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Steelers’ 2021 schedule — on paper — tougher than 2020’s
The 2021 opponents for the Pittsburgh Steelers are known. And, at least on paper and based on current record alone, next season figures to be more difficult for the Steelers than 2020. Twelve of the 16 opponents known for 2021 had a record of 7-9 or better this season and...
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence declaring for NFL draft
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has made it official — he’s heading to the NFL. Lawrence, the 6-foot-6 QB with the power arm and flowing hair, released a video on social media Wednesday announcing he was leaving school and declaring for the NFL draft. “I really feel like I’m a man...
Testing replaces tailgating as Bills set to welcome fans
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Testing is replacing tailgating in the Bills Stadium parking lot, with a limited number of fans being allowed to attend Buffalo’s wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. Before that can happen, New York state guidelines require the approximate 6,700 fans, plus 200 employees...
Steelers stadium will remain named ‘Heinz Field’ through 2021
It’s possible Sunday’s playoff game is the final contest of the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But it won’t be the last one at the facility that has been known for two decades as Heinz Field. The Steelers and the Kraft Heinz Co. on Wednesday announced a one-year extension for...
Penguins A to Z: Where does Sam Poulin fit in right now?Video
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Sam Poulin Position: Right winger...
First Call: Report says Steelers’ Omar Khan won’t be Texans GM; Seattle franchise hires more Penguins alumni
It doesn’t look like Omar Khan will be leaving the Steelers just yet. The NHL’s new franchise in Seattle is going to have some very familiar Penguins alumni in the front office. A WPIAL product is upset about what happened in Philadelphia Sunday night. And there is an update on...
Tim Benz: Steelers-Browns rematch may be coronavirus test for NFL’s playoff boundaries
The Steelers-Browns playoff game is on as scheduled. For now. That’s despite a continuing spread of coronavirus cases within the Cleveland Browns organization that started before its Week 16 loss and continued through the team’s Week 17 win over the Steelers. Via an email to TribLive Steelers beat writer Joe...
This date in sports history: Jan. 6Video
1951 — The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals, 75-73, in six overtimes, the longest game in NBA history. 1976 — Ted Turner, a millionaire communications executive and internationally known yachtsman, buys the Atlanta Braves for a reported $10-to-12 million. 1980 — The Los Angeles Rams, behind three field goals...
Spring training could be delayed for Double-A, Class A baseball teams
NEW YORK — Spring training could be delayed for Double-A and Class A players if major leaguers are not vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by the time big league practice is scheduled to start in mid-February. Major League Baseball, which has taken over operation of the minors, gave notice to...
US stuns Canada to win world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON, Alberta — Spencer Knight made 34 saves in another shutout and the United States upset Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the world junior hockey championship. Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and Alex Turcotte also scored as the U.S. won its first gold medal at...
Browns’ Rashard Higgins, Jedrick Wills cited for drag racingVideo
Cleveland Browns receiver Rashard Higgins and rookie left tackle Jedrick Wills were cited for drag racing by police Tuesday morning in Westlake, Ohio. According to an incident report and court records, the players were stopped in the suburb about 10 miles from the team’s headquarters. The report said a marijuana...
Frank Gore, NFL’s No. 3 rusher, unsure about playing future
NEW YORK — Frank Gore is in no rush to decide if he’ll give it another run next season. The New York Jets running back, who ranks third on the NFL’s career rushing list with 16,000 yards, will be 38 in May and just completed his 16th season. He’s scheduled...
Duquesne returns ‘home,’ falls flat against Davidson
If he was prone to making excuses and covering up for his team’s problems, Keith Dambrot could have blamed fatigue and a crowded schedule for Duquesne’s 61-48 loss to Davidson on Tuesday night. After shedding the cloak of covid-19 that canceled or postponed multiple practices and games last month, the...
No place like home? NFL teams’ advantage vanishes in year of virusVideo
For the eight NFL teams guaranteed to host at least one game in the playoffs this month, the comfort of familiar surroundings can’t hurt their quest to reach the Super Bowl. Staying in the same time zone and avoiding airplanes and hotels ought to help players stay fresh. For the...
Jamal Adams, Carlos Dunlap find the playoffs in 1st seasons in SeattleVideo
RENTON, Wash. — When Jamal Adams and Carlos Dunlap each made it clear to their former employers they wanted out, part of the reason was so they could experience the postseason. For Adams, he wanted to get there for the first time. For Dunlap, he wanted another chance at a...
Alabama’s DeVonta Smith becomes 4th wide receiver to win Heisman TrophyVideo
NEW YORK — On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons Tuesday night, breaking the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football’s most prestigious award by beating...
Franklin Regional alum Spencer Lee presented Hodge Trophy as top college wrestler
On the same day the Heisman Trophy was presented to college football’s top player, Spencer Lee was handed wrestling’s equivalent of the award. Lee, a senior at Iowa and a Franklin Regional alum, was presented in person the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s most dominant college wrestler from the...
Penn State-Ohio State basketball postponed due to positive covid-19 tests
Penn State’s men’s basketball game scheduled for Wednesday at Ohio State has been postponed due to positive covid-19 tests in the Nittany Lions program. “Individuals with a positive test have been put into isolation. In addition to isolation, contact tracing procedures have been implemented, which includes quarantine and testing for...
Pitt women’s basketball’s Jan. 14 game with Notre Dame postponed
Pitt and the ACC announced Tuesday that the Panthers’ women’s basketball game against Notre Dame scheduled for Jan. 14 in South Bend has been postponed. The change was necessitated by the Pitt program remaining in covid protocol. A statement released concerning the postponement said the Panthers continue to adhere to...
Steelers’ Alan Faneca makes list of 15 hall of fame finalists
Peyton Manning, no surprise, is among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2021. Joining him is former Pittsburgh Steelers stalwart Alan Faneca — again. The star quarterback, owner of a record five NFL Most Valuable Player awards and two Super Bowl titles, was the first...
Penguins notebook: Team holds 1st scrimmage of camp
The third day of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp at PPG Paints Arena saw them stage their first scrimmage, complete with all available players. Tristan Jarry was in net for “team yellow” — unofficially dubbed that for the color of the squad’s jerseys — and led that unit to a...
Covid, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are big topics as tennis sets to resumeVideo
When the 2020 men’s tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 season is set to begin this week. “The world is suffering a lot, so we are very lucky that we can play tennis,” Nadal said in...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson doesn’t deny his struggles, but is ready to get past them
Like a lot of people who get a new job and move to a new city, Mike Matheson needed a real estate agent. He already knew one who was pretty established in the Pittsburgh market. Kris Letang. OK, maybe not literally. Letang probably isn’t familiar with the encumbrances of Cape...
Dolphins GM regarding Tua: ‘He’s our starting quarterback’
MIAMI — Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier gave rookie Tua Tagovailoa a strong endorsement Tuesday, which may tamp down speculation about the team’s draft plans. Or not. Grier declined to discuss the draft, when Miami has the No. 3 overall pick and could take a quarterback in the first...
Seattle Kraken hires former Penguins assistant GM Jason Botterill in same role
Former Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill knows his new Kraken team doesn’t have much time to mesh as a front office. Between an expansion draft fast upcoming next summer and a pandemic that’s limited scouting opportunities much of the past year, the man announced Tuesday as a newly minted...
