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Altoona Curve begin season with 3 of Pirates’ top-10 prospects in starting rotationVideo
ALTOONA — Plenty of eyes are on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, whose roster includes top prospect Paul Skenes, fellow right-hander Quinn Priester and several others who likely will hear their number called soon. But the situation at Double-A Altoona should not be overlooked, with first-year manager...
Connor Joe leading the way (literally) for Pirates’ red-hot offensive start to seasonVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton could have gone several ways to begin the season when it came to picking his leadoff hitter. He could have done a repeat of 2023, putting Oneil Cruz there. Ke’Bryan Hayes, whose 45 games in the leadoff slot led the club last year, was another...
Offense keeps rolling as Pirates beat Nationals, move to 5-0 for 1st time since 1983
Five games, five wins. After Monday’s 8-4 victory over Washington at Nationals Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates have begun the season 5-0 for the first time in 41 years and only the sixth time in franchise history. Potent offense throughout the lineup powered the Pirates over the Nationals in the first...
Following 4-0 start, Pirates see needle move on win total expectations, division crown chances
Following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Easter Sunday victory the Miami Marlins in extra innings, manager Derek Shelton offered a fitting assessment of how his club just pulled off a four-game sweep to open the season. “The thing that stands out to me is that we have 26 guys on our roster...
Pirates top Marlins in 10 innings to earn 4-game sweep in season-opening series
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season-opening four-game series in Miami against the Marlins already was full of firsts entering Easter Sunday’s finale. Jared Jones dazzled in his MLB debut Saturday, picking up his first win in his first MLB start. Before that, reliever Ryder Ryan earned his first big-league win Friday. And,...
Pirates activate righty Roansy Contreras, option lefty Jose Hernandez to Triple-A
Ahead of their series finale Sunday at the Miami Marlins, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a handful of roster moves, activating right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras from the MLB paternity leave list and optioning lefty Jose Hernandez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Contreras, 24, went 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA over seven Spring Training...
Pestering play of Penguins’ Michael Bunting easing transition from CarolinaVideo
It has not taken long for new Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting to endear himself to his teammates. Several factors have aided in a successful transition from the Carolina Hurricanes. For starters, he’s producing at an acceptable rate. Bunting has three goals with four assists in 12 games since being...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin draws inspiration from parents’ 1st visit to PPG Paints Arena in yearsVideo
Many could relate to the warm feeling that comes from performing well during a sporting event in front of one’s parents. That’s something athletes of all ages cherish. Evgeni Malkin did just that Thursday evening at PPG Paints Arena as the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets, putting on...
Former Penguin Alex Nylander, thriving with Columbus, reflects on time in Pittsburgh
Jake Guentzel’s return to Pittsburgh on Tuesday did not mark the end of former players coming back to PPG Paints Arena this week. Forward Alex Nylander, traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets back on Feb. 22, already faced his former team in Pittsburgh for the first time on March 5,...
Jake Guentzel addresses departure from Penguins: ‘My intention was to stay’Video
There was one obvious reason that 17,913 fans piled into PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night as the Carolina Hurricanes visited the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins. That was to see former winger Jake Guentzel make his inaugural visit to Pittsburgh in an opponent’s sweater after the Penguins traded him to Carolina....
Past, present, future collide for Penguins in Jake Guentzel’s return to PittsburghVideo
Tuesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes featured an interesting intersection of the past, present and future for the Pittsburgh Penguins as beloved winger Jake Guentzel made his return to PPG Paints Arena for the first time since being traded to the Hurricanes. Guentzel, a Stanley Cup champion in 2017, represents...
Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Tuesday night, shortly before facing the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Gruden, 23, has frequently shuttled between the NHL and AHL this season. In total, he has been recalled to the NHL roster seven times....
Penguins’ Noel Acciari out week-to-week with injury; Alex Nedeljkovic to start vs. Carolina
Noel Acciari’s season is likely over. After leaving Sunday’s contest against the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury, the 32-year-old winger in his first year with the Pittsburgh Penguins was placed on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) Tuesday morning in advance of his club’s home game vs. the Carolina Hurricanes. Per...
