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Steelers ‘Believe it or Not’: Team is ‘comfortable’ with its backup quarterbacks
Editor’s note: Pittsburgh Steelers fans are getting ready for the start of NFL free agency on March 18. The NFL Draft begins April 23. So we are investigating a few things the Steelers have told us about what they plan to do this offseason. And if we believe those things...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings showed leadership when no one was watchingVideo
As a former third-stringer who was designated for assignment last May, Jacob Stallings understands how unlikely it is that he’s slated to become the starting catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, let alone a leader. Stallings isn’t taking anything for granted, even though he was endorsed the starter in spring training...
Pitt stretches losing streak to 7 with defeat vs. Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Jose Alvarado scored 23 points, Michael Devoe added 13 and Georgia Tech won its third straight game with a 73-57 victory over Pitt on Wednesday night. Eric Hamilton finished with 12 points to pace Pitt (15-16, 6-14 ACC). Xavier Johnson connected from 3, and Hamilton hit two free...
Minor league report: Nailers lose fourth straight
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 26 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Wednesday. Forwards Jan Drozg, a fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2017, and Renars Krastenbergs scored goals for the Nailers (24-27-5-0) who...
Robert Morris defeats St. Francis Brooklyn in NEC quarterfinals
It wasn’t supposed to be this difficult. Robert Morris, welcome to March Madness again. AJ Bramah scored 22 points, and top-seeded Robert Morris rallied to beat No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn, 59-58, in a Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night at UPMC Events Center, surviving the Terriers’ last-second comeback attempt....
Spencer Lee, Iowa wrestling hope dominance carries over to Big Ten meetVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s top-ranked wrestling team made it through the regular season undefeated. Ten of the Hawkeyes’ 13 dual-meet wins came against nationally ranked teams, including a 13-day stretch in January in which they defeated Nebraska, Ohio State and Penn State — all teams that finished in the...
Penn State women lose to No. 11 Minnesota in Big Ten opening roundVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Jasmine Brunson scored a career-high 20 points, Taiye Bello had her 12th double-double of the season and Minnesota beat Penn State, 85-65, in the Big Ten tournament Wednesday. Siyeh Frazier’s short jumper gave Penn State (7-23) a seven-point lead 20 seconds into the second half, but the Nittany...
Pitt women’s basketball upsets Notre Dame in ACC TournamentVideo
Lance White’s second season as Pitt’s women’s basketball coach has been a tough one. Junior guard Kyla Nelson missed all but four games because of a bout with cancer, and the Panthers suffered through a 1-17 mark in the ACC (4-25 overall). The team had something to celebrate Wednesday. Dayshanette...
Mars’ Michael Carmody ‘remorseful, apologetic’ for WPIAL championship actions
Michael Carmody came to Green Tree on Wednesday asking for his two-game suspension to be reduced, but first he was there to apologize, said his father, Mars basketball coach Rob Carmody. “Michael has apologized to his teammates. He has apologized to me as his coach. He has apologized to his...
New Castle native Lorri Johnson, leading scorer in Pitt basketball history, dies
Lorri Johnson, who scored more points than any male or female basketball player in Pitt history, has died, the school confirmed. She was 51. Johnson scored 2,312 points (20.5 per game) and recorded 908 rebounds while playing in 113 games from 1987-1991. Kirk Bruce, who was Johnson’s coach at Pitt,...
Pirates allow 18 runs in 2 losses; Bell, 4 others homerVideo
Josh Bell, Cole Tucker, Bryan Reynolds and Adam Frazier homered, but Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers allowed 16 earned runs in 17 innings in losing two split-squad Grapefruit League games by 9-7 scores Wednesday. The Atlanta Braves scored the final seven runs to beat the Pirates at Bradenton’s LECOM Park in a...
OF prospect Jason Martin excited to get another chance with Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was a small sample size, to be sure. Outfielder Jason Martin made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He logged 40 plate appearances over 20 games, but it was enough for Martin to learn life in the major leagues isn’t as overwhelming as...
Playing with a rare lead helped the Penguins snap their losing streak
Bryan Rust did something Tuesday he hadn’t experienced in a while. Sure, he had a hat trick, his first nearly 15 months. But there was far more relevant sensation Rust felt that evening. He played with a lead. During Tuesday’s 7-3 home win against the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins...
Pirates sanitize LECOM Park as proactive measure vs. virus
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates have given their spring training home a deep clean as a proactive measure after a man in Manatee County tested positive for coronavirus. Pirates spokesman Brian Warecki said workers sanitized the clubhouse, press box, concession stands and other areas of LECOM Park in an...
Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will likely see the Italian soccer league resume in full this weekend after the calendar was pushed back...
Pitt’s Narduzzi rips NCAA transfer portal, hopes players use it properlyVideo
Pat Narduzzi again raised objections to the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday after the second day of Pitt’s spring drills. On Monday, he said, “The portal’s a bad thing, in my opinion, as far as how people are using it. Kids need to have their options, but you hope the options...
WWE: No plans to cancel, postpone WrestleMania 36
WrestleMania 36 will go on despite coronavirus concerns, according to ESPN. WrestleMania, WWE’s biggest event of the year, is set for April 5 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. “The health and safety of our fans, performers and employees are our top priorities and we are monitoring the situation closely...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad closing in on returnVideo
Little has gone right for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad in 2019-20. Almost from the start, his season was derailed. In the second game of the campaign, a 7-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Bjugstad forced Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois into a neutral-zone turnover with a determined...
Mark Madden: Tristan Jarry should be winner of Penguins goalie competition
The Penguins have been rotating goalies for a month, affecting a competition of sorts between Tristan Jarry and Matt Murray. No date is set for that competition’s conclusion. A decision must be made by the playoffs, likely shortly before. But, right now, Jarry is the clear-cut winner. Jarry’s goals-against average...
Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Buscaglia will be happy with a tie
The bow tie Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia will wear at Thursday’s game is more than an accessory. It is tied to something of greater significance. “I have never worn a bow tie in my life, but it’s not about the bow tie or making a fashion statement,”...
Darius Lawrence, La Roche ready to check next box in NCAA Tournament
Two free throws with 35 seconds remaining. The game, the conference championship and an NCAA Tournament bid were on the line. So what was going through the mind of La Roche senior guard Darius Lawrence? “Nothing, honestly,” said the Ambridge product, whose team trailed by one. “I shoot free throws...
Pitt’s Tre Tipton granted 6th year of eligibilityVideo
When Tre Tipton came to Pat Narduzzi to talk about playing a sixth season at wide receiver, Pitt’s coach was honest about the future. “We had long talks,” Narduzzi said. “I just told him when you become 40 years old, and you can’t kneel down to play with the kids,...
Robert Morris hockey coach Derek Schooley gets ready for playoff push
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team (11-18-5) is looking to make the Atlantic Hockey championship weekend for the seventh straight year. If they do it, it won’t come easy. The playoffs start this weekend. And the Colonials were unable to secure a bye in the first round. So they’ll have...
First Call: T.J. Watt’s new commercial, NHL player takes skate to face, Duquesne owns overtime
The NFL’s Watt brothers start off Wednesday’s “First Call.” Why wouldn’t they? They are everywhere else. Also, we check out what happened in the rest of the Eastern Conference while the Penguins finally got back on the winning track. An NHL player gets a skate to the face. Duquesne owns...
Steelers ‘Believe it or Not’: Ben Roethlisberger will be back as good as ever
The building of the 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers is about to begin. NFL free agency starts March 18. The NFL Draft begins April 23. So let’s take a look at some of the things the Steelers have told us about what they plan to do this offseason and if we believe...
