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U.S. Education Department: Allowing transgender athletes to compete as girls violates Title IX
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S. Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course to keep federal funding and...
Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history
BOSTON — The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said Thursday they instead will have a “virtual event” in which participants who verify they ran 26.2 miles on their own will receive their finisher’s medal. The race had originally been scheduled for...
Full contact: Aussie rugby league back after 2-month breakVideo
BRISBANE, Australia — With the sound of skin slapping skin and an echoing oomph of air escaping lungs as players collided at pace, the National Rugby League led the charge for elite sports returning to action in Australia. It was the furthest thing from the strict social distancing regulations that...
Browns stay interested in Jadeveon Clowney while building solid lineVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett on one end. Jadeveon Clowney on the other. Just the thought of it elicited a quick smile from new Browns coordinator Joe Woods, who oversaw a star-studded defensive front in San Francisco and could have a similar one in Cleveland. The Browns remain interested in Clowney,...
Steelers weigh in on potentially playing games with no fansVideo
True to his Type-A, hyper-analytical public persona, Mike Tomlin’s first reaction to the concept of playing games without fans was void of emotion. “The thing that I’m interested in is how it changes the game, maybe mechanically, in some ways,” Tomlin said earlier this week while speaking as a guest...
Steelers president Art Rooney II discusses NFL rules changesVideo
NFL owners adopted several rules changes Thursday during a virtual meeting. The proposal that would have provided an alternative to the onside kick was not one of them. Owners tabled the proposal that would have given trailing teams the option to use an untimed down on fourth-and-15 from their 25-yard...
Latrobe grad, Holy Cross basketball player Austin Butler recovering from surgery
Austin Butler’s mother, Michelle, wasn’t convinced she wanted to put her son through shoulder surgery for a second consecutive year. But she and husband Eric went ahead with it for Austin’s peace of mind, and she said she is happy with the decision. Butler, a 2017 Latrobe grad and senior...
NBA rookie Cameron Johnson warms up lunches with food donation to families in Moon
When the coronavirus crisis shut down the NBA season, Cameron Johnson drove directly from Phoenix to Pittsburgh in a 28-hour trip so he could return to his Moon Township home. Before Johnson goes back, he wanted to give back. The Phoenix Suns rookie donated food and drinks Thursday morning to...
Senior Spotlight: Trinity baseball standout ready to take to the sky
Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Trinity senior Jax Banco remembers flying to Florida to visit his brother at college. While he was sitting in his seat, the Hillers backstop thought to himself how cool...
After year at Kiski School, Ryne Wallace finds college home at Old Dominion
Former Kiski Area standout Ryne Wallace always knew he had what it takes to play baseball at the Division I level. He just needed to find the right program. In March, Wallace found that school in Old Dominion, and the 6-foot-5, 215-pound outfielder committed to continue his baseball career at...
Penguins waive forward prospect Linus Olund
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Linus Olund on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. Olund, 22, is in the second year of a three-year entry-level contract with a salary cap hit of $925,000. He was a fifth-round pick (No. 155) of the Penguins in 2017. If no...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 95: Steelers’ Greg Lloyd left indelible mark
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. 95: Greg Lloyd Bryan Cox didn’t believe Greg Lloyd knocked Dan Marino “into next week” with a particularly ferocious hit in a game at...
How and when you watch the Penguins in the rebooted NHL may be a little different
Nothing about the partially completed plan to resume NHL play is normal. Hub cities. Quarantine. Buildings without fans. The playoff structure itself. Just to scratch the surface. Something else that may be odd is how we watch the games. From their start times to how they are called. We’ve all...
Tim Benz: Don’t underestimate what the 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...
First Call: Antonio Brown working out with Redskins QB; more Minkah Fitzpatrick honors
Thursday’s “First Call” tells us which quarterback is flirting with Antonio Brown now. Anthony Chickillo talks about his new home in New Orleans. And more praise for Minkah Fitzpatrick. Mr. Big Chest goes to Washington? Well, not yet. But it seems as if he’d like to. The latest quarterback to...
NASCAR Cup Series race in Charlotte pushed back day because of rainVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway — a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing. The race was rescheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m., which in turn forced NASCAR to move the Xfinity Series...
NHL monitoring situation before choosing where to play gamesVideo
Concerns about Canadian coronavirus restrictions could push hockey south of the 49th parallel into the U.S. this summer. Seven of the 10 locations the NHL has zeroed in on to hold playoff games if it resumes are American cities not restricted by Canada’s 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival. As 24...
PIAA in ‘holding pattern’ waiting for more information from governor
School districts in Lawrence and more than a dozen other Pennsylvania counties will soon enter the green phase, but the PIAA remains in a “holding pattern” waiting to hear what that means for high school sports. Teams can’t resume workouts until cleared by the PIAA. Gov. Tom Wolf announced last...
Penguins optimistic over bid to host NHL playoff games
The Penguins have bid to host NHL-sanctioned and other hockey events before. A handful of outdoor games in 2011 and ’17. The draft in 2012. And the NCAA’s Frozen Four in 2013. So the paperwork of that process isn’t anything new to them. But bidding to host nearly half the...
Aspiring sports broadcaster from Latrobe wins inaugural Rick Starr Award
In the not too distant future, Hannah Mears envisions herself standing on the sideline at a packed professional stadium or arena, microphone in hand and dream realized, chiming in on what is happening in the big game. The recent Penn State graduate already can’t wait for the first timeout so...
AP Source: NFL drops booth official proposal to aid callsVideo
NEW YORK — The NFL has tabled a proposal for a booth official who would aid calls by using a video feed, a person familiar with the decision tells the Associated Press. The league’s competition committee told teams last month it supports studying ways to determine how officiating personnel who...
Gov. Wolf order: Pittsburgh pro sports teams may return to practice, play without fans
Gov. Tom Wolf issued an order Wednesday afternoon that allows Pittsburgh’s pro sports franchises to return to using their team facilities, albeit without spectators. The order, which provides guidelines for pro teams in counties in the yellow or green phase of the governor’s plan for reopening, paves the way for...
Pitt cancels sports camps through August
In an attempt to help curb the spread of covid-19, Pitt canceled its sports camps scheduled for May, June and July, plus all its residential camps through August. Many of the camps were avenues for football prospects to be seen by coaches. The Pitt Sports Camps office will provide a...
Penguins A to Z: Even as starter, Matt Murray’s future hardly certain
While the NHL is on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 55 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Matt Murray Position: Goaltender Catches:...
Miniature Wash High gym showcases ‘underground hobby’ of paper stadiums
Trey Ashby never set foot inside Wash High’s basketball gym, but the Nebraska resident can describe the banners on the wall, the paint colors on the floor and the wooden seats that give the place its character. In fact, Ashby built himself a replica. “In Nebraska, all of our gyms...
