Breakfast with Benz: A TribLIVE sports podcast

Trib Live Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins us for this week's hockey podcast. We look at the Pens season opening loss to the Blackhawks, Connor Bedard. the goaltending, the power play, and Friday's game in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's "Friday Night Rivals" podcast with Tim Benz and Darren Zaslau features non-conference showdowns between North Catholic at Avonworth, Gateway and McKeesport, and Penn Hills visiting Central Catholic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's fantasy sports podcast looks at some last minute RB and WR replacement options. DJ Moore may have another big week. Bengals players could be bouncing back. And we discuss Connor Bedard's place fantasy hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Rutter and Tim Benz assess the stats of the Steelers at the bye week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our first hockey podcast of the season with Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. We preview the 2023-24 campaign and get you ready for the big debut of Connor Bedard at PPG Paints Aena tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's "Madden Monday" podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz discuss the many layers to the Steelers' win over Baltimore on Sunday. They also get into the ripple effects for the bye week, the start of the Penguins' season and Phil Jurkovec's position change at Pitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Benz and men'd head coach Derek Schooley discuss the return of Robert Morris hockey on Saturday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Friday Night Rivals podcast highlights a big game between North Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon. We also look at Montour vs. Central Valley, and two key showdowns in 5A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Conn of "105.7 the Fan" in Baltimore joined me on "105.9 the X" Thursday to preview Sunday's Steelers-Ravens game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Fantasy Sports popdcast features Jeff Erickson from RotoWire. Who to watch Thursday night? Will Zay Flowers go off like most WRs against the Steelers? A fading RB to worry about and WR injury concern. Plus, the TE situation keeps gettin worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Eagle of CBS is on the call for Steelers-Ravens this weekend. He joined me on 105.9 the X Wednesday to talk about the game, the rivalry, and the national vs local perception of the Steelers and Mike Tomlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me on 105.9 the X to preview the season-opener against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Benz and Joe Rutter discuss Mike Tomlin's press conference in advance of the Steelers game against Baltimore Sunday. They dive into the coach's comments about the team's poor level of physical play in Houston, the failed 4th-and-1, Kenny Pickett's injury and Matt Canada's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Mark Madden tells Tim Benz why the Steelers are in so much trouble after losing in Houston. We discuss the end of the Pirates season, and the stat of the Penguins preseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TribLIVE Pirates beat writer Kevin Gorman joins me to wrap up the 2023 season and look at prospects for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's "Friday Night Rivals" on "22 The Point" joins me to preview Mars vs. Highlands, Upper St. Clair visiting Mt. Lebanon, and Pine-Richland at North Allegheny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Robert Morris women's hockey team officially brings back the sport for the university tonight on the road against Union. Coach Logan Bittle joins me to discuss the emotions following a two-year absence, the outlook for the squad, and next week's home opener in conjunction with the return of the men's team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Friday Football Footnotes podcast welcomes Sean Pendergast from Sports Radio 610 in Houston to preview Steelers-Texans and J.J. Watt's Ring of Honor induction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's fantasy sports podcast, Jeff Erickson and I discuss the impact of the Browns, Steelers, and Chiefs defenses on the NFL and fantasy league decisions. Big showdowns between quarterbacks. The Miami effect last week. The tight end blackhole and Thursday night lineup decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rebooted Robert Morris men's hockey team returns to the ice on October 7th at Clearview Arena on Neville Island. The team's captains have been named. Two of them--captain Rylee St. Onge, and alternate Gavin Gulash--joined me for today's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Benz and Steelers beat writer Joe Rutter wrap up the Steelers win in Las Veags, and discuss this week's trip to Houston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Madden Monday, Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Steelers win in Las Vegas, Pitt's latest loss, the start of the Penguins preseason, and Miami scoring 70 points against Denver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Gorman and I discuss the Pirates final stretch of the regular season, Mitch Keller's 2023, thoughts on a 10-15 game improvement, and potential for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out Friday Night Rivals on WPNT--22 The Point. Every week they have the best Friday night WPIAL high school football coverage. Tonight it's Mt. Lebo and Seneca Valley. Darren Zaslau joins us to discuss that game, N/A vs. Central Catholic, and Peters tangling with Upper St. Clair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's fantasy sports podcast, Jeff Erickson and I look at some running back emergency pickups, flex option debates, the Steelers big play defense, and the struggling Bengals impact on fantasy leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices