Sports category, Page 2085
Gov. Wolf won’t commit to Steelers, Eagles hosting games to start 2020 season
In recent days, President Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease director, have each talked about the prospect of America’s sports world getting back on track after the nation’s battle against covid-19. All sports were effectively shut down during NCAA basketball conference championship week...
Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu expected to be No. 1 pick in WNBA DraftVideo
NEW YORK — It will be no surprise if Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft on Friday night by the New York Liberty. It would be surprise, however, if she isn’t. The Ducks guard, who was the consensus player of the year, has...
Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin eager to get up to speed with Tom BradyVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin isn’t making any bold predictions about what’s on the horizon for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Pro Bowl receiver and Penn State product is excited about the signing of Tom Brady and eager to begin working with the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback. He also...
Agent: NFL star Von Miller has COVID-19, is in good spiritsVideo
Von Miller has the coronavirus, and the NFL star wanted to come forward with his diagnosis to show people how serious the disease is. “Von wants to let everyone out there know it’s serious; it doesn’t just happen to old people in nursing homes,” agent Joby Branion told the Associated...
Duquesne plans challenging start to 2020-2021 basketball season
Duquesne will confront a tough gauntlet of opponents early next basketball season when the Dukes compete in the Maryland Showcase. They will play three games in seven days and face two opponents that won 20-plus games in 2019-2020. The series will be punctuated Nov. 22 when Duquesne meets Big Ten...
North Allegheny’s Joey Porter Jr. could be primed to break out for Penn State
The Penn State football program signed one of its best cornerback recruiting classes in recent memory last year. Four-stars Keaton Ellis, Marquis Wilson and Joey Porter Jr. all joined the program, along with three-star Daequan Hardy. Ellis and Wilson quickly moved up the depth chart and saw meaningful playing time...
Browns could address left tackle with No. 10 pick in NFL DraftVideo
CLEVELAND — Andrew Berry knew his first NFL Draft as Browns general manager would be special. He didn’t expect it to be unlike any draft before it or likely any again. The 33-year-old Berry couldn’t have imagined he’d be picking players inside a “virtual” draft room while connected by computer...
PGA Tour ends contract with West Virginia governor’s Greenbrier resortVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The PGA Tour scrapped its contract to hold annual golf tournaments at a resort owned by billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice after turnout lagged and federal prosecutors eyed the lavish retreat. The Greenbrier resort issued a statement Thursday saying it came to an agreement with the...
With momentum lost, Penguins, NHL teams would start from scratch if play resumes
In the moments after their victory against New Jersey Devils on March 10, an overriding theme expressed by the Pittsburgh Penguins was a desire to ride the goodwill from the road win to serve as a springboard for a stretch run into the postseason. “Hopefully, we use this as a...
Browns call latest rumors of trading Odell Beckham ‘completely false’Video
CLEVELAND — Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta dismissed a report the team is trying to trade star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., whose future — whether in New York or Cleveland or anywhere — always seems in question. DePodesta said Thursday on a conference call from his home in...
Target of racial slur open to 2nd chance for ex-NHL coach Bill PetersVideo
Bill Peters is back in hockey, and Akim Aliu — the player whose racial allegations led to the former Calgary Flames coach’s resignation — said he’s open to people getting second chances. “Only with the past behind us can we focus on the future,” Aliu wrote in a text to...
NFL Draft G/C breakdown: Michigan’s Cesar Ruiz top center in lackluster classVideo
The NFL Draft is April 23-25. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. CENTER 1. Cesar Ruiz Michigan, 6-3, 307 Ruiz was the top center prospect coming out of IMG Academy in Florida, but he got on...
Ex-DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti accused of physical, verbal abuseVideo
DePaul ignored allegations that its former softball coach punched an assistant in the face and verbally abused his players and retaliated against the whisteblower by terminating her contract with the school, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The private school in Chicago also is accused of violating Title IX rules...
