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Penguins-Rangers first-round series to open Tuesday
The Penguins’ first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers is scheduled to open on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Early Saturday morning, the NHL released the schedule for all eight first-round series. The Penguins-Rangers series is: Game 1 – Tuesday, May 3 at New York, 7 p.m. Game 2...
Pirates farm report for April 29, 2022: Ji-hwan Bae has 5-hit night in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-10) manhandled Iowa (Cubs), 8-1. 2B Ji-Hwan Bae (270) went 5 for 6 with two doubles and his second home run. 1B Mason Martin (.319) went 1 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. SS Hoy Park (.211) was 1 for 3 with an RBI. SS Oneil...
Reports: Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison considering transfer from Pitt
Pitt wide receiver Jordan Addison, the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner who teamed with Kenny Pickett to give the Panthers one of the top passing games in college football, is considering a move into the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple national reports. Addison’s name did not appear in the portal...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: DeMarvin Leal
DeMarvin Leal Third-round pick, No. 84 overall Defensive linemen, Texas A&M 6-foot-4, 283 pounds Stats: As a junior this past season had 58 tackles, 12 1/2 for loss with 8 1/2 sacks, and two pass breakups in 12 starts. Was second on Texas A&M in QB hurries during both his...
Steelers address defense in 3rd round with lineman Leal from Texas A&M
After taking a quarterback and wide receiver with their first two draft picks, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned their attention to defense in the third round Friday night. DeMarvin Leal, a 6-foot-4, 283-pound defensive lineman from Texas A&M went to the Steelers with the No. 84 overall pick. The Steelers selected...
Behind a pair of home runs, Padres hand Pirates 4th consecutive lossVideo
Zach Thompson cruised through the heart of the San Diego Padres batting order, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander ran into trouble against their seventh, eighth and ninth hitters. Ha-Seong Kim hit a two-run homer and Trayce Thompson a two-run single to spark the Padres to a 7-3 win Friday night...
Penguins beat Blue Jackets, set up 1st-round matchup with Rangers
The Penguins spoke of gaining momentum with their regular season finale against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. And sure enough, they did that with a convincing but hardly perfect 5-3 win at PPG Paints Arena on Friday that provided a badly needed course correction. They also got a destination....
Everything goes but QBs so far in Round 2 of NFL DraftVideo
LAS VEGAS — Both players of the year from the Big 12, a standout receiver from an FCS powerhouse and more trades marked yet another dizzy and busy round at the NFL Draft. Quarterbacks in the second round Friday? Not yet — the first time since 2000 only one QB,...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: George Pickens
George Pickens Second-round pick, No.52 overall Wide receiver, Georgia 6-3, 195 Stats: In 24 career games at Georgia, he caught 90 passes for 1,347 yards, averaging 15 yards per catch, with 14 touchdowns. After tearing his ACL in spring practice a year ago, he missed all but the final four...
Shady Side Academy grad Skyy Moore goes to Kansas City Chiefs in 2nd round
Free of the hold placed upon him by the covid-19 pandemic, Skyy Moore put on a show for Western Michigan fans, NFL scouts and — though they didn’t appreciate it — Pitt’s defensive players on his way to hearing his name called by the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night...
Steelers take Georgia WR George Pickens with 2nd-round pick
The Pittsburgh Steelers have developed a pattern for building their wide receiver corps. They stuck to that script Friday. The Steelers chose Georgia’s George Pickens with their second-round pick, marking the fifth time over the past six drafts the Steelers took a wide receiver between the Nos. 49-66 selections. One...
Bears select former Gateway, Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker
Former Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker, who was named an All-American safety on the junior college and Power 5 levels after a decorated career at Gateway, started a new journey Friday night when he was drafted in the second round (48th overall) by the Chicago Bears. Brisker is the fifth...
Tim Benz: We’ve established Kenny Pickett’s ‘high floor,’ how high can his ceiling be?
