Sports category, Page 2008
Pitt, ACC to delay start of fall competitions
Six athletic teams at Pitt will experience a slight delay in the start of fall competition. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday that the season starts for each of its Olympic sports at its 15 members schools will be no earlier than Sept. 1. The delay includes all exhibition and...
Yale’s Zane Dudek, other WPIAL grads react to Ivy League canceling fall sports
Zane Dudek has spent the past several months preparing for his final football season at Yale, ready to challenge for a third Ivy League title alongside his teammates. The former Armstrong running back who set a then-WPIAL single-season record with 2,955 yards in 2016 won’t get that chance this fall...
Pirates unveil 2021 schedule, featuring 162 games and openers against Chicago Cubs
One week after MLB announced the schedule for the 60-game 2020 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates released their 2021 schedule that will feature them playing against the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day on April 1 at Wrigley Field and in the home opener April 8 at PNC Park. And this one...
Double Team: Patric Hornqvist found his place in front of the net for Predators, 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...
Can Edmonton support being an NHL hub city? Will it be jeopardized by recent coronavirus cases?
As Penguins fans ready themselves for the playoffs in the coronavirus era, the presumptive hub cities for the NHL’s return to play are Edmonton and Toronto. Part of the reason Edmonton was chosen is because Canada has contained its covid-19 outbreak much better than America. And Las Vegas — the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Steven Nelson showed No. 1 CB ability, Spencer Nigh an undrafted fullbackVideo
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...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Why the Pirates have Jameson Taillon working out at PNC ParkVideo
Now that right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi has opted out of the 2020 season for family reasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates are a player short on their 40-man roster for training camp at PNC Park. And that depends on who you’re counting. Staff ace Jameson Taillon also is in camp and counts...
First Call: Gerrit Cole’s pandemic problem, NHL TV schedule, robot fans, no Cleveland for Clowney
Thursday’s “First Call” features a pandemic problem for Gerrit Cole. Might we see robot fans at games? The potential rebooted NHL television schedule is interesting. And the Cleveland Browns appear to be out when it comes to Jadeveon Clowney. Covid conundrum for Cole Former Pirate Gerrit Cole made a simulated...
U mad, bro? Readers fed up with NFLPA gripes, DeSean Jackson, Pirates, umpires
In this week’s “U mad, bro?”, fans are fired up about NFL players balking at a return to play. Also, emailers are growling at DeSean Jackson, MLB umpire Joe West and the Pirates. Most importantly, we mourn the absence of Enrico Pallazzo in this time of great American need. Jim...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 53: Maurkice Pouncey latest in Steelers great legacy at centerVideo
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. 53: Maurkice Pouncey When Pittsburgh Steelers players arrived at Heinz Field for their game against the Cleveland Browns on the morning of Dec. 1,...
Running back Raheem Mostert to 49ers: Trade me or pay meVideo
Raheem Mostert wants a new contract. Again. And he deserves one. Again, only this time after emerging as much more than a special-teams ace. Mostert broke out last season as the 49ers’ leading and most explosive rusher, after agreeing to a three-year, $9 million contract in the 2019 offseason. Mostert’s...
Right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi becomes first Pirates player to opt out of the MLB season
Right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi became the first Pittsburgh Pirates player to opt out from playing this season, citing family reasons, manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday night. Under an agreement between MLB and the Players Association, players are permitted to opt out this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 33-year-old...
Maryland governor on Redskins: Probably time to change nameVideo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he believes the name of Washington’s professional football team “probably should be changed,” though he supported the team’s name when he ran for governor in 2014. Hogan, a moderate Republican and a critic of President Donald Trump, was asked on NBC’s...
Sonny Gray moves to front of Reds’ rotation, will start openerVideo
CINCINNATI — Sonny Gray knows what it’s like to start a season opener in front of a crowd, having done it twice with Oakland. His third time will be the most different and memorable of all. Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell chose Gray to start the 60-game season and lead...
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole learns safety-protocol lesson in 1st intrasquad squadVideo
NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole couldn’t have expected the New York Yankees to take the ball away from him just one batter into his first home start in the Bronx. But the team’s new $324 million ace learned the hard way about one of baseball’s new coronavirus safety protocols Tuesday...
Steelers provide season ticket refund option, anticipate mandatory masks for fans
The Pittsburgh Steelers informed season-ticket holders Wednesday night the option for a full refund is available this season, and fans attending games amid the coronavirus pandemic will be required to wear masks inside Heinz Field. In an email sent to ticket holders, the Steelers revealed the seating capacity of 68,400...
PGA Tour players who tested positive for covid-19 grouped at Workday Charity OpenVideo
Three players who have tested positive for the coronavirus but are no longer symptomatic will play together at the Workday Charity Open, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday in the latest revision of its covid-19 policies. Nick Watney, the first tour player to test positive, will play alongside Dylan Frittelli and...
Ivy League suspends fall sports because of coronavirus pandemicVideo
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the outbreak is better controlled by then. “We simply do not believe we can create...
Craig Kimbrel looking to bounce back after tough debut with CubsVideo
CHICAGO — With just 60 games this season, the Chicago Cubs need Craig Kimbrel to be better than he was last year. Much, much better. The 32-year-old Kimbrel is looking to bounce back from one of the worst stretches of his stellar career. The seven-time All-Star closer never looked right...
St. Francis coaches plan golf marathon for mental health awareness
As golf coaches at St. Francis (Pa.), Lisa Warrilow and Derek Tyson usually are the ones giving instruction, organizing practices, setting lineups and parading around in carts at college tournaments. But on July 22, they will be the players to watch. Warrilow, the women’s coach, and Tyson, who leads the...
Pirates ace Jameson Taillon uses rehabilitation to shorten arm action, change delivery
A second Tommy John surgery was the worst possible news for Jameson Taillon, but the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher decided rehabilitation was the perfect time to make a major change to his delivery. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound right-hander long had been interested in shortening his arm stroke and cleaning up his mechanics,...
Former Southmoreland softball slugger on mend after shoulder surgery
Adeline Nicholson pushed a rock up a hill for the better part of three years. A worsening shoulder injury nagged her college career and threatened to stop it. But somehow, Nicholson did not let it slow her down. She played through some pain at Slippery Rock for two years and...
Big East Youth Football League cancels 2020 fall season
Mike Martin was excited when Ar-Ken Youth Football and Cheer, which represents Arnold and New Kensington in Westmoreland County, agreed to join the Big East Youth Football League. “We were pumped up,” said Martin, the organization’s president. “At the end of the day, we felt the decision was the best...
Cole Tucker willing to do whatever it takes to make Pirates roster
Cole Tucker has never played anywhere but shortstop in his baseball career, so the Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 first-round pick has had his sights set square on becoming a major league starter at the position. With another former first-round shortstop Kevin Newman coming off a strong rookie season, however, the Pirates...
Double Team: A star with the Penguins, Pierre Larouche contributed to the Canadiens’ success
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...