U.S. Open tennis covid-19 decision by June; no fans ‘unlikely’Video
A decision on whether to postpone or cancel the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic is expected by June, the U.S. Tennis Association’s new CEO said Thursday, calling the prospect of holding the Grand Slam tournament without spectators “highly unlikely.” “Obviously our ambition is to run the tournament. It’s...
Top recruit Jalen Green skips college, signs with G LeagueVideo
Top recruit Jalen Green said Thursday that he is skipping college and has signed with the G League for next season, becoming the first player to take advantage of a new potential path to the NBA. Green, a guard from Napa, Calif., who was considered by some as the No....
Ben Roethlisberger post-surgery: ‘This is not the end for me. This is not how I’m going out’Video
Helplessly watching his teammates for the final 14½ games of last season was difficult, Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged during a satellite radio interview Thursday, but what he saw out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense reinvigorated Roethlisberger to come back at his best in 2020. “I am excited to come back,” Roethlisberger...
Pitt extends scholarship offers to Beaver Falls’ Josh Hough, Brashear’s Ta’Mere Robinson
Pitt extended scholarship offers to two area prospects Thursday. Beaver Falls junior running back Josh Hough, who scored a touchdown an average of every 7 1/2 carries last season, and Brashear freshman safety Ta’Mere Robinson (6-3, 190) announced the offers on their Twitter accounts. Blessed to receive an offer from...
Steelers seek interior OL depth, but group lacking in NFL DraftVideo
If draft positional groups were assembled like NFL power rankings, this year’s interior offensive linemen crop would be the equivalent of the Cincinnati Bengals. “Welcome to the weakest area of the 2020 draft,” NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in his annual listing of 11 positions. Unlike tackle, which Zierlein —...
Pitt AD Heather Lyke ‘optimistic’ about return of college football, but ‘not overly confident’Video
Heather Lyke continues to remain optimistic that there will be college football this year, but she said Thursday she is not “overly confident.” “There are just a lot of unknowns still out there,” Pitt’s athletic director said on 93.7 FM. “I would categorize my expectation as optimistic. But I’m relatively...
Steelers add 4 players, including 3 from XFL, to offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added four players to their offseason roster Thursday, including three with experience in the recently disbanded XFL. Signed to one-year contracts were free agents Breon Borders, Anthony Coyle, John Keenoy and Arrion Springs. Borders and Springs are defensive backs, Coyle is a tackle and Keenoy is a...
PGA Tour hopes to resume in June at Colonial with no fansVideo
The PGA Tour laid out an ambitious plan Thursday to resume its season the second week of June and keep fans away for at least a month, conceding any return to golf depends on whether it can be played safely amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial...
Steelers favored in 10 of 16 games in preseason betting linesVideo
It’s almost five months in advance of when the NFL season is supposed to begin, if it begins at all with the nation battling the novel coronavirus. But already, sportsbooks allow patrons to bet each of the season’s games. While the schedule by date has not been released, wagering on...
Rams’ Brian Allen 1st NFL player to reveal positive covid-19 test
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen says he tested positive for covid-19 three weeks ago. Allen is the first active NFL player to acknowledge testing positive during the coronavirus pandemic. The third-year pro is not hospitalized and is “feeling good,” according to a statement issued by the...
First Call: Todd Haley’s Twitter mishap, Odell Beckham Jr. trade talk, Derek Watt’s new number
Thursday’s “First Call” features a funny Twitter faux pas from Todd Haley. Trade rumors are swirling around a big-name player with the Cleveland Browns. Hilarious draft rules are in place for homebound prospects. And the worst … sports … Jeopardy answer … EVER! What day is it? A lot of...
RMU’s Chris King on challenges athletic directors face because of covid-19
First-year Robert Morris athletic director Chris King had just gone through a full week of overseeing his teams barrel through playoff performances. The men’s basketball team had just won the NEC Tournament at the brand-new UPMC Events Center. His women’s team finished 17-1 in conference play. The men’s hockey team...
