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Carnegie Mellon football joining Centennial Conference in 2025
Beginning in 2025, Carnegie Mellon football will compete within a new league as the Tartans announced Monday morning they will join the Centennial Conference as an associate member after this season. Since 2014, the Division III Tartans have competed in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) for football only, winning league...
Bailey Falter recovers from rough start as Pirates’ offense leads victory over Nationals
One night removed from being no-hit by the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off their season-long 10-game homestand with a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals at PNC Park on Thursday. The Pirates used a five-run second inning to overcome Bailey Falter’s rough start to the game, collecting a...
Former Penguins Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen elected to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, who won a combined four Stanley Cup championships with the club, were elected into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Thursday. Stevens, 59, spent part of 10 seasons with the Penguins (1987-95, 2001-02) in a 15-year NHL career, helping Pittsburgh...
Pirates fans can relate to disappointment of Cubs’ Shota Imanaga being pulled from no-hitterVideo
Supporters of the Chicago Cubs who were frustrated at Shota Imanaga being yanked despite throwing seven hitless innings Wednesday at Wrigley Field have common ground with Pittsburgh Pirates fans who can relate to the feeling. Imanaga no-hit the Pirates, striking out seven in an eventual 12-0 win, but was removed...
Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson, Porter Hodge toss combined no-hitter vs. Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates showed up Wednesday at Wrigley Field in search of a sweep. Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and relievers Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge had other ideas as they combined to no-hit the Pirates in a 12-0 rout. Imanaga tossed seven hitless innings, striking out seven. The only...
5 bobblehead nights part of Penguins’ 2024-25 promotional schedule
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2024-25 home promotional schedule Wednesday, which notably includes five opportunities for fans to take home commemorative bobbleheads. The club’s Championship Bobblehead Series celebrates moments from its five Stanley Cup victories (1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, 2017). On Oct. 18, the first bobblehead featuring Mario Lemieux will...
Penn State backup QB Beau Pribula thriving in Swiss Army knife roleVideo
Prominent among the takeaways from Penn State’s convincing season-opening win over West Virginia is the Nittany Lions have no shortage of playmakers who can cause trouble for opposing defenses. Quarterback Drew Allar looked sharp to begin his junior campaign, running back Nick Singleton stole the show on the ground and...
David Bednar, Colin Holderman, Carmen Mlodzinski sharp in shutout of CubsVideo
When David Bednar took over in the ninth inning Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, he found himself in a familiar position. At least in a sense. Bednar has been called on in the ninth by the Pittsburgh Pirates countless times over the last few seasons, in both...
Paul Skenes not at his best, but Pirates still shut out Cubs, take series
Paul Skenes has shown a knack for navigating tough situations and limiting damage so far into his young MLB career. He had to do both Tuesday at Wrigley Field vs. the Chicago Cubs, with Skenes lasting only five innings and needing 100 pitches to get that far. But the Pittsburgh...
Pirates claim lefty reliever Joey Wentz off waivers from Detroit
The Pittsburgh Pirates added an arm to their bullpen Tuesday, claiming 26-year-old lefty Joey Wentz off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Wentz went 0-2 with a 5.37 ERA in 38 games with the Tigers this season before being designated for assignment Aug. 30. In 55 1/3 innings, he struck out...
Dennis Santana notches 1st save with Pirates as club explores committee approach at closerVideo
The first save situation for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the aftermath of usual closer David Bednar’s demotion followed a predictable script. Manager Derek Shelton removed Bednar from the closer’s role Aug. 30 amid a season of struggles, and the next day, the Pirates took a 3-0 lead into the bottom...
Reynolds, McCutchen homer in 8th as Pirates rally late to top Cubs
Through seven innings, Monday’s game at Wrigley Field looked to be more of the same for the continually slumping Pittsburgh Pirates, who were trailing by three, having managed zero runs on the night. But eighth-inning home runs by Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen sparked a late-game rally, lifting them to...
