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Tim Benz, Matt Williamson’s NFL Draft preview: Depth of talent at inside or outside linebacker could tempt Steelers
In advance of the NFL Draft (April 29-May 1), “Breakfast With Benz” is spending this week publishing daily Pittsburgh Steelers previews and podcasts. We are breaking down the franchise’s needs into five different sections. Each day, former college and NFL scout Matt Williamson (Steelers radio contributor/“Peacock and Williamson NFL Show”)...
This date in sports history: April 22Video
1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played with Boston beating Philadelphia, 6-5. 1945 — The Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Detroit Red Wings, 2-1, to win the Stanley Cup in seven games. 1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors, behind Joe Fulks’ 34 points, beat the Chicago Staggs,...
Pirates drop second game to Tigers, settle for a split in doubleheader
Looking for a sweep of their doubleheader at Detroit that would pull them up to .500 for the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled a surprise by giving a pair of rookies their first major league starts. Pirates manager Derek Shelton put Miguel Yajure on the mound and Rodolfo Castro at...
Wheeling Nailers coach Mark French resigns
Mark French has resigned as head coach of the Wheeling Nailers. Former assistant coach Derek Army has replaced French on an interim basis. According to a release from the team, which serves as the Penguins’ ECHL affiliate, French resigned out of family concerns. Due to the pandemic and the closure...
From Pine-Richland to Pirates, Neil Walker bids farewell to 12-year MLB career
Before Neil Walker could begin to talk about the end of his baseball career, his voice cracked. He flashed a big smile, the one that took him from fresh-faced first-round pick out of Pine-Richland to a stubble-bearded 35-year-old finally bidding farewell to his favorite sport. The Pittsburgh Kid hopes this...
Pitt holds annual draft for Saturday’s Blue-Gold spring game
The teams have been chosen for Pitt’s Blue-Gold spring game, which is set to take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at Heinz Field. Defensive coordinator Randy Bates will head the Blue team, which will be captained by quarterback Kenny Pickett and cornerback Damarri Mathis. Tight ends coach Tim Salem will...
Zurich Classic format gives PGA players chances to ‘let it rip’Video
AVONDALE, La. — Tony Finau is among the PGA Tour players primed to take some unusual risks and big swings this week. The tour is back in New Orleans with the Zurich Classic’s two-man team format being held for the first time since 2019. While the second and final rounds...
Mike Sullivan addresses Tuesday’s collapse with Penguins but vows team has moved on
Less than 15 hours after a meltdown like few in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Penguins were subjected to what had the look of a de facto team meeting before Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry. Similar to how they would during a typical practice, players gathered around coach Mike Sullivan near the...
While still ‘a work in progress,’ Jeff Carter fitting in well with Penguins
Of the 390 NHL goals Jeff Carter had scored before Tuesday, only three had been a first one for a new team. So his goal that made it 4-0 late in the first period of a victory against the New Jersey Devils held at least some special meaning to Carter...
Tyler Anderson strikes out 7; Pirates take Game 1 of doubleheader against Tigers
The Detroit Tigers stacked their lineup with right-handed hitters to face Tyler Anderson, an extra challenge for the Pittsburgh Pirates lefty on a day when the cold weather already provided one. Anderson had a gameplan of his own, mixing his four-seam fastball with a changeup that had the Tigers swinging...
Pittsburgh Steelers compensatory draft pick history
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been awarded 36 compensatory draft picks in the 29 years that the NFL has been handing them out. The team’s picks range from players who never saw NFL action (quarterback Spence Fischer and defensive tackle Ryan Olson, to name two) to players just on the cusp...
Indy 500 to host 135,000 in largest sports event in pandemic
The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” next month. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Wednesday it worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to determine that...
NFL eliminates preseason OTs, defeats onside kick proposal
NFL owners approved eliminating overtime in preseason games and expanded selection of jersey numbers for receivers, running backs and defensive backs. The league also will allow on-field officials to get certain “objective information” from the replay official and designated members of the officiating department “when clear and obvious video evidence...
Mt. Lebanon alum Austin Kitchen to sign with Colorado Rockies organization
The Washington Wild Things are sending another player to a big league organization. The Wild Things announced Wednesday that Mt. Lebanon native Austin Kitchen, who played this past summer with the Steel City Slammin Sammies in pod play at Wild Things Park, will sign with the Colorado Rockies organization. Kitchen...
Steelers career receiving leader Hines Ward joins Florida Atlantic coaching staff
Hines Ward is going back to college. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has left the NFL coaching ranks to join Florida Atlantic in an on-field coaching role. Florida Atlantic second-year coach Willie Taggart is set to hire Ward to work with wide receivers coach Joey Thomas. The story was...
Lawsuit against former Steelers WR Antonio Brown settled
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has settled a civil suit with his former personal trainer who accused him of sexually assaulting her. ESPN first reported the settlement Wednesday between Brown and Britney Taylor, citing that terms will remain private because of an agreement between the two parties. In...
Pirates DFA Anthony Alford among multiple roster moves
The Pittsburgh Pirates made several roster moves Wednesday, reshaping their roster prior to a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Anthony Alford, who started in center field on Opening Day, was designated for assignment after batting .083 (2 for 24) with 16 strikeouts and four walks in 11 games. The Pirates...
Murrysville girls mind the goal for 16U national championship contendersVideo
Two Murrysville teens will be protecting the net when the Steel City Selects 16U girls’ ice hockey team heads to Denver for the Chipotle-USA Hockey Tier II National Championships at the end of the month. For the team’s starting goaltender, Abby Manzewitsch, 16, it will be the third time in...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel ‘excited’ to add Oakland transfer Dan Oladapo
The Pitt men’s basketball program officially added Oakland transfer Dan Oladapo on Wednesday after the rebounding specialist announced his transfer earlier this week. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward started all 30 games and averaged 12.9 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies this past season as they reached the Horizon...
WVU football’s Gold-Blue Game set for Saturday
West Virginia football’s annual Gold-Blue spring football game is back after a one-year covid hiatus. The game will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. The stadium will operate at approximately 25% capacity as part of health, safety and wellness measures being implemented in response...
Kasperi Kapanen part of Penguins practice free of ‘no-contact’ restrictions
On Wednesday, another small step was taken toward the Pittsburgh Penguins returning to a fully healthy lineup. Injured wing Kasperi Kapanen participated in practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Out since March 24 because of an injury he acknowledged Wednesday was to his left foot, Kapanen wore a...
Pitt volleyball players make program history with All-America selections
Pitt volleyball’s historic season reached another milestone moment Wednesday when two players were named to the All-America second team for the first time in program history. Senior outside hitter Kayla Lund was named to the All-America second team for the second straight season and became the first player in Pitt...
Clubs try to keep Super League idea alive as it collapses
MADRID — While trying to at least keep the idea of the Super League alive, more of the founding members of the controversial breakaway competition abandoned the project on Wednesday. The moves by Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid came a day after the six Premier League clubs...
Tokyo Games delay decision until June on having fans
TOKYO — Japanese residents with tickets to the Tokyo Olympics may not know until weeks before the games open if they’ll be allowed to attend. Fans from abroad have already been barred, and on Wednesday organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a decision on venue capacity — or if there...
Robert Morris announces 2021 Big South fall football schedule
Robert Morris announced its full Big South Conference schedule for its 2021 fall football season Wednesday. Robert Morris’ first full season as an associate member in the Big South will kick off with a matchup against North Carolina A&T on Oct. 2, in Greensboro, N.C. They also will travel to...
