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Analysis: 10 victories represent reasonable goal for Pitt football in 2020
The magic number is 10, a victory total that has been unattainable at Pitt for the past decade, and a reality only once since 1981. But it’s a reasonable goal for Pat Narduzzi’s 2020 team, his sixth at Pitt. Narduzzi welcomes back 12 players on defense and seven on offense...
Burrell grad Alaina York makes most of abbreviated 1st season
Alaina York began a summer job Monday as a nursing assistant at UPMC Presbyterian. The next couple of months will build on her experiences studying nursing at Robert Morris. While she makes strides towards her career field, the Burrell graduate also is focused on her opportunities for the Robert Morris...
Top field, no fans for this year’s Travelers ChampionshipVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — The tournament director for this week’s Travelers Championship had an idea. How about filling the natural amphitheater around the 18th green at TPC River Highlands with giant video boards showing fans watching the event and cheering from home? “We started there. We wanted a Zoom wall with...
Fox Chapel golfer Scott Bitar gearing up to face a new level of competition at Miami (Ohio)
Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar was one of the top golfers in the WPIAL last season. Now, he’s looking forward to seeing how he stacks up against a different level of competition. Before he heads to Miami (Ohio) to play Division I golf in the fall, Bitar is planning to return...
Wizards’ Davis Bertans sits out NBA restart to seasonVideo
WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans will skip the Disney-based resumption of the NBA season, making him the first known example of a healthy, eligible player sitting out. Bertans can become an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is expected to command a big contract as one of the...
Ex-Penguins forward Chris Thornburn retires
Former Penguins forward Chris Thorburn retired after 14 seasons in the NHL on Monday. The NHL Players’ Association announced his retirement. Claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres in October of 2006, Thornburn’s time with the Penguins was fairly brief. In 2006-07, his second season in the NHL, he appeared...
Greg Schiano: 2 Rutgers football players have coronavirusVideo
A week after the football team returned to campus, Rutgers is reporting cases of coronavirus with some players. Coach Greg Schiano disclosed Monday during a conference call with the media two players has tested positive for virus. It was his first availability since the team was allowed to return for...
Browns’ Kareem Hunt ‘blessed’ for another chance after traffic stopVideo
CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt knows he’s run out of second chances. “I’ve got to do better,” he said. Scared he jeopardized his NFL career when police found a small amount of marijuana in the Cleveland Browns running back’s car during a traffic stop, Hunt, who served an eight-game league suspension...
Double Team: From Kunitz to Cullen, the best players to dress for the Penguins and Ducks
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...
NASCAR rallies around Wallace as FBI investigates noose
Bubba Wallace steered the No. 43 to the front of pit road, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch pushing the famous car on one side and close friend Ryan Blaney pushing on the other. The entire 40-driver field and all their crew members followed. After the car came to a stop, Wallace...
Mark Madden: The 5 most agonizing losses in Pittsburgh sports history
Because big-time American sports had not been played for 100 days, last week I alleviated the boredom by listing the Top 5 biggest wins in the history of Pittsburgh sports. Now, at 103 days, it’s the same old story. So, I once more try to alleviate the boredom by listing...
ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice
No red carpet, no nattily dressed athletes, no house band or monologue poking fun at the past year’s top athletes and moments. This was a different version of The ESPYS. The focus of Sunday night’s show on ESPN was hope and inspiration in the time of coronavirus. NFL quarterback Russell...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss whether sports are coming back at allVideo
On this week’s edition of Unfiltered, Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss whether sports are coming back at all amid the coronavirus pandemic. With several professional and college players being diagnosed with covid-19, how are the leagues going to handle the cases? Madden thinks that other countries have done a...
First Call: Hall of Fame talk for former Penguins; Ravens in mix for big name trade?; Overlooking Chase Claypool?
Monday’s “First Call” takes a look at the Hall of Fame chances for a pair of former Pittsburgh Penguins. The Steelers first pick of the draft appears to be off the radar compared to some position peers. And the Baltimore Ravens may be in the mix for a big fish...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 70: Ernie Stautner brought toughness to Steelers in lean yearsVideo
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. 70: Ernie Stautner It took 33 years after Joe Greene’s final snap for the Pittsburgh Steelers to retire his No. 75 jersey in 2014....
Tim Benz: Trump’s love-hate of NFL will continue for months
When you combine the National Football League, a pandemic, social upheaval, President Donald Trump, and an election year, you are going to see some rather odd intersections of reality. Such was the case over the weekend. Within the span of one tweet — and the span of 36 hours —...
Madden Monday: ‘Steelers making the playoffs this year is far from a sure thing’
Well, we’ve made it to triple digits. We are now beyond 100 days since major American team sports shut down. We’re at 103 now. So if you think it’s easy to do this job without melding the coronavirus and its surrounding society-wide quagmire into the mix, you are insane. During...
Steelers 2-a-days: Kevin Dotson faces uphill climb; Eric Ebron brings production at TEVideo
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...
Noose found in garage of Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — A noose was found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Alabama on Sunday, less than two weeks after he successfully pushed the auto racing series to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and facilities. NASCAR announced the discovery...
Former NFL, USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26Video
LOS ANGELES — Max Tuerk, an All-America offensive lineman at Southern California who was drafted by the Chargers, has died. He was 26. Tuerk’s family said he died Saturday while hiking with his parents on a favorite trail in Cleveland National Forest north of San Diego. No details were provided....
Webb Simpson wraps up RBC Heritage victory in dark, sets recordVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Nothing can top the first time Webb Simpson won on Father’s Day, a U.S. Open title eight years ago at Olympic Club and hearing his father’s laughter on the phone to share the joy. Harbour Town was special in its own right. Dressed in his...
Balk in MLB coronavirus talks as negotiations drag onVideo
NEW YORK — An email from baseball commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season. The executive committee of the players’ association was set to vote and reject MLB’s latest offer for a 60-game season Sunday. Players...
3 takeaways from Tiz the Law’s Belmont Stakes winVideo
Tiz the Law kicked off the 2020 Triple Crown series with a four-length victory in the Belmont Stakes. Here are three takeaways from the race as we begin a long wait for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes: 1. Tiz the Law delivered as classy...
Thunderstorms postpone NASCAR race at Talladega SuperspeedwayVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Thunderstorms on Sunday forced NASCAR to postpone the Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway that was to mark the return of more fans to the track. The race, which was pushed back to 3 p.m. Monday, is the first amid the coronavirus pandemic in which NASCAR opened...
John Steigerwald: Transgender females belong in boys sports
Pick a side. Do you want transgender females (biological males) to be allowed to compete against biological females in sports? The fight has been overshadowed by a pandemic and massive demonstrations and rioting, but the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits...
