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Westmoreland County will mark ‘Dick Groat Day’
Dick Groat spent 40 years as part of the broadcast team calling University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball games. But the 2018-19 season was his last with good friend and broadcast partner Bill Hillgrove. Though the 88-year-old was disappointed when the university decided to part ways with him, he still loves...
North Allegheny grad Savchik honored for performance in diving, classroom
North Allegheny graduate and University of Rochester senior diver Stephen Savchik has earned a prestigious award. Savchik, 21, of Franklin Park, was one of 10 Rochester Garnish Scholars. The award is given to members of varsity teams who have achieved at a high level in both athletic and academic pursuits...
Penguins forward Alex Galchenyuk suffered an allergic reactionVideo
Penguins forward Alex Galchenyuk, already sidelined due to an undisclosed “lower-body” injury, is also recovering from an unspecified allergic reaction. On Wednesday, TSN reported Galchenyuk suffered a spider bite and that his reaction has delayed his recovery from the injury he initially suffered during training camp. “It’s not confirmed that...
Fantasy sports podcast: Elimination pool plays, QB importance, tough bye week
My fantasy football team is terrible this year. I’m not Miami Dolphins kind-of-bad. But I am, like, Arizona Cardinals or Atlanta Falcons kind-of-bad. And I don’t feel alone. Many people I’ve talked to who play are having a really hard time in their leagues this year. I float some theories...
First Call: Who would punch Myles Garrett in the face? Early goal of the year candidateVideo
It’s our final “First Call” before an extended Steelers bye weekend. We tip our cap to Dan Potash’s efforts on ‘70s night. There was one goal last night even better than Sidney Crosby’s. And someone was dumb enough to punch Myles Garrett in the face. Hit and run? If I...
Trey Edmunds shows value in first action of season for SteelersVideo
Trey Edmunds did not play a snap on offense during his 2019 regular-season debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But the running-back-by-trade showed why the organization values him. “As coach (Mike) Tomlin says, he’s varsity special teamer,” Steelers running backs coach Eddie Faulkner said of Edmunds. “And that’s what’s kept him...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin makes right call on quarterbacks, despite odd logic
What Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to do with his quarterback situation was the right move. I’m just not so sure about the logic he used to get there. Or why he is as secure in the decision as he appears to be. On Wednesday, Tomlin was asked if...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Avalanche 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Avalanche. The Penguins drove the message all offseason about playing with a greater level of hunger and urgency and attentiveness (and every other platitude you can apply to the concept of desire) than what the 2018-19 version of the club displayed. And...
Remembering the ‘We Are Family’ 1979 Pirates
Now that the Washington Nationals have clinched the pennant, the Pirates are the National League team with the longest wait since their last World Series appearance. But if Pirates fans are forced to live off a memory of the team’s last appearance, Pittsburgh’s thrilling come-from-behind-victory over the Baltimore Orioles in...
Brandon Tanev’s daring overtime goal gives Penguins win over AvalancheVideo
Brandon Tanev isn’t timid. The laceration on his nose, which never seems to heal, would suggest he’s not afraid of much on an NHL rink. Regularly involved in truculent on-ice interactions and consistently the entity initiating contact instead of waiting for its arrival, Tanev is no shrinking violet. The courage...
Penn State to host high-profile QB recruit this weekend
Penn State has hosted upward of 150 recruits for its annual ‘Whiteout’ game at Beaver Stadium since James Franklin became the school’s coach in 2014. This year will be no exception. The recruiting lounge in the upper level of the 107,000-seat venue and the section of stands where prospects sit...
Boxer Patrick Day dies from brain injuries 4 days after fightVideo
Boxer Patrick Day has died from apparent brain injuries four days after a bout with Charles Conwell. His death was announced by promoter Lou DiBella on Wednesday . Day was 27. “He was surrounded by his family, close friends and members of his boxing team, including his mentor, friend and...
