Sports category, Page 1870
Planning travel for college basketball becomes more complicated during pandemicVideo
Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games. Planning amid the covid-19 pandemic makes it exponentially more difficult. Coaches and administrators have to consider ventilation systems, vendor testing protocols,...
Steelers CB Mike Hilton inactive for 4th game in row with shoulder injury
All four players that were removed from the reserve/covid-19 list for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday are active and will play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Heinz Field. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, linebacker Vince Williams, tackle Jerald Hawkins and running back Jaylen Samuels will be in uniform. Roethlisberger and...
Dustin Johnson rolls to first Masters title with record scoreVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — In this one-of-a-kind Masters that had no fans and no roars, Dustin Johnson made sure it had no drama. And when he polished off his five-shot victory Sunday with lowest score in tournament history, he had no words. Only tears. Looking smart in the Masters green jacket...
Tulsa enters college football Top 25; Indiana set for top-10 matchup
No. 25 Tulsa is ranked in the Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 10 years, and No. 9 Indiana is set to play the first top-10 matchup in program history. The AP Top 25 was mostly stagnant Sunday after four of the top five teams did...
Tiger Woods hits 3 balls into water at Masters, cards a septuple-bogey 10
AUGUSTA, Ga. — This was an imperfect 10 for Tiger Woods. The defending Masters champion recorded a septuple-bogey 10 on the 12th hole of the final round — the highest score on any hole in his career. Woods plunked three balls into Rae’s Creek on Sunday in front of the...
John Steigerwald: Columnist’s arrogance astounding in regards to Jack Nicklaus’ endorsement
The arrogance only is surpassed by the ignorance. The perpetrator in this case is USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan. She ambushed Jack Nicklaus at the Masters on Thursday. In her Thursday column, she wrote, “Two weeks ago, Jack Nicklaus shocked many in the sports world with a full-throated public...
Penn State’s struggles start with turnovers
Penn State coach James Franklin is pretty direct when he tries to dissect what has gone wrong with his team, which is 0-4 for the first time since 2001. “In my opinion, it’s turnovers,” Franklin said Saturday via video conference following his team’s 30-23 loss to Nebraska at Memorial Stadium...
WPIAL football champions learn opponents, locations for PIAA quarterfinals
The PIAA has released the dates, sites and times for the semifinal football games coming up Friday and Saturday. Of the five WPIAL champions crowned this past weekend, two will be home, one will be playing at the home site of their opponent and two will play at neutral sites....
Pirates A to Z: Lefty Sam Howard revived his career by thriving in relief role
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 Trevor Williams. Sam Howard Position: Pitcher Throws: Left Age: 27 Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 200 pounds 2020 MLB statistics: 2-0, 3.86 ERA/1.238 WHIP, with 27 strikeouts...
Pine-Richland routs Peters Township, wins WPIAL championship in 5th classificationVideo
Pine-Richland already had WPIAL football titles in Class 2A, 3A, 4A and 6A, and after a dominant performance on Saturday, the Rams added 5A to the list. The top-seeded Rams rolled to a 35-0 win over Peters Township in the Class 5A championship game at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium. Pine-Richland...
Analysis: Halfway through season, Steelers in lead for awards
Oh, the drama. Each year on Super Bowl Eve, the Associated Press presents its individual awards for the NFL season in a prime-time showcase fitting for the honors. We’re only halfway through the 2020 schedule, impacted of course by the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s worthwhile to take a look at...
T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s story behind Terrible Towel wipe; says Steelers ‘purposely hurt’ Carson PalmerVideo
While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rivalry with the Cincinnati Bengals has cooled considerably from its simmering peak, some old feuds never die. Former longtime Bengals receiver T.J Houshmandzadeh revealed — from his perspective, at least — some lingering sour grapes about the Steelers’ 2005 wild-card round victory in Cincinnati. Bengals franchise...
Beaver Falls races past Sto-Rox to win fifth WPIAL championshipVideo
Beaver Falls used its vast array of weapons Saturday to secure its fifth WPIAL football title. Josh Hough and Trey Singleton each ran for over 100 yards and the Tigers defense turned a pair of turnovers into scores as Beaver Falls came away with a 43-30 victory over Sto-Rox in...
