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Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist signs in FinlandVideo
Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist signed with Karpat of Finland’s Liiga. The transaction was announced by Karpat via release on Tuesday. As far as his NHL status is concerned, Bjorkqvist is scheduled to become a restricted free agent July 13 and the Penguins could extend a qualifying offer simply to...
ACC eliminates football divisions starting in 2023, allowing each school to play all 13 opponents in 4-year cycle
Pitt and every other school in the ACC has one last chance this season to grab a division championship in football. The ACC announced Tuesday a significantly modified scheduling model that will run at least from 2023 to 2026. The main point is that the Coastal and Atlantic divisions will...
2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini out with covid-19
WIMBLEDON, England — Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, dropped out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match Tuesday, saying that he tested positive for covid-19. The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal, and he posted about it on Instagram,...
Pirates enduring frustrating ‘close but no cigar’ stretch of road games
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ current road trip has been defined by two things. Competitive games and frustrating results. Overall this season, the Pirates are pretty decent in one-run games, 10-9. Of late, though, winning the tight ones have been a problem. That’s unfortunate for a team that also has a propensity...
Penguins A to Z: Being adequate isn’t enough for John MarinoVideo
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: Le’Veon Bell favored in boxing match vs. fellow NFL star; ESPN’s ‘surprise offseason standout’ for Steelers
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an off-the-radar offseason star for the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have odds on the Le’Veon Bell-Adrian Peterson boxing match. A Penguins assistant loses out on a head coaching gig. And we tell you about a mammoth gambling payout thanks to the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup....
Steelers 2-a-days: Myles Jack signed to stabilize ILB corps, Buddy Johnson aims to contribute
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...
Tim Benz: Watching the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup celebration gives Penguins fans a lot to consider
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby got so much love during the Colorado Avalanche’s championship celebration, I thought he was going to come on the ice and skate a lap with the Stanley Cup. First, Avs star (and fellow Nova Scotian) Nathan MacKinnon told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan that he felt destined...
John Wall to be bought out, intends to join Clippers
John Wall and the Houston Rockets have agreed that his contract will be bought out, a move that will free him to sign with any team of his choosing, two people with knowledge of the situation said Monday night. Wall’s preference will be to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers,...
Juice from 2 rookies not enough in Pirates’ 3-2 loss to Nationals
Rookies Oneil Cruz and Miguel Yajure, players who could be a big part of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future, tried to take care of the present Monday night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. But they needed help the rest of the team couldn’t provide. After Yajure and Cruz put the...
Players pay tribute to tournament’s namesake on 1st day of Fuhrer Invitational
A golf cart sits between the ninth green and 10th tee at the Pittsburgh Field Club. It represents a shrine to the late Frank B. Fuhrer Jr., who died May 21. It was one of the spots where Fuhrer would sit and watch his tournament and greet the players. His...
Avalanche, Lightning show importance of making smart trades
TAMPA, Fla. — In a copycat league known for following the Stanley Cup champions, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog paused when asked what other teams could do to emulate their success. With a grin, Landeskog replied: “Find a Cale Makar somewhere.” Playoff MVP Makar was a big part of Colorado’s...
Swede Day: Daniel Alfredsson, Sedin twins elected to Hockey Hall of FameVideo
Twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, a big day for Swedish hockey as they made up half of the class of 2022. Goaltender Roberto Luongo, Finnish women’s star Riikka Sallinen and builder Herb Carnegie also were selected Monday for induction...
AP sources: Kyrie Irving decides to exercise $37M option with NetsVideo
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving decided to exercise his $36.9 million option for the coming season and will remain under contract with the Brooklyn Nets, two people with knowledge of his decision said Monday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press because the Nets had not...
Nathan MacKinnon shines in helping Avalanche win Stanley Cup
TAMPA, Fla. — Andrew Cogliano shouted at Nathan MacKinnon in the midst of the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup celebration. “87!” he bellowed. It was a reference to the final two numbers of MacKinnon’s hotel room, which Colorado’s star forward thought was a great omen when he checked in ahead of...
Analysis: Pirates make small strides, with a long way to go
In a season of experimentation, the Pittsburgh Pirates have used 53 players to get through 72 games. If that sounds like a lot of guys, it is. The Pirates (29-44 before their game Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals) are one of only five teams since 1933 to employ 53...
WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in RussiaVideo
MOSCOW — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4½ months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic...
Even Novak Djokovic knew he wasn’t at his best in Wimbledon debut
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic’s play was not particularly, well, Djokovic-esque, on Monday at Wimbledon. Even he acknowledged as much. He got broken early and trailed 3-1 as he began his bid for a fourth consecutive championship and seventh overall at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. He recovered to take...
Column: Chase Elliott pushes to race Nashville Fairgrounds
LEBANON, Tenn. — To be clear, Chase Elliott will take a victory anywhere he can get one. But not long after lifting the celebratory guitar he earned for winning at Nashville Superspeedway, Elliott couldn’t help but wonder if NASCAR is still at the wrong race track. NASCAR’s most popular driver...
Pirates recall Miguel Yajure from Triple-A, hand him mound assignment vs. Nationals
A flurry of roster moves Monday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a different look for the start of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Right-handed pitcher Miguel Yajure was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and will make his fourth career start — and his first...
Former Penguins forward Eric Tangradi takes over as Shady Side Academy’s coach
The Stanley Cup has been in Eric Tangradi’s house. That he rented. To Nick Bonino. Long before he became Eric Tangradi, realtor, he was Eric Tangradi, landlord. And for two consecutive years (2016 and ’17), the domicile that Tangradi rented to Bonino hosted the Stanley Cup. When Bonino and the...
Marlin Briscoe, 1st Black starting QB in AFL, dies at 76Video
Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years ago, died Monday. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told the Associated Press that Briscoe, 76, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, Calif. He had been hospitalized with circulation issues in his...
Lawsuit: Texans ‘turned a blind eye’ to QB Deshaun Watson’s actionsVideo
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans had been told that former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided him with resources to enable his actions and “turned a blind eye” to his behavior, according to a...
Bruins re-up GM Don Sweeney; 1st job to find Cassidy replacement
BOSTON — All those wins and playoff appearances weren’t enough for Bruce Cassidy to keep his job as Boston Bruins coach. But they earned general manager Don Sweeney a contract extension. The Bruins said on Monday they have signed Sweeney to a multiyear extension, six weeks after they lost in...
USFL, Maulers reportedly returning in 2023 — could they start playing in Pittsburgh?
The USFL and Pittsburgh Maulers will return in 2023, according to a national report. Could the Maulers be returning to the city of Pittsburgh, too? According to the Sports Business Journal, the USFL will play a season next spring. That would be a second in this new form of a...
