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Steelers nose tackle Tyson Alualu signs 2-year deal to return to Jacksonville
Tyson Alualu is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after four seasons to return to his former employer. Alualu, an 11-year veteran nose tackle, has agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his agent announced Tuesday. The deal won’t become official until 4 p.m. Wednesday when the NFL...
Pitt senior Terrell Brown enters NCAA transfer portal
Terrell Brown, who was the only Pitt player honored at Senior Night, isn’t finished playing basketball. Brown, the third-leading shot blocker in Pitt history with 173 blocks, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal and will attempt to enroll at another school as a graduate transfer. Only Charles...
Mark Madden: Deion Sanders, aka ‘Prime Time,’ ushered in ego-first era
ESPN did a “30 for 30” called “Deion’s Double Play.” It centers on the events of Oct. 11, 1992, when Deion Sanders played an NFL game for the Atlanta Falcons at Miami, then went to Pittsburgh immediately after to suit up for the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the...
Robert Morris reschedules Big South conference games
The Big South Conference is already making changes to its spring football schedule, and Robert Morris has rescheduled two of its conference games to later this spring, and another game will be moved. The Colonials were originally supposed to play Monmouth this past weekend at Joe Walton Stadium and were...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Bruins
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. In nine games this season, DeSmith has a 6-2-0 record along with a 2.23 goals against average, a .912 save percentage and one shutout. His last start came in...
Pitt baseball cracks top 25 in national polls for first time since 2013
Pitt baseball continued to rewrite history when the Panthers reached top-25 national designations for the first time in nearly eight years. Pitt (9-4, 6-3) has played all 13 games on the road, but finds itself ranked No. 18 by DIBaseball.com and No. 19 by Baseball America. “Always great for the...
As Penguins stars were shining, there’s plenty you may have missed in the NHL
As a Penguins fan, you may have been distracted by the stars on display Monday night at PPG Paints Arena during a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Sidney Crosby scored from an impossible angle, to go along with two assists. No angle? No problem.Just Sidney Crosby things. pic.twitter.com/sZkfu7ydRx— Pittsburgh...
This date in sports history: March 16
1938 — Temple defeats Colorado, 60-36, in the first National Invitation Tournament and the first major postseason basketball tournament. 1947 — Billy Taylor of the Detroit Red Wings sets an NHL record with seven assists in a 10-6 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks. 1961 — Montreal’s Bernie Geoffrion becomes...
First Call: T.J. Watt on Bud Dupree’s departure; JuJu Smith-Schuster tells Steelers players he’s gone; Philly for Mike Hilton?
Steelers free-agency headlines dominate Tuesday’s “First Call.” It sounds like JuJu Smith-Schuster is halfway out the door. T.J. Watt bids adieu to Bud Dupree. Teams are eyeing up Mike Hilton. And there’s plenty of news surrounding the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, too. See ya’ around Where wide receiver JuJu...
Tim Benz: Andy Toole looks at this year’s brackets, reflects on RMU’s unfulfilled 2020 NCAA Tournament bid
It was a year ago, but you can tell the wounds are still open for Robert Morris head basketball coach Andy Toole. Like anyone in the college hoops game, Toole is thrilled that the NCAA college basketball tournament is actually getting played this year. But that doesn’t bring back the...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Bruins 1Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Bruins: Evgeni Malkin continues to roll on as his scoring streak has reached eight games. The Penguins’ forward punctuated his night with a power-play goal in the second period that helped secure victory. While it wasn’t the game-winning goal, it did mean...
Saint Vincent women run past Waynesburg, give coach Petruska 200th win
Saint Vincent advanced in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament and Bearcats’ coach Jimmy Petruska reached a milestone. Petruska, in his 10th season, registered win No. 200 of his career as SVC downed visiting Waynesburg, 87-59, in the PAC quarterfinals. Saint Vincent (8-0) advances to play Westminster (6-4) at...
