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Goalie Jordan Binnington a steady rookie rock as Blues advance
ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington still doesn’t look nervous. Sure, the standout rookie goalie for the St. Louis Blues admitted he got a little tired late in the double-overtime win over Dallas in Game 7. But he said he is ready to keep his strong play going as St. Louis...
Jerseys worn by Steelers Hall of Fame alumni up for auction
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Lelands are auctioning off more memorabilia from the team archives, including game-worn jerseys sported by Pro Football Hall of Fame players Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Rod Woodson. The Steelers collection contains 28 items, including cleats and a...
After ‘trying’ 2018 season, Seton Hill women’s lacrosse qualifies for NCAAs
After each season, Seton Hill women’s lacrosse coach Courtney Grove takes a solo trip to the beach. She spends much of her time reflecting on the team’s performance: what went right, what went wrong, what can improve. When she takes her trip this summer, she can reflect on a watershed...
Pirates place Keone Kela on 10-day injured list
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Keone Kela, who was shut down after Sept. 3 last year due to a heavy workload, was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation. The move is retroactive to Monday, but Kela won’t be eligible to pitch — if he’s clear medically...
On Evgeni Malkin’s bad season, misleading stats and horrendous optics
At the core of the swirling offseason debate surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins and their willingness to trade center Evgeni Malkin is one fundamental question: How much of the team’s poor 2018-19 season can be pinned on the 32-year-old Russian superstar? A closer look at Malkin’s stats gives one answer: He’s...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Iellimo, Keibler help Mount Aloysius baseball advance
A pair of Alle-Kiski Valley natives helped Mount Aloysius win a wild game at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference tournament. Sophomore Jeremy Iellimo (Valley) and redshirt junior Sam Keibler (Kittanning graduate) had three hits each for the Mounties on Monday as the team rallied from an early nine-run deficit to...
Emma Nedley named softball rookie of year in Ivy League
Emma Nedley was so good this season for the Penn softball team, the postseason award she garnered Wednesday almost seemed anticlimactic. Nedley was rewarded for her dynamic, breakthrough season by being named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. A freshman outfielder from Penn-Trafford, she also made the all-conference first team...
Steelers sign 7th-round pick, Maryland offensive tackle Derwin Gray
The Pittsburgh Steelers – or, at least their PR department – capped a busy of announced signings of draft picks with word that seventh-rounder Derwin Gray inked his four-year rookie contract. Gray (6-4, 320 pounds) was taken 219th overall after he started 25 games over the past three seasons for...
Josh Bell’s titanic homer not enough as Pirates bullpen blows big leadVideo
Only a serious problem elsewhere on the team could taint the luster of Josh Bell’s 472-foot home run that splashed dramatically into the Allegheny River on Wednesday without the benefit of a bounce. But that’s what happened to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-6 loss to the Texas Rangers in...
Josh Bell’s home run only 4th to reach Allegheny River on the fly
Josh Bell’s mammoth home run in the fourth inning Wednesday not only tied the Pittsburgh Pirates’ game with the Texas Rangers at 2-2, but it sent team officals leafing through the PNC Park record book. ALLEGHENY RIVER BLAST!!!!@JBell_19 just put one in the drink! ?#RingIt pic.twitter.com/u5yeRmv2HK— Pirates (@Pirates) May 8,...
Pirates keep medical staff busy, injury list stocked
It’s normal procedure for the Pittsburgh Pirates to have training and rehab facilities and medical staff stationed in Pittsburgh and Bradenton, Fla. This season, they’ve needed every available doctor, specialist and examination table to assess, treat and heal 18 players who have spent time on the injury list since late...
Mt. Aloysius’ Lydia DeFazio, Penn-Trafford grad, is AMCC softball player of year
Lydia DeFazio took Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference softball by storm this season. The sophomore catcher and first baseman swung a hot bat from start to finish in the regular season and her proficiency earned her AMCC Player of the Year honors Wednesday. DeFazio, a Penn-Trafford graduate, was a “triple crown”...
