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Former Pitt star WR Jordan Addison has message for Steelers: ‘Come get me’
Kenny Pickett hasn’t been shy about his desire to reunite with former Pitt teammate Jordan Addison. On Friday, Addison returned the favor. Speaking at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, the 6-foot, 175-pound wide receiver and 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner said he would welcome a return to Pittsburgh and catch some...
Pittsburgh needs to come through as underdog in regular-season finale
BY SHANE JACKSON | Home Field Sports Contributor It all comes down to Saturday for the Pittsburgh men’s basketball program. The Panthers (21-9) will travel to Miami (23-6) on Saturday with an ACC title on the line. Pitt is tied with Miami and Virginia atop the ACC standings, with all...
Sean Payton near top of NFL Coach of the Year odds. Where do other coaches land?
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports It’s clear the Denver Broncos made Sean Payton their No. 1 target for acquisition this offseason. Now that they have won in their pursuit, how much better will it make them? Will quarterback Russell Wilson have a chance to revive his career? According...
Penguins acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov for forward Brock McGinn, draft pickVideo
The Penguins have acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Brock McGinn and a third-round pick in the 2024 draft. Kulikov, 32, has appeared in 61 games this season and has 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) while averaging 20:13 of ice time per contest....
Winning streak improves Penguins’ position — and Stanley Cup odds
By HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF What a difference a week makes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins had lost four straight heading into the last week of February, including an embracing effort in a 7-2 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 23. That stretch pushed Pittsburgh out of...
Medvedev beats Djokovic, to face Rublev in Dubai final
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic’s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday. The third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final of the hard-court tournament. The former...
Pitt fires women’s basketball coach Lance White
The fallout from Pitt women’s basketball’s five losing seasons in the past five years landed on coach Lance White on Friday when he was fired. White is the first Pitt coach hired by athletic director Heather Lyke to be fired. Lyke has led the department since 2017. Pitt concluded White’s...
Knicks-Heat in the NBA and early conference tournament action: Best Bets for March 3
By ZACH EWING | 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...
NASCAR Las Vegas betting guide: Trackhouse Racing drivers poised for victory
By SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series continues its west coast swing and heads to Las Vegas for what’s normally a race where the favorites prevail, but last season’s spring race bucked that trend. Chalk favorite Kyle Busch was on his way to victory lane,...
Penguins assign forwards Drew O’Connor, Drake Caggiula to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Drew O’Connor and Drake Caggiula to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. These transactions come as the NHL’s trade deadline approaches at 3 p.m. Additionally, in order for players to be eligible for the AHL’s postseason, they must be assigned to their...
Mark Madden: Despite little impact at trade deadline, expect Penguins to reach the playoffs
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. But refreshing Penguins notes last forever. Just like the salary cap problems created by GM Ron Hextall. • The Penguins locker room can’t be happy with what Hextall has done (and mostly hasn’t) at the trade deadline. But this group won’t shrink....
At NFL combine, college experience seen as a winning play
INDIANAPOLIS — Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster. He knew entering the league at age 24 was a risky proposition, given most players’ careers end at about 25. He knew scouts and team decision-makers would likely...
Tim Benz: As most eyes were on Mikael Granlund’s debut, other Penguins stole the show in Tampa
On Thursday night, all eyes were on who the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired to help them before the trade deadline. Instead, some players who have been asked to step up for a while finally skated into the spotlight. Specifically, some defensemen who need to score more often and depth forwards who...
Penguins bring back forward Nick Bonino in multi-team tradeVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought back a familiar face. Forward Nick Bonino, a key component of the franchise’s two most recent Stanley Cup championship squads, was reacquired via a trade involving the San Jose Sharks on Friday. There are several components to the transaction, which involves the Montreal Canadiens. Per...
Pitt star Calijah Kancey sets record at NFL CombineVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2022 draft in need of a quarterback. They looked next door at the UPMC Rooney facility on the South Side and drafted Kenny Pickett out of the University of Pittsburgh. This year, along the defensive line, the Steelers will enter the draft with 33-year-old Pro...
First Call: Antonio Brown buys part of a pro sports team; Eagles CB lauds Steelers WR, jabs JuJu Smith-SchusterVideo
In Friday’s “First Call,” former Pittsburgh Steeler Antonio Brown is dabbling in pro football ownership. A current Steelers wideout is drawing praise from a Pro Bowl cornerback. A retired Steelers player rep is questioning a NFLPA poll that was critical of the franchise. Also, a Baltimore Ravens wide receiver is...
Pitt Take 5: Jeff Capel tells his team not to panic, ‘Let’s go have fun’ in South Beach
Maybe the quirk Jeff Capel noticed among his players during the Notre Dame game will disappear merely by everyone understanding what’s at stake Saturday night in Coral Gables, Fla. At least, that’s the hope. But in advance of Pitt visiting Miami with the ACC regular-season championship on the line, Capel...
Now that Chase De Jong has found a home with Pirates, he’s working on a new pitch
Chase De Jong arrived in Bradenton last year as a nonroster invitee coming off season-ending knee surgery and making the move from the starting rotation of the Pittsburgh Pirates to a reliever role. If Bradenton feels more like home for De Jong this year, it’s because he bought a house...
Robert Morris men fall in Horizon League quarterfinals
In three years in the Horizon League since breaking its long union with the Northeast Conference, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team steadily has improved. The Colonials went from four victories in the first year to eight last season to 16 this year, including 10 in the conference. For most...
Antoine Davis finishes shy of passing Pete Maravich scoring mark
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Antoine Davis outscored them all — except for “Pistol” Pete. Detroit Mercy’s star guard finished four points shy of surpassing Pete Maravich as the NCAA career scoring leader Thursday night, scoring 22 in a gritty 71-66 loss to Youngstown State in the Horizon League tournament. Davis came...
Penguins get OT win vs. Lightning in Mikael Granlund’s debut
Mikael Granlund is fully aware of what kind of group he joined after being acquired via trade by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. “Obviously, we all know the history that this team has, all the great things that they’ve been doing,” the forward said to media that traveled to Tampa...
Jon Rahm has big finish for 65 and the lead at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Rahm started his round strong and ended it even better Thursday, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for a 7-under-par 65 and a two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Not even the brute test of Bay Hill was a match for golf’s hottest player. “Amazing round of golf,” he...
Jonathan Quick goes to Vegas; Bruins get Tyler Bertuzzi before NHL deadlineVideo
Jonathan Quick is on the move again, back to the Pacific Division to solve the Vegas Golden Knights’ latest goaltending quandary. Vegas acquired Quick from Columbus on Thursday, less than 36 hours after the Los Angeles Kings traded the two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender and 2014 playoff MVP to the Blue...
Panthers founder, former owner Jerry Richardson dies at 86Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C — Jerry Richardson, the Carolina Panthers founder and for years one of the NFL’s most influential owners until a scandal forced him to sell the team, has died. He was 86. Richardson died peacefully Wednesday night at his Charlotte home, the team said in a statement. Richardson became...
Will Steelers keep it all in the family and draft CB Joey Porter Jr. in 1st round?
It is no secret the Pittsburgh Steelers, a family-run business on its third generation of Rooney ownership, are attracted to bloodlines in their players. Given that at one point last summer, the Steelers had four sets of brothers — from the Watt, Edmunds, Heyward and Davis families — on the...
