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Steelers add former Tampa Bay, Atlanta WR Scotty Miller to crowded position group
Adding a potential option to play in the slot this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday with wide receiver Scotty Miller, a league source confirmed to TribLive. Miller, 26, is the fifth player from the Atlanta Falcons to follow new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to the...
Undrafted, but not unwanted, ex-Pitt players eager for NFL opportunities
Jake Kradel could have spent the final day of the NFL Draft staring at his TV, cell phone by his side, hoping for the vibration that could change his life. Instead, he went golfing. “It was a nice wind-down, a celebration of my college career,” said Kradel, the Butler graduate...
Oneil Cruz’s left ankle ‘strong and stable,’ as Pirates shortstop returns to starting lineup
Oneil Cruz has given the Pittsburgh Pirates several scares by tweaking the left ankle that required surgery last season, yet director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk considers it more of an issue of treatment. After his latest sign of discomfort on a single to right in the sixth inning Monday...
Duquesne adds 6th transfer to 2024-25 men’s basketball roster
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III’s most recent roster addition will arrive — after completing the necessary paperwork — with three years of eligibility to develop and some impressive experience and accomplishments behind him. Committed 1000% pic.twitter.com/2lU8oTSRAu— Elijah Wilborn (@ElijahWilborn3) May 8, 2024 Elijah Wilborn, who played his freshman season (2023-24)...
Pirates, Audacy extend radio broadcast agreement
Pittsburgh Pirates games will remain on Audacy Pittsburgh radio stations through the 2027 season, the team and Audacy announced Wednesday. The parties agreed to a broadcast contract extension that will keep Pirates games on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM), which has been the team’s flagship station since 2012. “Our relationship with...
Mark Madden: Penguins should be window shopping for grit, edge during Stanley Cup playoffs
NHL free agency doesn’t start till July 1, but it’s OK to do some window shopping now. After all, NFL Draft geeks already have started doing mocks for 2025. Two players the Penguins should take a good look at both played for Toronto this past season: winger Tyler Bertuzzi and...
Pitt’s Bill Fralic lends local flavor to Croatian American Hall of Fame
The 2024 inductees to the Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame include many names with local connections, including Pitt football great Bill Fralic and his agent, who was an outstanding athlete himself. Plus, a slow-pitch softball star known as King Kong. The CAS-HOF’s selection committee announced the following area inductees:...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic joins U.S. team for IIHF World Championship
After almost leading the Pittsburgh Penguins into the Stanley Cup playoffs, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will try to help the United States win gold in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. USA Hockey announced Nedeljkovic was added to its roster on Wednesday morning. The tournament, which will be...
Penguins A to Z: If this is it for Taylor Fedun, there is plenty to celebrateVideo
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 welcome RB on tryout; Patriots may want ex-Steeler as GM; Jake Guentzel scores twice for Hurricanes
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a former Pittsburgh Steeler up for an important post in New England. The Steelers are welcoming a new running back. A local product plays a big role in New York’s win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Stanley Cup playoff action. And a former WPIAL star looks...
Cole Tucker can relate to Paul Skenes’ life as a Pirates No. 1 pick in ways beyond baseball
For a moment, former Pittsburgh Pirates first-round draft choice Cole Tucker may have gotten lost in a memory. Sitting on the visitor’s bench at PNC Park on Monday afternoon, now as a Los Angeles Angel, Tucker looked out at what used to be his home field and talked about what...
Luis Ortiz embracing bullpen role, demonstrating value as reliever for Pirates
So far this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have asked pitcher Luis Ortiz to wear multiple hats coming out of the bullpen, even as he acclimates to that new role with the club. Through parts of two previous seasons with the Pirates, the 25-year-old Ortiz was primarily as a starter. A...
Tim Benz: A Super League with NFL ties? Power conference CBAs? Many paths still uncertain for college athletes
The latest forecast of what could become the college sports landscape came last week from Yahoo.com’s Ross Dellenger. He outlined the prospect of a compensation model for power schools of $300 million each over the next decade via a $17 million- to $22 million-per-year revenue distribution cap for athletes. That...
Pirates farm report for May 7, 2024: Henry Davis goes 0 for 3 in return to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-15) was beaten 6-2 by Louisville (Reds). Starter LHP Eric Lauer (2-1, 3.95) tossed 4⅓ innings and gave up a three-run home run among his four hits allowed, walked two and struck out seven to take the loss. RHP Wily Peralta (5.21) did not allow a hit or...
With fresh lineup, Riverhounds lose to FC Tulsa, bow out of U.S. Open Cup
Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley wasn’t joking when he said there’d be changes to the lineup for Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup match. It’s typical for Lilley to use Cup matches to rotate the squad, but this time he opted to go with an entirely different 11 from Saturday’s league match...
Angels pound out 15 hits, hand Pirates their most lopsided loss of season
Quinn Priester has a tendency to pitch to contact, as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander was getting ground balls at a 68.5% rate. The Los Angeles Angels put the ball in the air Tuesday night, pounding Priester for seven of their 15 hits, including a three-run home run by Kevin Pillar....
After lottery, Penguins’ 1st-round draft pick officially goes to Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round pick in this year’s draft was formally transferred to the San Jose Sharks on Monday as a condition of August’s blockbuster trade that brought superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh. With the NHL’s draft lottery taking place Tuesday, the Penguins’ pick remained the 14th overall. Conditions...
Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2ndVideo
Rudy Gobert made history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday night as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time, joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. It was the fifth time in the last 11 seasons...
WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner saysVideo
The WNBA plans to commit $50 million over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season, the league’s commissioner announced Tuesday in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns. “We intend to fund a full-time charter for this season,” commissioner...
Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn’t need a lot of wordsVideo
Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. He cares about only his golf, especially when it’s not going the way he wants. He was burning inside a year ago when he played not to lose in the final round of the Masters and watched his two-shot...
Penske suspends Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500Video
Roger Penske suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for the next two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Penske said Tuesday in an interview with the Associated Press that a review done by his general...
Senators hire Travis Green as coach to take over for Jacques Martin
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green as coach, signing him to a four-year contract through the 2027-28 season. The team announced the move Tuesday, with Green taking over for interim coach Jacques Martin. Green most recently served as interim coach of the New Jersey Devils after...
CFL’s Chad Kelly suspended at least 9 games after investigation into ex-coach’s lawsuit
TORONTO — The CFL suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for at least nine regular-season games Tuesday as a result of its investigation into a lawsuit filed by a former strength and conditioning coach against both the player and club. Kelly is also suspended for Toronto’s two preseason games for...
PWHL Playoffs: Women’s hockey takes center stage in Toronto while Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin renew rivalry
Step aside, Auston Matthews. Women’s hockey is taking center stage in Toronto, where Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse & Co. open the PWHL playoffs against Minnesota on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the sport’s most prominent faces — Boston’s Hilary Knight and Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin — are adding a new wrinkle to their longstanding...
Titans bolster wide receiving group by adding Tyler Boyd
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have bolstered their wide receiving group by reuniting first-year coach Brian Callahan with someone he knows very well in Tyler Boyd, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Tennessee agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million Tuesday,...
