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Steelers 2-a-days: Mason Cole, James Daniels signed to upgrade offensive line play
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...
Pirates farm report for June 15, 2022: Matt Gorski homers in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-30) was edged out by Gwinnett (Braves), 5-4. CF Jared Oliva (.228) went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer, his fifth. LF Travis Swaggerty (.279) went 1 for 4 with a pair of RBIs. RF Bligh Madris (.301) was 2 for 4 with a double. 2B Ji-hwan...
Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — Andre Burakovsky scored 1 minute, 23 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began...
Pirates snap 9-game losing streak behind Bryan Reynolds’ homer, David Bednar’s 8-out save
After the Pittsburgh Pirates lost their ninth consecutive game, manager Derek Shelton hoped aloud that someone would come through with a big hit and execute a pitch to stop the slide. The best bets to do that were Bryan Reynolds and David Bednar. Both delivered in a big way. Reynolds...
Tennessee, Florida State players share lead at Sunnehanna Amateur
Two college players, Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis and Florida State’s Cole Anderson, are tied for the lead after one round of the Sunnehanna Amateur. Lewis used five birdies on the back nine Wednesday and Anderson had a solid 18 holes to shoot a 6-under par 64 at the 69th annual Sunnehanna...
Commissioner Gary Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this seasonVideo
DENVER — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is projecting record revenue this season, an increase he credits to more scoring leading to higher television ratings and more interest in the game. Bettman at his annual state of the league address Wednesday before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup...
Commanders’ Dan Snyder won’t testify before U.S. House committee
A lawyer representing Dan Snyder told Congress the Washington Commanders owner will not testify at a hearing next week as part of an investigation into the team’s workplace conduct. Attorney Karen Patton Seymour sent a letter to the leaders of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday explaining...
Golfers from new Saudi-funded tour could get traditional Boston greeting at U.S. OpenVideo
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Every loudmouth from Yarmouth and Masshole from Athol has descended on The Country Club this week, when 14 golfers in the U.S. Open field will face the American public for the first time since defecting to an upstart, Saudi Arabian-backed tour. The injection of genuine international intrigue...
Focus shifts from Saudi money to golf’s toughest test at U.S. OpenVideo
BROOKLINE, Mass. — The U.S. Open isn’t the only American major that has felt like an afterthought, lost among chatter and innuendo about topics unrelated to birdies and bogeys. Golf no longer was the primary concern going into the 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek in Alabama. The club founder...
Mark Madden: Super-size athletes can make extra large impact
Fat has come to the forefront of the Pittsburgh sports scene. Excuse me, did I say fat? I meant to say beefy, big-boned, heavyset, stocky or any of the other terms that patronizingly substitute but are no less aggravating to us fatsos. The Pittsburgh athlete who recently made fat where...
Winning Wiggins: Warriors All-Star shining in NBA Finals
BOSTON — Andrew Wiggins’ critics always focused on what they thought he wasn’t. Not driven enough to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, they said. Just not good enough to be an All-Star starter, they argued. One more victory by the Golden State Warriors, and all that will...
Penn State’s wide receiver depth makes position’s once-troubling instability feel like distant memory
It wasn’t all that long ago Penn State was going through a “churn” at the wide receivers coach position and started making the wrong kinds of headlines about the way the program was developing its playmakers. David Corley lasted just the 2018 season coaching wideouts, and Gerad Parker spent the...
George Washington University to drop Colonials moniker
WASHINGTON — George Washington University is dropping its Colonials moniker because “it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the school announced Wednesday. GW will keep using Colonials until a new name is introduced. That is expected by the 2023-24 academic year. “A moniker must unify...
Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time
Nordic combined, which uniquely tests skiers on jaw-dropping jumps and heart-pounding trails, has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. Its time might be up. It is the only Olympic sport without women and the International Olympic Committee is due to make a decision later this month about...
Norwin alum JJ Matijevic recalled to majors with Houston Astros
Things are looking up again for JJ Matijevic. The power hitter was promoted to the Houston Astros for the second time this season from Triple-A Sugar Land. The Astros’ No. 30-ranked prospect out of Norwin has hit 12 home runs and driven in 35 runs this season. The first baseman...
Riverhounds president Vic Gregovits stepping down
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced Wednesday that club president Vic Gregovits will step down from his front office position this week. Gregovits joined the Riverhounds in April 2021 and helped the team return to full operations after the covid pandemic-affected 2020 season. He helped fans return to Highmark Stadium with several...
Penguins name Kevin Acklin as president of business operations
The Penguins named Kevin Acklin as president of business operations on Wednesday. Previously the franchise’s chief operating officer and general counsel, the 46-year-old Acklin has been with the Penguins since 2018. In his new role, Acklin will report to the new ownership group, Fenway Sports Group, and manage the day-to-day...
Steelers sign All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to record-setting 5-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers made two-time All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick the highest-paid player at his position Wednesday, signing him to a five-year contract that runs through 2026. ESPN reported the four additional years on Fitzpatrick’s contract — he already was signed to a fifth-year option for 2022 — average $18.4 million...
Baltimore guard Carlton Carrington commits to Pitt basketball
Pitt coach Jeff Capel added a second member to his class of 2023 when rising high school senior Carlton Carrington pledged to enroll next year. Carrington, a 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season for St. Francis Academy in Baltimore. He also shot...
Penguins A to Z: Can Jonathan Gruden make a bigger impact?Video
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: Former Steeler makes ‘All-Underrated’ list; Derek Shelton on near no-hitter; ex-Penguin’s coaching achievement
Wednesday’s “First Call” features some praise for a few current Pittsburgh Steelers and a former Super Bowl champion. Derek Shelton reflects on Cal Mitchell’s at-bat to break up last night’s no-hit bid in St. Louis. And a former Penguin hauls in a coaching honor. No complaints here Former Steelers linebacker...
Basketball vs. Kentucky? Football vs. Florida St. and WVU? Why — and how — Duquesne has stepped up its scheduling strategy
Duquesne football coach Jerry Schmitt was at Pittsburgh Steelers practice at the UPMC Rooney facility on the South Side last week. He saw Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi hanging out in front of his team’s side of the building. “I said, ‘Hey, Pat! Guess who opens up the ACC Network schedule...
Tim Benz: Bill Cowher also faced a 3-QB quandary — but had a unique out the Steelers don’t have now
I guess we’ve figured out the Steelers’ three-headed-monster quarterback situation. All they have to do is move Kenny Pickett to wide receiver. Hey, that’s how former Steelers coach Bill Cowher handled it in 1996. Maybe current Steelers coach Mike Tomlin should try the same tactic. Speaking on SiriusXM NFL Radio...
Pirates OF Canaan Smith-Njigba, C Jason Delay have unforgettable moments in MLB debuts
Canaan Smith-Njigba had prepared his whole life for his major league debut, so he wasn’t going to complain about spending nearly two games in the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout before getting in a game. When he got the call to pinch hit for Yu Chang with two outs in the ninth...
Steelers 2-a-days: Devin Bush, Chase Claypool each aim for bounce-back season
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...
