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Guy Junker’s broadcasting career coming to close after 44 years
Now that he has announced plans to retire after a 44-year career as a sports broadcaster on radio and TV, Guy Junker sat down Monday and contemplated all of his jobs. At age 13, he was a newspaper delivery boy and a pin setter before bowling alleys were modernized. He...
Seton Hill promotes Dilveer Chaggar to head men’s soccer coach
Dilveer Chaggar is quite familiar with the inner workings of the men’s soccer program at Seton Hill. He was an assistant — full-time, volunteer and as a graduate — with the team for the last six years, so he knows the players and is in touch with the recruiting process....
South Carolina fires Frank Martin after 10 seasons as men’s basketball coachVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina fired coach Frank Martin after 10 seasons with just one appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Athletic director Ray Tanner announced the move Monday, saying the change came after a “thorough evaluation of our men’s basketball program.” Martin completed his 10th season with an opening game...
Maple Leafs’ Matthews suspended 2 games for cross-checking
NEW YORK — NHL leading goal scorer Auston Matthews will miss the Toronto Maple Leafs’ next two games after being suspended for cross-checking Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin in the neck. Matthews retaliated against Dahlin by shoving his stick upward into the Sabres defenseman’s neck late in the Heritage Classic outdoor game...
Browns release WR Jarvis Landry after 4 seasonsVideo
CLEVELAND — Jarvis Landry helped the Browns rebuild from the NFL’s bottom floor. They’ll now try to stay relevant without him. Cleveland released the five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Monday in a tough but necessary cost-cutting move after the invaluable Landry became too expensive to keep. One of the league’s...
With Freddie Freeman free agent, Braves get star 1B Matt Olson from A’s
VENICE, Fla. — Freddie Freeman’s tenure with the Atlanta Braves appears to be over after the World Series champions acquired All-Star first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Oakland is getting a prize package of four players from Atlanta, including young outfielder Cristian Pache. Freeman was the...
Padres star Fernando Tatis has broken wrist, could be out 3 months
PEORIA, Ariz. — All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres likely will need surgery for a broken left wrist and could miss up to three months, general manager A.J. Preller said on Monday. Tatis apparently suffered the injury early in the offseason and felt it when he...
Cardinals bring back Pro Bowl RB James Conner on 3-year deal
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are bringing back James Conner on a three-year deal, rewarding the running back for a stellar 2021 season that included a franchise-record 18 total touchdowns. The former Steelers draft pick was a huge part of the Cardinals’ offense last season with 752 yards rushing...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor’s future remains brightVideo
It was a productive weekend for Drew O’Connor. In two games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the Pittsburgh Penguins power forward prospect collected a goal and two assists. He also earned a little bit of job security. On Saturday, shortly before he recorded a primary assist in a 6-2 home win against the...
45M Americans to bet on March Madness hoops, group estimates
About 45 million Americans say they plan to bet on this year’s March Madness college basketball championship tournament, and an increasing percentage will do it in a way that doesn’t include filling out brackets, according to the gambling industry’s national trade group. In a report released Sunday night, the American...
Sister Jean, 102, will be courtside at PPG Paints Arena with Loyola Chicago
Sticking to one of her favorite sayings (“It’s better to wear out than to rust out.”), 102-year-old Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt will accompany the Loyola Chicago Ramblers to Pittsburgh for their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament. Contacted Monday morning, Loyola Chicago associate athletic director Bill Behrns said, “We are...
Steelers to sign free-agent QB Mitchell Trubisky to 2-year contract
Not wasting any time diving into the free-agent market, the Pittsburgh Steelers are signing quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to a two-year contract. ESPN first reported the signing, which cannot become official until the new NFL calendar year begins Wednesday. The Steelers made the move about an hour into the 48-hour “legal...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Tom Brady, Steelers, PenguinsVideo
“What changed? I want to know what the story is,” Mark Madden said about the news that Tom Brady is coming back to play for his 23rd season. “One thing makes me sad. I always thought he would be the guy that didn’t hang on too long.” Madden said. Madden...
