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Browns’ Myles Garrett calls helmet swing at Steelers Mason Rudolph ‘small bump in the road’Video
Days after signing a contract that made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, Myles Garrett said he and the Cleveland Browns have “moved past” his infamous helmet-swinging incident from last season. “My life’s much bigger than one moment,” Garrett said during a video conference call with members of...
Montour, Penn State grad John Hufnagel elected to Canadian Football Hall of FameVideo
While serving as coach of the Calgary Stampeders, Montour and Penn State grad John Hufnagel had one of the CFL’s most successful tenures. From 2008-15, he went 102-41-1 — the .712 winning percentage being the highest in league history among coaches with at least 100 games — and won two...
Shady Side Academy alum Skyy Moore, Penn State’s Pat Freiermuth selected to Biletnikoff Award watch list
New Kensington’s Skyy Moore, a Shady Side Academy graduate and rising sophomore wide receiver at Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference, has been named to the preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list. The Biletnikoff Award is presented each year to the nation’s top college receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation....
Chris Stratton aims to turn ‘elite-type’ stuff into results in Pirates bullpen
Justin Meccage’s reaction to the talents of relief pitcher Chris Stratton is encouraging. “This guy’s got pitch characteristics that not many people have in terms of spin on the fastball, spin on the curveball, spin on the slider,” the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen coach said. “Very elite-type pitches.” But can Stratton...
Five big 2020 Pirates questions: How does the bullpen come together?
This week at “Breakfast With Benz,” we have isolated one major question surrounding the Pirates per day as they ramp up for the start of this delayed 2020 season. So far we have looked at the lineup, the starting rotation, and the future of first-round draft choice Cole Tucker. Thursday’s...
Steelers 2-a-days: Healthy Stephon Tuitt can be star, Arrion Springs eyes spot in CB roomVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
First Call: ‘Dave Parker Day’ is Friday. Celebrating the day The Cobra uncoiled.
You’re calling off sick on Friday, right? What? You’re not? How come? Did you forget it’s “Dave Parker Day”? Yup! Tomorrow is the 41st anniversary of “The Cobra’s” MVP performance in the All-Star Game, July 17, 1979. That’s when the Pirates right fielder gunned down two American League runners with...
Is Matt Murray struggling in net during Penguins training camp?
Our TribLIVE colleague Mark Madden had an interesting Penguins nugget about the goaltenders on his radio show on 105.9 The X Wednesday. Madden said that he has been getting Twitter direct messages and reports from some colleagues in the media who have been attending Penguins “Phase 3” training camp practices...
Pirates manager Derek Shelton’s office has HOF jerseys, Pittsburgh-themed vibesVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates gave a glimpse of new manager Derek Shelton’s refurbished office at PNC Park through the lens of social media. On Wednesday night, Shelton gave a virtual tour. The office has a picture window, a new paint scheme and the stylistic touch of Shelton’s wife, Alyson, whom he...
’Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 46: Bill Walsh earned All-Pro status as Steelers center
Bill Walsh, one in a long line of great Pittsburgh Steelers centers, was happy to earn a $7,500 salary as a rookie in 1949. He was aware of how lucky he was to play in the NFL, and he got a raise every year. “I don’t have any regrets about...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates GM Ben Cherington ‘impressed’ by covid-19 testing
When it comes to covid-19 testing, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington is impressed with how MLB has implemented the health and safety protocols in training camp. That’s especially true for those tested most frequently: Players and coaches. Cherington credited the league for being proactive with adjustments to the system...
Chase Elliott joins his father as winner of NASCAR’s All-Star race
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Cue the siren at the Dawsonville Pool Room — another Elliott is an All-Star winner. Chase Elliott joined his father, Hall of Famer “Awesome” Bill Elliott, as winner of NASCAR’s annual All-Star race, earning the $1 million prize Wednesday in front of limited spectators at Bristol Motor...
