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Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Sabres
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to start Tuesday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 5-3-3 record, a 2.57 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. During Sunday’s 6-1 road loss to the Washington Capitals, Jarry allowed...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin preparing to start Mason Rudolph at QB in Week 11 game with ChargersVideo
Mike Tomlin is proceeding with the plan that Mason Rudolph will make his second consecutive start for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they play at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. He’s also “leaving the light on” for Ben Roethlisberger to return from the reserve/covid list and for All-Pro outside...
AP source: Blue Jays, Berrios reach deal for 7 years, $131M
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with pitcher Jose Berríos on a seven-year, $131 million deal, pending a physical, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The Blue Jays acquired the 27-year-old right-hander at the July trade deadline from the Minnesota...
This date in sports: Nov. 16
1929 — Southern California and Notre Dame play before 112,912 at Soldier Field in Chicago, with the Fighting Irish prevailing 13-12. It’s the third time in the 1920s that the two schools attract more than 112,000 fans. 1957 — Notre Dame ends Oklahoma’s NCAA record 47-game winning streak with a...
Former Penguins Jarome Iginla, Marian Hossa highlight latest Hockey Hall of Fame class
TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame’s pandemic class finally got its moment in the spotlight. Jarome Iginla headlined the five players and one executive enshrined Monday night — a year later than originally intended because of the covid-19 pandemic. The former captain of the Calgary Flames was joined by...
Justin Fuente out after 6 seasons as Virginia Tech head coach
Virginia Tech and football coach Justin Fuente have mutually agreed to part ways with two games left in his sixth season with the Hokies. In a statement released Tuesday morning, athletic director Whit Babcock said co-defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator J.C. Price will lead the Hokies through their final...
Pirates A to Z: After up-down start, Nick Mears makes his move into high-leverage role
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Nick Mears Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 25 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 200 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Mears was 1-0 with...
Steelers vs. Lions Week 10 film study: Poor execution, mistakes proved costly for Steelers
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 10 tie with the Lions. The winless Lions came to Heinz Field on Sunday to take on a Mason Rudolph-led Pittsburgh...
49ers rout Rams, finally win home game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a nearly two-month stretch that featured one win and far too many disappointments, the San Francisco 49ers were running out of time to establish an identity this season. An opening 18-play touchdown drive against the rival Los Angeles Rams was a pretty good start. Jimmy...
Ohio University pulls away from Robert Morris in second halfVideo
Kahliel Spear had a game-high 22 points, and Jaron Williams added 19, but the Robert Morris men’s basketball team dropped to 0-3 with an 85-71 loss to Ohio University on Monday night. Jason Carter had 18 points to lead five Bobcats players in double figures. Ohio outrebounded Robert Morris, 36-30,...
Trent Buttrick beats former team, leads UMass over Penn State 81-56Video
AMHERST, Mass. — Trent Buttrick scored 19 points against his former team and led five in double figures as UMass rolled to an 81-56 victory over Penn State on Monday night. Buttrick, who appeared in 78 games in four seasons with the Nittany Lions, also had team highs with nine...
Duquesne falls short against Weber State
It was another step in a learning process for a new Duquesne basketball team trying to find a successful formula in the early going. Baby steps. “We’re consistently inconsistent right now,” coach Keith Dambrot said. Koby McEwen scored 21 points and Dillon Jones had 12 points and 13 rebounds to...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Siblings excel for college teams
Sibling rivalries are a thing of the past for a number of Westmoreland area brothers and sisters who are rooting for one another to succeed at the college level. At Grove City this season, the men’s soccer team had the Kimmich brothers, Matt and Luke, from Franklin Regional. Both defenders...
Rays OF Arozarena, Reds 2B India earn Rookie of Year honorsVideo
It didn’t feel like Randy Arozarena was a rookie this season. Tampa Bay’s speedy and powerful outfielder certainly didn’t play like one, either. Arozarena won AL Rookie of the Year honors with a superb follow-up to his 2020 postseason heroics, and Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India earned NL Rookie...
Pitt, Femi Odukale hope to benefit from tough lessons learned at WVU
When Femi Odukale scored in the first half of Pitt’s game at West Virginia on Friday night, he blew a kiss to the crowd as he ran back on defense. That was all the large group of students at WVU Coliseum needed to see. He became a target all night,...
Pitt, Penn State earn 1st-round byes in NCAA men’s soccer tournament
Pitt and Penn State earned first-round byes as the NCAA revealed the bracket for its men’s soccer tournament Monday. Pitt, seeded fifth, will host the winner of Thursday’s first-round matchup between Northern Illinois and Oakland in the second round Sunday. Penn State, seeded 12th, will face the winner of Thursday’s...
Miami ousts AD Blake James, 2 days after football’s FSU loss
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Blake James is no longer Miami’s athletic director, with both sides saying it was a mutual decision for him to leave the university Monday in a move that came two days after the Hurricanes’ football team lost at Florida State. The school said it was beginning...
Despite big receiving day, Steelers’ McCloud knows being more reliable return man is his meal ticket
A week after perhaps the most glaring gaffe of his NFL career, Ray-Ray McCloud had the most productive game of his career. “You never know going into a game what’s going to come and what’s not going to come,” McCloud said Monday, a day after setting career highs for catches...
Pitt’s Jordan Addison gets good news from mother after he is named Biletnikoff semifinalist
When Pat Narduzzi got word Monday that wide receiver Jordan Addison had been named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, the first call he made was to the woman who made it all possible: Addison’s mom, Keisha Blackman. “She was screaming on the phone, excited,” he said. “I said, ‘Do...
Penn State bowl projections: New York-bound after recent skid?
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State fell out of the national rankings after last weekend’s loss to Michigan marked its fourth defeat in five games, and the Nittany Lions also have tumbled down the Big Ten’s bowl pecking order. While a trip to Florida — or even California when the Rose...
What pressure? Pat Narduzzi laughs off question about stress while Pitt protects 1-game lead in ACC Coastal
Pat Narduzzi thought the question was funny — truly knee-slapping, are-you-kidding-me? hilarious. So he allowed himself a chuckle and a sarcastic remark when asked about the stress that grows from trying to protect a one-game lead atop the ACC Coastal, especially when a loss Saturday against Virginia could all but...
4 PAC football teams earn bowl bids
Four football teams from the Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference will continue their seasons Saturday with bowl games. The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its eight-game lineup Monday. The schedule is as follows (some times to be announced): • Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Hobart (8-2) at Westminster (8-2), 1 p.m....
Steelers sign QB James Morgan to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a quarterback to the building Monday, signing former fourth-round pick James Morgan to their practice squad. Morgan was released off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad last week after the Panthers brought back Cam Newton. Drafted No. 125 overall by the New York Jets last year, Morgan...
Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas top AP Top 25; Michigan up to No. 4
Gonzaga, UCLA and Kansas held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ first Top 25 rankings of the regular season while Michigan climbed two spots to No. 4. The Bulldogs received 55 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel in the poll released Monday after a win over Texas....
Penn State’s Jahan Dotson named semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson has turned in a masterful 2021 campaign, and the senior is receiving some national attention for his performance. Dotson was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented to the best pass-catcher in the Football Bowl Subdivision...
