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Pirates pitcher JT Brubaker making up for lost time
JT Brubaker called it a “hiccup.” No pain, just “tightness.” Yet the strain in his right forearm robbed the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 26-year-old right-hander of all but four starts in Triple-A Indianapolis last season. No doubt, he has some catching up to do in spring training 2.0. He was the Pirates...
Freeport International Baseball Invitational set to start next week
Next week’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational is still a go, and roughly two dozen teams are ready to take part in games at four area fields. Because of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the week of activities, in some respects, will have a different feel from past tournaments, said FIBI vice...
Crew scrambles to get Muirfield prepared for 2nd consecutive PGA Tour eventVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — The final group at the Workday Charity Open was making its way down the 13th fairway when the radio of a tournament official at Muirfield Village crackled to life with what was described as “breaking news.” Everyone within earshot moved closer to the cart waiting for the...
Rockets star Westbrook tests positive for coronavirusVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday he tested positive for coronavirus, and he plans to join his team eventually at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and...
Several rookies could have an impact in MLB’s abbreviated seasonVideo
CHICAGO — Baseball’s 60-game season is plenty of time for a young slugger or pitcher to play a pivotal role in a playoff run. Here is a closer look at a handful of rookies who could grab a starring role this year: • OF Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox: The...
Pirates, Indians schedule 3 exhibition games prior to start of season
The Pittsburgh Pirates will launch the competitive portion of their baseball season Saturday at PNC Park with the first of three exhibition games against the Cleveland Indians. The opener will be followed by a trip to Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 20 and a return to PNC Park on...
Steelers 2-a-days: What is Jaylen Samuels’ niche? Christian Scotland-Williamson’s last shot?
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...
Double Team: Shawn McEachern found success with the Penguins and Senators
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
NFL, Oakley come up with face shields to protect players
NEW YORK — With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the coronavirus pandemic: face shields for the players’ helmets. The NFL and the players’ union agreed to several...
3 Pitt players named to Bednarik watch list
Only three Division I college football programs have three players on the 2020 Bednarik Award Watch List released Monday. Pitt is one of them, joining defending national champion LSU and USC. Selected to the list from the Panthers are safety Paris Ford, defensive end Patrick Jones II and defensive tackle...
Patriot League decides to cancel season for fall sports
Following suit with the Ivy League’s announcement last week, the Patriot League announced Monday that it would be canceling its fall sports season because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. ?Patriot League Announces Decisions Surrounding Fall Sport Season? pic.twitter.com/FUXyhPJsTb— Patriot League (@PatriotLeague) July 13, 2020 Despite canceling fall sports...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 49: Before serving on the bench, Dwayne Woodruff made impact on the fieldVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 49: Dwayne Woodruff If any other candidate were chosen as the best athlete in Pittsburgh history to wear No. 49, Dwayne Woodruff justifiably...
ACC postpones its annual football media event
With major decisions pending, including possible reconfiguration of the football schedule, the ACC has postponed until further notice its Media Days event originally scheduled to be held virtually July 21-23. JUST IN: @theACC virtual preseason football media day PPD until further notice. Oh boy. @Sports_Night pic.twitter.com/gxobtnQ1Li— Mike Solarte (@MikeSolarte) July...
Mark Madden: If Penguins get to Toronto healthy — a big if — they’re legit Cup contenders
The Penguins don’t have many problems. But as they open training camp with the Stanley Cup playoffs to (we hope) begin Aug. 1, the main hitch is: Teams won’t quarantine during camp. The Penguins need to be healthy before arriving at the Toronto bubble. Issues will be more difficult to...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Weird as it was for Pirates to play in silence, it felt like baseball
As weird as it was to see baseball back last week with Pittsburgh Pirates in training camp at PNC Park, it’s even weirder to watch them play games without fans in the stands. Even if it’s only an intrasquad game. And we have baseball at PNC Park.Intrasquad baseball.But baseball nonetheless....
Penguins sideline 9 players due to potential secondary exposure to coronavirus
The Penguins will sideline nine unidentified players from their training camp roster because of exposure to an individual who had contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was announced minutes before their first practice of training camp in Cranberry on Monday. According to a statement,...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss sports bubbles, Matt Murray’s time with Penguins, Pirates’ lookoutVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for another edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page. The guys start off with whether the bubble, the sports bubbles, will hold. Will the NHL and NBA players be able to entertain themselves enough that they don’t stray from the closed environment? Madden also...
Washington NFL team dropping ‘Redskins’ name after 87 yearsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it will drop the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National...
5 big 2020 Pirates questions: Can the Pirates hit their way to relevance?
The Pirates are ramping up to their 60-game sprint of a season at PNC Park’s “Spring Training 2.0.” The Major League Baseball schedule starts for the Pirates on Friday, July 24 in St. Louis. So each day this week at “Breakfast With Benz,” we will be examining the five most...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster ‘won’t be very good, then he’ll leave,’ Notre Dame should ‘kick rocks’
If you listen to our “Madden Monday” podcasts weekly, then you know Mark Madden’s strong affection for Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Obviously, Mark is JuJu’s biggest fan. So when Smith-Schuster celebrated subscriber No. 1,000,000 to his YouTube channel, you knew Mark would be the first one in line to...
First Call: Antonio Brown gets $5 million settlement from Patriots. Look how he celebrated for his birthday.
Former Steelers receiver Antonio Brown fell into some money and celebrates in style. That’s how we kick off Monday’s “First Call.” Also, ESPN gives a little love to two Steelers stars. And Yasiel Puig is getting some interest. Guess what. It’s not from the Pirates. I know. You’re shocked, right?...
Report: Washington NFL team expected to change name in next 24 hours
There’s going to be a new name in the National Football League this season. Yahoo Sports reported late Sunday that the NFL’s Washington franchise has committed itself to a new name, the league has asked partners to begin scrubbing “Redskins” from their platforms in anticipation of a change that could...
Riverhounds spoil Lynn Family Stadium opening for Louisville City FC with 3-1 win
Leading up to the Riverhounds’ season opener on Sunday, coach Bob Lilley preached to his team to start the season on the right foot by being aggressive against one of the top teams in the USL Championship. His team answered the call at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville as the...
Fox Chapel resident Gregor Meyer wins his 1st Westmoreland County Amateur titleVideo
Talk about a timely weather delay Sunday during the final round of the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur Tournament at Hannastown Golf Club. First-round leader Gregor Meyer was struggling during the front nine. Then a thunderstorm roared through Greensburg and stopped play for about an hour. That break gave Meyer...
5 things to track during a Penguins training camp unlike any other
When the Penguins convene for training camp Monday in Cranberry, things will look different from when they opened their previous camp in September. After all, Alex Galchenyuk won’t be skating on Evgeni Malkin’s line. That’s to say, this training camp won’t be trying to tinker with potential line combinations or...