4 Penn State storylines to watch with spring football 1 week away
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State kicks off spring practice in a week, which means we’re almost another step closer to the 2022 Nittany Lions campaign. The season opener at Purdue is about five-and-a-half months away. And while that might seem like a long time, it can go quickly. Here’s a...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Awards piling up for Latrobe grad Bryce Butler
West Liberty’s Bryce Butler is going to have to get some extra shelving in his dorm room for all of these awards. The third-year sophomore basketball standout out of Latrobe, was named the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Atlantic Region Player of the Year. He also made all-region first...
Mark Madden: From Friedman to Kapanen, lots to discuss about Penguins’ recent lineup changes
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 home victory over powerful Carolina on Sunday featured several lineup changes that beg further discussion. Winger Kasperi Kapanen was a healthy scratch in Friday’s 5-2 win over Vegas, also at PPG Paints Arena. Kapanen nonetheless went right back in the lineup Sunday. Gee, I hope Kapanen...
Pirates season ticket holders can select Grapefruit League home games Monday
The Pittsburgh Pirates will open ticket sales for their revised, nine-game spring training home schedule at LECOM Park on Monday. Starting at 10 a.m., season ticket holders can log into their Pirates Spring Training My Tickets account and select games they would like to attend. Additional tickets can be purchased...
Tim Benz: Penguins-Hurricanes regular season battles did little to reveal clues for a potential playoff showdown
Often after Penguins games, head coach Mike Sullivan seems to draw a pretty thick line between the process and the result. The Penguins may win a game but not necessarily play well en route to victory. Under those circumstances, Sullivan has a hard time hiding his agitation. After other games,...
First Call: Steelers still in mix for JuJu Smith-Schuster; Browns pushing for Deshaun Watson; Bryan Reynolds trade talk
Monday’s “First Call” has some possible destinations for Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. If quarterback Deshaun Watson doesn’t come to Pittsburgh, he may wind up elsewhere in the AFC North. An ex-Penguins star is part of a milestone. Former Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers has a new job. Plus,...
Madden Monday: What Tom Brady’s return means for the Steelers
Tom Brady spent the better part of two decades dominating Sundays in the NFL. Now he just dominated Selection Sunday, too. Yup. The future Hall of Fame quarterback managed to steal the spotlight from college basketball on the sport’s biggest day of the year. Within an hour of the bracket-reveal...
March Madness brings back feel of the good ol’ days
Any hoops fan hungering for a return to normal this March might have looked at the bracket when it finally came out and wondered what ever changed. Gonzaga is the tournament’s top seed. Kansas and Arizona are No. 1s, as well. Duke and Kentucky are right up there as No....
Minor league report: Alex Nylander, Drew O’Connor carry Penguins to winVideo
Forwards Alex Nylander and Drew O’Connor each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Defenseman Juuso Riikola recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (25-23-4-4) while forwards Jonathan Gruden and Filip...
Vikings, Kirk Cousins agree to 1-year, $35M contract extensionVideo
The Minnesota Vikings have committed to quarterback Kirk Cousins for the next two seasons, banking on further improvement under new coach Kevin O’Connell. The Vikings announced their agreement in principle with Cousins on a one-year contract extension Sunday — the latest high-leverage deal that Cousins has successfully bet on himself...
AP sources: Cowboys, WR Michael Gallup agree on $62.5M, 5-year dealVideo
The Dallas Cowboys agreed on a long-term contract with receiver Michael Gallup a day after agreeing to trade Amari Cooper to Cleveland. Gallup is returning on a $62.5 million, five-year contract, two people with knowledge of the agreement said Sunday. The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of...
Picking the bracket: Big Ten resurgence, but title goes WestVideo
Last season’s NCAA Tournament ultimately unfolded in familiar fashion. Upsets early — hi, Oral Roberts! — before the powerhouses eventually took over. By the time the championship game rolled around, undefeated Gonzaga and twice-beaten Baylor — two No. 1 seeds — were playing for the title. The lesson, then, is...
