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Pro Football Hall of Fame to reopen on Wednesday
CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame will reopen Wednesday after nearly a three-month closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The hall closed on March 16, but permission has been granted by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for museums, science centers and zoos to open. “Since its grand opening...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi issues statement after he was criticized for use of word ‘thug’
While racial tensions erupted across the U.S. after the death last month of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, former Pitt linebacker Elias Reynolds went on Twitter and called out coach Pat Narduzzi for the use of the word “thug.” Another former player, Justin Morgan, also tweeted dissatisfaction...
Penguins A to Z: Trust goes a long way for Dominik Simon
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Dominik Simon Position: Center Shoots: Left...
A plethora for playoffs: MLB proposes up to 16 teams advance
Major League Baseball is tossing around plenty of ideas these days to start up a shortened season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic — a DH in the National League, neutral-site games, personal rosin bags for pitchers. Now comes a proposal that would truly upend the sport: up to 16 playoff...
Latrobe grad Zach Kokoska hopeful to hear name called during shortened MLB Draft
Zach Kokoska might be on a baseball field or camped out at a Marriott hotel in South Florida on Wednesday and Thursday during the MLB Draft. Either way, the power-hitting outfielder will have his cell phone turned on. The former Latrobe star and Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year has...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe to finish track career at Texas A&M
It has been four years since Summer Thorpe left Sewickley Academy, but she feels like she is coming out of high school again after signing with the Texas A&M women’s track and field team as a graduate transfer. Thorpe, 21, of Ohio Township, said the recruiting process was the same....
A look at possible Pirates 1st-round picks as GM Ben Cherington keeps it a guessing game
When Ben Cherington conducted a call on Zoom last week to discuss the MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager was jokingly asked to divulge the team’s first-round target. “If you want to tell us who we’re taking,” Cherington said, “you have as good a guess as I do, probably,...
Evgeni Malkin selected as Penguins’ Masterton Trophy nominee
Forward Evgeni Malkin was selected Tuesday as the Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The award recognizes “the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.” Following a...
With casinos reopening, Trafford native Jimmy Vaccaro discusses an unusual time in the gambling business
A 74-year-old Trafford native who has been in the casino business since 1975, Jimmy Vaccaro has seen pretty much everything the gambling industry has to offer. Then the casino floor fell silent in March. And people started online wagering on Russian pingpong matches because all North American sports went dark....
NHL playoff length and reseeding. Right moves? Or bad decisions?
The National Hockey League is continuing to inch back toward playing. The Penguins are supposed to resume small-group workout sessions at the UPMC Lemieux Performance Complex in Cranberry on Tuesday. This is a lightning pace toward getting back to action compared to Major League Baseball. But things are crawling along...
’Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 83: Steelers’ Heath Miller edges out Louis LippsVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 83: Heath Miller Making the call for the best to wear No. 83 in Pittsburgh sports history came down to a battle of...
First Call: A dilemma for some players to consider before kneeling at NFL games
For “First Call” on Tuesday, I simply wanted to respond to a question I got in my email inbox from a reader. Albert — who emailed under the pseudonym “ALB” — posed the following conundrum for NFL players who may be planning on kneeling during the national anthem to start...
Tim Benz: Don’t underestimate what loss of college football could really mean
There have been a lot of frustrating angles to covering sports during the coronavirus pandemic. Most notably, of course, has been the complete and total shutdown of them. I’ve found that … bothersome. You? A close second, though, is the cavalier reaction from some claiming that, “Sports aren’t important at...
Tim Benz: Praising Maurkice Pouncey’s balance, fairness and objectivity
Flame wars over coronavirus. Raging battles over how to maintain law and order while eradicating police brutality. The louder both sides of the political aisle scream at one another, the less I hear them. It’s just a cacophony. Their voices sound so similar. Yet, neither side is speaking a language...
Pitt’s Troost has mixed feelings about response to his kneeling during anthem in 2017Video
During the 2017 season, Ian Troost knelt among his upright Pitt football teammates during the playing of the national anthem at Heinz Field. Peacefully, he was protesting police brutality and racial injustice, trying to create awareness and dialogue that might lead to change. “I wanted to be a white ally,”...
Pitt graduates write letter to administrators, urging support for black student-athletes
This letter was composed by former Pitt student-athletes and graduates Jordan Fields and Ian Troost and sent Monday to the school’s athletic department and administration. We write this as alumni with a complicated love for the University of Pittsburgh. We find it difficult to differentiate between our pride in our...
Column: Roger Goodell’s mea culpa is a good start — and no moreVideo
Never thought we’d see the day when typing the words “Roger Goodell” and “daring” in the same sentence wasn’t the set-up for a punchline. But here we are. Four years after piling on a few dozen men who were already down — on one knee — the NFL commissioner posed...
CBS pushing for players to do their part to boost broadcastVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jim Nantz will be alone in the broadcast booth when the PGA Tour resumes its schedule Thursday. That’s not the only voice CBS Sports wants to hear at Colonial. In announcing the broadcast and productions plans for the return to golf, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus...
UConn soccer player loses lawsuit over obscene gestureVideo
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has ruled UConn did nothing wrong when it took away the scholarship of a soccer player who gave the middle finger to a television camera. Noriana Radwan, who eventually transferred to Hofstra, had argued her punishment for the November 2014 incident was excessive and...
Notre Dame standout, Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson receives local golf award
Each time he swats a drive down the center of the fairway with a gentle cut or hard fade, Palmer Jackson improves his game. With each flip wedge or curling putt, he is dialing in to something more. Whether it is physical swing mechanics or a sharper mental approach, Jackson...
Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge out for season after shoulder surgeryVideo
Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the remainder of San Antonio’s season while he recovers from surgery on his right shoulder, a major blow to the Spurs’ postseason chances, assuming the season continues as planned. The Spurs announced Monday that Aldridge had the surgery on April 24, stemming from an...
Steelers to conduct training camp at Heinz Field in 2020Video
The Pittsburgh Steelers will get more mileage out of Heinz Field this year than the customary 10 football games they play at their home facility each season. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten announced Monday that the team will conduct training camp at their North Side home base this summer. “The Steelers...
Penn State football gets a verbal commitment… from a high school freshmanVideo
A highly regarded athlete made a verbal commitment to the Penn State football program Monday. He’s not projected to make it into a game for the Nittany Lions, though, until at least 2023. Mathias Barnwell, a high school freshman from Virginia, announced his intention to attend Penn State via a...
Fury-Wilder III by end of the year, promoter saysVideo
The U.S. promoter of Tyson Fury is hoping to stage a third heavyweight fight between the British boxer and Deontay Wilder by the end of the year, potentially in the Chinese enclave of Macau. Bob Arum told the Associated Press that Fury “owes” Wilder a third fight after claiming the...
NFL gives teams planner for total reopening of facilitiesVideo
The NFL and the players’ union sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a lengthy four-part memo to the clubs written by commissioner Roger Goodell and approved by the NFL...
