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Mark Madden: We will see if Pat Narduzzi is as smart as he thinks he is
In 2021, Pat Narduzzi had his best season since taking over as Pitt football coach in 2015: His Panthers went 11-3, won the ACC and went to a New Year’s Six bowl. The offense was the driving force of the two platoons, averaging 41.4 points (third best in the nation)...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Austria
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with Villacher SV, an Austrian team that plays in that country’s ICE Hockey League. A first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in 2009, Despres spent parts of four seasons at the NHL level with the Penguins. In 140 games with the Penguins, Despres scored...
Capitals overhaul roster most of any contender in the East
Several hours into NHL free agency, the Washington Capitals had two new goaltenders and a replacement for the defenseman they lost to Seattle. They were far from done. They traded for winger Connor Brown, signed forwards Dylan Strome and Henrik Borgstrom and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson, and brought back versatile homegrown...
Steelers 2-a-days: Free-agent signee CB Levi Wallace, depth WR Tyler Vaughns
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, two per day, between June 11...
Penn Township ready to defend Junior Legion regional, state titles
Penn Township is the returning Pennsylvania Youth American Legion Western Regional and state champion. It opens defense of the Western Regional at 5 p.m. Friday at the White Township Complex in Indiana against Indiana County champion Brookville. Pool play format will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the top...
Speedy delivery: Medals at worlds given out almost instantly
EUGENE, Ore. — It takes speed to win some of these medals at world championships. Speed to hand all of them out, too. A little bit of jumping ability doesn’t hurt, either. In a new twist at track and field’s biggest event this side of the Olympics, athletes no longer...
From cuffs on his shirt to willingness to voice an opinion, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi steals show
The most discussed coach Thursday at the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C., was, of course, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi. After all, he might have been the only man wearing signature-embroidered cuffs on his dress shirt at the Westin Charlotte. But the real reason for Narduzzi’s celebrity was that his Panthers...
MLB struggling to get attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
MILWAUKEE — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears. MLB is struggling to fill the stands at pre-covid levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions. MLB reached the All-Star...
Field of a dozen set for Adios eliminations at the Meadows
A dozen 3-year-old male pacers, including Pepsi North American Cup champion Pebble Beach, will compete Saturday in a pair of eliminations as part of the 56th Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Pebble Beach, who will run in competition for the first time...
McConnell retires after eight seasons as IUP women’s basketball coach
After several successful seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at IUP, Tom McConnell has announced he has retired from the position. The move takes effect next month. “Recently, I have been praying and thoughtfully considering my future, and with great clarity and peace, I have decided that it is...
Heinz hanging around: Oversized ketchup bottles to be displayed at Acrisure Stadium
Kraft Heinz will continue to have a presence at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home stadium even if the food and beverage giant no longer maintains naming rights at the North Shore venue. The Steelers have agreed in principle to a five-year sponsorship deal with Kraft Heinz at the newly renamed Acrisure...
ACC’s quartet of new coaches adds wrinkle to wild division
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Elliott waited years before he felt it was the right moment to leave the Clemson staff and become a head coach. The timing gave him plenty of company as he takes over at Virginia. He’s one of four new coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining...
Georgia’s Kirby Smart gets 10-year extension, raise to $10.25M
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Kirby Smart has agreed to a contract extension through the 2031 season, a 10-year agreement worth more than $110 million that makes him the latest coach to land the type of megadeal that is becoming increasingly common in college football. The deal announced Thursday has been...
Jonas Vingegaard drops Tadej Pogacar in final Tour mountain test
HAUTACAM, France — Barring a crash, Jonas Vingegaard is likely to be wearing the yellow jersey when the Tour de France ends in Paris on Sunday. Vingegaard responded to a series of attacks from defending champion Tadej Pogacar on Thursday and ultimately dropped his main rival in the last big...
Browns agree on deal with quarterback Josh RosenVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns reached an agreement Thursday with free agent quarterback Josh Rosen on a one-year contract, giving them another veteran as they await a ruling on Deshaun Watson, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. Rosen, who was on Cleveland’s radar before the 2018...
Murray, Cardinals agree to contract through 2028 seasonVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — The drama is over: Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals have made a long-term commitment to each other with a new contract that would keep the quarterback in the desert through the 2028 season. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was taken with the No. 1 overall pick...
‘College GameDay’ set to visit Pittsburgh for Backyard Brawl on Sept. 1
The hype machine for the renewal of the Backyard Brawl hit another gear Thursday when ESPN announced it will bring its popular “College GameDay” show to Acrisure Stadium on Sept. 1 for the West Virginia/Pitt game. The special, one-hour show goes on the air at 6 p.m. and will include...
Penguins re-sign forward Kasperi Kapanen, avoid arbitration
The Penguins have re-signed restricted free agent forward Kasperi Kapanen to a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $3.2 million. Reaching an agreement avoids a salary arbitration hearing that was scheduled for July 30. Kapanen, who turns 26 on Saturday, appeared in 79 games last season and...
Professional wrestling training school coming to downtown New Kensington
Michael Young wants to show that there’s more to professional wrestling than what many people think. Young, 27, a Lower Burrell native living in Bloomfield, is the current singles champion for Pittsburgh-based Enjoy Wrestling, where he’s known as MV Young. He is opening a wrestling school, Technique 2 Train Pittsburgh,...
Goaltending prospect Taylor Gauthier wants to prove the Penguins ‘made the right choice’Video
Penguins prospect Taylor Gauthier had two idols as a goaltender while growing up in Calgary. One was former Montreal Canadiens All-Star Jose Theodore. The other was Logan Thompson, currently of the Vegas Golden Knights. And the reasons he looked up to Theodore and Thompson were right. Literally. Like Gauthier, Theodore...
Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King urge freedom for Brittney Griner at The ESPYS
LOS ANGELES — Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittney Griner at The ESPYS on Wednesday night. Griner was arrested in Russia in February after customs officials said they found vape canisters containing...
Steelers 2-a-days: Undrafted rookie OT Jordan Tucker, reserve OLB Derrek Tuszka
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, two per day, between June 11...
Kevin Dotson will embrace competition at left guard when Steelers report to training camp
Amid all of the changes the Pittsburgh Steelers made to the interior of the offensive line in free agency, Kevin Dotson wasn’t sure of his future when he reported for offseason workouts in the spring. As training camp approaches next week, that no longer is the case. Dotson will get...
Transfer portal windows endorsed for final NCAA approval
INDIANAPOLIS — Division I college football players would have two periods of time — one in the winter and one in the spring — to enter the transfer portal and be immediately eligible to play if a proposed rule change gets final approval. The Division I Council endorsed on Tuesday...
Sage Karam returns to Pocono for 1st time since fatal wreckVideo
Sage Karam planned to keep it simple, just a bike ride this week through the first turn at Pocono Raceway. An easy outing, no reporters around to ask questions, no fans wondering how he’s feeling in his return to his hometown track. Seven years ago, Karam triggered a wreck at...
