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Pitt signs volleyball coach Dan Fisher to contract extension through 2027
After leading Pitt to its first NCAA Final Four appearance in volleyball, coach Dan Fisher was rewarded with a contract extension that will run through the 2027 season. Athletic director Heather Lyke made the announcement Friday afternoon. It is Fisher’s second extension in two years. After the 2019 season, he...
Riverhounds sign USL Championship all-time leading scorer Dane Kelly
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced the signing of veteran striker Dane Kelly, the USL Championship’s all-time leading goal scorer on Friday. Kelly signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2023, pending USL and U.S. Soccer Federation approval. Kelly, 30, won a championship with the Charleston Battery in 2012, and...
‘He played like a Raven’: Ex-Ravens pay tribute to retiring Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger
It wasn’t the first time someone associated with the Baltimore Ravens or Pittsburgh Steelers used the word “hate” in regard to part of the teams’ rivalry. But in this case, it was one of utmost respect. The Ravens’ official website compiled comments from past and present members of the organization...
Diontae Johnson rejoins Steelers after short stint on covid list
Diontae Johnson is back on track to start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. One day after he was placed on the reserve/covid list, Johnson cleared protocols and was activated to the 53-man roster. Johnson is having a career year in his third NFL season. Heading into the season finale Sunday...
Defensive end Deslin Alexandre puts NFL plans on hold, returns to Pitt for ’22 season
Deslin Alexandre, whose long journey as a Pitt defensive end began in 2017, is extending his stay by one more season. Alexandre, 23, announced on his Twitter account Friday that he will return for 2022. Taking the route favored last year by quarterback Kenny Pickett, Alexandre decided to develop his...
Steelers LT Dan Moore Jr. doubtful, but RG Trai Turner to play Sunday vs. Ravens
Coming off what was arguably its best game of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line likely will be without its left tackle Sunday. Rookie Dan Moore Jr. was designated as doubtful on the injury report after not practicing all week because of an ankle injury suffered during Monday’s win...
New Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines likes to ‘see the game from the player’s lens’
After experiencing both success and struggles in three “eventful” seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, Andy Haines is embracing the challenge of impacting the Pittsburgh Pirates as their new hitting coach. Haines discussed his passion for and approach to hitting and the different dynamics of offense as a “very individualized game...
Penguins forward Brian Boyle finds professional and personal balance
At 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, Brian Boyle is not one of the NHL’s fastest players. Quite the opposite, actually. But as a father, he was quick enough. On New Year’s Day, Boyle welcomed a new son, Callum, into the world. And with only a few minutes to spare. “I got...
Former MVP Lamar Jackson will not play vs. Steelers; Tyler Huntley to start for Ravens
Ben Roethlisberger won’t have to match up against a former NFL MVP for what is presumed to be the final regular-season game of his career. Lamar Jackson will not play in Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh announced Friday afternoon. Tyler Huntley will make his...
Pitt Take 5: Free throws can make difference but don’t tell the whole story
Pitt’s recent defeats have been, oddly, encouraging. But the goal is to win, and the Panthers have been deficient in that area for most of this season. (The record is 69-98 since Jamie Dixon left, but that’s not the point here.) There’s hope for the Panthers (5-9, 0-3 ACC) in...
Louis Riddick happy at ESPN, yet still has goal of running a team
Louis Riddick realizes he is in a favorable position. He is an analyst on the NFL’s most iconic television package — ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” — and still has hopes of running a franchise as a general manager. But with the offseason starting for many teams on Monday, will this...
Penguins assign forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Zohorna was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and assigned to the taxi squad on Dec. 31 then was promoted to the NHL roster on Sunday. The 22-year-old made his season debut that same day. In an 8-5 home...
Cone, Perez, Ravech replace A-Rod, Vasgersian on ESPN Sunday
BRISTOL, Conn. — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts. Alex Rodriguez, the scandal-tainted three-time MVP who had been on the telecasts during the past four seasons, will shift to eight Sunday night alternate...
