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Penguins forward Jake Guentzel selected for All-Star Game event
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel has been selected for the NHL’s upcoming All-Star game event. This is the second selection for Guentzel for the event, which really is a three-game tournament of three-on-three play. He was unable to participate in 2020 because of a shoulder injury. Guentzel was selected via...
Penguins found ways to win despite imperfect play on road trip
The Penguins’ recently completed six-game road trip started off really well with a 6-2 thumping of their most enduring rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, on Jan. 6. It ended spectacularly with a rousing 5-3 comeback win against the powerful Vegas Golden Knights this past Monday. And in between, there was a...
Browns’ McDowell arrested on public exposure, other charges
Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell, who was given a second chance by the team after serving jail time, was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of beating a police officer and public exposure. Police in Deerfield Beach, Fla., said they were responding to a “naked male walking near a...
Keith Butler mulling retirement as Mike Tomlin faces changes to Steelers coaching staff
Based on answers given at his year-end press conference Tuesday, Mike Tomlin is prepared to have one new coordinator on his Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff in 2022. Tomlin admitted that defensive coordinator Keith Butler is mulling retirement. He also indicated that Matt Canada will return for a second season as...
Pirates sign 19 international prospects, including Taiwanese right-handed pitcher
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signings of 19 international prospects from six countries, including a pair of 16-year-old Dominicans ranked as two of MLB Pipeline’s top 12 prospects and a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher from Taiwan. Tony Blanco Jr., a 6-foot-6, 230-pound outfielder ranked No. 11 by MLB Pipeline, is the...
Women’s hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams’ salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. The PHF’s announcement on Tuesday of its board of governors’ commitment...
Steelers vs. Chiefs wild-card game film study: First-half swing too much to overcome
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson breaks down each of the Steelers games in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ wild-card game loss to the Chiefs. A huge underdog on the road, the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to Kansas City to take on the red-hot Chiefs...
Tim Benz: More truth in a Mike Tomlin postgame quote than Steelers fans or organization may want to acknowledge
For as much as the national media loves it when Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin spins one of his famous Tomlinisms, I prefer the less-scripted stuff. Not that I dislike “painting the red barn red” and “cutting your eyelids off if you blink” or “jumpin’ on a movin’ train.” Yup....
First Call: Ex-Browns star jabs the Steelers again; honors for Marc-Andre Fleury; James Conner gets a playoff score
Tuesday’s “First Call” features another shot at the Pittsburgh Steelers from ex-Cleveland Browns star Joe Thomas. Some honors for Marc-Andre Fleury. Another highlight for James Conner. And gambling advice for Round 2 of the NFL playoffs. Not done yet Apparently, ex-Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas had more to say about...
Jason Zucker sparks comeback win over Vegas in return to Penguins’ lineup
There’s no place like home. And there’s definitely no place like Las Vegas. For Jason Zucker, Sin City is home. On Monday, the veteran forward who grew up in Southern Nevada had a pretty nice homecoming as he returned to the Penguins’ lineup. Activated from long-term injured reserve Monday evening,...
Matt Stafford propels Rams past Cardinals in playoff routVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score in his first playoff victory, and the Los Angeles Rams roared out of the wild-card round with a 34-11 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Odell Beckham Jr. and Cooper Kupp...
Nets guard Kryie Irving steadfast in decision not to get vaccinated for covid-19Video
CLEVELAND — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving insists an injury to teammate Kevin Durant won’t change his stance on not getting the covid-19 vaccine. Irving, who only recently returned to action after a drawn-out stalemate over getting vaccinated, said Monday following a loss to the Cavaliers that he has no...
Novak Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic returned home Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if he’s still not vaccinated against covid-19. A plane carrying the No. 1-ranked player touched down...
Las Vegas Raiders oust GM Mike Mayock after 3 seasons
The Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Mike Mayock after three seasons and will begin a search for a coach and GM following their second playoff berth in the past 19 seasons. The Raiders announced the move to get rid of Mayock on Monday, two days after losing their wild-card...
Virginia coach Tony Bennett doesn’t mind showing off his Pittsburgh roots
Tony Bennett couldn’t help himself. He’s proud of his father, proud of his father’s Pittsburgh roots and he doesn’t mind letting people know it. The Virginia coach’s connection to Pittsburgh largely is limited to an 11-1 record against Pitt since the Panthers joined the ACC in 2014. But after answering...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: UPG women win 3rd straight
The Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team is surging closer to first place in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Bobcats made it three straight wins Saturday at Alfred State, 74-61, behind four double-digit scorers. Junior Nadege Durand had 22 points on 10-of-18 shooting, freshman Melina Maietta (Greensburg Central Catholic) had 20...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor placed on long-term injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Drew O’Connor has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 15. The team announced his status on Monday evening. Speaking with media in Las Vegas after a morning skate on Monday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated O’Connor would receive further evaluation upon the team’s...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker returns to lineup
There are worse places to spend a birthday than Las Vegas. Or you also could celebrate the day at home. For Jason Zucker, he got to do both. Having grown up in Sin City, Zucker turned 30 on Sunday in familiar and jubilant surroundings through a coincidence in the Pittsburgh...
Steelers’ offseason begins with plenty of unanswered questions ahead
A half foot of snow isn’t all that greeted the Pittsburgh Steelers upon their return to Pennsylvania early Monday. Boots will seemingly be just as needed to trudge through a deep collection of freshly-packed questions about charting the course of the future of the franchise. While the peripheral statistics suggest...
Diontae Johnson sees ‘a lot’ of upside in Mason Rudolph as next Steelers QB
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers season is over, a long offseason of debate is sure to ensue regarding the identity of their next franchise quarterback. The player who arguably has the most at stake in that decision let it known whom he supports. “I’m pulling for (Mason Rudolph),” Diontae Johnson...
D-line thinned by injuries as Bengals prepare for Titans
CINCINNATI — After the Bengals won a playoff game for the first time in three decades last Saturday, coach Zac Taylor and a few players delivered game balls to three Cincinnati sports bars as a way of thanking fans who stuck with them through the bad times. “I think the...
Mark Madden: Steelers have lots of issues, and they can’t all be fixed in 1 offseason
The Steelers’ season-ending 42-21 wild-card loss at Kansas City offered no surprises. The Steelers told you, once again, who they really are. Now you’ve got no choice but to believe them. Plenty of criticism is rightly being heaped on the offense, which indulged its habit of not scoring a first-half...
Chiefs open up offense against Pittsburgh, eye Buffalo next
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had to learn to dink and dunk their way through this entire season, contrary to every instinct of go-for-broke quarterback Patrick Mahomes, as opposing defenses simply refused to let themselves get beaten deep. You can bet they relished the opportunity to open...
South Carolina still No. 1 in women’s Top 25; Oklahoma jumps 9 spots
South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll released Monday. The Gamecocks received 28 of the 30 first-place votes from a national media panel after beating Texas A&M and Arkansas last week. South Carolina is off until hosting Vanderbilt next Monday. There was...
Former Pirates lefty, wild-card winner Francisco Liriano announces retirement after 14 seasons
Former Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano, the winning pitcher in their 2013 wild-card win over the Cincinnati Reds, announced his retirement Monday after a 14-year major league career. Liriano, 38, had a 112-114 record and 4.15 ERA in 1,813⅔ innings over 416 games (300 starts) for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago...
