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With improved offense in 2020, could Steelers defense make even more ‘splash’ plays?
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense led the NFL in sacks and turnovers during the 2019 season. Imagine what it could do if the opposing offenses had to revert to taking chances, throwing more or went into desperation mode to come back? The Steelers managed 54 sacks and 38 takeaways last season....
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden say fun has been taken out of sportsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page and say the fun has been sucked out of sports. Madden says that if sports wants to sacrifice the fun element to get the social message out, that’s fine, but then it’s not fun...
‘Missed’ by teammates, Ryan Shazier’s role with Steelers less prominent in 2020
The highest-profile unofficial assistant position coach in the NFL is no more — at least not for now. A familiar sight in the team’s practice facility and practice fields the past two years, Ryan Shazier has not been taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this season. A combination of...
Ex-Penguins assistant coach Jacques Martin hired by Rangers
Former Penguins assistant coach Jacques Martin did not take long to find a new job. Less than three weeks after the Penguins opted not to renew his contract, Martin was hired by the New York Rangers on Monday in the same capacity. Martin, 67, spent the previous seven seasons with...
Bud Dupree has ‘bittersweet’ feelings about possibly playing final season with Steelers
Bud Dupree signed a franchise tag tender that will pay him $15.8 million this season. Then, he filed a grievance in hopes of convincing an arbitrator his tender should be $17.78 million. But those salary figures are peanuts compared to the numbers the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker joked Monday were...
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement released by Georgetown on...
Mark Madden: Ben Roethlisberger will be AFC North’s best quarterback, not worst
Former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum says Ben Roethlisberger might be the fourth-best quarterback in the AFC North. “I would rather see the ball in the hands of Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield or even Joe Burrow,” Tannenbaum said on ESPN. While he was the New York Jets GM, Tannenbaum drafted...
Kentucky Derby, Louisville prepare for weekend without fans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history. Churchill Downs scrapped plans earlier this month for 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans to attend Saturday’s rescheduled Tripled Crown race because of the rise in coronavirus cases. It will be the first...
Jaguars waive Leonard Fournette after failing to trade him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived running back Leonard Fournette, a stunning decision that gets the team closer to purging Tom Coughlin’s tenure. The team spent months trying to trade the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. But no one expected Jacksonville to part ways with...
Former Pitt basketball great Demetreus Gore dies at age 54
Demetreus Gore, who played on Pitt’s first Big East regular-season championship teams in 1987 and ’88, died over the weekend. He was 54. Pitt coach Jeff Capel tweeted in tribute to Gore, “RIP to a Panther great. Another brother gone too soon!” RIP to a Panther great, Demetrius Gore. Another...
Vegas beats Canucks, move within win of conference finals
EDMONTON, Alberta — Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series. With a win in Game...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 0/00: Brian Shorter rebounded from Prop 48 to make impact at Pitt
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 0/00: Brian Shorter Compiling the best players ever to wear number 0 or 00 jerseys in a sports city typically is a short list....
This day in sports history: Aug. 31
1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, R.I. 1895 — The first professional football game is played at Latrobe between Latrobe and Jeannette. Latrobe pays $10 to quarterback John Brallier for expenses. 1934 — The Chicago Bears and the College All-Stars...
First Call: Pitt basketball great dies, Cole vs. Glasnow III, Flyers lose, Fleury back
For “First Call” on Monday, we try to wrap our minds around a brutal weekend in college basketball. The Flyers are on the brink. Marc-Andre Fleury went back in net and won. And two ex-Pirate pitchers square off for a third time this year. Can’t take anymore If you are...
Madden Monday: Steelers are ‘9-7 team, 10-6 at best.’ Penguins have a potential move bigger than Kasperi Kapanen trade.
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I talk about the Steelers outlook in 2020, the Penguins looming offseason, and the Pirates at the Major League trade deadline. Mark isn’t lacking for opinions on any front. “I see the Steelers as a 9-7 team. 10-6 at best,” Madden...
Tim Benz: Steelers lineman Stefen Wisniewski deserves praise for his team-first approach
If new Steelers guard Stefen Wisniewski misses any time during training camp with an undisclosed “upper body injury,” I’m going to assume it’s a badly bitten tongue. Because for a guy who has a right to complain, he sure isn’t saying anything. The Penn State and Central Catholic alum signed...
Islanders take 3-1 series lead with 3-2 win over FlyersVideo
TORONTO — Jean Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal 7:18 into the third period and the New York Islanders moved within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Brock Nelson scored twice, both set up by Josh...
Stars take 3-1 series lead over Avalanche
EDMONTON, Alberta — Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored the last of three power-play goals by Dallas and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-4, on Sunday night, taking a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. The Stars, who led 3-0 in...
Central Catholic football star, Pitt recruit Elliot Donald skipping senior season
The possibility he’d infect his granddad or any other family member with covid-19 was too much risk, said Central Catholic football star Elliot Donald, who decided to skip his senior season. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound defensive tackle is a Pitt commit, one of the WPIAL’s elite players and the nephew of...
Padres make another splash, acquire Mitch Moreland from Red Sox
DENVER — The San Diego Padres made another big move to try and end their playoff drought, acquiring slugger Mitch Moreland in a trade Sunday with Boston. The Padres haven’t been to the postseason since 2006. They currently have the second-most wins in the NL, trailing only division rival Los...
For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de FranceVideo
NICE, France — Racing across the finish line at the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky, dedicating his win Sunday on Stage 2 to his father who died in June. “I promised myself that I’d win for him,” the French rider said....
Jon Rahm makes 65-foot putt to beat Dustin Johnson in playoff
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Even with so few people around, Jon Rahm could hear from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45-foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship. Resilient as ever, Rahm went out...
Pirates finally reach 10 victories, defeat Brewers
If the Milwaukee Brewers want to give away that Toyota Highlander parked high above the field at Miller Park, they may want to find a good auto body repairman. The vehicle Josh Bell hit Sunday in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-1 victory might have an ugly dent in it. “That ball...
Jimmie Johnson proud of ending NASCAR career with 7 titlesVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Long after a fireworks extravaganza lit up Daytona International Speedway and well after William Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports team ended their celebration in victory lane, Jimmie Johnson found a moment to reflect. On his night. On his emotions. On his legacy. He pretty much covered...
GM Ben Cherington vague on Pirates’ plan as trade deadline approaches
Ben Cherington had no specific information Sunday about his attempts to finalize trades before the MLB trading deadline at 4 p.m. Monday. He was as vague as possible on his radio show on KDKA-FM, especially when he said, “You’re learning information that may or may not lead to anything in...
