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Penguins moments part of fan-voted tournament as best of NHL seasonVideo
The combination of a new sort of March Madness and the current trend of re-living past sporting events has resulted in an online “tournament” of the best games of the NHL season. The league’s social media platforms are encouraging fans to vote on 64 “moments” from its 2019-20 games —...
Jim Rutherford thinks long layoff would help Penguins. Would it?
When Sidney Crosby was asked during an NHL-run video call which teammate he would want to be stuck in quarantine with, he was quick with an answer. “Kris Letang,” Crosby said during the Zoom call open to media. “He’s in the know. He’d get all the info. I’d have a...
Training staff seeks creative ways to keep Pirates players engaged, in shape
Though the number of Pittsburgh Pirates players who have remained in the team’s spring-training home city of Bradenton, Fla., has dwindled, the ones who remain still are getting in work in an effort to maintain some semblance of baseball conditioning. The players remaining in Bradenton — some are in Pittsburgh,...
How Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is passing the timeVideo
At a time of year when he typically would be laser-focused on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ push to the playoffs and quest to win the Stanley Cup for a fourth time with him as captain, the hockey-obsessed Sidney Crosby instead has found himself immersed in … Formula 1 racing? To pass...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby would be OK with NHL jumping right into playoffsVideo
Easy for him to say, with his team holding a coveted Eastern Conference playoff spot. But Sidney Crosby would be OK if, when the NHL season resumes, the league goes directly into the postseason. “You try to get in as many games you can,” the Pittsburgh Penguins captain said during...
Injured Pirates pitchers Steven Brault, Clay Holmes ‘progressing, improving’
If Opening Day had gone on as scheduled Thursday, Steven Brault and Clay Holmes would have began the season on the Pittsburgh Pirates injured list. But the pitchers are progressing in their rehabs from injuries suffered during spring training, according to director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk. Brault was shut...
NHL postpones its draft and related events
The NHL announced Wednesday the postponement of its upcoming draft and related events, adding another sports event casualty to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 draft was scheduled for June 26-27 in Montreal. But with league play suspended indefinitely, at this point it is near-certain the playoffs still will be...
Even if season extends late, Pirates won’t change Jameson Taillon’s timeline
As rumors swirl about the Major League Baseball season perhaps extending as late as Christmas, some of the unintended benefits of the awful coronavirus situation could be injured players whose rehabs are progressing while no one else is playing. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is not one of the players...
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel’s ‘rehab going well’; could return after play resumes
When the time frame associated with Jake Guentzel’s recovery first was announced after he underwent shoulder surgery Dec. 31, it didn’t leave much margin for him to return this season. With the season pushed back indefinitely, Guentzel’s potential for an impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chase of the 2020 Stanley...
Newcomer Derek Watt expected to centerpiece Steelers’ new-look special teams
Among the departures from the Pittsburgh Steelers roster over the past 13 months have been L.J. Fort, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Tyler Matakevich, Anthony Chickillo and Roosevelt Nix. Insignificant? In the context that the five combined to play an average of only 8.65% of the Steelers offensive or defensive snaps over their...
Beaver County Ice Arena wins $100,000 in renovations in Penguins contestVideo
After more than 400 entries from nine counties were narrowed down to three finalists, Beaver County Ice Arena was named the winner of the “Renovate the Rink” by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. The Beaver Falls-based facility beat out fellow finalists Belmont Complex in Armstrong and S&T Arena in Indiana...
2 Cal (Pa.) players on one NFL roster: Eric Kush joins Erik Harris on Raiders
Two former Vulcans are reuniting in the desert. Veteran offensive lineman Eric Kush (Chartiers Valley) tweeted that he is joining the Las Vegas Raiders. Kush was an All-PSAC performer over his career at Cal (Pa.) from 2008-12. Kush’s former college teammate, safety Erik Harris, is entering his fourth season with...
