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Steelers, Colbert ready to hit the road to evaluate talent at NFL Combine
After conducting organizational meetings about free agency last week, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert will take a break and do some longer-range planning when he brings the team’s front office, scouts and coaches to Indianapolis this week for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. As a team that traditionally builds...
Podcast: Why do the Penguins think Erik Gudbranson can help them?
Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me for our weekly Sided.co hockey podcast. We recap Jim Rutherford’s moves at the trade deadline. Erik Gudbranson largely has flamed out in the NHL at this point. Why do the Penguins think he can help? We dive into why the Penguins...
Tim Benz: Time for Penguins forwards to help defense
On Monday, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford did what he could to help his defensive corps. Now maybe the forwards can help a little, too. With the Olli Maatta injury and Jamie Oleksiak trade, the Penguins defensive group was already stretched thin approaching Monday’s trade deadline. Then Saturday’s injuries to...
Tim Benz: Penguins better heed Jim Rutherford’s wake-up call
In a best-case scenario, the Penguins will make a nice playoff run with newly acquired Erik Gudbranson and Chris Wideman in the press box as scratches. They aren’t all that good. Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford gave away two players who aren’t all that good to get them: Tanner Pearson...
First call: Antonio Brown to appear on LeBron James’ HBO show; John Tortorella loosens up
In “First Call” Tuesday, Antonio Brown’s next public appearance. A former Penguin helps the cause. Dak’s dogs. Kraft’s shame. A.B. on `The Shop` When is the next time we will hear from Antonio Brown? Will he be himself? Mr. Big Chest? A singing hippo? Well, it appears it’ll be on...
Gateway grad Means tearing up the track at Cal (Pa.)
Cal (Pa.) senior track and field standout Jae’Len Means is on quite the run lately, literally and figuratively. The 2014 Gateway grad is putting the finishing touches on an indoor track season that has earned him a trip to the NCAA Division II indoor championships and garnered plenty of recognition...
Campus clippings: Valley graduate Walters defends PSAC 200-meter dash indoor title
Ameriah Walters’ run of conference championships continued. The Seton Hill senior, a Valley graduate, defended her 200-meter dash championship at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference indoor championships, clocking a time of 25.18 seconds. Walters’ most recent conference championship gave her a combined five between indoor and outdoor. She won the...
Which PSU prospect has NFL teams ‘fired up’? Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah breaks it down
In a few days, Indianapolis will be the hub of the NFL world — and seven Nittany Lions will try to prove why they belong at the next level. Trace McSorley, Miles Sanders, Connor McGovern, Ryan Bates, Amani Oruwariye, Shareef Miller and Kevin Givens were invited to the 2019 NFL...
Early reviews positive for new NASCAR rules package
HAMPTON, Ga. — The verdict is still out on NASCAR’s new competition package following its innocuous debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race was not the best in NASCAR history, nor was it unwatchable. It was, if nothing else, better than last year’s race at Atlanta, which is a win...
Mark Madden: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford’s deadline deals unlikely to matter much
Every time the NHL trade deadline comes around, Penguins fans want the team to trade for Ron Francis again. Like in 1991. That’s speaking metaphorically. But local hockey nostalgia holds that a blockbuster trade is a harbinger for winning a Stanley Cup, especially since it happened again the next year,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Shippensburg wrestler Berberick heads to nationals
Derek Berberick is headed to nationals for the first time in his collegiate wrestling career. Berberick, a junior heavyweight at Shippensburg and a Greensburg Salem graduate, qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament after placing second at the Super Region I Championships over the weekend at Mercyhurst. Berberick (14-7) had...
Former champions on collision course at WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championships
One returning champion definitely won’t be adding another WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title to his resume this weekend. What’s because Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps, a two-time champion at 106 pounds, and Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan, last season’s 113-pound winner, both are in the 120-pound weight class at the WPIAL/PIAA Southwest...
