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NCAA viewing guide: March Madness app makes improvements
The developers of the NCAA March Madness Live app frequently hear two complaints — the inability to watch multiple games at once and lag times between television broadcasts and streaming. They have fixed one of those issues and are hoping they made improvements on the other. This year’s update to...
Pirates claim RHP Adonis Medina off waivers from Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates added an arm to their competition for the starting rotation by claiming right-handed pitcher Adonis Medina off waivers Wednesday from the Philadelphia Phillies. Medina, 25, was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.63 WHIP in 11 2/3 innings over five appearances for the Phillies, including two starts,...
Loyola Chicago’s Sister Jean still working on Ohio State scouting report
Before he sends his Loyola Chicago team onto the PPG Paints Arena hardwood Friday to face Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, coach Drew Valentine will step aside for a moment. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, college basketball’s most celebrated team chaplain, will have a few choice...
Steelers add another top free agent, agree to terms with LB Myles Jack
The Pittsburgh Steelers saved $5 million Wednesday by releasing right tackle Zach Banner, and then they used that savings to sign one of the top inside linebackers on the free agent market. Myles Jack, a six-year veteran released by Jacksonville a day earlier, agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract,...
Tale of the tape: Steelers QBs Mitch Trubisky vs. Mason Rudolph
With Mitch Trubisky’s signing soon to become official, a breakdown of the quarterbacks who sit Nos. 1-2 on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: Size Rudolph: 6-5, 235, 9 1/8-inch hands Trubisky: 6-2, 220, 9 ½-inch hands Age/bio Rudolph: 27 in July, Third-round pick in 2018 draft, 2nd-team All America at...
MLB reschedules Pirates games against Cardinals, Reds postponed by lockout
Instead of opening the season against the Cardinals, as originally scheduled March 31-April 3, the Pittsburgh Pirates will play host to their NL Central rivals in the final week of the season. The Pittsburgh Pirates released their updated regular-season schedule Wednesday, making up games against the St. Louis Cardinals and...
Steelers release RT Zach Banner; QB Dwayne Haskins signs contract tender
On the first day free agency officially opened in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced quarterback Dwayne Haskins signed his $2.54 million restricted free agent tender. Moves that were agreed upon in the two-day legal tampering period can become official after 4 p.m. The Steelers also terminated the contract of...
‘I want to win here’: Pirates All-Star CF Bryan Reynolds ready to become club cornerstone
Bryan Reynolds has only three major-league seasons under his belt, so he hardly can believe he’s one of the longest-tenured players on the Pittsburgh Pirates. After playing in his first All-Star Game and finishing as a finalist for the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, Reynolds has become one of...
Mike Carey retires as West Virginia women’s basketball coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mike Carey retired Wednesday after 21 seasons as women’s basketball coach at West Virginia. Carey guided the Mountaineers to 11 NCAA Tournaments and is the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 447-239 record. Carey, 63, said he looks forward to spending time with his family, which includes...
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth
On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night Football.”...
Saint Vincent brings back D.P. Harris as men’s basketball coach
D.P. Harris is reprising his role at Saint Vincent. The college announced Wednesday that Harris is returning to the sidelines as men’s basketball coach. Harris led the Bearcats from 2003-19 before leaving to coach Saint Thomas in Miami Gardens, Fla., where he worked for two seasons. “It’s a beautiful day...
Tickets still available for NCAA Tournament games at PPG Paints Arena
College basketball fans will flock to PPG Paints Arena this week as March Madness comes to Pittsburgh. The Uptown venue will host NCAA Tournament first- and second-round games Friday and Sunday, respectively. Tickets are still available for all three sessions. The first session begins at 12:15 p.m. Friday with Loyola...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander is still competing for a spotVideo
Filip Hallander didn’t mince words back in September. During the Penguins’ development camp roughly six months ago, the forward prospect made his intentions clear. “I’m here to take a spot.” Those designs never got off the ground, however, thanks in part to an undisclosed injury that hobbled him at the...
9 dead in Texas crash involving U. of Southwest golf teams
HOBBS, N.M. — Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Those killed in the Tuesday evening crash included University of the Southwest students...
Andrew McCutchen back in NL Central on 1-year deal with Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Andrew McCutchen is heading back to the NL Central after he agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers announced they have finalized a agreement with the five-time All-Star outfielder. McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career in the NL Central with Pittsburgh...
Duquesne’s 2022 football scheduled highlighted by trips to Florida State, Hawaii
Duquesne’s 2022 football schedule includes a pair of intriguing Football Bowl Subdivision opponents in addition to a seven-game NEC slate. The Dukes will open the season Aug. 27 in Tallahassee, taking on Florida State for the first time in program history. Duquesne also will travel to Hawaii for a Sept....
Former Jeannette star helps Charlotte to women’s NCAA tournament as assistant coach
Going from a star player to a coach does not come with an instruction manual. Ciara Gregory spent two years learning the ropes as a graduate assistant at Charlotte where not that long ago, she was breaking 3-point records and sparking scoring runs in the 49ers’ backcourt. Never frozen with...
Mark Madden: Mitch Trubisky was sensible option for ‘rebuilding’ Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers never use the term “rebuilding.” But they are rebuilding and probably hope you don’t notice. Heck, perhaps they don’t even realize. The six primary components of their offensive line are 25, 25, 24, 24, 23 and 23. Their new quarterback is 27, hardly old for that position....
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour plans to retire this summer
Sandy Barbour, who provided oversight for seven of Penn State’s top 10 fundraising years off the field and numerous championships on it, announced plans Wednesday to retire this summer as the school’s vice president of intercollegiate athletics. Barbour was hired as Penn State’s ninth athletic director in 2014 before assuming...
Pirates add to bullpen by signing righty reliever Austin Brice to minor league contract
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates added another veteran reliever to their bullpen competition by signing right-hander Austin Brice to a minor league contract. A source confirmed that Brice, 29, is a nonroster invitee to spring training moments after he entered the clubhouse at LECOM Park. The 6-foot-4, 238-pound Brice...
Indiana tops turnover-prone Wyoming in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio — University of Dayton Arena was rocking, thanks to hordes of Indiana fans who made the drive to the First Four to see the Hoosiers play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. The 13,400-seat newly renovated venue just got louder as Indiana pulled away...
Tim Benz: If NFL teams have concerns over public relations fallout from acquiring Deshaun Watson, they aren’t showing any
The Steelers surfaced as a rumored trade destination for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson last week. A frequent and immediate response from many who cover the team or root for it was that the franchise couldn’t make such a deal “because it would be a public relations nightmare.” The Steelers...
Kelvin Sampson transforms Houston from afterthought to contender
HOUSTON — When veteran coach Kelvin Sampson took over at Houston in 2014, the Cougars had made the NCAA Tournament just once since 1992. “There was no success. There was no hope. There was no aspirations,” Sampson said Tuesday, recalling the culture he inherited. “No, there was a lot of...
First Call: Eagles may be out on Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster; Browns may be out on Baker Mayfield; tough night in the Metro
In “First Call” for Wednesday, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is still looking for work. And he may not find it anywhere else in the state of Pennsylvania. Baker Mayfield is acting like a quarterback who knows he may be traded, even if the Cleveland Browns don’t get Deshaun Watson....
Former Steelers, Bears QB says Mitch Trubisky was ‘being vilified as the problem maker’ in Chicago
Former Steeler Jim Miller knows about quarterbacking in both Pittsburgh and Chicago. He knows what a cluttered QB room is like, having been in that situation with Neil O’Donnell, Kordell Stewart and Mike Tomczak. And he knows the game of new Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky pretty well, too. Miller is...
