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‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 98: Steelers’ Casey Hampton at front of top NFL defensesVideo
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. 98: Casey Hampton “Big Snack” rarely bit off more than he could chew. As the big man at the literal forefront of some...
NHL aims to allow limited workouts in ‘early June’
The NHL is getting closer to returning to play, albeit incrementally. On Monday, the league issued a “Return to sport” memo that detailed the protocol in place for its second phase toward resuming play, which has been paused since March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league suggests the...
Steelers FS Minkah Fitzpatrick reacts to snub by CBS as one of NFL’s top 100 playersVideo
Everyone has a list, particularly in these unprecedented times in which we are starved for sports content. So, when CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco compiled a listing of his top 100 NFL players, it probably didn’t register all that much for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Except when one of their best players...
Mark Madden: Steelers locker room leaders need to prioritize winning mindsetVideo
In 2013, as a rookie, Le’Veon Bell rushed for 860 yards. That season was Antonio Brown’s fourth. He had his best year to date with 110 catches. These were two rare talents. It seemed inevitable the Pittsburgh Steelers would return to the Super Bowl. But, not long after, I proclaimed...
Japanese baseball season to start June 19 without fans
TOKYO — Japan’s professional baseball season will open on June 19 under a plan that excludes fans. League commissioner Atsushi Saito made the announcement on Monday after an online meeting with representatives of the league’s 12 teams. “I hope we can provide some guidance for sports other than professional baseball,”...
Former Army Ranger, Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva featured in Memorial Day videoVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle and Army Ranger veteran Alejandro Villanueva was featured in a video message released by The Players’ Tribune on Memorial Day. The video, titled “Something Bigger,” was released via The Players’ Tribune’s verified Twitter account. It discusses Villanueva’s journey into the military — something he calls “truly...
Penguins A to Z: Few players are as useful as Jared McCannVideo
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 55 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Jared McCann Position: Center Shoots:...
Relive Penguins’ 1st Stanley Cup from May 25, 1991Video
Not much may be happening in the hockey world at the moment, so you might as well celebrate the 29th anniversary (props to the ol’ two niner, Phil Bourque) of the Penguins’ first Stanley Cup. On May 25, 1991, the Penguins stormed past the Minnesota North Stars, 8-0, in Bloomington,...
5 (virtual) things to (virtually) watch for at (virtual) Steelers OTAsVideo
If the Pittsburgh Steelers conduct organized team activities, but the players are not together in performing any activities, did they really conduct the OTA’s? It is not a question for a philosophy doctoral candidate, nor is it a dystopian future of virtual-reality football. Instead, it is the reality of the...
Steve Hummer: We’re reminded again of NFL’s shameful lack of blacks in high places
That there is an intrinsic insanity to the coaching profession is clear in the case of the Falcons’ Raheem Morris. Morris began last season working with the Falcons’ receivers. He ended it calling third-down plays for the defense, sharing play-calling with Jeff Ulbrich in a strange synthesis that nonetheless led...
Senior Spotlight: Before heading to Pitt, Seton LaSalle senior goes out on top as WPIAL champ
Baseball has been a fixture in Dom Popa’s life since he was a little kid, and even though he had his senior year taken away from him, baseball won’t be leaving his life any time soon. Last summer, Popa committed to continuing his baseball career at Pitt, following in the...
Keselowski wins Coca-Cola 600 in overtime
CONCORD, N.C. — Brad Keselowski, in a contract year and trying to up his value in free agency, gave Roger Penske a victory on what should have been the most celebrated day in motorsports but was instead just a 6-plus hour NASCAR show. Keselowski extended Jimmie Johnson’s losing streak to...
Woods, Manning defeat Brady, Mickelson in charity golf eventVideo
Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn’t miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson. The PGA Tour is set to return in just over two weeks, and it has...
Scene around Charlotte Motor Speedway unusually quiet during NASCAR raceVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Chris “Pops” Bowyer sat in a lawn chair wearing a plain white T-shirt and drinking a beer alongside wife, Jana, and their friends outside of their motorhome a few hundred yards from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bowyer knew he wasn’t getting into the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday to...
Postponed Indy 500 puts short-track drivers in spotlightVideo
GAS CITY, Ind. — The roaring engines and flying dirt pellets briefly brought Gas City I-69 Speedway back to life Sunday. It wasn’t the same. The grandstands were empty. Track organizers only allowed a few crew members per team to comply with Indiana’s social gatherings limit. Gabe Wilkins even brought...
WNBA teams must make tough decisions on sooner-than-expected roster cutsVideo
NEW YORK — New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb knew he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make tough decisions on the team’s roster this year. He just didn’t think they would have to do it so quickly and without seeing players compete in training camp. The...
Pro golfers foresee challenges restarting after long layoff, with new health measuresVideo
With her young daughter napping nearby, Rachel Rohanna was practicing on the “green” in her house. As she stood over a putt, one of her daughter’s toys fell to the floor. The noise got Rohanna’s heart racing. This, she thought, was good. This was the adrenaline rush the Waynesburg High...
John Steigerwald: Just let the kids play ballVideo
Could the pick-up game make a comeback? You would have to be of a certain age to remember when kids didn’t need to have adults around to organize everything they did. Baby Boomers remember picking two captains, having them “shink it out” and choose from a group of kids to...
Penguins A to Z: It’s now or never for Patrick MarleauVideo
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 55 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Patrick Marleau Position: Center Shoots:...
Mental health no longer dirty words in macho world of NHL
LOS ANGELES — Hockey players are celebrated for their toughness. It’s common for a player to absorb a booming hit without flinching, or to lose a row of teeth to an errant puck and say he’s sorry he had to miss a shift to get sewn up. Tape an aspirin...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 99: Pitt’s Hugh Green was devastatingly dominant
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. 99: Hugh Green A “Sports Illustrated” cover called him “The Baddest Cat in the Game” in 1980, and no one who lined up opposite...
Waynesburg’s Miller, a Bethel Park grad, to continue baseball pursuits at Division I Gardner-Webb
When the NCAA announced that collegiate athletes affected by the cancellation of spring seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic would receive an extra year of eligibility, it created an opportunity for Bethel Park graduate Mason Miller, a senior on the Waynesburg University baseball team. After three-plus successful seasons for the...
Steelers rookies not necessarily falling behind yet … but clock ticking for Mike Tomlin
The players’ names change, but Mike Tomlin gets asked the same sort of question every year during May. June and late July and early August, too. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach has little appetite or incentive to answer it, no matter how it’s phrased. Tomlin’s longstanding policy about evaluating new players...
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84
Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn’t hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony. The man who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA...
Is it time for ‘Hollywood’ to shine for Ravens?
BALTIMORE — The transformation period from rookie to solid NFL player takes about three to five years, but potential greatness is clearly evident in Year 2. That’s why there is so much optimism about Ravens receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown in 2020. A first-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2019, Brown...
