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First Call: DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic post, Joe West’s coronavirus confusion lead ‘week of dumb’
We need games back. Now! Because we need to start talking about dumb decisions by players, coaches, executives and officials on the field. Those things are a lot easier to digest than what they are saying in quotes and on social media. Wednesday’s “First Call” takes a look at this...
Tim Benz: Pirates’ Mitch Keller has 2 specific ways he can become … Mitch Keller
In 2020, the Pirates might be able to hit enough to stay in contention over the looming 60-game sprint of a season. However, their pitchers may get hit around the yard on a nightly basis just as hard. Or worse. One X factor in how the starting rotation performs is...
Mike Bianchi: If NBA, MLS bubbles burst in Orlando, you can forget football seasonVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — We are counting on you, NBA. We are counting on you, MLS. We are counting on you to keep your fragile, delicate Disney bubbles from bursting. We are counting on you to accomplish the nearly impossible task of showing that, yes, team sports can be safely played...
Wizards’ Bradley Beal, Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA seasonVideo
WASHINGTON — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff injury, and Dinwiddie announced he is still testing positive for...
Former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle puts Hampton home for sale for $1.8 million
The Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle last September after his team finished at the bottom of the NL Central with a record of 69-93. Now, the longtime baseball coach and manager has put his Pittsburgh home on the market. Hurdle, 62, who now resides in Florida, lived in the 9,120-square...
Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference limits fall sports to league games
The NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference will limit its fall sports teams’ schedules to conference games only, a move announced by the league Tuesday. All fall sports, except football, are looking at a start date of Sept. 1. Football teams are set to begin their nine-game schedules on Sept....
After settling in at second base, Adam Frazier hopes his bat will keep him in Pirates’ lineup
Adam Frazier’s versatility has been a blessing and a curse, as he played the middle infield and all three outfield positions before settling in at second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Being a Gold Glove finalist in his first season as the starting second baseman hasn’t stopped speculation Frazier could...
Patrick Mahomes’ big bet on football pays off with $503 million dealVideo
Patrick Mahomes risked everything when he opted for football over baseball. Turns out, he got baseball money anyway. One day after the former two-sport star got a 10-year deal worth up to $503 million, the richest contract in American sports history, the reigning Super Bowl MVP repeatedly insisted this deal...
Former Mt. Pleasant softball standout changes course, transfers to Alderson Broaddus
Meadow Uncapher is hitting the reset button again on her college softball career. A rising junior out of Mt. Pleasant, Uncapher is leaving St. Francis (Pa.) to play at Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.). The move will take her from a Division I to a Division II program, but she believes it...
AFL launched 60 years ago by ambitious owners who changed football forever
See you next year. That’s what the Baltimore Colts told offensive lineman Ron Mix during a bidding war for his services in 1960. On one side was the Colts, an established NFL powerhouse. On the other, the Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League, which was ramping up for...
Usain Bolt shares name, 1st photos of newborn daughter
Sprinting icon and former Olympian Usain Bolt has shared with the world the first photos of his baby girl and her unique, yet fitting name. Olympia Lightning Bolt was born May 17. Bolt shared the photos Tuesday as part of an Instagram birthday shoutout complete with maternity pics of his...
The story of Steven Brault’s ‘stupid shoulder’: Lefty could pitch piggyback for Pirates
Steven Brault is anything but shy, so it was no surprise the left-hander had a candid response for his potential role on the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff. Where Pirates manager Derek Shelton has hinted he could get creative with the fifth spot in the starting rotation, Brault revealed there have...
Seton Hill product Nate Davis inks pro hoops deal with team in Germany
Late in his senior season at Seton Hill, Nate Davis said the stars would have to align for him to continue playing basketball past college. He must have wished upon one because it’s happening. Davis, the second-leading scorer in Griffins history, is set to embark on a professional career after...
Irwin’s Obremski shares 1st place in mini-tour event
Irwin’s Dan Obremski played great during his second-place finish at the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational last week. He continued his hot shooting Tuesday in a Minor League Golf Tour tournament at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla. Obremski shot a 4-under par 67 and shared first place with Gavin...
Double Team: Pascal Dupuis proved quite a bit with Wild and 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...
IIHF head Fasel encouraged NHL’s new CBA opens possibility of NHL players in Olympics
International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL’s pending labor deal opens the possibility of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from the uncertainty raised by the coronavirus pandemic, Fasel told the Associated Press he doesn’t foresee any major stumbling blocks that...
La Roche names Cody Golon as its lacrosse coach
La Roche turned to a former Seton Hill player and offensive-minded assistant to lead its men’s lacrosse program. The university announced the hiring of Cody Golon as its head coach. A former assistant at Peters Township High School and a Baldwin grad, Golon was an assistant at Seton Hill the...
Former Slippery Rock star Micah Till turns pro
Micah Till was a wrecking ball around the basket at Slippery Rock. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound forward could rebound with the best in NCAA Division II basketball, but he was far from one-dimensional. He graduated as the only Rock player with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 blocks, 100 steals...
Nuggets promote former Penn State standout Calvin Booth to GMVideo
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets promoted former Penn State standout Calvin Booth to general manager. Booth, 44, is in his third season with the Nuggets after being hired as assistant GM in 2017. He succeeds Arturas Karnisovas, who left Denver in April to become the Chicago Bulls’ top decision-maker. Tim...
Dream owner Kelly Loeffler objects to WNBA’s social justice plansVideo
NEW YORK — Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA’s social justice plans and has sent a letter to commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement. Loeffler, who is also a Republican U.S. senator running for re-election...
Steelers 2-a-days: Vance McDonald benefits from Ben; Henry Mondeaux looking for DL nicheVideo
Editor’snote: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training campstaged 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 June 9 and...
On the Fringe: DeChambeau’s power approach working; who’s next?Video
He reduced the golf course to a pitch-and-putt with power that got everyone’s attention. That was John Daly at Crooked Stick in 1991 when he followed his caddie’s instructions — “Kill it!” — on his way to winning the PGA Championship. It was Tiger Woods at Augusta National in 1997,...
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic postVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend. “My post was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” Jackson said in a video he posted...
Players’ off-the-field behavior will have big impact on MLB seasonVideo
MIAMI — Reliever Nick Vincent signed last week with the Miami Marlins and settled in for two days of quarantine in his hotel room while awaiting clearance to join workouts. “That was a little bit different,” he said. “In 48 hours, you’re definitely a little stir-crazy.” Vincent spent a lot...
NASCAR In the Pits: Jimmie Johnson losing his farewell tour, finding his voiceVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson stood alone on the track at Pocono Raceway, empty grandstands in front of him, a ghost town of a garage behind him. He was posing for photos to commemorate his final start at the Pennsylvania track but seemed to be the only one at the...
