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Lonnie Chisenhall notes similarities between Pirates, perennially playoff-bound Indians
When Lonnie Chisenhall made his major-league debut in 2011, the Cleveland Indians were on the verge of following up two losing seasons with one in which they won 80 games. He’s recently joined the Pittsburgh Pirates under similar circumstances: the Pirates just followed up two losing seasons by last year...
Friday Football Footnotes: Let Le’Veon Bell walk and avoid the transition tag swamp
For those thinking the NFL’s transition tag may be a way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get away from the Le’Veon Bell fiasco with some sort of compensation, you may still be right. Maybe. ProFootballTalk.com suggests that any move by the Steelers to sign Bell solely with the intent of...
Friday Football Footnotes: Let Le’Veon Bell walk and avoid the transition tag swamp
For those thinking the NFL’s transition tag may be a way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get away from the Le’Veon Bell fiasco with some sort of compensation, you may still be right. Maybe. ProFootballTalk.com suggests that any move by the Steelers to sign Bell solely with the intent of...
Tim Benz, Jeff Erickson discuss fantasy fallout of Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown sagas
It’s our weekly fantasy sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of Rotowire. We talk about the potential fantasy fallout of the crazy off seasons surrounding Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. Then there is the late season slump by Todd Gurley. How will that impact his draft stock next year. Are fantasy...
Tim Benz, Jeff Erickson discuss fantasy fallout of Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown sagas
It’s our weekly fantasy sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of Rotowire. We talk about the potential fantasy fallout of the crazy off seasons surrounding Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. Then there is the late season slump by Todd Gurley. How will that impact his draft stock next year. Are fantasy...
In battle of traded players, Penguins’ Jared McCann gets goal, but Florida gets win
There was a fairly obvious game within a game being played when the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. It was a matchup of four players who had just been traded for one another last week. Jared McCann got the goal, but Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan...
NFL Combine invites seven Penn State players
Seven Penn State players will participate in the NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 26-March 4 in Indianapolis. They include quarterback Trace McSorley and former Woodland Hills running back Miles Sanders. Others invited are offensive linemen Ryan Bates and Connor McGovern, defensive tackle Kevin Givens, defensive end Shareef Miller and defensive back...
Tim Benz: The DH coming to the National League? Not a big deal
I think I’ve finally found a topic more controversial and divisive than the border-wall debate. It’s the discussion about expanding the designated hitter to the National League. On one hand, you’re talking about a significant argument over economics, unions, American traditions and job security. And on the other, well, you’re...
Tim Benz: The DH coming to the National League? Not a big deal
I think I’ve finally found a topic more controversial and divisive than the border-wall debate. It’s the discussion about expanding the designated hitter to the National League. On one hand, you’re talking about a significant argument over economics, unions, American traditions and job security. And on the other, well, you’re...
Penn State misses upset chance at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kyle Young scored the go-ahead basket with 63 seconds left and Ohio State held off Penn State 74-70 in a Big Ten game on Thursday night. Penn State’s Josh Reaves stole the ball from Andre Wesson in the backcourt and scored on a slam with 1:34 left...
Panthers’ overtime goal sends Penguins to 3rd straight loss
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Penguins provided a lesson Thursday night that could come in handy as the frenzy that surrounds the Feb. 25 NHL trade deadline builds. Two players the Penguins acquired in midseason trades, Jared McCann and Marcus Pettersson, scored important goals. Without further contributions from the players...
Robert Morris powers past Bryant to snap 2-game skid
Yannis Mendy scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting that included a dozen in the second half, and Robert Morris caught fire in the second half, racing past Bryant for a 72-59 Northeastern Conference victory on Thursday night. The Colonials snapped a tough, two-game losing streak that saw them fall to...
Franklin Park’s Wright takes part in 24-hour endurance auto race
Franklin Park auto racer Kris Wright recently faced the biggest test of his career. Wright, 24, competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona race Jan. 24-27 in Daytona Beach, Fla. His first endurance race, it lasted 24 hours over two days at the Daytona International Speedway circuit. Wright drove the...
MLB renames disabled list as injured list
ORLANDO, Fla. — MLB is changing the name of its disabled lists to injured lists. Deputy commissioner Dan Halem said Thursday the change is being made at the suggestion of advocacy groups for the disabled, including the Link20 Network. Clubs were notified of the change in a Dec. 20 memo...
Chiefs tell Patrick Mahomes to quit playing hoops after video emerges
Like many Chiefs fans, general manager Brett Veach saw the viral video of quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ pickup basketball moves and was concerned. The fear of an injury to the NFL’s MVP led Veach to place a call to Mahomes’ agent, Leigh Steinberg. “As soon as I saw it, it probably...
Curtis Martin, Jim Leyland to be honored by Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
The 15th annual Aspire Gala in Baltimore will have a decided Pittsburgh flavor later when the noted charity event is held later this month. Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin and former Pirates manager Jim Leyland are two of the three honorees by the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation’s gala...
Murray, Schultz closer to returning from Penguins’ injured list than Malkin, Aston-Reese
SUNRISE, Fla. – While staying squarely within the boundaries of foggy NHL injury disclosure, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan mapped out a bit of a timeline for the return of four injured players Thursday. Sullivan said Matt Murray (upper body), Justin Schultz (leg), Evgeni Malkin (upper body) and Zach Aston-Reese...
Pitt wrestler Jake Wentzel out for season with knee injury
Pitt’s wrestling team suffered a significant blow to its postseason hopes Thursday when coach Keith Gavin announced that redshirt sophomore Jake Wentzel will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Wentzel, a starter at 165 pounds, is 9-6, with a career record of 29-24. “It’s obviously unfortunate...
NBC’s Mike Tirico will call first NHL game on Feb. 20 in Detroit
Mike Tirico’s advice to young announcers has been to take chances and get out of their comfort zone. He will be practicing what he preaches in a couple of weeks. The NBC Sports Group announced Thursday that Tirico will call his first NHL game on Feb. 20 when Detroit hosts...
Hall of Famer, pioneering manager Frank Robinson dies at 83
LOS ANGELES — Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Thursday. He was 83. Robinson had recently been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death....
Qadree Ollision gets only Pitt invite to NFL Combine
If one is the loneliest number, then former Pitt running back Qadree Ollison will feel like the ultimate outcast at the NFL Combine. Ollison is the only Pitt football player to receive an invitation to the annual college football testing showcase, which will be held from Feb. 26-March 4 at...
After 4 years with Steelers, B.J. Finney mentally prepared for anything
After four full seasons of camps and practices, 44 meaningful games in uniform, nine starts and more than 700 regular-season offensive snaps, B.J. Finney is prepared for anything the Pittsburgh Steelers could need or ask of him going forward. “Obviously, I feel like I am progressing and getting better every...
Rob Gronkowski hit by beer can during Patriots’ Super Bowl parade
BOSTON — Gronk got bonked. Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots’ star tight end, says he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday’s Super Bowl victory parade in Boston. Gronkowski told “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” the can drew blood, and he showed...
After signing 23 prospects, Penn State’s James Franklin turns attention to big picture
There’s a reason Penn State calls national signing day a celebration. Yes, that word is right there in the first sentence of the news release. Coach James Franklin has had a top-21 class in each of the past five years, highlighted by a No. 5 ranking from Rivals.com last year...
Riley Sheahan has sights set on one particular Penguins weakness
SUNRISE, Fla. – There was something on Riley Sheahan’s mind as he prepared Thursday morning to face the team that traded him away six days earlier. It wasn’t necessarily the inherent awkwardness of competing against players who were his teammates less than a week prior. It wasn’t an overwhelming desire...
