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Steelers announce hirings of Mike Sullivan as QB coach, 2 other assistants
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday made official their hiring of Mike Sullivan as quarterbacks coach. In a release that also announced Chris Morgan as assistant offensive line coach and Matt Tomsho as quality control coach, the Steelers touted Sullivan’s 16 seasons of experience in the NFL. Sullivan was offensive coordinator...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson leaves practice with undisclosed injury
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson left practice early on Monday in Cranberry after he accidentally collided with a teammate. Approximately 20 minutes into the session, Matheson fell to the ice after coming into contact with an unidentified teammate. Matheson laid on the ice for several moments as athletic trainer Chris Stewart...
2 West Virginia-Baylor men’s basketball games postponed
The West Virginia men’s basketball team was scheduled to face Big 12 Conference foe Baylor twice in four days next week, but both games have been postponed. The conference announced Monday that the games, a home contest slated for Feb. 15 and a road matchup Feb. 18, will not be...
Bucs hope to keep core together to chase another Super Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s coming back. So is Bruce Arians. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are already thinking about what it’ll take to repeat as Super Bowl champions. The challenge begins with trying to keep some key components together for next season. Brady threw three touchdowns passes on the...
Kansas’ record Top 25 run over; Michigan jumps to No. 3
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks’ record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 25. Gonzaga and Baylor held down the top two spots, just as they have...
Previewing the Pirates: Finding backup to Jacob Stallings at catcher a top priority
As the Pittsburgh Pirates prepare for the start of spring training next week in Bradenton, Fla., the Tribune-Review takes a look this week at players in each of the position groupings. Derek Shelton remains steadfast in his belief the Pirates had the best defensive catcher in the National League last...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Super Bowl, Steelers, Penguins, T.J. WattVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden, calling in from Las Vegas, return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Super Bowl, T.J. Watt, the Steelers’ outlook, as well the Penguins’ troubles and GM search. Madden starts by saying that betting against Tom Brady was...
Buccaneers defense rises to occasion again in Super Bowl win
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s defense finished its redemption tour with a Super Bowl championship. Overwhelmed by Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill during a loss to Kansas City in Week 12 of the regular season, a young Buccaneers secondary flipped the script in Sunday night’s NFL championship game by shutting...
Chiefs lose composure and see red amid a sea of yellow
Offsides. Unnecessary roughness. Unsportsmanlike conduct. Pass interference. And holding. Lots of holding. All those penalties were too much even for Patrick Mahomes to overcome: Good as Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were Sunday — worthy champions, certainly — the Kansas City Chiefs put on a textbook display of...
Analysis: Credit or blame Tom Brady for all things Super Bowl
Credit Tom Brady. Or blame him. When it comes to the Super Bowl’s most successful performer, it all depends upon your perspective. Credit the quarterback, now 43, for his dominance of America’s most popular sporting event like no one before him. Blame him for making the collection of NFL championships...
Tom Brady wins 5th Super Bowl MVP award with vintage performance
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady took one final snap, went down on his knee, popped up and hugged his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates. With that big, familiar smile. They were champions and Brady put together another vintage performance on football’s biggest stage — doing everything his unquestioned greatness has forced...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Kasper Bjorkqvist snaps scoring slumpVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In Finland’s Liiga, forward Kasper Bjorkqvist scored the game-winning goal on a power play for KooKoo in a 7-2 home win against JYP on Saturday. The goal was Bjorkqvist’s first since Dec....
Buccaneers’ Bruce Arians scoffs at rumors, says he’s returning ‘for 2’
TAMPA, Fla. — Seconds after linebacker Devin White intercepted a pass in the end zone, Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians started doling out hugs. Players, assistants, staffers, they all got in line. Arians unplugged his headset, slipped on a Super Bowl championship hat and braced for the traditional Gatorade shower....
First Call: Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell have opposite Super Bowl experiences; audio/video of streaker
It’s an all Super Bowl “First Call” after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in the NFL title game Sunday night. We grit our teeth as former Steeler Antonio Brown celebrates earning a ring and scoring a touchdown. We lament Le’Veon Bell’s non-existent contribution. And...
Despite challenges of pandemic, Chatham hockey will start this weekend
If you’ve paid attention to college sports at all over the past year, you know the struggle it has been to get through schedules during the coronavirus pandemic. Games get postponed, moved up and canceled altogether like it’s beer league softball or rec-league hoops at the local YMCA. If the...
Tim Benz: ESPN is already hyping the 2021 season … and overhyping the Steelers
Leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, ESPN.com put together some projections for the Steelers and the rest of the league’s 31 other franchises in advance of 2021 season. Hey, no time like the present to start hyping the future, right? They placed every team into one of six boxes based...
This date in sports history: Feb. 8Video
1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles make the pick and eventually trade his rights to the Chicago Bears. 1950 — Man o’ War is selected the greatest horse of the half...
Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers dominate ChiefsVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady made the Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived in Tampa Bay. With help from old friend Rob Gronkowski and a ferocious defense, Brady and the Buccaneers are Super Bowl champions. Brady threw two touchdown passes to Gronkowski and one...
Serena Williams wins opening match in AustraliaVideo
Serena Williams is off to a fast start at the Australian Open. After losing the opening game, Williams won 10 games in a row and beat Laura Siegemund, 6-1, 6-1, on the first day of the tournament. The victory marked the start of Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th...
Pitt’s game at Louisville, scheduled for Wednesday, postponed
Pitt’s men’s basketball game at Louisville, scheduled for Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center, has been postponed after coach Chris Mack was among those within the Cardinals’ program who tested positive for covid-19, the ACC and Louisville announced Sunday night. The Panthers (9-6, 5-5 ACC) have had seven games...
WPIAL football players among 30,000 cardboard cutouts in Super Bowl seats
WPIAL football fans might recognize some familiar faces in the Super Bowl crowd at Raymond James Stadium. The NFL filled empty seats with cardboard cutouts Sunday night, and some featured football players who reached the WPIAL finals. Pine-Richland and Peters Township each tweeted to keep eyes open for cutouts of...
Brooks Koepka eagles 17, rallies to win Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brooks Koepka chipped in from 32 yards for eagle on the 17th hole to break a tie for the lead and then parred the last for a one-stroke victory Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Five strokes behind Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele entering the round,...
Pirates sign left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve to minor league deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates added a left-handed reliever to their bullpen Sunday when they signed Chasen Shreve to a minor league contract with a spring training invitation. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Shreve will receive $1.5 million guaranteed if he makes the major league roster. An 11th-round pick by the Atlanta Braves...
Butlers, Gribbles make basketball a family affair in Westmoreland County
For two of Westmoreland County’s most prominent basketball families, the game goes on. Somehow, it goes on. Even in a global pandemic, when hundreds of college programs are shut down and the fortunate programs that are playing are not allowing fans, it’s still hoop season for the Butlers and Gribbles....
A look at the candidates for the Penguins’ vacant general manager position
A few hours after former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford abruptly turned in his resignation Jan. 27, team president and CEO David Morehouse laid out what the franchise was looking for in a potential successor. The base requirements for the job really weren’t that complicated. “The criteria is the...
