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Steelers 2-a-days: Chuks Okorafor out to win RT job, rookie CB James Pierre has all the toolsVideo
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: How the Big Ten’s decision may impact Pitt, Notre Dame, West Virginia and others
Sometimes this job requires you to act like you have all the answers. All the time. Immediately. Even if you don’t. Saying “I don’t know” feels like a cop-out. But when it comes to asking what the football ripple effects will be from Thursday’s decision by the Big Ten to...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Rainout bumps Derek Shelton’s 1st instrasquad game at PNC ParkVideo
Derek Shelton had his first spring training shut down by a global pandemic that also cost the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie manager his first Opening Day at Tampa Bay, his first homecoming trip to Chicago and his first home opener at PNC Park. Some guys can’t find a way to win....
Tim Benz: Steelers’ Cam Heyward, Zach Banner strong voices after DeSean Jackson comments
In June, when Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he couldn’t condone players protesting the national anthem, he was excoriated by athletes throughout the sports world. By the media. And on Twitter. He went from one of the most popular players in football to a national pariah overnight. To be clear,...
Fantasy Sports: Pirates pitching sleepers, sneaky saves, home run totals, NFL signings and trades
This week’s Fantasy Sports podcast takes a look at potential Pirates surprises in a shortened season. Jeff Erickson of RotoWire has a few. He says Joe Musgrove and Mitch Keller have a chance to pop in the pitching rotation. Musgrove may outperform his average draft ranking. And if Keller can...
Steel City Slammin’ Sammies, Brilliance Baseball Sox earn wins in 1st night of baseball at Wild Things Park
The Steel City Slammin’ Sammies wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard on the first night of baseball at Wild Things Park this summer. Led by home runs in the first two innings, the Slammin’ Sammies earned their first win of the summer as they beat the Washington Wild Things,...
No longer Dana White’s dream, UFC’s Fight Island is realVideo
The imagery evoked by Dana White’s crazy idea was undeniably intoxicating: an octagon perched amid swaying palm trees on a white sand beach, waves lapping at the canvas while mixed martial arts fighters traded blows in the tropical sun. A few months later, the project that came to be known...
Fans take in 1st night of baseball at Wild Things Park
There’s nothing like the crack of a bat or the pop of a mitt on a warm summer night in Western Pennsylvania, and a brief rain shower didn’t stop fans from experiencing the first night of baseball at Wild Things Park. After the Frontier League canceled its 2020 season last...
Collin Morikawa back from missed cut with strong debut at MuirfieldVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa didn’t get rattled by his first missed cut as a pro or his first time playing Muirfield Village. Morikawa finally had a forced weekend off two weeks ago after 22 consecutive cuts to start his PGA Tour career, three short of the standard set by...
Northeast Conference pushes back start of fall sports
The Northeast Conference has decided to postpone the start of its fall sports seasons, with one exception, until Sept. 10, the league announced Thursday. Football teams may play nonconference games before that date at the discretion of the individual schools. The conference also announced that overnight travel will be limited...
WVU delays start of women’s basketball workouts after 6 positive coronavirus tests
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia women’s basketball program has pushed back the start of its summer workouts by two weeks after six players tested positive for the coronavirus, the school said Thursday. The players who tested positive will enter a 14-day quarantine period along with others who were identified...
Gregory Polanco hopes to live up to potential for Pirates, but first has to show he can throw
Gregory Polanco believes he can become the star the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned and is putting pressure on himself to live up to his five-tool talent. “For sure. I trust myself, I trust me, I trust the process and work that I’m putting in,” Polanco said. “I just need to...
New extra-inning MLB format stirs debate as teams plot strategyVideo
MILWAUKEE — Baseball has its answer to penalty kicks, overtimes and shootouts, and it figures to stir just as much debate as all those other forms of tiebreakers. MLB will start each extra inning in this abbreviated, 60-game season by putting a runner on second base. The rule has been...
Former Penn-Trafford baseball standout Josh Spiegel transferring from Oklahoma State
Josh Spiegel is leaving Oklahoma State after two seasons for a new school closer to home. The 2018 Penn-Trafford graduate has a couple of locations in mind but said he’s awaiting word from the schools’ admissions departments. “I haven’t made my mind up yet,” said Spiegel, who is a catcher....
Lindy Ruff hired as Devils coach, Tom Fitzgerald stays on as GMVideo
Lindy Ruff impressed the New Jersey Devils with his experience from decades of coaching. Tom Fitzgerald wowed ownership with his moves in a few short months as general manager. The Devils on Thursday hired Ruff as coach and removed Fitzgerald’s interim tag to give him the full-time GM job. Ruff,...
Still testing positive, Dylan Frittelli among 3 golfers back to workVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Dylan Frittelli says it was hard not to feel like an outcast Thursday at the Workday Charity Open in a group of three players who tested positive for the coronavirus and keep doing so. But at least he was playing. “It was fun to get out there,”...
As football season inches toward brink, Penn State believes it’s doing its part to playVideo
The college football world is absorbing a flurry of body blows in regards to the chances of staging a representative 2020 season. Wednesday, it was the Ivy League postponing its entire fall sports season, and Ohio State and North Carolina — a pair of marquee athletics programs — shutting down...
Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl comes back to camp with ‘gross’ curveball, eyes starting role
The stands were mostly empty and the batters were his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates, so the simulated game Wednesday night wasn’t quite the same as making his major-league debut against Clayton Kershaw. It was still a thrill for Chad Kuhl to pitch at PNC Park again, throwing two innings two years...
NCAA Division III athletes won’t lose year of eligibility if teams play less than half a season
College athletes playing upcoming NCAA Division III sports during the covid-19 era will not have to burn a year of eligibility if their team completes 50% or less of its maximum contests. The decision to offer a blanket waiver for 2020-21 was announced Thursday by the D-III administrative committee. The...
Big Ten, Penn State to play only conference games, ‘prepared to’ cancel season entirely
The Big Ten will play only conference games in all fall sports, including football, the league announced Thursday afternoon. The decision cuts down on expenses and travel as coronavirus continues to spread in many regions of the country. Big Ten football teams have nine conference games on the schedule. According...
Brett Craig, former Seton Hill lacrosse standout, to play for Philadelphia Barrage
Former Seton Hill All-American Brett Craig is extending his lacrosse career. Craig will play for the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse after spending the 2020 season with the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Philadelphia announced its roster this week. A defensive standout, Craig played in eight games...
It’s Fauci by a length; horse wins 1st race at KeenelandVideo
A horse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci won his first race at Keeneland on Thursday. The 2-year-old colt won by 1 length as the heavy favorite against 11 rivals in the $70,000 race. Fauci ran 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 58.65 seconds under jockey Tyler Gaffalione and paid $4.20...
NFL players banned from exchanging jerseys after gamesVideo
NFL teams will be prohibited from post-game interactions within 6 feet of each other, so players won’t be allowed to exchange jerseys after games as part of the guidelines to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. The restrictions are outlined in the game-day protocols finalized by the league and...
Browns give season-ticket holders opt-out optionVideo
Planning for a season they acknowledge will be “very different,” the Cleveland Browns told their season-ticket holders they can opt out of the 2020 season without penalty and described other plans related to the covid-19 virus and its impact on the NFL. The Browns sent a letter to their fans...
Tiger Woods to return next week at Muirfield VillageVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — The PGA Tour returned five weeks ago with some of its strongest fields. Now it gets its biggest star. Tiger Woods announced Thursday on Twitter he will play next week at the Memorial, a tournament he has won a record five times, as he goes after his...