James Franklin sees performance vs. WVU as ‘really good starting point’ for Penn State’s defense
Penn State’s season-opening win over West Virginia over the weekend answered many questions with regard to how smoothly first-year coordinator Andy Kotelnicki would implement the Nittany Lions’ new-look offense against a tough opponent. Quarterback Drew Allar looked sharp throwing and running, putting together a largely mistake-free game. Receiver Harrison Wallace,...
Season still young for West Virginia despite stinging loss to No. 8 Penn State on big stageVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown expressed confidence earlier this week that his Mountaineers were capable of producing a different outcome Saturday vs. Penn State than last year against the Nittany Lions. To begin the 2023 campaign, West Virginia fell by 23 points in Happy Valley, a game...
No. 8 Penn State navigates lengthy weather delay, wins convincingly at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Penn State coach James Franklin anticipated a challenge Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium in opening up the season against a West Virginia squad that looks to build off a nine-win campaign from last year. But Franklin and the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions handled their Week 1 test...
Season opener between West Virginia, No. 8 Penn State suspended by severe weather
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With less than five minutes left in halftime before West Virginia and No. 8 Penn State were set to resume their 2024 season-opener, severe weather around Milan Puskar Stadium prompted an evacuation of fans and a suspension of the contest. The game cannot resume until 30 minutes...
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen doubles, homers while batting cleanup in return from ILVideo
Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen, already a revered figure in the Pittsburgh clubhouse, earned additional respect from his teammates by playing through a nagging knee ailment in early August during the club’s eventual 10-game losing streak. Knee inflammation ultimately sidelined McCutchen on Aug. 17, as he headed to the 10-day...
Pirates allow 10 runs, 16 hits in defeat to Cleveland, dropping 4th straight
In their recent series against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates averaged nearly eight runs a game but still managed to get swept. The Pirates traveled to Cleveland on Friday to begin a series against the Guardians, and, again, offensive production was solid. But Bailey Falter, Carmen Mlodzinski and Domingo...
Pirates remove struggling David Bednar from closer’s role, will have closer by committee
Amid a season of struggles highlighted by a disastrous appearance Aug. 28 against the Chicago Cubs, right-handed reliever David Bednar was removed from the closer’s role, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced Friday. Per Shelton, the Pirates will operate by committee when it comes to who takes the hill in...
Pirates reinstate Andrew McCutchen from injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated designated hitter Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list (left knee inflammation) ahead of Friday’s series opener in Cleveland vs. the Guardians. McCutchen last played Aug. 16 and has appeared in 101 games on the year. The 37-year-old is hitting .235 with 16 home runs and...
Wave of condolences, tributes pour out after tragic passing of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother Matthew
The tragic deaths of NHL winger Johnny Gaudreau, 31, along with his younger brother, 29-year-old Matthew, are sure to leave indescribable voids in the lives of their family, friends. New Jersey State police confirmed that both brothers were struck by a suspected drunk driver Thursday night while riding bicycles in...
Despite no guarantee of cracking NHL roster, Rutger McGroarty excited to get going with Penguins
Last week, Rutger McGroarty was a member of the Winnipeg Jets organization and weighing a potential return to Michigan for his junior college hockey season. Much has changed for the 20-year-old forward, who was introduced by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in Cranberry after a blockbuster trade of top prospects...
Michigan hockey coach offers measured expectations as Rutger McGroarty prepares for Penguins preseason campVideo
As the dust settled following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent acquisition of 20-year-old forward Rutger McGroarty from Winnipeg, the consensus seemed to be he’ll hit the ground running at his first NHL preseason camp. To be sure, the former Jets top prospect joined the Penguins with the intention of competing for...
West Virginia brings confidence into opener, rematch with No. 8 Penn State
If West Virginia coach Neal Brown could make a wish looking back on last season, it would be to have closed the campaign against Penn State as opposed to facing the Nittany Lions in Week 1. The Mountaineers began 2023 in one of the most hostile environments in sports, falling...
Penn State prepares for hostile environment as quest for CFP begins at West Virginia
Penn State coach James Franklin is under no illusion about the environment that awaits the No. 8-ranked Nittany Lions in Morgantown for their season opener at noon Saturday against West Virginia. In what marks Penn State’s return to the Mountain State for the first time since 1992, Franklin expects a...
