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Riverhounds re-sign 9 players, including team captain Kenardo Forbes
Kenardo Forbes, an All-USL second-team selection, will continue his role as the Riverhounds’ longest-tenured player next season after the Hounds announced they have picked up his contract option, and that of eight of his teammates, for the 2022 season. It will the fifth season in the black and yellow for...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has another game postponed due to covid-19 protocols
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins had another game postponed for what have been labeled as “covid-19 protocols.” A home contest against the Hershey Bears scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled for Dec. 14. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had two games this past weekend postponed for the same reason. One of those games, a home contest...
Mike Tomlin: Decision to honor Ben Roethlisberger is teaching moment for young Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger saved his best for last against the Baltimore Ravens, and his play in the fourth quarter didn’t go unnoticed by coach Mike Tomlin. Roethlisberger completed 9 of 10 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and he led the Pittsburgh Steelers to 17 points in the fourth quarter...
7 Pitt players named to Associated Press All-ACC teams
Seven Pitt players, including Offensive Player of the Year Kenny Pickett, were named Monday to The Associated Press’ 2021 All-ACC teams. The teams were chosen by a panel of 14 journalists — one from each conference city — who regularly cover the ACC. Pickett and Jordan Addison were unanimous selections...
Oregon’s Mario Cristobal takes Miami coaching job after Manny Diaz fired
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For Mario Cristobal, the road has always led back to Miami. Once again, he’s coming home. Cristobal is leaving Oregon and returning to Miami, accepting an offer to become the head coach at his alma mater, where he won two national championships as a player. He...
Minkah Fitzpatrick: Steelers’ T.J. Watt deserves defensive player of year, ‘robbed’ of it in past
T.J. Watt is on pace to break the NFL’s all-time season sacks record, despite missing two full games and more than a half of two others. A recent former NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidate believes Watt should win the AP-voted award for his efforts this season. “He’s definitely...
Purdue moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for the first time
Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers were a unanimous No. 1 in the poll released Monday to move up from No. 2 last week. Reigning national champion Baylor moved up to No. 2, with Duke, UCLA and Gonzaga...
Boston College QB Jurkovec will return for senior season
BOSTON — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec, a Pine-Richland graduate, said on Monday that he will return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL draft. “I will be returning to Chestnut Hill in 2022 to complete my economics degree, improve all facets of my game, and compete nationally,”...
Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic a month ago at Del Mar, according to Craig Robertson, Baffert’s...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers win over RavensVideo
Columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-19 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday on this edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. Benz says that facing the Ravens at this point in the season was probably a good thing for the Steelers. And Madden compares...
Mike Tomlin quickly turns attention to Steelers’ Week 14 game with VikingsVideo
Facing the media about 16 hours after his team held on for a pulsating 20-19 victory against the Baltimore Ravens, Mike Tomlin admitted Monday that he doesn’t have time to dwell on the victory. Not with the Minnesota Vikings looming on the schedule in three days when the Pittsburgh Steelers...
Pirates A to Z: Power surge prompted Diego Castillo’s addition to 40-man roster
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: Diego Castillo Position: Second base, shortstop, third base Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 24 Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 185...
Analysis: What if 12-team College Football Playoff was here?
IRVING, Texas — A fun thing to do this season has to been ponder how the College Football Playoff race would have played out if expansion to 12 teams had already happened. The CFP selection committee set the four-team field on Sunday, matching top-seeded Alabama against No. 4 Cincinnati in...
AP source: Flyers fire Vigneault after 8 straight losses
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach Alain Vigneault following eight straight losses, two shy of matching a team record of 10 in a row, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because...
Highlands grad Brayden Thimons named PAC Defensive Player of the Year
Brayden Thimons has been a stalwart in his short time in the Westminster football program, culminating in a sensational 2021 fall season. A rock-solid 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior lineman, Thimons was named Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. “I am shocked and honored to...
Greensburg Salem grad Megan Kallock finds right fit with Grove City women’s basketball teamVideo
When Megan Kallock transferred from Saint Vincent to Grove City halfway through the 2020-21 academic year, it was equal parts inopportune and perfect. The down side: The Greensburg Salem grad got to campus in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic and started with a three-week quarantine over Christmas break. “I...
Kiski Area grad Nick Bisceglia kick-starts Robert Morris special teams
Robert Morris is playing its season finale. The score is tied, and the game against Campbell at Joe Walton Stadium is in overtime. After failing to convert a third down, Colonials coach Bernard Clark calls for fifth-year senior Nick Bisceglia. So what’s running through the mind of the Kiski Area...
Westmoreland campus clippings: County connections help Pitt to ACC title
Pitt mania is sweeping across the country as the Panthers continue to work their way back to national respectability. The football program’s exploits this season are fitting in with their proud glory days of the past. The ACC champion Panthers have plenty of Westmoreland County connections as they prepare for...
Mark Madden: Kenny Pickett resurrected Pitt football but should not feel obligated to play in Peach Bowl
Hail to Pitt, certainly. But, mostly, hail to Kenny Pickett. The same could be said about the quarterback of most championship teams. That job’s occupant must be a catalyst. Pickett is that, and then some. Even breaking Dan Marino’s passing record pales next to Pickett taking a program that had...
Ex-Penguins forward Jared McCann thriving with the KrakenVideo
The Seattle Kraken don’t really have any traditions. Really, how could they? They’re a first-year expansion franchise that has been playing games of consequence for less than two months. There is at least one exception, however. How they conclude practices. “Usually the next team up, the guy in the middle...
Penn State’s James Franklin searching for ‘the right person’ to replace Brent Pry at defensive coordinator
James Franklin is a busy man. The Penn State coach was out on the road recruiting Sunday night, and he’s trying to put the finishing touches on his top-10 Class of 2022 while also spinning that momentum forward into the 2023 cycle ahead of National Signing Day later this month....
Chiefs keep AFC West lead with victory over Broncos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ Andy Reid is an offensive-minded coach to his core, so the Kansas City defense must have done something special against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night for him to call its performance “beautiful.” Three turnovers. Three fourth-down stops. One pick-6 to seal a fifth...
Struggling Canucks name Bruce Boudreau coach amid leadership purge
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks named veteran Bruce Boudreau coach following a leadership purge late Sunday night in which three executives and head coach Travis Green were let go. The Canucks, in a statement, said general manager Jim Benning was fired and assistant manager Jim Weisbrod, Green and...
Steelers vs. Ravens: What they’re saying in Baltimore after loss
Going for two with all that momentum? Relying on analytics when your team has the best kicker in the league? The Ravens’ 20-19 loss to the Steelers cannot be going over well in Baltimore. Coach John Harbaugh shrugged off overtime and chose to go for two at the very end....
First Call: A story about Nick Saban, Mick Jagger and Jack Lambert; John Harbaugh’s reason for 2-point try vs. Steelers
In Monday’s “First Call,” Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh explains why his team went for two points at the end of their loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday. The Steelers next opponent may still be smarting from their loss by the time kickoff rolls around Thursday. Pitt is an early...
