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Former WVU CB Beanie Bishop feels at home in slot — and with SteelersVideo
Barely recruited out of high school, not invited to the NFL Combine and not selected with any of the 257 picks in the recent NFL Draft, Beanie Bishop knows about overcoming underwhelming expectations. Setting out to make the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted rookie defensive back is just the next...
Troy Fautanu unfazed by switch to right tackle on 1st day of Steelers rookie minicamp
Troy Fautanu wasn’t sure if he was breaking protocol by revealing the gaffe he made Friday on the first snap of rookie minicamp. Lined up at right tackle, a noteworthy achievement in itself, Fautanu marked his indoctrination to an NFL workout by committing a false start. Nerves admittedly got the...
Missouri State moves up to Conference USA in 2025 from FCS, becoming 12th football member
Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday. Missouri State will become the 12th full member of CUSA and the third school to move up from the Championship Subdivision to the Bowl Subdivision and...
Penguins sign forward Valtteri Puustinen to contract extension
Even as a pending unrestricted free agent, Valtteri Puustinen spoke about returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins for next season as if it was a certainty. On Friday, that notion became reality as the team signed the forward to a two-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $775,000. The...
The day Payne Stewart shot a record 62 at Westmoreland Country Club — and how it was nearly broken
When someone approaches Barry Snyder to ask about the grandest round of golf in the 120-year history of Westmoreland Country Club, he likes to have a little fun with his answer. After all, Snyder, formerly of Squirrel Hill, was among the foursome at the Penn Township course that day about...
Scottie Scheffler takes aim at another major at Valhalla course favorable to No. 1
Only 31 days separate that moment from when Scottie Scheffler slipped on the Masters green jacket to when the world’s No. 1 player embarks on the second leg of the Grand Slam at the PGA Championship. And yet it seems so much has transpired in such a short period of...
WNBA set to tip off with spotlight on rookie class led by Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Aces’ quest for 3-peat
While conversations about the WNBA’s growth may start with Caitlin Clark, any talk about the 2024 championship begins with the star-studded Las Vegas Aces led by A’ja Wilson and their quest to three-peat. The Aces have been dominant on the court the past two seasons, becoming the first team to...
Mark Madden: All aboard the Paul Skenes hype train
As we count down the minutes (seconds!) to Paul Skenes’ MLB/Pirates debut Saturday, I’m rooting for no middle ground. I don’t want six innings, five hits, two earned runs and six strikeouts. That’s pretty good, but you can’t hype that. I want six innings, one hit, no runs and 12...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward appears on Seth Meyers’ show, jokes about his brother Connor
Steelers veteran Cameron Heyward got in some good-natured, national television-sized digs Thursday against his little brother and teammate Connor Heyward during an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” While the elder Heyward and Meyers discussed their families getting dinner together, Meyers said about Connor Heyward: “He also seems, I...
Penguins A to Z: Even with impediments, Taylor Gauthier continues to succeedVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, TribLive 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 fourth-line...
First Call: Steelers may consider reunion with Bud Dupree; Allen Robinson signs elsewhere; Jake Guentzel scores again
Friday’s “First Call” discusses a potential reunion for the Pittsburgh Steelers with a former first-round pick. An ex-Steeler is heading to New York. Jake Guentzel keeps doing what he always does in the playoffs. And a pair of former Pirates pitchers are taking to the mound with some wind in...
Even beyond Paul Skenes’ debut, Pirates-Cubs series forecasts to be pitching paradise
Paul Skenes’ Pittsburgh Pirates debut is by far the biggest draw to PNC Park this weekend. But it’s not the only one, particularly if you like pitching. The Chicago Cubs are in town to open a three-game set. They begin the series at 22-16. That’s just percentage points behind the...
Pickoffs a pick-me-up for Pirates’ Aroldis Chapman, as lefty reliever closes in on record
Even as Aroldis Chapman closes in on becoming the all-time leader in strikeouts by a left-handed reliever, the Pittsburgh Pirates were worried about opponents taking free bases against him. Chapman’s 40.7% strikeout rate was countered by his 25.9% walk rate and compounded by runners taking liberties by stealing five bases...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ WR depth issues can’t be rationalized away
Do you know how I can tell that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ precarious wide receiver depth is starting to become a big concern? Because Steelers fans keep trying to tell me I shouldn’t be concerned. That’s how. That’s usually the telltale sign. The harder the Steelers’ fan base pushes back against...
Pirates farm report for May 9, 2024: Ji Hwan Bae knocks in 5 runs in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-16) outscored Louisville (Reds), 9-6. 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.362) went 2 for 5 with a three-run homer, his third, and five RBIs. DH Malcom Nunez (.262) went 2 for 5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. 3B Andres Alvarez (.174) went 2 for 4...
Schauffele shoots 67 to take Wells Fargo lead. McIlroy in contention again at Quail HollowVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy hoped his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season. He’s off to a good start. McIlroy positioned himself for a run at a record fourth Wells Fargo Championship...
Pirates call up 2020 1st round pick Nick Gonzales from Triple-A
As Paul Skenes prepares to make his MLB debut this weekend, another top performer at Triple-A Indianapolis (and fellow former first-round draft pick) is also getting the call up to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are promoting infielder Nick Gonzales, selected seventh overall by the Pirates in the 2020 MLB Draft, a...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2024 baseball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is set with 77 teams, including all six defending champions: Mt. Lebanon, Shaler, Hopewell, Riverside, Seton LaSalle and Bishop Canevin. The postseason begins next week and concludes with six title games May 28-29 at Wild Things Park in Washington. The brackets will be announced...
5 things to watch for at Steelers rookie minicamp
Friday, for the first time for the 2024 league year, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice fields will bustle with the activity of an official workout. A three-day rookie minicamp begins with 75-minute walkthrough-style practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Though perhaps only about a half dozen will make any sort of...
Duquesne names former Kent State assistant Julian Sullinger to men’s basketball coaching staff
Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III made the second alteration to his staff since replacing Keith Dambrot two months ago, naming Julian Sullinger as an assistant coach. Sullinger spent the past seven seasons at Kent State, including 2023-24 when he was associate head coach. Kent State compiled a record...
From 1 goal to 3, no lead is safe in these NHL playoffs
If you went to sleep midway through either of the Western Conference NHL playoff games the past two nights, there’s a good chance you woke up to a different winner than you thought. On Tuesday night, Dallas led Colorado, 3-0, after the first period and lost 4-3 in overtime. Roughly...
Former Steelers WR Allen Robinson signs free-agent contract with Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants signed wide receiver Allen Robinson to a free-agent contract with the hope he can help boost the team’s struggling offense. The Giants announced the signing Thursday, two months after Robinson was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers in a cost-cutting move. The 30-year-old...
Darrelle Revis, DeJuan Blair join 8 others in Pitt’s 2024 Hall of Fame class
The University of Pittsburgh on Thursday unveiled its 10-member 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame class, a group headlined by the legendary broadcast team of Bill Hillgrove and Dick Groat, plus star athletes Darrelle Revis and Al Romano (football) and DeJuan Blair (basketball). The sixth class of honorees will receive induction...
Before Paul Skenes, the Pirates had 5 No. 1 overall draft picks: A look at their MLB debutsVideo
The excitement surrounding a No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates arguably has never been higher, with pitcher Paul Skenes earning his much-anticipated call-up to the big leagues to start Saturday at PNC Park against the Chicago Cubs. However, the situation is far from foreign for the Pirates, who...
Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit
TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another early exit from the NHL playoffs. The move had been expected after Toronto lost to rival Boston in Game 7 last weekend, the fourth time in five years under Keefe the team has...
