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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...
Ligonier’s Sahara Robinson wins Seven Springs Peewee Bike Race
Sahara Robinson made history over Memorial Day weekend, becoming the first girl to win the Peewee Bike Race in the American Woods Racing Championship Series at Seven Springs in the Red Bull Mountain Scramble. A rising fifth-grader in the Ligonier Valley School District, Robinson, 11, races dirt bikes in the...
After year of growth, Freeport grad Heilman has breakout season for Mercyhurst baseballVideo
Is it possible for a pitcher to throw too many strikes? That’s what Mercyhurst baseball coach Joe Spano thought about Freeport grad Jarrett Heilman. Through his freshman season, the right-hander spent most of the time pitching in practice — he appeared in only two games — and Spano noticed his...
Atlantic 10 reveals 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule for Duquesne, 14 other schools
With the addition of Loyola Chicago to the Atlantic 10, the Duquesne men’s basketball schedule will have a slightly different look for the 2022-23 season. With 10 players who weren’t on the team last season, the Dukes and sixth-year coach Keith Dambrot will play four schools — Fordham, Massachusetts, Saint...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Josh Spiegel earns all-conference honors
Josh Spiegel became a fixture in the Penn State baseball lineup this season and put together an all-conference junior year. A Penn-Trafford graduate, Spiegel was named to the All-Big Ten second team. He played in all 55 games for the Nittany Lions (26-29) and started 53 of them as either...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Alex Highsmith be more? Local product Donovan Jeter added
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...
Mark Madden: NFL seems to be buying time with Deshaun Watson investigation
Deshaun Watson is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing Tuesday. Why? What’s the hearing for? Watson’s lurid story has been known for over a year. The NFL has presumably been investigating that long. Watson said he has done nothing wrong and has no regrets, so we know his side. This...
Avalanche D-man Cale Makar wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP
Cale Makar led the Colorado Avalanche in scoring on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. It was no surprise the dynamic defenseman was the unanimous choice for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. “It’s surreal to me,” Makar said. “You grow up, you see that as a kid,...
Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. Elliott recovered from an early issue that dropped him deep into the field to take the lead with 38 laps remaining...
Penguins A to Z: Is it now or never for Josh Maniscalco?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 —...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin’s conversation on Steelers’ Super Bowl XLV loss puts new spin on result
To hear Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin talk so openly about the Super Bowl XLV loss to the Green Bay Packers adds a different perspective on that defeat. Tomlin appeared on a recent edition of “The Pivot” podcast with ex-Steeler Ryan Clark and former NFL players Channing Crowder and Fred...
First Call: Could USFL give Steelers OLB depth?; Deshaun Watson update; memorable Pirates anniversary
Monday’s “First Call” suggests an unconventional plan toward finding a solution to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ lack of depth at outside linebacker. There is an update on the Deshaun Watson situation. Josh Allen’s interesting angle to the Buffalo Bills playoff loss. We’ve got a look at the next opponent for the...
Madden Monday: Kris Letang and Ron Hextall are ‘further apart on money’ than we’ve been told
During this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE provided a less-than-optimistic update for those that want to see free-agent defenseman Kris Letang stay in a Pittsburgh Penguins uniform. “Letang and (general manager Ron) Hextall are further apart on money than what I had originally...
Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time
TAMPA, Fla. — The Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time defending champions. Behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa...
Pirates farm report for June 26, 2022: Travis Swaggerty, Ji-hwan Bae lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-35) topped Memphis (Cardinals), 6-2. CF Travis Swaggerty (.277) was 2 for 3, including a two-run home run. LF Ji-hwan Bae (.319) was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. 1B Mason Martin (.205) also hit a solo home run, his 12th of the season....
38th playing of Fuhrer Invitational golf tournament missing key person
For the past 37 seasons, the annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational has grown into one of the top tournaments in Western Pennsylvania. Many of golf’s up-and-coming players — professional and amateur — have battled for the coveted title at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. But the 38th year...
Padraig Harrington holds on to edge Steve Stricker, win U.S. Senior OpenVideo
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Padraig Harrington knew the U.S. Senior Open was in his hands Sunday with a five-shot lead. Part of him hoped for an easy day, a chance to wave to the gallery and maybe even show off with some aggressive play that wouldn’t cost him. He got the...
