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Cornerback or tackle?: Former NFL GM has specific opinions on Steelers draft options
While a lot of names are being thrown around as candidates for the Pittsburgh Steelers to draft at pick No. 17, a popular plan of attack seems to have emerged within the fan base. Get the best remaining offensive tackle at 17, then the best remaining cornerback with the pick...
Pirates farm report for April 18, 2023: Matt Gorski belts grand slam in Curve win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-9) gave up two in the ninth to lose to Memphis (Cardinals), 5-4. RHP Yerry De Los Santos (0-2, 8.44) gave up back-to-back homers to Luken Baker and Oscar Mercado with one out. RHP Luis Ortiz (2.08) started and went five innings, allowing four hits and one walk...
Solid pitching, big hits, David Bednar’s ‘Yinzer butt’ help Pirates defeat RockiesVideo
The victory featured seven extra-base hits, an eighth consecutive quality start and three scoreless innings from the bullpen, but it also took what Derek Shelton described as a “Yinzer butt” for the Pittsburgh Pirates to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 5-3, Tuesday night at Coors Field. With 250-pound closer David Bednar...
Belle Vernon’s Bailey Parshall becomes Penn State’s all-time leader in Ks
With an extra year of eligibility, it was just a matter of time before Bailey Parshall took over the Penn State softball record book. That time came Tuesday in University Park. They call her “Queen B” but Parshall is more like “Queen K.” The fifth-year pitcher broke two program records,...
Former Pitt players Penny Semaia, Shawn Robinson help prepare athletes for their life’s work
When they wore shoulder pads and helmets, Penny Semaia and Shawn Robinson helped former Pitt coach Walt Harris resurrect the program. Semaia toiled in the trenches as an offensive and defensive lineman; Robinson was a cornerback who intercepted six passes as a sophomore in 2000. Nearly a quarter-century later, they...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi designates potential golf tournament winnings for UPMC Children’s Hospital
With spring football concluded and nearly four months until training camp, Pat Narduzzi can catch his breath and relax — at least as much as any college football coach can relax these days. Narduzzi’s first bit of offseason relaxation will occur April 30-May 2 at the 16th annual Southern Company...
NFL Draft primer: Despite being set at tight end, Steelers could be swayed by deep class
It took until the final day of pre-draft visits for the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring a tight end prospect – Georgia’s Darnell Washington — to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The delay wasn’t surprising considering the Steelers return all three tight ends from the 2021 season and have no player at...
MLB uses Atlantic League to test more rule changes
PHOENIX — Major League Baseball isn’t done tinkering with potential rule changes for the sport. The league announced a series of experimental rules Tuesday that will be used in the Atlantic League this season, including a designated pinch runner, “double-hook” designated hitter rule and further limitations on a pitcher’s ability...
Per usual, many of the Penguins’ highest-quality chances involved Jake Guentzel
Generally speaking, 36-goal scorers are largely above reproach when it comes to examining a hockey club’s shortcomings. But given how the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season transpired, with the team missing the playoffs for the first time since 2006, everything and everyone is under the microscope in the aftermath. Without a doubt,...
Clippers-Suns, Knicks-Cavaliers NBA Playoffs spread plays: Best bets for April 18
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Brock Purdy’s success could open door for other QBs late in NFL draft
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jake Haener bristles when asked about the obvious comparison to fellow experienced but undersized quarterback Brock Purdy. “I just feel like Brock is different. I’m different. There’s different things that we do in our games,” said Haener, the former Fresno State star. “Brock did a lot...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Hempfield’s Uncapher, Derry’s Perry shine in heptathlon
Clarion senior Jenna Uncapher (Hempfield) and sophomore Leah Perry (Derry) competed in the heptathlon at the Messiah Multi. Uncapher opened the Messiah Multi with a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.89 seconds. She tied for fourth in the high jump (1.50 meters) and won the...
