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Double Team: A star with the Rangers, Andy Bathgate legitimized the Penguins
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...
2-time All-Star 2B Frank Bolling dies, hit last slam off Sandy KoufaxVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Frank Bolling, a two-time All-Star second baseman and the last player to hit a grand slam off Sandy Koufax, has died. He was 88. Bolling died Saturday. He was diagnosed with cancer about five years ago, according to a notice posted by the funeral home handling the...
Pirates’ Luke Maile in a groove at the plate, out to shake reputation as defense-only catcherVideo
This coronavirus-affected 2020 MLB season can be described as a sprint and not a marathon. That works for Luke Maile. The new Pittsburgh Pirates catcher describes himself as “the anti-marathoner.” “That will never, ever happen,” Maile said of running a marathon. “People say, ‘You never say never,’ but I can...
John Steigerwald: Overreactions will keep sports from being played
I’ll believe it when I see it. That’s been my attitude for months when it comes to the return of the four major sports. What has happened lately to make me believe we’ll be seeing some semblance of a season any time soon? Major League Soccer isn’t part of the...
Pirates’ Derek Shelton spends ‘awesome’ day at Steelers’ facility with Mike Tomlin
If during the news conference after his first game as Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton drops a well-delivered “obviously,” we’ll know why. Shelton and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin have built a relationship over the seven months since Shelton was hired, and the two were joined by their respective general...
Former WPIAL star Terrelle Pryor interested in joining Steelers, has talked to Patriots
Former WPIAL superstar Terrelle Pryor wants to get back into the National Football League. And the Jeannette Jayhawk alum says he’d prefer to play with either New England or his hometown Steelers. Pryor tells TMZ that he’s been in touch with approximately five teams. The free agent wide receiver and...
Penguins announce training camp roster
The Penguins formally announced their roster for their upcoming training camp in advance of the NHL’s postseason tournament scheduled to begin August. In total, 34 players are scheduled to participate: Forwards — Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin,...
Collin Morikawa clutch in finish and playoff to win Workday OpenVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa never looked like a winner at the Workday Charity Open until he tapped in for par on the third playoff hole, capping off a wild finish Sunday at Muirfield Village. Morikawa trailed Justin Thomas by three shots with three holes to play and managed to...
Kiski Area grad Kuhn ramps up for senior season with Slippery Rock football
The accolades poured in for Chad Kuhn after the 2019 college football season. The Kiski Area graduate, a rising redshirt senior defensive end at Division II Slippery Rock, earned first-team All-PSAC West and Division II College Coaches Association honors and second-team All-American recognition from the D2CCA and Associated Press. Kuhn...
NBA equipment managers facing different challenges with league’s restart at DisneyVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rob Pimental spent a good amount of time thinking about everything the Miami Heat would need for what could be a three-month trip to Walt Disney World. He is the Heat equipment manager. Every jersey, sock, sneaker — whatever the team needs — it’s his...
Fans return to soccer matches in FranceVideo
LE HAVRE, France — For the first time since coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in the return Sunday of fans to elite European soccer. “Now it’s for real … we’re back,” Mbappe tweeted before the kickoff of Paris Saint-Germain against Le...
Analytics for Dummies: Communication key for Oscar Marin’s approach with Pirates pitchers
From the first pitchers meeting of spring training, Oscar Marin made an immediate impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates by conducting what Jameson Taillon jokingly called an Analytical Seminar for Dummies. It was something Marin simplified for himself while taking a deep dive into the analytical world of data-driven baseball, a...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 50: Steelers’ Larry Foote stood tall at inside linebacker
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. 50: Larry Foote Larry Foote made a promise when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round in 2002. “The cream...
Steelers 2-a-days: Ben Roethlisberger is back at 38, but is Mason Rudolph a legit No. 2?Video
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...
Fox Chapel’s Gregor Meyer holds 1st-round lead at Westmoreland County Amateur
Gregor Meyer shot a 1-under par 69 on his home course to grab the first-round lead Saturday at the annual Westmoreland County Amateur at Hannastown Golf Club. The final round is slated for Sunday. Earlier this week, Meyer, of Fox Chapel, shot a 62 at Edgewood Country Club at a...
Pre-pandemic schedule might have given Pitt a liftVideo
The first four weeks of the season appeared set up neatly for Pitt to write its name across the college football skyline. For a month, at least. There were three non-Power 5 opponents — Miami (Ohio), Marshall and Richmond — and an ACC home game against Duke, a team that...
Highlands Summer Rams suspend activities due to player testing positive for covid-19
The Highlands Summer Rams of the Western Pa. Summer Baseball League have suspended activities for two weeks after a player tested positive for covid-19. *WPBL Announcement*Highlands Summer Rams have suspended games & practices for two weeks. One of their players tested positive for COVID after returning from vacation at Ocean...
Jim Rutherford’s focus is simple: Get Penguins to Toronto healthyVideo
Typically, Jim Rutherford’s work is done when his team is about to open a postseason. After all, once the playoffs begin, there’s not much in the way of roster management. As a general manager, you just sit back and watch the squad you’ve fine-tuned over the previous 10 months compete...
Justin Thomas keeps clean card for 2-shot lead at Muirfield VillageVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas kept another clean card at Muirfield Village and had a 6-under-par 66 to turn a three-shot deficit into a two-shot lead Saturday in the Workday Charity Open. Thomas first had to run off a string of birdies to stay within range of Collin Morikawa. And...
Art Collector pulls away to win Blue Grass at KeenelandVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Art Collector took a big step toward the Kentucky Derby, pulling away from the filly Swiss Skydiver in the stretch in the Blue Grass at Keeneland for his first graded stakes victory. The Kentucky-bred son of Bernardini and Distorted Legacy by Distorted Humor started the $600,000, Grade...
Gregg Popovich had reservations, but Spurs coach ready for restartVideo
Gregg Popovich fondly remembers his freshman year at the United States Air Force Academy, even though as a first-year cadet he was extremely limited in where he could go and what activities were allowed. Lockdown at Walt Disney World, he said, reminded him of those days. “But two days, anybody...
NHL, players take collaborative approach in bid to resumeVideo
Collaboration or bust. Given the gravity of the new coronavirus pandemic and the abrupt decision to place the NHL season on pause in March, it didn’t take commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr long to realize they were going to have to work together if play was to...
Penguins defenseman Zach Trotman likely out for postseason
Penguins reserve defenseman Zach Trotman is not expected to participate in the NHL’s postseason tournament later this summer according to general manager Jim Rutherford. Specifics were not provided. The Penguins are scheduled to open training camp in Cranberry then join the other 11 Eastern Conference teams that qualified for the...
Double Team: Champion with Islanders, Bryan Trottier taught Penguins how to win
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...
Love it or hate it, Pirates players grappling with reality of universal DH
The Pittsburgh Pirates have accepted that the universal designated hitter is coming to the National League, and that’s the only thing universal the Pittsburgh Pirates have accepted about the designated hitter. Manager Derek Shelton has said the Pirates will use a rotation of players as the DH instead of a...
