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Tim Benz: The best Steelers teams that did not get to the Super Bowl
When the 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers got off to their 11-0 start, most of us in Pittsburgh were having dreams of talking Super Bowl LV this week leading into the bye after the conference championship games. How can the Steelers slow down Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints? Can they...
MLB Pipeline ranks Ke’Bryan Hayes the No. 9 prospect, 3 other Pirates in Top 100 list
The Pittsburgh Pirates are rebuilding around Ke’Bryan Hayes, and the third baseman can now be billed as the franchise’s first-ever top 10 position player to make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospect list. MLB Pipeline unveiled its rankings Thursday night, and Hayes was ranked baseball’s No. 9 prospect. The honor came...
Empty Thoughts: Bruins 4, Penguins 1Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss to the Bruins: Evgeni Malkin doesn’t enjoy speaking to the media in any language, particularly a second one. He’s a relatively introverted person and having to explain why the power play stinks in words that don’t always come naturally to him is low on...
Penguins flat during another loss in Boston
The Penguins had a job to do. Even if their general manager quit his job. On Thursday morning, they were still trying to shake off the stupor from Jim Rutherford abruptly stepping away from a thoroughly successful tenure with the organization. There was still a little bit of shock lingering,...
Penn State QB Will Levis to transfer
One of Penn State’s most productive offensive players and one of its top defensive recruits from the 2019 class likely will be playing elsewhere this fall. Quarterback Will Levis, who temporarily claimed the starting job last season and spent most of the second half splitting time with Sean Clifford, announced...
Patrick Reed, Alex Noren beat rain to take 1st-round lead in Farmers
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed birdied his first three holes and finished with a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Alex Noren after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, Noren and Scottie Scheffler — who was one stroke back — played...
Tim Donaghy, disgraced ex-NBA ref, turns to wrestlingVideo
Tim Donaghy already brought the sort of crooked, scripted outcomes professional wrestling loves to the NBA — and lost his job and went to jail. His newest employer, Major League Wrestling, thrives on those sort of shenanigans. The fix is in! That’s just fine this time around for MLW and...
With quarantines almost over, tennis set to start at Australian OpenVideo
With a coronavirus-enforced quarantine coming to an end, the world’s elite tennis players will go from two of the quietest weeks of their lives in Australia to three of the busiest. The government-mandated quarantine ahead of the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open had a controversial start. Some players complained bitterly after...
NFL hopefuls who opted out look to shake off rust at Senior BowlVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Former Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman hasn’t played in a game in about 400 days since first switching schools and then opting out of the 2020 season. Newman hardly is alone among the players trying to shake off the rust after long layoffs leading up to Saturday’s...
Chiefs trying for first Super Bowl repeat win in 16 yearsVideo
Do it again? Not in the NFL, at least not lately. On Feb. 7, the Kansas City Chiefs will be the latest franchise to attempt winning successive Super Bowls when they take on the Buccaneers. In Tampa, of all places. Against Tom Brady, of all people. It’s an achievement simply...
Chiefs’ Eric Bieniemy misses out on head coach job againVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill was thrilled to hear his first wide receivers coach, David Culley, was going to be an NFL head coach. He was baffled by the fact his current offensive coordinator once again will not. After interviewing for six openings, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy ultimately...
Tom Brady’s parents survived covid-19, will attend Super BowlVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady said his parents are doing well after recovering from covid-19 early this season and will be among family in the stands to root for him and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in next week’s Super Bowl. “They’re doing great, so I think that’s the best part...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel hopes lessons from Duke career stand the test of time
Jeff Capel has played and worked at the pinnacle of college basketball for most of the 27 years since his freshman year at Duke. Blessed with that background, his talks with players can be as instructive as they are entertaining. Pitt is preparing to play Notre Dame on Saturday at...
Penguins recall Kevin Czuczman, Sam Lafferty from taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of roster maneuvers prior to their road game against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Sam Lafferty were recalled from the taxi squad. Czuczman’s recall is under emergency conditions, but Lafferty is a regular recall. With a number of incumbent...
City cancels 2021 Pittsburgh Marathon; smaller regional races still on
The City of Pittsburgh has announced it will not grant a permit for the 2021 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, effectively canceling this year’s event. Officials decided that May, when the marathon has traditionally been held, was too early to host such an event in a year with an ongoing...
Pitt sues former wrestling coach, claims he manufactured discrimination lawsuit
A former University of Pittsburgh wrestling coach who lost his racial discrimination lawsuit against the school is now being sued by the university, which is seeking to recoup attorneys’ fees and other damages allegedly caused by the “frivolous” claims. Jason Peters served as the university’s head wrestling coach from 2013-17....
Penguins interim general manager Patrik Allvin has put in the work with organization
Bill Guerin has seen the world. When you’re one of the best hockey players the U.S. has ever produced, that affords you the chance to play in Olympic or international tournaments staged in exotic locales such as Italy or Japan. But after his playing days concluded and he took the...
WWE star Kurt Angle to launch his own podcast
Kurt Angle is getting into the podcast game. It’s true, it’s — you Kurt Angle fans know where we’re going here — true. First reported by Sports Illustrated, “The Kurt Angle Show” will debut Feb. 7 and be hosted by the WWE star and Conrad Thompson. Thompson is best known...
Art Rooney II: Mike Tomlin had Steelers ‘prepared’ heading into playoffs vs. Browns
In evaluating Mike Tomlin’s 14th season as coach, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said it’s unfair to judge it based solely on the 48-37 upset loss to the Cleveland Browns in the AFC wild-card round. Three turnovers in the first quarter led to three touchdowns and a 28-0 deficit...
Penguins move on without Jim RutherfordVideo
Wednesday began in a fairly mundane fashion for the Penguins. Several hours after they had lost to the Boston Bruins, 3-2, in overtime at TD Garden, they gathered at that same venue to practice and iron out the wrinkles of their play. It was just another unremarkable day at practice...
Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger back in 2021 … but at reduced salary-cap number
Team president Art Rooney II said Ben Roethlisberger wants to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th NFL season in 2021. The Steelers would like to have their franchise quarterback return for one more year, too, but under one condition: They have to negotiate around a $41.25 million salary...
‘Thank you, Pittsburgh:’ Jameson Taillon writes long, fond farewell to Pirates fans, city
As he leaves town after being traded, Jameson Taillon wrote a long, fond farewell letter to the Pittsburgh Pirates, their fans and the city on MLB.com titled, “Thank you, Pittsburgh.” Taillon, 29, was traded Sunday to the New York Yankees for four prospects, rejoining former teammate Gerrit Cole for baseball’s...
Chiefs, Bucs ride (mostly) covid-clear season to Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had a pretty good idea what kind of covid-19 protocols they would have to wade through in defense of their Super Bowl championship the moment they finally gathered for in-person training camp. One of their own helped to devise them. It was...
Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pirates prospects named top 10 at their position by MLB Pipeline
A handful of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects were named among baseball’s top 10 players at their positions by MLB Pipeline, including a pair at the same spot. Ke’Bryan Hayes was ranked second among third base prospects, and Nick Gonzales (No. 2) and Ji-Hwan Bae (9) were ranked among the second basemen....
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin sidelined
Another day. Another Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman injured. Brian Dumoulin, one of the Penguins’ top players, will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis because of an undisclosed injury, according to coach Mike Sullivan. During Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime road loss to the Boston Bruins, Dumoulin fell to the ice awkwardly while defending...