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford hangs onto first-round draft pick at trade deadline
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has a win-now mandate with his star players creeping into their 30s, but even that has its limits. In the build-up to Monday’s NHL trade deadline, Rutherford said he was trying as hard as he could to hold onto his first-round pick in June’s...
Penguins add Chris Wideman from Florida to beef up depth on blue line
While the acquisition of 6-foot-5 Erik Gudbranson at Monday’s NHL trade deadline was about adding size and strength to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ blue line, a trade for Chris Wideman was meant to provide depth. The Penguins acquired Wideman from the Florida Panthers in exchange for center Jean-Sebastien Dea. Wideman, 29,...
Trade-deadline wrangling forces Penguins’ Teddy Blueger to the minors
Promising rookie Teddy Blueger was sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday, but his reassignment had more to do with roster wrangling than any dissatisfaction with his play. Because the Penguins are hopeful that defensemen Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin won’t be out long, they haven’t yet been placed on the...
Pirates move to 3-0 with spring training win over Red Sox
Left fielder Melky Cabrera played the first five innings and went 1 for 2 with a double, third baseman Colin Moran doubled and scored in the first inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 3-0 with a come-from-behind victory against Boston (2-1) on Monday in Bradenton. Shortstop Kevin Newman had...
Cal (Pa.) unveils new logo
Cal (Pa.) recently unveiled a new logo for its athletic teams. The new logo is part of a multi-phase rebranding to capture the spirit of the university and give it a fresh, new look. It will tell of story about the past and what the university is today. “We invited...
Authorities: Robert Kraft visited parlor for sex on day of AFC Championship game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month’s AFC Championship Game, which he attended in Kansas City, authorities said Monday in documents charging him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting...
Penguins acquire defensemen Gudbranson, Wideman; Pearson, Dea shipped outVideo
In the estimation of general manager Jim Rutherford, the Pittsburgh Penguins are “on the bubble” to make the playoffs this season. His strategy for getting off the bubble includes adding some muscle to his blue line. Rutherford brought physicality to his injured defense corps just before Monday’s NHL trade deadline,...
Close isn’t enough to satisfy Pitt’s Jeff Capel
Jeff Capel wants to feel good about how his team has played the past six games, but it’s not easy. Throughout the month of February, Pitt has been within a reasonable deficit of the lead – or, actually, ahead — in the latter stages of the second half and overtime....
Weekend College Top 10: Chatham, Saint Vincent earn historic titles
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Chatham men make school history Isaiah Brown scored 22 points, and the Cougars topped Westminster, 64-61, on Saturday for their first PAC title in any team sport since joining the conference in 2007-08. Anthony Bomar...
Penguins get ‘encouraging’ news on injured defensemen Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin
The most important development in Pittsburgh Penguins camp Monday afternoon probably wasn’t anything that happened at the NHL trade deadline. It was when the injury report was released. The Penguins lost both of their top-pair defensemen, Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin, to injuries during Saturday’s outdoor game in Philadelphia. Dumoulin...
Gonzaga reclaims No. 1 in AP Top 25; Wofford debuts at 24th
NEW YORK — Gonzaga is back atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Zags moved up a spot Monday to begin a second stint at No. 1 this season, both times replacing Duke at the top. Gonzaga (27-2) spent two weeks at No. 1 after beating the...
NHL trade deadline: Blue Jackets load up; Stone lands with Vegas; Simmonds to Predators
The West got wilder, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are all in on their late-season NHL playoff push. The Blue Jackets followed up last week’s addition of Ottawa forwards Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel by acquiring New York Rangers defenseman Adam McQuaid and New Jersey goalie Keith Kinkaid as Monday’s...
Third-base prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes living out childhood dreams at Pirates campVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Ke’Bryan Hayes compared the moment to backyard baseball, the kind of storybook ending to a spring training home opener that a kid can only dream about. With two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning of a tied game, Hayes worked a full count against...
