Penguins forward Blake Lizotte sidelined indefinitely with injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte will be sidelined indefinitely because of an undisclosed injury. The team announced his status via social media Tuesday afternoon, stating he will be evaluated in four weeks. Typically deployed as the center of the fourth line, Lizotte was scratched Monday during a 7-2 road win...
Riverhounds-Steel City U.S. Open Cup match postponed
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Steel City FC will have to wait a week before playing in their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup first-round match. Tuesday’s scheduled contest — the first all-Pittsburgh Open Cup match in 69 years — was postponed because of wintry weather conditions that involved additional snowfall and...
West Virginia to play Stanford in College Basketball Crown tournament
The West Virginia men’s basketball team will extend its season as part of the second annual College Basketball Crown tournament. The Mountaineers (18-4) will play Stanford (20-12) at 8 p.m. April 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Other teams competing include Baylor, Colorado, Creighton, Minnesota, Oklahoma and...
Iran wants to move its World Cup matches from U.S. to Mexico. FIFA is sticking to its schedule
GENEVA — The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran’s soccer team could play its games. The Iranian ambassador and embassy in Mexico City said the country was...
Bolstered by Westmoreland County players, Saint Vincent hockey returns to ACHA National Tournament
The formula for building a championship-winning roster is simple for the Saint Vincent men’s hockey team. Scout every team playing in Westmoreland County and a few neighboring districts, target a few players, find out who their hockey-playing friends are and recruit them, too. That strategy has turned SVC into a...
Miami QB Carson Beck among 2 NFL Draft prospects visiting Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted Miami (Fla.) quarterback Carson Beck and San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson on Tuesday to take a closer look at two possible targets for the upcoming NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 223-pound Beck, a three-year starter, led Miami to the national championship game in January. He completed...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Are the Penguins primed for a playoff run?
You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … Zach Hanczar, @zach_hanczar27: Will the Pens reach the conference final? Starkey: Why not,...
Pirates make more cuts, optioning LHP Evan Sisk to Indianapolis, reassigning 4 others
The Pittsburgh Pirates made another round of cuts Tuesday morning, with left-handed reliever Evan Sisk losing out on a spot in the bullpen. Sisk was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, and right-handers Beau Burrows, Michael Darrell-Hicks, Noah Davis and Noah Murdock and catcher Shawn Ross were reassigned to minor-league camp. There...
Mark Madden: Does international sports hype live up to the substance?
We’re locked in a feeding frenzy of international sports. The U.S. swept Canada in men’s, women’s and sled hockey. The World Baseball Classic provided Paul Skenes a chance to pitch for a team that could win. We’ve long since quit waving Old Glory in the name of decency and humanity,...
After strong spring for Pirates, Termarr Johnson sets sights on tapping into power
BRADENTON, Fla. — Where Konnor Griffin has drawn all the attention for the Pittsburgh Pirates, his double-play partner at Double-A Altoona quietly went about his business to have a strong spring training. Only four years ago, Termarr Johnson was the teenager who was the top-10 draft pick and being talked...
Cup of Joe: It was Fenway Sports Group that made this magical Penguins season possible
Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less (or in this case more) They established themselves as a cold and distant corporate entity from the moment they arrived — and it kind of still feels like they never did arrive. They never really connected to the fan...
First Call: Steelers ‘linked’ to Miami QB Carson Beck; Sidney Crosby ‘flying’ at Penguins practicesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers are being “linked” to Miami quarterback Carson Beck. New Steelers running back Rico Dowdle apparently wasn’t thrilled with his usage by the Carolina Panthers late in 2025. And reports are strong about Sidney Crosby’s rehab with the Penguins. Meanwhile, there was a lot going on in the...
Duquesne football hires new defensive coordinator
Duquesne has named Bill Nesselt defensive coordinator, succeeding Mickey Jacobs, who resigned to take over as linebackers coach at Connecticut. Nesselt, a former Massachusetts defensive lineman, previously served as Albany’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator under former Albany coach Greg Gattuso, who returned to Duquesne as coach Jerry Schmitt’s...
