Sports category, Page 2012
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss players not playing, NHL playoff format, Cam Newton joining PatriotsVideo
While it seems like there’s not much new about sports starting up again in the U.S., the number of pro sports players who have come out to say that they are not going to play this year has crept up. Tim Benz wonders if this will get to the point...
Report: Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers made noose comment to player
In January 2019, amid a 0-10 Big Ten start that very nearly got Patrick Chambers fired, the Penn State men’s basketball coach had a talk with his freshman guard Rasir Bolton. He had played Bolton only six minutes in a 71-56 home loss to Michigan State after having given the...
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over noose incident, Confederate flag ban
WASHINGTON — NASCAR’s layered relationship with President Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the series for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sport’s only full-time Black driver of perpetrating “a hoax” when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall. Trump suggested...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 56: Russ Grimm excelled on the field no matter the positionVideo
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. 56: Russ Grimm Russ Grimm left Southmoreland High School as a quarterback, linebacker and punter. After arriving at Pitt, he was moved to center...
MLB set to announce regular-season schedule
Major League Baseball will announce its long-awaited, truncated 2020 schedule at 6 p.m. Monday on the league’s television network. Teams will play a 60-game schedule, 40 games against division opponents and 20 against the corresponding division from the other league. In the case of the Pirates, that means 40 games...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates’ first days of camp were ‘filthy,’ with talk of mash and rash
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their second training camp (aka The Deuce) on Friday at PNC Park, but closed it to the media in an effort to follow a late Allegheny County order to limit gatherings to 25 people. Somehow, we saw more fireworks than baseball this holiday weekend, even though...
Kevin Harvick outlasts Denny Hamlin to win NASCAR Brickyard 400Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Harvick turned up the heat on Denny Hamlin late in the Brickyard 400. And on a cooling track, Hamlin’s worn tires simply gave out. With the sun setting Sunday over Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hamlin seven laps from victory, he went careening into the first turn wall,...
NHL, players agree on return-to-play protocolsVideo
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of hockey this summer. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the Associated Press there was an agreement on protocols for training camps and games, and the sides are still negotiating an...
5 West Virginia men’s basketball players test positive for covid-19
West Virginia postponed the start of the men’s basketball team’s offseason workouts for two weeks after five players and a staff member tested positive for covid-19. The Mountaineers were scheduled to begin workouts Monday. Those who tested negative can start workouts July 20. The players and staff member who tested...
DeChambeau earns 3-shot win at PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage ClassicVideo
DETROIT — Bryson DeChambeau got the result he was looking for from transforming his body. With jaw-dropping drives and some clutch putts, DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes Sunday for his first victory of the season and sixth overall. DeChambeau shot 7-under-par 65 at Detroit Golf Club,...
Paula Creamer reflects on U.S. Open victory at Oakmont 10 years later, looks aheadVideo
In February 2010, a little over a month into his tenure as LPGA Tour commissioner, Mike Whan faced his first crisis. Whan was in Thailand attending his first event as commissioner and was in the corporate sponsor’s office when Paula Creamer came in with her father. She tearfully withdrew from...
Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings has concerns about coronavirus risks behind the plate
Jacob Stallings was reminded a few weeks ago that, as the catcher, he will be in close quarters with the umpire standing over his shoulder and every opposing hitter who comes to the batter’s box, in addition to his own Pittsburgh Pirates teammates every game he plays during the covid-19...
John Steigerwald: Dan Snyder should have realized long ago Redskins wouldn’t work in 21st century
What’s in a name? Daniel Snyder, who owns the NFL franchise in Washington D.C., is finding out, at least 10 years too late, that the name Redskins is no longer a good idea. The fact FedEx, which paid $220 million for stadium naming rights, requested a name change and, according...
Ex-MLB pitcher Tyson Brummett, 3 others die in plane crash
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — A former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and three others died in a plane crash in rural Utah. Ex-pitcher Tyson Brummett, 35, of Salt Lake City, was flying the small plane, which left from the South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan and crashed near Box Elder Peak...
Double Team: Jaromir Jagr was multi-generational talent with Penguins, Panthers
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...
Pirates reveal outfielder Socrates Brito, reliever Blake Cederlind tested positive for covid-19
Pirates manager Derek Shelton on Sunday said two players, outfielder Socrates Brito and relief pitcher Blake Cederlind, tested positive for covid-19 and gave their consent to be identified. Shelton stressed he must respect the privacy of players and staff members but believes it is an important step in spreading awareness...
Coronavirus testing a stress threat for athletic budgetsVideo
Coastal Carolina already had one of the smaller athletic budgets in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and that was before a 15% spending cut was ordered because of projected declines in state funding and student fees stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Facing the prospect of having to pay for testing of...
Braves’ Felix Hernandez opts out of season due to pandemicVideo
ATLANTA — Former Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez has opted out of the 2020 season, at least temporarily ending his bid to revive his career with the Atlanta Braves. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Sunday that Hernandez, 34, opted out due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made after...
Indians manager Terry Francona favors nickname change for clubVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname. “I think it’s time to move forward,” Francona said Sunday. The New Brighton native’s comments came two days after the Indians, amid a nationwide movement to erase...
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo repeat as champs at Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak moved the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest from the Coney Island boardwalk to an undisclosed indoor location but the results were familiar: Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo repeated as men’s and women’s champions of the annual gluttony fest on Saturday. Chestnut downed 75...
Mike Preston: NFL needs ‘Hail Mary’ to beat coronavirus and get on field
NFL training camps are still a few weeks away from opening but a “Hail Mary” pass has to be thrown soon. These are desperate times for the NFL. Throughout this COVID-19 outbreak the league has continued with business as usual. Maybe that was because other pro leagues such as the...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 57: John Smiley still holds distinction as a Pirates pitcher
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. 57: John Smiley Nearly three decades later, his name remains synonymous with an accomplishment that hasn’t been duplicated since by a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher....
Steelers 2-a-days: Undrafted rookie OLB James Lockhart, former 1st-round QB Paxton LynchVideo
Editor’s note: 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...
Atlanta Braves give no indication of considering name change
ATLANTA — With teams in two sports taking a second look at names deemed offensive to Native Americans, the Atlanta Braves on Saturday gave no indication they are willing to consider a similar change. The Cleveland Indians said Friday they’re reconsidering their nickname following the furor over the NFL Washington...
Dodgers’ David Price won’t play this year because of virusVideo
Dodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los Angeles debut until next year. The five-time All-Star became the latest player to opt out, posting Saturday on Twitter he wouldn’t participate in the 60-game season that’s scheduled to begin July...
