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First Call: Josh Dobbs works out for Steelers’ AFC rival; NFL QB movement; ex-Penguins prospects find new NHL homes
Tuesday’s “First Call” clues us in on an NFL team who may be after a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. A pair of former Penguins prospects are on the move. A Penn State product just got a big contract. And the NFL quarterback carousel never stops spinning. Even at enormous costs against...
Mark Madden: Rickard Rakell helps the Penguins, but will it be enough?
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall was in a tough spot as Monday’s NHL trade deadline approached. This is the Penguins’ last chance to make a playoff run with the current core, which makes it the team’s last chance for the foreseeable future. That’s beyond debate. Hextall had to strengthen. If...
Pitt’s Pro Day brings Kenny Pickett, Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule together again
Kenny Pickett and Matt Rhule were reunited Monday at Pitt’s Pro Day, but this time they weren’t talking about a scholarship, academics or the Temple football program. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said it best while addressing his team in the morning: “This was business out there.” Before he committed to...
Still out of sight, Phil Mickelson decides to sit out the MastersVideo
Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson, out of public view since his inflammatory remarks about the Saudi-funded rival league and the PGA Tour, has decided not to play at Augusta National this year. Mickelson’s name was moved from the list of players expected to compete in the Masters to a section...
For the Penguins, Rickard Rakell ‘adds the dimension that we wanted to add’Video
Pittsburgh Penguins management maintained a pretty good poker face leading up until the trade deadline Monday. Whether it be general manager Ron Hextall or president of hockey operations Brian Burke, the franchise’s public stance over the past handful of weeks and months was one of comfort with the status quo....
AP source: QB Jameis Winston agrees to return to Saints on 2-year dealVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Free-agent quarterback Jameis Winston agreed to return to the New Orleans Saints, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. Winston, who started seven games for New Orleans in 2021 before a season-ending knee injury, has agreed to a two-year contract, the person told the Associated Press...
Jameson Taillon, Luis Severino provide good news for Yankees rotationVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees are getting good news about the rotation behind ace Gerrit Cole. Jameson Taillon, like Cole a former Pittsburgh Pirate, became the second starter in two days coming off an injury to have a positive first spring training start. Taillon, who had offseason surgery...
La’el Collins is latest prize in Bengals’ O-line rebuildVideo
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals signed a third free-agent lineman to shore up an offensive line that has struggled to protect quarterback Joe Burrow. The Bengals got their new right tackle Sunday, signing former Dallas Cowboy La’el Collins to a three-year contract. Last week they inked free agents Ted Karras,...
New signee Gunner Olszewski eager to fill return role – maybe more – for Steelers
Gunner Olszewski’s path to Pittsburgh went through Bemidji, Minn., and Foxboro, Mass. But it’s where it began that he holds closest to his heart. “Growing up in Texas,” Olszewski said Monday, “the best way I would describe (it) is as the best place to grow up in the country. “I...
Zach Thompson wins 1st start, Oneil Cruz crushes another homer as Pirates beat RaysVideo
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — At 6-foot-7, 230 pounds, Zach Thompson is an imposing presence on the mound, one of the few who can see eye to eye with Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz. Even Thompson couldn’t believe his eyes. Thompson watched from the dugout in awe in the second...
Colts acquire QB Matt Ryan in trade with FalconsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts may have found another short-term answer at quarterback by trading for Matt Ryan. How much longer the soon-to-be 37-year-old, four-time Pro Bowler sticks around isn’t clear. On Monday, Indy acquired the 2016 NFL MVP from Atlanta for a third-round pick in this year’s draft (No....
Penguins acquire forward Rickard Rakell from DucksVideo
The Penguins found some sorely needed middle six-scoring at the NHL’s trade deadline by acquiring forward Rickard Rakell from the Anaheim Ducks. Rakell, 28, is in the final year of a six-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $3,789,444. Per the terms of the deal, the Ducks will...
Pirates counting on top pitching prospect Roansy Contreras to learn from Jose Quintana
Roansy Contreras raised eyebrows when his first pitch was clocked at 99.4 mph, though it wasn’t because the Pittsburgh Pirates are unaware the 22-year-old right-hander is capable of touching triple digits. That he was throwing heat in his first spring training appearance is a sign that Contreras, their top pitching...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman’s journey continues
It was arguably the most important day of his professional career. And Mark Friedman slept in. On Sunday, after Friedman and his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates trekked back from Arizona after a game with the Coyotes on Saturday, Friedman opted to slumber as it was a day off for the squad....
Minnesota Wild acquire Marc-Andre Fleury from Chicago
The Minnesota Wild addressed their inconsistent goaltending situation by acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. Minnesota gave up a conditional first-round pick in this year’s draft to acquire the 37-year-old. The Wild are in the midst of a tightly contested Western Conference playoff race...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ moves, Steelers’ free agencyVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden dive into the Penguins acquiring defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” with Mark Madden and Tim Benz on TribLive’s Facebook page. They’re not too excited by the move. But it might be a precursor to other moves. The...
Penguins prospect Clayton Phillips signs tryout contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed former Penn State defenseman Clayton Phillips to an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Phillips was a third-round pick (No. 93 overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2017 draft. He remains unsigned at the NHL level. In order to retain his NHL rights, the Penguins must...
Latrobe graduate Jake Biss leaves lasting impression at ShippensburgVideo
Latrobe basketball practices were flush with elite talent during the late 2010s. Those Wildcats teams produced future Division I players Austin Butler (Holy Cross, Charlotte) and Reed Fenton (Lehigh). Sean Graytok averaged 19.9 points as a senior in 2015-16 and went on to play at Coast Guard. And Bryce Butler,...
Riverview grad Cal Fisher spearheads NCAA title drive for Penn State men’s volleyball teamVideo
Once in a while, Penn State men’s volleyball coach Mark Pavlik likes to tease a couple of his players by comparing them to their more-accomplished mothers. When sophomore Will Kuhns registered his first collegiate kill against Princeton in February, for example, Pavlik announced to the team after the match that...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer a 5-time All-American
Earning All-America recognition one time is an accomplishment in college wrestling. To do it twice it highly commendable. But Michael Kemerer took it to another level. The Iowa redshirt senior wrestled back to claim a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships, giving the Franklin Regional alum five All-America...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 12 NHL games this season, Zohorna has three points (one goal, two assists) while averaging 11:10 of ice time per contest. For the past three games, Zohorna has primarily been deployed on the left...
Penguins acquire defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from Jets
The Penguins were busy overnight. In the early hours of Monday, they acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in this year’s draft. According to Cap Friendly, the conditions of the trade require the Penguins to win three playoff rounds and...
Top-seeded Arizona knocks off TCU, Jamie Dixon in OT
SAN DIEGO — Bennedict Mathurin made a 3-pointer to force overtime and scored six more points in the extra session, and top-seeded Arizona outlasted ninth-seeded TCU 85-80 on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Mathurin finished with 30 points and Christian Koloko scored 28, including a...
Miami dominates No. 2 seed Auburn to reach Sweet 16Video
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Isaiah Wong scored 21 points, Kameron McGusty had 20 and No. 10 seed Miami neutralized second-seeded Auburn’s Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler in a 79-61 victory to reach its first Sweet 16 in six years. The Hurricanes (25-10), seeded 10th in the Midwest Region, will head to...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Kevin McCullar, Texas Tech beat Notre Dame to reach Sweet 16Video
SAN DIEGO — Kevin McCullar made an emphatic dunk with 15 seconds left to cap a 10-1 closing run for No. 3 seed Texas Tech, which advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 59-53 victory over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Kevin Obanor...
