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Sources: Indianapolis Colts trade wide receiver Michael Pittman, Jr. to the Steelers in a swap of late round draft picks

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Sources recently told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Indianapolis Colts have traded wide receiver Michael Pittman, Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a swap of late round draft picks. Pittman, who has spent his entire six-year NFL career with the Colts, tallied 80 catches for 784 yards along with seven touchdowns last season. Schefter reported that the Steelers are also giving Pittman a new contract for three years, and it is worth $59 million. 

Sources: Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell, 2025 team MVP, agrees to a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8), left, and Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell (14) stand together before the start of an NFL football game between the Minnestoa Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Tampa, FL) Sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler today that Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell has agreed to a two-year, $14 million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This contract for Gainwell can be finalized when the new NFL league year begins on Wednesday. The twenty-six-year-old Gainwell earned team MVP honors for the Steelers last season after leading the team with 73 receptions on 85 targets, while earning a career-high 1,023 yards from scrimmage and scoring eight touchdowns. 

Some local teams move on to the second round of the PIAA boys and girls high school basketball playoffs

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) It was a mostly good day for the local teams after the results of the first round of the PIAA boys and girls high school basketball playoffs in Pennsylvania. For the boys’ games, Aliquippa defeated Cranberry in an 87-52 blowout in Aliquippa on Saturday, with senior guard Qa’lil Goode getting 15 points and reaching 1,000 points for his career. The Sewickley Academy boys also won in a blowout over Seagertown in Sewickley on Saturday by winning 65-25. Other local boys teams that moved on to the second round of the PIAA state playoffs were: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with their 47-35 victory over Conemaugh Township on Saturday in Coraopolis, North Catholic High School with their 64-52 victory over Sharon in Sharon on Friday, Moon with their 55-49 victory over Hershey in Hershey on Friday and New Castle with their 68-38 victory over West Lawn Wilson in New Castle on Saturday. A few teams for the girls advanced to the next round, which were Blackhawk with their 45-34 victory over Fairview in Beaver Falls on Saturday, Beaver Falls with their 54-52 victory over Seneca in Beaver Falls on Friday, North Catholic High School with their 50-37 victory against Forest Hills on Saturday in Cranberry Township, and Slippery Rock High School with their 54-46 victory at Slippery Rock High School on Saturday. The Aliquippa, Quaker Valley, Rochester and Sewickley Academy girls all lost their respective games.

According to a report from TribLive and HSSN, here is the complete Boys and Girls PIAA second round schedule, with the local teams in bold:

Boys Schedule:

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 6A)

Upper St. Clair (25-1) vs. Red Lion (23-4) at Hollidaysburg, 6 p.m.

Central Catholic (23-3) vs. Chambersburg (20-7) at Pitt-Johnstown, 6 p.m.

New Castle (24-2) vs. Methacton (23-4) at Penns Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Souderton (20-7) vs. Central Dauphin (23-3) at Hamburg, 7:30 p.m.

Plymouth-Whitemarsh (23-4) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (18-10) at Pottstown, 7 p.m.

Central York (23-3) vs. Father Judge (16-11) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 6 p.m.

Imhotep Charter (22-6) vs. William Penn (18-8) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 7:30 p.m.

Delaware Valley (19-8) vs. Parkland (23-6) at Hazleton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 5A)

Chartiers Valley (24-2) vs. Cocalico (20-7) at Altoona, 5 p.m.

Gateway (18-9) vs. Johnstown (19-4) at Armstrong, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson (24-3) vs. Moon (21-4) at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.

Penn Hills (20-7) vs. West York (21-1) at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.

Upper Dublin (22-4) vs. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast (20-6) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m.

Springfield-Delco (22-4) vs. Octorara (24-3) at Coatesville, 7:30 p.m.

Upper Moreland (18-9) vs. Penncrest (22-4) at Norristown, 7 p.m.

Neumann-Goretti (21-5) vs. Crestwood (18-8) William Allen, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 4A)

Knoch (23-4) vs. North Catholic (20-6) at Plum, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas (20-4) vs. Carver Engineering & Science (21-6) at Bethlehem Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Hickory (21-6) vs. Deer Lakes (13-14) at New Castle, 7:30 p.m.

Obama Academy (17-9) vs. Cathedral Prep (25-1) at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.

Archbishop Carroll (15-10) vs. Bishop McDevitt (20-3) at Exeter Township, 7 p.m.

Pope John Paul II (22-7) vs. Lewisburg (23-4) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 6 p.m.

Devon Prep (6-18) vs. Valley View (20-6) at William Allen, 6 p.m.

