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Podcast: What went wrong for Penguins vs. Islanders in Game 1?
It’s our weekly Sided.co hockey podcast with Pens Radio Network host Brian Metzer. He worked the postgame show Wednesday night on 105.9 the X after the Penguins lost 4-3 in overtime on Long Island in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Metzer and I picked it apart top-to-bottom. LISTEN:...
Tim Benz: Plenty to anger Penguins fans in Game 1 loss to Islanders
What does it mean? Big picture. That Game 1 loss of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs for the Penguins against the Islanders. For me, it means a series that I thought would go Pittsburgh’s way in five games will now end in six. That’s all. Otherwise, that 4-3 overtime defeat...
Kevin Gorman: Penguins provide no defense for Mike Sullivan’s scratchVideo
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Mike Sullivan made a double-edged decision on his defensemen that he kept calling difficult, one that ultimately backfired on the Pittsburgh Penguins. The first part was simple: If Brian Dumoulin was good to go, playing him was a no-brainer. The second part was a struggle: Making Jack...
Penn State podcast: Catching up with Paris Palmer
“The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show” stars former Penn State defensive tackle (1992-96) Brandon Noble, beloved campus icon Mike “The Mailman” Herr and other cast members Kevin Horne and Chris Buchignani. This week, however, the crew is joined by a special guest: former Penn State offensive lineman Paris Palmer. To open...
Pirates starter Jordan Lyles strikes out 10 in win over Cubs
Jordan Lyles had everything, including a retooled curveball, clicking on a cold, windy night at Wrigley Field. Lyles struck out 10 in six crisp innings to tie a career high, Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte homered off Yu Darvish, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Wednesday....
Blue Jackets rally from 3-goal deficit to beat Lightning in Game 1
TAMPA, Fla. — Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus’ three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, in Game 1 of the teams’ first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday night. Jones made it 4-3 from the...
Spencer Lee honored at Iowa State Capitol
Former Franklin Regional star Spencer Lee enjoys repeats. Repeat trips to the NCAA wrestling finals. Repeat national championships. And repeat visits to the Iowa State Legislature. Lee, a sophomore at Iowa, was honored for the second year in a row Wednesday at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines...
Pirates minor league report: April 10, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 3-3) won 4-3 over Toledo (Tigers). Three of the Indians’ runs came on solo home runs in three consecutive innings: the second, third and fourth. 1B Will Craig (.261), SS Cole Tucker (.321) and CF Bryan Reynolds (.391) went deep. Tucker finished 3 for 5 with two singles...
Islanders capitalize on Penguins missteps for Game 1 overtime winVideo
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Facing the league’s best defensive team, the Pittsburgh Penguins came into Wednesday night’s playoff opener against the New York Islanders knowing they’d have to be patient. They talked about it all week in practice. They couldn’t force things in the offensive zone. They needed to made prudent...
Saint Vincent baseball coach Janosko gets 400th win
Longtime Saint Vincent College baseball coach Mick Janosko reached another milestone Wednesday with his 400th victory. Janosko, who began coaching the Bearcats in 1998, helped guide the team to a 6-1 victory over Geneva in Latrobe. Junior pitcher Fred Gillespie tossed a three-hitter and senior Bobby Finn tripled and drove...
Penguins Game 1: Josh Bailey’s rebound goal sends Islanders to OT win
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — OVERTIME: Josh Bailey was denied by the post in the final seconds of regulation. He scored on a shot after the puck bounced off the post at 4:39 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Penguins in Game 1 of their...
Brian Dumoulin in, Jack Johnson out for Penguins’ playoff opener
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Brian Dumoulin was in the lineup and Jack Johnson was out as the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the playoffs against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. Dumoulin, who missed the last three games of the regular season with a lower-body injury, was set to open Game 1...
Analysis: Lakers have opportunity to open new chapter
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The Los Angeles Lakers already had plenty of problems to fix during the summer after their sixth straight losing season. Replacing the person in charge of fixing those problems is suddenly at the top of the list. Magic Johnson’s shocking resignation as the 16-time NBA champions’ president...
Jordan Spieth hopes Masters memories can help end slump
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is a winner again, making him even more appealing at the Masters. “I’ve worked my way back into one of the players that can win events,” he said. Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite — perhaps even the sentimental favorite. Facing a fifth chance at...
Champion Capitals face fresh-faced Hurricanes in 1st round of playoffs
WASHINGTON — When the Carolina Hurricanes take the ice for Game 1 of their first-round series against the Capitals on Thursday, their blue line will have less playoff experience than top Washington defenseman John Carlson. Of their 342 games of NHL postseason experience, captain Justin Williams and second-line center Jordan...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent volleyball turns to Wisneski
Saint Vincent has a coach for its newest varsity sport. The school added men’s volleyball, its 24th sport, and Tuesday announced Derry native Scott Wisneski will lead the first-year program, which is expected to begin play for the 2019-20 season. Wisneski was an assistant for the Bearcats women’s volleyball team...
Forbes: Pirates’ value increases 1% from 2018
The value of the Pittsburgh Pirates continues to grow, according to Forbes.com — but just barely and not at the rate of almost all of their contemporaries. The Pirates have an estimated net worth of $1.275 billion, the financial publication said in its annual valuation of MLB teams. The list...
Duquesne’s 6-11 center Dylan Swingle plans to transfer
Duquesne’s roster lost another player Wednesday — the fourth in three days — when 6-foot-11 freshman center Dylan Swingle entered the NCAA transfer portal. Swingle did not play last season, accepting a redshirt in his first year on campus, but he’s the second 6-11 player to make plans to transfer...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers played most of 2018 with broken leg bone
Details about Aaron Rodgers’ leg injury, sustained before a national TV audience in the Green Bay Packers’ season opener, were limited only to what your eyes told you about the massive knee brace he wore for much of the season. The NFL’s new year is underway, though, and now Rodgers...
To see Penguins playoff intensity on display, watch these areas of the ice
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The idea that the intensity of the game increases exponentially once the regular season ends and the Stanley Cup playoffs begin is an accepted fact around the NHL. Players treat it like an article of faith. Fans, huddled around their televisions, swear by it. Entire ad campaigns...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan, Islanders’ Barry Trotz set for cat-and-mouse game
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – While the increased intensity among players is plain to see for anyone watching even one shift of playoff hockey, this is also the most intense time of the year for coaches. One coach comes out with a wrinkle in his forecheck or breakout for Game 1. His...
IUP names Todd Gazarelli athletic director
A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater administrator Wednesday was named athletic director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. IUP officials said Todd Garzarelli, a Cresson native who earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management at Slippery Rock University, has more than 20 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics and higher education. Gazarelli will...
RJ Barrett to enter NBA draft after 1 season at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — RJ Barrett is leaving Duke after one season to enter the NBA draft. Barrett announced his decision Wednesday in a video posted on social media . He said playing at Duke is a dream but added that “it’s also a dream of mine to play in the...
Penguins’ Jared McCann jittery before 1st career playoff gameVideo
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Jared McCann was so excited about making his Stanley Cup playoffs debut that he found it “tough to sleep.” The Pittsburgh Penguins forward kept the same pre-game rituals Wednesday at the morning skate but didn’t quite know what differences to expect between the regular season and Game...
Steelers take look at tight end, guard as predraft visits continue
For the second day in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers met with a tight end who could fit into their plans as a second-day NFL Draft pick. San Jose State’s Josh Oliver, a potential third-round selection, was one of two players to visit with the Steelers on Wednesday at UPMC...