Pitt lands guard from New Mexico Junior College
Pitt’s 2019 recruiting class grew to four players Wednesday when junior-college guard Ryan Murphy told coach Jeff Capel he plans to enroll this year. Murphy, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, is rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com after he averaged 18.5 points per game last season at New Mexico Junior College. He...
Slippery Rock RB Wes Hills to sign with Arizona Cardinals
Wes Hills had been stuck between the Rock and a pro place. But that all changed this week as the former Slippery Rock star running back was invited to rookie minicamp with the Arizona Cardinals. He is expected to sign a free agent contract. Hills, a native of Wildwood, N.J.,...
Western Pa. native Riley Barber looks forward to leaving Capitals
Riley Barber, a native of Washington, Pa., who was one of the top scorers in the AHL this season, sounds like he’s ready to move on from the Washington Capitals organization. Barber, 25, told NBC Sports Washington that he’s eager to test the waters once he hits unrestricted free agency...
Steelers sign another draft pick, 4th-round RB Benny Snell
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of a fourth draft pick in a 19-hour span with word Wednesday that fourth-round running back Benny Snell agreed to terms. Snell was one of college football’s best running backs over the past three years, last season earning second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors...
Steelers sign WR Diontae Johnson, acquired with pick in Antonio Brown trade
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed the player taken with a pick acquired in the trade of Antonio Brown whose game has been compared to Brown and who will be tasked to help replace Brown. The Steelers announced Wednesday that it had signed third-round wide receiver Diontae Johnson to a four-year...
ESPN power-ranking formula tabs Steelers as exactly average among NFL’s 32 teams
The Worldwide Leader is predicting that the Pittsburgh Steelers will be very average this season. ESPN’s first Football Power Index of 2019 is out, and the network used it to rank the NFL teams 1-32. The Steelers came out right in the middle at No. 16. The ESPN calculation projects...
Joe Namath says infamous Suzy Kolber interview was ‘blessing in disguise’
Former New York Jets quarterback and Super Bowl III hero Joe Namath hit rock bottom on national TV in 2003 when he infamously hit on ESPN sideline reporter Suzy Kolber. “I want to kiss you. I couldn’t care less about the team struggling … I want to kiss you,” Namath...
Looking at the Pirates’ logic for keeping pitcher Mitch Keller in the minors
Nick Kingham starts for the Pirates on Wednesday against Texas. Mitch Keller pitches, too, but for Indianapolis. With the injuries in the starting rotation — Jameson Taillon and Chris Archer — some think that should be reversed. We look at Neal Huntington’s explanation as to why the Pirates are keeping...
Blues’ Pat Maroon’s son breaks down after dad’s Game 7-winning goal
Seeking a dose of “awwwww!” to go with your Game 7, double-overtime excitement? St. Louis Blues forward Pat Maroon put an end to a long night when he stuffed in a rebound to send the Blues to the Western Conference finals with a 2-1, double-overtime win over the Dallas Stars...
First call: Pat Maroon plays Game 7 hero; stunning shootout goal; ex-Pirates steady
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Game 7 NHL drama. A head-scratching shootout goal. Catching up with Cutch. The Texas Rangers are your new second-favorite baseball team. Feel familiar? Whenever they see a Game 7 playoff contest go to double overtime, Pittsburgh Penguins fans think of this. Thank you, Chris Kunitz. Thank...
U mad, bro? Penguins, Steelers, horse-racing fans air frustrations
In “U mad, bro?” this week, Pens fans pop off about a lack of toughness and too much trade talk. People sure are touchy about the Kentucky Derby. And some Steelers fans want to pretend Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown no longer exist. Bob is boiling down all the Penguins’...
Tim Benz: Reevaluating Mike Tomlin’s contract situation with Steelers
Highbrow sports columnists such as myself refer to it as “having a developing opinion.” The real world says, “I’m changing my mind, n’at.” Trolls on Twitter say, “You’re flip-flopping.” However you choose to phrase it, I’m altering my view on Mike Tomlin’s contract situation based on some new information. That’s...
Maroon’s OT goal lifts Blues past Stars in Game 7
ST. LOUIS — Pat Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night. Maroon slammed the puck in after Robert Thomas skated in on Ben...
