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Penguins interim general manager Patrik Allvin has put in the work with organization
Bill Guerin has seen the world. When you’re one of the best hockey players the U.S. has ever produced, that affords you the chance to play in Olympic or international tournaments staged in exotic locales such as Italy or Japan. But after his playing days concluded and he took the...
WWE star Kurt Angle to launch his own podcast
Kurt Angle is getting into the podcast game. It’s true, it’s — you Kurt Angle fans know where we’re going here — true. First reported by Sports Illustrated, “The Kurt Angle Show” will debut Feb. 7 and be hosted by the WWE star and Conrad Thompson. Thompson is best known...
Art Rooney II: Mike Tomlin had Steelers ‘prepared’ heading into playoffs vs. Browns
In evaluating Mike Tomlin’s 14th season as coach, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said it’s unfair to judge it based solely on the 48-37 upset loss to the Cleveland Browns in the AFC wild-card round. Three turnovers in the first quarter led to three touchdowns and a 28-0 deficit...
Penguins move on without Jim RutherfordVideo
Wednesday began in a fairly mundane fashion for the Penguins. Several hours after they had lost to the Boston Bruins, 3-2, in overtime at TD Garden, they gathered at that same venue to practice and iron out the wrinkles of their play. It was just another unremarkable day at practice...
Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger back in 2021 … but at reduced salary-cap number
Team president Art Rooney II said Ben Roethlisberger wants to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th NFL season in 2021. The Steelers would like to have their franchise quarterback return for one more year, too, but under one condition: They have to negotiate around a $41.25 million salary...
‘Thank you, Pittsburgh:’ Jameson Taillon writes long, fond farewell to Pirates fans, city
As he leaves town after being traded, Jameson Taillon wrote a long, fond farewell letter to the Pittsburgh Pirates, their fans and the city on MLB.com titled, “Thank you, Pittsburgh.” Taillon, 29, was traded Sunday to the New York Yankees for four prospects, rejoining former teammate Gerrit Cole for baseball’s...
Chiefs, Bucs ride (mostly) covid-clear season to Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had a pretty good idea what kind of covid-19 protocols they would have to wade through in defense of their Super Bowl championship the moment they finally gathered for in-person training camp. One of their own helped to devise them. It was...
Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pirates prospects named top 10 at their position by MLB Pipeline
A handful of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects were named among baseball’s top 10 players at their positions by MLB Pipeline, including a pair at the same spot. Ke’Bryan Hayes was ranked second among third base prospects, and Nick Gonzales (No. 2) and Ji-Hwan Bae (9) were ranked among the second basemen....
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin sidelined
Another day. Another Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman injured. Brian Dumoulin, one of the Penguins’ top players, will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis because of an undisclosed injury, according to coach Mike Sullivan. During Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime road loss to the Boston Bruins, Dumoulin fell to the ice awkwardly while defending...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tackles
Editor’s note: This is Part 5 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com. No group on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has more impending free agents than the tackle position. With three players set to...
AP Source: QB Deshaun Watson requests trade from Houston Texans
HOUSTON — Star quarterback Deshaun Watson has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about the request and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Thursday. Watson has a no-trade...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans fire back after criticism of Ben Roethlisberger, while others demand more
Steelers and Pirates fans seem to be in a Goldilocks kind of mode this week. Some think my porridge is too hot. Some think it’s too cold. Some think I’m serving it up to the wrong people. Personally, I think it’s just right. You be the judge in this week’s...
Pitt’s football schedule features Clemson, North Carolina at Heinz Field
Pitt will play six-time College Football Playoff semifinalist and two-time champion Clemson in consecutive seasons, the second coming at Heinz Field on Oct. 23, according to the ACC schedule released Thursday morning. It will be a rematch of Pitt’s 52-17 loss at Death Valley last season. This season’s ACC schedule...
This date in sports history: January 28
1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union. 1943 — Max Bentley of the Chicago Black Hawks has four goals and three assists in a 10-1 rout of the New...
First Call: Time for Ben Roethlisberger to ‘ride off into the sunset’? Former Steelers teammate says ‘100%’
A prediction on Ben Roethlisberger’s future from a former Steelers teammate. Also, a Pittsburgh-area product has a big night in the NHL. The Baltimore Ravens are losing an assistant coach. And the Duquesne Dukes may have a freshman star on their hands. All that in a well-balanced football-basketball-hockey “First Call”...
Tim Benz: Jim Rutherford’s ‘personal reasons’ for leaving Penguins resulting in public speculation
The sudden departure of general manager Jim Rutherford from the Pittsburgh Penguins organization raises an always delicate question for the sports media. And for fans on social media, too, for that matter. Hey, I’ve got a column. You’ve got a Twitter account. A lot of us have podcasts and YouTube...
Shakeup on 2nd line helps snap Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker out of scoring funk
The Pittsburgh Penguins looked to spark their second line by simplifying the game, with a directive from coach Mike Sullivan to put pucks on the net, crash the crease and make good things happen. Sullivan shook up the second line by putting Kasperi Kapanen on Evgeni Malkin’s right wing, opposite...
AP sources: Michael Strahan tests positive for covid-19
Pro Football Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan tested positive for covid-19 and is self-quarantining, according to people familiar with the situation. Strahan is currently not experiencing any severe symptoms from covid-19. The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because of...
E.J. Liddell’s late FTs lift Ohio State over Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 59.7 seconds left, and No. 13 Ohio State held off Penn State, 83-79, on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) squandered a 12-point first-half lead but rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second...
Former WPIAL champ, Point Park standout Max Kaminsky to coach La Roche men’s golf
It wasn’t all that long ago Max Kaminsky was celebrating a WPIAL golf championship as a freshman at Serra Catholic, the first ninth-grade boy to win a district title. Or, when he was qualifying for NAIA nationals as a long-hitting frontman at Point Park. His game matured fast and so...
Never a dull moment: Highlights of Jim Rutherford’s time with the Penguins
When he was introduced as general manager in 2014, Jim Rutherford had some modest expectations for how long he would remain with the Penguins. He even suggested his tenure would be two or three years and one of the team’s assistant general managers would take over. He eventually walked that...
Buccaneers fans set to cheer inside, outside Super Bowl stadium
TAMPA, Fla. — Warren Sapp wishes fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could pack the stands for the first Super Bowl played in a host team’s home stadium. Because of coronavirus pandemic concerns, the NFL’s decision to limit capacity to 22,000 at Raymond James Stadium and soaring prices for a...
McIlroy looking for win, U.S. Open prep at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is playing the Farmers Insurance Open for just the third time, looking for his first tour victory since 2019 while getting a feel for the course that will host the U.S. Open in June. With seven-time winner Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments...
Duquesne basketball bounces back to rout Fordham
Duquesne’s 86-62 victory against Fordham on Wednesday night in the Bronx serendipitously coincided with Chad Baker’s 21st birthday. He scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from beyond the 3-point line (23 overall) to help the Dukes rout Fordham in a game that was not as close as the 24-point margin...
TE Jason Witten says he’s retiring again after 17th season
DALLAS — Jason Witten said he is retiring again, apparently for good this time. The longtime Dallas Cowboys tight end who spent his final season with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 told ESPN on Wednesday that he was walking away “knowing that for 17 seasons I gave it my...
