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Take 5: New blood Pitt volleyball team set to face blue blood Nebraska in Final Four
For the third straight season, Pitt women’s volleyball will compete for a shot at the national championship. The Panthers (29-4) won the ACC Tournament for the second straight year and ran the table in the Pittsburgh regional of the NCAA Tournament, culminating with a quarterfinals victory over second-seeded Louisville on...
Pitt fills its long snapper vacancy with Nilay Upadhyayula, formerly of UConn
Pitt received its second verbal commitment from the transfer portal Wednesday when former UConn long snapper Nilay Upadhyayula announced on X (formerly Twitter) his plans to enroll next year. Upadhyayula, a native of San Jose, Calif., who attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., follows former Nebraska cornerback Tamon Lynum to...
Penn State’s James Franklin on convincing his NFL-bound players to play in the Peach Bowl: ‘You can do both’
A significant number of Penn State players still have decisions to make in the time leading up to the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions’ Dec. 30 Peach bowl date with No. 11 Ole Miss in Atlanta. A couple of players have already made theirs. Stay in college, or leave early for the...
New home for 2nd ‘Red Zone’ 33-foot ketchup bottle to be unveiled at Heinz History Center
The other half of “Heinz Red Zone” has moved across the river. A new home has been found for the second 33-foot Heinz ketchup bottle that for two decades “poured” into the scoreboard when the Pittsburgh Steelers reached the opponent’s 20 yard-line during home games. One was hung outside of...
Mark Madden: Logan Cooley playing against Sidney Crosby, Penguins a special moment for Pittsburgh hockey
In the days before becoming Pittsburgh’s foremost media icon, I wrote about high school hockey for a local paper. As much as they let me, anyway. “Nobody cares about hockey,” was the mantra. My coverage was mostly relegated to the suburban editions. But look at Pittsburgh hockey now. Logan Cooley...
Pirates join SportsNet Pittsburgh with Penguins to televise gamesVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates found a new television home by becoming joint owners of SportsNet Pittsburgh with the Pittsburgh Penguins, a partnership that begins at the start of the new year. The Pirates announced Wednesday morning that they have entered an agreement to jointly own SportsNet Pittsburgh, which previously carried their...
Tim Benz: Empty those ‘half full’ glasses. The Penguins can finally toast the power play
After his team’s 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes Tuesday night, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan leaned into a tried and true analogy when discussing the impact of his team finally scoring a pair of power-play goals. “Seeing the glass half full a little bit and trying to celebrate some of...
Al Michaels won’t call an NFL playoff game for NBC this season
Al Michaels won’t be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC for the first time since the network returned to televising the league in 2006. NBC confirmed to The Associated Press that Michaels won’t be working the playoffs. It was first reported by the New York Post. The 79-year-old Michaels...
First Call: Concussion response for T.J. Watt under review; Antonio Brown makes pitch to retire as a Steeler; Jonathan Taylor’s status
The NFL and its Players Association want more answers about how the Steelers handled T.J. Watt’s concussion. We investigate the prospect of Jonathan Taylor of the Colts returning to play against the Steelers on Saturday. Antonio Brown wants to retire as a Steeler. A former Steelers backup quarterback is heading...
A trade for Mike Tomlin? Fox’s Jay Glazer tells one team to ‘swing away’
Despite what is currently a six-year drought without a playoff win, the Steelers are highly unlikely to fire head coach Mike Tomlin after this season. But would they consider trading him at the nadir of his run in Pittsburgh? Presumably, Tomlin could still hold significant cachet with other franchises, starving...
Pirates A to Z: Known for his great glove, Jared Triolo outperformed expectations at the plateVideo
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Jared Triolo Positions: Third base/second base/first base Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 25 Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 210 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Batted .298/.388/.398 with nine doubles, three home runs and...
Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez to miss 2024 season after surgery on right elbow
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez will miss the 2024 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery Tuesday on the ulnar collateral ligament and a repair of his flexor tendon in his right elbow. The Pirates announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Rodriguez was injured while swinging during an at-bat in a winter...
Penguins finally score on the power play and beat Coyotes
It was a night to celebrate hockey in Pittsburgh. West Mifflin native and Arizona Coyotes rookie forward Logan Cooley – perhaps the greatest talent this region has ever produced in the sport – played at PPG Paints Arena for the first time in his young career against the Pittsburgh Penguins....
Pirates sign burly first baseman Rowdy Tellez
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent first baseman Rowdy Tellez on Tuesday to a one-year contract, sources confirmed to TribLive. The deal is for $3.2 million with incentives that could make it worth $4 million. Tellez, 28, remains in the NL Central Division after spending the past two-plus seasons with...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns from injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returned to his team’s lineup Tuesday for a home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. Activated from injured reserve earlier in the day, Joseph had missed the previous 16 games because of an undisclosed ailment. Limited to five games and an assist...
After moving up depth chart, backup QB Mason Rudolph working, waiting in case Steelers need him
A record 66 quarterbacks started at least one NFL game last season, an average of more than two per team. Mason Rudolph was not one of them. Through 14 weeks this year, 55 quarterbacks have made at least one start. Again, Rudolph is not among that group. Rudolph won’t start...
Keeanu Benton promoted to 1st-team among Steelers’ official depth-chart changes
There was no team meeting and no grand announcement. By all appearances, the man most affected wasn’t even told. But the Pittsburgh Steelers officially have a new starting nose tackle. On the depth chart page of the team’s official notes in advance of Saturday’s game at the Indianapolis Colts, among...
OLBs T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith practice for Steelers, remain in concussion protocol
“Batman and Robin” were back at their outside linebacker positions at practice Tuesday. In an encouraging sign they could be cleared to play in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Saturday at the Indianapolis Colts, T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith were on the field for the first practice of the week. They...
Penguins assign defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. This maneuver provides roster flexibility and allowed the team to formally activate defenseman P.O Joseph from injured reserve. The Penguins signed Samorukov to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 on...
Browns lose another offensive tackle as Jedrick Wills Jr. has season-ending knee surgery
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns lost their second starting offensive tackle in two days as Jedrick Wills Jr. underwent season-ending knee surgery Tuesday. Wills had been on injured reserve since Nov. 7, and the Browns (8-5) had hoped the left tackle would be able to return at some point this...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss rest of season after undergoing surgery on broken finger
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Justin Herbert will undergo surgery Tuesday on his broken index finger on his right hand and will miss the Los Angeles Chargers’ remaining four games this season. Herbert visited two hand specialists Monday after he suffered the injury during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ 24-7...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph could rejoin lineup against Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph is expected to return to his team’s lineup for Tuesday’s home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. An undisclosed injury has sidelined him for the past 16 games at the NHL level. Joseph did play in two American Hockey League (AHL) games...
CBS NFL rules analyst discusses T.J. Watt’s holding complaints; Kansas City-Buffalo controversial call
The NFL’s big officiating controversy of the week in Kansas City wasn’t really a controversy at all. It was just a case of unfortunate timing. That’s CBS NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore’s take on the fallout from the offensive offside ruling against Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney late in his...
Death of Adam Johnson sparks renewed interest in guard mandates for youth hockey
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds — for...
If college athletes can earn NIL money from the schools, what becomes of donor-backed collectives?
Donor-fueled collectives that raise money and funnel it to college athletes through name, image and likeness opportunities they facilitate probably won’t go away entirely if NCAA President Charlie Baker’s proposals for paying athletes become reality. But changes will be inevitable. Baker has recommended that Division I schools be allowed to...
