Sports category, Page 1334
Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph embrace Steelers QB battle, even after adding Kenny Pickett
It’s May. As Mike Tomlin is wont to say, the players were wearing shorts. Pads weren’t on, and no one was tackling. The regular-season opener stood 110 days away. A small group of prominent veterans didn’t even show up. But for all the qualifiers associated with the opening of the...
GM Ben Cherington: Pirates want to make prospect promotions ‘because they’ve earned it’
The Pittsburgh Pirates have shown signs a youth movement is coming, with Ben Cherington placing an emphasis on the development of their top prospects with an eye toward the future. The Pirates general manager is making moves in the present, however, based on different criteria. Performance remains a priority, though...
On 1st day of Steelers OTAs, quarterbacks reflect on death of Dwayne Haskins
Four quarterbacks lined up behind center and took snaps Tuesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the first day of organized team activities. Mason Rudolph couldn’t help but think about one who should have been on the field with them but wasn’t. The voluntary workout was the first for the Steelers...
North Huntingdon hunter gains fame for taking down 12-point buck
Neil Stewart started hunting 17 years ago. He’s no stranger to the sport. So on Sept. 16, 2021, he knew he had an opportunity of a lifetime. A 12-point buck roamed North Huntingdon. Stewart knew he couldn’t let the opportunity pass, so he hunted for the monster buck. Everyone in...
Seton Hill freshman Gravatt has bright future as javelin specialistVideo
Sami Gravatt’s first foray into track and field was nothing to put in the scrapbook. A soccer player in her youth, Gravatt was asked to try discus in middle school, and she said it “wasn’t good.” While playing soccer at Manchester Township High School in her native New Jersey, Gravatt...
Playing D-I softball at Robert Morris ‘a dream come true’ for Burrell grad Alaina York
Robert Morris’ Alaina York has some serious range in center field. How serious? “It’s kind of a running joke that any time a ball gets hit in the air, it automatically seems like Alaina is calling for it,” Colonials coach Jexx Varner said of York, a Burrell graduate. “It could...
Hempfield grad Madi Stoner to coach in college softball league
Madi Stoner will be spending her summer in Florida, and not necessarily lying in the beach. The Hempfield and Hillsdale College grad will be joining her Hillsdale coach, Kyle Gross, in Bradenton coaching in a softball league for high-level college softball players. She will be assisting Gross at the Lakewood...
Duquesne adds former Miami (Ohio) 1,000-point scorer to its roster
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot added the ninth member and fourth transfer to his 2022 recruiting class Tuesday when former Miami (Ohio) guard Dae Dae Grant enrolled. Grant (6-foot-2) brings a wealth of experience and impressive production from the Mid-American Conference, where he started every game for Miami over the past...
Kendrick Green taking Steelers OTAs reps competing with Kevin Dotson at left guard
Last year at this time, Kendrick Green was hoping to impress as a rookie to earn the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting center job. Kevin Dotson appeared entrenched as a starter at guard for years to come. On the opening day of 2022’s organized team activities, the two were competing against each...
Steelers begin OTAs minus defensive end Stephon Tuitt
A veteran defensive lineman joined teammates for offseason practice Tuesday, ending his extended on-field absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers. It just wasn’t the player whose time away from the organization has generated so much speculation about his future. While nose tackle Tyson Alualu attended the first of six organized team...
For Panthers, regular season success didn’t lead to Stanley Cup runVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — There will be a Presidents’ Trophy banner hanging over the Florida Panthers’ home ice next season. The team’s media relations department will spend its summer rewriting the record book because tons of pages need updating. And the earliest that the Panthers will again have to hear about...
Pitt baseball ends slump, opens ACC Tournament with victory vs. Georgia TechVideo
In the opener of the ACC Tournament, Pitt’s baseball players proved to their coach — and, especially, to Georgia Tech — that they aren’t ready to put away their uniforms. After losing eight of the final nine games of the regular season, Pitt scored eight runs in the sixth inning...
