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No shot clock for Pennsylvania high schools, says PIAA basketball committee
Time is running out for shot clock advocates. The PIAA basketball committee reviewed statewide survey results Tuesday and decided a shot clock should not be added to high school games in Pennsylvania, likely ending that debate for now. The committee voted 9-5 to keep the status quo, a recommendation the...
Analysis: With Jordan Addison in the transfer portal, can Pitt still be special?
Jordan Addison’s name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal Tuesday, which likely will end the Pitt career of one of the finest pass catchers in school history — after only two seasons. He has not announced his next school, but Pitt “remains a very viable option,” according to ESPN’s Pete...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby: ‘We believe in our game’
NEW YORK — A handful of hours before he opened the 15th postseason of his nonpareil career, Sidney Crosby took a moment to recognize the significance of the venue he was in on Tuesday morning. Madison Square Garden. Supposedly, the world’s most famous arena. Perhaps the world’s most famous hockey...
Steelers add veteran safety Damontae Kazee on 1-year contract
Providing another starting option in the secondary, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed free agent safety Damontae Kazee to a one-year contract. Kazee agreed to terms after the conclusion of the NFL Draft, but the contract wasn’t signed until Tuesday. Kazee, a five-year veteran, played primarily free safety throughout his career. With...
Pirates embrace unorthodox with pitching staff, where results are anything but ordinary
The Pittsburgh Pirates have embraced the unorthodox with their pitching staff, a bizarro world where roles are no longer defined in traditional terms and the results are anything but ordinary. Starters have become relievers, relievers have started, piggybacking has become popular and the closest thing the Pirates have to a...
Recovered from pneumonia, Pirates relief pitcher Anthony Banda rejoins roster in Detroit
The Pittsburgh Pirates will take an eight-man bullpen into Detroit on Tuesday for the start of a two-game series against the Tigers. When the Pirates activated left-handed pitcher Anthony Banda from the 10-day injured list (pneumonia) Tuesday, Aaron Fletcher — also a lefty — was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis. Banda...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Adrian Blewitt named Seton Hill’s women’s soccer coach
Seton Hill announced the hiring of Adrian Blewitt as women’s soccer coach. He replaces Zak Kruger, who was not retained after three seasons. Blewitt spent three years as the head women’s soccer coach at Army West Point and also served as head coach at Arkansas Little Rock for five seasons...
How Jordan Staal, Carolina Hurricanes’ ‘ultimate leader,’ keeps team on a winning path
Jordan Staal was 20 years old when he held up the Stanley Cup in victory, letting out a big howl, a blondish playoff beard making him look older. Then again, it might have been the strain of winning the Cup, the grueling pursuit, that made him look older. It can...
First Call: Steelers stole draft pick from Ravens; ‘Honey Badger’ finds a team; ex-Penguin has playoff hat trick
Tuesday’s “First Call” features the Pittsburgh Steelers getting one over on the Baltimore Ravens during the NFL Draft. We now know the destination of the Honey Badger, and it’s no surprise. Plus, highlights from the first night of the 2022 NHL playoffs are dotted with big moments from ex-Penguins and...
How playing the matchups could impact the Penguins-Rangers series; and how the Pens can avoid the ones they don’t want
When it comes to analysis of the upcoming Penguins-Rangers Eastern Conference playoff series, there isn’t much need to go beyond the basics. • Pittsburgh’s star players need to score. Something they have failed to do well enough in each of their three first-round losses over the past three years. •...
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,...
