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Could Shakur Brown or others make an impact? A look at Steelers undrafted free agents
After drafting only six players last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers upped that by 50% in selecting nine players in the 2021 draft. But the draft isn’t the only means of rookie talent acquisition. Like all NFL teams, the Steelers signed undrafted free agents in the minutes and hours after the...
Puerto Rican boxer held without bail after pregnant lover found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon. Verdejo is charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in the death of...
Duquesne basketball hires Jordon Rooney to help players advance their brands
Reacting to the changing face of college athletics, Duquesne has named Jordon Rooney as a Personal Brand Coach for the men’s basketball team. Rooney called the move a “positive institutional disruption” Rooney, who is helping former Pitt safety Damar Hamlin launch his own digital trading cards, will work with Duquesne...
Penn State men’s soccer beats UMass, 4-1, to advance in NCAA Tournament
The Penn State men’s soccer team downed Massachusetts, 4-1, to advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Lions (9-1-2) are among the final 16 teams remaining in the 36-team tournament after their win over the Minutemen (7-2-3) in Greensboro, N.C. Freshman Peter Mangione had three...
Steelers to reportedly decline 5th-year option on Terrell Edmunds
Last week, word broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers were picking up the fifth-year option on one of their starting safeties. On Monday, it emerged they are not doing so with the other first-round safety from the 2018 draft class. The 2022 team option on Terrell Edmunds will be declined, according...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Return of Ke’Bryan Hayes would be boost for slumping Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates limped out of town Sunday after being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals to cap a homestand in which they lost four of five games, yet there was hope on the horizon. This rollercoaster of a season, where we have watched the Pirates lose six straight, win...
Mark Madden: Kris Letang has been great for Penguins, despite what Twitter suggests
One of the best things about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ excellent season is Twitter has had to absorb a sharp stick in the eye, or perhaps someplace a bit further south. When the Penguins obtained defenseman Mike Matheson, he was called the new Jack Johnson. When defenseman Cody Ceci signed, he...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Nathan Legare leads Val-d’Or to QMJHL quarterfinalsVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) postseason, forward Nathan Legare scored a goal for the Val-d’Or Foreurs in a series-clinching 4-1 road win against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 3...
First Call: ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. gives Steelers lowest NFL draft grade; Kendrick Green’s focus already on starting center job
Monday’s “First Call” has a negative review of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ performance during NFL Draft weekend. One Steelers pick already has big goals. The Penguins have a chance to pour some salt in the wounds of a hated rival. And we check in on an ex-Pirate as the Bucs get...
Tim Benz: After Najee Harris, Steelers’ draft choices are more about future than present
I’m a fan of the new Pittsburgh Steelers draft class, even if I’m a bit confused by it. Because what I like about it in 2021, I’ll love about it in 2022. Which is good. Drafts are about building a foundation for the future. The problem is that the franchise...
Madden Monday: Ben Roethlisberger ‘just needs to play quarterback and shut up’
One interesting angle to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft is what will happen at center. The Steelers drafted Kendrick Green out of Illinois in the third round. He’s a converted guard. But the Steelers think he has a high upside. It’s just unclear if he is ready enough to be an...
This date in sports history: May 3Video
1902 — Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose over Inventor, giving jockey Jimmy Winkfield his second straight Derby victory. Winkfield is the last black rider to win the Kentucky Derby. 1941 — Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, has an easy start to the Triple Crown with an eight-length...
Pitt men’s soccer rolls over Monmouth, reaches NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Jay Vidovich didn’t set any goals or deadlines for his team when he was hired in 2015 to restore pride and competitiveness to Pitt’s men’s soccer. “I just felt that within several years we could be conducting ourselves as a championship program,” he said. “We’re getting closer to doing that.”...
Stimmel captures Dressler Memorial golf tournament
Diamond Run golfer Rick Stimmel opened the 2021 local season by winning the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 80th Dressler Memorial Championship at Valley Brook Country Club. Stimmel used six consecutive birdies in the first round and fired consecutive 3-under-par 69s to finish at 6-under, 138. He was five shots better than...
Kyle Busch celebrates birthday with win at Kansas SpeedwayVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch celebrated his 36th birthday Sunday by winning a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th different winner through the first 11 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Busch had stalked Kyle Larson all day before beating him on a...
Penn State New Kensington softball advances to final four of conference tournament
The Penn State New Kensington softball team is set to compete in the final four of the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs May 9 and 10 at Heindl Memorial Park in DuBois. The Lions (13-12) advanced to the double-elimination tournament with a 9-0 victory over West Division rival Penn...
Burns pulls away at Innisbrook and claims first PGA title at Valspar ChampionshipVideo
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship. Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, then the 24-year-old from Louisiana...
Mt. Lebanon grad, Cubs OF Ian Happ carted off field after collision with teammate Nico HoernerVideo
Chicago Cubs center fielder Ian Happ was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after a collision in the outfield with second baseman Nico Hoerner. Happ, a Mt. Lebanon graduate, collided with Hoerner in the bottom of the eighth inning while chasing down a looping fly ball off...
Fully healthy (or close to it), Penguins defensemen have taken major stridesVideo
When they visit the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Wells Fargo Center, the Penguins defense could look different for the first time in a while. Assuming 23 games counts as “a while.” That’s how many consecutive contests the Penguins have dressed the exact group of defensemen: • Top pairing...
Hamilton-Verstappen battle promises thrilling F1 seasonVideo
Three intense wheel-to-wheel races with dogged defending and aggressive overtaking have made the Formula One season a thrilling battle so far, with veteran Lewis Hamilton chasing a record eighth title and Max Verstappen going all out to stop him. Hamilton’s victory at Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix was his second of...
Keith Butler believes early picks on offense will lead to rested Steelers defense
Keith Butler couldn’t be blamed for wondering when the Pittsburgh Steelers would draft a player to help his defense. He watched running back Najee Harris go in the first round Thursday. He sat by as the Steelers took a tight end and an interior offensive lineman Friday. The Steelers began...
Harrison Bader’s 3-run homer off Wil Crowe lifts Cardinals to sweep of Pirates
After Wil Crowe left a hanging slider that Harrison Bader hit for a three-run homer in the first inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher came to a quick realization about his pitch repertoire. Though his fastball never felt better, the rookie right-hander couldn’t count on his offspeed stuff. So he...
Ex-NASCAR driver Eric McMclure dies at 42; autopsy pendingVideo
ABINGDON, Va. — Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure died Sunday, his family and the series said. He was 42. No details were given about his death. McClure had posted on social media as recently as Saturday. The Washington County sheriff’s office said McClure’s body was sent to Roanoke for an...
Baffert mulling Medina Spirit’s next step after Derby winVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Medina Spirit’s surprising Kentucky Derby victory gave Bob Baffert a good problem to have: figuring out where to hang another sign on his barn’s already crowded wall of glory. As the Hall of Fame trainer digests a record seventh Derby win that caught even him off guard,...
Man United’s game off after fans storm stadium in protest
MANCHESTER, England — Anti-ownership protests by Manchester United fans forced the postponement of Sunday’s Premier League game against Liverpool as supporters stormed the stadium and reached the pitch, while thousands of others gathered outside Old Trafford to demand the Glazer family ownership sell the club. Long-running anger against the American...
