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Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes named to United States’ staff for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes has been named to the United States’ staff in an identical capacity for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. Hockey USA announced Hennes’ appointment via a release on Friday. Hennes, 44, has been with the Penguins since 2018. Initially hired...
Duquesne will induct coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III, Dae Dae Grant and the 2023-24 team into its Hall of Fame
Duquesne University put the finishing touch on its historic 2023-24 men’s basketball season, with the announcement Thursday that coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III and Dae Dae Grant and the entire team will be inducted into the Merle Gillian Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame. They will join a...
Penguins A to Z: A change of scenery offered little benefit to Emil BemstromVideo
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...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust enjoys career year, laments long offseason to comeVideo
In a way, it was a fitting — if frustrating — end to Bryan Rust’s 2023-24. During the second period of a season-ending 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins all-everything right winger was checked into the visiting bench, and one of the doors popped open,...
First Call: Troy Fautanu has harsh words for those who think he’s really a guard; Cam Heyward’s health update
Friday’s “First Call” has a firm retort from new Pittsburgh Steelers draft choice Troy Fautanu about some doubts surrounding his game. We have a health update on Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward. Another Bengal is unhappy in Cincinnati. The Pirates are heading west. And an ex-Pirate is getting ready for...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: The Pirates’ .500 play is raising flags, just not the Jolly Roger
The Pittsburgh Pirates are raising flags. Not enough of them are the Jolly Roger. The Pirates (13-13) won nine of their first 11 games (including five consecutive), lost nine of their next 11 (including six consecutive) then split a four-game series with the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. That’s the very...
Tim Benz: Plenty to like about Steelers’ 1st pick, but there’s 1 way they can make us love it
There is a lot to like about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2024 first-round draft pick, Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu. “He has unusually long arms. He’s one of the best athletes I’ve ever seen play the position,” former pro and college scout Matt Williamson told us during our draft preview series....
Pirates farm report for April 25, 2024: Jake Lamb hits 3rd homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) lost 5-4 to Omaha (Royals). CF Matt Gorski (.250) hit an RBI triple and scored on an error as Indy scored twice in the top of the ninth to take a 4-2 lead. LHP Geronimo Franzua (1-1, 7.84) gave up three runs in the bottom of the...
Who might the Steelers target in Round 2 of the NFL Draft?
After months of build-up, scrutiny, speculation and anticipation, just before midnight Thursday evening, the first round of the 2024 NFL draft ended. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first round ended roughly 90 minutes prior. That began a span of roughly 21½ hours — give or take — in which they could plan...
Troy Fautanu bio: Steelers’ 1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2024 NFL draft
Troy Fautanu First-round pick, No. 20 overall Offensive tackle, Washington 6-foot-4, 317 pounds Stats: Washington last season ranked 13th in the country in scoring offense and total offense and No. 2 nationally in passing yards per game. Hometown: Henderson, Nev. Tidbits: Was the left tackle for all 15 games for...
Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson goes 21st overall in Round 1 to Dolphins
Before the NFL Combine, there were questions about whether teams would spend a Day 1 or 2 pick on Penn State edge rusher Demeioun “Chop” Robinson. Those questions were answered in a positive manner at the Combine, and he was drafted in the first round (21st overall) Thursday night by...
Steelers take offensive tackle for 2nd straight draft, selecting Washington’s Troy Fautanu
After ignoring tackle in the first round of the NFL Draft for more than two decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers lately have made it a trendy position on their board. For the second time in as many years, the Steelers selected a tackle with their top pick. Holding the No. 20...
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye make it 4 NFL drafts with quarterbacks going 1-3Video
DETROIT — Caleb Williams swiftly walked on stage, looked out and screamed “Woooo! Yeah!” Long-suffering Chicago Bears fans felt his joy. Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades. “My goal is to get into as far as February as...
Penn State’s Olu Fashanu, Chop Robinson chosen 11th, 21st in NFL Draft 1st round by Jets, Dolphins
Almost all of the NFL Draft watchers projected Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa (pronounced O-LOU-moo-YEE-wuh) Fashanu to be selected in the first round, and that became reality Thursday night when he came off the board 11th overall to the New York Jets. Fashanu was joined in the first round by...
Duquesne receives verbal commitment from ex-Chicago State forward Jahsean Corbett
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce watched from the bench last season when Jahsean Corbett recorded a double-double for Chicago State against the Dukes. So, when Corbett’s name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal after the season, Joyce pounced. Corbett responded, visited campus, and Thursday he made a verbal commitment to Duquesne...
Reggie Bush plans to continue his fight against the NCAA after the return of his Heisman TrophyVideo
LOS ANGELES — Reggie Bush is overjoyed to have his Heisman Trophy again. Now he wants his reputation back as well. The former Southern Cal tailback says the return of his Heisman is the biggest step yet in what he sees as his fight against the NCAA to restore his...
Watch: 2024 NFL Draft with live analysis
The 2024 NFL Draft will kick off at 8 p.m. Thursday night from Detroit. The Chicago Bears hold the first pick. While the Steelers have seven overall picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, starting with the 20th overall in the first round. STN video will broadcast a live stream starting...
ACC Spring Wrap: League champ Florida State and ACC deal with quarterback changes
Florida State coach Mike Norvell, like most every other coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and across the sport, has spent the spring handling change. He hopes it can lead to another league title and a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. The biggest new addition for the Seminoles...
Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century, dies at 90
TORONTO — Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half century who served as the soundtrack for some of the national sport’s biggest moments, has died. He was 90. Friend and fellow broadcaster John Shannon said Cole died Wednesday night in his hometown of St. John’s, the...
Late-game bullpen struggles sink Pirates, who settle for series split with Milwaukee
The Pittsburgh Pirates let an opportunity to take three of four games from the Milwaukee Brewers slip through their fingers Thursday, falling 7-5 at PNC Park because of a late-game bullpen meltdown and a shaky start by Mitch Keller. Aroldis Chapman (0-2, 6.75 ERA) was charged with the loss and...
USA Track & Field expands its maternity policy to give athletes more time to work their way back
U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete. Those baby steps turned into big strides as USA Track & Field unveiled a program Thursday that expands...
F2 champion Theo Pourchaire gets another IndyCar race with McLaren as Malukas continues to heal
Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut — going from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year old Frenchman, who is the reigning Formula 2 champion, gets his second turn racing for injured Arrow McLaren driver David...
Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted...
Will Power denies participating in Penske cheating scandal
Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny after the March 10 season-opening race at St. Petersburg, Fla., in which Josef Newgarden...
Pitt offensive lineman Dorien Ford, a Baldwin graduate, plans to enter transfer portal
Baldwin graduate Dorien Ford, who came to Pitt as the 12th-ranked prospect in Pennsylvania but never found a permanent place on the field, entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday. pic.twitter.com/ltuGoKZZse— Dorien Ford (@DorienFord_21) April 25, 2024 Ford (6-foot-4, 325 pounds) was initially a defensive tackle when he joined Pitt’s class...
