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Injured Steelers defensive starters Cam Heyward, Elandon Roberts will play Sunday
A day after neither took part in practice, two of the Pittsburgh Steelers most veteran and most relied-upon defensive players re-joined teammates on UPMC Rooney Sports Complex fields and did enough to be deemed ready to play Sunday. “If I practiced today,” defensive lineman Cameron Heyward said after Friday’s practice,...
Penguins to retire former captain Jaromir Jagr’s number
When the Pittsburgh Penguins staged part of their September 1990 training camp in Vail, Colo., there were plenty of newcomers. One of them was veteran center Bryan Trottier, who, at the time, was a 34-year-old All-Star with four Stanley Cup rings and a handful of individual trophies on his resume,...
Mark Madden: Bryan Rust has earned his starring role with Penguins
It’s time for refreshing Penguins notes, with a San Jose Sharks chaser! Who’s worse, the Sharks or the 1983-84 Penguins that tanked by way of drafting Mario Lemieux? I watched the latter team extensively. I don’t want to think about it. • Just keep Bryan Rust out there in overtime....
Penguins forward Noel Acciari has a nose for defense
It didn’t take long for Noel Acciari to show what he is all about as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. To be precise, it might have been 6:16 into the season. In the team’s season opener at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10, the Chicago Blackhawks were granted a...
Prep stars Brandin Cummings, Amdy Ndiaye sign Pitt letters of intent, plan to enroll for 2024-25
Pitt coach Jeff Capel built more hope for the future with the signing of a guard with a promising pedigree and a 6-foot-10 forward to national letters of intent. Brandin Cummings and Amdy Ndiaye made good on their verbal commitments and will join the team for the 2024-25 season. Capel...
Tim Benz: California sweep provides some ‘whiteout’ for Penguins after slow start to season
It’s not like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ California sweep this week erased everything that went wrong for the club on their recent four-game homestand. But it’s at least a little hockey whiteout. The Pens headed west, after having dropped three of four games at home in frustrating fashion. They were losers...
Pirates A to Z: Lefty reliever Ryan Borucki went from expendable to dependable in short span
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Ryan Borucki Position: Pitcher Throws: Left Age: 29 Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 210 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Was 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 0.74 WHIP, 33 strikeouts and four walks...
Football Footnotes: It’s about to get nuts in the AFC North
Here’s one thing we know about the AFC North heading into Sunday’s schedule for sure. It won’t be another perfect week for the division. After all four teams won last week, that can’t happen again this Sunday because two of the clubs — the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns —...
First Call: No position change coming for Steelers rookie; Duquesne football looks to claim conference crown
Friday’s “First Call” dismisses the idea of a Steelers position change. We also look at this week’s dud of a matchup for the Pitt football team. Plus, we preview what Penn State, Duquesne and West Virginia have on their respective schedules. And the RMU hockey team is already enjoying the...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers, Orange hope to write happier Bronx tale inside Yankee Stadium
Pitt’s game against Syracuse on Saturday will be staged at Yankee Stadium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first college game played at the historic venue in the Bronx, New York. ACC officials aren’t getting a marquee matchup, with Pitt (2-7, 1-4) and Syracuse (4-5, 0-5) trying to stay...
West Virginia visits No. 17 Oklahoma in Big 12 showdown
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma believes it still has plenty to play for, despite dropping out of first place in the Big 12 and likely falling out of the race for a College Football Playoff berth. The 17th-ranked Sooners won their first seven games before close losses to Kansas and Oklahoma...
College football’s top defenses to square off when No. 2 Michigan visits No. 9 Penn StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — As their teammates filed out of practice earlier this week, Penn State defensive ends Adisa Isaac, Chop Robinson and Dani Dennis-Sutton lingered at the far end of the facility. The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions’ most disruptive defenders stutter-stepped and bull-rushed their way around and through assistant coaches, putting...
Penguins beat Kings in overtime, extend winning streak to 3
When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed journeyman goaltender Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal worth $785,000 on July 2, they didn’t bring him into their nest to serve as the organization’s third goaltender because he is an ample 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. But his dimensions certainly didn’t hurt. “The question that...
