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For about 36 hours, Donnie Shell had to keep mum about Hall of Fame selection
Cracking a running back in the ribs, like he famously did to Earl Campbell in 1978, that was Donnie Shell’s forte. So was intercepting passes. Shell did that 51 times in a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers — more than anyone before or since in the NFL at the...
Demi Lovato to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
NEW YORK — Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the big game on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will headline the...
Penguins find success with John Marino-Marcus Pettersson duoVideo
His first visit to Boston as an NHL player was unique. On Nov. 4, Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino played his first game in front of several family members and friends from North Easton, Mass. who trekked north to TD Garden and saw their son/brother/cousin/guy they played with in sixth...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Stars, 5-2
Forwards Adam Johnson and Kevin Roy each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas on Wednesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 32 saves for the Penguins (18-16-3-3) who have lost six of...
Restoring bobwhite quail proving difficult, but hope remainsVideo
Progress is being made, and a recent change in policy offers hope for more. But this is going to take more time that perhaps thought. Wildlife managers kicked off an effort to restore bobwhite quail populations nationwide 25 years ago. The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, a strategic plan for meeting...
Taking a look at the underappreciated gray foxVideo
There’s no need to do an internet search. It’s safe to assume the runner-up in the most recent Miss Universe pageant is an attractive woman. It’s also a pretty good guess relatively few know her name or ever will. Such is the price of finishing second. That’s the plight of...
Maintaining those zippers, dark skies and more outdoor newsVideo
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a fishing lure and more: Tip of the week This is the age of self-driving cars and voice-activated home assistants. So the zipper might not seem like much of a marvel, at least not compared to when it debuted...
Duquesne learns lesson beyond basketball in victory against FordhamVideo
Word reached the Duquesne campus late Tuesday afternoon that freshman basketball player Maceo Austin’s older sister had died. Shock and grief spread throughout the team as the next day’s game against Fordham almost didn’t matter anymore. Coach Keith Dambrot was prepared to play without Austin, who had started all 16...
‘Transformed’ Monica Burns has happy homecoming with Cal women’s basketballVideo
The transformation began last summer. Monica Burns, all but finished with college basketball after two eye-catching years at Wheeling Jesuit, came to Cal (Pa.) to get a master’s degree in cybersecurity. She had a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. It seemed almost criminal a player of her caliber was wasting...
Cardinals WR, former Pitt star Larry Fitzgerald returning for 2020Video
TEMPE, Arizona — Larry Fitzgerald didn’t keep the Arizona Cardinals waiting for long. One of the most productive wide receivers in NFL history isn’t done yet, returning for his 17th season with the franchise that drafted him in 2004. After some speculation that the popular 36-year-old Fitzgerald might finally retire,...
LSU probing Odell Beckham’s apparent on-field payments to playersVideo
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has contacted officials from the NCAA and SEC about Cleveland Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s apparent cash payments to Tigers players on the field after the national championship game, a university spokesman said. LSU athletics spokesman Michael Bonnette said initial information suggested that Beckham handed...
Kevin Gorman: After Hall call, Bill Cowher can’t wait for a lights-out Steelers conversation
We watched Bill Cowher’s famous jaw drop Saturday night upon learning of his selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and saw his chin quivering Sunday when his daughter’s social media post was read aloud. Now that the live reactions to his induction in August in the 20-member Centennial...
Glenn Sherlock eager to lend his wisdom to Pirates coaching staff, manager Shelton
Many career paths in professional baseball eventually intertwine, especially for veterans of the game like Derek Shelton and Glenn Sherlock. Sherlock was working as a catching instructor in the New York Yankees farm system in 1992. That same year, Shelton was beginning his brief professional playing career as a catcher...
Steelers cornerback Joe Haden named to Pro Bowl for 3rd time in career
For the first time in five seasons, Joe Haden is returning to the Pro Bowl. Haden, the veteran Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback, was named as an injury replacement Wednesday and will compete in the annual All-Star game Jan. 26 in Orlando, Fla. Haden will replace Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters. He...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun showing his skills are 1st-line worthyVideo
No goals and two points over his first 11 games with a new team? Being a healthy scratch for the first time in his NHL career? Not pleasant, sure, Dominik Kahun said Wednesday in looking back to the first month of this season. But it was going to take more...
Mark Madden: MLB’s punishment still not enough for Astros sign-stealing scandal
The Houston Astros were heavily punished for using technology to steal signs during their march to a World Series win in 2017. Their GM and manager were suspended for a year, then fired. They lost first- and second-round draft picks this year and in 2021. The club was fined $5...
Art Rooney II committed to bringing back Steelers OLB Bud Dupree
After the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended short of a playoff berth for the second year in a row, coach Mike Tomlin said retaining outside linebacker Bud Dupree would be a “high priority” in the offseason. “I wouldn’t disagree with that,” team president Art Rooney II said Wednesday. In his fifth...
Art Rooney II ‘optimistic’ about Steelers GM Kevin Colbert sticking around for 2020 season
Kevin Colbert just completed his second decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers overseeing the franchise’s football operations. Team president Art Rooney II is hoping that tenure extends into a third. Colbert’s contract expires after the NFL Draft in April. Although Colbert, 63, has hinted at retirement, Rooney II said Wednesday that...
Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip takes players, fathers to Boston, DetroitVideo
If there were a bunch of middle-aged men in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room Wednesday, it must have meant only one thing. The Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip was about to get underway. In a tradition dating back several years, the Penguins designate one short, multiple-game road trip and invite players’...
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick next WPIAL standout who could join MLB ranksVideo
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick tells a story about hitting baseballs two years ago with Neil Walker, the former Pine-Richland player and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It was a really cool experience meeting him and talking to him a little bit,” said Hendrick, describing himself as a sponge...
Pitt safety Damar Hamlin returning for 5th year
The Pitt defense received more good news Tuesday when free safety Damar Hamlin said he is returning for his fifth year of eligibility after getting a waiver from the NCAA. Hamlin’s freshman year in 2016 was limited by injuries to three appearances without a start. He is the fourth Pitt...
Penguins’ power play enjoying rare successVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins received an obvious boost in every facet during Tuesday’s 7-3 rout of the Minnesota Wild at home thanks to the return of forward Sidney Crosby. The power play was arguably the most tangible to quantify as it went 2 for 4 with Crosby collecting secondary assists on...
Steelers hire former Pitt offensive coordinator Matt Canada to coach quarterbacks
After a two-year absence, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a designated quarterbacks coach for the 2020 season. Matt Canada, who spent the 2016 season as the offensive coordinator at Pitt, was hired Tuesday by the Steelers. Canada, 47, last coached in 2018 when he served as the interim coach at...
Steelers safety Donnie Shell named to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bill Cowher wasn’t the only member of the Pittsburgh Steelers to get advance warning about his selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When the 15-member Centennial Slate was unveiled Wednesday morning during NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” telecast, former Steelers safety Donnie Shell arrived on set for an...
Former Pitt star Jimbo Covert selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jimbo Covert was in San Francisco on business Wednesday, so he set his alarm for 4 a.m. He didn’t want to sleep through one of the greatest moments of his life. The former Pitt and Chicago Bears offensive lineman had known for a week he was one of the finalists...
