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Madden Monday: Penguins still need to figure out how to put together their ‘puzzle pieces’
You had to love the irony surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins giveaway for fans attending Sunday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was a puzzle. Yes, a 500-piece “Paint the Ice” puzzle kit. Based on head coach Mike Sullivan’s “our roster is our roster” comment from last week, the...
‘I want it really bad’: Rodolfo Castro has sights set on winning Pirates’ starting job at 2B
BRADENTON, Fla. — When the Pittsburgh Pirates opened Grapefruit League play against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, Rodolfo Castro was in the starting lineup but not at his position of preference. That Castro was across the diamond at third base with Ji Hwan Bae at second wasn’t a matter...
Devils acquire Timo Meier in blockbuster trade with SharksVideo
The New Jersey Devils acquired Timo Meier from the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster trade Sunday in advance of the NHL trade deadline. New Jersey sent a 2023 first-round pick, a conditional 2024 first-rounder, forward Andreas Johnsson and prospects Shakir Mukhamadullin, Fabian Zetterlund and Nikita Okhotiuk. In return, the...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak snappedVideo
Forward Tyler Drevitch scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-5 home loss to the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanoc Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 26 saves on 32 shots for Wheeling (23-24-5-0) which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Forward Brooklyn Kalmikov contributed...
Penn State men fritter away 19-point lead in loss to RutgersVideo
Derek Simpson tied his career high with 16 points, including the go-ahead three-point play, Cam Spencer scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Penn State, 59-56, on Sunday night. Caleb McConnell added 12 points for Rutgers (18-11, 10-8 Big...
Penguins rout Lightning as trade deadline looms
On Friday, one day after fans chanted for him to be fired, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall indicated he would not be a seller and jettison veteran players on expiring contracts to other teams for future assets with the trade deadline looming March 3. “We want to stay competitive,”...
Chris Kirk, after 8-year wait, wins the Honda ClassicVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole Sunday was no problem. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past...
Kyle Busch gets 1st RCR victory in Fontana’s NASCAR farewellVideo
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch sent Fontana off in style Sunday, storming up from the back after an early penalty and earning his first victory for Richard Childress Racing while winning on this Southern California track for the fifth time. Busch held off Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain in NASCAR’s...
Duquesne comes up short vs. Davidson, takes hit to double-bye hopes
As is often the case this college basketball season, it came down to the final seconds for a result Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, where Duquesne has been dominant, winning 15 of its first 18 games. This time, the Dukes weren’t so fortunate but still left the window open a...
Robert Morris men to host IUPUI in Horizon League Tournament
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball team will host IUPUI in the first round of the 2023 Horizon League Tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the UPMC Events Center. The sixth-seeded Colonials finished 15-16 in the regular season, including a 10-10 mark in the Horizon League. IUPUI finished 5-25 overall and 2-17...
Reports: Manny Machado, Padres agree to new $350M, 11-year dealVideo
All-Star slugger Manny Machado agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Machado must pass a physical before...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Lightning
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Sunday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. His status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan approximately two hours before the game was slated to start. In 28 games this season, DeSmith has a 10-12-4 record, a 3.28 goals against...
Emotional sendoff on senior night ‘nothing short of a dream’ for Pitt’s Aidan Fisch
Since the moment he arrived on campus in Oakland, Aidan Fisch dreamed of wearing a Pitt uniform and contributing to a winning team. His contributions began early on as a team manager for the men’s basketball team. Flash ahead to Saturday night, and Fisch was pinching himself as he scored...
NFL analyst thinks Steelers, GM Omar Khan ‘really set up well’ with 2023 draft class
For his first NFL Draft as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, Omar Khan will be provided a luxury that predecessor Kevin Colbert never enjoyed in his 23 seasons overseeing the process. Khan and the Steelers will have three picks among the top 49 selections when the draft commences in late April....
Pine-Richland grad Dan Petcash shares secret to his success at Binghamton
Baking soda, salt, magnesium and water. Those are the ingredients for what Dan Petcash calls his “secret stuff.” The name is a nod to the movie Space Jam and it’s also a formula Petcash, a Pine-Richland grad, credits for his breakout year at Binghamton. “It sounds kind of funny, but...
A League Cup final play and irresistible plus juice in the EPL: Best bets for Feb. 26
BY GABE HENDERSON | 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...
Nothing normal about Pitt’s historic improvement from 11 to 21 victories
Sam Clancy works in the same building as Jeff Capel. It’s inevitable that Pitt basketball, past and present, cross paths occasionally. One day this season, in the midst of Pitt’s historic recovery from oblivion, Clancy walked up to the coach and announced, “I’m a proud basketball alumni. I’m walking around...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Senators in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 20 saves on 22 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 overtime home loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Tyler Sikura scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-22-3-5) which has lost four out of its past five...
Fencing develops into tight-knit community for high school athletes
Sophomore Jake Burgos scored a big victory in the Allderdice boys fencing team’s 5-4 victory over rival Fox Chapel on Feb. 10 at Allderdice High School. The defending Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association champion Dragons clinched a spot in the league playoffs with that win and a victory later in the...
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim offers lengthy expansion of earlier remarks made about Pitt
Less than three weeks ago, comments by longtime Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim sent shockwaves through the college basketball world when he accused Pitt, among other ACC programs, of buying players in an interview with ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Lamenting the changing landscape of college athletics in the Name, Image and Likeness...
Saint Vincent women rally in PAC championship vs. Chatham, earn NCAA Tournament bid
No matter what happens from here, Jimmy Petruska’s 13th season as women’s basketball coach at Saint Vincent just might be his most special. In a reversal from a year ago, when the Bearcats were tabbed as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference preseason favorites but flopped, there was no sign of a...
Pitt belts Syracuse, rolls into 1st place in the ACC
Perhaps the moment that defined Pitt’s runaway 99-82 victory against Syracuse on Saturday was Nike Sibande’s alley-oop dunk in the second half. The play, initiated by a pinpoint out-of-bounds pass from the baseline by Nelly Cummings, resulted in two points, a 50-40 Pitt lead and a thunderous roar from the...
WVU’s upset bid falls just short against No. 3 KansasVideo
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career high as he scored 17 points to help lift No. 3 Kansas over West Virginia, 76-74, on Saturday. The stifling Jayhawk defense kept West Virginia from attempting a shot in the final 20 seconds. The Mountaineers’ Joe Toussaint...
Bryan Rust scores winner, Penguins beat Blues in overtime
Ron Hextall admits he isn’t quite sure of what to make of the roster he has assembled. Speaking with media in Cranberry on Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager admitted to some level of befuddlement over how his team has performed through its first 57 games of the season. “I...
Farewell, Fontana: NASCAR’s last weekend at a racing gemVideo
FONTANA, Calif. — Most of NASCAR’s Cup Series drivers feel like they’re saying their final goodbye to a dear old friend this weekend. Auto Club Speedway’s racetrack seems to be adored by every professional driver on the continent. Those two miles of gloriously weathered asphalt allow racers to be their...
