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Olli Maatta evolving into penalty killing ace for Penguins
Hal Gill looks like a penalty killer. He was a 6-foot-7, 244-pound battleship who could stand at the faceoff dot and reach the boards with his stick. Ian Cole looks like a penalty killer. With a full beard and a few missing teeth, he’ll stick his face in front of...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Safeties
Editor’s note: This is Part 10 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. Last offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers flooded their roster with new safeties. Now they are tasked with continuing to sort out all of it....
Sportsbook favors Steelers’ Antonio Brown ending up with 49ers
The sportsbook community has spoken. And it believes that Antonio Brown has played his final down for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The odds for where Brown mostly likely will play in 2019 is not a surprising one: the San Francisco 49ers. BetDSI.com released prop-betting lines for Brown’s team in Week 1...
Steve Blass to retire after his 60th season with PiratesVideo
On the day Steve Blass announced this season will be his 34th and last in the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast booth, all 60 of his years with the team surfaced like little bits and pieces of his life put back together in a picture frame. He remembered old friends he met...
First call: Jerry Rice says Antonio Brown wants to join 49ers ‘really bad’
In Tuesday`s "First Call," Jerry Rice is going to make Antonio Brown a 49er if it`s the last thing he does! Also, don`t expect the Colts to chase Brown or Le`Veon Bell. The Colts come up again as we take a little trip down Steelers memory lane. And we show...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer talk Penguins’ issues against bad teams, giving up short-handed goals
Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me for his weekly Sided.co hockey chat. We discuss the club`s issue when it comes short-handed goals. Also, how long can Jake Guentzel sustain this hot streak? We look at the remainder of the team`s west coast swing, too. LISTEN: Tim Benz, Brian...
Renowned ‘team player’ Reggie Jackson has a message for Steelers’ Antonio Brown
NFL legend Jerry Rice is doing whatever he can to support Antonio Brown and figure out a way top get him into a San Francisco 49ers uniform. However, a legend from another sport is coming out against Brown for abandoning the Steelers. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson sent out...
Tim Benz: More to Mike Munchak’s departure from Steelers than meets the eye?
There`s an easy way to explain the departure of Mike Munchak. That`s why you shouldn`t accept it. It`s too easy. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their prized offensive line coach to the Denver Broncos. He took the same job there. Perhaps for more money. But from a job title point of...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson: ‘I want to be the Brady’ of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — In late December, Ray Lewis visited Ravens headquarters to film an “Inside the NFL” segment with Lamar Jackson for the Showtime show. On Monday afternoon, the final product was posted on Twitter — eight days after the Ravens’ season-ending playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. But while...
Serena Williams makes return to Australian Open a triumphant one
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams jumped straight back in where she left off at the Australian Open, returning for the first time since winning the title in 2017 when she was pregnant with her first child. Williams conceded only five points in the first set and was completely clinical in...
Syracuse upsets No. 1 Duke in OT
DURHAM, N.C. — Tyus Battle scored a season-high 32 points, and Syracuse used its 2-3 zone defense to rattle No. 1 Duke in overtime as the Orange pulled off a 95-91 upset Monday night. With swingman Cameron Reddish out with an illness and point guard Tre Jones suffering a shoulder...
Trey McGowens powers Pitt to upset win over No. 11 Florida State
Jeff Capel knows he is in the early stages of a long ACC season that will test his players’ toughness. Pitt’s coach is aware the game sometimes won’t unfold as it did Monday night at Petersen Events Center. But Capel’s big bear hug on freshman guard Trey McGowens, who scored...
Mark Madden: There’s an easy way for Penguins to improve power play
The Penguins power-play unit ranks fifth best in the NHL with a conversion percentage of 25.8. It’s No. 1 on the road with a mark of 33.9. But there are definitely flaws. The minor problem: It doesn’t get enough opportunities. The Penguins have been on the power play 128 times....
Ex-Stanley Cup combatants Penguins, Sharks following similar paths
In the building where they battled for the Stanley Cup three years ago, two of the NHL’s hottest teams will meet when the Pittsburgh Penguins face the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at SAP Center. The teams have traveled remarkably similar paths this season. On Dec. 1, the Sharks...
Heisman winner, Athletics prospect Kyler Murray declares for NFL Draft
Kyler Murray, the first-round MLB draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft on Monday. Murray announced his decision in a tweet, ending his brief and storied college career. What’s next for the Murray is not known. The Oakland Athletics made the speedy outfielder...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: inside linebackers
Editor’s note: This is Part 9 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. It’s time for Take 2 in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quest to find a replacement for Ryan Shazier. Last year as the offseason began,...
Saint Vincent trio garner PAC honors
A trio of Saint Vincent athletes picked up weekly awards Monday from the Presidents Athletic Conference in senior Tom Kromka (men’s basketball), junior Paige Montrose (women’s basketball) and senior Jacob Davis (men’s swimming). Kromka was named PAC Player of the Week after guiding the conference-leading Bearcats (14-, 7-0 PAC) to...
Pitt hires Mark Whipple as offensive coordinator
If Pat Narduzzi was looking for an experienced play-caller and quarterbacks coach in his quest to hire Pitt’s next offensive coordinator, Mark Whipple fits the description. Whipple, 61, has handled those duties at a variety of places for all but one year of the past four decades, working with prominent...
GCC grad Appleby tabbed PSAC West player of week
IUP is the No. 1 team in the nation in Division II women’s basketball. It would stand to reason the Crimson Hawks also have one of the top point guards. Senior Carolyn Appleby has been a mainstay in the backcourt for three years and her play of late has kept...
Steelers lose OL coach Mike Munchak to Broncos, replace him with Shaun Sarrett
Many associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers breathed a sigh of relief last week when the Denver Broncos decided to hire Vic Fangio as their coach in lieu of respected Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak. Turns out, that was premature. Munchak has agreed to terms with the Broncos to become...
A closer look at the Penguins’ penchant for allowing short-handed goals
The next time the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top power-play unit steps on the ice, it will include five players with a total of 1,330 career goals and nine Stanley Cup rings between them. This is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel,...
Weekend College Top 10: Slippery Rock deals No. 3 IUP 1st loss
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Slippery Rock men knock off No. 3 IUP Micah Till finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds, and The Rock held the previously unbeaten Crimson Hawks to a season-worst shooting percentage in a 74-69 PSAC...
Duke stays at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Kentucky, Marquette rise
RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke remained firmly entrenched at No. 1 for a fourth straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, which was enough to give its Hall of Fame coach another record. The Blue Devils led an unchanged top 10 in Monday’s AP Top 25 and spent...
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel earns NHL honor
Carrying a six-game scoring streak into Tuesday night’s meeting with the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel was named the NHL’s third star of week Monday. Guentzel had five goals and an assist in three games last week, including a hat trick in a 7-4 Penguins victory over...
15 Pirates players scheduled to appear at PiratesFest
Pittsburgh Pirates season-ticket holders and other fans will be able to meet and secure autographs from as many as 15 players during PiratesFest on Jan. 26 at PNC Park. Five separate sessions, with three players in each, are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sessions, which will take...
