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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...
Pro tennis mini-tournament in Germany the 1st of several in the worksVideo
DUSSELDORF, Germany — There were no spectators, no line judges, no ballkids and no post-match handshake at the net as an exhibition tennis event got underway in Germany on Friday with professional players, a rare instance of live, televised sports during the coronavirus pandemic. Three men were involved in each...
Triple Crown racing season sure bet to be unlike any otherVideo
This promises to be a Triple Crown season like no other. Instead of kicking off the chase this weekend with the Kentucky Derby, the storied race may end up capping the trio of races on Labor Day weekend. Instead of 3-year-old colts saving the longest race for last, maybe they...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ window might be closing, but it’s not quite shutVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t supposed to win the Stanley Cup in 2016. Their odds were 13-1 at season’s start. Four teams were more favored. The Penguins hadn’t made a Stanley Cup final since winning in 2009. They got swept in their only conference final (2013). It wasn’t unreasonable to feel...
Green Bay Packers sign defensive lineman Treyvon Hester
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have signed defensive lineman Treyvon Hester, who is set to play for his fourth NFL team in as many seasons. Hester, 27, played 15 games for the Washington Redskins last year. The 2017 seventh-round draft pick from Toledo spent his rookie year...
IUP product Matt Guevremont headed to CFL
A former IUP football lineman is taking his talents north. Expect the landscape to be familiar to Matt Guevremont. A 6-foot-4, 335-pound tackle, Guevremont was taken by the BC Lions in the fifth round of Thursday’s Canadian Football League Draft. He is a native of Pickering, Ontario. The Vancouver-based Lions...
AAABA cancels annual August tournament in Johnstown
The All-American Amateur Baseball Association will not hold its annual August tournament in Johnstown and at other locations in the region because of the ongoing uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic. “As everybody is aware, the AAABA Tournament is a Johnstown and national tradition. So after 47 years with AAABA, it...
Steelers round out undrafted free agent class by signing Baylor DE James Lockhart
James Lockhart, a defensive end from Baylor, became the final member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ free agent class to sign his contract, finalizing his deal Friday. Lockhart is the 10th undrafted free agent to sign with the Steelers in the aftermath of the NFL Draft last weekend. A redshirt senior,...
Penguins A to Z: Teddy Blueger finally arrivesVideo
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: Teddy Blueger Position: Center Shoots:...
2021 NFL mock draft: Way-too-early projections
Projecting the future of this mad, mad, mad, mad world is a fool’s errand. Lucky for you I’m a completist fool and couldn’t possibly leave you without a preview of college football’s best players and next year’s top draft prospects before I close the book on the 2019-2020 draft season....