Evgeni Malkin keeps rolling, lifts Penguins past Bruins
Even with five games over seven days, it might be a tad dramatic to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins need to beware the Ides of March. But they certainly seem to have taken a few more precautions than Julius Caesar ever did for a challenging portion of the month. “You’ve got...
Steelers lose OLB Bud Dupree, offensive lineman Matt Feiler in free agency
On the first day NFL teams could begin negotiating with free agents, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost two starters — one on each side of the ball. Matt Feiler, who has started at right tackle and left guard the past two seasons, signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Los...
Source: Browns agree to add free agent safety John Johnson
CLEVELAND — Weakened by injuries and lacking experienced depth, the Cleveland Browns’ secondary was a major problem throughout last season. John Johnson III should help fix it. A dependable playmaker for the Los Angeles Rams, Johnson agreed Monday to sign a three-year, $33.75 million free agent contract with Cleveland, a...
Rob Gronkowski agrees to stay with Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers feel good about their chances of repeating as Super Bowl champions and aren’t wasting time doing whatever’s necessary to retain key components of their roster to help Tom Brady pursue an eighth NFL title. Linebacker Shaquil Barrett and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who...
West Virginia women get No. 4 seed; familiar faces in top spots
UConn is in its normal spot with a No. 1 seed for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Familiar territory for Stanford and South Carolina, too. It’s a brand new day for North Carolina State. And the Huskies, while used to their position in the bracket, are facing uncertainty after coach Geno...
Robert Morris women’s hockey season ends with NCAA loss to Northeastern
ERIE — Senior Emily Curlett scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in the history of the Robert Morris women’s hockey team, but it was not enough as the Colonials’ season ended with a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Northeastern on Monday afternoon. The Huskies opened the scoring with a short-handed goal...
Pirates prospect Quinn Priester battles nerves, big league hitters in spring debut
Quinn Priester had many things running through his mind during his first Grapefruit League game Monday, from wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform to hearing the starting lineups announced to seeing fans in the stands at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. “There’s an added adrenaline and excitement with being in a...
Penn State set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry as men’s basketball coach
Penn State men’s basketball has its new head coach. The Nittany Lions are set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry to lead the men’s basketball team, a source confirmed to the Centre Daily Times. The expected hire was first reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. The new leader of...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent men’s basketball moves on
The Saint Vincent men’s basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak, and the feat came with a bonus: The Bearcats advanced in the PAC postseason. SVC (3-7) toppled Waynesburg, 72-58, in the play-in round to advance to Tuesday’s quarterfinals at Geneva. The Bearcats used a 45-point second half to pull...
Penguins to allow almost 5,000 fans once attendance limits change
The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to welcome almost 5,000 fans per game to PPG Paints Arena as soon as revamped limits on the size of gatherings in Pennsylvania take effect. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced changes to pandemic-related attendance restrictions that limited indoor sporting events to 15% of capacity. Arenas...
Steelers keep CB Cam Sutton away from free agency, signing him to 2-year contract
Keeping the most versatile member of their secondary, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed cornerback Cameron Sutton to a two-year, $9 million contract Monday afternoon. NFL Network first reported the signing, which the Tribune-Review has confirmed. Sutton, a third-round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, was set to become an unrestricted free...
Tyler Anderson strikes out 7, Quinn Priester debuts as Orioles pound Pirates
Tyler Anderson was still in spring training mode, feeling his way through his delivery when Austin Hays and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back home runs off the Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander. That forced Anderson to switch into regular-season mode in an outing he believed was better than it looked on the scoresheet:...
Penn State is bigger at some positions as the program opens spring practice, but are the Lions better?
James Franklin said Monday that his 2021 Penn State football team is the biggest squad he’s had during his eight seasons in State College. A quick check of Penn State’s updated roster indicates that, indeed, there are some large athletes at just about every position. “From a physical standpoint, this...
