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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...
Pirates’ Miguel Yajure, acquired in Jameson Taillon trade, aims high
Just 22 years old and with a mere 64 professional games at any level to his credit, Miguel Yajure isn’t afraid to shoot high in his first season with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. “I always have really, really (lofty) goals (in addition to modest) ones,” the young right-hander said during...
Pirates rout Orioles, surpass win total from last spring training
Derek Shelton started to chuckle before a question was finished being asked about his team’s Grapefruit League record . “The spring training record does not matter,” Shelton said after the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 4-3-1 with a 13-1 victory against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. “But it is nice...
Pirates acquire former heralded pitching prospect Duane Underwood Jr. from Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington continued to add arms to the organizational pitching pool by trading for former heralded pitching prospect Duane Underwood Jr. from the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The 26-year-old Underwood three times was listed among the Cubs’ top 10 prospects by MLB.com, peaking at No. 4...
Penguins up front about defensive issues around net
The four goals the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed in their stunning loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday came in succession, and something else about them was just as apparent. “When you look at their goals,” Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson said, “they had a guy in front. We need to do...
Brian Dumoulin, others appear poised to return to Penguins lineup
Defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Juuso Riikola and forward Evan Rodrigues on Friday again were full participants at Pittsburgh Penguins practice. Though coach Mike Sullivan stopped short of declaring if any will return to game action Saturday, considering Dumoulin was in a prominent place among the pairings during line rushes is...
P.O Joseph among 2 assigned to Penguins’ AHL affiliate
Two promising young players who made their NHL debuts this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the minors. Defenseman P.O Joseph and forward Drew O’Connor were reassigned to the organization’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. Forwards Anthony Angello and Josh Currie were reassigned to the NHL...
Kevin Newman, Ke’Bryan Hayes stay hot, bullpen solid in Pirates’ spring win
Kevin Newman and Ke’Bryan continued to reach base and the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen continued to put up zeros Thursday. The Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, in a seven-inning game played at Bradenton’s LECOM Park. Hayes upped his spring on-base percentage to .556 with an RBI triple and single in...
Injuries to Pirates’ Adam Frazier, Cole Tucker minor; Anthony Alford progressing
Two players who potentially could form the Pittsburgh Pirates middle infield on opening day have missed Grapefruit League games, but the team’s director of sports medicine on Thursday allayed fears their ailments will linger. Todd Tomczyk referred to Cole Tucker’s left thumb contusion as “minor,” and he called Adam Frazier’s...
Mars’ David Bednar eager to earn spot in Pirates’ bullpen
David Bednar might be new to the Pirates. But he isn’t new to Pittsburgh. Take how the Mars Area High School alumnus greeted his new bosses for what was something like an “entrance meeting” heading into his first spring training with the club. “He jumped on (the Zoom call), and...
Penguins enjoying surplus of defensemen
Hours before the resignation of Jim Rutherford was announced Jan. 27, the final official personnel move executed under his tenure as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager was the signing of veteran Yannick Weber. It was a necessary move for the Penguins to be able to fill out a gameday lineup of...
Sidney Crosby remains on covid list, keeps dialed in to Penguins virtually
Under strict mandates from the NHL and its players’ association, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan did not expound on any updates on the status of star player Sidney Crosby. “No,” Sullivan said when asked about Crosby and assistant coach Todd Reirden, each of whom is on the NHL’s covid-19 list....
Brian Dumoulin, Mark Jankowski, Evan Rodrigues return to Penguins practice
Sidney Crosby was not at Pittsburgh Penguins practice Wednesday. But everybody else was. A day after being placed on the NHL’s covid-19 list and missing a win against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby sat out Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry Township. Still, the news regarding participation and availability largely was positive for...
Move over, JuJu – TikTok announces partnership with Penguins
Could we start seeing Sidney Crosby dancing on the Philadelphia Flyers’ logo before faceoff at Wells Fargo Center? Highly unlikely, but the Pittsburgh Penguins announced a formal partnership with the social-media company local sports fans became familiar with after some pregame logo dances in the fall. Until Wednesday, the most...
Gregory Polanco homers, drops fly ball as Pirates win Grapefruit League opener
It was an eight-inning game that had the first half-inning called after only two outs were recorded. And, yet, the aspect of Sunday’s Grapefruit League opener for the Pittsburgh Pirates that perhaps stood out most was there were 1,750 spectators on hand to see it. It had been 353 days...
Kevin Newman to lead off Pirates’ Grapefruit season; Todd Frazier in lineup vs. Orioles
Kevin Newman is both the answer to the questions of who will be the Pittsburgh Pirates first 2021 starting shortstop and to who will take their first at-bat of the Grapefruit League season. Newman is in the leadoff spot for Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. game against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota,...
Penguins staying in playoff race by way of success in 1-goal games
When games with empty-net goals are accounted for, more than 70% of NHL games last season were decided by one goal. It makes sense, then, that success in one-goal games is imperative for teams that aspire to finish with a strong win-loss record. The Pittsburgh Penguins are the league’s best...
Steelers’ Art Rooney II: Roethlisberger still capable, contract delay not about performance
Two days after releasing a statement that he and his team’s longtime quarterback are in agreement about Ben Roethlisberger playing in 2021, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II reiterated that the organization believes Roethlisberger, even at age 39, remains a high-level NFL starter. “We think Ben played at a high...
Penguins notes: Evgeni Malkin ‘trending the right way;’ Juuso Riikola practices fully
Is Evgeni Malkin — finally — emerging from his season-long slump? His coach saw signs of that during Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Penguins victory. “I do think his game is trending in the right way,” Mike Sullivan said Wednesday. Sullivan cited, in particular, Malkin’s work during the first period of Tuesday’s 3-2...
Penguins prepare for apparent stretch without injured forward Jason Zucker
Among the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top-six forwards, Jason Zucker ranks sixth in points, fifth in goals, fifth in plus/minus and sixth in attempted-shot percentage metrics. But his lofty spot in the lineup remained secure, in large part, because of the lofty stature he has held in the locker room since the...
Penguins claim D Mark Friedman off waivers from Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ new management team made its first external player acquisition, claiming defenseman Mark Friedman off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The 25-year-old, right-handed-shooting Friedman appeared in four games for the Flyers this season and 11 games since his NHL debut in April 2019. He has one...
Art Rooney II, Ben Roethlisberger in agreement Steelers QB returns for 18th season
The long-anticipated meeting between the president and franchise player of the Pittsburgh Steelers finally took place Tuesday. And the two are in agreement their on-field relationship should continue for at least one more season. In a statement released via the verified Twitter account of Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten, Art Rooney...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin discusses NFL minority coach hiring in HBO segment
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is cooling on the idea of speaking at “diversity workshops” in his profession, and he’s also growing weary in regards to repeated attempts by the NFL to encourage more minority hiring among its head coaches. Asked, in a colorful way, on a new episode of...
Penalty-killing rounding into form for Penguins
It, by some standards, was a modest streak, one that covered a mere one full game. But for the Pittsburgh Penguins penalty kill, denying nine consecutive opponent power plays was a sign the unit is rounding into form after a bumpy start to the season. A late goal after the...
NCAA proceeding with Frozen Four in Pittsburgh in April
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a dearth of events at PPG Paints Arena over the past 11 months. But “plans are moving forward” for a major collegiate event to be held at the facility in April. Organizers Robert Morris and SportsPittsburgh are proceeding with preparations for the Frozen Four...
