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Luke DeCock: For 3rd season in a row, ACC basketball is off to a struggling start
Tony Bennett did a good thing and got slapped in the face for it. The Virginia coach was willing to go the extra hour to play on the road at James Madison and help a smaller in-state school open a new arena. He was willing to delay a year so...
Meet Kenny Pickett’s Heisman competition
If you paid any attention to what was happening at Heinz Field and inside ACC football stadiums this season, you know about Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett. But who are those other three Heisman Trophy finalists? Here’s a closer look: Aidan Hutchinson DE, Michigan, 6-6, 265 Pickett and Hutchinson will be...
Pirates A to Z: Roberto Pérez expected to provide pop, experience behind the plate
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, with the final week focusing on players added after the season ended. Player: Roberto Pérez Position: Catcher Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 32 Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 220 pounds 2021 MLB statistics:...
First Call: Oddsmakers favor Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ starting QB in 2022; unhappy Pirates anniversary remembered
Thursday’s “First Call” looks at the future of the Steelers’ quarterback position and a page from the Pirates checkered past. A Western Pennsylvania product with major influence in the college sports world is getting a new gig. And the Philadelphia Flyers are just a mess. Isn’t it great? Money on...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans still wound up after win over Ravens; Pitt fans in a snit over Kenny Pickett ‘fake slide’ criticism
With the Steelers playing Thursday night, part of me considered holding “U mad, bro?” until Friday morning. You know, just in case the Steelers lost. As you will soon read, though, between the Kenny Pickett slide debate and the tense Steelers-Ravens game last Sunday, I wasn’t exactly lacking for material....
Minor league report: Nailers edged by CyclonesVideo
Forward Shaw Boomhauer and Nich Hutchison each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-5 road loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Goaltender Stefanos Lekkas made 32 saves on 36 shots for Wheeling (10-7-1) while forward Jared...
Taz Sherman scores 23 as West Virginia knocks off No. 15 UConnVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Taz Sherman scored 23 points, and West Virginia held on for a 56-53 victory over No. 15 UConn on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (8-1) were terrible at the free-throw line but made enough in the closing minute to beat a ranked opponent in their first try this...
Justin Fields set to return to Bears’ lineup after missing 2 games
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Justin Fields is set to return to the Chicago Bears’ lineup. Coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday the prized rookie quarterback will start when the team visits the Green Bay Packers this week after missing the past two games because of broken ribs. Fields, the No. 11...
Pickett, Sessoms lead Penn State past Wagner, 74-54Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Jalen Pickett scored 16 points with four assists, and Sam Sessoms made three 3-pointers, also scoring 16 points, as Penn State broke away from Wagner, 74-54, with a big second half on Wednesday night. Six players scored at least eight points for the Nittany Lions (5-4), who...
Robert Morris defeats Lancaster Bible to finally get in win column
When you’re 0-7, any victory is a good one. After opening its men’s basketball schedule with seven losses, Robert Morris finally put a game in the win column Wednesday night, dominating Lancaster Bible, 99-51, in just its second game of the season at UPMC Events Center. Lancaster Bible is an...
AP source: Miami to hire Clemson’s Dan Radakovich as ADVideo
Miami is hiring Dan Radakovich as its athletic director, luring him away from Clemson after nearly a decade of enormous success there, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school was still finalizing an agreement with...
The year in professional golf review based on every club in the bagVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — The value of one shot was a place in history, another was worth $15 million in the bank. One drive introduced a young Scotsman on the world stage, one fairway metal helped to make a young American a major champion. All were shots that shaped the year...
Trib 10: WPIAL seeks record PIAA championship haul
The WPIAL never has sent more than four district teams to the state finals. Until this season. Five WPIAL champions are a win away from adding a state title to their 2021 collection. Mt. Lebanon, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Central Valley and Serra Catholic are headed to Hershey. Aliquippa is looking a...
Seahawks lose strong safety Jamal Adams for season to shoulder injuryVideo
RENTON, Wash. — Jamal Adams’ second season with the Seahawks is coming to an early end, raising even more concerns about the price Seattle paid to acquire the safety in the first place. Adams will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn labrum in his left shoulder,...
Pitt hopes confronting Colgate turns into antidote for 2 ‘gut punches’
Imagine getting punched in the stomach. You lose your breath, the pain shoots through your entire body and you fall to your knees. Now, imagine having it happen twice within the same week. By that time, you’re so mad, you want to do something about it. That’s the feeling Pitt...
Pitt volleyball team remains focused as it prepares to host Kansas in Sweet 16
Finals looming, coupled with the pressure of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball tournament, hasn’t worn on Chinaza Ndee. The fifth-year Pitt middle blocker routinely uses meditation to find her emotional center. Meeting with a sports psychologist once a week in addition to her own plan has Ndee focused on the moment....
AFC North-leading Ravens beset by injuriesVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The way Anthony Averett’s role has evolved this year is a microcosm of what the Baltimore Ravens have gone through as a team. In his first three seasons with Baltimore, Averett made seven starts total. In 2021, he’s made 11, pressed into more significant responsibility in...
Browns’ Baker Mayfield renewed by off week, confident for stretch runVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield’s bruises aren’t as black and blue as they were before the late but much-needed bye. The Browns’ record is still shaded in mediocrity. The one-week break gave Cleveland’s quarterback a chance to heal and recoup from a 12-game battering and mentally prepare himself for a...
With Jake Guentzel hurt, ‘terrible’ Kasperi Kapanen gets a chance on Penguins’ top line
Kasperi Kapanen didn’t like the question one bit. But he was honest — and probably accurate — in answering it. Following practice in Cranberry on Wednesday, he was asked how he would rate his performance in the past handful of games considering he’s been up and down the lineup recently....
Tiger Woods to make return from car crash at PNC ChampionshipVideo
Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the PNC...
Joe Burrow says injured pinky won’t sideline him against 49ersVideo
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said the injured pinky finger on his throwing hand won’t keep him out of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The finger was dislocated last Sunday when the second-year quarterback was strip-sacked on the Bengals’ first possession against the Los Angeles Chargers....
Arkansas star wide receiver opts out of Outback Bowl vs. Penn StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Arkansas will be without arguably its top offensive playmaker when it faces Penn State in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1. Razorbacks wide receiver Treylon Burks announced Wednesday that he has “decided to opt out of the bowl game and forego my senior season and declare for...
Pirates add 3 minor leaguers in Rule 5 Draft, lose 2 without sacrificing any top-30 prospects
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected three players and lost two Wednesday in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft but managed to escape without sacrificing any top-30 prospects. The Pirates used three of their four available picks, adding relief pitchers Zach Matson and Nic Laio and corner infielder Jacob...
Diontae Johnson combines skillset, work ethic, maturity to emerge as Steelers’ No. 1 WR
Naturally more introverted and a self-proclaimed quiet type, Diontae Johnson is far from as potentially polarizing as the man he effectively was traded for, Antonio Brown. Johnson doesn’t carry the kind of divisive target on his back the way Brown does these days, but Johnson is frequently targeted — by...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel sidelined on a ‘week-to-week’ basis
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Guentzel’s status following practice in Cranberry on Wednesday. The injury was labled as “upper body” but no specifics were offered. During Monday’s 6-1 road win against the Seattle Kraken, Guentzel...
