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Former Aliquippa, West Virginia star Dravon Henry meets with Steelers
Four more defensive players were brought in for predraft visits Thursday by the Pittsburgh Steelers, including one with Western Pennsylvania ties. West Virginia safety Dravon Henry, an Aliquippa native, met with the Steelers along with Central Michigan cornerback Sean Bunting, Akron linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III and Texas linebacker Gary Johnson....
Penguins’ Marcus Pettersson still going strong after 82 regular-season games
When preparing for an NHL season, players aim to make sure their bodies can stand up to an 82-game grind. For Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, that won’t be enough. The 22-year-old Swede is set to play in his 83rd game of the season when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on...
Penguins face playoff bar set higher than ever
The NHL season is a six-month, 82-game marathon. Using history as a guide, the Pittsburgh Penguins probably should have crossed the finished line already. The Penguins came into a home game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night with 97 points in the standings, needing to secure two more...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang return from injury vs. Red WingsVideo
With two games left in the season and a playoff spot yet to be clinched, the Pittsburgh Penguins took an all-hands-on-deck approach Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings. Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, who are recovering from upper-body injuries, were in the Penguins lineup. Malkin missed eight games with...
PNC Park apparently drops the ball, runs out of hot dog buns on ‘Buc Night’
PNC Park staged a hot promotion Wednesday to lure fans back after the Pirates dropped their Home Opener on Monday. Admission to the game on Buc Night was $1. Hot dogs were $1. Fountain drinks were $1 off. What more could a fan want? Buns. Organizers apparently miscalculated and ran...
Pat Narduzzi likes to experiment during Pitt spring drills
With no immediate need to prepare for an opponent, Pat Narduzzi can do almost anything with his roster during Pitt spring drills. To that end, he’s not afraid to use players on both sides of the ball, even if it’s just as a temporary experiment. Redshirt freshman Kaymar Mimes, still...
First call: Jets QB Sam Darnold already ‘loves’ Le’Veon Bell
In today’s “First Call,” Sam Darnold can’t wait to get Le’Veon Bell in the huddle in New York. Mad money for Stephen A. Smith at ESPN. The nightmare fallout for AAF players. Lovin’ Le’V Sam Darnold is already in love with Le’Veon Bell. The Jets quarterback can’t wait to start...
Plum grad Zezza to take part in professional basketball combine
Courtney Zezza, a Plum graduate and senior center/forward on the St. Francis (Pa.) women’s basketball team, will take part in a professional combine Saturday at Tampa Prep High School in Tampa, Fla. Zezza joins Red Flash senior teammate Jess Kovatch at the combine and will be evaluated by more than...
Mike McCarthy: Firing from Packers ‘couldn’t have been handled any worse’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he was surprised and stunned at the timing of his firing last December and believes his dismissal was handled poorly. McCarthy told ESPN in a story posted Wednesday he knew it might be in trouble if the Packers...
Can Steelers get either of ‘The Two Devins?’ NFL draft analyst discusses
In Thursday’s Sided.co podcast, Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com joins me to preview the NFL Draft. We talk about the prospect of the Steelers getting one of “The Two Devins.” No doubt, Steelers fans have zeroed in on the prospect of the local team grabbing either LSU’s Devin White or Michigan’s...
U mad, bro? Pirates fans already spent, Steelers fans burned out
In “U mad, bro?” this week, Pirates fans already are fed up. Readers challenge my coverage of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. Plus my motives are brought into question for suggesting Ben Roethlisberger should give up his radio show. A Twitter follower named “havy23” fired off this message as Kolten...
Tim Benz: Penguins veterans weigh in on Lightning’s quest for Red Wings’ record
The version of the Detroit Red Wings we will see Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena couldn’t hold a candle to the 1995-96 club that set the NHL wins record of 62. Although you may have thought so Tuesday night, when this year’s 32-win edition of the franchise dusted the...
Penn State podcast: Bracket busters, Beaver Stadium memories and Blue-White preview
On this week’s show, Kevin helps teach the cast what a $250 bottle of beer tastes like (spoiler: not worth $250!), and the guys dig into a bracket-busting upsets in the Penn State Creamery’s Flavor Madness Tournament. Bracket-themed contests abound, as Champs in downtown State College battles to be named...
Pirates again fall to Cardinals in extra innings
Jameson Taillon admitted it was “a tough question.” Perhaps answering it was more difficult than anything the St. Louis Cardinals threw at him Wednesday night at PNC Park. But, in the end, he said he was “cool” with Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle’s decision to pull him from the game...
Michigan State’s Cassius Winston has chance to join Magic JohnsonVideo
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Cassius Winston is already in elite company. The crafty point guard is among a handful of Michigan State players to win Big Ten player of the year honors and earn a spot on the Associated Press All-America team. And if he can help the Spartans win...
Pirates’ Josh Bell still working on transition from outfield
A right fielder most of his baseball life, Josh Bell never played first base until he joined the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. That was 2014. He was 22 years old. By 2017, he was playing 147 games at first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and this season,...
Pirates’ left fielder Corey Dickerson sits with shoulder soreness
JB Shuck, who was hitless in seven plate appearances over the first three games, made his second start of the season Wednesday when left fielder Corey Dickerson was rested with right shoulder soreness. Shuck started in center field Thursday in Cincinnati when Starling Marte complained of a migraine. Dickerson had...
Golden Gloves championship finals set for Monroeville
The Golden Gloves Boxing Western Pennsylvania finals are set for Sunday afternoon with the Pennsylvania state finals April 13. Both events will be at Pro Sport Monroeville, 856 Macbeth Drive, under the direction of the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League. Sunday’s card will start at 2 p.m., and the April...
Penn State hires Marquette’s Carolyn Kieger as women’s basketball coach
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State hired Carolyn Kieger as its women’s basketball coach Wednesday after she led Marquette to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Kieger, a 2006 Marquette graduate, was 99-64 in five seasons with the Golden Eagles. The team reached the round of 32 the past two seasons, falling 78-76...
Jordan Lyles hopes to validate Pirates’ faith in him
Jordan Lyles wasn’t out of work long when he tested the open market after last season. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates only six weeks after becoming a free agent, coming to terms on a one-year, $2.05 million contract. “It was pretty easy to work with Neal (Huntington),” he said....
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...
PSNK softball pushes win streak to six
After beginning the season with 12 consecutive losses, PSNK softball is on a hot streak. A doubleheader sweep of Penn State Mont Alto on Tuesday (10-2 and 8-2 victories) pushed the Lions’ winning streak to six games. Senior Brittney Wolford (Burrell) led the offense in the first game, collecting three...
Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams lured to Texas A&M
Texas A&M hired Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams on Wednesday, luring him back to his home state to try to turn the Aggies into a basketball power. “The Buzz is Back,” Texas A&M tweeted from its official team account. Virginia Tech was 100-69 during Williams’ five-year tenure and went to...
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....
Malik Ellison becomes latest player to leave Pitt basketball program
Malik Ellison is the latest member of the Pitt basketball program to leave the team. Ellison is expected to graduate this spring and transfer from Pitt, the university announced Wednesday. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Pitt announced on Monday that sophomore guard Khameron Davis also will transfer. That...
