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Fox Chapel native Gregor Meyer wins West Penn Open with chip-inVideo
There was a crazy finish Wednesday at the 118th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship at Westmoreland Country Club. A little wizardry from Fox Chapel native Gregor Meyer during the final three holes, which included an unbelievable par on No. 16 and a chip-in birdie for the win on No....
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi says players can improve their brand by staying out of trouble
Pat Narduzzi keeps a sheet of paper in his office that he considers just as important as any page in the playbook. On it, Pitt’s football coach keeps track of off-the-field problems that arise involving college athletes around the country. Occasionally, he takes it out and share its contents with...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi looks at the changes in college football and declares, ‘This is crazy’
The boy who used to wait eagerly at the kitchen table for his father to come home from practice so they could talk college football now wonders what’s happened to the game he loves. That boy grew up to be Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi. The 55-year-old son of a coach...
Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid
TOKYO — Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids. The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956. “We know what it takes...
Back-to-back homers in 7th lead Diamondbacks past Pirates for series sweep
The Arizona Diamondbacks might have the worst record in baseball, but the Pittsburgh Pirates gave reason for debate over which team is the worst in the National League, if not the majors. Pavin Smith and Daulton Varsho hit back-to-back home runs off Duane Underwood Jr. in the seventh inning as...
Title rewards Giannis Antetokounmpo’s commitment to Bucks
MILWAUKEE — This could have been the offseason in which Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the free-agent market and perhaps teamed up with another superstar to try winning multiple NBA titles together. Antetokounmpo instead will spend the summer celebrating a championship he won with the team that picked him. Leading the Milwaukee...
Steelers LB Vince Williams retires on eve of first training camp workout
On the eve of the first training camp workout, Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams surprisingly announced his decision to retire after an eight-year career with the organization. After being released in March in a salary-cap move, Williams returned to the Steelers a month later on a one-year, $1.075 million salary....
Tokyo Games boast nearly equal gender participation for 1st time
Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat. A women’s rowing event was added to create a more inclusive Olympics, which meant four additional seats on the U.S....
Florida State legend Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal condition
Florida State legend Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, his family announced Wednesday. “I’ve always tried to serve God’s purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come,” Bowden said. “My wife Ann and our family have...
Penguins A to Z: Colton Sceviour can offer more than he showed in 2020-21Video
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Colton Sceviour Position: Right winger Shoots: Right Age: 32 Height: 6-foot Weight: 190...
Legendary Hempfield softball coach Bob Kalp, 7-time WPIAL champ, retires
Bob Kalp carried the torch for the Hempfield softball program until it burned his arm. The coach of the Spartans and face of the program for three decades — 25 years as head coach — is stepping down after a storied career in the WPIAL. Kalp, 76, won seven WPIAL...
Pirates infielder Erik Gonzalez ‘exceeding expectations’ in recovery from oblique injury
The Pittsburgh Pirates have three position players on the injured list. One is ahead of schedule and one right on schedule while another has suffered a setback. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said infielder Erik Gonzalez (right oblique strain) is “exceeding expectations” in his recovery by taking ground...
Browns QB Baker Mayfield not stressing about contract situation
GATES MILLS, Ohio — Baker Mayfield is letting everyone else stress over his contract situation and future with the Browns. He’s got other priorities. “I’m about winning,” Mayfield said Tuesday while hosting more than 300 youngsters at his football camp. “And I think everything will play itself out. I’m not...
New ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips ready to confront problems of transfers, NIL, covid
In his first five months on the job, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips has been confronted with three unprecedented challenges: • The NCAA transfer portal, and its effect on football and basketball rosters and recruiting. • Dealing with players seeking exposure and financial gain through name, image and likeness opportunities. •...
Mark Madden: Forget the deck chairs. Goaltending is what could sink Penguins
The Penguins faithful and the attendant media have spent most of their time recently sweating what player the Penguins could lose to Seattle in the NHL’s expansion draft and any ancillary moves the team might make. What everybody should be concerned about is the Penguins’ goaltending. NHL free agency starts...
Pirates agree to $3 million bonus with third-round pick, RHP/SS Bubba Chandler
The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a $3 million signing bonus, pending physical, to convince two-sport star Bubba Chandler to skip playing quarterback at Clemson and play professional baseball instead. The Pirates selected Chandler, a right-handed pitcher and switch-hitting shortstop, in the third round of the MLB Draft with the intention...
3 Penn State running backs named to Doak Walker Award watch list
STATE COLLEGE — Running back is regarded as one of the deepest positions on the Penn State roster entering the 2021 season, and that depth is reflected by the watch list for the award that is given annually to the nation’s top running back. Three Nittany Lions running backs —...
From Fleury to Junkka, ranking every player the Penguins have lost in expansion draftsVideo
It’s anyone’s guess as to who the Penguins will lose in Wednesday’s expansion draft to the Seattle Kraken. But one thing is clear about this to-be-determined departee. He won’t be the best player the Penguins have ever lost in an expansion draft. That designation belongs to future hall-of-fame goaltender Marc-Andre...
Expansion Seattle Kraken make Jeremy Lauzon top pick
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken chose Boston defenseman Jeremy Lauzon with the first pick in their expansion draft Wednesday night. They introduced pending free agent Chris Driedger as their first goaltender and passed on Montreal’s Carey Price. Driedger agreed to terms on a $10.5 million, three-year contract to join Seattle....
Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez to carry American flag at Olympic opening ceremony
Four-time Olympic women’s basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez were chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night. Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and Bird were chosen by a vote of...
Sweden clobbers U.S. women’s soccer team in Olympic opener
TOKYO — Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the women’s soccer tournament. The Americans, ranked No. 1 in the world...
First Call: Encouraging stat about Steelers’ Melvin Ingram; Steven Nelson news; interesting Penguins expansion predictions
If you are dubious about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing Melvin Ingram, Wednesday’s “First Call” may put you at ease. We also look at Steven Nelson’s future. Strange odds surrounding which Penguin may get selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. And T.J. Watt’s wedding engagement is getting some...
Kraken’s expansion pick from Penguins? Seattle radio host says, ‘It starts and ends with Jason Zucker, right?’
Leading up to Wednesday’s expansion draft, a lot of Pittsburgh Penguins fans have advanced the hope that the Seattle Kraken would select winger Jason Zucker. If every team besides the Vegas Golden Knights is going to lose someone, why not him? In the wake of his acquisition from the Minnesota...
Tim Benz: 4 reasons why this year’s Steelers training camp may be more important than most
Training camp is a high priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as it is for the rest of the NFL’s franchises. That importance is increasing with players frequently balking at in-person offseason workouts these days and with the reduction of the preseason schedule to three games. The Steelers are “lucky” (if...
Pirates pitchers squander 4-run lead on the way to an 11-6 loss to Diamondbacks
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally supported starting pitcher Tyler Anderson on Tuesday night — for half the game — but it wasn’t nearly enough to secure a victory. Anderson allowed three runs in six innings and the Pirates bullpen collapsed in a 31-minute, eight-run seventh to help the Arizona Diamondbacks roll...
