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Rest of preseason wiped out for Steelers, NFL
It’s official: No Tom Brady in Pittsburgh in 2020. No Drew Brees, either. No Pittsburgh Steelers late-summer trip to the shadow of the Big Apple. And no installment in the annual preseason “rivalry” with the Carolina Panthers. In fact, no August football at all this year. The 2020 NFL preseason...
Opening Day is close, but Major League Baseball’s return hasn’t been easyVideo
It seemed impossible with anxiety related to the coronavirus at its peak in early April, doubtful as MLB and its union argued over finances in May and perilous a few weeks back as new covid-19 hotspots emerged across the country. But now that MLB has made it to within 48...
Ben Cherington: ‘A lot of people … spending time on’ facilitating PNC Park hosting Blue JaysVideo
“A lot of people” from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays organizations continue to discuss and work through the logistics of PNC Park hosting Blue Jays “home” games this season, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday, and a final decision for Blue Jays’ home base is expected within...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 41: Pirates’ Jerry Reuss a player of the decadesVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 41: Jerry Reuss When Jerry Reuss was added to the Pittsburgh Pirates roster for their stretch run in September 1990, he was just an...
Steelers 2-a-days: Long-tenured LB Vince Williams, XFL sack leader Cavon WalkerVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training campstaged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster,assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between June 9...
Former Pine-Richland, Pitt QB Ben DiNucci agrees to terms with Dallas CowboysVideo
Former Pine-Richland and Pitt quarterback Ben DiNucci agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys to a four-year rookie contract. DiNucci, a seventh-round pick, led James Madison to the FCS national championship game last year. DiNucci was at Pitt from 2015-17, playing in 12 games and making six starts. Prior to...
Steelers 2-a-days: Derek Watt cashes in this year, but T.J.’s next contract will dwarf big bro’sVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Corliss Waitman to compete at punter, time for James Washington’s emergence?Video
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: OT Alejandro Villenueva, rookie DT Calvin Taylor among NFL’s tallest players
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Penguins notes: Mike Sullivan pleased with depth, Jason Zucker fits in on 2nd lineVideo
Even while down one of the team’s highest-profile forwards and without a defenseman who has played 73 games for them over the past two seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins still find themselves with a surplus of players when compiling an 18-man lineup during practice this week. For coach Mike Sullivan, it’s...
Day before full intrasquad scrimmage, Penguins practice features rare 5-on-5 simulated game
Sidney Crosby went to the center-ice dot. Jared McCann, too. A third party dropped the puck. And off they went. There was no clock, the scoreboard was turned off, it lasted no more than a total of 15 minutes and line changes were relegated to a special whistle blown to...
Penguins’ Sam Lafferty has proven he belongs in NHL, but will he be in playoff lineup?Video
Sam Lafferty spent much of his first 24 years of life wanting to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins and hoping he one day would be good enough to do so. After only 50 games with the Penguins, Lafferty is convinced he belongs. “I think I have shown I can definitely...
Steelers 2-a-days: CB Cameron Sutton, WR Ryan Switzer seek defined roles in contract yearVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Horizon League – Robert Morris’ new home – postpones sports until Oct. 1
The Horizon League will postpone the start of all of its fall sports until at least Oct. 1, the conference said in a statement, delaying the first competitive events for Robert Morris in its new conference home. “All fall sports competition (championship and non-championship) will be delayed with the understanding...
Browns’ Myles Garrett calls helmet swing at Steelers Mason Rudolph ‘small bump in the road’Video
Days after signing a contract that made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, Myles Garrett said he and the Cleveland Browns have “moved past” his infamous helmet-swinging incident from last season. “My life’s much bigger than one moment,” Garrett said during a video conference call with members of...
Steelers 2-a-days: Healthy Stephon Tuitt can be star, Arrion Springs eyes spot in CB roomVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Penn State announces zero of its covid-19 tests of athletes have come back positiveVideo
Zero of 178 coronavirus tests administered by Penn State on its athletes have come back positive, the university announced Wednesday. Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour on July 1 said PSU would be releasing data regarding its covid-19 testing of athletes biweekly on Wednesdays. An emailed 34-word release from the...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 47: Rules changed due to dominance of Steelers’ Mel BlountVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 47: Mel Blount His playing height and weight listed at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Mel Blount was a larger-than-life cornerback. No wonder he became a...
Steelers 2-a-days: Year 2 for ‘Benny Snell Football;’ Robert Spillane a new special teams leaderVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Tuzar Skipper make an impact? JuJu Smith-Schuster in a contract yearVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: What is Jaylen Samuels’ niche? Christian Scotland-Williamson’s last shot?
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Pirates’ Luke Maile in a groove at the plate, out to shake reputation as defense-only catcherVideo
This coronavirus-affected 2020 MLB season can be described as a sprint and not a marathon. That works for Luke Maile. The new Pittsburgh Pirates catcher describes himself as “the anti-marathoner.” “That will never, ever happen,” Maile said of running a marathon. “People say, ‘You never say never,’ but I can...
Pirates’ Derek Shelton spends ‘awesome’ day at Steelers’ facility with Mike Tomlin
If during the news conference after his first game as Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton drops a well-delivered “obviously,” we’ll know why. Shelton and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin have built a relationship over the seven months since Shelton was hired, and the two were joined by their respective general...
Steelers 2-a-days: Ben Roethlisberger is back at 38, but is Mason Rudolph a legit No. 2?Video
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Maurkice Pouncey in 11th season, Pine-Richland’s Kevin Rader seeks spotVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
