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Pitt offensive coordinator Mark Whipple seeks more balance in Year 2
After three days of football practice in March, it is impossible to build momentum or make definitive declarations, especially when players donned pads only one day. Doesn’t matter. Mark Whipple is giving it his best shot. Before the coronavirus outbreak halted spring drills at Pitt and everywhere else and the...
Eagles trade pair of picks for Lions CB Darius SlayVideo
Darius Slay got what he was waiting for — a trade out of Detroit and a big new contract. The Lions agreed to trade Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles, ending the standout cornerback’s seven-year stint in Detroit. Agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the trade Thursday and that Slay agreed to a...
AP source: Broncos waiving injured QB Joe FlaccoVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Another veteran NFL quarterback is hitting the open market. The Denver Broncos are waiving Joe Flacco with a failed physical designation, a person with knowledge of the move told the Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the...
Los Angeles Rams release running back Todd GurleyVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams released Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, several minutes before roughly $10 million in the three-time Pro Bowl selection’s contract became fully guaranteed. Gurley will consume $20.15 million...
MLB gives minor leaguers spring per diems; salaries TBDVideo
NEW YORK — Minor league players shut out of spring training camps will receive allowances from teams through April 8, and a plan is underway to compensate those players during the postponed portion of the regular season. Major League Baseball said Thursday that minor leaguers will receive their allowances —...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Seasons’ premature ends follow bright beginnings
College athletes throughout the country saw their spring seasons come to a sudden end and winter championships halted before completion as the NCAA and NAIA, within a couple of days, canceled all athletic activities amid the widening range of safety measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But before the...
Cal alum Kaitlynn Fratz makes WBCA’s 30-under-30 coaches list
A former Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball standout is considered one of the country’s young, on-the-rise coaches. Kaitlynn Fratz, an assistant at Maryland, was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association 30-under-30 list for the 2019-20 season. Fratz was selected for meeting the criteria of “involvement in community service, mentorship and...
No banquet this year, but YWCA announces sportswomen of the year winners
The YWCA of Westmoreland County canceled its annual awards banquet set for April 7 because of the coronavirus outbreak and has closed its doors until at least April 1. But that did not stop the organization’s tradition of recognizing some of the top female athletes and teams in the county....
Kevin Gorman: Dorin Dickerson warns Bucs that key to playing with Tom Brady is doing things how he wants
Dorin Dickerson doesn’t have to wonder what Tampa Bay Buccaneers skill players are about to experience with Tom Brady as their quarterback. If you want to know what it’s like, the former West Allegheny and Pitt All-American can offer his advice after playing with Brady: “Don’t be a machine. Just...
Culture, energy drew Union’s Aaron Gunn to LouisvilleVideo
One of Pennsylvania’s top offensive linemen has decided where he’ll play college football. After receiving football scholarship offers from Division I schools like Michigan State, West Virginia, Coastal Carolina, Cincinnati and Kentucky, Union junior lineman Aaron Gunn made a verbal commitment to Louisville on Tuesday via his Twitter account. Shutting...
England suspends soccer until April 30, will extend season
English soccer authorities reached an unprecedented agreement to extend the season “indefinitely” on Thursday in an effort to complete all competitions disrupted by the virus outbreak that has brought sport almost to a standstill worldwide. As well as announcing that the professional game in England will remain suspended until at...
Highlands’ Wahkeem Roman picks up offer from Toledo
The recruitment process has begun for Highlands lineman Wahkeem Roman. On Thursday, the 6-foot-5, 286-pounder announced his first official offer from Toledo via his Twitter account. Excited and Blessed to receive my first official offer from The University of Toledo?!! @ToledoFB @coachhallett #Liftoff pic.twitter.com/ARFrXgwXJo— wahkeem roman (@WahkeemR) March 19, 2020...
Waynesburg grad Rachel Rohanna, fellow Symetra Tour competitors concerned for future
When news broke Tuesday that the USGA canceled two of its amateur events and will modify qualifying for the U.S. men’s and women’s opens, Rachel Rohanna took notice. Rohanna, a Waynesburg High School graduate and player on the Symetra Tour, wondered: If the USGA already canceled events set for April...
Ex-Penguins goalie Jeff Zatkoff returns home after coronavirus ends season in Germany
Mr. Game 1 didn’t get to live up to his nickname this season. He didn’t get to the first game of the playoffs or a second, third or beyond. Jeff Zatkoff was home by the time his playoffs were supposed to begin. The former Penguins’ backup goaltender has been a...
How did it go so wrong? Tim Benz, Ken Laird discuss Tom Brady leaving the Patriots
Nope. Sportswise, things aren’t great in Pittsburgh right now. The Steelers are just a .500 team. The Pirates may never sniff .500 again. And the Penguins were barely clinging onto third place in the Metro Division when the coronavirus shutdown hit. Could be worse, though. We could be in Boston....
Tim Benz: 4 reasons why an Antonio Brown-Tom Brady reunion in Tampa Bay won’t work
Once his signing becomes official, future Hall of Famer Tom Brady is heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Speculation is rampant that former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown will be joining him. As @TomPelissero and I discussed on TV, the word among teams interested in Tom Brady were among the...
‘U mad, bro?’ knows what you need in these troubling times: The venting of Steelers fans
If there is one thing I have learned from all the covid-19 fallout, it is that as Pittsburghers we have come together. We are all linking arms while somehow being six feet apart. We are all pulling on the same rope. Then wiping down that rope with sanitizer. We are...
Coronavirus outbreak could leave 6-figure dent in WPIAL budgetVideo
The coronavirus outbreak already has spring sports on hold indefinitely, but the WPIAL is bracing for off-the-field impacts as well from the unfolding pandemic. The virus could leave a six-figure hole in the WPIAL budget, cancel the annual meeting and delay the election of board members for next school year....
NBA tinkering with ideas in hopes play can resumeVideo
The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic. NBA commissioner Adam Silver revealed that notion as one of several items under...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan offers slight update on team
Mike Sullivan is fond of telling his players to control what they can control. At the moment, the Penguins coach, like so many of us, isn’t in control of much, at least it pertains to work. The Penguins have shut down most of their operations ever since the NHL postponed...
Turkey calls, bike fishing and more outdoors news
Tip of the week There is a place for one-piece fishing rods. A bicycle is not always one of them. Bikes make it possible to access fishing spots like back-country lakes you might not get to otherwise, or at least hit more pools along a river trail than typical in...
How coronavirus is impacting outdoor activities, and how to combat it
The outdoors arena isn’t being spared in this world gone crazy. The coronavirus pandemic that has people all over the world suddenly working from home, treating every sneeze like it’s a hungry lion’s ominous roar and frantically searching for toilet paper and hand sanitizer is hammering outdoor-related events and activities....
MLB could skip 2020 draftVideo
NEW YORK — MLB is considering skipping its amateur draft this year and putting off the next international signing period as a way to preserve cash while games are affected by the coronavirus, people familiar with the discussions told the Associated Press. Talks between management and the players’ association are...
Coronavirus prompts changes to Pa. trout stocking, trout season
Opening day of Pennsylvania’s 2020 trout season is going to be unlike any other. There will be trout aplenty at the start. Most than any other opener ever probably, in fact. But things could be sketchy thereafter because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officials announced...
Youngstown Phantoms, USHL cancel season
The United States Hockey League (USHL) has canceled the remainder of its season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Youngstown Phantoms are members of the league, which is the premier junior league in the country. Though 50 games, they were in fifth place with a 20-22-6-2 record. Their roster...