How many wins will Steelers get in 2020? This betting site’s projection might surprise you
What’s your confidence level in the Pittsburgh Steelers for the coming season? A prominent sports gambling website perhaps is higher on the Steelers than you’d might think. BetOnline.ag’s NFL futures win totals for each team have been updated since the end of free agency. The site bumped up the Steelers’...
Super Steelers assistant, Butler native Woody Widenhofer dies
Butler native Woody Widenhofer, a defensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ four Super Bowl-winning teams of the 1970s, died Sunday. Widenhofer was 77 and living in Colorado Springs when he suffered a pair of strokes over the weekend, according to the Nashville Tennessean. Widenhofer spent 11 seasons on the Steelers’...
Steelers donate $100,000 to United Way for coronavirus relief
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday announced a $100,000 donation to the local United Way chapter that has established a formal arrangement to assist the Allegheny County Health Department. The money will assist families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Steelers, through the United Way Emergency Basic Needs Fund....
July 1 established as betting-line choice for MLB’s season open
Officially, the 2020 Major League Baseball season has been postponed by only two weeks. Functionally, it’s going to be much longer than that before regular-season games are played – if at all. And with no games to take wagers on as the nation shuts down out of concern for coronavirus,...
NHL: Length of 2020-21 season won’t be impacted regardless of how late this season goes
The 2020-21 NHL season will not be shortened, even in the event the currently paused season extends deep into the summer, the league said Monday. During an update posted in Q&A format on its official website, the NHL answered a hypothetical question about the effects on next season that a...
Classic Pirates games — ’60 World Series Game 7, ’13 Wild Card — set to airVideo
One is one of the most iconic games in baseball history. Another is the biggest win over the past quarter-century for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Each will be available for viewing in the coming days as AT&T SportsNet seeks out new ways to keep baseball fans engaged. The Pirates’ rightsholder announced...
Classic Penguins games, content to air on AT&T SportsNet, NHL NetworkVideo
Broadcasters continue to churn out reruns of memorable games and other content as a way of keeping jilted sports fans engaged. AT&T SportsNet is making sure there’s plenty for Pittsburgh Penguins to view. Starting Monday and over the next two weeks, the Penguins rightsholders will broadcast documentaries and other Penguins...
Some Pirates to remain in Bradenton to use facilities; light workouts begin Monday
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ spring training home is getting another deep cleaning to protect players and staff during the coronavirus outbreak. About 40 Major League players and an unidentified number of the coaching staff are expected to remain in Bradenton, Fla., to utilize the facilities at LECOM Park, according to a...
‘If the season ended today’ — how it would look if NHL’s resumption is the playoffs
“If the season ended today…” is an overused expression in the sports world that has become beyond cliché and is typically an exercise in futility. It just so happens, though, that these unprecedented times offer — for perhaps the first time in league history — relevance to discussions about what...
Pirates announce plans for spring training refunds; no policy yet for regular season
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their plans for refunding ticket-holders of six spring training games that were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. A policy regarding lost or postponed regular-season games, though, will have to wait. “Club officials remain in active conversations with Major League Baseball on a variety of contingency...
NHL suspends season over coronavirus concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NHL paused its regular season because of concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Via a statement released by the league early Thursday afternoon after a teleconference among league owners and commissioner Gary Bettman, the league cited the NBA suspension of its season after at least one...
Penguins’ Kris Letang ‘took ownership’ of bad penalty, Mike Sullivan saysVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a penalty that potentially could have had dire consequences for an already-reeling team. That it instead resulted in what could be a positive turning point for the Pittsburgh Penguins doesn’t diminish its foolishness. And Kris Letang acknowledged as much in a conversation with his coach...
Zach Aston-Reese returns to Penguins practice as full participantVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Not long after participating in a practice with Pittsburgh Penguins teammates for the first time in 3 ½ weeks, Zach Aston-Reese smiled. “It feels good,” said the 25-year-old wing who has been out since Feb. 16 because of a lower-body injury. “I know this feeling all too...
