Jonathan Bombulie stories, Page 11
Somehow, Pirates TV ratings go up this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 25-48 after the All-Star break, had several members of the organization get into physical confrontations in the clubhouse and fired manager Clint Hurdle at season’s end. And that’s to say nothing of the real-world horror of the arrest of closer Felipe Vazquez on sex crimes charges...
Curtis Martin to honor Allderdice as Hall of Fame high school
When it comes to constructing an eclectic list of successful alumni, few schools in Western Pennsylvania, if any, can match Taylor Allderdice. Graduates from the Squirrel Hill high school range from local broadcasting legend Myron Cope to superstar personal injury lawyer Edgar Snyder. There’s a pair of former mayors of...
A guide to Penguins training camp
There are many questions — gripping, fundamental questions — facing the Pittsburgh Penguins as they prepare to open the 2019-20 season. Have the team’s superstars begun an age-related decline? Is there enough speed on defense to keep up with the modern NHL? Will a renewed commitment to “playing the right...
Penguins goalie Matt Murray ready to ring in new year
Last June, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray got a ring. It just wasn’t the kind of ring he has grown accustomed to receiving at the end of a hockey season. It was a wedding ring. Murray and his wife, Christina, held a surprise wedding at the couple’s lake house, letting...
Stormy offseason sent message to Kris Letang, Penguins starsVideo
Many words have been used to describe the four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders that ended the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season in the first round of the playoffs in April. Kris Letang came up with another phrase for it as he and 14 teammates gathered for an...
Alex Galchenyuk meets new Penguins teammates, brushes up on his RussianVideo
Alex Galchenyuk’s Russian is a little rusty. Given his spot in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry — right next to Russian superstar Evgeni Malkin — that’s about to change in a big way. Galchenyuk said he never really met Malkin on a personal...
Countdown to camp: Replacing Phil Kessel, Olli Maatta won’t be easy for PenguinsVideo
When general manager Jim Rutherford takes his perch above the practice rink and coach Mike Sullivan steps onto the ice to begin the first day of training camp Friday morning at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, both probably will have smiles on their faces. They’ve made substantive changes to...
For Penguins’ Jake Guentzel, superstar treatment could become normVideo
Jake Guentzel was going to be a star in the basement of the Dickson home in Mars on Monday afternoon no matter how many goals he scored last season. As part of an annual September tradition for the Penguins, Guentzel delivered the family’s season tickets to their home Monday afternoon....
Countdown to camp: Alex Galchenyuk, new faces give Penguins depth chart a boost
As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open training camp on the heels of back-to-back unsuccessful playoff campaigns, the team is looking to recapture the magic it found while winning consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. Defining that magic is the tricky part. Was it an emphasis on speed on the...
Countdown to camp: Evgeni Malkin among Penguins players with something to prove
As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to report to training camp Friday, Evgeni Malkin is wrapping up an offseason unlike any he’s had in his pro career. That’s not because of the trade rumors that sprung up after the Penguins unceremoniously were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs...
Female linesman, a Robert Morris grad, works Penguins rookie tournament game
A Robert Morris graduate was among four female officials working NHL rookie tournament games this weekend. Kirsten Welsh, a two-time all-conference defender who wrapped up her RMU career last season, worked as a linesman during a rookie tournament game between prospects from the Penguins and Boston Bruins on Friday afternoon...
Raiders plan to suspend Antonio Brown after blowup with GM
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Star receiver Antonio Brown was not with the Oakland Raiders four days before the season opener amid reports he could be suspended over a confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock. Mayock said at the beginning of practice Thursday that the former Pittsburgh Steeler wasn’t at the Raiders...
Kittanning’s Nick Bowers set for happy, healthy senior year at Penn State
Penn State tight end Nick Bowers has seen the glory college football can provide, scoring a touchdown on his first career catch in 2017 against Nebraska and finding the end zone again in the Citrus Bowl against Kentucky last season. He’s also seen the despair the game sometimes engenders, missing...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 3, 2019
LOCAL High schools Cross Country Boys Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Yough 31, Belle Vernon 23 Girls Tuesday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Belle Vernon 31, Yough 24 Field Hockey Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Pine-Richland 1, Mt. Lebanon 0 Nonsection Peters Township 5, Oakland Catholic 0 Golf Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class...
Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller leaves game after taking line drive to wrist
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller looks to have dodged a bullet after he was hit in the right wrist by a line drive during the second inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Florida Marlins. The Pirates said initial medical exams revealed Keller suffered a contusion. His status is day...
Pirates fire Double-A manager Michael Ryan
The Pittsburgh Pirates have let go successful Double-A manager Michael Ryan after three seasons with the Altoona Curve. In a statement released to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pirates director of minor league operations Larry Broadway said the team informed Ryan he would not return as Altoona’s manager next season and discussed...
Pirates shuffle bullpen arms, call up Geoff Hartlieb
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued shuffling buillpen arms Friday, sending Montana DuRapau to Triple-A Indianapolis and calling up Geoff Hartlieb in his place. DuRapau was called up Thursday and pitched two-thirds of an inning in an 11-8 win over Colorado that night, allowing three hits and four earned runs. He’s 0-1...
A player-by-player look at the Penguins’ rookie tournament roster
Whether general manager Jim Rutherford’s offseason moves have improved the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of returning to championship contention is a matter for debate. This isn’t: Rutherford’s summer has dramatically improved the team’s prospect pool. On defense, the Penguins picked up first-round draft pick Pierre-Olivier Joseph in the Phil Kessel trade...
Penguins Predictions: Could another 100-point season be in the cards for Sidney Crosby?
Ever since he was a teenage phenom growing up in Nova Scotia, absolutely nothing Sidney Crosby has accomplished in his hockey career has flown under the radar. He’s one of the most well-chronicled athletes in history. Still, it’s possible that something Crosby accomplished with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season has...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 1, Sidney CrosbyVideo
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 1 is forward Sidney Crosby. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach named team’s general manager
The last three men to hold the position of general manager of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – Bill Guerin, Jason Botterill and Chuck Fletcher – have left the job to become a GM in the NHL. Mike Vellucci does not intend to run that streak to four. The Penguins announced Thursday...
Former Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy announces retirement
Ben Lovejoy, a defenseman who did two tours of duty with the Pittsburgh Penguins and helped the team to the 2016 Stanley Cup, announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday night. Lovejoy, 35, played 11 NHL seasons, including parts of seven with the Penguins. He made the announcement while...
Penguins Predictions: Which returning player will receive warmest ovation?
Whether the Pittsburgh Penguins will be a better team without Phil Kessel is a topic for debate. Whether many Penguins fans will miss him is not. During his four years with the team, Kessel built a fervent fan following seldom seen in the history of the franchise, with a few...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 2, Evgeni Malkin
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 2 is forward Evgeni Malkin. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Penguins Predictions: Can Jake Guentzel reach 40-goal mark again?
Last year at this time, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel had a very clear goal in mind. He was fresh off a red-hot playoff performance that saw him score 10 goals in 12 games. On the heels of a 13-goal output in the playoffs the year before that, Guentzel was...