Murrysville’s Jackson shoots 3-over 75 at Southern Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday during the first round of the Southern Amateur in Carrolton, Texas. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore is tied for 45th. Round two of the tournament is Thursday. This is the start of three busy weeks for Jackson, who will...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps, Hempfield’s Olivia Persin earn top honors at Driscoll awards
After a delay of more than 2½ months, the winners of the Excellence Award were revealed Wednesday at the 64th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll. Hempfield’s Olivia Persin and Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps were surprised. Maybe even shocked. Persin, a three-sport standout, and Phipps, who...
Kris Letang: A new NHL-NHLPA CBA is ‘what’s the best for the game’
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has seen things get ugly between the NHL and NHLPA. He was among a group of Penguins players who worked out at the team’s former practice rink in Canonsburg for the better part of four months during fall 2012 while lawyers bickered over escrow and the...
Penguins’ power play remains a focus in run-up to NHL postseason tournament
Theory has it in the summer of 1606, William Shakespeare — the playwright, not the former Steelers draft pick — penned one of the most important pieces of literature in history, the tragedy “King Lear,” while in quarantine because of the bubonic plague. Suffice it to say, he maximized his...
Riverhounds Notebook: 5 takeaways from Pittsburgh’s season opener
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds opened their 2020 season with a bang this weekend. They scored three unanswered goals and defeated Louisville City FC, 3-1, in their inaugural game at Lynn Family Stadium in front of 4,000 fans. Coach Bob Lilley met with the media Wednesday via a Zoom call and talked...
No petition needed: Players receive Penn-Ohio all-star jerseys after all
Each spring, select senior football players from around Western Pennsylvania receive the opportunity to test their mettle against seniors from Ohio in the annual Penn-Ohio Classic. This year’s battle between border rivals, which would’ve been the 41st annual game, was canceled in late April due to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
WPIAL grads come to grips with PSAC’s decision to suspend sports for fall semester
Michael Marisco walked the golf course as often as possible over the past couple of months. The Fox Chapel graduate built a measure of momentum with successful results and made the field for the West Penn Amateur at Allegheny Country Club with a first-place finish in a qualifier last month....
Texans WR Kenny Stills arrested during Breonna Taylor protestVideo
Houston Texans receiver Kenny Stills was among 87 protesters arrested outside Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home in Louisville on Tuesday night as they advocated for the arrests of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Stills was charged...
GM Ben Cherington says Pirates don’t expect to add any players through free agency, trades
General manger Ben Cherington warned that the Pittsburgh Pirates probably won’t add any new players to their 30-man major league roster through free agency or trades before next week’s season opener at St. Louis, despite having the third-lowest payroll in the majors. “I would expect that the players who are...
Dak Prescott set for franchise tag after no long-term deal with CowboysVideo
Dak Prescott will play whatever becomes of the 2020 season under the one-year franchise tag after the Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback couldn’t agree on a long-term contract. Clubs had until Wednesday afternoon to reach multiyear deals with players given the franchise tag. Of the 14 tagged in March,...
Power-hitting DeChambeau stealing some of Tiger’s thunder at MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau pounded shots along the front nine of Muirfield Village, a nine-hole practice round Wednesday that no doubt would have attracted a capacity crowd if spectators were allowed at the Memorial. They are gobbling up most of the attention in golf, for entirely...
Arkansas Racing Commission bans trainer Bob Baffert for 15 daysVideo
LOS ANGELES — Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for 15 days Wednesday by the Arkansas Racing Commission, and two of his horses were disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. The commission said in a ruling the suspension will run from Aug. 1-15. The Oaklawn Park...
Pittsburgh’s Stimmel falls in R. Jay Sigel state amateur match play finals
Golf can be a very frustrating game. Just ask Pittsburgh native Rick Stimmel. After winning his semifinal match against Max Siegfried, 5 and 3, Stimmel lost to Norristown High School senior Joshua Ryan, 1-up, in the finals of the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play event sponsored by...