France salutes injured, retiring Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at French Open
PARIS — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the French Open, the final singles match of his professional tennis career, and he...
Caddie gives Thomas an honest talk, leaves PGA with a flagVideo
TULSA, Okla. — The morning after was like any other after a week’s work as a caddie, with one exception. Jim “Bones” Mackay finished his laundry, packed his car and began the four-hour drive from Southern Hills to Colonial, this time with a special souvenir riding shotgun. He has been...
Watson accuser felt ‘scared’ and threatened by Browns QBVideo
CLEVELAND — One of the women accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct while she gave him a massage felt “scared” and threatened by a comment he made following a therapy session. Appearing on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” Ashley Solis, who is among 22 women who...
Kelsie Whitmore & ‘The Thing’ take on the Atlantic League
NEW YORK — The first thing Atlantic League hitters notice about Kelsie Whitmore is the obvious: the Staten Island FerryHawks pitcher is the only woman in a league full of former major leaguers. The surprises don’t stop there. The next thing they’re likely to see is a pretty big shocker,...
Dylan Deveney commits to Pitt from Georgia Tech, 2nd transfer tight end in 5 days
Pat Narduzzi’s work seemingly is never done, especially in regards to the NCAA transfer portal. For the second time in five days, Pitt’s coach received a commitment from a transfer tight end when Dylan Deveney, formerly of Georgia Tech, announced his intention to join the Panthers this season. Unlike tight...
Pirates promote Cal Mitchell, Roansy Contreras; Heath Hembree, Daniel Vogelbach to IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates are addressing their depleted outfield depth by calling up Cal Mitchell, along with right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras, from Triple-A Indianapolis for Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. Contreras will be the Pirates’ starting pitcher and Mitchell will start in right field. To make room on the 26-man...
Bryan Rust discusses new Penguins contract, his knee procedure and futures of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin
Penguins winger Bryan Rust surprised many in the hockey world by getting to the end of the 2021-22 season as a prospective free agent but then signing a deal to stay in Pittsburgh before testing the waters. On Monday, Rust joined TribLIVE columnist Mark Madden on his 105.9 The X...
Penguins A to Z: Too little, too late for Justin AlmeidaVideo
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 55 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Tim Benz: Penguins GM Ron Hextall seems to want to keep the band together. I’m still hoping for a few new tunes
Based on what Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said Monday, not only does he want to keep the whole band together, he wants to re-release a greatest hits album. As I listened to Hextall’s comments from his press conference, my mind started to picture Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Evgeni...
First Call: Aaron Donald not at OTAs yet; NFL free agents at positions of need for Steelers; ex-Penguin stays hot in playoffs
Tuesday’s “First Call” updates the Aaron Donald situation in Los Angeles. We check in on potential free agents the Pittsburgh Steelers may want to investigate. A rematch of an ex-Pirate pitching duel takes a turn. And a former Penguin stays hot in the postseason. A.D.’s day Los Angeles Rams star...
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning blank Panthers to complete sweep
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are running out of superlatives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy’s dominance. The reigning Conn Symthe Trophy winner delivered another stellar playoff performance for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions Monday night, stopping 49 shots to beat the Florida Panthers, 2-0, and finish a four-game...
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall weighs in on Rangers’ hit on forward Sidney CrosbyVideo
During his season-ending media availability in Cranberry on Monday, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall was asked about a suspected head injury suffered by forward Sidney Crosby during Game 5 of a first-round series against the New York Rangers on May 11. In the second period of that contest, Crosby was...
Ke’Bryan Hayes scores game-winning run as Pirates beat Rockies
After an embarrassing loss that finished off a sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals, Derek Shelton challenged the Pittsburgh Pirates to play with more energy in their series against the Colorado Rockies. When the Pirates continually put runners in scoring position but failed to generate runs, Ke’Bryan Hayes took matters...
