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Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot coaches his players’ minds, too, as No. 5 Dayton looms
Maybe it’s merely a function of the time of year. Or, perhaps Duquesne’s four-, three- and three-point deficits in its most recent defeats make the whistles sound shriller and the voices especially urgent. Coach Keith Dambrot admitted he was feistier than normal at practice Friday while preparing his team for...
North Allegheny grad Struk caps college swimming career
North Allegheny graduate Michael Struk ended his career as a member of the Washington and Lee men’s swimming team on a high note. Struk, a senior, placed second in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16 minutes, 36.32 seconds at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship meet. He helped the Generals, of...
Mark Madden: NFL players deserve better than owners are offering in new CBA proposal
There are many reasons the NFL Players Association should turn down the owners’ CBA proposal. Not least among them: • It adds a 17th game, probably starting in 2022. Football is the most physically damaging of sports. The players don’t need more risk. The NFL doesn’t need to play more...
After sitting out last spring, Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco excited for games to begin
BRADENTON, Fla. — Gregory Polanco is pumped about the start of spring training games, perhaps as much as or more than any member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right fielder missed all of last spring while recovering from left shoulder surgery, so watching and waiting was one of the worst...
Ohio hosting 1st girls state wrestling tournament
HILLIARD, Ohio — Dozens of girls from across Ohio will compete in the first girls wrestling state tournament this weekend. The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association is sponsoring the tournament that will take place Saturday and Sunday at Hilliard Davidson High School near Columbus. There will be state champions...
From NCAA Sweet 16 to ‘dumpster fire,’ Pitt basketball coaches inherited vastly different programs
The day Ben Howland left Pitt for UCLA, Julius Page figured he had two choices: The NBA or transfer. He chose neither. Why did the 17th-most prolific scorer in Pitt history decide to stay for his senior year when the coach who recruited and developed him was now on the...
U.S., others pull out of Luge World Cup, citing safety
The United States has pulled its entire team out of this weekend’s series of World Cup luge races in Winterberg, Germany, while athletes from many nations are protesting what they are calling unsafe ice conditions. Austria has also withdrawn its entire team from the weekend events and even several sliders...
Tim Benz, Jerry DiPaola take deep look into Pitt athletics violations
Pitt’s athletic program has been placed on three years’ probation, and both the football and men’s basketball teams were given penalties for rules violations and cover-ups between August 2015 and March 2018. Oh no! Does that mean the legendary 7-7 football team that went to the ACC Championship Game has...
First Call: Antonio Brown mocks himself with video of weightlifting accident
Friday’s “First Call” pays a visit to a familiar destination. Antonio Brown’s Twitter account. In an effort to maintain his self-titled nickname of “Mr. Big Chest,” the former Steelers receiver may have earned another. Mr. Big Headache. Actually, come to think of it, he has earned that nickname already, hasn’t...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ honey-do lists should keep Kevin Colbert busy
ESPN.com’s Bill Barnwell took on the heavy task of outlining the top five needs for every NFL team. Essentially, a team-by-team to-do list. It’s a good post. Some worthwhile suggestions. Especially for all the clubs in the AFC North. Definitely worth a read. We’ll take a look at his ideas...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates cross paths in spring training, as foes become teammatesVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. – There is a big difference between spring-training stories and regular-season stories, and then there are times when they overlap and become unbelievable stories. Allow me to explain. A great spring training story last year was the return of Jung Ho Kang, who raised eyebrows (and hopes) by...
Empty Thoughts: Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 0
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs: First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Dominik Kahun who left the game at 14:11 of the third period. He was struck in the left leg by a shot from Maple Leafs forward Denis Malgin and left...
Astros name barred by Little Leagues near WilliamsportVideo
Just 60 miles east of Williamsport,one Little League director is sending a clear message to his 4,000 players about the Houston Astros and their sign-stealing scam. José Altuve? Alex Bregman? Carlos Correa? They’re all out. “Right now, in our leagues, the Astros are suspended,” said Bob Bertoni, head of District...
Penguins dominated by Maple Leafs in 4-0 shutoutVideo
TORONTO – Having largely embarrassed the Toronto Maple Leafs 48 hours earlier, the Penguins were expecting a far stiffer challenge in the second portion of a home-and-home series on Thursday. And sure enough, that was the case. The Maple Leafs offered a much more spirited attack. But few expected the...
In Lake Placid, a miracle from 40 years ago still inspiresVideo
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The woman had been waiting for her opportunity for more than an hour, which was no big deal because, technically, she had been waiting 40 years. She went to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on a frigid night earlier this week with a folder...
NHL teams get jump on deadline with flurry of early tradesVideo
Tom Fitzgerald changed teams twice at the NHL trade deadline as a player and knows how it feels. As interim general manager of the New Jersey Devils, he didn’t wait until deadline day to trade captain Andy Greene or forward Blake Coleman. Beating the buzzer by more than a week,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Another strong PAC meet for Saint Vincent’s Baum
Saint Vincent junior Zach Baum (Derry) capped another stellar conference season in the pool with the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year award. Baum won the 100-yard butterfly for the third consecutive year, with a time of 48.92 seconds, at the PAC championships at Grove City. The time set...
Kevin Gorman: Pulse of Pirates can beat with Bryan Reynolds, his big batVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. There’s an expression baseball coaches have for hitters like Bryan Reynolds, a compliment as much for his approach to the plate as for the simplicity of his swing. When talking about Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton borrowed a phrase his predecessor, Clint Hurdle, liked to use: Slow...
Pete Babando, Stanley Cup hero born in Braeburn, dies at age 94
Pete Babando, who was born in the Braeburn section of Lower Burrell and scored one of the most dramatic goals in NHL history, died Wednesday at the age of 94. Babando wrote his name in the history books April 23, 1950 while playing for the Detroit Red Wings against the...
NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreementVideo
NEW YORK — The NFL has put the labor ball in the players’ hands. In a somewhat surprisingly strong decision, the 32 team owners voted Thursday to “accept the negotiated terms on the principles of a new collective bargaining agreement.” Details of that agreement were not forthcoming from any of...
Former Steelers assistant Dan Radakovich dies at 84
Dan Radakovich, a Duquesne native and Penn State linebacker who was an assistant coach on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first two Super Bowl championship teams, died Thursday. He was 84. Radakovich’s death was announced by Robert Morris, where he spent 13 seasons as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Radakovich retired...
Mitch Keller will start Grapefruit League opener for Pirates, a reunion for Derek SheltonVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton doesn’t want to take too much credit for naming Mitch Keller the starting pitcher for Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener against the Minnesota Twins at LECOM Park. “It’s the rotation of where Oscar has him slated,” Shelton said of pitching coach Oscar Marin....
Teddy Blueger’s value grows for Penguins
TORONTO — It wasn’t Game 7 of a playoff series. It wasn’t even Game 3. It was Game 58 of the regular season. And it was against a team that might not make the postseason. And the Pittsburgh Penguins already were up four goals. Suffice to say, when the Penguins...
Finally healthy, Zach Trotman happy to be back with Penguins
TORONTO — The scar is very pronounced. It traverses diagonally across Zach Trotman’s upper lip, just under his nose. But aside from a handful of shifts, the only thing Trotman missed as a result of being struck in the face by a skate was a few meals. “Luckily, it didn’t...
Penguins acquire Riley Barber, Phil Varone from Canadiens
TORONTO — The Penguins have acquired minor league forwards Riley Barber and Phil Varone from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forwards Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini. Barber and Varone will each report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Barber, 26, is a native of Washington, Pa. A sixth-round...
