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Penguins A to Z: Jake Guentzel could get a second chance
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: Jake Guentzel Position: Left winger...
Last surviving player from ‘A League of Their Own’ team diesVideo
Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, died. She was 101. Pratt died Wednesday. Her nephew, Walter Pratt, told The Patriot Ledger she passed away peacefully at a nursing home. Pratt pitched in the women’s league from 1943-47. The...
As pandemic threatens to scramble Triple Crown schedule, trainers and historians say they’ll welcome races wheneverVideo
BALTIMORE — From the first year the Preakness Stakes was run in 1873 until the race settled into its current place on the calendar in 1932, it preceded the Kentucky Derby 11 times and was contested on the same day twice. In 1945, as thoroughbred racing emerged from a blackout...
Dave Hyde: Shula and ‘Beli-cheat’ — it would have become increasingly uncomfortableVideo
A group of old-time South Florida sports writers and TV types now spread across the country had a Zoom talk Friday about Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. Thoughts. Memories. Laughs. A virtual goodbye, of sorts, after his death on Monday. Amid the storytelling Chuck Dowdle, the former host...
Where have you gone, Evgeni Malkin? Local bettors turn to obscure Russian hockey leagueVideo
Even while all major North American team sports are shut down because of the coronavirus, Pittsburgh continues to add to its reputation as a hockey town. While gamblers usually would be making wagers on the NBA and NHL playoffs and the early part of the MLB season at this time...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Ben Sexton retiresVideo
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Ben Sexton announced his retirement via Twitter on Saturday. Sexton, 28, was signed to a one-year AHL contract but did not play at all in 2019-20 because of concussion issues. In 26 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the 2018-19 season, Sexton scored 10 points (seven goals, three assists)....
Steelers’ Anthony McFarland ‘idolizes’ Le’Veon Bell, but will forge own path as No. 26Video
He’s been given high praise on a national stage by a legend at his position. A college teammate who’s joined him in the pros can’t say enough good things about him. A prominent new teammate has taken a liking to him, and he has quite the “in” with a notable...
Recently retired Ramon Foster a guest speaker at Steelers virtual rookie minicamp
Eleven years ago, Ramon Foster took part in the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp as an undrafted offensive lineman desperate to earn a job. Foster not only did that, he became a starter throughout the course of his career, the past several seasons of which as a sage left guard on...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: No team facilities should open until all NFL team facilities can open
Even if Allegheny County’s “yellow light” turns green, that will have little to do with if the Pittsburgh Steelers can get back to the football field. At least, that’s Mike Tomlin’s opinion. The Steelers coach said Saturday he believes no NFL teams should be permitted access to their facilities until...
Coaches exposing him to ‘a lot,’ but Steelers rookie Antoine Brooks’ first focus is safetyVideo
Antoine Brooks appealed to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the draft because of his versatility. Less than two weeks into his pro career, that remains true. But it’s his given position — safety — that is Brooks’ primary focus during this weekend’s virtual rookie minicamp. “(Coaches) have let me know a...
Pirates farm director Larry Broadway calls 5-round MLB draft ‘a challenge’ for club
Pittsburgh Pirates senior director of minor league operations Larry Broadway called reports the 2020 MLB Draft will be reduced to five rounds “a challenge” Saturday morning in an interview on 93.7 FM. MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed in March to allow the league to reduce the draft from...
Vanessa Bryant files claim against LA County sheriff over Kobe Bryant crash site photos
LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over deputies sharing “unauthorized” photos of the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others. According to the claim filed Friday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva “personally assured...
Steelers captains reach out to rookies from afar
It can be difficult enough assimilating into an NFL locker room as a rookie. Doing it during a worldwide pandemic that prevents any in-person meeting? Even harder. The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie class hasn’t even met each other — let alone their veteran teammates. But two draft choices who spoke with...
Some NBA practice facilities re-open; some teams to begin testing players for coronavirusVideo
MIAMI — The NBA took tiny steps toward a return to normalcy Friday, as a small number of practice facilities reopened for workouts and at least one team received permission from the league to test players and staff for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, NBA commissioner Adam Silver took part in a...
Carlos Davis ‘attends’ Steelers rookie camp in same house twin Khalil does so for BucsVideo
“Little” brother Khalil Davis banishes his brother to the basement. As close as he and identical twin Carlos are, their respective employers probably would frown upon them taking part in each other’s work. Carlos Davis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks ago. Khalil Davis was taken a round...
Coronavirus concerns create a most unusual rookie minicamp for newest SteelersVideo
A typical NFL rookie minicamp often can include some face time and zoom. As in, a team’s newest players getting some valuable face time in front of their new coaches, and the faster ones showing off by zooming around practice fields. The unique circumstances surrounding 2020, of course, have made...
Taiwan baseball fans allowed inside stadium but sit apartVideo
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — There were fans in the stands for baseball in Taiwan on Friday, albeit spaced far apart as a safeguard against the spread of the coronavirus. Up to 1,000 spectators are allowed at each ballpark in Taiwan, but they still are barred from bringing in food...
Brett Favre denies claim he was paid for no-show workVideo
MILWAUKEE — Brett Favre on Friday disputed a Mississippi state auditor’s report that said the Hall of Fame quarterback received $1.1 million in welfare money for multiple speaking engagements that he didn’t actually attend. Favre told ESPN Wisconsin’s “Wilde & Tausch” radio show he instead was being paid for his...
Report: MLB cutting this year’s draft to 5 rounds to save clubs bonus pool moneyVideo
NEW YORK — MLB will cuts its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million. Clubs gained the ability to reduce the draft as part of their March 26 agreement with the players’ association, and MLB plans to finalize...
‘Slap Shot’ still iconic in hockey despite sport’s changesVideo
A few nights after one of their players was injured by a dirty hit, the Johnstown Jets plotted to exact some revenge on Buffalo’s Greg Neeld. An all-out brawl broke out during warm-ups, and the North American Hockey League game was postponed, much to the dismay of ownership and presumably...
Colts’ Philip Rivers named coach-in-waiting at Alabama high schoolVideo
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has already lined up the first job of his post-playing career. Rivers was introduced Friday as the head coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in a news conference on campus. The 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles Chargers signed a one-year...
New Jersey center verbally commits to Duquesne
Duquesne received a verbal commitment Friday from 6-foot-11 center Mounir Hima of St. Benedict’s Prepatory School in Newark, N.J. After he signs a letter of intent, Hima will be the only center in Duquesne’s 2020 recruiting class. The Dukes have signed six players — all guards and forwards. Hima, a...
PIHL still hoping to play last 6 playoff games, crown champions
Still wanting and waiting, the PIHL is holding out hope it can finish its postseason. But numerous factors must fall into place for high school hockey teams to return to the ice. League commissioner John Mucha said Friday the six varsity playoff games — five Penguin Cup games that include...
Big East considering not allowing sports on campuses that are closedVideo
The presidents of the 11 members of the Big East are leaning toward not allowing sports to be played at schools this season unless their campuses are open. Commissioner Val Ackerman disclosed the thinking of the presidents Friday in a wide-ranging virtual interview with members of the media about the...
WVU athletic director Shane Lyons calls pay cuts, furloughs ‘absolutely necessary’
Facing a projected $5 million budget shortfall after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the NCAA Tournament and spring sports, West Virginia University on Friday implemented pay cuts and furloughs in its athletic department. WVU athletic director Shane Lyons called the moves “absolutely necessary” in a video conference call Friday afternoon....
