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First Call: Bart Scott ‘disrespects’ Troy Polamalu; OBJ not happy with NFL; Gerrit Cole’s Bronx debut
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at former Raven Bart Scott sticking his foot in his mouth about Steelers great Troy Polamalu. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t happy about the state of the NFL. New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has his Bronx debut. And Marc-Andre Fleury’s status in...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 27: Kent Tekulve shut the door for Pirates’ last World Series squadVideo
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. 27: Kent Tekulve Fortunately for Kent Tekulve, he had a will that was as resilient as his right arm. He used both to become...
National Guard captain from Washington County targets Pittsburgh Half Marathon after leukemia battle
What happened there? What was that about? In October 2019, those questions scrambled through Jason Mounts’ mind. A quick, three-mile run wiped him out. It was supposed to be just a warm-up for an extended workout. But he was whipped. That was odd for Mounts. A former soccer player at...
Empty Thoughts: Step in right direction for Penguins’ power play
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-1 win against the Canadiens: After his team struggled with the power play in Game 1, going 1 for 7 and putting only 10 shots on net, coach Mike Sullivan had a pretty basic edict for his players. “We’ve got to try to get some shots,”...
Tim Benz: Some Penguins answered challenges in Game 2. More must do so in Game 3.
Challenges made. Challenges answered. Well, in some cases anyway. The Penguins lost Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference preliminary round series to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Saturday. And it was very clear which players and which aspects of the Penguins game needed to improve for them to get a...
AMCC moves most fall, some winter sports to spring
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference delayed the inevitable a couple of weeks ago when it said it would go forward with fall sports. On Monday, the league walked back that plan. Fall and winter teams are affected by its latest decision. After three of its member schools — Pitt-Greensburg, Hilbert...
Pirates cough up lead, allow Twins to walk to victory
Love baseball? Stay up-to-date with the latest Pittsburgh Pirates news.When the baseball rocketed off Max Kepler’s bat in the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, Cole Tucker made an instinctive move forward. It was a move he quickly regretted. All it took was one...
Matt Murray leads Penguins past Canadiens in Game 2 to even series
Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ qualifying-round series with the Montreal Canadiens on Monday was delayed by about 10 minutes. The previous contest at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals went to a shootout and held up for the Penguins and Canadiens. That was about...
Golden Knights rally for round-robin win over StarsVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5 minutes, 12 seconds left in the game, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars, 5-3, in Western Conference round-robin play Monday. Carrier backhanded a rebound off the back wall through his legs to...
Big 12 football teams can play 1 nonconference gameVideo
Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this season to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered season continued to fall into place. The Big 12’s university presidents signed off on a 10-game schedule, adjusted to deal with potential disruptions...
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani won’t throw for 4-6 weeksVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has a right forearm strain that will prevent the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star from throwing for at least four to six weeks, possibly ending his season as a pitcher after just two starts. Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced Monday that Ohtani “has a...
MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ game postponed to 2021Video
NEW YORK — MLB’s “Field of Dreams game“ in Iowa was postponed until 2021 because of the novel coronavirus. The game at a newly constructed ballpark on the cornfield adjacent to the site of the 1989 movie had been scheduled for Aug. 13 in Dyersville. The Chicago White Sox originally...
Penalties aplenty are common theme early in NHL playoffsVideo
The morning after Phillip Danault’s first career three-penalty game, agitating Montreal teammate Brendan Gallagher turned to him and joked, “I’m rubbing off on you.” Judging from the first few days of the NHL’s restart, it looks as if Gallagher is rubbing off on a lot of players. Referees’ arms must...
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning beat Capitals in East round-robin playVideo
TORONTO — Nikita Kucherov scored the shootout winner to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals on Monday in Eastern Conference round-robin play. The teams played 5 minutes of 3-on-3 overtime before going to a shootout because the games for seeding are following regular-season rules....
Pirates pitcher Cody Ponce’s debut memorable, even in defeat
Cody Ponce wasn’t in the game long enough to break a good sweat, but in the end, that little detail didn’t matter. He pitched only to the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez, two of the best players in the National League, in the 11th inning of the Pittsburgh...
Penguins and other NHL teams adjust to very different normalVideo
Like the 11 other Eastern Conference teams participating in the NHL’s postseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t allowed to have a morning skate at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The building is used throughout the course of the day for actual games, and it’s not practical to have another team skate at 10:30...
Odell Beckham taking part in Browns camp after covid-19 concernsVideo
CLEVELAND — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham has fully participated in the early stages of training camp after expressing reservations whether the NFL should forge ahead and have a season with the coronavirus still spreading. Beckham reported to Cleveland’s camp last week, passed the covid-19 testing and has taken...
Jets slip past Flames to even qualifying seriesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikolaj Ehlers scored a third-period power-play goal to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday and draw even in their qualifying-round series. Adam Lowry led the Jets with a goal and an assist in Game 2 of the best-of-five series. Rookie...
Commentary: NFL opt outs should not have doubts or a deadlineVideo
What seemed like a simple enough process of players deciding whether to skip the 2020 NFL season because of the coronavirus pandemic has turned into a major story. It’s a story that will affect team makeups and, perhaps, the relative peace the clubs and players’ union had reached. The latest...
Public schools in Maryland to cancel all sports for fall and winter
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association announced Monday the cancellation of fall and winter high school sports for 2020 because of coronavirus concerns. The covid crisis forced the cancellation of all spring sports last school year. The MPSSAA said high school athletic competitions will be postponed until the start...
Pirates place Michael Feliz on 45-day injured list
Michael Feliz’s season appears to be over. The Pittsburgh Pirates placed the right-hander on the 45-day injured list Monday with a right forearm/elbow strain. Feliz was injured Saturday night while pitching against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field. “We realized we need to have some more tests run,” manager Derek...
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blames covid-19 outbreak on ‘lax’ playersVideo
MIAMI — Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blamed the team’s coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. Infected were 21 members of the team’s traveling party, including at least 18 players. None is seriously ill, Jeter said Monday,...
Jailed Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez again seeks bail, this time over covid-19 fears
The lawyer for Felipe Vazquez on Monday filed an emergency request to secure bond for the suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who claimed he was exposed to the coronavirus last week in a Westmoreland County courthouse holding cell. According to court documents, Vazquez, 29, contends he is at risk for covid-19...
7 Cardinals players, 6 staff test positive; series at Detroit offVideo
NEW YORK — Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members tested positive for covid-19, causing MLB to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit. The series was to have been played at Comerica Park from Tuesday through Thursday. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Monday five of those...
Andrei Svechnikov’s hat trick gives Hurricanes 2-0 leadVideo
TORONTO — Andrei Svechnikov kept on the attack, both in skating with a physical edge and continuing to fire pucks at the net. Now he has a franchise first, and the Carolina Hurricanes are a win away from a sweep. The 20-year-old scored three times for the first postseason hat...
