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Giants’ Gabe Kapler refusing to take field for national anthem in protestVideo
CINCINNATI — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas. “I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel...
Rafael Nadal to meet Felix Auger-Aliassime at French OpenVideo
PARIS — Rafael Nadal knew this was bound to happen. So, too, did his uncle, Toni Nadal, who coached Rafael to most of the nephew’s men’s-record 21 Grand Slam titles. Also well aware this moment would come, of course, was Felix Auger-Aliassime, the promising player who brought aboard the man...
Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin new king of New YorkVideo
Igor Shesterkin pulls the mask up on top of his head, takes a sip of water and looks around. Instead of squirting the bottle through the cage and shuffling back into position, he takes a few seconds to soak in the atmosphere. “He has that grin like he’s loving every...
Don’t count Juan Pablo Montoya out, he’s only at Indianapolis to winVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Oh, that’s just Juan. That’s what they say about Juan Pablo Montoya when he doesn’t want to do something, pushes back on a request or simply pretends he can’t hear what he’s been asked. He is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for what might be the last time...
Pirates place Yoshi Tsutsugo on injured list, recall Tucupita Marcano from Double-A Altoona
Yoshi Tsutsugo, who has been the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting first baseman for 27 of the 43 games this season, was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lumbar muscle strain. The move is officially retroactive to Wednesday. Infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano, who was acquired last year from the San...
Indy 500 driver helmets provide high-speed artVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Stefan Wilson’s first racing helmet was a hand-me-down from his older brother, Justin. So was his second one. And his third. The Wilson brothers designed the pattern together as youngsters growing up racing go-karts in England. When Stefan finally got a chance to style his own protective headgear,...
Darien Lantz named women’s basketball coach at UPG
Barely done with her playing days, Darien Lantz is ready to take on her first head-coaching job at the collegiate level. Lantz was announced Friday as the new women’s basketball coach at Pitt-Greensburg. She replaces Kelsey Oddis, who resigned and accepted another on-campus position. Lantz was an assistant at Thiel...
After injury-riddled season, Penguins’ Jason Zucker strives for health in 2022-23
Jason Zucker wasn’t being anti-social. He wasn’t suggesting he was special, nor did he think his teammates smelled badly. But during the home games of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round playoff series earlier this month, Zucker sat apart from the rest of the team, near the tunnel to the locker room...
Wet weather forces Lernerville Speedway officials to cancel races
Wet weather forced track officials to cancel racing Friday night at Lernerville Speedway. Morning rain and a forecast of more rain led to the decision. Next up at Lernerville will be a Test & Tune event Tuesday. Grandstand admission is free. Also, the Fab4 Revved Up with sprint cars, late...
Johnny Majors Classic, 2 prime-time games kick start Pitt’s 2022 season
After finishing the 2021 season with 11 victories and ranked 13th in the final Associated Press poll, Pitt football will get additional opportunities to prove its national relevancy in the first three games of 2022. Pitt will appear in prime time twice, sandwiched around a cross-sectional game against Tennessee that...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt still using ‘boring’ training techniques to mold All-Pro performance
Think you can lift enough weights or run enough miles to transform yourself into an NFL Defensive Player of the Year? The brothers who have combined to win four of the past nine such awards use a much different training method. “I always tell people,” T.J. Watt said after the...
Lifelong dream comes true for new Steelers general manager Omar Khan
Growing up in New Orleans, it didn’t take long for Omar Khan to realize his path to the NFL wouldn’t come as a player. “When I was running around that football field and I realized I wasn’t as good of an athlete as everyone else on that field, I’d better...
Mark Madden: Among my top 5 greats, Connor McDavid approaching all-time status
I have long been steadfast when listing my top five hockey players ever. Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky are my top three. List them in any order you like, and I won’t argue. Sidney Crosby and Gordie Howe are my next two. (Howe is included based on tradition,...
McDavid, Oilers eliminate Flames in OT, on to West finals
CALGARY, Alberta — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl dominated the first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years. It was fitting Edmonton’s dynamic duo combined to end it. McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime and the Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Thursday night in Game 5 of the...
For Pirates rookie outfielder Cal Mitchell, 1st road trip to San Diego a happy homecoming
Cal Mitchell had his first pinch-me moment in the third inning of his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he caught Charlie Blackmon’s fly ball to right field and threw it back into the infield. “It was like, ‘OK, I got to have my first touch,’ ” Mitchell said....
Penguins A to Z: Defense will be Raivis Ansons’ path to the NHLVideo
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 —...
Tim Benz: Steelers putting the ‘offensive’ back in ‘offensive line’ when it comes to pass protection
A complaint you often hear from linemen who play in pass-heavy offenses like the Pittsburgh Steelers is that they don’t get to be aggressive enough. If a team doesn’t run the ball very much, the offensive linemen aren’t firing off the line of scrimmage and attacking the defensive lineman on...
First Call: Who is Steelers most underappreciated player; Pittsburgh connections help Hurricanes beat Rangers
Friday’s “First Call” debates the Steelers most “underappreciated player.” We also look ahead to the Pirates game against Joe Musgrove. And some Pittsburgh connections played a role in the Carolina Hurricanes win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Plus, a happy anniversary for the Penguins, but a sad...
Pirates farm report for May 26, 2022: Mike Burrows throws 7 scoreless for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-21) was lit up by St. Paul (Twins), 8-1. RHP Osvaldo Bido (0-3, 4.72) started and was touched up for six runs on six hits, including two homers, in 4.2 innings. Indianapolis had eight hits but only produced one run. SS Oneil Cruz (.206) went 2 for 4...
Seton Hill softball drops opener at D2 World Series
Seton Hill will have to rally in the loser’s bracket to make a run at its first NCAA softball title. The Griffins were blanked, 4-0, by Auburn-Montgomery in the first game of the Division II World Series on Thursday night in Denver. Freshman pitcher Avery Dickerson held Seton Hill (41-11)...
Hurricanes win Game 5, push Rangers to brink of eliminationVideo
RALEIGH, N.C. — Upper St. Clair’s Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for Carolina and the Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers, 3-1, on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the second-round playoff series. Andrei Svechnikov also scored, beating Igor Shesterkin...
Scottie Scheffler part of crowded Colonial leaderboardVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler did something last weekend that he rarely does, watching a golf tournament at home after missing a cut. The world’s No. 1 player is back on the course and tied atop a crowded leaderboard at Colonial. Scheffler was among eight players who shot 4-under-par...
Chuks Okorafor glad to be back with Steelers as 3rd-year starting right tackle
Like most NFL players, Chuks Okorafor waited four years before he could become an unrestricted free agent. He waited less than six hours to go under contract once again. “Obviously,” Okorafor said, “I wanted to be back, because I came back. And obviously, they wanted me back, too.” Two-and-a-half months...
Yankees’ Josh Donaldson apologizes to Jackie Robinson’s familyVideo
NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson has apologized to the wife and family of Jackie Robinson for referencing the pioneering Black baseball player in remarks that led to a confrontation with Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson. The New York Yankees third baseman was suspended for one game and fined Monday...
Helio Castroneves seeks historic 5th Indianapolis 500 victory
INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves lost his first battle for position in the parking lot of Global Preparatory Academy, a dual-language school located less than 10 minutes from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’d been to the school before, knew he was supposed to park in an alley around back and knew he’d...
