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Tim Benz: Our annual ‘What the Steelers didn’t get in the draft’ recap
At the end of every NFL Draft, anyone who covers the Steelers puts together a recap of the franchise’s selections. I like who the Steelers picked. I advocated for a defensive lineman in Round 1. That’s what they did by drafting Oregon’s Derrick Harmon. Then the team added on by...
Donte Kent bio: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (229th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
Donte Kent Seventh-round pick, No. 229 overall Cornerback, Central Michigan 5-foot-10, 189 pounds Stats: Over 53 games in five college seasons, Kent had 235 tackles (171 solo, 4½ for loss), two interceptions, 47 passes defended and two forced fumbles. Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Congrats to Donte Kent! The STEEL of the...
Full-strength Wolves take series lead into Game 4 vs. Lakers, as health looms large in NBA playoffsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have the assets to repeat or even surpass their run last year to the Western Conference finals, with a go-to player who is one of the biggest stars, a couple of shutdown defenders and a productive and versatile bench, to name a few. They are...
In Pitt QB shakeup, Julian Dugger enters portal, ex-Western Carolina star transfers in
Pitt’s quarterback depth chart underwent a major overhaul Saturday. Redshirt freshman Julian Dugger, a Penn Hills graduate, announced he was entering the transfer portal hours after the Panthers landed a commitment from another quarterback, Cole Gonzales, who’s already well connected with offensive coordinator Kade Bell. A 6-foot, 198-pound senior, Gonzales...
Los Angeles Rams select Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield in 7th round
If Konata Mumpfield doesn’t make it in the NFL, rest assured it won’t be because the stress of the moment gets too big for him. An honorable mention all-ACC wide receiver for Pitt this past season, Mumpfield was drafted in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Rams at No....
Harrisburg’s Donte Kent excited to be drafted by Steelers with second 7th-round pick
Donte Kent grew up in Harrisburg, but he didn’t grow up rooting for the team that selected him Saturday in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Kent, a 5-foot-10, 189-pound cornerback from Central Michigan, not only didn’t cheer for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he wasn’t a fan of the Philadelphia...
NASCAR returns from only break of season with drivers hoping to stop Bell, Hamlin and LarsonVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR is back in action after its only weekend off of the 38-race schedule with a Sunday showdown at Talladega Superspeedway, where the drivers will try to halt the early domination shown by Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson. The trio arrived at the Alabama track...
Steelers draft LB Carson Bruener — son of team scout, former TE Mark Bruener
Carson Bruener spent the third day of the NFL Draft sitting in the same seat of the same couch at the same family cabin in coastal Washington state that his father sat in when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995. The method of telephone has surely changed...
Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles settling in quickly with Nittany LionsVideo
STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was fresh off coaching Ohio State’s defense to a national championship win not long after the Nittany Lions...
Carson Bruener bio box: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (No. 226 overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
CARSON BRUENER Seventh-round pick, No. 226 overall Linebacker, Washington 6-foot-1, 227 pounds Stats: Led the Huskies with 104 tackles and three interceptions as a senior. Hometown: Woodinville, Wash. ???? 12 TKL???? 2 INTCarson Bruener was everywhere in @UW_Football's win over USC ????#B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/29v6waIWzZ— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 3, 2024...
Minnesota Vikings select Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew in 6th round
Gavin Bartholomew appeared in 49 of Pitt’s 52 games over the past four seasons, starting 41 and having at least one catch in all but seven of them. “I feel great,” Bartholomew said prior to performing drills among fellow tight ends at the NFL combine earlier this year. “I’ve been...
Penn State linebacker Kobe King picked by Minnesota Vikings in 6th round
The latest off-ball linebacker to enter the NFL out of “Linebacker U,” Kobe King during the combine relayed a chat he had with management of an unnamed NFL team. King is an old-school style inside linebacker who’s hoping to enter the league just as old-school is coming back into fashion...
Los Angeles Chargers pick Pitt’s Branson Taylor in 6th round of NFL Draft
A tear of the lateral meniscus in a knee ended the senior season of Pitt starting left tackle Branson Taylor. The ensuring recovery from surgery prevented Taylor from taking part in drills at the NFL combine, too. Five months of frustration and rehab, though, melted away when Taylor was finally...
Supercross Championship draws motorcycle fans to Pittsburgh’s North Shore
With the number of cars and tailgaters on the North Shore Saturday, passersby would think fans were gearing up for a Steelers game. Hardly. The excitement was for the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Acrisure Stadium. Elite riders like Jett Lawrence, Cooper Webb and Haiden Deegan will vie...
Will Howard bio: Steelers’ sixth-round pick (185th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
Will Howard Sixth-round pick, No. 185 overall Quarterback, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 236 pounds Stats: Albeit with the benefit of extra games while playing for the national champions, Howard ranked among the top six in the country in completion percentage (an Ohio State-record 73.0%), passing touchdowns (35) and passing yards (4,010)....
Steelers add to QB depth on 3rd day of draft, select Ohio State’s Will Howard in 6th round
On the third day of the NFL Draft and in the sixth round, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their developmental quarterback. With the No. 185 overall selection, the Steelers took Ohio State’s Will Howard. It was the fifth consecutive player the Steelers selected from a Big Ten program and second...
Houston Texans select Penn State safety Jaylen Reed in 6th round of NFL Draft
Jaylen Reed didn’t take too much time to ponder what was the biggest lesson he learned from coach James Franklin over four years as part of the Penn State football program. If you’re not five minutes early, you’re late. “It might seem like a little thing, but if you show...
Steelers add another d-lineman, draft Iowa’s Yahya Black in 5th round
No secret that their defensive line needed an injection of youth, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the position the focus of two of their first four picks of this draft when they selected Iowa’s Yahya Black in the fifth round Saturday. Black joins first-round pick Derrick Harmon as defensive linemen added...
Yahya Black bio box: Steelers’ 5th-round pick (No. 164 overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo
YAHYA BLACK Fifth-round pick, No. 164 overall Defensive tackle, Iowa 6-foot-6, 336 pounds Stats: Started 27 games over the past two seasons at Iowa. In those two years, he totaled 85 tackles, including 12 for loss. He also had 4.5 sacks with seven pass breakups and two forced fumbles. Hometown:...
Shedeur Sanders’ long wait ends when Browns take him in the 5th round of the NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders’ long wait finally has ended. The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. That ended a stunning fall for Sanders, the most...
Steelers continue to address defense in 4th round by selecting Ohio State edge rusher Jack Sawyer
Bypassing a quarterback again to start the third day of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers addressed defense for the second time when they took Ohio State edge rusher Jack Sawyer in the fourth round Saturday. Sawyer was the No. 123 overall pick. He was selected even with several quarterback...
Jack Sawyer bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (123rd overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo
Jack Sawyer Fourth-round pick, No. 123 overall Outside linebacker, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 260 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2024, Sawyer had nine sacks, three forced fumbles, 59 tackles (25 solo) and six passes defended in 16 games. Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio Top 10 Pick Armand Membou started at RT for...
Penn State adds transfer wide receiver Trebor Pena from Syracuse
It’s no secret: Penn State has long been trying to find another difference-maker at wide receiver via the transfer portal. James Franklin has addressed it, receivers coach Marques Hagans has addressed it and even athletic director Pat Kraft has said it. “We need a wide receiver,” Kraft bluntly said in...
Pitt makes Barry Dunning Jr. signing official
Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel welcomed transfer Barry Dunning Jr. to the program Saturday, as the Panthers announced his official signing. The transfer from South Alabama committed to the Panthers on April 12. “Barry is a dynamic athlete who has continued to improve throughout his college career,” Capel said...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: NHL sabotages its own playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway. Hockey’s showcase, or so the NHL thinks. Early TV ratings showed that viewership is down 12%. That’s no surprise. Hockey is a winter sport. It’s played on ice. But we’re already a month into spring and the postseason just started. The NHL season is...
