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Mark Madden: Sports are important, even in wake of unacceptable fan behavior
“Sports aren’t that important.” We cling to those words, or some approximation, when the aftermath of a game turns ugly. The latest catalyst for turning to these words of wisdom is England’s loss to Italy on penalty kicks in the final of soccer’s European Championships. Three Black players missed PKs...
Penguins A to Z: Is the future now for Sam Poulin?Video
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. Sam Poulin Position: Right winger Shoots: Left Age: 20 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 208...
First Call: Steeler takes a swat at his time in New England; differing national opinions on Ben Roethlisberger; RMU hockey updates
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a Steeler ripping the New England Patriots, on-air hosts singing very different tunes about Ben Roethlisberger and a few nuggets about the Robert Morris hockey teams. Cassius chimes in Steelers linebacker Cassius Marsh is taking another swat at one of his former teams: the New England...
Tim Benz: Just enough for Pittsburgh sports fans to get you through the mid-summer lull
We are still about two weeks away from Steelers training camp. The Stanley Cup Finals are over. So is the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and the draft. Besides the Pirates grinding toward a potential 100-loss season, what can Pittsburgh sports fans watch to get their fix...
This Date in Sports History: July 14
1951 — Citation is the first horse to win $1 million in a career by taking the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths in Inglewood, Calif. Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760. In 45 starts, Citation ran out of the money only once. 1964 — Jacques...
Sho-case: Shohei Ohtani gets All-Star win for AL, bats, too
DENVER — A Sho-case for Shohei Ohtani became a grand stage for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., too. Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball’s first two-way All-Star, Guerrero rocked Coors Field with a 468-foot home run and the American League breezed...
Penguins receive grant for diversity program at Hunt Armory
On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they were awarded a grant from the NHL and NHLPA to create access to hockey for youth players of color in the city. Last month, the team announced the launch of the Willie O’Ree Academy which provides “targeted training, social and mentorship opportunities for...
Pirates farm report for July 13, 2021: Mitch Keller strikes out 8 in Indianapolis victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-29) earned a 3-2 win over Omaha (Royals). RHP Mitch Keller (1-0, 1.80) earned the victory after after allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. SS Dee Strange-Gordon (.254) was 2 for 4 in his fourth game...
USA Basketball bounces back, tops Argentina in pre-Tokyo tune-up
USA Basketball finally made it look easy again. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points, and the Americans took control from the outset, beating Argentina, 108-80, in Las Vegas on Tuesday to avoid what would have been the first three-game losing streak in this era of NBA players...
Tanner Johnson rallies to win West Penn Amateur
Tanner Johnson didn’t look at the leaderboard during the final round of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 121st Amateur Championship on Tuesday. His focus was on playing well and better than first-day leader and good friend Louis Olsakovsky, with whom he was paired. Olsakovsky held a one-shot lead over Johnson...
Gerrit Cole out of MLB All-Star Game; Andfrew Kittredge, Taylor Rogers in
DENVER — There were a pair of late additions to the American League All-Star team: Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Andrew Kittredge and Minnesota Twins left-hander Taylor Rogers. They replaced New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole and Seattle Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. Cole said the Yankees did not want him to...
Suns can hack Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo but know he’ll keep comingVideo
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo pointed to a pair of scratches, one on his forehead and the other on his cheek. Those NBA Finals battle scars are proof, he figures, that the frustrated Phoenix Suns are indeed fouling him. “So they’re making my pretty face ugly,” Antetokounmpo said. The Suns may...
Pirates make MLB Draft special for Bethel Park’s Justin Meis
Justin Meis knew the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested when they continued to make calls to check in after almost every round late in the second day of the MLB Draft. Meis was on vacation with nearly two dozen members of his family at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland when he...
Golf notes: Brooks Koepka/Bryson DeChambeau feud won’t fade
Brooks Koepka has made it abundantly clear he doesn’t like Bryson DeChambeau. That should have no bearing in golf because they don’t have to spend time together, and they haven’t played together on the PGA Tour since the second round at Bay Hill two years ago. Maybe it will be...
Pitt’s Jimbo Covert: Waiting 20 years to reach Pro Football Hall ‘makes it so much sweeter’
From his humble upbringing in the small Beaver County borough of Freedom, Jimbo Covert has reached a lofty station in life on many levels: • Successful businessman • Pitt Board of Trustees member • Pro Football Hall of Famer (when he is inducted Aug. 7 with the 2020 Centennial Class)...
Canadiens give Dominique Ducharme 3-year deal as head coachVideo
MONTREAL — Dominique Ducharme was hired as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday after leading the club on a playoff run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. The Habs announced Ducharme agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season, removing the “interim” qualifier...
Column: Even without Woods, majors not any easier to winVideo
The Masters green jacket had been in his possession for just over three weeks, and Dustin Johnson already was looking ahead at more major titles. U.S. Open champion. Masters champion. Two-time major champion. Which title sounded the best to him? “Masters champion. It’s got a nice ring to it,” Johnson...
Pirates believe strategy of ‘going after the highest talent’ paid off in MLB Draft
When the MLB Draft ended Tuesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates had selected 11 pitchers and 10 position players in a near-even split that wasn’t as intentional as the strategy to select top talent. After taking Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first overall pick and receiving rave reviews for picking...
With extra year to reflect, ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher ready for time in Hall of Fame spotlightVideo
Something felt refreshingly familiar to Bill Cowher as he prepared to talk to the media about his upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. He noted it was a Tuesday, the day of the week he used to conduct news conferences during his 15 years as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach....
Former Steelers fullback Roosevelt Nix announces retirement
Former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback and special-teams standout Roosevelt Nix announced his retirement from football in a Tuesday social-media post. “To the Steelers and Steeler nation,” read a message on Nix’s verified Instagram page, “there is no other fan base or stadium I would have wanted to play in front of...
Rob Manfred: Banning defensive shifts would be restoring MLB
DENVER — Banning or limiting defensive shifts would be an effort to restore MLB to how it was played before offense was suffocated by analytics, according to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. Speaking to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America before Tuesday’s All-Star Game, Manfred said seven-inning doubleheaders and starting extra...
Innovative NFL offensive line coach Alex Gibbs dies at 80
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Alex Gibbs, the innovative offensive line coach whose zone-blocking scheme helped lead the Denver Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs in the 1990s, has died at age 80, the team said. The team said Gibbs died Monday from complications of a stroke with family by his side...
Roger Federer says he’s out of Olympics after knee ‘setback’
Roger Federer will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, writing on social media Tuesday that he “experienced a setback” with his knee during the grass-court season. Federer said before Wimbledon that he would make a decision about going to the Summer Games after the Grand Slam tournament ended. The 39-year-old...
NHL buyout history: Biggest, longest deals — plus Penguins details
The Minnesota Wild bought out the final four years of the mega contracts of defenseman Ryan Suter and forward Zach Parise on Tuesday, bringing the NHL’s buyout process into the spotlight. The two contracts had cap hits of more than $7.5 million apiece, which means the Wild will have plenty...
Jeannette grad Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State teammates seeking retroactive restoration
Referring to themselves as the “Tattoo 5,” Terrelle Pryor and four former Ohio State football teammates are asking that their vacated wins be restored, along with their legacy in the program. They want the 2010 season to be wiped clean. In a letter released on social media, Pryor, DeVier Posey,...
