Jonathan Bombulie stories, Page 11

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 25-48 after the All-Star break, had several members of the organization get into physical confrontations in the clubhouse and fired manager Clint Hurdle at season’s end. And that’s to say nothing of the real-world horror of the arrest of closer Felipe Vazquez on sex crimes charges...

When it comes to constructing an eclectic list of successful alumni, few schools in Western Pennsylvania, if any, can match Taylor Allderdice. Graduates from the Squirrel Hill high school range from local broadcasting legend Myron Cope to superstar personal injury lawyer Edgar Snyder. There’s a pair of former mayors of...

There are many questions — gripping, fundamental questions — facing the Pittsburgh Penguins as they prepare to open the 2019-20 season. Have the team’s superstars begun an age-related decline? Is there enough speed on defense to keep up with the modern NHL? Will a renewed commitment to “playing the right...

Last June, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray got a ring. It just wasn’t the kind of ring he has grown accustomed to receiving at the end of a hockey season. It was a wedding ring. Murray and his wife, Christina, held a surprise wedding at the couple’s lake house, letting...

As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open training camp on the heels of back-to-back unsuccessful playoff campaigns, the team is looking to recapture the magic it found while winning consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. Defining that magic is the tricky part. Was it an emphasis on speed on the...

As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to report to training camp Friday, Evgeni Malkin is wrapping up an offseason unlike any he’s had in his pro career. That’s not because of the trade rumors that sprung up after the Penguins unceremoniously were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs...

A Robert Morris graduate was among four female officials working NHL rookie tournament games this weekend. Kirsten Welsh, a two-time all-conference defender who wrapped up her RMU career last season, worked as a linesman during a rookie tournament game between prospects from the Penguins and Boston Bruins on Friday afternoon...

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Star receiver Antonio Brown was not with the Oakland Raiders four days before the season opener amid reports he could be suspended over a confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock. Mayock said at the beginning of practice Thursday that the former Pittsburgh Steeler wasn’t at the Raiders...

Penn State tight end Nick Bowers has seen the glory college football can provide, scoring a touchdown on his first career catch in 2017 against Nebraska and finding the end zone again in the Citrus Bowl against Kentucky last season. He’s also seen the despair the game sometimes engenders, missing...

LOCAL High schools Cross Country Boys Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Yough 31, Belle Vernon 23 Girls Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Belle Vernon 31, Yough 24 Field Hockey Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Pine-Richland 1, Mt. Lebanon 0 Nonsection Peters Township 5, Oakland Catholic 0 Golf Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class...

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller looks to have dodged a bullet after he was hit in the right wrist by a line drive during the second inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Florida Marlins. The Pirates said initial medical exams revealed Keller suffered a contusion. His status is day...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have let go successful Double-A manager Michael Ryan after three seasons with the Altoona Curve. In a statement released to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pirates director of minor league operations Larry Broadway said the team informed Ryan he would not return as Altoona’s manager next season and discussed...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continued shuffling buillpen arms Friday, sending Montana DuRapau to Triple-A Indianapolis and calling up Geoff Hartlieb in his place. DuRapau was called up Thursday and pitched two-thirds of an inning in an 11-8 win over Colorado that night, allowing three hits and four earned runs. He’s 0-1...

Whether general manager Jim Rutherford’s offseason moves have improved the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of returning to championship contention is a matter for debate. This isn’t: Rutherford’s summer has dramatically improved the team’s prospect pool. On defense, the Penguins picked up first-round draft pick Pierre-Olivier Joseph in the Phil Kessel trade...

Ever since he was a teenage phenom growing up in Nova Scotia, absolutely nothing Sidney Crosby has accomplished in his hockey career has flown under the radar. He’s one of the most well-chronicled athletes in history. Still, it’s possible that something Crosby accomplished with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season has...

The last three men to hold the position of general manager of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – Bill Guerin, Jason Botterill and Chuck Fletcher – have left the job to become a GM in the NHL. Mike Vellucci does not intend to run that streak to four. The Penguins announced Thursday...

Ben Lovejoy, a defenseman who did two tours of duty with the Pittsburgh Penguins and helped the team to the 2016 Stanley Cup, announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday night. Lovejoy, 35, played 11 NHL seasons, including parts of seven with the Penguins. He made the announcement while...

Whether the Pittsburgh Penguins will be a better team without Phil Kessel is a topic for debate. Whether many Penguins fans will miss him is not. During his four years with the team, Kessel built a fervent fan following seldom seen in the history of the franchise, with a few...

Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 2 is forward Evgeni Malkin. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....

Last year at this time, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel had a very clear goal in mind. He was fresh off a red-hot playoff performance that saw him score 10 goals in 12 games. On the heels of a 13-goal output in the playoffs the year before that, Guentzel was...