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson builds 4-shot edge heading into Sunday at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson began his assault on Augusta National with a 5-iron for a tap-in eagle, and he never relented until he matched the 54-hole record at the Masters and built a four-shot lead to put himself in prime position for another major. Johnson has been in this...
Thomas Jefferson stops Aliquippa in OT in WPIAL finals dream matchup
If there was any uncertainty on Thomas Jefferson’s sideline, it was about the high school rules for overtime. Nobody on the roster had experienced it before. Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak couldn’t remember the last time he was involved in an overtime game. “I was like, ‘If they score do they...
Jarrett Doege throws 2 TDs, West Virginia runs over TCU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarrett Doege threw two touchdown passes and ran for one score, Leddie Brown surpassed 100 rushing yards for the fifth time this season and West Virginia beat TCU, 24-6, on Saturday. The Mountaineers (5-3, 4-3 Big 12) used a balanced offensive attack to beat TCU (3-4, 3-4)...
Penn State falls short late, reaches 0-4 with loss to Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — Luke McCaffrey had a hand in two touchdowns in his first start, Nebraska’s defense made two huge late defensive stops and the Cornhuskers held on to beat Penn State, 30-23, for their first win Saturday. McCaffrey took over for Adrian Martinez, who had started all of his...
‘Iron Man’ Robert Downey Jr. cheers Cam Heyward, SteelersVideo
Looks like Iron Man is a Steelers fan. Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward posted a video from Robert Downey Jr. - aka Iron Man from the Marvel movies - to his Instagram this weekend. In the video Downey thanks Heyward for a game jersey and asks for win No....
Mark Madden’s hot take: Criticism of new Marlins GM will be frowned upon
Kim Ng is the new Miami Marlins’ GM. She is the first woman and first Asian American to hold that position in MLB. Ng is a fine hire. Her credentials are impeccable. She also has an advantage no GM in history has ever had: She is above criticism. Given her...
Jeannette punishes Clairton in shocking WPIAL championship blowout
Jeannette captured the 10th WPIAL title in school history by shocking No. 1 Clairton, 45-14, in the Class A championship game Saturday at North Hills’ Martorelli Stadium. The Jayhawks (9-1) reversed a season-opening loss to the Bears by capitalizing on numerous Clairton mistakes. It was the first time since 2004...
Steelers ‘appreciate’ 8-0 start, but final unbeatens don’t often claim real prize
These 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers might not be the best squad the franchise has fielded in its almost nine decades of existence. But these Steelers have done something none of their 87 predecessors did: win their first eight games. Never before, either, had any Steelers team entered a weekend as the...
Pirates A to Z: After a season lost to injury, Clay Holmes hopes to finally stay healthy
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 Trevor Williams. Clay Holmes Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Age: 27 Height: 6-foot-5 Weight: 230 pounds 2020 MLB statistics: 0-0, 0.00 ERA/1.500 WHIP, allowing two hits...
Steelers activate Ben Roethlisberger, 3 others; Kevin Dotson placed on reserve/covid-19 list
Ben Roethlisberger did a lot of studying in his week while away from his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. Some teaching, too. Activated from the reserve/covid-19 list Saturday, Roethlisberger talked about what it was like to sit out practice all week before participating in the team walkthrough in advance of the Steelers’...
Central Valley claims WPIAL title with yet another dominant performanceVideo
Call it a mercy mission. Central Valley celebrated its 10th consecutive “mercy rule” victory Friday night, an incredible season-long streak that now includes a 35-0 win over Elizabeth Forward in the WPIAL Class 3A championship at North Allegheny. The WPIAL title was the second in a row and fourth overall...
Stefon Diggs, DeAndre Hopkins turn Bills-Cardinals into must-see TV
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs and Arizona’s DeAndre Hopkins are two receivers who have flourished in their new homes after being traded to their respective teams just hours apart in March. They’ve also helped turned their teams into some of the most exciting in the NFL. Now the Bills...
