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Tim Benz: Praise of Kevin Colbert’s success with Steelers meets acknowledgment of Devin Bush’s failure
It’s a strange juxtaposition for outgoing Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. Since the 2022 draft has ended — Colbert’s last one before he retires from the position once a successor is named — he has been appropriately lauded for his 22 years of positive influence on the organization. From...
Nebraska football coach Scott Frost to sit out 5 days in ’22 season for violationVideo
Scott Frost will be barred from coaching for five consecutive days this season as part of Nebraska’s negotiated settlement with the NCAA for allowing an unauthorized staff member to do hands-on special teams coaching two years ago. The NCAA contacted Nebraska after a media report on the January 2021 resignation...
Antti Raanta sharp in playoff debut as Hurricanes rout Bruins in Game 1Video
RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals, and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins, 5-1, on Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Raanta had 35 saves in his first career postseason start with...
NFL clears Browns after former coach Hue Jackson said team tanked games
CLEVELAND — The NFL handed former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson another loss. The league announced Monday that it found “no evidence” the Browns purposely lost games or incentivized personnel to do so after Jackson alleged in February the team tried to lose during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The...
Penguins notes: Jason Zucker skates, ‘a big step’ on road to being cleared to play
Forward Jason Zucker skated prior to Pittsburgh Penguins practice in Cranberry on Monday morning, coach Mike Sullivan confirmed. Speaking after practice, Sullivan gave an upbeat assessment of what that development meant in regards to Zucker’s status for the Penguins’ first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers that begins Tuesday....
Penguins sign 2020 5th-round pick Raivis Ansons to entry-level pro contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed 2020 fifth-round pick Raivis Ansons to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced Monday. The 20-year-old Ansons this week will embark on the QMJHL playoffs for the major-junior Saint John Sea Dogs. Ansons, a leftty-shooting forward, had career-highs in goals (18), assists (42), points (60) and...
Cardinals’ DeAndre Hopkins suspended 6 games for violating PED policy
Arizona Cardinals three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended without pay for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The league announced the suspension on Monday. It’s a stunning blow for the Cardinals, who finished with an 11-6 record last season but faded down the stretch...
Duquesne adds 9th new face, former Miami (Ohio) guard Dae Dae Grant
Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot continues to add to his roster, securing a verbal commitment Monday from Dae Dae Grant, a 6-foot-2 guard who led Miami (Ohio) in scoring last season. Grant is the ninth player to join the Dukes this offseason. Grant scored 775 points last season, 10th...
Zandon is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds on Monday and will...
Pittsburgh City United rolls past Youngstown in season opener
Pittsburgh City United started off the UPSL season by defeating the Youngstown Knighthawks, 10-1, on Saturday at J.C. Stone Field. Forward Jonvier Ramson tallied five goals and two assists for City United. Left back Marquis Flowers had two goals and two assists, and midfielder Ibrahim Kayoute had a goal and...
Men’s and women’s U.S. Open qualifiers begin
Local qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Open begins Tuesday in Western Pennsylvania at Shannopin Country Club. That’s where 50 women will compete for three spots for this year’s tournament June 2-5 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. Heading the list is LPGA pro Rachel Rohanna,...
James Madison cancels rest of softball season after player’s suicide
HARRISONBURG, Va. — James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the suicide of one of its star players last week. Lauren Bernett, a sophomore catcher and cleanup hitter for the Dukes, died April 25 following a stellar weekend series against...
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot reunites with former player Dru Joyce on Dukes staff
When he was 14 years old, Dru Joyce III threw in seven 3-pointers in a state championship game in Ohio. Then, in college, he helped then-Akron coach Keith Dambrot win 26 games during the 2006-07 season. His life’s journey took him to Europe where he played professionally for 12 seasons...
Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streakVideo
DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for the Hendrick Motorsports trophy celebrations and photo shoots and all the kitschy social media posts created as one by one — and as his three teammates won, and won and won again — they all brought home checkered flags. Elliott...
Steelers decline 5th-year option on inside linebacker Devin Bush
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers have declined the fifth-year contract option for their former first-round draft pick. It was inside linebacker Devin Bush’s turn Monday, meaning he will not be guaranteed a $10.892 million salary in 2023. ESPN.com first reported the Steelers declined Bush’s option,...
Flores lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to arbitrate suit
NEW YORK — A lawyer for a Black NFL coach who sued the league alleging racist hiring practices told a judge Monday that arbitration is the wrong way to resolve the lawsuit in part because NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator and that would be “unconscionable.” Attorney Douglas...
Mets cut slumping Canó with almost $45 million left on deal
NEW YORK — Robinson Canó was cut Monday by the New York Mets with nearly $45 million remaining on his contract, ending an ill-fated marriage and perhaps signaling the end of his decorated major league career. The slumping Canó was designated for assignment in a move announced about an hour...
Latrobe grad Kiley Myers pushes through pain to lead Marist pitching staff
Kiley Myers at 75% is better than many college pitchers. That’s why the Latrobe graduate has continued to play for Division I Marist this season despite persistent pain in her left knee. “That kid goes out there every day and gives us a chance to win,” Marist coach Joe Ausanio...
Plum grad Markus Cestra having breakout season for vastly improved IUP baseball teamVideo
Changes were needed after the IUP baseball team went a measly 2-35 (1-27 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) last season. To that end, the Crimson Hawks hired a new coach: former major-league pitcher Steve Kline, who appeared in 796 games over 11 seasons (1997-2007) with St. Louis, Montreal, Cleveland, Baltimore and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Turner Price named AMCC Player of the Year
The Price was right this season at Pitt-Greensburg. Junior tennis standout Turner Price, a Penn-Trafford graduate, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year for the third time in his career. The award was not given out in 2020. Price finished 7-0 in conference singles play and...
What you need to know about the New York RangersVideo
Whether it be Bill Cook, Bryan Hextall, Andy Bathgate, Rod Gilbert, Brian Leetch or Henrik Lundqvist, the New York Rangers typically have been built on star power. The current edition of the Rangers doesn’t necessarily have any players who are sure-fire bets for the Hockey Hall of Fame — at...
Greyhound racing nearing its end in U.S., with only 2 West Virginia tracks left by year’s end
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season...
Normal Kentucky Derby: Capacity crowd, big hats, mint juleps
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to covid-19 restrictions. After fluctuating dates and crowds, Churchill Downs will welcome everybody without restrictions on Saturday, raising hopes of getting back to 150,000 or...
What are Penn State’s biggest questions heading into August camp?
Penn State’s spring drills concluded a little more than a week ago. Predicting the Nittany Lions’ place in the Big Ten in the fall is a little more complicated this season, given the program’s huge personnel losses. But James Franklin and his assistants know they are working with some talented...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ strategy in Game 1 will determine if they have a chance or will get swept
The Pittsburgh Penguins are built on speed. The New York Rangers clearly are faster. The Rangers outskated the Penguins in all four meetings this season, winning three. The Rangers overwhelmed the Penguins with their forecheck. The Penguins won’t make tactical adjustments to slow the Rangers or the pace of play....
