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Rams’ Todd Gurley says he taught Patriots’ Sony Michel the basics at Georgia
ATLANTA — Todd Gurley says he often communicated with two other former Georgia running backs, Sony Michel and Nick Chubb, during the 2018 season. Now that Gurley and Michel are having a Super Bowl reunion as the leading rushers for the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, respectively, that...
Steel Valley product Luke Getsy named Packers’ QB coach
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are bringing back Luke Getsy, this time as their quarterbacks coach to work with Aaron Rodgers. Getsy, a former Pitt quarterback and a Steel Valley product, spent four seasons on former coach Mike McCarthy’s staff before leaving to become Mississippi State’s offensive...
Ex-Pirate Neil Walker agrees to 1-year, $2M deal with Marlins
MIAMI — Pine-Richland graduate and longtime Pirates infielder Neil Walker agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins and is expected to compete for a starting job. The Athletic reported the deal is worth $2 million. Walker has a .268 career average and has reached double figures in...
Duquesne aiming for quick turnaround vs. Rhode IslandVideo
There are too many games left in Duquesne’s season to say the Dukes will reach a crossroads Wednesday night against Rhode Island at Palumbo Center. But the Dukes (14-6, 5-2) have the same record (overall and in the Atlantic 10) as they did a year ago before they lost 10...
Old-school Rams DC Wade Phillips knows how to stop Tom Brady
ATLANTA — As Bum Phillips once said, “There’s two kinds of coaches: them that’s fired and them that’s gonna be fired.” His son, Wade Phillips, has been fired enough times to know how true that is: He has walked a broken line through the NFL with nine teams in 41...
IUP women’s basketball drops to No. 5 in latest WBCA poll
The IUP women’s basketball team, which suffered its first loss of the season last week, fell four spots to No. 5 in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday. The Crimson Hawks (16-1) are the only Division II program to be ranked...
Patriots’ Matthew Slater carries proud family football traditionVideo
ATLANTA — Matthew Slater is more than halfway to his father’s longevity as an NFL player. He doesn’t plan to equal it. The star special teamer of the New England Patriots just completed his 11th pro season, and he’s at his fifth Super Bowl, with two wins. In his dad...
Rams’ Brandin Cooks gets 2nd shot at Super Bowl after Patriots tradeVideo
ATLANTA — In the past three NFL seasons, Brandin Cooks has caught passes from Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Jared Goff while playing for Sean Payton, Bill Belichick and Sean McVay. “I guess I know how to pick ‘em, right?” Cooks asked Tuesday with a laugh. Cooks has racked up...
Penguins recall forward Teddy Blueger, AHL’s 4th-leading goal scorer
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Teddy Blueger from their AHL affiliate on Tuesday, filling their void on their active roster after the Monday trade of defenseman Jamie Oleksiak with some forward depth. The 24-year-old Blueger is fourth in the AHL with 21 goals in 45 games. Blueger has a five-game point...
Penguins’ strategy for breaking power-play slump? Not practicing it
A day after hinting he has reached a breaking point with a leaky power play that has allowed a league-high 11 short-handed goals, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan used practice to address the problem in a unique and peculiar way. By not practicing the power play at all. It’s highly...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin ‘frustrated’ with his playVideo
A day after a brutal turnover of his led to a short-handed goal and he plummeted to minus-20 for the season, Evgeni Malkin acknowledged he is not happy with his play. “No, no,” the Pittsburgh Penguins star center said. “For sure not. I’m frustrated with myself.” Malkin remains a point-per-game...
Robert Morris President Chris Howard named to NCAA sports betting and honors committees
There may not be a busier university president in the U.S. than Robert Morris’ Chris Howard. Howard, who is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, was named to the NCAA Board of Governors Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering and...
Jamie Oleksiak missed by Penguins; Garrett Wilson accepts fighter role
A Monday trade left a 6-foot-7, 255-pound hole in the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex locker room. Not because the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have the personnel to replace Jamie Oleksiak but because the “Big Rig” will be missed. “He’s a good friend. I loved having him here,” said defenseman Brian Dumoulin,...
