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Bold, aggressive Big Ten leaves door open for more expansion
INDIANAPOLIS — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change and left the door open for more expansion after the league added Southern California and UCLA. Warren’s opening remarks to begin Big Ten football...
Steelers arrive at Saint Vincent College for training camp
After two years away, members of the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to the Saint Vincent College campus Tuesday afternoon, set to begin four weeks of training camp workouts. Secluded on the scenic campus in Westmoreland County, the Steelers will hold 18 practice sessions that will be open to fans starting at...
Steelers sign Jeremy McNichols to add depth at running back
As Pittsburgh Steelers players began descending upon Saint Vincent College for the start of training camp Tuesday morning, the team announced the signing of running back Jeremy McNichols to a one-year contract. McNichols (5-foot-9, 205 pounds) played for the Titans the past two seasons and spent 2018 with the Colts....
Tim Benz: Better? Worse? Stagnant? Where are the Penguins as they move into the slow summer lull?
As the Pittsburgh Steelers report to Saint Vincent College for training camp Tuesday, the Penguins — and other NHL teams — get to enjoy what their NFL counterparts don’t. An actual offseason. Oh, sure, players in both sports get their downtime for physical rest and recovery at various points on...
First Call: Some ex-Steelers may be checking out new teams; Pirates pitching prospect heating up
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at some former Pittsburgh Steelers in new places. An AFC North division rival is dealing with a franchise-tag problem. A top-notch Pirates prospect is in a groove. And the Pirates have a tough challenge in Chicago. Ex-Steelers on the move Some former Steelers are trying to...
JT Brubaker turns in solid performance, but Pirates fall to Cubs
JT Brubaker did his part Monday night at Wrigley Field when the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats failed again and one ill-timed error led to the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory. The Pirates’ starting pitcher worked through some early problems with his slider, didn’t allow hard contact by Cubs batters to deter him...
Shipley, Piatt and Pevarnik in hunt at 109th Pennsylvania Amateur
Chris Baloga of Briarwood Golf Club shot a 3-under-par 67 Monday and takes a one-shot lead at the 10th Annual Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Amateur at Llanerch Country Club in Philadelphia. He leads St. Clair Country Club’s Neal Shipley, who shot a 2-under 68, and Oakmont Country Club’s Nathan Piatt and...
Connellsville edges Penn Township for regional title; Murrysville advances
When Penn Township captured the 2021 Junior Legion Western Regional and state title, the Warriors defeated Connellsville four times. Connellsville exacted a little revenge Monday, defeating Penn-Township, 4-2, in the regional championship game behind a strong pitching performance from Mason Miller. “The pitcher wasn’t overpowering, but he did a good...
International component of Freeport baseball event back with presence of French team
The Freeport International Baseball Invitational is back this week, and dozens of games over the next five days are scheduled on fields throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. A highlight of the 28th annual event is a team from France, which will play a series of games as part of a tour...
Bryan Reynolds returns from injured list, bats second against Cubs on Monday night
Two hours before the start of a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates received a significant boost to their lineup when Bryan Reynolds was activated from the injured list and inserted into center field. He will bat second in the order against the Cubs...
QB competition will highlight issues Steelers must resolve when training camp opens
Plenty of newness will surround the Pittsburgh Steelers when they report to training camp Tuesday and return to Saint Vincent for the first time in three years. Given the retirement to Ben Roethlisberger, they will have a new starting quarterback for the first time in two decades. His successor will...
West Point Little League set to host state tournament beginning Tuesday
The final arrangements have been made, and now it’s time to play baseball at the West Point Little League Complex in Hempfield. Eight teams from across the state have convened in Westmoreland County for the start of the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 state championship. Action gets underway at 10 a.m....
2-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden out of Iowa hospitalVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was released from a Des Moines hospital on Monday and returned to his Tennessee home, where he will wait for an evaluation to determine if he can race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Team Penske named Santino Ferrucci as its...
Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card going up for auction
NEW YORK — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break a record at auction. The collector’s item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition. It’s estimated the final cost of...
Chase Elliott won’t celebrate gifted Pocono win after Denny Hamlin DQ
Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner. For now, at least. Joe Gibbs Racing can still appeal NASCAR’s decision to strip Denny Hamlin’s victory and teammate Kyle Busch’s runner-up finish on Sunday...
Norwin grad JJ Matijevic performing in ‘big situations’ for Houston Astros
It wasn’t majestic, like one of his second-deck home runs, and it didn’t find a gap. But JJ Matijevic’s hard-hit grounder did enough to score the winning run for the Houston Astros, who continued their mastery of the visiting New York Yankees last Thursday with a 3-2 win. Matijevic, pinch-hitting...
Mark Madden: Comparing Kenny Pickett to Ben Roethlisberger is unfair but will constantly happen
The Steelers took Kenny Pickett with the 20th pick in this year’s NFL draft. The Steelers took Ben Roethlisberger with the 11th pick in the 2004 NFL draft. Pickett was the first quarterback taken. The next QB didn’t go till the third round. Roethlisberger was the third quarterback taken. Eli...
Pirates catcher Jason Delay takes advantage of opportunity with offensive production
When Jason Delay connected on Braxton Garrett’s 2-2 slider, he didn’t know if would have the distance to clear the fence in the left-field corner at PNC Park, so the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher gave the ball some encouragement. “I was hustling out of the box, and I was kind of...
NFL enters media streaming marketplace with ‘NFL+’ service
The NFL is making its move into offering its own media streaming platform. The league announced that “NFL+” launched on Monday. Owners were briefed about it during the league meetings in May, while Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s chief media and business officer, confirmed in a column for “Sports Illustrated” last...
Haymaker Hammerheads claim 5th straight title at Monroeville Invitational
Temperatures already were making their way through the mid 70s as the first morning race went off at the annual Monroeville Invitational swim meet July 16 at Garden City Swim Club. More than 200 swimmers ages 5 to 18 from four area clubs — Haymaker, Gateway Heights, Park and Garden...
Tim Benz: Latest ESPN offseason poll frames a significant question for 2022 Steelers
The latest in an endless torrent of NFL offseason polls, rankings and lists on national websites actually revealed an interesting truth about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most of these posts are just filler for the league’s downtime in July before training camp. They are simply conversation starters to drive traffic and...
Steelers 2-a-days: CB Ahkello Witherspoon, DT Chris Wormley assumed starting roles late in ‘21
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...
Madden Monday on Steelers training camp: ‘You have to have resources to have position battles’
The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t have a lot of position battles heading into training camp. That really shouldn’t be the case for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game in five years and barely made the postseason at 9-7-1 a year ago. But in this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell’s boxing match on hold; new head coaching job for Hines Ward; Daniel Vogelbach’s Mets debut
Monday’s “First Call” relays some unfortunate news about Le’Veon Bell’s boxing match. Two former Pittsburgh Steelers are getting jobs in the coaching world. The Pirates are getting the Chicago Cubs while they are hot. And Daniel Vogelbach makes his first start as a New York Met against another former Pirate....
Former North Allegheny decathlete Ayden Owens-Delerme finishes 4th at World Championships
Since his days running track at North Allegheny, Ayden Owens-Delerme has talked about winning world titles and Olympic medals. This weekend, the NCAA champion decathlete made his World Championships debut and proved those dreams aren’t too far off. Competing against the sport’s best professional athletes, the 22-year-old college star finished...
