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Newly-acquired Mike Matheson sees himself as good fit in Penguins’ style, lineup
No one knows with certainty when the next NHL season will begin. If Mike Matheson was making the decision, it wouldn’t alter much from a normal season’s calendar. “I wish the season was starting tomorrow,” the Pittsburgh Penguins’ newest defenseman said during a video call with media Friday. Matheson was...
Edelman still thriving with Newton in post-Brady eraVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Julian Edelman carved out a role as one of Tom Brady’s most trusted receivers during the star quarterback’s two decades with the Patriots. Two games into the post-Brady era in New England, Edelman already has developed a similar chemistry with the team’s newest QB. The 34-year-old Edelman...
All hands on deck: No Steelers will miss Sunday’s game because of injury
It’s a perfect game of sorts, one that seemingly is as rare as the traditional version from baseball. For the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, their entire roster has a clean bill of health heading into a game. Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster returned to practice Friday after being the lone member...
Tight ends continue to test Steelers inside linebacker Devin Bush
Devin Bush and Noah Fant will be forever linked. When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up 10 spots in the 2019 draft to take Bush, the Denver Broncos used that No. 20 pick to select Fant, a 6-foot-4 tight end from Iowa. Bush and Fant crossed paths — literally — several...
‘Blindsided’ Patric Hornqvist: Easy to waive no-trade clause because Penguins ‘didn’t want me’Video
Patric Hornqvist said he plans on remaining in Pittsburgh for another month or two before beginning the process of finding a home and a school for his daughters in South Florida. And while he allowed that Pittsburgh will always hold a place in his heart, the veteran forward indicated it...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist trade had sentimental impact, but not much else
If you’re looking for deep meaning to the trade that sent winger Patric Hornqvist to Florida and took the best part of two days to complete, let me know if you find it. It’s being overanalyzed like crazy because of thirst for clicks. But in the ‘70s or ‘80s, it...
Steelers trying to carve out role for Derek Watt as big brother comes to town with Texans
On one of his 21 snaps on special teams Sunday, Derek Watt crunched Denver Broncos punter Sam Martin, forcing a fumble that rolled out the back of the end zone for a safety. On one of his six snaps as a fullback, Watt’s block helped spring James Conner for a...
This day in sports history: Sept. 25
1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard W. Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894. 1920 — Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title...
First Call: Florida media spin on Patric Hornqvist trade, Steelers Chase Claypool booming in Canada
Friday’s “First Call” gives us a fond farewell for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist after the team traded him to the Florida Panthers. The media down in Miami have some thoughts, too. And Steelers rookie Chase Claypool is becoming a star in his home country. Praise for Patric On Thursday,...
Pirates rookie outfielder Jared Oliva’s black book has new entries for his first MLB hits
Jared Oliva started jotting down notes in a black book in the fall of his freshman year at Arizona, a way for the wide-eyed walk-on to track his progress at tryouts for the defending national champions. “I was trying to make the team,” Oliva said. “There’s 55 dudes for a...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers hope to match Louisville’s speed in Top 25 showdown
Pat Narduzzi sounded hurt, indignant and defensive when he was asked if Pitt will be equipped with enough speed to counter Louisville’s big-play offense in Saturday’s game at Heinz Field. Although the intent of the question was not to denigrate Pitt’s team speed — to the contrary, Pitt has plenty...
Against Texans, Steelers rush defense wants to replicate Week 1 wall
The Steelers unleashed an all-out assault on the New York Giants’ running game in Week 1. They attacked the line of scrimmage with seven and eight men at a time. They charged upfield and crashed in from the edges. And it worked. New York left with a 26-16 loss and...
‘U mad, bro?’: Fans hate the return for Patric Hornqvist, Mike Tomlin’s replay challenges
I took a random day off Thursday. Needed a day to clear the mind and come up for air, ya know? So “U mad, bro?” was pushed back a day. Woof! Nothing like erasing the mental health benefits of 24 hours off like opening your email and social media after...
Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick handles Jaguars again
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Different team, familiar result for Ryan Fitzpatrick against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fitzpatrick accounted for three touchdowns and led Miami to a 31-13 victory Thursday night, becoming the first NFL quarterback to notch six wins over the same opponent with six teams. The lopsided outcome also gave the...
After short stay in minors, Chase Rowe returns to La Roche baseball
It’s as if Chase Rowe never left. Rowe, who resigned as the baseball coach at La Roche last year to take a job in the minor leagues, has returned to lead the Redhawks once again. A Knoch and Slippery Rock graduate, Rowe had been the hitting coach for the Norwich...
Rams’ Aaron Donald says Bills don’t need double teamsVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Aaron Donald chuckled when he was told Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll jokingly suggested the Bills’ best chance against the Los Angeles Rams’ dominant defensive tackle was if he missed the bus to their game Sunday. Among his many other sterling qualities, Donald is also never...
Reports: Pac-12 football to kick off in fallVideo
The Pac-12 on Thursday set a Nov. 6 start date for a six-game football regular season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic. The conference’s CEO group of university presidents voted unanimously to resume football and...
Resource officer uses Taser on woman who refused to wear mask at Ohio football gameVideo
A resource officer in Ohio shocked a woman with a Taser and forcibly removed her from a football game when she refused to wear a face mask in the stands. The officer asked the woman to put on a face covering, but she refused, claiming that she had asthma, according...
Vote for the Week 4 HSSN Game of the Week
The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving fans the power to choose the Week 4 Game of the Week for Oct. 2. Trib HSSN produces live videostream coverage with television quality, multiple camera angles and instant replay during the Game of the Week. Voting is underway at TribHSSN.triblive.com. Fans...
Steelers get first look at $156 million man, Texans QB Deshaun WatsonVideo
Deshaun Watson is in his fourth NFL season, and earlier this month, he signed the second-biggest contract in league history. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will face him for the first time. The Steelers are one of eight teams Watson has not faced since he was a first-round pick of the...
Steelers’ defensive line settles into rotation, works into ‘hit shape’
The loss of Javon Hargrave in free agency coupled by the return of Stephon Tuitt from a pectoral injury haven’t done much to alter the preferences of Pittsburgh Steelers in defining their rotation on the defensive line. Through two weeks of the season, Tuitt and Cameron Heyward are playing 80.7%...
Leechburg, Springdale set to face off for 78th time on FridayVideo
Springdale and Leechburg have a long history, and when the teams meet at Veterans Memorial Field in Springdale for a WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference battle Friday, the rivalry’s 78th chapter will be written. Springdale holds a 42-35 lead in the series, which dates to 1932. The Dynamos have won...
Penguins trade Patric Hornqvist to Florida for D Mike Matheson, F Colton Sceviour
General manager Jim Rutherford’s quest to reshape the Penguins roster after a second straight quick playoff exit has claimed one of the team’s most beloved players. Winger Patric Hornqvist, lauded for his warrior mentality while helping the team to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016-17, was traded Thursday to the...
Pirates homer 4 times, Chad Kuhl shines in shutout of Cubs in home finale
The home finale for the Pittsburgh Pirates started the same way as their home opener almost two months earlier, with automated crowd noise cheering a Colin Moran home run at an otherwise empty PNC Park. What was drastically different is Moran’s was the first of a season-high four homers by...
NCAA denies transfer guard Nike Sibande’s request to play immediately for Pitt
Nike Sibande, a 6-foot-4 transfer guard from Miami (Ohio), may have to wait until the 2021-22 season to play basketball for Pitt. The NCAA has denied Sibande’s waiver request to play immediately, instead of sitting out one season as a transfer. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Pitt plans...