Pitt’s Olivia Gray gets spot on preseason All-ACC softball team; Panthers 4th
Pitt senior infielder Olivia Gray was named to the preseason All-ACC softball team while the defending Coastal Division champion Panthers were projected to finish fourth by the coaches poll. Gray was an All-ACC first-team selection last year after hitting .311, with four home runs and 25 RBIs. She also finished...
Penguins’ Jack Johnson practices fully, will be ‘fine’ vs. Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost two defensemen in a six-hour span Monday. Luckily for them, the loss of one was temporary. Jack Johnson practiced fully at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday after he left Monday night’s game during third period because of an unspecified injury. “I feel OK,” Johnson said...
Maria Palarino nets 1,000th career point for St. Francis (N.Y.)
Maria Palarino became the 17th player in St. Francis Brooklyn women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points. The 5-foot-10 senior guard out of Penn-Trafford took a cross-lane pass and made a scooping, left-handed layup off the glass with 3:02 left in the second quarter Monday night to reach the...
Star receiver Ardell Brown leaving Seton Hill for UConn
Ardell Brown is proof the new NCAA transfer portal works. The big-play wide receiver from Seton Hill asked to have his name thrown into the hat so he could test the waters. Brown, a redshirt junior, knew he had a monster season for the Griffins and could draw a peek...
73-year-old Frenchman wins solo round-the-world sailing race
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France — A 73-year-old French sailor has won an unusual, around-the-world yacht race after 212 days alone at sea without modern instruments — his first sailing victory. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede arrived Tuesday in the harbor of Les Sables d’Olonne in western France in his Rustler 36,...
Be it age or injury, Woods now begins year at a slower pace
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods wrapped up his week at Torrey Pines with a 67 to tie for 20th and said it was good to shake off some rust and see what needs work. It was his first competition in seven weeks, and only his second event since the Ryder...
Kendall Coyne Schofield to be on NBCSN’s Penguins broadcast
Five days after taking a starring role in the fastest-skater contest at the NHL All-star game, Kendall Coyne Schofield will do the same for a national broadcast involving the Pittsburgh Penguins. Coyne Schofield will be part of NBCSN’s coverage of the Penguins home game against the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay...
Seairra Barrett making up for lost time with Cal (Pa.) basketball team
A torn labrum, broken ankle and broken knuckle in a 16-month span were enough. So Cal (Pa.) basketball player Seairra Barrett opted for lots of milk, protein and vitamins before this season in an attempt to shield herself from more injuries. “In my head, something wasn’t right because I kept...
Steelers ‘super fan’ from Beaver a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame honor
While finalist Alan Faneca awaits word as to whether he will gain induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, the former All Pro guard is not the only possible representative of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rick Holman of Beaver is one of three finalist “super fans,” one of...
First call: Bettis still wants to be Steelers RB coach; Malkin’s minuses piling up
Wednesday`s "First Call" features Evgeni Malkin`s issues. Jerome Bettis thinks he`s getting a new job with the Steelers. A few WPIAL stars are on display at the Super Bowl. And the cost of washing off "Steeler stank." Who wants to tell him? Over the weekend Jerome Bettis posted a poll...
Penguins’ issues vs. bad teams, Evgeni Malkin’s struggles persist
Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me for our weekly hockey podcast. The Penguins played a stinker in their first home game back from a week off. New Jersey beat them 6-3. We talk about Evgeni Malkin`s struggles, the team`s inability to beat bad teams and another short-handed goal...
Tim Benz: Actions speak louder than words, and no one can hear the Pirates
At PiratesFest over the weekend, Pirates President Frank Coonelly gave Pittsburgh baseball fans a rah-rah speech. It appears his goal was to build on some late season momentum from the club, which got itself above .500 for just the fourth time since 1992. I`d suggest the time to do that...
