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Effects of concussion not to blame for slump, Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist says
It’s a fairly clear and direct line that can be drawn. Patric Hornqvist has been one of the NHL’s most consistent goal-scorers for a decade, scoring between 21 and 30 goals for eight consecutive full seasons – and he was on pace to end up in the high end of...
NFL Draft K/P breakdown: Experienced options available
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Kickers/Punters Kickers 1. Cole Tracy LSU, 5-10, 184 After completing a successful college career at Division II Assumption College, Tracy...
Shaler grad Stephen Borgen helps Thiel men’s volleyball capture AMCC title
During its decade in the Continental Volleyball Conference, the Thiel men’s team appeared in the championship match four times. The Tomcats lost them all. This spring was Thiel’s first in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, where it joined Geneva, Wittenberg and Hiram as affiliate members. Those additions enabled the AMCC...
Robert Morris signs trio of newcomers
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole announced Thursday receiving letters of intent from three incoming players, including two from junior colleges. They are freshman forward Olisa Ngonadi of Fort Washington, Md., and junior forwards D.J. Russell of Jacksonville, Fla., and AJ Bramah of San Leandro, Calif. “As we get...
Steelers could look to kickstart special teams at NFL Draft
Coming off a season in which they each faced outsiders brought in to compete for their jobs, kicker Chris Boswell and punter Jordan Berry received financial votes of confidence from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Boswell had his $2 million roster bonus picked up, and Berry received a two-year, $3.7 million contract...
Kevin Gorman: After playoff sweep, Mike Sullivan must hold Penguins accountableVideo
Fresh off being swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday presented a united front that indicates changes are coming. Not a coaching change, of course. Where Penguins players remain committed to keeping their core together, general manager Jim Rutherford and coach...
Pirates showing positive signs as they move into first place
If baseball’s regular season ended Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates would be a playoff team, and, of course, it doesn’t matter. It’s true the Pirates have the fourth-best record in MLB (10-6) and are in first place in the National League Central, percentage points ahead of the Miilwaukee Brewers, who fell...
Sidney Crosby takes pass on World Championships to rest, heal
At the end of summer, Sidney Crosby will celebrate his 32nd birthday. That is part of the reason the beginning of his summer won’t include a trip to Slovakia for the World Championships next month. It’s a tournament he helped Canada win in 2015, the last time the Penguins were...
Former IUP, Jeannette coach Carl Davis dies
Former IUP and Jeannette basketball coach Carl Davis died Tuesday, according to WCCS Radio in Indiana. He was 85. An IUP and Indiana County hall of famer, Davis had 10 winning seasons in 13 years at IUP, posting 199 wins and nine playoff trips. He won more than 300 games...
Penn-Trafford product Emma Nedley up for national freshman of year
With a fast transition to college softball, and big numbers to match, Emma Nedley has proven she is one of the top freshmen in the Ivy League. But now the Penn outfielder is on a ballot to be considered the nation’s top newcomer. Nedley, a Penn-Trafford graduate, is one of...
Duquesne gets signatures on letters of intent from 2 guards
Guards Ashton Miller and Evan Buckley, who had previously given Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot verbal commitments to join the team, signed their letters of intent, the school announced. Miller, who scored 991 of his 1,220 career points over his final two seasons at Seton Hall (N.J.) Prep, averaged 20.2 points,...
Pitt signs 4-star wing player to letter of intent
Justin Champagnie, a 6-foot-5, four-star wing player from Brooklyn, N.Y., signed his letter of intent with Pitt after verbally committing to coach Jeff Capel in March. “Justin is a high-energy player who competes hard on every possession,” Capel said in a statement. “He has the skill set and versatility to...
GM Jim Rutherford to seek chemistry, hunger, not speed, as he reshapes Penguins roster
After the Pittsburgh Penguins ended a six-year championship drought by winning the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons in 2016-17, the generally accepted theory was that they did so with speed. General manager Jim Rutherford acquired players like Carl Hagelin and Trevor Daley and the Penguins responded with an up-tempo attack...
