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Steelers’ Kevin Colbert endorses NFL Combine going to prime time
INDIANAPOLIS — The first workouts of the NFL Combine began Wednesday with the bench press inside the Indianapolis Convention Center. The fun stuff starts Thursday. For the first time, the workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium will be conducted in prime time, with NFL Network providing seven hours of coverage in...
Red Sox hit 3 homers against Pirates, win in rain-shortened gameVideo
The Boston Red Sox got a three-run seventh inning off Sam Howard for a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in a rain-shortened game at LECOM Park. The game was called after 7 1/2 innings. Jett Bandy broke a tie game with a sacrifice fly to center for...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates need Gregory Polanco to be even better than before injuryVideo
Gregory Polanco was feeling the good energy at spring training and kept repeating the same words over and over: Happy. Healthy. Strong. Tough. The Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder is happy to be healthy and stronger after a tough season, one where his surgically repaired left shoulder didn’t respond the way...
Lack of respect for RBs could play into Steelers’ favor in NFL Draft
INDIANAPOLIS — When it comes to running backs in the NFL Draft, the respect level is about on par with Rodney Dangerfield. A year after Alabama’s Josh Jacobs was the only running back taken in the first round — and he didn’t come off the board until No. 24 —...
Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey posts profanity-laced tirade against proposed NFL CBA
It’s fair to say that Maurkice Pouncey is against the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players. In a 43-second, not-safe-for-work video message posted to his verified Instagram account Wednesday, Pouncey blasted the proposal that was ratified by the league’s owners and has been sent to a...
With 3 Penguins set to debut, a look at Jim Rutherford’s prior trade-deadline acquisitionsVideo
Over the five NHL trade deadlines that Jim Rutherford has presided over as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager, he’s acquired eight players who played their first post-trade games with the team after the deadline. One remains. But that doesn’t mean by any means that none of the deals were beneficial to...
Penn State football coach James Franklin could earn guaranteed $35.4 million over next 6 seasons
Penn State football coach James Franklin, who agreed to a new six-year contract in December, will be paid a guaranteed $35.4 million through 2025, according to terms released Wednesday by the university. The contract, which took effect Jan. 1, includes an annual base salary of $500,000, plus supplemental pay of...
Patrick Marleau gives Penguins depth up front
It’s not often a team can add a 1,100-point scorer to its roster. Then again, when he is 40 years old and only 20 of the 1,186 points he has accrued over his career have come this season, the price isn’t too overwhelming. And when he is making a league...
5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32
Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes earned her a career Grand Slam and whose off-court success included millions of dollars more in endorsement deals than prize money. And yet, Sharapova walked away from her sport rather...
First Call: Steelers talk with WR; Le’Veon Bell staying with Jets?; Zamboni goalie honoredVideo
Wednesday’s “First Call” is packed. The Steelers talked with a high-profile wide receiver at the NFL Scouting Combine. A radio host in Cleveland got suspended for ripping Baker Mayfield. “Zamboni Goalie” David Ayers was honored in Carolina. Le’Veon Bell may be staying in New York after all. And all of...
NFL player reps send new CBA to union members for approval
The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership. A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for it to...
Are Penguins aligning their new-look line combinations in the right way?
It’s time for our weekly hockey podcast with TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh. Lots to kick around here. John Marino and Brian Dumoulin got back on the ice for practice Tuesday. We get an update on the potential for their returns. Also, Seth seems to think we shouldn’t give...
Tim Benz: NFL is insane for reinstating Vontaze Burfict
The National Football League is welcoming back longtime Steelers nemesis Vontaze Burfict. The NFL deserves whatever comes next as a result of this decision. Unfortunately, whatever player Burfict attacks next does not. According to NFL.com, the former Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker quietly got reinstated by the NFL last...
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Frazier’s Thayne Lawrence
The 160-pound senior dominated at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional this past weekend at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. He captured his second regional title without giving up a point and recorded a perfect 4-0 record. He won three of his matches by fall and one by technical...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Batts surpasses scoring milestone
Julian Batts plays college basketball out of state, so friends and family usually can watch his games only online. But Batts played a game close to home — as close as the schedule would allow — and achieved a career milestone for the wacthful eyes of local fans. Batts, a...
Hempfield’s Allison Podkul perfect fit for Grove City women’s basketball
These are the best of times for the Grove City women’s basketball team, and at the center of Wolverines success is sophomore Allison Podkul. Technically, the 5-foot-8 Podkul is an undersized power forward for Grove City, but the Hempfield graduate is playing a big role for the second-place team in...
Penguins recall Sam Lafferty from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have recalled rookie forward Sam Lafferty from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis. The precise reason for his recall is not known but veteran forward Jared McCann did not participate in the team’s practice in El Segundo, Calif. on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan...
How lunch with Jim Boeheim helped Pitt’s Jeff Capel understand Syracuse’s zone
Jeff Capel didn’t get where he is today by wasting a rare opportunity. Perhaps that valuable character trait will help Pitt’s coach and his players Wednesday night when he matches wits with Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim at Petersen Events Center. Capel has had a long relationship with Boeheim, who’s won 961...
Even without points, Justin Schultz is still involved with Penguins’ offense
Justin Schultz got his name on the scoresheet for the first time in a while Saturday during a 5-2 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The tripping minor he took against Sabres forward Victor Olofsson at 8:24 of the second period was the first penalty he had taken all season....
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot has history of dealing with adversityVideo
Keith Dambrot was 25 years old when he first tasted adversity as a coach. He is finding out it is less fun at 61. Duquesne has played 21 of its first 26 games on the road while the former Palumbo Center is undergoing a $45 million makeover. Five were at...
Joe Burrow says he will have no problem playing for Bengals; WR crop strong this seasonVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Who wouldn’t want to follow in the footsteps of John Elway and Eli Manning? Joe Burrow, that’s who. The Heisman Trophy winner, national champion and consensus No. 1 pick in next month’s draft said Tuesday at the NFL Combine he would have no qualms playing in Cincinnati, which...
A look back at Penguins debuts for other Jim Rutherford trade-deadline acquisitionsVideo
Wednesday night some 2,500 miles west, and while many Pittsburgh Penguins fans are getting ready for bed, three players will play for the Penguins two days after they were acquired in the final hours prior to the NHL’s trade deadline. While Conor Sheary technically will not be making his Penguins’...
Joe Musgrove throws 2 scoreless innings, but Phillies rally in 7th to top Pirates
Joe Musgrove made his spring-training debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates an efficient one, as the right-hander threw two scoreless innings in a 6-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday at LECOM Park. Musgrove hit leadoff batter Roman Quinn with a pitch, but catcher Luke Maile threw out Quinn on...
Steelers Hall of Famers Donnie Shell, Bill Cowher to be part of separate ceremonies
Steelers fans will have two chances to attend a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year. The Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 20-member Centennial Class will be inducted in separate events, with the traditional ceremony in August and a Centennial Celebration in September. Safety Troy Polamalu...
Kevin Gorman: Future can’t get here fast enough for Pirates prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes
BRADENTON, Fla. Ke’Bryan Hayes is in his second spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates and, once again, looking like their third baseman of the future. Maybe even the very near future. The Pirates’ top position prospect has been dreaming about making his major league debut, especially since being snubbed for...
