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Primoz Roglic aims to stop Tadej Pogacar from winning 3rd straight Tour
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Primoz Roglic must find a way to stop his Slovenian rival Tadej Pogacar from winning the Tour de France for the third straight time. While Pogacar remains the firm race favorite, Roglic eyes a hat trick of French wins this year when the three-week race starts in...
Penguins A to Z: Brock McGinn delivered as advertisedVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
First Call: Where Steelers’ Chris Boswell ranks among NFL kickers; Pirates host hot division-leading Brewers
In Thursday’s “First Call,” we find out where Steelers kicker Chris Boswell ranks among the best at his position in the NFL — and within his own division. A former WPIAL star is looking to imprint his team’s NFL success a bit more this season. And the Pirates may be...
Steelers 2-a-days: Veterans Damontae Kazee, Karl Joseph jockey for position among safeties
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, two per day, between June 11...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans react to Mike Tomlin’s Super Bowl XLV comments; Penguins fans refocus on offseason
Many of our readers did NOT like my column regarding what Mike Tomlin said about the Super Bowl XLV loss to the Green Bay Packers. Others are still upset about Chase Claypool’s recent comments. Some folks are fretting about the Penguins offseason. And then there’s at least one of you...
Bryan Reynolds rounding into form, as 3-homer game caps incredible month for Pirates CF
By hitting three home runs Wednesday at Washington, Bryan Reynolds reminded everyone why the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder was an All-Star last season — and could be rounding back into that form. “It feels good,” Reynolds said. “I guess it feels kind of surreal, but it was a good day...
Pirates farm report for June 29, 2022: Carmen Mlodzinski picks up win for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-36) was beaten by Nashville (Brewers), 8-5. DH Ben Gamel (hamstring), on a rehab assignment, went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. RF Cal Mitchell (.320) went 3 for 4 with two runs scored. SS Rodolfo Castro (.220) went 1 for 4 with a homer, his seventh. 3B...
Championship girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker steps down at Mt. Lebanon to take spot in South Fayette stands
One of the top basketball coaches in the state is putting down her whiteboard and whistle and is preparing to be a fan. Dori Oldaker announced on Wednesday she was stepping down as head coach of the Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team after 19 years and multiple championships. Oldaker and...
Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to tee off in Ryder Cup-type tourney
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — For those tired of the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, Tom Brookes has something that might be of interest. The chief executive of Icons Series is bringing a two-day tournament to Liberty National that features 24 professional athletes from all...
David Bradshaw claims fourth Fuhrer Invitational title despite slow start
David Bradshaw struggled early in the final round of the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Wednesday. He was 5-over-par through nine holes and had lost the lead. But the Harpers Ferry, W.Va., native his kept cool, and if he kept his game together he still could have had a...
After parade, work begins for Avalanche in bid to repeat as champs
DENVER — Nazem Kadri will be waving jubilantly to the fans at the parade Thursday through the streets of Denver. Possibly waving goodbye, too. Some tough decisions loom for the Colorado Avalanche after dethroning the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. As the players party and mingle with...
The ‘other’ Steelers rookie QB, 7th-round pick Chris Oladokun confident he belongs
Chris Oladokun was selected 221 spots behind another player at his position by the team that took him. Kenny Pickett was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first pick of the draft in April. Oladokun was their last. But as Oladokun scanned the Steelers’ locker room, he felt more like a first-rounder than...
2-time Wimbledon champ Andy Murray loses to John Isner in 2nd round
WIMBLEDON, England — The recurring cries of “Come on, Andy!” at Centre Court meandered somewhere along the continuum from pushing to pleading as two-time champion Andy Murray’s shortest stay at Wimbledon came to a close. Unable to overcome big John Isner’s big serves the way he always has in the...
Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Emoni Bates, one of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class, says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Bates, in an Instagram post Wednesday, announced his decision to return to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference....
3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics
Hours before Canada beat the United States to win women’s hockey gold at the Beijing Olympics in February, International Ice Hockey Federation officials lamented having only two medal events on sports’ biggest stage. The IIHF and IOC have discussed adding to that, and a new 3-on-3 league that debuted earlier...
Bryan Reynolds hits 3 home runs, Pirates rally to beat Nationals
After a wild fifth inning that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates score the go-ahead run on an obscure rule and the Washington Nationals regain the lead on a confusing play at the plate, Bryan Reynolds took over. The All-Star center fielder hit his third home run — a three-run, opposite-field shot...
Penguins pick at No. 21 in 1st round as NHL finalizes selection order for entry draft
On Wednesday, the NHL announced the order of selection for all 225 picks in next week’s entry-level draft. Currently, the Penguins’ picks are slated to be: Round 1 - No. 21 overall Round 4 - No. 118 overall Round 5 - No. 150 overall Round 6 - No. 182 overall...
Roy Williams, Jim Calhoun among coaches headed to college hoops Hall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Another longtime coach, Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington, will join the quartet along with...
St. Petersburg mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new...
Study: Pittsburgh among nation’s top fishing cities
Pittsburgh is one of the top cities for fishing in the U.S., according to a ranking prepared by ApartmentGuide.com, an online rental resource. The Three Rivers City came in at No. 9 in the top 10 ranking among all U.S. cities with populations of more than 50,000. For each city,...
Analysis: If this was it for Serena Williams at Wimbledon, it works
WIMBLEDON, England — If this turns out to have been the last time the world gets to watch Serena Williams at Wimbledon — and she says she doesn’t know, so how could the rest of us? — it would not be how she would want to depart, naturally. Yet it...
Big 12 picks Roc Nation’s Brett Yormark as next commissioner
DALLAS — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league...
John Romano: Does this Lightning posse have one last ride left in them?
TAMPA, Fla. — When your team is still playing hockey in late June, no one questions your methods. Trade draft picks? No problem. Trade prospects, too? It’s gotta be done. Push the salary cap, sign older players, spend millions on long-term injured reserve cases, take risks on rental players? All...
Former Penn State stars Blair Thomas, Scott Fitzkee concerned about college football’s NIL policy and transfer portal
Scott Fitzkee and Blair Thomas played football a decade apart at Penn State. Fitzkee played his last season for the Nittany Lions in 1978 and Thomas in 1988. They were two of the better-known players on their teams and would have flourished had the NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) avenue...
Mark Madden: Remembering the greatness of slugger Dave Kingman
When you’re a kid, you have weird tastes and allegiances. For instance, my favorite baseball player was Dave Kingman. Kingman was preceded in my favor by Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski. But Mazeroski retired when I was 11. Mazeroski was the first athlete I sent a fan letter. He mailed back...