Robert Morris men’s basketball survives scare from Point Park, posts 1st win of season
Robert Morris vs. Point Park men’s basketball is far from the first rivalry a casual sports fan in Pittsburgh would cite. For example, both Pitt vs. Duquesne and Duquesne vs. Robert Morris are sports rivalries higher on the pecking order in terms of pedigree. Furthermore, Robert Morris and Point Park...
Pennsylvania Karate Championships celebrate 50 years
The Pennsylvania Karate Championships are golden in 2023. They also have expanded to two days. The 50th championships, a keystone event in the region since the early 1970s, will be Friday and Saturday in the grand ballroom of the Quality Inn in New Kensington. It is where the event began...
Out of nowhere, Keaton Mitchell has given the Ravens yet another running threatVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Keaton Mitchell has become a bit of a celebrity after his breakout performance for the Baltimore Ravens last week. His father — who, like Mitchell, went undrafted before reaching the NFL — apparently is trying to keep him grounded. “He told me, ‘You have the 24-hour...
Cleveland Browns leaning on 3-back committee to keep running game rolling without star Nick ChubbVideo
BEREA, Ohio — When Nick Chubb crumpled to the ground in Week 2 with a season-ending left knee injury, the Cleveland Browns knew there was no way of replacing one of the NFL’s best running backs. One player couldn’t possibly do it. Turns out, it takes at least three. The...
Pat Narduzzi insists results matter in Pitt’s final 3 games
Perhaps only a coach can understand what Pat Narduzzi is thinking as he prepares to lead his team through the final three games of the season. Pitt will take a 2-7 overall record into its game Saturday against Syracuse (4-5, 0-5 ACC) at Yankee Stadium. Three more defeats would drop...
Encouraged by debut calling plays from sideline, Steelers OC Matt Canada ready for encore
When Matt Canada worked from the sideline Thursday night as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, he wasn’t totally unfamiliar with the experience at Acrisure Stadium. In 2020, his first year with the organization, he spent every game on the sideline as the Steelers quarterbacks coach. And he worked from the sideline...
Steelers’ Patrick Peterson, a longtime NFL CB, enjoyed playing safety more than he ever has
After Thursday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, a reporter asked Patrick Peterson if the Pittsburgh Steelers still intended to list him as a cornerback on their official roster. “I think I’m still a corner,” Peterson said, with a smile. “I’m like a joker in the deck of cards.” During...
Elandon Roberts, Cameron Heyward do not practice for Steelers because of injury
Four veteran starters on defense did not practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, including one at a position where an important player was lost for the season last week. Inside linebacker Elandon Roberts sat out Thursday’s practice because of a knee injury, according to the status report. Roberts was...
Broderick Jones on track to start again at RT, appreciative of support from Steelers veterans
That the Pittsburgh Steelers produced a season-best 166 rushing yards during his second NFL start and first at right tackle is not a source of pride for rookie Broderick Jones. “Honestly, for me, I don’t feel like that’s good enough,” the big offensive lineman said after Thursday’s practice at UPMC...
Penguins recall goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With starting goaltender Tristan Jarry’s status uncertain, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday in advance of a road game against the Los Angeles Kings. He is expected to back up starter Magnus Hellberg. During a 2-0 road win against...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington promises to ‘attack free agency, trade market’ on MLB Network
Ben Cherington wants Andrew McCutchen back, Oneil Cruz healthy, Henry Davis at catcher and promised to “attack free agency and the trade market this offseason” to add starting pitching and offense. Those were among the topics the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager touched upon in a 10-minute interview on MLB Network’s...
Behind explosive offense, Duquesne closes in on NEC title, FCS playoffs bid
In Pittsburgh, fans of football have largely been starved of exciting offensive action this fall. Pitt, with its quarterback woes, has scored 21 points or less in six of eight games and is ineligible for a bowl for the first time since 2017. The Steelers, despite a 5-3 record, have...
