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Pitt’s Narduzzi rips NCAA transfer portal, hopes players use it properlyVideo
Pat Narduzzi again raised objections to the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday after the second day of Pitt’s spring drills. On Monday, he said, “The portal’s a bad thing, in my opinion, as far as how people are using it. Kids need to have their options, but you hope the options...
WWE: No plans to cancel, postpone WrestleMania 36
WrestleMania 36 will go on despite coronavirus concerns, according to ESPN. WrestleMania, WWE’s biggest event of the year, is set for April 5 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. “The health and safety of our fans, performers and employees are our top priorities and we are monitoring the situation closely...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad closing in on returnVideo
Little has gone right for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad in 2019-20. Almost from the start, his season was derailed. In the second game of the campaign, a 7-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Bjugstad forced Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois into a neutral-zone turnover with a determined...
Mark Madden: Tristan Jarry should be winner of Penguins goalie competition
The Penguins have been rotating goalies for a month, affecting a competition of sorts between Tristan Jarry and Matt Murray. No date is set for that competition’s conclusion. A decision must be made by the playoffs, likely shortly before. But, right now, Jarry is the clear-cut winner. Jarry’s goals-against average...
Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Buscaglia will be happy with a tie
The bow tie Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia will wear at Thursday’s game is more than an accessory. It is tied to something of greater significance. “I have never worn a bow tie in my life, but it’s not about the bow tie or making a fashion statement,”...
Darius Lawrence, La Roche ready to check next box in NCAA Tournament
Two free throws with 35 seconds remaining. The game, the conference championship and an NCAA Tournament bid were on the line. So what was going through the mind of La Roche senior guard Darius Lawrence? “Nothing, honestly,” said the Ambridge product, whose team trailed by one. “I shoot free throws...
Pitt’s Tre Tipton granted 6th year of eligibilityVideo
When Tre Tipton came to Pat Narduzzi to talk about playing a sixth season at wide receiver, Pitt’s coach was honest about the future. “We had long talks,” Narduzzi said. “I just told him when you become 40 years old, and you can’t kneel down to play with the kids,...
Robert Morris hockey coach Derek Schooley gets ready for playoff push
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team (11-18-5) is looking to make the Atlantic Hockey championship weekend for the seventh straight year. If they do it, it won’t come easy. The playoffs start this weekend. And the Colonials were unable to secure a bye in the first round. So they’ll have...
First Call: T.J. Watt’s new commercial, NHL player takes skate to face, Duquesne owns overtime
The NFL’s Watt brothers start off Wednesday’s “First Call.” Why wouldn’t they? They are everywhere else. Also, we check out what happened in the rest of the Eastern Conference while the Penguins finally got back on the winning track. An NHL player gets a skate to the face. Duquesne owns...
Steelers ‘Believe it or Not’: Ben Roethlisberger will be back as good as ever
The building of the 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers is about to begin. NFL free agency starts March 18. The NFL Draft begins April 23. So let’s take a look at some of the things the Steelers have told us about what they plan to do this offseason and if we believe...
Kevin Gorman: For Penguins, March playoff push not as simple as snapping losing streakVideo
Searching for answers to snap a six-game losing streak, Mike Sullivan’s pregame talk to the Pittsburgh Penguins was about simplifying the game by shooting the puck. It took only 99 seconds for that message to sink in as the Penguins turned a quick, two-goal lead into a runaway 7-3 victory...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Senators 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 7-3 win against the Senators: The Penguins did something they had not done in six games. Win? Well yeah … duh. They snapped a six-game losing streak. But we’re specifically talking about getting the first lead in a game for the first time in six games....
Duquesne men’s basketball team rallies, edges VCU in overtime
RICHMOND, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 23 points as Duquesne defeated VCU, 80-77, in overtime on Tuesday night. Marcus Weathers had 16 points and nine rebounds for Duquesne (21-8, 11-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Michael Hughes added 14 points and eight rebounds. Sincere Carry had seven assists and six rebounds. Baylee...
Penguins end skid with authoritative 7-3 rout of Senators
Mike Sullivan didn’t think it would take much to get the Penguins out of the dolor that was born out of a season-worst six-game losing streak. “Confidence is fleeting,” the coach said. “You can get it back as soon as you lose it. It just starts with a good shift...
Struggling Penn State blows 19-point lead, loses to No. 16 Michigan StateVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Tom Izzo thought his No. 16 Michigan State squad lacked toughness earlier this season. To his pleasure, the Spartans played their grittiest game all year and gave themselves a chance to win what Izzo calls the most physical conference. Xavier Tillman Sr. scored 23 points and had...
Photos: Penguins vs. Senators March 3, 2020
A look at the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Ottawa Senators on March 3, 2020 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins won the game 7 - 3....
Shaq reveals hairline on TNT pregameVideo
Shaquille O’Neal never has been one to shy away from making fun of himself. Tuesday night’s episode of “NBA on TNT” speaks volumes to that statement. Shaq “Diesel” apparently bet Dwyane Wade that the Milwaukee Bucks would beat Wade’s Miami Heat on Monday night, and Wade took the bet. Upon...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield’s Holmberg wins Big Ten
Penn State senior Maddie Holmberg captured her first indoor track and field conference title by winning the pentathlon over the weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Championships at SPIRE Institute. Holmberg, a Hempfield alum, finished with 4,274 points to become the Nittany Lions’ second conference title winner in the pentathlon....
Another banner, No. 1 seed on line for No. 5 San Diego StateVideo
SAN DIEGO — San Diego State forward Yanni Wetzell said he could practically sense when the calendar turned to March. “I felt this little edge about me,” the big New Zealander said Tuesday before the No. 5 Aztecs held their first full practice for their Mountain West Conference Tournament opener...
New Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues offers versatilityVideo
It would be a stretch to say Evan Rodrigues has found his role with the Pittsburgh Penguins through a handful of games with his new team. After being acquired from the Buffalo Sabres in a trade Feb. 24, Rodrigues made his Penguins debut in a 2-1 road loss to the...
NFL mentors give back to game but also get a lot out of itVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Brunell would love to see the members of 2020 class of quarterbacks have a long career like him. What he doesn’t want them to do is start out like he did. The former Jaguars star just wrapped up his fifth season serving as a mentor at the...
Penguins’ Brandon Tanev out; Dumoulin, Marino expected to return vs. Senators
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev will miss Tuesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena due to an illness according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 64 games this season, Tanev has scored 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists). He is one of four players who have appeared in all...
Kevin Gorman: WPIAL should teach Mars star Michael Carmody lesson in sportsmanship
The WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship was a David vs. Goliath matchup that featured 6-foot-6, 290-pound senior Michael Carmody of Mars against 5-10, 150-pound freshman Rodney Gallagher of Laurel Highlands. How Gallagher handled his slingshot in leading Laurel Highlands to a 52-51 victory over the defending champions has been...
Pirates reliever Geoff Hartlieb off on the right foot
BRADENTON, Fla. — Geoff Hartlieb spent the first 25 years of his life with an extra bone in his right foot and didn’t even know it. “It’s one of those crazy things,” the Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher said. Hartlieb began feeling pain in his foot midway through his rookie season...
Robert Morris’ Andy Toole savors NCAA Tournament memoriesVideo
The first time Robert Morris coach Andy Toole visited Pittsburgh, he received a police escort to his hotel. He was a guard on the University of Pennsylvania basketball team on its way to play California-Berkeley in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament at Mellon Arena. “I walk in...
