick of the NFL Draft

Maybe you don’t think about the number “21” outside of reflecting on Roberto Clemente. Neither did I until a few weeks ago. Turns out there’s a ton of 21 out there. All you have to do is look. For starters, we are living in the 21st century, which is either...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): Flyers looked like 2016 Penguins in Game 1, as Rick Tocchet outcoached Dan Muse. Time to simplify

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) It’s one thing to move Evgeni Malkin to the wing. It’s quite another to move him to defense — yet that is where Malkin found himself too many times in the Penguins’ Game 1 loss to the...
Joe Starkey: Penguins coach Dan Muse is everything Kyle Dubas promised

Penguins coach Dan Muse might be a playoff newbie — this will be his first series as a head coach — but based on his inaugural regular season, I don’t think coaching will be what derails the Penguins. They are in excellent hands, just as president of hockey operations Kyle...
Joe Starkey: Thankfully, Pittsburgh sports in much better shape as NFL Draft spotlight falls upon city

We’re not quite the City of Champions again, but we’re not the City of Chumps, either. Not anymore, and thankfully not this coming week, as the eyes of the sports world descend upon Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft. It’s easier to be a good host when you’re not wearing a...
Joe Starkey: The Penn State guard makes sense for Steelers; the quarterback does not

How many Big Ten project quarterbacks can one team take on? Something tells me we’re about to find out — especially if Drew Allar plummets in the draft the way he did in so many big moments at Penn State. I’d stay away from Allar. Simply put, there weren’t enough...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): This Pirates loss was squarely on manager Don Kelly

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) By at least one measurement, Brandon Lowe came into Tuesday’s game as the hottest Pirates hitter since Honus Wagner 125 years ago — and nobody would think about pinch-hitting for Honus Wagner with a game on the...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Should the Pirates have kept Andrew McCutchen?

You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … BoomBoom0105, @BoomBoom0105: Who has a higher average on June 1 — Ozuna or...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): How many more days will the Pirates spend under .500 this season? I say none

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) This won’t be the first time I put my lousy prognostication skills on the line, and it won’t be the last. You might remember that back in July 2021 I predicted the Pirates to win the 2027...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): The ’79 Pirates keep losing players, but they’ll never lose their place in history

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (sometimes more) When the great Chuck Tanner died in February of 2011, the first person I called was his old second baseman — Phil “Scrap Iron” Garner. The two had a special relationship. Tanner valued Garner so highly that...
Joe Starkey: Of course I didn’t see this Penguins season coming. Did you? Did they?

Penguins broadcaster Josh Getzoff got it right when the buzzer sounded on the playoff-clinching win Thursday in New Jersey. “This was a team everyone said was lottery bound!” They said it, all right, and for good reason: It was a team that was lottery bound. Nobody in their right mind...
Joe Starkey: Steelers should prioritize Nick Herbig, trade a starting edge rusher

Why would you discover and develop a burgeoning star pass rusher only to lose the prime years of his career? You wouldn’t, or at least you shouldn’t, if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers. They need to keep Nick Herbig, and that might mean trading T.J. Watt or Alex Highsmith. Watt is...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): Bob Nutting deserves little praise for fulfilling basic job requirements

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less The Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday made the Konnor Griffin signing official — nine years, $140 million with escalators that could take it to $150 million. It’s great news, but it’s certainly no reason to be heaping praise upon team owner...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Could Sergei Murashov actually be the Penguins’ playoff goalie?

You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … Richard Charles, @RichardC11977: Is it time for Murashov? Starkey: Well, as I type...
Cup of Joe: Penguins-Flyers playoff series? Yes, please

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less The game was pretty much over — Game 5 of the 2000 Eastern Conference quarterfinals — when Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Luke Richardson intentionally fired a puck into the chest of Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Bob Boughner, or so the Penguins...

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