Growing up an avid Penguins fan in Murrysville, Pa., Steve Mears dreamed of broadcasting the teamĢƵ games. This fall, he gets the chance.Root Sports hired Mears to take over television play-by-play duties starting next season.“ItĢƵ a tremendous honor,” Mears said.Mears broke into the ...
CRANBERRY TWP. — Defenseman Kris Letang, whose been out of play due to surgery on a herniated disc in his neck in April, spoke Tuesday after the Penguins’ practice. He said that his recovery is going to plan.“I’ve been starting to work out, doing a lot of things off the ice. Everything ...
PITTSBURGH — Actually, T.J. WattĢƵ earliest dream in sports was not to sack quarterbacks for a living. That came much later.At first it was scoring goals. Growing up in Pewaukee, Wisc., the Watt brothers, which includes T.J.ĢƵ older siblings J.J. and Derek, all grew up playing hockey. ...