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On their weekly hockey podcast, Post-Gazette Penguins insiders Andrew Destin and Matt Vensel recap GM Kyle Dubas' comments amid the team's recent losing skid. What does the future hold for trade candidates including Jake Guentzel if the on-ice situation doesn't improve? Why shouldn't fans expect big changes with core players including Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang as well as coach M...

In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to discuss dream NFL free agency targets for the Steelers. Players who are unlikely to sign here but who could fill major positions of need if GM Omar Khan is willing to take an all-in type of gamble. Does Post-Gazette insider Gerry Dulac's pick of Chiefs standout Chris Jones make the most sense if h...

On the Wednesday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to analyze the latest rumors tying Broncos QB Russell Wilson to Pittsburgh. Do national pundits including Peter King and Chad Johnson right to see him as an upgrade over Kenny Pickett? Or are his years competing seriously for Super B...

On their weekly Penn State sports podcast, host Adam Bittner and Daily Collegian/Post-Gazette insider Seth Engle analyze a busy week of news around the football and men's basketball programs. Does Abdul Carter's move from linebacker to defensive end help his NFL draft stock as he looks to follow in the footsteps of Micah Parsons? Is new coordinator Tom Allen's unit now better positioned to replace...

On his weekly Chipped Ham and Football podcast, Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko welcomes former Pitt standout M.J. Devonshire to discuss all things NFL draft. How have Devonshire's preparations gone so far with the NFL combine looming next week? Does Devonshire see himself as a fit with the Steelers, who have needs at cornerback? How does he plan to see himself in upcoming meetings with...

In their weekly Pitt sports mailbag podcast, Post-Gazette insiders Noah Hiles and Christopher Carter answer reader questions. Among them, can coach Jeff Capel and Pitt basketball keep rising stars including Jaland Lowe and Bub Carrington on future rosters in the age of the transfer portal and NIL? How many players can Capel add to next year's team via recruiting? On the football side, what grade d...

On the Monday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to analyze the team's situation at wide receiver. Will general manager Omar Khan look to add a veteran like Allen Robinson via NFL free agency? A fresh rookie face from the NFL draft? Or could the answer to be yes to both? How much does...

On their weekly Steelers NFL mock draft tracker podcast, the Post-Gazette's Adam Bittner and Christopher Carter recap the week in projected picks for the team from pundits around the Internet. Does Oregon QB Bo Nix have any higher ceiling that what the Steelers already have in Kenny Pickett? Should he be under serious first-round consideration? Or did ESPN's Field Yates over value him? And what ar...

On the Friday edition of the North Shore Drive, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko to analyze the changes GM Omar Khan and assistant GM Andy Weidl have made to the team's front office and how they could impact upcoming moves in NFL free agency and the NFL draft. Later, they discuss Brian's contributions to the Post-Gazette Steel...

On this week's edition of the Pitching In podcast, Post-Gazette insiders Andrew Destin and Jason Mackey react to the first week of Pirates spring training. Does this signing of Yasmani Grandal actually help the team's iffy catching situation? Or is he past his prime? And how does former No. 1 overall MLB draft pick Henry Davis fit into the catching plans?   Later, they also discuss the latest deve...

On their weekly college hoops podcast, Post-Gazette insiders Noah Hiles and Abby Schnable analyze the forces behind Pitt basketball's hot streak of six wins in the Panthers' past seven games. Specifically, the ponder the upside of the three-guard lineup of Jaland Lowe, Bub Carrington and Ishmael Leggett. Is it enough to carry coach Jeff Capel and Co. to a March Madness berth? Or will the frontcour...

In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnists Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to discuss the latest rumors connecting Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields to the Steelers. Is coach Mike Tomlin really a "big fan" of Fields, as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter? What price would make sense for the Steelers to pay as they eye competition for Kenny Pickett? Or are they not in...

On their weekly Penn State football podcast, host Adam Bittner and Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian Nittany Lions insider Seth Engle analyze coach James Franklin's Tuesday comments about the state of college football. Are his gripes with the changes NIL and the transfer portal have wrought legit? Or is Penn State benefitting from them in important ways? And shouldn't coaches have to work harder to run...