Salisbury (24-4) vs. Scranton Prep (21-5) at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 3A)

Aliquippa (19-6) vs. Forest Hills (24-4) at Norwin, 6 p.m.

Mohawk (24-2) vs. Camp Hill Trinity (21-2) at Richland, 6 p.m.

Westmont-Hilltop (20-6) vs. Seton LaSalle (20-7) at Indiana University of Pa, 7:30 p.m.

South Park (22-4) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (24-4) at Norwin, 7:30 p.m.

West Catholic (13-12) vs. Executive Education (16-7) at Norristown, 5:30 p.m.

School of the Future (16-8) vs. Taylor Riverside (24-1) at Bethlehem Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Notre Dame-Green Pond (25-3) vs. Lancaster Mennonite (21-3) at Hamburg, 6 p.m.

Universal Audenreid Charter (9-15) vs. Warrior Run (24-2) at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 2A)

Sewickley Academy (26-1) vs. Port Allegany (20-8) at PennWest Clarion, 7:30 p.m.

McConnellsburg (26-1) vs. Clairton (19-5) at Pitt-Johnstown, 7:30 p.m.

Jefferson-Morgan (24-3) vs. Jeannette (23-2) at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (22-5) vs. Mercyhurst Prep (20-6) at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.

Constitution (16-11) vs. Delone Catholic (24-1) at Ephrata, 7:30 p.m.

Old Forge (19-6) vs. Delco Christian (20-7) at Bethlehem Liberty, 6 p.m.

Susquehanna(20-6) vs. Paul Robeson (21-6) at Executive Education, 7:30 p.m.

United (28-0) vs. Clarion (19-8) at Armstrong, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class A)

Neighborhood Academy (22-3) vs. Johnsonburg (20-7) at Punxsutawney, 7:30 p.m.

North Clarion (17-9) vs. Conestoga Christian (15-11) at Penns Valley, 6 p.m.

Serra Catholic (15-10) vs. Elk County Catholic (25-2) at Punxsutawney, 6 p.m.

Forbes Road (15-10) vs. Erie First Christian Academy (19-6) at DuBois, 7 p.m.

High Point Baptist (15-8) vs. Phi-Mont Christian (13-11) at Pottstown, 6 p.m.

Plumstead Christian (11-14) vs. Coventry Christian (20-5) at Souderton, 7:30 p.m.

Bethlehem Christian (26-2) vs. Sankofa-Freedom (19-8) at Souderton, 6 p.m.

York Country Day (22-4) vs. Chester Charter (19-6) at Pottstown, 7:30 p.m.

Girls’ Schedule:

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 6A)

Canon-McMillan (22-4) vs. Allderdice (20-6) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.

Emmaus (21-7) vs. Dallastown (24-3) at Ephrata, 7 p.m.

Altoona (20-4) vs. Pennsbury (21-5) at Mechanicsburg, 5 p.m.

Cardinal O’Hara (22-4) vs. West Lawn Wilson (24-2) at Coatesville, 6 p.m.

Upper Dublin (25-2) vs. Perkiomen Valley (22-5) at Bensalem, 6 p.m.

Hazleton (25-2) vs. Parkland (20-6) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 7:30 p.m.

Easton (26-3) vs. Red Lion (23-3) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 6 p.m.

Downingtown West (26-3) vs. Archbishop Carroll (22-5) at Norristown, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 5A)

South Fayette (26-1) vs. Penn-Trafford (21-6) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.

Indiana (22-5) vs. Baldwin (22-5) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.

Manheim Central (19-8) vs. Peters Township (16-11) at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.

Trinity (19-8) vs. York Suburban (23-2) at Altoona, 5 p.m.

Lampeter-Strasburg (19-8) vs. Mount St. Joseph (19-5) at Coatesville, 7:30 p.m.

Marple Newtown (18-8) vs. Crestwood (24-3) at Catasaqua, 7:30 p.m.

Bethlehem Catholic (24-4) vs. Villa Maria Academy (16-10) at Norristown, 7 p.m.

North Pocono (22-5) vs. Archbishop Wood (13-12) at Executive Education, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 4A)

Oakland Catholic (22-2) vs. Slippery Rock (20-5) at North Allegheny, 6 p.m.

Penn Cambria (20-5) vs. Delone Catholic (21-4) at Chambersburg, 5 p.m.

Blackhawk (23-1) vs. Belle Vernon (19-6) at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m.

Harbor Creek (22-4) vs. North Catholic (21-6) at Sharon, 6 p.m.

Susquehanna Township (21-4) vs. Universal Audenreid Charter (23-5) at Ephrata, 6 p.m.

Scranton Prep (21-5) vs. Allentown Central Catholic (15-12) at Hazleton, 6 p.m.

Central Columbia (28-0) vs. Villa Joseph Marie (14-11) at Lehighton, 6 p.m.

Valley View (20-6) vs. Neumann-Goretti (16-10) at Lehighton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 3A)

Shady Side Academy (24-2) vs. Beaver Falls (24-2) at Hampton, 7 p.m.

Karns City (25-2) vs. Central Cambria (21-6) at Plum, 6 p.m.

Greensburg Central Catholic (20-7) vs. Northwestern (22-3) at Sharon, 6 p.m.

Troy (24-4) vs. Camp Hill Trinity (22-2) at Milton, 7 p.m.

Imhotep Charter (16-10) vs. Holy Redeemer (19-8) at Bethlehem Liberty, 6 p.m.

Pequea Valley (21-4) vs. Schuylkill Haven (23-5) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 7:30 p.m.

Hughesville (25-3) vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond (23-6) at Berwick, 7:30 p.m.

Dunmore (23-3) vs. Executive Education (18-7) at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 2A)

Neshannock (23-3) vs. Penns Manor (22-5) at Armstrong, 6 p.m.

Kennedy Catholic (23-2) vs. Keystone (15-10) at Grove City, 7 p.m.

Bishop McCort (18-8) vs. Chartiers-Houston (22-4) at Norwin, 7 p.m.

Winchester Thurston (22-4) vs. Wilmington (22-4) at New Castle, 6 p.m.

Shalom Christian (16-6) vs. Southern Columbia (13-13) at Mechanicsburg, 6 p.m.

Faith Christian (15-10) vs. Mountain View (20-6) at Pittston, 7 p.m

Wyoming Seminary (18-7) vs. Marian Catholic (15-11) at Berwick, 6 p.m.

York Catholic (22-4) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (22-5) at Big Spring, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class A)

Williamsburg (23-5) vs. Elk County Catholic (18-8) at Clearfield, 6 p.m.

Farrell (12-12) vs. Bishop Carroll (24-4) at PennWest Clarion, 6 p.m.

Clarion-Limestone (20-7) vs. St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy (25-3) at Clearfield, 7:30 p.m.

Bishop Guilfoyle (19-4) vs. Aquinas Academy (22-3) at Indiana University of Pa, 6 p.m.

New Covenant Christian (23-2) vs. Delco Christian (26-2) at Coatesville, 6 p.m.

Phi-Mont Christian (13-11) vs. Benton (18-8) at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.

Lourdes Regional (26-2) vs. Motivation (12-4) at Catasaqua, 6 p.m.

Linville Hill Academy (16-6) vs. Southern Fulton (19-5) at Chambersburg, 6:30 p.m.

Tommy Novak scores in OT to lift the Penguins past the Bruins, 5-4

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Tommy Novak (18) is surrounded by teammates after scoring the game-winning overtime goal to end an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — snap a three-game losing streak. Second in the Metropolitan Division, Pittsburgh has points in 16 of its last 19 games.

Crosby is out a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury and Malkin served the second of a five-game suspension for slashing Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin in the head.

Egor Chinakhov added a power-play goal, Connor Dewar also scored and Arturs Silovs stopped 22 shots. Chinakhov has 14 goals this season and 11 goals in 25 games with Pittsburgh.

Pavel Zacha had his second career hat trick, and David Pastrnak also scored for Boston. The Bruins have lost five of their last eight. They have a three-point lead for the final wild-card spot in the East.

Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves for the Bruins.

Pittsburgh had its second three-goal comeback this season. The last time the Penguins had a three-goal comeback without Crosby and Malkin was February 10, 2001, against New Jersey.

Mantha became the first Pittsburgh player to score multiple game-tying goals in a third period since Alex Kovalev on March 23, 2002, against Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh trailed 3-1 in the third period, but Dewar and Mantha scored 33 seconds apart to tie it.

Zacha completed his hat trick at 8:34 of the third period, but Mantha tied it again for Pittsburgh with 8:42 to go when he tapped in a rebound from the left post.

Up next

Bruins: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Begin a five-game trip at Carolina on Tuesday night.

 

Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Avery Hayes (85) and Philadelphia Flyers’ Jamie Drysdale (9) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.

Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots.

Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins, and Stuart Skinner stopped 12 shots a day after Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin was suspended for five games. The Penguins were also without captain Sidney Crosby, who is out for a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury.

