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Tim Benz: If NFL players’ message about kneeling gets ‘hijacked,’ options exist
If athletes who kneel during the national anthem want their message against police brutality to be more firmly understood by a wider swath of America, they may want to try a different approach. Because the same script which led to a redirection of that message is playing out exactly as...
New Western Pa. wood bat summer league sprints out of batter’s box
The average fastball thrown by pitchers in the opening wave of games in the All-American Baseball Collegiate League popped at 91 mph. That’s about how fast league commissioner Connor Perry has been moving lately to get the newly formed league off the ground. A former Norwin and Pitt standout, Perry...
Chill vibe of Hilton Head hides urgency for PGA Tour playersVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The ambiance of Hilton Head doesn’t change, a most peaceful setting among shade of oaks along the Calibogue Sound. Adding to the serenity this week is the absence of spectators for the second straight week on the PGA Tour. It’s the calendar that makes all...
NCAA approves plan for basketball players to work with coaches
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow college basketball players to start working with their coaches for the first time since the pandemic wiped out March Madness. The summer access period for men’s and women’s players will begin July 20. The NCAA Tournaments were canceled...
Franklin Regional’s Wareham, South Fayette’s McConnell capture Tri-State Junior PGA titles
Because it is his home course, Franklin Regional rising senior Michael Wareham has played Willowbrook Country Club a time or two. So when he took to the 6,431-yard layout Wednesday for the 36-hole Tri-State Junior PGA Championship, he had a little extra confidence. “I mean, I know where to miss...
Prepping on new court, Serena Williams will enter U.S. OpenVideo
Here’s how all-in Serena Williams is on participating in the 2020 U.S. Open: She set up a practice area at her home with the new brand of hard courts being used at Flushing Meadows this year. For all the doubts about which top players will actually enter the first Grand...
Report: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fog
LOS ANGELES — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending, federal investigators said in documents released Wednesday. Ara Zobayan radioed to air traffic controllers that he was climbing to 4,000 feet...
Robert Morris hires track and field, cross country coach with championship resume
Robert Morris has itself a championship track and field and cross country coach. Bryan Delsite, hired to lead the women’s teams, has won conference titles as a coach, as well as college, national and international titles as an athlete. A former RMU assistant, Delsite has been an assistant for the...
Baseball on brink of playing shortened season after impromptu meeting, new MLB offerVideo
Baseball is on the brink of playing a shortened season, following a face-to-face meeting between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark. According to multiple reports, the players are contemplating a proposed 60-game schedule with games starting July 19 and ending Sept. 27, full prorated...
MLB players commit $1 million to support minor leaguersVideo
NEW YORK — Major leaguers committed $1 million to support minor leaguers whose leagues appear unlikely to start this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Major League Baseball Players Trust, a not-for-profit affiliate of the MLB Players Association, made the announcement. While MLB and the union are trying to...
Puck woes: NHL’s bottom line facing short-term blow
With so much uncertainty, Larry Quinn can’t predict just how severe the NHL’s financial losses might be due to the coronavirus pandemic. That doesn’t stop the former Buffalo Sabres managing partner from providing a bleak assessment, at least for the short term. “They’ve got big challenges ahead,” Quinn said. “And...
Anthony Lynn: Colin Kaepernick fits Chargers style, no workouts plannedVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Wednesday that Colin Kaepernick is on the team’s workout list because he is the style of quarterback Los Angeles is looking for, but the coach hasn’t spoken to him yet, and right now nothing is scheduled. The Chargers could...
AP source: MLB makes 4th proposal to players’ unionVideo
NEW YORK — MLB has made a fourth proposal to the players’ union aimed at starting the pandemic-delayed season, a person with knowledge of the proposal said Wednesday. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made. Another person familiar with the session...
Steelers among NFL teams to close offices Friday in recognition of Juneteenth
The Pittsburgh Steelers are among a growing number of NFL teams that will close team headquarters on Friday in observance of Juneteenth as a company holiday. A Steelers spokesman said Wednesday the team is following the lead of the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week the league would close...
Penn State, West Virginia scheduled to play in December hoops event in Brooklyn
Penn State and West Virginia are among the teams scheduled to play as part of a quadrupleheader basketball event Dec. 13 in Brooklyn. The Nittany Lions are to face Florida, and the Mountaineers are to play Purdue as part of the second annual Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at Barclays...
Steelers 2-a-days: James Conner in contract year, Anthony Coyle added from XFL to OT mixVideo
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...
Drivers excited for return of racing at Lernerville Speedway
At last, the drivers can start their engines. Friday night will be an exciting time in Sarver because for the first time in 2020, race car drivers will take to the track at Lernerville Speedway. “Absolutely through the roof,” Lernerville track announcer Eric Westendorf said about the excitement level heading...
Pirates manager Derek Shelton says owner Bob Nutting ‘wants to play’ a baseball season
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton believes that team chairman Bob Nutting “wants to play” baseball this summer, despite reports that some MLB owners are stalling negotiations to avoid a season. Shelton said during his weekly appearance on The Cook and Joe Show on 93.7 The Fan that he spoke with...
Bidding winding down for jerseys worn by Jack Lambert, other Steelers Hall of Fame players
Last spring, a jersey worn by Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert in a 1982 game was auctioned off for more than $50,000. Another Lambert jersey, this one from the 1977 season, is on the block this year, and it looks like some late bidding will be required...
Mars’ Ellie Coffield named Gatorade Pa. Girls Soccer Player of the Year
After helping the Mars girls soccer team win WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A titles last fall, junior Ellie Coffield has received another honor. On Wednesday, the 5-foot-7 midfielder was named the Pennsylvania Girls Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year for her play in the 2019 season. The Pitt recruit scored...
Mark Madden: Messy negotiations prove Major League Baseball needs independent commissionerVideo
A week ago, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he was “100 percent” certain there would be a 2020 baseball season. As of Monday, though, Manfred was “not confident.” Tuesday’s face-to-face meeting with union boss Tony Clark restored optimism games will be played. What happened inside of a week? Nothing resembling...
No full shields for players; NHL talking off-ice protection
NHL players won’t be expected to wear full face shields if games resume this summer, though there could be plenty of covered faces around them. Equipment changes have not been a focus of return-to-play negotiations between the league and players’ union, according to a person with knowledge of those talks....
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 75: Joe Greene nearly wore another number to fame with SteelersVideo
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. 75: Joe Greene Had Chuck Noll found room for a defensive tackle he inherited in 1969, the most decorated player in franchise history might...
How hub cities and NHL’s ‘family dynamics’ could impact a reboot
From babies to bears. That’s what you get in this week’s “Breakfast With Benz” hockey podcast. Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me to talk about the latest hurdle to the hockey reboot. Offspring. Not the band. The newborns. According to ESPN, numerous hockey players are dealing with...
Steelers 2-a-days: Does Chase Claypool fit into offense? Fellow rookie Josiah Coatney onto DL?Video
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 June...
