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Pirates recall right-handed relievers Tyler Bashlor, Nick Mears
The Pittsburgh Pirates were desperate for pitching. Tyler Bashlor was looking for a fresh start. So the right-handed reliever was almost as excited about being traded by the New York Mets on Aug. 2 for cash considerations as he was about being recalled by the Pirates Tuesday from their alternate...
‘Availability is everything,’ including the only thing holding back Steelers’ Vance McDonaldVideo
Vance McDonald has had quite an NFL career. This will be the eighth pro season for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight end, and he already has earned more than $25 million in salary. But through the 166 catches, 15 touchdowns and almost 2,000 receiving yards, one very simple achievement had eluded...
After playing twice in 8 days, Pirates ready to face gauntlet of games
Jacob Stallings couldn’t decide which was weirder, the Pittsburgh Pirates being stuck in isolation in Cincinnati when their weekend series was postponed because of coronavirus concerns or waiting until MLB decided whether they would play a doubleheader Monday. Safety concerns beat the boredom. “Sunday was more stressful and more up...
5 things to watch for as Riverhounds take on Loudoun United
The Riverhounds are heading to Virginia on Wednesday for the first time this season to take on Group F opponent Loudoun United. Pittsburgh (4-3) is coming off a 1-0 setback on Saturday, its third loss of the season and its second to Indy Eleven. Loudoun United (1-3-1) is coming off...
Steelers offer rave reviews of Ben Roethlisberger: ‘He’s all the way back’Video
Three weeks into team workouts and two days into padded, training camp-style practices, Ben Roethlisberger earned plaudits from teammates in his first official on-field work since undergoing elbow surgery last September. “I’m loving what I’m seeing from him,” tight end Vance McDonald said during a video conference call with media...
Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk dies of cancer at 57Video
Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, a team Hawerchuk coached, confirmed the death on Twitter on Tuesday. “After an...
Analysis: Finally some football questions for Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi
Pat Narduzzi grew up the son of a coach, waiting eagerly at the kitchen table in his Youngstown, Ohio, home to hear about his dad’s day. “I was the guy … in his back pocket all day,” Narduzzi once said. Talking football is one of Narduzzi’s great skills, and he...
Steelers rookie guard Kevin Dotson leaves practice with knee injury
Kevin Dotson, the rookie fourth-round guard from Louisiana, suffered one of the first medical setbacks of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp when he left practice Tuesday with a knee injury. Tight end Dax Raymond, an undrafted free agent signed by the Steelers in July, rolled his ankle and didn’t finish practice,...
Ravens QB Jackson comfortable being face of the franchiseVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There was a time when the Baltimore Ravens were known for a ferocious defense led by the team’s most prominent player, future Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis. These days, the face of the Ravens is quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP and catalyst of...
Today in sports history: Aug. 19Video
1909 — The first race is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a 5-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 mph. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes the deaths of two...
PIAA wants to move forward with fall sports, executive director tells legislators
The PIAA wants to move forward with fall sports, executive director Bob Lombardi told state legislators Tuesday, citing favorable data collected by UPMC athletic trainers. His words were an early indication the governor’s wishes will be ignored. “It is worth at least attempting to pursue a fall sports program,” said...
Reds-Royals postponed due to covid-19; doubleheader on deck
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The game between Cincinnati and Kansas City scheduled for Tuesday will be played as part of a doubleheader Wednesday so that the Reds can do additional testing after a player tested positive for covid-19 over the weekend. Players, coaches and other members of the Reds organization...
Ferrari, McLaren 1st to confirm signing new F1 agreement
LONDON — Ferrari and McLaren on Tuesday became the first teams to confirm they have signed the new Concorde Agreement on the future of Formula One racing. The agreement will cover the 2021 through 2025 seasons and follows years of intense negotiation on the sport’s commercial side. “We are pleased...
Penguins restricted free agents: Who stays and who goes?
The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing an uncertain offseason for a variety of reasons ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to their own internal shortcomings. How that impacts the rosters moving forward is still anyone’s guess, including their own, perhaps. With an estimated $13,224,825 of salary cap space — according to Cap...
Ex-Penguins prospect Nikita Pavlychev signs with Lightning affiliate
Former Penguins forward prospect Nikita Pavlychev has signed a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Syracuse Crunch, affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins selected Pavlychev in the seventh round (No. 197 overall) in the 2015 draft but never signed him. The deadline to retain his signing...
State’s health secretary says Gov. Wolf won’t mandate cancellation of high school sports
If the PIAA ignores Gov. Tom Wolf’s advice and allows fall sports to continue, his administration won’t turn his strong recommendation into a mandate. “The governor has been very clear about that: There are no plans to do that,” state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Tuesday. Wolf’s administration wants...
Steelers rookie Chase Claypool catches eye of veteran CB Joe HadenVideo
Cameras caught footage of Chase Claypool leaping high in the air Monday, using every inch of his 6-foot-4 frame to snag a Ben Roethlisberger fade pass in the left corner of the end zone at Heinz Field. What Claypool did a few moments later in the other corner while the...
Ryan O’Reilly scores 2, Blues beat Canucks to tie series
EDMONTON, Alberta — Ryan O’Reilly had two goals and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1, in Game 4 on Monday night to even in their first-round playoff series. Alex Pietrangelo also scored and had an assist and David Perron had two assists for the...
Tim Benz: Wide mix of reasons for widely mixed results of sports TV ratings since restarts
On Monday afternoon, I visited five websites to track how sports on television ratings were tracking amid the pandemic restarts. I got four different answers. Monday’s news from NBC was that the first two days of the Stanley Cup Playoffs official first round “averaged 620,000 viewers across NBC Sports’ TV...
First Call: Like the new ‘Monday Night Football’ crew? It has Pitt representation. Vote with your opinion.
For Tuesday’s “First Call,” we take a look at the new NFL “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth. And there’s some Pittsburgh representation. Former Pitt Panther Louis Riddick is going to be part of the crew. He’ll be one of the color-commentary analysts, along with former NFL quarterback Brian Griese. Steve...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 13: From midgets to the NFL, Dan Marino wore lucky number
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. 13: Dan Marino He was the coach’s son, so it was only right that a very young Dan Marino had to accept he was...
DeBrusk, Bruins rally in 3rd to beat Hurricanes 4-3Video
TORONTO — Jake DeBrusk scored twice in Boston’s dominating third period to help the Bruins rally and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Brad Marchand and Connor Clifton also scored in the third, helping Boston erase a 2-0 deficit...
Pondering Evgeni Malkin’s injury, NHL playoffs without Penguins, Tristan Jarry as full-time starter
It didn’t last very long, did it? Mid-summer excitement about the return of Pittsburgh’s pro sports world was brief. And frankly, not that enjoyable. Hey, better to have it than not. But it hardly felt like the real thing. Especially based on how short of a run it was. The...
Avalanche overwhelm Coyotes, 7-1, to take 3-1 series leadVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist, Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 shots and the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Arizona Coyotes, 7-1, on Monday to take a 3-1 lead their first-round playoff series. The Avalanche jumped on Arizona after losing 4-2 in Game 3, scoring three first-period...
Nats 2B Luis Garcia 1st player born in 2000s to hit homer
ATLANTA — Luis Garcia of the Washington Nationals became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a homer in the big leagues. The 20-year-old second baseman made history with a two-run shot into the right-field seats off Atlanta’s Touki Toussaint in the second inning. The youngest player in...