Havin’ a record year: NFL marks set to fall in Week 18
When Eric Church sang about “havin’ a record year,” he wasn’t referring to the NFL. The country music star could have been. For the 2021 season that ends this weekend with the first set of 17th games in league history, a slew of marks are about to be set. Major...
Mark Madden: Steelers need to evaluate themselves realistically for a change
This year marks the third in four that the Steelers will miss the playoffs, barring an upset by Jacksonville. In those seasons, they’ve won eight, 12, eight and nine games. The Steelers haven’t reaped the benefit of winning, say, four games. Finish middle, draft middle, stay middle. It’s difficult to...
2022 NFL mock draft: Steelers take QB in 1st round … but not Kenny Pickett
Both Jacksonville and Detroit have home games to close out the 2022 season. The Jaguars face an Indianapolis Colts squad who will clinch a playoff spot with a victory. The Lions are matched up with the Green Bay Packers, who have already locked up home-field advantage by virtue of tiebreakers...
First Call: Todd Haley’s new head coaching job; Lamar Jackson still not practicing during Steelers week
Friday’s “First Call” doesn’t paint a rosy picture for Lamar Jackson as we wait to see if the Ravens quarterback is going to play against the Steelers. Todd Haley has a new coaching job. We look at the Penguins’ next opponent. And the Duquesne men’s basketball team may finally be...
Tim Benz: Pittsburgh-trained ice dance team competing at nationals with Olympic dreams
Let’s say you are a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins. You’ve never played on the NHL stage before. Neither has your partner on the blue line. Your first game together is going to take place in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Let that sink in for a minute....
This date in sports history: Jan. 7
1920 — Joe Malone of Quebec scores two goals to become the NHL’s career leader with 59 and leads the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Arenas. 1925 — Harry Broadbent of the Montreal Maroons scores five goals in a 6-2 triumph over Hamilton. 1972 — The Los...
In 1 day, Antonio Brown was released, trashed his ex-coach, posted his bank account info, wound up in the tabloids
Former Steelers All-Pro Antonio Brown is now officially a former Tampa Buccaneer, too. Tampa Bay terminated his contract Thursday in the wake of Brown’s decision to storm off the sideline shirtless during Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Within their press release announcing the move, the Bucs countered Brown’s...
Penguins, Bryan Rust rout Flyers for 10th consecutive win
Bryan Rust’s 2021-22 season has been far from perfect. When you’ve missed 18 of a possible 33 games because of various injuries, there’s nothing even close to a covalent bond with perfect. But all that downtime for the Penguins first liner — combined with a lengthy break for games recently...
Rams’ Cooper Kupp closing in on triple crown of receiving
LOS ANGELES — Cooper Kupp only knows he’s finishing up one of the greatest seasons by a receiver in NFL history because people won’t stop telling him about it. The Los Angeles Rams’ star wideout insists he doesn’t watch any sports television heralding his achievements, and he refuses to read...
With spring season behind them, North Dakota State seeks another FCS titleVideo
FARGO, N.D. — Nearly one year after a bizarre spring season that cost perennial FCS power North Dakota State its three best players and a chance for a ninth national championship, the Bison feel like it is business as usual entering Saturday’s championship game against Montana State. The Bison (13-1)...
Wide receiver Shocky Jacques-Louis moves from Pitt to Akron
Former Pitt wide receiver Shocky Jacques-Louis needed less than a week to find a new school. Jacques-Louis, who entered the NCAA transfer portal Dec. 31, announced Thursday that he plans to enroll at Akron this year. Very grateful for the opportunity!!! Looking forward to the next chapter in my football...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter remains sidelined
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter missed his third consecutive game Thursday as he shakes off the aftereffects of covid-19. Carter formally was removed from the protocols Wednesday after initially entering them Dec. 31. He remained in a nonroster designation for Thursday’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers. “He’s real close,”...