Steelers, 102.5 FM extend broadcast pact through 2023
For the past 20 seasons, Pittsburgh Steelers fans who can’t be in front of a TV on gameday have known where to turn to hear the games. The Steelers and iHeartMedia will keep that familiarity going through the 2023 season after reaching an extension of their broadcast agreement. “We are...
Penguins’ Kris Letang defiant in saying changing his game ‘is not the answer’
In the wake of getting swept out of the first round of the playoffs, some want the Pittsburgh Penguins to modify their mindset and take a more conservative approach. Kris Letang doesn’t want to hear it, at least when it comes to his game personally. “I don’t think the (answer)...
Somber Olli Maatta looks ahead to uncertain future with Penguins
Two years ago, Olli Maatta’s season ended with a sun-soaked nap on an apartment balcony after the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated a second straight Stanley Cup with a parade down Grant Street. On Thursday morning, as the Penguins cleaned out their lockers in Cranberry, his season-ending mood was decidedly more somber....
Maple Leafs fans wondering whether ‘Drake Curse’ is to blame for loss
The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped Game 4 in their playoff series against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, losing 6-4. But was it the Bruins’ hard hitting, their solid goalie, or was it something else. Something sinister, something celebrity? Some fans are wondering whether their team suffered from the “Drake...
Penguins clear out lockers: Sidney Crosby won’t play at World Championships for Canada
Less than 48 hours after their season ended, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to their practice facility in Cranberry on Thursday morning to clear out their lockers and address the media for the final time of 2018-19. The Penguins were swept by the New York Islanders in the first round of...
Steelers channel Mister Rogers as NFL teams get creative with schedule
Every team Twitter account in the NFL did a Twitter schedule release montage. USA Today ranked some of the best, so go ahead and check that out. Naturally, the Steelers channeled Misters Rogers with a little help from Bill Hillgrove. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Let’s head to...
First call: Le’Veon Bell gets Jets bobblehead; top-seeded Flames on the ropes
Thursday’s “First Call” features NFL schedule-reveal creativity. The Le’Veon Bell bobblehead. And a Major League Baseball statistic you’ve never seen before. Bell bobblehead Well, it’s official now. It wasn’t before. But it is now. Le’Veon Bell is no longer a Pittsburgh Steeler. He is a New York Jet. Why is...
Network bosses pleased with NFL TV packages for this season
Howard Katz has the most unenviable task in the National Football League. As the league’s senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, he is the point person for formulating the schedule and trying to make the executives of the league’s four broadcast partners happy. Before the public got a...
Podcast: How Tampa Bay is handling Lightning’s 1st-round sweep
It’s the “Misery Loves Company” podcast! Think you are bummed about the Penguins? Imagine how depressed they are in Tampa after the Lightning also got swept in four games of a first-round series. They were the top seed and they tied the NHL wins record. Yet they lost all four...
U mad, bro? Penguins fans salty, sarcastic, sad
Penguins fans are angry, resigned and sarcastic. What else would you expect in this week’s “U mad, bro?” A Twitter follower named @EbbyCalLaLoosh chimed in on a discussion I was having about what the Penguins should plan to do with their roster this offseason. “I’ll go ahead and guess 97%...
Tim Benz: Six-pack of thoughts on Steelers’ 2019 schedule
Here is a six-pack of thoughts after a quick first-look at the Steelers 2019 schedule. 1. Again? Really? The NFL is making the Steelers open in Foxborough, Mass., for “Sunday Night Football” on Sept. 8. On banner-raising night. Haven’t we suffered enough? That happened in 2002 to open Gillette Stadium...
Pirates top Tigers in 10 innings again
DETROIT — At this point, Clint Hurdle is probably used to managing for more than nine innings. Colin Moran hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. It was the second straight night Hurdle’s Pirates beat...
