Chris Adamski stories, Page 166
Steelers’ 3 best, 3 worst RB draft picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. In conjunction with the Trib’s daily positional previews leading up to the April 25 start of the draft, we’ll look back at Colbert’s three best — and three worst — picks at...
Steelers’ 3 best, 3 worst QB draft picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had some picks he’d like to have...
Forbes: Pirates’ value increases 1% from 2018
The value of the Pittsburgh Pirates continues to grow, according to Forbes.com — but just barely and not at the rate of almost all of their contemporaries. The Pirates have an estimated net worth of $1.275 billion, the financial publication said in its annual valuation of MLB teams. The list...
Penguins’ Matt Murray as cool, calm as ever as 4th playoff run begins
Just one starting goalie in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs is younger than 24-year-old Matt Murray. But only four have more postseason wins. Have three playoff runs added a layer of wisdom that could make the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie even better than the two-time Stanley Cup winner already is? Not...
Few holdovers remain from last time Penguins, Islanders met in the playoffs
Kris Letang’s recollection on the most recent time the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins met in the playoffs is less than extensive. “I remember that we won,” the Penguins defenseman said with a chuckle. Indeed, the Penguins prevailed in six games in the 2013 first-round series that ended by...
Mike Lange to miss start of Penguins playoffs after reaction to pneumonia medication
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange will miss the start of the playoffs because of “an adverse reaction to medication for pneumonia,” the team announced Tuesday. The 71-year-old Lange is in his 44th season as a team broadcaster. He’s been their radio voice in recent years, and over the past...
Penguins’ Brian Dumoulin, Zach Aston-Reese practice fully, leaving lineup questions
Brian Dumoulin and Zach Aston-Reese again practiced fully and without restriction for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, but coach Mike Sullivan stopped short of declaring each will play in the team’s playoff opener Wednesday. “Their status hasn’t changed,” Sullivan said after practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “They’re making progress.”...
Penguins recall No. 3 goalie Tristan Jarry on eve of playoff opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins added a third goalie to their roster on the eve of their playoff opener, recalling Tristan Jarry from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday. Jarry, 23, was passed by Casey DeSmith over the past year as the top NHL backup to Matt Murray. He appeared in n 47 AHL...
As usual, don’t expect Penguins’ Sidney Crosby to say anything inflammatory about Islanders
He has been the unofficial face — and spokesman — of the NHL for more than a decade. As such, Sidney Crosby feels as comfortable facing a gaggle of reporters as he does encountering an opponent’s trap at the blue line. So about the last thing the Pittsburgh Penguins have...
Forward Zach Aston-Reese back at Penguins practice, hopeful to play in playoff opener
Zach Aston-Reese returned to Pittsburgh Penguins practice in a full-contact capacity Monday, but the team stopped short of saying he will play in the playoff opener Wednesday. “Right now, I am just day-to-day,” Aston-Reese said. “So we will see how I feel (Tuesday) morning.” The Penguins open their first-round playoff...
Penguins’ Brian Dumoulin practices, status unclear for playoff opener
Brian Dumoulin was back on the ice for practice Monday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. But will he be on the ice for the playoff opener Wednesday at the Nassau Coliseum? “We will see,” said the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman, who is recovering from a lower-body injury. “It’s day by day,...
Pirates bullpen showing it’s the strength it was meant to be after rocky start
The Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen blew four leads over the season’s first four games, costing the team three early wins. But after turning a three-run, seventh-inning lead into an extra-innings loss Wednesday, the Pirates group of relievers is beginning to show it is the team strength it was expected to be....
Kevin Newman’s 10th-inning RBI double gives Pirates 6-5 victory over Reds
The moment Kevin Newman struck the first-pitch sinker he saw, Josh Bell helped lead a cavalcade out of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ dugout late Saturday afternoon. With Francisco Cervelli at first base and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Newman lined a double into the left-field gap. As...
Pirates notes: Gregory Polanco to begin playing in rehabilitation games
There’s increasing light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ very injury-thinned outfield. Longtime starting rightfielder Gregory Polanco is scheduled to begin playing in minor-league games Sunday when he reports to the Single-A Bradenton Marauders for a rehabilitation assignment. Polanco has not played since suffering an...
Backup catcher Jacob Stallings sees first action of season for Pirates
The final member of the 25-man Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day roster is making his season debut. Jacob Stallings was in the lineup batting seventh and at catcher for Saturday’s home game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old is the organization’s No. 3 catcher but made the club at the end...
Jason Martin makes MLB debut, singles as Pirates leadoff hitter Saturday
The Pittsburgh Pirates wasted little time giving Jason Martin his first taste of Major League Baseball. “First hitter of the game for us,” manager Clint Hurdle said with a smile Saturday morning, about three hours prior to Martin’s MLB debut began as the Pirates’ left fielder and leadoff hitter against...
Expect stars to come out for Penguins in regular-season finale
With some beat-up bodies, star players just ramping back after long injury absences and a frenzied six-week pressure-cooker just to make the playoffs behind them, the Pittsburgh Penguins could treat Saturday’s regular-season finale as a glorified preseason game to avoid injury and get some much-needed rest. The individual who makes...
Casey DeSmith aims to keep sharp for Penguins despite limited workload
Casey DeSmith is proud that he’s established himself as a dependable No. 2 goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “It’s something I definitely do take pride in,” DeSmith said after practice Friday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “Not because I want to consider myself a ‘backup specialist’ — because I...
Sidney Crosby enters Penguins’ regular-season finale 2 points shy of 100
What once was automatic when he made it through a full, healthy season has morphed into a rarity for Sidney Crosby: 100 points. Crosby surpassed the triple-digit barrier for points during each of his first five NHL seasons in which he appeared in at least 54 games. This season will...
Penguins’ fate still up in air entering Game No. 81
As the only player on the roster who has played a non-playoff season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby can speak uniquely on the perspective that the Penguins are in a better spot now than they were during his rookie 2005-06 season. These Penguins are worlds better than the 58-point...
Sidney Crosby, Penguins look for ways out of scoring slump
The Pittsburgh Penguins have 19 goals in their past nine games. Their best player doesn’t have a goal – and only three assists – in that time. “Part of my job is (to score goals), so I have got to find a way to do that,” captain Sidney Crosby said....
Kris Letang back at Penguins practice in no-contact jersey, eyes return to games soon
Kris Letang confirmed that the injury that is affecting him now is the same one he suffered in the outdoor game Feb. 23, but the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman was at practice Wednesday and sounded poised for a return to game action before the start of the playoffs next week. “I’m...
Back at Penguins practice, Evgeni Malkin sees a ‘good chance to play’Video
Evgeni Malkin practiced fully with Pittsburgh Penguins teammates in a non-limited capacity at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Wednesday. Afterward, Malkin expressed optimism he could return to game action Thursday at home against the Detroit Red Wings. “Obviously, tomorrow if I feel fine I will have good chance to play,”...
Pirates’ Colin Moran accepts new role, willing to embrace versatilityVideo
For the most part, in his first everyday major league action last season, Colin Moran proved he belonged as an MLB regular. Moran wasn’t a star by any means during his first full season at the highest level, but his .277/.340/.407 slash line with 11 home runs in 144 Pittsburgh...
New Pirates shortstop Gonzalez disappointed with performance in field
On almost any occasion Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington spoke about the acquisition of Erik Gonzalez during the offseason, he beamed about the “special” defense the young shortstop could provide. So when Gonzalez’s ninth-inning error led to a blown save that ultimately resulted in a deflating home-opener loss Monday,...