When it comes to writing a sports column or hosting a sports talk show, there should be no easier topic to formulate a hot take about than the local NFL franchise drafting a first-round quarterback for the first time in 18 years. So, here’s mine as it relates to the...
Falcons choose Penn State defensive end Arnold Ebiketie in 2nd round
Arnold Ebiketie transferred from Temple to Penn State last year for the purpose of showing the NFL he could handle Power 5 blockers. The league’s talent evaluators paid attention, and Ebiketie, a defensive end, was chosen Friday night in the second round of the NFL Draft (38th overall) by the...
Bowman looks to defend Hendrick dominance at Monster MileVideo
DOVER, Del. — Sure, it was bright Monday for the Hendrick Motorsports team photo filled with virtually every employee, drivers and the four cars that swept the top four spots last year at Dover. Sun or not, bleary-eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades. “It was a little bit...
No need for a tour guide as Steelers introduce ‘pretty special’ 1st-round pick Kenny Pickett
When Kenny Pickett arrived at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Friday, he was ushered inside a part of the joint practice facility that was foreign to him. For the past five seasons, when he was a quarterback at Pitt, he would walk through the door on the right side of...
Olympians, elite runners headline field for 2022 Pittsburgh MarathonVideo
Margo Malone made a name for herself as a distance runner at North Hills High School before continuing to raise her game at Division I Syracuse where she won an ACC title and earned All-American recognition in the 10,000 meters. She moved to Boston to join a professional running team...
Pat Narduzzi shares ’emotional’ moment of seeing Kenny Pickett selected by Steelers
Normally unflappable no matter the game’s intensity, Kenny Pickett was on the phone Thursday night, bent over, hiding his face, his emotions now in charge. He had been drafted into the NFL. In the first round. But by whom? Pat Narduzzi, whose own emotions were starting to spill over, looked...
102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record
As Forrest Gump in the Oscar-winning 1994 film of the same name, lead actor Tom Hanks abruptly trots to a halt after more than three years of nonstop running and tells his followers: “I’m pretty tired — I think I’ll go home now.” Jacky Hunt-Broersma can relate. On Thursday, the...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith in regular-season finale against Blue Jackets
Goaltender Casey DeSmith is expected to start in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale, a home contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday at PPG Paints Arena. In 25 games this season, DeSmith has a 10-6-5 record, a 2.78 goals against average, a .914 save percentage and three shutouts. DeSmith...
Tennis great Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses
Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum...
Mark Madden: Kenny Pickett doesn’t close the Steelers’ gap among AFC North quarterbacks
When Mike Tomlin got hired to coach the Steelers in 2007, he inherited Ben Roethlisberger. Until now, he’s never replaced his quarterback. You can tell. He doesn’t know how to do it. Kenny Pickett turns 24 on June 6. He started 49 games during his Blutarsky-esque tenure at Pitt. If...
Penn State hires Patrick Kraft as its next athletic director
Patrick Kraft, who has held leadership roles at Boston College, Temple, Loyola Chicago and Indiana for the past 15 years, has been named Penn State’s next athletic director. Kraft will assume his new position July 1 and replace Sandy Barbour, who previously announced she will retire this summer. Barbour has...
Does the Kentucky Derby still matter? It’s delivered great moments in the 21st century
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Though the past few years of the Kentucky Derby have been riddled with controversy, the first Saturday in May has also provided plenty of golden moments during the 21st century. There have been feel-good underdog stories, long-shot winners, colorful personalities and plenty of excitement on the track,...
First Call: Cameron Heyward already jabbing Steelers QB Kenny Pickett; Lamar Jackson unhappy with Ravens trade
Friday’s “First Call” features Cameron Heyward starting early with some online rookie mockery of new Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is unhappy with the trade of an offensive weapon. The Capitals keep losing which (theoretically) helps the Penguins. A Pittsburgh area hockey prospect is part of a...
