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Penguins game Thursday in Columbus will be played without fans
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The phone kept ringing at the front desk of the administrative entry into Nationwide Arena early Wednesday afternoon. At that point, a woman working as the gateway into the Columbus Blue Jackets’ administrative offices was telling fans the next day’s scheduled game was on and open to...
Penguins to play home games as scheduled, but could Thursday in Columbus be fan-less?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The parade is off. But the games will go on. Hours after the city of Pittsburgh announced it was canceling the popular annual St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they would play their game the next day as scheduled. The Penguins said...
Pirates option prospects Will Craig and Oneil Cruz to Triple-A, reassign 3 othersVideo
Two of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospects were optioned to Triple-A on Monday, and three others were reassigned to the organization’s minor league camp. Shortstop Oneil Cruz and corner infielder Will Craig were optioned to Indianapolis. The Pirates’ No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, the 6-foot-7 Cruz slashed .217/.250/.435...
Trevor Williams, Pirates pitchers strong in spring-training loss to Blue JaysVideo
Starter Trevor Williams pitched three shutout innings, and five relievers combined to throw five hitless innings in a 3-1 loss for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Williams allowed two singles and two walks with two strikeouts, but Williams...
Mitch Keller strikes out 5, allows 1 run in 3 innings as Pirates tie RaysVideo
Top prospect Mitch Keller had five strikeouts and allowed one run in three-plus innings as the starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-2 tie against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in Port Charlotte, Fla. Keller retired four of the first five he faced but allowed three hits...
Gregory Polanco continues scorching spring, but Pirates lose to YankeesVideo
John Ryan Murphy hit his team-leading third home run of the spring, and Gregory Polanco doubled in each of his two at-bats but the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the New York Yankees, 7-4, on Saturday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Signed to compete for the No. 2 catcher’s job,...
Penguins have chance to make up serious ground in Metro raceVideo
Be it serendipity or the result of intent by the NHL’s schedule-makers, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a very Metropolitan final four weeks of the season. Beginning with 1 p.m. Saturday at home against the Washington Capitals, 14 of the Penguins’ next 15 games are against Metropolitan Division teams. Only the...
Pirates hit 7 home runs in spring win over Blue JaysVideo
A Phillip Evans seventh-inning grand slam was one of seven homers hit by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 19-13 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays in Grapefruit League play Friday. A 27-year-old nonroster invitee with 34 games of major league experience, Evans homered and added a single among three at-bats...
‘More motivated’ Evgeni Malkin ‘dominant’ this season for PenguinsVideo
With 16 games remaining in the season and having missed 14 contests because of injury, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has matched his totals from 2018-19 in goals and surpassed them in even-strength points. His plus/minus is a whopping plus-34 better than last season, and his shooting percentage, average ice...
Jason Zucker on fit with Penguins: ‘It’s still a learning curve’Video
From the first game he played after being acquired via trade from the Minnesota Wild last month, Pittsburgh Penguins wing Jason Zucker has been anything but boastful. “I don’t think I played very well tonight,” Zucker said after a 2-1 overtime loss to Tampa Bay on Feb. 11. “I thought...
Penguins release statement on coronavirus
As the world and the United States continue to grapple with the threat of coronavirus, the Pittsburgh Penguins publicly addressed the potential pandemic that has spread to Pennsylvania. The team released a statement Friday afternoon, hours after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine held a...
Derek Holland, 4 others toss 2-hitter in Pirates loss
It’s only spring training, but the Pittsburgh Pirates keep finding new ways to lose. Derek Holland and four others combined for a two-hitter Thursday, but the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pirates, 2-1, in Port Charlotte, Fla. A veteran lefty on a minor league contract and competing to be the...
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...
U.S. pro sports leagues, NCAA begin to prep contingencies in wake of coronavirus
Even if COVID-19 has not yet spread throughout the U.S., concern about what is better known as coronavirus has. And it is beginning to have an effect on the sports world. The NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball to varying degrees all have announced they are monitoring the threatened...
Pitt, Georgia Tech trending in opposite directions
Even on the day Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner’s program withdrew its appeal of NCAA penalties that assured it won’t be playing beyond this week, he was in a gregarious mood Monday. During the final weekly ACC coaches conference call of the season, Pastner cracked jokes, complimented inquiring reporters and...
Jeff Capel, other ACC coaches defend conference from detractors
Via the RPI or the NET, the ACC’s ranking among conferences is sixth. Only four of its teams are projected to earn NCAA Tournament berths. By most measures, it is a down year for the ACC, but several conference coaches are coming to the league’s defense in emphatic fashion. “It’s...
After rehabbing with Pirates the past 13 months, pitcher Tom Koehler retires
Veteran pitcher Tom Koehler announced his retirement Monday, 2 ½ years after throwing his final regular-season pitch and 13 months after joining the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. The 33-year-old right-hander pitched for six seasons for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays before shoulder injuries struck during 2018 spring training while...
Mitch Keller’s spring ERA up to 7.50, Pirates shut out by Blue Jays
For the second consecutive outing, prized young pitcher Mitch Keller allowed a multiple-run inning during a Grapefruit League outing. Monday, Keller allowed two extra-base hits, including a Danny Jansen home run, during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla. The 23-year-old expected to settle...
Pitt finds ‘winning is hard’ as it heads into regular-season finale on 6-game skid
Before he fielded a question Monday during the final weekly ACC men’s basketball coaches teleconference of the season, Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner praised Pitt’s effort and energy level. “I’m a big fan of Pitt’s team,” said Pastner, whose Yellow Jackets host the Panthers on Wednesday for Pitt’s regular-season finale....
Pirates’ Steven Brault shut down from throwing because of shoulder strain
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault has been “shut down” for at least two weeks because of a left shoulder muscle strain, the team announced Monday. A left-hander who made 19 starts last season and was arguably the best member of the Pirates’ rotation from June through August, Brault has allowed...
Gregory Polanco homers, Pirates win 2nd consecutive Grapefruit League game
Gregory Polanco homered and reached base three times, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the second consecutive day in Grapefruit League play, 13-9 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at LECOM Park. Limited to 64 games of any type — majors or minor league rehab, regular season or spring...
Little Leagues organizations weigh use of ‘Astros’ as team name
More than a decade ago, Little League Baseball Inc. introduced “I won’t cheat” patches to be worn during the Little League World Series. Some Western Pennsylvania Little League districts are asking themselves, then, if it sends the wrong message if some in-house teams still are named after a franchise sanctioned...
Pirates lose big to Orioles, remain winless in spring training
Another February day, another loss in Grapefruit League play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Starter Trevor Williams allowed four runs and six baserunners while retiring only three in an 11-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday at LECOM Park. The Pirates fell to 0-7 this spring, losing on consecutive days...
Steelers officially will not play outside U.S. in 2020
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be staying stateside in 2020. The Arizona Cardinals on Friday announced that they will shift one of their home games this season in order to be the “host team” in Mexico City. Steelers president Art Rooney II had previously said the Steelers would “raise their hand”...
Keone Kela hit hard as Pirates lose to Orioles, remain winless in spring trainingVideo
The Baltimore Orioles clubbed 19 hits for a 13-0 win Thursday in Sarasota, Fla., that kept the Pittsburgh Pirates winless during spring training. Among the eight pitchers for the Pirates (0-6) who were hit the hardest was closer Keone Kela. He allowed three extra-base hits, including a Pat Valaika two-run...
