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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ games postponed due to covid-19 protocols
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ games this weekend have been postponed for what the team has deemed “covid-19 protocols.” No specifics were offered. A team spokesperson declined to comment when reached via e-mail. Previously, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had a road game against the Syracuse Crunch on Friday and a home contest against the Charlotte...
5 things to watch: How many WPIAL teams will reach PIAA football finals?
Could the WPIAL send five or six teams to Hershey? The brackets say it’s possible, but that’s never happened before. Since football expanded to six classifications in 2016, the WPIAL hasn’t qualified more than four teams for the state championships in one season. The WPIAL had four qualify in 2020,...
Notre Dame promotes Marcus Freeman, 35, to replace Brian Kelly as coach
Notre Dame promoted defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach of the Fighting Irish on Friday to replace Brian Kelly. Freeman, 35, takes over less than a week after Kelly’s surprising and abrupt departure for LSU with the Irish still in contention for the College Football Playoff spot. Kelly hired...
Pirates A to Z: Bryse Wilson setteld into starting rotation after being traded by Braves
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: Bryse Wilson Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 23 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 225 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Wilson was 3-7 with...
Take 5: Right here, right now may be best chance for Pitt to win ACC championship
For years, Pitt football players have gathered in a circle before practice and chanted “ACC championship” before going about the day’s business. Pitt gets to take those words and make them real Saturday night when it confronts Wake Forest at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., with the conference...
Defense lifts Cowboys to victory over sinking SaintsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — CeeDee Lamb had 122 yards from scrimmage, Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run and the Dallas defense produced timely sacks and turnovers in the Cowboys’ 27-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. The Cowboys intercepted Saints quarterback Taysom Hill three times in the...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team drops Horizon League openerVideo
Rasheem Dunn and Justin Winston combined for 33 points in Robert Morris’ Horizon League opener. But the rest of the Colonials combined for only 25, and Green Bay pulled away in the second half for a 70-58 victory Thursday night. The score was tied 51-51 with just under 10 minutes...
Winter of waiting: Baseball fans hope MLB lockout fleetingVideo
PHOENIX — The only hint of activity outside of Chase Field on Thursday afternoon was the low humming noise from a construction crew, which was busy hanging some signs for an upcoming college football bowl game. Otherwise, the home of MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks was quiet, almost serene. That’s fine —...
Rory McIlroy part of 3-way tie for lead in Hero World ChallengeVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — Rory McIlroy has gone from tears at the Ryder Cup to some of his best golf of the year, and right now his only complaint is the calendar. “I wish it was the end of March,” McIlroy said Thursday after a 6-under-par 66 to share the lead...
Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall stepping down after bowl gameVideo
Bronco Mendenhall said the thought that it was time to do something else first came to him the day after his team’s dispiriting loss to Virginia Tech. In the ensuing days, Virginia’s coach considered other solutions, but as the week progressed he felt more clarity. He announced Thursday he’s stepping...
Road gets tougher as Pitt basketball preps for ACC opener at Virginia
No matter what the Pitt basketball team has been through this season — good or bad — coach Jeff Capel is adamant about the Panthers not dwelling on it. Not with the ACC opener looming Friday night at Virginia. “We had a really good practice today, attitudes have been good,...
Iowa vs. Michigan is the Big Ten title game almost no one expectedVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa opened this season as the trendy pick to finish second in the Big Ten West. Michigan was unranked in the preseason poll and wasn’t even supposed to contend for the East Division title. So much for predictions. Two of the conference’s traditional powers will play Saturday in...
Amid college coaching carousel, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi declares, ‘I’m all about loyalty’
Sitting in Pat Narduzzi’s office inside Pitt’s South Side training facility is an old, folded-up piece of paper that his father, Bill Narduzzi, kept in his pocket. Why does he keep it? “It’s called loyalty,” Narduzzi said of what the words on that scrap of paper represent. “I’m all about...
Even Keith Butler’s wife critical of way Steelers defense has played in recent weeks
Think Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler is getting heat from the talk-show callers and social media trolls? The criticism he has received in the wake of his defense allowing 41 points in back-to-back losses is nothing compared to the chilly reception he gets when he walks through his front...
Tampa Bay’s Antonio Brown, 2 others suspended for violating covid rulesVideo
NEW YORK — Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating covid-19 protocols. The Tampa Bay wide receiver and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to...
Mayfield, Browns can make up for lost season in home stretchVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s chance to change the narrative — about him, about the Browns and about his future — is staring him in the face. He’s got five games to show if he is a franchise quarterback or another Cleveland miss. Pushing through several injuries for weeks, Mayfield spent...
Larson comes full circle with Hendrick in winning 1st titleVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Larson was 18 years old and looking to jump from dirt racing to the big leagues when he went into a meeting at Hendrick Motorsports with childhood idol Jeff Gordon. “I was like star struck a little bit,” Larson recalled. “We were going to his office,...
Colorado State fires Steve Addazio after 2 rocky seasonsVideo
Colorado State fired fiery coach Steve Addazio on Thursday after a tumultuous two seasons that included an ejection in what would prove to be his final game for the Rams. The decision was made on the day Addazio’s buyout dropped from $5 million to $3 million. Rams director of athletics...
Pat Narduzzi proudly reveals how his daughter predicted Pitt’s return to ACC Championship Game
Pat Narduzzi remembers the empty feeling that engulfed him and his team after Pitt’s 42-10 loss to Clemson in the 2018 ACC Championship Game. “After the game, you’re disappointed. You have your head down. ‘What the heck happened?’ ” he said Thursday, sharing his feelings with reporters. But something else...
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth continues to practice fully
Pat Freiermuth’s progression through NFL concussion protocol continues to, by all indications, be going smoothly. The tight end on Thursday was listed as a full participant at Pittsburgh Steelers practice for the second consecutive day. Freiermuth absorbed a hit late in last week’s loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, but he...
Prestigious Senior Bowl adds 6th Penn State player to its 2022 game
Penn State’s player list for the Senior Bowl is growing. Jordan Stout, the Nittany Lions’ first-team All-Big Ten punter, accepted an invite to the all-star showcase on Thursday. Six Penn State players have accepted invitations — Stout, wide receiver Jahan Dotson, safety Jaquan Brisker, cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields, linebacker-end Jesse Luketa...
Manfred, Clark divergent views point to lengthy MLB lockoutVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Hours into MLB’s first work stoppage in 26 years, commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark presented diametrically opposed views of each side’s negotiating positions that point to a lengthy lockout. In separate news conferences less than half a day into baseball’s ninth work stoppage, Manfred...
Ravens’ Alejandro Villanueva sees ‘emotional component’ to facing ex-team, Steelers
According to an official transcript of his session with Baltimore media Wednesday, Alejandro Villanueva’s remarks were interrupted by his own laughter eight times over the course of answering 12 questions. At 33 years old and in his seventh season as an NFL starting offensive tackle, Villanueva seems to be enjoying...
Robert Spillane latest Steelers player added to NFL covid list
For the third time in four days, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a player to the NFL’s covid-19 list. Thursday, it was inside linebacker Robert Spillane. He joined outside linebacker T.J. Watt (Monday) and offensive lineman Joe Haeg (Tuesday) as those who are presumed to have tested positive for covid-19. Team...
Penguins wouldn’t mind a return of 2-game ‘series’ in regular season
Brian Boyle had a funny way of describing the Penguins’ flight to Calgary on Sunday to kick off the team’s four-game swing through Western North America this week. “It’s nice to get together, hop on the ‘bird’ and check in and go for dinners if you can,” the veteran Penguins...
