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Pitt’s Justin Champagnie sets aside All-ACC talk to focus on MiamiVideo
Pitt sophomore Justin Champagnie said he called no one Monday when word reached him that he was named to the All-ACC first team. “I was happy,” Champagnie said. But … “I didn’t look at it as, ‘I did it. I did it. I did it,’ ” he said. “I feel...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Jonathan Gruden gets first professional goal
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In the American Hockey League (AHL), forwards Jordy Bellerive and Jonathan Gruden each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 road win against the Binghamton Devils...
Penguins place D Mark Friedman on injured reserve, others assigned to AHLVideo
Mark Friedman’s absence from the lineup will linger. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed the newly acquired defenseman on their injured reserve list Monday. Friedman has missed the past two games because of an upper-body injury suffered during last Thursday’s game against his former team, the Philadelphia Flyers. That was Friedman’s second...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Josh Spiegel impresses in Penn State debut
Josh Spiegel transferred to Penn State from Oklahoma State in the offseason as the redshirt freshman sought a better opportunity to see the field and make an impact. It sure looks like the Penn-Trafford grad made the right decision. He went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in his Nittany...
Kasperi Kapanen quietly leading Penguins in even-strength offensive categories
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ leader in even-strength points isn’t Sidney Crosby or Jake Guentzel. The Penguins player who has been on the ice for the most 5-on-5 goals by his team this season isn’t Evgeni Malkin or Kris Letang. Instead, it’s a player who through less than a half of a...
Steelers sign center J.C. Hassenauer to 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed one of their three remaining exclusive rights free agents Monday when they retained center J.C. Hassenauer on a one-year contract. Hassenauer made his NFL debut with the Steelers in 2020 and played in 15 games, starting three at center and one at left guard. His deal...
Penguins reportedly place 4th-line wing Colton Sceviour on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed depth wing Colton Sceviour on waivers Monday, according to a report from Canadian outlet Sportsnet. Acquired along with Mike Matheson in the trade of Patric Hornqvist to the Florida Panthers last fall, Sceviour has two points — goals in consecutive games against the Washington Capitals during...
Judge tosses lawsuit by former Steelers over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards. A hearing had been set for Thursday. The judge instead ordered the...
Gonzaga remains No. 1, Baylor back to No. 2 in AP Top 25
Gonzaga’s bid to go wire-to-wire No. 1 is in its final week. The Zags received 61 of 63 first-place votes from a media panel in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday as they attempt to become the first wire-to-wire No. 1 since Kentucky in 2014-15. Baylor had...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss latest on Penguins, Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger, Juju Smith-SchusterVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the state of the Penguins, Ben Roethlisberger’s new contract with the Steelers, Juju Smith-Schuster’s outlook as free agency nears, and more. The Penguins beat the New York Rangers on Sunday and...
Ohio 4-star QB Drew Allar commits to Penn State
Penn State football added a second quarterback to its 2022 recruiting class. Four-star signal-caller Drew Allar announced his commitment to coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions on Monday with a tweet from his personal Twitter account. He joins fellow four-star recruit Beau Pribula as quarterbacks committed to Penn State...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie named first-team All-ACC
Pitt sophomore Justin Champagnie, the only major conference player in the nation averaging a double-double, was named to the All-ACC first team Monday. Champagnie is the first Pitt player since the school joined the conference for the 2013-14 season to earn first-team honors. He’s also the first Pitt player to...
Mark Madden: Despite public outcry, Steelers shouldn’t re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster
Since the turn of the century — which I counted down on the Y2J clock — the Steelers have given a significant second contract to just two receivers: Hines Ward and Antonio Brown. The former is a Super Bowl MVP and not-quite Hall-of-Famer, the latter a generational talent. It very...
Madden Monday: Will Big Ben’s contract keep the band together? ‘This ain’t the Beatles.’
There seems to be a misguided sense from Steelers fans that Ben Roethlisberger’s new contract is going to be key in helping the Steelers to make another playoff run. This after the franchise flamed out following an 11-0 start in 2020. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden is...
First Call: Twists as JuJu Smith-Schuster approaches free agency; Islanders stay hot atop East
Monday’s “First Call” features a few interesting twists along the way toward JuJu Smith-Schuster’s free agency. The New York Islanders stay red-hot atop the Eastern Division. Robert Morris’ women’s hockey team takes a unique route to the NCAA tournament. And Duquesne’s spring football season opener turns back the clock when...
This date in sports history: March 8
1954 — The Milwaukee Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets twice 64-54 and 65-54, in the only doubleheader in NBA history involving the same two teams. 1958 — Silky Sullivan, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, wins the Santa Anita Derby by three lengths after trailing by 40 early in the race and...
Dustin Fowler excited for fresh start, chance to compete for outfield job with the Pirates
Dustin Fowler’s once-promising career had bottomed out when the former top-100 prospect was designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s, so he was excited to get the call about the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates traded cash considerations for Fowler, giving the 26-year-old outfielder the opportunity to join an open competition...
Tim Benz: Thumbs down to a new NFL overtime idea (and not just because the Ravens thought of it)
Steelers fans are predisposed to dislike anything the Baltimore Ravens want to do. In the case of Baltimore’s new overtime proposal, though, our inherent anti-Ravens bias doesn’t even have to come into play. It’s a useless plan, and the NFL shouldn’t bother looking at it. Yet the idea is gaining...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Rangers 1Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-1 win against the New York Rangers: First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Jared McCann after the game. He left the game at 14:48 of the second period with an undisclosed injury. His linemates, Kasperi Kapanen and Evgeni Malkin, were front and...
Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game
ATLANTA — Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league’s 70th...
Pitt reprimands Jeff Capel for ‘double standard’ remarks about officiating
Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s remarks about how his team’s games have been officiated this season drew a public reprimand Sunday from his employers at Pitt. School officials said Capel violated the ACC Sportsmanship Principle when he said a “double standard” exists for his team. “There’s a double standard with us,...
Penguins beat Rangers, but lose Jared McCann
Playing his first game in over a week, Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith led his team to a 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. Making 23 saves, DeSmith was more than competent with the task at hand. At the same time, he wasn’t particularly...
Lundy’s 31 points help Penn State stun Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Seth Lundy scored 31 points, one away from his career high, and Penn State rallied to stun Maryland, 66-61, on Sunday night. Lundy made 11 of Penn State’s 19 field goals. Lundy entered Sunday’s contest having scored 30 total points in the last seven games. Eric...
AP source: Blake Griffin agrees to deal with Nets
NEW YORK — Blake Griffin is joining the collection of stars in Brooklyn. The six-time All-Star agreed to sign with the Nets, a person with knowledge of the details said Sunday. Griffin became a free agent Friday when he completed a buyout agreement with the Detroit Pistons. He cleared waivers...
Penn State wrestlers finish a distant 2nd in Big Ten championshipsVideo
Second place is all in how you look at it, and you can be sure that Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson will look and look again at the Nittany Lions’ finish at the Big Ten Wrestling Champions on Sunday. Iowa won its second straight conference title on Sunday, distancing...
