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Pirates GM Ben Cherington: Team is going to be ‘flexible’ about spring training site

General manager Ben Cherington said the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to be “flexible” about the site of a potential spring training and are “comforted” by the level of attention state government officials are giving toward plans to reopen businesses. Cherington made the comments during a 22-minute guest appearance with Bucco...
Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional catcher gets head start on future career during quarantine

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. While most high school students are at home, working on homework or training for college sports during the coronavirus pandemic, Franklin Regional senior Bryce Harper has been getting a...
Retired Pirates broadcaster Steve Blass learning to adjust to life without baseball

Steve Blass retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast booth to enjoy life away from baseball. What Blass wasn’t expecting is life without baseball. Blass, 78, had no way of knowing or preparing for the MLB season to be suspended amid the coronavirus crisis, let alone that he and his wife,...
NFL rookies, teams face similar problems as in 2011 lockoutVideo

Joe Burrow should be getting ready to report to rookie minicamp this month, then joining the veterans on the Cincinnati Bengals for the rest of the offseason program. But like everyone else around the NFL, Burrow is left on his own to prepare for the season with facilities shut down...
Mike Tyson serious about a ‘comeback,’ shows explosive burst on Twitter

Mike Tyson is back in the gym, and let’s suffice it to say that he’s still got it. Explosive is an understatement that can can be verified courtesy of Iron Mike’s official Twitter account. The 53-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion spoke about a comeback with Atlanta rapper T.I. on...
Almost a straight-A student, Clint Hurdle could have gone to Harvard

Clint Hurdle never went to college, but he was offered an academic scholarship to Harvard. “I was deeply intrigued about what it would be like to go to an Ivy League school and be a student,” Hurdle said. Hurdle, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates for nine years, was a coveted...
Surrounded by family, Clint Hurdle goes back to school while embracing new life

He rises every morning around 6:30, just in time to watch the sun rise over Anna Maria Island on the Gulf Coast of Florida. “Sunrises are pretty magnificent here,” Clint Hurdle said. Life isn’t bad, either, for the only manager in 27 years to bring playoff baseball back to Pittsburgh....
Pittsburgh sports remain weeks away from playing in front of fans under state’s reopening plan

The return of the Penguins and Pirates playing before fans in Pittsburgh remains at least weeks away after state officals announced that Allegheny County and most of Southwestern Pennsylvania will remain in the red phase of the reopening process. Although two dozen northern counties will move to the yellow phase...
Despite social distancing regulations, area golfers happy to be back on courseVideo

Jim Dunn felt like a little kid anticipating the first day of school. It didn’t matter temperatures were in the upper 40s and low 50s and light rain fell, the 83-year-old Murrysville native couldn’t wait to play his first round of the season. At 8 a.m. Friday, Dunn walked to...
Commentary: Best sports docs include Pirates’ Dock EllisVideo

Sports and cinema have an uneasy alliance. For every “Raging Bull,” there are an abundance of flicks that get it wrong when they try to recapture a memorable event or famous athlete. Seriously, how does the compelling life of Babe Ruth produce not one, but two of the greatest stinkers...
Troy Vincent: New NFL CBA a ‘life changer’ for former playersVideo

NOTE: Troy Vincent is the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations. Opinions expressed in this story are his own. On my office wall hangs a framed NFL jersey. It is dark brown with white and orange stripes on the sleeves, and the broad white number 32. It is signed...
Onus on NASCAR as it preps to become 1st major U.S. sport to restart during pandemicVideo

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is preparing to be the first major U.S. sport to restart its season during the coronavirus pandemic — a welcomed return to racing and one that will be watched closely by the public and other professional leagues for missteps. More than 700 people — no fans...
Nationals manager Martinez determined to celebrate ’19 World Series in front of fansVideo

WASHINGTON — No one knows for sure how, when and where — or, truly, even if — MLB will play games in 2020. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez feels certain of this much: His team will wait to properly mark its World Series championship with spectators in the seats. “I’m...
Steelers seek niche for rookie RB Anthony McFarland as James Conner retains starting role

With the six players they added in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers provided depth and competition equally on offense and defense. Three picks were used to address positions on each side of the ball, and the order of those selections indicated no immediate starters will be required from the...
Josh Gibson’s legacy part of rich history of Negro Leagues, which turn 100 this year

Although legend says there are 800 home runs to back him up, Josh Gibson Jr. never claimed his father and namesake was the greatest baseball player of all-time. “He thought there was no need for him to do that,” Sean Gibson said. Sean Gibson is the great-grandson of Negro League...
Sources: MLB, umpires reach pay deal during coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and its umpires have reached a deal to cover a 2020 pay structure during the coronavirus pandemic, including a 50% cut in May and nothing more this year if no games are played. The sides struck an agreement late Thursday night, two people told...

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