Unbeaten UPG women’s soccer team climbing rankings, breaking records
Let the records fall where they may at Pitt-Greensburg. The women’s soccer team is having a season to remember and rewriting the record books in the process. The Bobcats (14-0) have registered 11 shutouts and have outscored their opponents, 47-4. As a result of their winning streak, which broke the...
There from the start for Nationals, Ryan Zimmerman in 1st World SeriesVideo
WASHINGTON — Bottle of beer in hand, Ryan Zimmerman stood alone in the Nationals Park home clubhouse for a few moments, taking in the scene while his teammates celebrated reaching Washington’s first World Series since 1933. Eventually, someone threw an arm around the 35-year-old Zimmerman’s shoulders and ushered him back...
Pass-interference calls going as expected, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell saysVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the new video review rule for pass interference is working as expected, with only obvious mistakes by officials being corrected. Through Week 6, the league has had 44 reviews related to pass interference, and the on-field ruling was reversed seven times....
Browns GM hints about trade discussions with Redskins for Trent WilliamsVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey already has pulled off one blockbuster trade. He seems eager to make another. Dorsey said he’s had “a few conversations” lately with Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen and hinted one of the topics discussed has been a trade for star left...
Penguins dress Juuso Riikola on left wing with Jared McCann sidelined
Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola made his season debut against the Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, just not where his position designates him. With forward Jared McCann sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, the Penguins promoted forward Sam Lafferty from the right wing of the fourth line to the...
International talent bolsters Chatham squash program
In its second season, Chatham men’s squash is seeking its first win after adding several top players, with a women’s team set to join it next season. Cougars coach Larissa Stephenson said freshman Abdul Malik, of Pakistan, has the potential to be an All-American. The Cougars, a member of the...
Pitt defense looks good, with plenty to prove to coach Pat NarduzziVideo
Through six games, Pat Narduzzi likes what he has seen from Pitt’s defense, but he has no interest in bragging or hoisting unnecessary expectations on his players. He has been in college football long enough to know how quickly fortunes can change. Pitt is fourth in the ACC in total...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph cleared from concussion protocol
A few hours after the Pittsburgh Steelers players began a four-day break on their bye week, the team announced quarterback Mason Rudolph was cleared from NFL concussion protocol. A team spokesman said Rudolph was cleared Wednesday afternoon by an “independent neurological consultant to fully return to action.” Passing the examination...
Mark Madden: Antonio Brown, Jalen Ramsey prove NFL players have the power
Antonio Brown set a standard for every star player in the NFL, however chaotically so. It had nothing to do with his talent. That might be on ice for keeps because Brown ultimately outsmarted himself. But Brown set wheels in motion that will turn the NFL into European soccer. Whenever...
Ex-Pirates SS Jackie Hernandez, member of 1971 World Series champs, dies
Former Pirates shortstop Jackie Hernandez, who fielded the final out in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, died Saturday in Miami. He was 79. Born in Central Tinguaro, Cuba, Hernandez was a shortstop for most of his career. He played nine seasons for four teams from 1965-73, but he...
NLCS sweep puts damper on Cardinals’ 92-win seasonVideo
From one corner of a sullen clubhouse came the glass half full view of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season. “People did not think we were going to be here,” veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright said. “I think if you had asked Cardinals (fans) in spring training if we got to the...
Frontier League announces merger with Can-Am League
The landscape of independent, professional baseball changed significantly Wednesday, as the Frontier League — the oldest independent league in the country — announced it will be absorbing five teams from the Can-Am League in a merger for the 2020 season. A process that started two years ago, according to Frontier...
Smallest player on Steelers defense, Mike Hilton one of the unit’s best tacklersVideo
He’s the lightest and shortest player on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. So, how is Mike Hilton one of the unit’s best tacklers? “Wrap and hold,” the diminutive cornerback said. “If you wrap-and-hold, they can’t go anywhere!” Hilton has served as the Steelers’ top slot corner since the start of the...