Creighton prevails in double overtime thriller to beat Oregon, advance to Sweet 16
The finale played at PPG Paints Arena Saturday as part of the NCAA Tournament’s slate of first-weekend games in Pittsburgh proved to be a March Madness classic, with Creighton and Oregon duking it out in double overtime before the Bluejays came out on top, 86-73. In the first game of...
Penguins goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist making seamless transition in 1st North American hockey campaign
Logic dictates that for a 22-year-old — let alone one who is a professional athlete — who moves across the globe to a new country, the changes would be staggering. That’s the reality Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender prospect Joel Blomqvist has been living with since joining Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey...
Mutual respect exists between Oregon’s Dana Altman, Creighton’s Greg McDermott
When the third-seeded Creighton Bluejays take the court Saturday for their NCAA Tournament second-round game with 11th-seeded Oregon at PPG Paints Arena, the past and present of their basketball program will intersect. Coaching the Ducks is Dana Altman, who previously coached at Creighton from 1994-2010. After Altman’s departure for Oregon,...
Oregon’s Jermaine Couisnard praises Oakland’s Jack Gohlke for dominant game vs. KentuckyVideo
During Thursday’s slate of NCAA Tournament first-round games being played at PPG Paints Arena, Oregon Ducks senior Jermaine Couisnard’s performance vs. South Carolina looked as if it would be the top story from all the action. Couisnard, who played three seasons with the Gamecocks before transferring to Oregon two years...
Penguins prospect Sam Poulin, happy and healthy, trusting in developmental process
From the outside looking in, Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin has had to deal with some challenging hiccups this year with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. No call-ups to Pittsburgh have been forthcoming for Poulin, who turned 23 in late February. Additionally, injuries have kept him off the...
Jermaine Couisnard’s 40 points power No. 11 Oregon to upset of No. 6 South Carolina
Oregon senior guard Jermaine Couisnard knows all about putting up big-time numbers in high-pressure situations. A few weeks ago, he scored 39 points at No. 6 Arizona. But Couisnard’s performance Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. South Carolina propelled him to new...
March Madness field in Pittsburgh chock full of prospective NBA talent
If and when South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles hears his name called in the NBA Draft, the wacky start to his collegiate career will offer analysts plenty of talking points. The true freshman forward joined the Gamecocks last summer as a blue-chip recruit aiming to make a quick impact but...
Triumph, heartbreak, shock: Unforgettable storylines within Pittsburgh’s history as March Madness host
Pittsburgh doesn’t have the lengthiest history of association with the NCAA Tournament, but plenty of memorable individual and team performances can be found spread across the six prior times the Big Dance featured first-weekend matchups in the city. The NCAA Tournament first came to Pittsburgh in 1997 and again in...
Robert Morris hires UCF assistant Chandler McCabe as new women’s basketball coach
Robert Morris has a new women’s basketball coach. Athletic director Chris King announced Chandler McCabe as the seventh head coach in program history Monday. McCabe joins the Colonials from Central Florida, where she served as an assistant for the 2023-24 campaign. Previously, she spent two years at George Mason as...
Remaining schedule offers Penguins chance to make up ground, but time is running out
It’s hard to make an official tally of every moment this season when all hope of making the playoffs evaporated for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There have been many such instances and games, plenty of them still fresh in mind. Off the ice, the pre-deadline trades of star winger Jake Guentzel...
NCAA Tournament presents Pittsburgh homecoming for Kentucky’s John Calipari, 2 playersVideo
Results for the past three years have been substandard for John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball team. The NCAA’s winningest men’s basketball program of all-time, Kentucky has been in a funk since going 9-16 during the covid-impacted 2020-21 campaign. But the Wildcats will look to get back to the elite...
NCAA Tournament in Pittsburgh: Here are the 8 teams coming to PPG Paints Arena
For the seventh time overall and fifth time at PPG Paints Arena, the NCAA Tournament returns to Pittsburgh. After the Selection Sunday program on CBS, the eight teams that will battle in Pittsburgh in the tournament’s first round have been revealed. All four games are scheduled for Thursday. The bracket...
