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Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin undergoes elbow surgery
The Penguins’ rotten offseason continues. Forward Evgeni Malkin underwent surgery on his left elbow the team announced Monday. The nature of the surgery, the extent of the ailment and the date of the procedure were not disclosed. Malkin is expected to take three to four weeks to recover. NHL training...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins moves, possible Josh Bell trade, Steelers training campVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page and discuss the concert that was supposed to happen Sunday at PNC Park: Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett. They would have been there, but now wonder whether any concerts will happen...
JuJu Smith-Schuster: ‘I would love to be a Steeler,’ won’t comment on contract talksVideo
They grow up so fast. It was only late 2017 that JuJu Smith-Schuster wasn’t even old enough to step into a casino legally, and he didn’t yet have a driver’s license. Now, as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 training camp began in earnest Monday, what could be Smith-Schuster’s final season with...
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep opts out of playing at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. “After weighing up...
Mark Madden: There’s a lot of randomness with these NHL playoffs
The last two Stanley Cup winners trail in their first-round playoff series. The team that won the Cup in the two seasons before is long since eliminated. Given the four-month break because of covid, then starting the postseason cold after a brief training camp, there seems an element of randomness...
As the NBA playoffs begin, here are 10 things to know
The NBA playoff pool is deeper than ever this season. Playoff teams will split a record $23,287,266 for making the NBA postseason, a figure that’s up about $1.6 million from last year. And the Milwaukee Bucks stand to grab the biggest share of a pool ever, if they win the...
Brayden Schenn scores in OT, Blues beat Canucks in Game 3
EDMONTON, Alberta — Brayden Schenn scored 15:06 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Schenn, circling in the neutral zone, took a stretch pass, raced in and fired a shot high past Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom for the defending...
Tim Benz: Pittsburgh sports history shows how long a full Penguins rebuild may take
The Penguins have already successfully pulled off a mini-rebuild within their current era of championship success. What’s now being called the “core three” of the Penguins team — Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin — used to have a much broader membership. The perception was that “core” also used to...
First Call: Hall of Famer hopes his team signs Antonio Brown, former Penguins step up
Monday’s “First Call” features a Hall of Famer who is making a pitch to sign Antonio Brown. A few NFL.com lists aren’t very flattering of the Steelers. And a pair of former Penguins had some key contributions in NHL wins Sunday. A.B. in L.A. Isaac Bruce knows receivers. He was...
Madden Monday: ‘Wouldn’t shock me if they move Bryan Rust.’ And is freelancing Minkah Fitzpatrick a ‘diva’ move?
We might be short on sports right now, but Mark Madden isn’t short on opinions. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark and I get into great detail about the Penguins’ looming offseason. General manager Jim Rutherford and head coach Mike Sullivan both make it sound like roster adjustments are...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 14: Chris Kunitz’s persistence paid off for PenguinsVideo
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. 14: Chris Kunitz Chris Kunitz nearly quit professional hockey before his career even began. After bouncing through waivers between the Anaheim Ducks and the...
Carter Hart shuts out Canadiens in Flyers’ 1-0 Game 3 victory
TORONTO — Jake Voracek scored and Carter Hart stopped 23 shots to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night and grab a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Game 4 is Tuesday. The top-seeded Flyers got another sensational performance from...
Corey Crawford leads Blackhawks past Golden Knights to stay in seriesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Corey Crawford made 46 saves in a stellar performance, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Sunday night to stay alive in their first-round playoff series. Drake Caggiula and Matthew Highmore scored first-period goals for the Blackhawks, and Alex DeBrincat added an empty-netter...
Former Pitt assistant Aubrey Hill dies at 48 after cancer battleVideo
MIAMI — FIU said Sunday night that wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill, a standout player at Florida before becoming a longtime coach at Miami, Pitt and other stops, died after a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 48. “Aubrey was loved and adored by so many who saw him not...
Chase Elliott wins at Daytona for 3rd straight road-course victoryVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Make it three in a row on the road for Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Cup Series road course race Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, holding off hard-charging Denny Hamlin after a late restart and notching his third consecutive victory away from ovals....
NCAA’s top doctor: Covid-19 testing needs to improve to play
The NCAA’s chief medical officer says there is a narrow path to playing college sports during the coronavirus pandemic and if testing nationwide does not improve, it cannot be done. Dr. Brian Hainline told CNN late Saturday that “everything would have to line up perfectly” for college sports to be...
Stars win 5-4 in OT to even series with FlamesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Dallas scored 16 minutes, 5 seconds into overtime after Joe Pavelski forced the extra period by completing a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation, and the Stars beat the Calgary Flames, 5-4, on Sunday to even their Western Conference playoff series. John Klingberg’s hard shot...
Thanks to postponements, Pirates have potential for plenty of uninterrupted baseball
By the time JT Brubaker throws the first pitch Tuesday night at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates will have more games to play (42) than there are days remaining (41) in the season. With a 4-14 record that is the worst in MLB and eight pitchers on the injured list...
Islanders beat Capitals 2-1 in OT, take 3-0 lead in seriesVideo
TORONTO — Mathew Barzal slipped behind the defense, swooped in front of the net and beat Braden Holtby with a backhander that put the 2018 Stanley Cup champions on the brink of another early exit. Barzal scored 4 minutes, 28 seconds into overtime shortly after Semyon Varlamov made two saves...
Cardinals RHP Ramirez becomes 1st pitcher to allow 4 straight HRs in major league debutVideo
CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher to allow four straight home runs in his major league debut when the Chicago White Sox hit him around in the fifth inning Sunday. Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run inning,...
Pirates, Reds won’t make up postponed games Monday
The two games postponed in Cincinnati because a Reds player tested positive for covid-19 won’t be played Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Sunday afternoon. Manager Derek Shelton said he was not told why there won’t be a doubleheader Monday when both teams are idle. “Major League Baseball has decided, protocol-wise,...
Lindblom joins Flyers for playoffs after cancer treatmentVideo
Oskar Lindblom heard the sound of his Philadelphia Flyers teammates tapping the ice with their sticks as he returned to practice and knew — after months of fear and fight in his battle with bone cancer — he was home. Lindblom turned 24 on Saturday, and a day later he...
An Andretti wins Indy 500 pole for 1st time in 33 yearsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in a lightning-fast first step toward snapping the infamous “Andretti Curse” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti logged a four-lap average of 231.068 mph in Sunday qualifying, and an Andretti will lead the field to green for the first time...
John Steigerwald: The longer NHL playoffs go, the more players will wish they followed Rask’s lead
Maybe Tuukka Rask is the smart one. He told his Boston Bruins teammates and the world Saturday he was opting out of the 2020 version of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was a pretty big deal because Rask is a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, and his goaltending was a...
QB Alex Smith activated by Washington, cleared for practice
ASHBURN, Va. — Quarterback Alex Smith was activated off the physically unable to perform list by Washington’s NFL team Sunday, the latest step in a remarkable recovery after his right leg was broken in two places during a game nearly two years ago. The move means that Smith now is...
