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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...
Derick Brassard feels trade from Penguins to Panthers lifted burden
SUNRISE, Fla. – Say this for Derick Brassard. He’s consistent. During 12 months in a Pittsburgh Penguins uniform, he was consistent in his ineffectiveness as the center on the team’s third line. He’s also always been consistent in his explanation of why things went wrong. “Just the role that I...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel: Collective effort necessary to end 6-game skid
The concept of team means a lot to Jeff Capel, and getting his young team to think that way is just one of the challenges the Pitt coach faces in the midst of a six-game losing streak. “No one accomplishes anything that’s great or that’s really good by themselves,” Capel...
Rocco Mediate admits: At times, I played while drunk
Greensburg native Rocco Mediate made a personal revelation. The former PGA pro admitted that he had alcohol problems while on the tour and would even, at times, play while drunk. A story from The Golf Channel, quotes Mediate saying that drinking was a way to self-medicate for his back problems....
First Call: New Steelers kicker option, Christian Hackenberg gets a new throw
In “First Call” for Thursday, an idea to replace Chris Boswell as the Steelers kicker. Emmanuel Sanders snipes at Antonio Brown again. Rocco Mediate admits to battling alcohol. Kicking answer? A reliable veteran kicker is about to hit the NFL free agent market. Matt Bryant says the Falcons are going...
First Call: New Steelers kicker option, Christian Hackenberg gets a new throwVideo
In “First Call” for Thursday, an idea to replace Chris Boswell as the Steelers kicker. Emmanuel Sanders snipes at Antonio Brown again. Rocco Mediate admits to battling alcohol. ____ Kicking answer? A reliable veteran kicker is about to hit the NFL free agent market. Matt Bryant says the Falcons are...
Column: Where, oh where, should the Raiders play?
The Raiders thought they finally found a place to play next season, only to find out they’re not wanted in San Francisco. Not by the mayor, and certainly not by the team that still calls itself the San Francisco 49ers — even while it plays its games in a stadium...
Nick Kingham recognizes his career with the Pirates is at a crossroads
Nick Kingham leaned back against a chair in a PNC Park dining area, at ease in chatting with a handful of reporters at PiratesFest late last month. “I love this right now,” Kingham said of relaxed conversation with a group of people who ranged between casual acquaintance to total stranger....
U mad, bro? Reader thinks Tim Benz has it in for Antonio Brown
In this week’s “U mad, bro,” the Antonio Brown supporters come out in force. So do the Patriots haters. My accuracy comes into question. As does my take on the Pierre McGuire’s “mansplanation” of hockey to Kendall Coyne Schofield. Someone named “Wojciechjano” suggested I wrote some negative things about Antonio...
Tim Benz, Jonathan Bombulie discuss why Derick Brassard didn’t work out with Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in Florida tonight to play the Panthers. So they get to face Derick Brassard in a new uniform very quickly. Tribune-Review Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie joins me on the Sided.co podcast to discuss why things went so wrong, so quickly with Brassard. We also get...
U mad, bro? Reader thinks Tim Benz has it in for Antonio Brown
In this week’s “U mad, bro,” the Antonio Brown supporters come out in force. So do the Patriots haters. My accuracy comes into question. As does my take on the Pierre McGuire’s “mansplanation” of hockey to Kendall Coyne Schofield. _____ Someone named “Wojciechjano” suggested I wrote some negative things about...
Tim Benz, Jonathan Bombulie discuss why Derick Brassard didn’t work out with Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in Florida tonight to play the Panthers. So they get to face Derick Brassard in a new uniform very quickly. Tribune-Review Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie joins me on the Sided.co podcast to discuss why things went so wrong, so quickly with Brassard. We also get...
Penguins defense not good enough for scoring lull
If the current Pittsburgh Penguins are going to live up to recent praise from Mike Sullivan and Jim Rutherford, then they need to start scoring. Over the past few days, both the head coach and the general manager have expressed confidence in their team, stating they both like the composition...
Penguins defense not good enough for scoring lull
If the current Pittsburgh Penguins are going to live up to recent praise from Mike Sullivan and Jim Rutherford, then they need to start scoring. Over the past few days, both the head coach and the general manager have expressed confidence in their team, stating they both like the composition...
Pitt softball awaits curtain call Friday in Charleston, S.C.
The bar is set high for first-year Pitt softball coach Jodi Hermanek, whose team opens the season Friday with the first of five games at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C. Hermanek replaces Holly Aprile, who left for the same job at Louisville after leading Pitt (33-18-1) to its first...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin hopes injury doesn’t prolong slump
TAMPA, Fla. — Evgeni Malkin is a little bit nervous. It’s not a condition that plagues him often, as his Conn Smythe Trophy and three Stanley Cup rings can attest, but that’s the emotion he felt as he sat in his locker stall after the Pittsburgh Penguins practiced Friday afternoon...
Jung Ho Kang among 3 Pirates players to watch during spring training
Looking at the Pittsburgh Pirates spring training roster, it is likely 20 or more of the players who are there for Opening Day will be holdovers from last season. As such, Pirates fans figure to be familiar with the 2019 roster. That does not mean there won’t be any intrigue...
Browns’ Baker Mayfield will use NFL rookie runner-up as motivatorVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield stepped onto the stage and took a handoff from former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar. At least he got one postseason trophy. Mayfield, who finished second to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley in voting for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, was named Cleveland’s...
Duquesne rally falls short against St. Bonaventure
Kyle Lofton scored 16 points, Osun Osunniyi grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds with six blocks and St. Bonaventure held on to defeat Duquesne, 51-49, on Wednesday night. After Osunniyi missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 23 seconds left and the Bonnies up 50-49, he responded by blocking a...
Rick Hendrick vows rebound from worst season in team history
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Rick Hendrick worked too hard building NASCAR’s top organization to tolerate mediocrity. If his teams had simply been average last season, he might not rate it as one of the worst in team history. The Hendrick cars were pretty bad — seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson...
James Franklin says he is worried about rule changes involving transfers
When he finally received the opportunity Wednesday to address the fact that 11 players on Penn State’s 2018 roster had elected to transfer out of the program, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin chose to speak less about the people he lost, and more on what he felt the new...
5 plotlines to watch as stressed, injured Penguins begin road trip
They’ve lost six of their last 10 games and are about to embark on a tough, three-game road trip with a precarious hold on an Eastern Conference playoff position. They’re working on integrating newly acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann into the lineup while Evgeni Malkin and Justin Schultz...