Reports: Steelers working on trade for Rams WR Allen Robinson, pending physicalVideo
After not signing a wide receiver in free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers instead are on the verge of trading for one. According to national reports, the Steelers are in negotiations with the Los Angeles Rams on a trade for veteran receiver Allen Robinson. A trade is contingent on Robinson passing...
Behind scenes, Schwartz-Morini guiding force for Coach Prime
BOULDER, Colo. — Everyone knows Deion Sanders. Behind the scenes and not as well known is the guiding force behind his evolution from “Prime Time” to “Coach Prime.” The orchestrator, too, of the deal that brought Sanders to Boulder to revive a University of Colorado football program that’s fallen on...
Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith dead at 31
CLEVELAND — Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith, who was touched by tragedy while he played for the Cleveland Browns, has died. He was 31. Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday. The cause of death was not immediately known. “Rest in Peace Chris,” Rosenhaus...
Odds on where Bijan Robinson goes in the NFL draft; how many running backs in first round?
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Mike Ditka sure loved Ricky Williams, but times have changed in the NFL draft. Gone are the days when the New Orleans Saints — or any team — would sacrifice nearly an entire draft class to grab a running back in the top...
Highly regarded OT Darnell Wright, TE Darnell Washington among pre-draft visits to Steelers
A pair of prospects expected to be considered in the range of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first two picks were hosted by the team Tuesday, nine days before the draft starts. Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright and Georgia tight end Darnell Washington joined Houston quarterback Clayton Tune as official visits. Aside...
Pitt sophomore WR Myles Alston enters transfer portal
Myles Alston, who was among a group of young Pitt wide receivers competing for playing time behind three atop the depth chart, announced on his Twitter account Tuesday that he has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal. A rising redshirt sophomore, Alston (6-foot-1, 180 pounds) is the second...
Column: IndyCar decries online abuse directed at drivers
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Callum Ilott and Agustín Canapino are teammates. Ilott is British, Canapino is Argentine and through their first three months working together, everything seemed just fine as tiny Juncos Hollinger Racing showed decent on-track progress. But when a sequence of ill-timed events caused Canapino to crash while...
Damar Hamlin cleared to play, 4 months after cardiac arrest
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Having spent the past several months meeting President Joe Biden, raising millions of dollars for his charitable foundation and promoting the benefits of CPR training, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin can focus now on the next big objective in his life: returning to football. Wearing a...
As 1st night of NHL playoffs showed, there’s plenty of interesting hockey to watch even without Penguins
Contrary to popular belief in Pittsburgh, the NHL playoffs are taking place even though the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t qualify for the first time since 2006. There are some very intriguing storylines, many of which already started to take shape on the first night of competition. Here’s a six pack of...
First Call: Steelers may covet Jalen Carter with rumored trade in NFL Draft; ex-Pitt Panther sparkles in NBA playoffs
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers interviewed two big-name draft prospects and may be angling to trade up for another. A former WPIAL athlete is shining in the NBA playoffs, while another is looking for an NFL home. And Robert Morris’ basketball team is making noise in the transfer portal. All...
Pirates pitchers proving they can go deep into games with 7 consecutive quality startsVideo
Rich Hill had thrown 94 pitches through five innings and had a double-digit lead when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton sent the 43-year-old left-hander out to pitch the sixth inning Monday at Colorado. Hill responded with an 11-pitch inning, striking out C.J. Cron on a 70-mph curveball, getting Elias Diaz...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby, FSG have the right answer on his future — but were they asked the right question?
Pittsburgh Penguins fans haven’t been able to find many positives over the past week. However, one news item surrounding team icon Sidney Crosby was reassuring. Both Crosby and the team seem unified in a desire to see the 35-year-old captain play out his remaining years in Pittsburgh. At least that’s...
Mark Mathias has 4-hit game as Pirates pound 16 hits in blowout win over Rockies
After going extra innings in back-to-back games at St. Louis, the Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed their biggest blowout of the season with open arms and free-swinging bats. They were aggressive in attacking Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland, scoring seven runs in the first two innings, and continued to pour it on...
