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The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team has reached an agreement with a historic Black church to provide it development rights to a 1.5-acre parcel near the church’s former property. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church’s old sanctuary was demolished along with much of the surrounding Black neighborhood in the 1950s in a now-lamented urban-renewal project. The Penguins…… read more »
Bethel AME, Penguins reach agreement
Bethel AME and the Pittsburgh Penguins reached an agreement to help further development in the Lower Hill. KDKA’s Ross Guidotti reports.… read more »
Penguins fire former Flyer Ron Hextall as general manager
After missing the playoffs for the first time in 16 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins are undergoing a complete front-office overhaul. The team announced Friday that president of hockey operations Brian Burke, general manager Ron Hextall, and assistant general manager Chris Pryor have all been relieved of their duties effective immediately. » READ MORE: Firing Chuck…… read more »
Penguins ownership talks about Hextall firing, Sullivan, Lemieux and commitment to winning
The most important name in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ organization that the average fan probably doesn’t know – or has ever maybe even heard about – is David Beeston. Such is life and the challenge of the Penguins being brought into the whopping $9 billion portfolio of the Fenway Sports Group. The name alone conjures up…… read more »
Penguins fire president of ops Brian Burke, GM Ron Hextall
The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired president of hockey operations Brian Burke, general manager Ron Hextall and assistant general manager Chris Pryor, the team announced Friday. The decision to fire the trio comes after the Penguins failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 16 seasons. The last time the Penguins didn’t reach…… read more »
Penguins Prepared to Make Dubas Big Offer This Summer [Report]
The playoffs haven’t even begun yet and there’s no telling what will happen in Toronto where the Maple Leafs are looking to avoid another loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and get out of the first round of the postseason for the first time since 2004. Fenway Sports Group has noted that a search for…… read more »
Historic Black church and Pittsburgh Penguins reach land-use accord
More than 60 years ago, a historic Black church was forced to give up its sanctuary, compensated for what it says was a fraction of its value, to an urban renewal project that wiped out the heart of an African American neighborhood known as the Hill District. Now, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is poised…… read more »
Penguins fire president Brian Burke, GM Ron Hextall, assistant GM Chris Pryor
The Pittsburgh Penguins cleaned house on Friday after missing the postseason for the first time in 16 years.… read more »
What’s going on behind the scenes with the transfer portal this offseason?
Ethan Bock joins Josh to break down what’s going on with West Virginia basketball and the transfer portal on the debut edition of Unreasonable Doubt on The Smoking Musket In case you missed the announcement on Twitter, we are thrilled to announce the addition of Unreasonable Doubt to The Smoking Musket family. Josh has produced…… read more »