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Jason Zucker is coming to Pittsburgh. Was he worth the price? How will he fit?
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford got his man. The second time. Rutherford wanted to get Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker as part of the return for Phil Kessel last summer. But Kessel rejected that deal. No such problems this time. The left winger comes to Pittsburgh in exchange for a...
NHL cool to Olympic participation despite assurancesVideo
The NHL remains reluctant to reverse course and compete at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing despite new assurances from Olympic officials to lift various major stumbling blocks, which also have the backing of the league’s players. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly significantly tamped down hopes of the world’s best...
AP source: MLB considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents. The playoffs would grow from 10 clubs to 14 under the plan, first reported Monday by the New York Post. There would be four wild...
Penguins acquire forward Jason Zucker from Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has liked Jason Zucker for a while. Well before his team shortened its bench to three lines over the past week. And well before Jake Guentzel suffered a severe shoulder injury a day before New Year’s Eve. Even well before Rutherford reportedly tried to...
Kevin Gorman: Keone Kela wants to become something bigger than Pirates closer
BRADENTON, Fla. The least surprising storyline of spring training for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Keone Kela enters it with every intention of claiming the closer’s role. Kela is the front-runner to go from setup man to stopper to replace jailed two-time All-Star Felipe Vazquez, given the effectiveness Kela showed in...
Michigan State coaching search continues after Luke Fickell opts to stay at CincinnatiVideo
CINCINNATI — Coach Luke Fickell informed Michigan State on Monday that he’s decided to stay at Cincinnati, leaving the Spartans to resume their search to find Mark Dantonio’s replacement. Fickell has rebuilt Cincinnati into a Top 25 program in his three seasons. Dantonio, who stepped down from the job this...
Penguins’ Jared McCann gets rare opportunity with Malkin, Rust
Late in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 road win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday, the Penguins switched their top two lines. Patric Hornqvist moved to the right wing of Sidney Crosby’s line, and Jared McCann slotted down to the left wing of Evgeni Malkin’s line. That...
‘Smart mound’ can help analyze efficiency of pitchersVideo
FARMINGTON, Conn. — Central Connecticut pitcher Michael Delease was throwing fastballs inside the Center for Motion Analysis and wasn’t getting much movement on his pitches. His problem was quickly diagnosed by coaches and scientists looking at data gathered by the instrumented pitching mound from which he was throwing, the electrodes...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Austin Butler eclipses 1,000 points
It took Austin Butler less than four years to reach 1,000 points when he played at Latrobe. The basketball standout hit the fast track to the milestone in college, too. Butler, a junior point guard at Holy Cross, scored his 1,000th career point for the Crusaders in a 74-60 loss...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie, teammates tackle long season by staying hungryVideo
Pitt sophomore guard Trey McGowens recognized the look on Justin Champagnie’s face as the 18-year-old freshman left the court Saturday at Petersen Events Center. “Kind of like the same I had in the Louisville game (last season),” McGowens said, “when I hugged coach walking off the court (after scoring a...
Penguins will feel John Marino’s absence in many areasVideo
There is a convention in sports that you can’t lose your job to injury. But you can definitely lose your defensive partner because of it. That has happened to Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson this season. Twice. When Justin Schultz missed 16 games in December and January, Pettersson adapted to...
Ex-Blue Jays reliever sues Astros in sign-stealing scandalVideo
LOS ANGELES — Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor relief appearance in August 2017 that essentially ended his big league career. Bolsinger’s suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages for interfering with and...
AP Source: Browns star Myles Garrett meets with NFL about return
CLEVELAND — Suspended Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett met Monday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his possible reinstatement, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. Garrett, who was banned indefinitely for ripping off Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hitting him over the...
Former Penn-Trafford athletic trainer Larry Cooper heading to national hall of fame
Despite retiring from his position as a long-time athletic trainer at Penn-Trafford at the end of the 2017-18 school year, Glen “Larry” Cooper has remained quite active in his profession. He has fanned out on a national level as the secretary of the National Athletic Trainers Association. While he may...
Mark Madden: NHL players need to wear full face shields
Penguins defenseman John Marino wore a full face shield to play hockey for his three seasons at Harvard. This season, he turned pro and immediately went to the NHL, hockey’s most dangerous level. Marino took the full face shield off, replacing it with a visor. That brings us to the...
Chris Archer brings positive perspective to Pirates, promises ‘better version of myself’Video
BRADENTON, Fla. — Chris Archer arrived for the start of spring training sporting a new look after cutting off his signature, shoulder-length dreadlocks. What the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander wants, following a career-worst season, is to rediscover the pitching form that made him a two-time All-Star and staff ace in Tampa...
Chargers QB Philip Rivers will enter free agency after 16 seasons
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Philip Rivers’ 16-year career with the Chargers has come to an end. The franchise announced Monday that Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season. General manager Tom Telesco said in a statement that as they talked through various scenarios with Rivers,...
Penguins defenseman John Marino to undergo surgery
Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino will undergo surgery for a facial injury Monday afternoon according to coach Mike Sullivan. Sullivan declined to identify the specific nature of the injury or the time frame for recovery. A source with firsthand knowledge of Marino’s status indicated he suffered broken bones. Following the...
Weekend College Top 10: Pitt-Johnstown wrestling coach becomes NCAA’s all-time wins leader
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Pitt-Johnstown wrestling coach makes NCAA history Pat Pecora became college wrestling’s all-time leader in wins with 617 as the fourth-ranked Mountain Cats defeated 11th-ranked Mercyhurst, 22-12, on Friday. Pitt-Johnstown wrestling beats Mercyhurst, 22-13. Mountain Cats'...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ weekend, Minkah Fitzpatrick comments, MLB newsVideo
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap a bunch of news from the weekend. The Penguins lost one game and won another in Florida, but another injury is going to hurt the team. Minkah Fitzpatrick made some interesting comments about how he thinks he should be used in the...
First Call: Antonio Brown dissed in boxing challenge; potential Penguins trade target scores; Larry Fitzgerald winsVideo
In Monday’s “First Call,” Antonio Brown’s potential boxing opponent throws an internet haymaker. The XFL’s ratings are off to a good start. A crazy mascot dunk. Larry Fitzgerald wins a title. And watching a potential Penguins trade prospect. A.B. KO’d in video Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is passing...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins injuries, Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick quotes, MLB news
We are all over the map when it comes to our “Madden Monday” podcast this week. Mark Madden and I touch on the Penguins, Steelers, Pitt football and two major baseball issues. We start with the Penguins splitting two games in Florida and how they will deal with their latest...
Tim Benz: Ex-Pirate Charlie Morton accepts scorn for Astros’ cheating. More need to do the same.
In the wake of the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, one player I’ve been anxiously waiting to hear from is Charlie Morton. After his stint in Pittsburgh, Morton was traded to Philadelphia then to Houston where he ended up winning Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. It is that 2017...
Canadian Nick Taylor holds off Mickelson for win at Pebble BeachVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. The Canadian managed both just fine Sunday and won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his second career victory. With the gallery eager to see Mickelson add a record sixth victory at...
Dieter Kurtenbach: How did Andrew Wiggins look in his first Warriors game?Video
SAN FRANCISCO Andrew Wiggins wasn’t spectacular in his first game as a Golden State Warrior. He wasn’t a revelation to the team or the game of basketball. But his Saturday debut in blue and yellow was an unquestioned success. Wiggins looked good, solid. He looked like he fit in with...
