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Randy Fichtner awaits chance to watch Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger test injured elbow
As he prepares for a training camp unlike any in NFL history, Randy Fichtner can be forgiven for seeking a return to simpler times when covid-19 didn’t alter the landscape of how the Pittsburgh Steelers conduct practices. He takes comfort in knowing he sees a familiar face lined up behind...
Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 33: Tony Dorsett gave Pitt football fans many ways to say great
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. 33: Tony Dorsett To simply say Tony Dorsett is the most decorated player in Pitt football history might be shortchanging him in the same...
In wake of Houston’s sign-stealing scandal, benches clear as Dodgers beat Astros
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are trying to put their sign-stealing scandal behind them. It seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers have their own thoughts on the matter. Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates learn that close plays win close games in beating Brewers
Derek Shelton sounds ready to ride the roller coaster with the Pittsburgh Pirates, experiencing the highs and lows of being a major-league manager in a three-day span with plenty of firsts. He got the thrill of his first victory on Sunday, the agony of watching his team blow a four-run...
AP sources: Joey Bosa gets $135 million extension with Chargers
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Defensive end Joey Bosa has agreed to a contact extension that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. Two people familiar with the deal said the five-year extension is worth $135 million, which includes $78 million guaranteed at signing and $102 million overall....
Game on: NBA finally set to see games that count again
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Games were canceled. Practice facilities were shuttered. A season ended unceremoniously for eight teams. The draft process was delayed, as was free agency. Some players tested positive for the coronavirus. Many more took to the streets and used their voices to demand justice and equality...
Bring the noise! Joe Klimchak pulls off MLB’s crowd noise plan at PNC Park
If you are a Pirates fan who has ever been to PNC Park, you know who Joe Klimchak is. You may not know his last name off the top of your head. But you know his face. And his voice. Klimchak is the longtime Pirates in-game host at the stadium....
First Call: Is Antonio Brown leveraging Patriots opt outs? Penguins problems. Canadiens lose.
Wednesday’s “First Call” checks on Antonio Brown’s latest plea to get back into the NFL. Is he appealing to a former team once again? We also talk about future plans for a Steelers draft choice and a former coach. Plus, a look at how the Montreal Canadiens did in their...
U mad, bro? Fans torn on Ben Roethlisberger, shred Pirates bullpen, defend Stephon Tuitt
Steelers and Pirates fans shouldn’t be mad about anything. Because this week’s “U mad, bro?” is coming a day early. I was looking at the rest of the week’s schedule and realized it was best if we just got our rage out a little earlier than normal. Because, apparently, a...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to the Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena: The Penguins’ 2019 offseason — between Game 4 of their humiliating sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders in April and their first preseason game in September — lasted 153 days. That’s a...
Career firsts by pitchers Geoff Hartlieb, Nick Burdi lead Pirates to 8-6 victory
With trust in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen fading, Geoff Hartlieb and Nick Burdi stepped onto the mound Tuesday night and offered hope in an 8-6 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. Both pitchers recorded firsts while helping the Pirates recover from a 6-2 deficit they faced in the...
Peters Township’s Schmidt 3 back at Western Amateur
Connor Schmidt opened the Western Amateur in good fashion on Tuesday. The Peters Township grad and Drexel senior shot a 1-under par 71 during Round 1 of the tournament at Crooked Stick Country Club in Carmel, Ind., and is three shots behind five players. Schmidt’s round included four birdies and...
Penguins notebook: Jake Guentzel records assist in first game since December
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel returned to the lineup in Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena after being sidelined for the better part of a half a year. Following a severe right shoulder injury he suffered Dec. 30, it was assumed Guentzel would likely...
PGA Tour revamps health guidelines again ahead of 8th week backVideo
The PGA Tour enters its eighth week of its return to golf with another modification to its guidelines for positive coronavirus tests and a gradual broadening of who gets to attend tournaments. The updates on the test protocols means the end of grouping players who have recovered from the coronavirus...
AP Source: ACC presidents to delay voting on new football scheduleVideo
A person involved in the situation said the ACC university presidents are expected to delay voting on a revised football schedule for the league when they meet Wednesday. Online sports network Stadium first reported the ACC’s change of plans. The person spoke to the Associated Press on Tuesday on condition...
Sidney Crosby returns as Penguins fall to Flyers in Toronto bubble exhibition game
As far as games in late July following a four-plus month break due to a worldwide pandemic in front of a mostly empty venue go, Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena wasn’t the crispest display for the Penguins. There were bad passes, a wretched...
Kiski Area’s Kenny Blake overcomes obstacles to earn scholarship offer from Army
Kiski Area coach Sam Albert has been confused about rising senior Kenny Blake and his recruitment. Just last year, the 6-foot-1, 180-pound athlete rushed for 980 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 168 carries in seven games at running back. He also recorded 26 tackles and picked off one pass...
On Football: Training camps’ look defines strange timesVideo
Don’t expect any footballs — or players — on fields at NFL training camps anytime too soon. No blocking sleds. No pass-rush drills. No whistles. As teams adhere to the medical protocols that wisely and necessarily have been ordered by the league and the players’ union, any sort of football...
Pirates place relievers Kyle Crick, Clay Holmes on IL, add Geoff Hartlieb, Miguel Del Pozo
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a pair of moves to bolster their struggling bullpen Tuesday, placing right-handed relievers Kyle Crick and Clay Holmes on the 10-day injured list. Crick has a right shoulder strain, Holmes a right forearm strain. To replace them on the 30-man major league roster, the Pirates recalled...
Energized FIBI organizers already looking forward to next year’s tournament
The chalk that surrounded home plate and trailed down the first- and third-base lines at Freeport Borough’s James Swartz Memorial Field hadn’t begun to fade away before Freeport International Baseball Invitational officials were thinking ahead to next year’s weeklong event in the Alle-Kiski Valley. “There’s a lot of positive energy...
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes becoming part owner of Kansas City RoyalsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals. The Royals announced the addition of Mahomes, the star quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl title last season, Tuesday. Mahomes is a former baseball prospect and...
Burrell wrestler Ricky Feroce is ready to chase his dream in Canada
Burrell wrestler Ricky Feroce is ready to chase a dream, and he is even more excited to do it in his home country. This past weekend, Feroce, who was born in Canada, announced his commitment to Simon Fraser, a Division II school in Burnaby, British Columbia, to continue his athletic...
Alex Highsmith looking for all the work he can get as he preps for rookie year with SteelersVideo
Whether at home in Wilmington, N.C., or at his college alma mater in Charlotte — a three-and-a-half hour commute — Alex Highsmith put in the work this summer as he prepares for his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That carried over to his first week in his new city....
Chad Kuhl relies on slider in return from Tommy John to pitch piggyback for Pirates
As the rain delay stretched past an hour, Chad Kuhl had a sense that he would be pitching when play resumed at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ home opener Monday night at PNC Park. Then manager Derek Shelton called the right-hander into his office, confirming both his suspicions and his comeback. “That...
Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis exploring ‘appropriateness’ of team nickname
The Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, are forming a committee to explore the appropriateness of their nickname. The team added that it will also gather community input. Professional sports teams have received backlash for nicknames considered offensive, and the NFL’s Washington team has dropped its Redskins...