On the Wednesday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo with discuss the Steelers lackluster draft history in the latter years of former GM Kevin Colbert's career. How much are busts like Devin Bush in 2019 and Chase Claypool in 2020 hurting the current roster? What about misses on depth...

On his weekly Chipped Ham and Football podcast, Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko welcomes 93.7 The Fan's Jeff Hathhorn to analyze the team's early offseason cuts of QB Mitch Trubisky, OT Chuks Okorafor and P Pressley Harvin III. How does Trubisky's departure change the team's plan at the position, if at all? Will the Steelers get another tackle through the NFL draft or NFL free agency to...

In their weekly Pitt football mailbag podcast, Post-Gazette insiders Christopher Carter and Noah Hiles answer reader questions. Among them: Was receivers coach Tiquan Underwood's departure to join the New England Patriots coaching staff a surprise? Is this the latest sign that coach Pat Narduzzi's program is in serious trouble following a lackluster 3-9 record? Did Narduzzi make a mistake in namin...

On their weekly Penguins podcast, Post-Gazette insiders Andrew Destin and Matt Vensel discuss a costly week for the team that included damaging losses against the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets. Are this club's Stanley Cup playoff hopes now in serious jeopardy? And what do they need to do to get back in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference mix?   Our duo tackles those topics as well...

On the Monday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to weight the team's options at quarterback in NFL free agency. Should GM Omar Khan and coach Mike Tomlin bring back Mason Rudolph to compete with Kenny Pickett after Rudolph found chemistry with receivers George Pickens and Diontae Joh...

In his weekly Steelers mock draft tracker video, host Adam Bittner welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to analyze the week in NFL draft predictions for the team from across the web. How does Illinois DT Jer'Zahn Newton fit with coach Mike Tomlin's defense as one of the few defensive linemen expected to go in the first round? Is MIssouri's Darius Robinson a potential Day 2 option?...

On this week's episode of the Pitching In Pirates podcast, Post-Gazette insider Jason Mackey welcomes wife and Post-Gazette health writer Abby Mackey to discuss the spring training lifestyle, its uniqueness to baseball and what they love about it. Abby shares some key points from her recent Post-Gazette story about things to do for families visiting Bradenton, Fla., with the club. Jason shares fro...

On the Friday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter and Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko react to coach Mike Tomlin's hiring of Zach Azzanni as receivers coach and Tom Arth as quarterbacks coach. Can Arth help Kenny Pickett's development more than predecessor Mike Sullivan did? What knowledge can he bring to the Steelers after work...

On their weekly college basketball show, Post-Gazette insiders Noah Hiles and Abby Schnable analyze an eventful week for the local teams. Are coach Jeff Capel and Pitt back on the March Madness bubble after its key win against N.C. State? How high can the Panthers push their seed for the ACC tournament? And why is coach Keith Dabrot calling out key players including Jimmy Clark and DaeDae Grant, a...

In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to react to Steelers owner Art Rooney II's openness to a QB trade despite Kenny Pickett's presence on the roster. Could the Bears' Justin Fields be a fit as that team eyes USC's Caleb Williams in April's NFL draft? Does Fields or Pickett fit new OC Arthur Smith's offense better? What about possible v...

On the Wednesday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko to analyze colleague Ray Fittipaldo's first seven-round Steelers mock draft of the evaluation season and to offer picks of their own. Should general manager Omar Khan use a first-round pick on Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson, who plays...

On their weekly Penn State football podcast, host Adam Bittner and Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian insider Seth Engle analyze the Nittany Lions' latest recruiting win, the commitment of Latrobe linebacker Alex Tatsch of Latrobe. He joins a slew of top WPIAL talent -- including Belle Vernon's Quinton Martine, Aliquippa's Tiqwai Hayes and Central Catholic's duo of Peter Gonzalez and Anthony Speca -- to...