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Pac-12 posts an impressive haul in the NFL draft before the conference breaks up
The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field. The conference that is breaking up with 10 schools joining new leagues next season produced a record haul over the draft weekend led by No. 1...
South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, ‘The Rose of Soweto,’ dies aged 57Video
JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat American Tony Lopez...
ACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than men. We may learn why
An English study into the causes of knee injuries to women soccer players was launched on Tuesday. ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women’s Super League in England as part of a three-year study into an injury that is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared...
Penguins A to Z: After NCAA title, Tristan Broz takes his 1st steps as a professionalVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
5 on Fautanu: Steelers ‘got a steal’ in their 1st-round pick
Everyone in Pittsburgh seems to love the first-round NFL Draft selection of Troy Fautanu. But let’s get the opinion of someone who covered Fautanu during his entire career at the University of Washington. Dick Fain hosts the afternoon show at 93.3 KJR in Seattle with Dave “Softy” Mahler. He is...
First Call: Ex-Steeler says team is ‘close to landing a significant playmaker’; Bill Cowher staying with CBS as changes swirl
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” a former Steeler has everyone playing a guessing game about who the club may be trying to acquire via trade or free agency. Bill Cowher is staying on CBS’ NFL pregame show as other significant changes are happening. The Steelers are bringing a former Baltimore Raven...
‘The confidence is there’: Kyle Nicolas looks like a different pitcher in return to Pirates’ bullpen
When Kyle Nicolas switched from starter to reliever last season, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said the right-hander “looked like a different pitcher.” Since getting shelled for six runs on three hits — including a grand slam — in his major-league debut at the Chicago Cubs last Sept. 19,...
Pirates offense manages a season-low 2 hits in loss to A’s to drop 2 games below .500
When the Pittsburgh Pirates got a leadoff single by Ke’Bryan Hayes then loaded the bases in the first inning, it looked like a promising start. They wouldn’t get another hit until the ninth inning. The Pirates took their offensive ineptitude to another level, held to a season-low two hits in...
Former Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist signs with Ilves in Finland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist has signed a two-year contract with Ilves of Finland’s Liiga, the top-tier league in that country. The transaction was announced via a release by that team Tuesday. The contract allows the 26-year-old to opt out of the second year to play abroad. A second-round...
Jason Kelce will join ESPN and be part of ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show
Jason Kelce will join ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” after retiring from the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity on Monday because it was not expected to be announced...
Draft pick Payton Wilson brings passion to Steelers LB corps
What Payton Wilson lacks in a prominent piece of fibrous connective tissue, he makes up for in knowing exactly the right things to say. Call it a different way of displaying a high football IQ, at least when it came to Wilson’s words during his conference call with Pittsburgh media...
Cowboys bring back star RB Ezekiel Elliott
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are reuniting with running back Ezekiel Elliott after agreeing to terms on a contract with the former two-time rushing champion, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. Elliott returns to the Cowboys a year after they let him go in a cost-cutting move....
Penguins sign goaltender Filip Larsson to 2-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Filip Larsson to a two-year, two-way contract that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Larsson, 25, spent the 2023-24 season with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), that country’s top league. Appearing in 28 SHL games, Larsson had a...
Seattle Kraken fire coach Dave Hakstol after leading the franchise for its first 3 seasonsVideo
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dave Hakstol on Monday after the third-year franchise took a significant step back on the heels of a playoff appearance in their second season. Hakstol was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year last season as Seattle finished...
Analysis: The NHL playoffs are off to an odd start, from the net outVideo
The greatest goal-scorer of his generation was held without a point for the first time in a series in his nearly two-decade NHL career. The best goaltender in the league this season has given up a first round-high 19 goals. Vancouver has lost a Vezina Trophy finalist, used three different...
Penguins sign forward Sam Poulin to 2-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed rookie forward Sam Poulin to a two-year, two-way contract extension that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Poulin, 23, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this upcoming offseason. He is in the final year of a three-year entry-level contract that...
Chiefs, tight end Travis Kelce agree to 2-year extension
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Travis Kelce to a new two-year, $34.25 million contract Monday, wrapping up their star tight end as they attempt to win an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl, a person familiar with the terms told the Associated Press. Kelce’s deal with Kansas...
Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen added to Finland’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen has been added to Finland’s A national team roster as an injury replacement for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puustinen’s inclusion via a release on Monday. He replaces forward Lauri Pajuniemi who...
Pitt reserve cornerback Jahvante Royal enters transfer portal
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi lost a veteran special teams player and reserve cornerback to the transfer portal Monday, a day after he received a verbal commitment from a transfer who plays the same position. I am officially in the Portal as a Grad Transfer !!! pic.twitter.com/ucEnkcKiop— JAHVANTE A. ROYAL (@jahvante_royal)...
After unfulfilling year at Tennessee, Norwin grad Jake Kendro finds his groove with Pitt baseball
During his freshman baseball season at Tennessee, Jake Kendro did not have to face LSU’s Paul Skenes, who became, of course, the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not that the Norwin grad would have backed down from the challenge. Skenes wasn’t the only...
Highlands grad Cassidy Davis leaps to prominence during freshman track and field season at Slippery Rock
Cassidy Davis, a freshman on the Slippery Rock women’s track and field team, has a lot in common with her event coach, Tabitha Bemis. Like Bemis, she is competing for a PSAC school (Bemis was a standout at Edinboro). She also is competing in one of the same events —...
Mark Madden: Immediately grading a draft is meaningless — but the Steelers get an A. Yay!
The NFL Draft is mercifully over. But the hype preceding wasn’t the low point. The post-draft is even worse. The draft itself was pretty cockeyed, too. More than three-quarters of a million people gathered in downtown Detroit. This wasn’t Woodstock. It was young people being assigned a workplace with no...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Hempfield grad Jacob Boord returns from injury at PAC championships
He didn’t defend his conference title, but the fact that Jacob Boord was able to compete at all came with a sizable measure of gratification. A senior at Allegheny College and a Hempfield graduate, Boord was medically cleared from a foot injury to compete around 8:15 a.m. Thursday. With less...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna joins Czechia’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna has joined Czechia’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in that country in May. The Czech Ice Hockey Association announced the addition of Zohorna and several other players with NHL contracts via a release on Monday. This tournament between...
Penguins A to Z: There isn’t a wrong choice with Joel BlomqvistVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