Penguins rout Avalanche as Evgeni Malkin scores twice in return from suspension
Forward Evgeni Malkin rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup after serving a five-game suspension and directed his club to a 7-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena in Denver on Monday. Much of the heavy lifting was performed by Malkin, who had three points — including the winning...
Riverhounds, Steel City FC to meet in Western Pa. derby in U.S. Open Cup 1st round
It’s been a long time since a pair of local soccer teams played against each other in the U.S. Open Cup. The event has been staged since 1914, when a club from Brooklyn took the crown. On Tuesday at Highmark Stadium, the defending USL champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds will “host” USL...
New Steelers safety, Gateway product Jaquan Brisker on Pittsburgh: ‘They say it’s amazing. I always knew that.’
Jaquan Brisker never got to watch a Pittsburgh Steelers game in person while growing up around Monroeville, rooting then for Antonio Brown and Troy Polamalu. The former Gateway and Penn State safety never got to play at Acrisure Stadium in high school or college, either. So the 26-year-old was understandably...
Former Steelers cornerback Darius Slay retires
Darius Slay, who played the final games of his 13-year NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, announced his retirement Monday. A six-time Pro Bowl pick, Slay won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024. The 35-year-old announced his retirement on social media with a post that highlighted his...
Alabama’s Aden Holloway, the Tide’s No. 2 scorer, arrested on a felony drug charge
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama guard Aden Holloway was arrested on a felony drug charge Monday, just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament, authorities said. Holloway, 21, was arrested after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force searched a residence near Alabama’s campus and “recovered more than a...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Seton Hill’s Norwin alum Whalen grabs PSAC all-time stolen bases record
Some say Jack Whalen was a recruiting steal for the Seton Hill baseball program. The Norwin alum has a record to prove it. Whalen, a senior outfielder, is now the all-time leader in stolen bases in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, with 118. Through 13 games this season, he had...
League tournaments can be a grind. That could impact which teams advance in March Madness
Purdue had just battled through the Big Ten Tournament, beating three straight NCAA Tournament teams — the last a No. 1 seed in Michigan — to claim a grinding championship in Chicago. “Obviously playing four games in four days is something we haven’t done before,” longtime coach Matt Painter said....
2 Steelers among top NFL Performance-Based Pay recipients for 2025
The NFL announced its annual Performance-Based Pay recipients, and two Pittsburgh Steelers were near the top of the list. Steelers guard Mason McCormick and linebacker Payton Wilson were among the players who received the most additional money for the 2025 season. McCormick got an extra $1.17 million in supplemental pay....
Noah Davis surrenders another 3-run home run as Twins power past Pirates
Noah Davis was stung by command issues against the Minnesota Twins, but it was another three-run home run that left a mark. Luke Keaschall broke open a tied game with a three-run shot in the third inning, and Victor Caratini added a solo shot as the Twins cruised to a...
Pitt’s annual spring football game to be closed to the public
Amid NFL Draft construction and preparation happening in and around Acrisure Stadium, Pitt announced Monday that its annual Blue-Gold Spring Game on April 11 will be closed to the public. Pittsburgh is preparing to host the 2026 NFL Draft from April 23-25. Due to ongoing preparations for the 2026 NFL...
Penguins recall defenseman Jack St. Ivany from conditioning assignment
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Jack St. Ivany from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. Deployed to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on March 9, St. Ivany skated in three AHL games and recorded an assist during the assignment. Various injuries have hindered St. Ivany this season,...
Minus any Pittsburgh teams, college basketball fans can still find local connections to NCAA Tournament
The 2026 NCAA Tournament field might be bereft of Pittsburgh teams, but the same couldn’t be said of connections to the city. Players and coaches with local roots, plus transfers from Pittsburgh-area teams, can be found all across the 68-team bracket, with First Four showdowns getting underway Tuesday and Wednesday....