Tippett scored his 20th goal of the season less than a minute after Novak opened the scoring for the Penguins. It marked Tippett’s fourth consecutive season with at least 20 goals.

Bump scored in his NHL debut to tie the game at 2. With his family in the stands, he scored short side after a no-look pass from Nikita Grebenkin just over a minute after Rackell put the Penguins ahead 2-1 early in the second period.

Karlsson scored a minute later, and Barkley scored midway through the second to even the score at 3.

Vladar got called for interference 2:51 into overtime, and the Flyers killed off the late penalty.

Up next

Flyers: Host the New York Rangers on Monday.

Penguins: Host Boston on Sunday.

 

Penguins center Evgeni Malkin suspended five games for slashing Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse, top left, gives instructions as Evgeni Malkin (71) prepares to take the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has now been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in the head during yesterday’s game between the Penguins and the Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.  The suspension was announced today after Malkin had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. Malkin leads the Penguins with 51 penalty minutes this season and has now been suspended three times in his 20-year NHL career. Malkin will be eligible to return when the Penguins play the Colorado Avalanche on the road in Denver, Colorado on March 16th, 2026.

Penguins acquire forward Elmer Soderblom from the Red Wings in exchange for a 2026 third-round NHL draft pick

(Caption and Credit for Photo: Detroit Red Wings Left Wing Elmer Soderblom (85) in action during the game between Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings on January 31, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI (Photo by Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced today that the Penguins have acquired forward Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 2026 third-round draft pick which originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks. This means that Soderblom is signed through the 2026-2027 season and his contract will carry an average annual value of $1.125 million. Soderblom was drafted by the Red Wings in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft as the 159th overall pick and he has made an appearance in 39 games this season for the Red Wings. Soderblom tallied two goals, one assist and three points during those games.

Former Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin gets a new job as a senior assistant with the Arizona Cardinals

(Caption and Credit for Photo: Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin laughs with the media before mandatory mini-camp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Glendale, AZ) A source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler today that former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin is joining the staff of the Arizona Cardinals as a senior assistant. Austin was the defensive coordinator of the Steelers for four seasons and he was the last assistant from the staff of former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to find a new job. Patrick Graham, who was previously the defensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Raiders, replaced Austin as the defensive coordinator for the Steelers.

Highland Middle School Kids of STEEL Program to Receive Grant Support from P3R

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) Highland Middle School in the Blackhawk School District will welcome Maria DeCello of P3R and the Kids of STEEL program on March 12th, 2026, during the team’s regularly scheduled practice as the school receives grant funding to support its growing youth running program. The Highland Middle School Kids of STEEL program prepares student-athletes and their families to participate in events that are associated with the Pittsburgh Marathon that takes place each spring. Students train together while building lifelong habits centered on goal setting, physical activity, and teamwork through the program. DeCello will present grant funding from P3R to support the continued growth and success of the Highland Middle School program. The funding will help provide resources that ensure more students and families can participate in training and upcoming race events during the practice on March 12th, 2026.

Andrew McCutchen, 39, and the Texas Rangers make agreement for his minor league contract

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sept. 6, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

(AP) The Texas Rangers and outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreed to a minor league contract.

As part of the deal announced Friday, the 39-year-old would make $1.5 million this season while playing in the major leagues if he’s added to the 40-man roster.

McCutchen has three weeks of spring training to show the Rangers he’s worth a spot. They’re well-positioned in the outfield with rising standouts Wyatt Langford in left field and Evan Carter in center field and veteran newcomer Brandon Nimmo in right field.

Still, Carter was limited by injuries to 63 games in 2025, so depth is a concern that McCutchen could help alleviate. His right-handed bat could also serve as a natural complement at the designated hitter spot, where left-handed hitter Joc Pederson is slated for the bulk of the playing time.

McCutchen played the last three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the club that drafted him in the first round in 2005 and promoted him in 2009 for his major league debut. McCutchen played his first nine years in MLB with the Pirates, making five straight All-Star teams and winning the 2013 National League MVP award while becoming one of the most popular players in that franchise’s history.

McCutchen bounced around with four other teams between 2018 and 2022, before reuniting with the Pirates. He played in 135 games last season, with 13 home runs, 57 RBIs and a .700 OPS. When the Pirates reported to spring training last month, general manager Ben Cherington publicly kept the door open to bringing back McCutchen, but the signing of veteran Marcell Ozuna effectively eliminated a spot on their roster for him.

“No matter what, Andrew’s a Pirate and certainly our desire will be to continue to have a really strong relationship with him into the future, whatever that looks like,” Cherington said then.