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Sidney Crosby finds new role on Penguins penalty kill ‘fun’
Sidney Crosby is embracing his new role, even if it is one he did with regularity almost a decade ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins best player now is one of its best penalty-killers. “It’s something I did earlier on and then not so much for a long period of time there....
Latrobe grad Biss nabs PSAC East player of week honors for Shippensburg
A head-turning performance Saturday — and a quality three-game stretch in general — earned Jake Biss some conference-wide attention Monday. Biss, a sophomore point guard from Shippensburg and a Latrobe graduate, was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division Athlete of the Week after his 30-point game — and a...
Saint Vincent’s Simmons named PAC player of week
Saint Vincent senior Mike Simmons took momentum into the new year for the men’s basketball team. His strong play of late garnered him some recognition Monday as he was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. A 6-foot-2 guard from Kiski Area, Simmons went for a...
Chad Ruhwedel returns to former role as Penguins’ No. 8 defenseman
Chad Ruhwedel was back in a familiar spot Sunday night: the press box at PPG Paints Arena. While he’d rather be playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, that beats where he was the previous 10 days. Ruhwedel returned to the Penguins after a conditioning stint at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he appeared in...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan trains power play with positive reinforcement
The Pittsburgh Penguins saw their eight-game winning streak end with a 5-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night, in part, because of an ineffective power play. They went 0 for 3 with the man-advantage, including failing to score on 71 seconds of five-on-three time late in the first...
Troy Polamalu, Vince Young, Goodyear Blimp part of 2019 College Football Hall class
Texas quarterback Vince Young and Notre Dame speedster Raghib Ismail have been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, along with 11 other players and two coaches. Young was the Heisman Trophy runner-up and led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship with a memorable performance in...
Weekend College Top 10: Unlikely source leads Saint Vincent
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Saint Vincent men stay perfect in PAC Cletus Hilton (Seton LaSalle) scored a personal-best 20 points — 10 more than his previous high — in an 89-65 rout of Bethany on Saturday. Hilton, a transfer...
Antonio Brown’s agent talks briefly about his client’s future
The agent for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is ready to see what the offseason brings for his client. With Brown’s future with the organization up in the air, Drew Rosenhaus spoke about Brown on Sunday during an appearance on 7 Sports Xtra, a Miami-based sports show. “I’m just...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss state of Steelers amid Antonio Brown drama
In this week`s "Madden Monday," Mark Madden of 105.9 the X and I wrap up the first week of the NFL playoffs and how we think the Steelers would have done versus Los Angeles this time around. Also, we get into the latest Antonio Brown drama, and whether or not...
First call: Why the Antonio Brown-James Harrison ‘exclusive’ won’t happen
In Monday`s "First Call," we find out what happened to the James Harrison interview with Antonio Brown. Arizona and Denver may both fill their head coaching vacancies with guys with Steelers connections. And Chris Kunitz may have been welcomed back to Pittsburgh too fondly. So, about that `exclusive` ... According...
A horse named Tomlin starts strong, blows lead, fades late
Another loss for Tomlin. No, not Mike. There`s a race horse named "Tomlin." And unlike her namesake, she was in action on Wild Card weekend. The 3-year-old filly participated in the Grade 2 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita. You guessed it. She was wearing Black and Gold! It didn`t...
Tim Benz: Don’t kid yourself. Steelers were more than ‘a few plays away.’
It was maddening, wasn`t it? Viewing the NFL playoffs this weekend with no Pittsburgh Steelers game on the ledger. Watching the Houston Texans get whitewashed at home. Seeing the Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens trade special teams gaffes and squandered offensive opportunities. Witnessing the Colts get shut out in...
Derick Brassard helps Penguins’ third line show glimpse of dangerous potential
When discussing a victory over the Atlanta Falcons earlier this season, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said he had a strong performance because he woke up that morning feeling dangerous. It became a popular social media meme and was plastered on T-shirts sold around Northeast Ohio. Pittsburgh Penguins center Derick...
Blackhawks run win streak against Penguins to 10 games
During their now-completed eight-game winning streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and Western Conference favorite Winnipeg Jets. They won low-scoring nail-biters and high-scoring shootouts. On Sunday night, they finally ran into the game they couldn’t win. Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie, leading the Chicago...
John Steigerwald: Time for Mike Tomlin to walk away as Steelers coach
You’d have to be pretty old or dead to remember the last time the Steelers fired a head coach. Everybody knows the Steelers like to hold on to their head coaches, and they’ve only had three in the last 50 years, but what’s even more amazing is they haven’t fired...
Browns interview Colts’ Matt Eberflus after wild-card playoff win
CLEVELAND — Matt Eberflus has a past with the Browns. Maybe he’ll have a future as well. One day after his Indianapolis defense held quarterback Deshaun Watson and Houston’s offense to just seven points in an AFC wild-card win, Eberflus became the sixth candidate to interview for Cleveland’s open coaching...
Nick Foles leads Eagles to 16-15 upset of Bears
CHICAGO — Nick Foles hit Golden Tate with a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 56 seconds remaining against the NFL’s stingiest defense, lifting the Philadelphia Eagles past the Chicago Bears 16-15 on Sunday in the final wild-card game. Former Eagles kicker Cody Parkey hit the left upright and...
Five things we learned from Pitt’s loss to No. 15 North Carolina
Cameron Johnson was struck by the fact that no one on Pitt’s roster was on the team when he played there. And the North Carolina graduate student has been gone for only 1 ½ seasons. “It is a little weird. Every single player (wasn’t on the team for his final...
Colts off, running through playoffs with strong ground game
INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Reich stuck with his old-school philosophy even when the Indianapolis Colts were losing games in September and early October. The Indianapolis Colts first-year coach insisted even in an increasingly pass-happy league, a balanced offense would turn them into real AFC contenders. Over the past 11 weeks, the...
Seton Hill’s Megan Marecic makes most of only chance with Griffins
Megan Marecic won a WPIAL basketball championship at Bethel Park, and she hit double-digit scoring in six consecutive games during her senior season at Drexel. Still, those impressive accomplishments didn’t soothe Marecic’s nerves when she decided to join the team at Seton Hill. “I was very nervous,” Marecic said. “I’m...
Outdoors notices: Week of Jan. 7, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220 • Venture Outdoors is holding an Owl Prowl from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Riverview Park. Join...
Penguins recall Chad Ruhwedel from conditioning stint
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from a five-game conditioning stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Sunday. It was a successful stay for Ruhwedel, who had one goal, four assists and a plus-8 rating. Having slipped to eighth on the depth chart, Ruhwedel hasn’t played in an NHL...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Quarterbacks
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. The top of the Steelers quarterback depth chart at quarterback is obvious: Ben Roethlisberger is the starter for the foreseeable future. Figure the...
Former Rangers manager Jeff Banister returns to Pirates
Jeff Banister is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates. General manager Neal Huntington announced Sunday that Banister, who had been a member of the Pirates organization for 29 years, has been hired as a special assistant, baseball operations. Banister, 54, spent the past four seasons as the manager of the Texas...
Soccer star Wayne Rooney charged with public intoxication
Soccer star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month on a public intoxication charge and taken to jail to sober up after he triggered a door alarm at a Washington-area airport, authorities said Sunday. Rooney was arrested Dec. 16 by police at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after he caused the...
