Sports category, Page 2469
How long can Penguins stay alive vs. Islanders?
The Penguins are facing playoff elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Tuesday night against the Islanders. Puck-drop is 7:30 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins Radio network host Brian Metzer isn’t sounding too optimistic about the club staying alive in our weekly Sided.co hockey podcast. He’ll tell...
Best, worst sixth-round picks of Kevin Colbert’s Steelers tenure
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the watch of Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had picks he would like to have...
Tim Benz: Everyone is full of it in ESPN story about Antonio Brown trade
ESPN posted a long “behind the scenes” account of the trade that sent Steelers receiver Antonio Brown to Oakland last month. In terms of new information — especially if you heard the taped conversation between Brown and his agent Drew Rosenhaus — there’s not a ton of new information there....
Tim Benz: How Penguins could climb out of 3-0 hole vs. Islanders
So how do they do it? The truth is, it almost assuredly won’t happen. But … If the Penguins are to come back from a 3-0 hole against the New York Islanders in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, how will it happen? The usual empty explanations were thrown around the...
Steelers’ 3 best, 3 worst TE draft picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. In conjunction with the Trib’s daily positional previews leading up to the April 25 start of the draft, we’ll look back at Colbert’s three best — and three worst — picks...
Pirates minor league report: Gregory Polanco logs 2 RBIs in rehab
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-4) won 9-1 over Toledo (Tigers) for its seventh win in eight games. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-0, 1.69) threw 51/3 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and five strikeouts en route to victory. SS Cole Tucker (.356) went 3 for 5 with a double, triple and an...
YWCA Westmoreland County honors women for accomplishments
When the YWCA Westmoreland County started honoring female athletes 25 years ago, Sue Waldrop thought women’s sports had come a long way. Waldrop, who was recognized for the third time by the YWCA on Monday, said she’s amazed how much further women have advanced. She was one of the winners...
Wisconsin man’s wager on Tiger earns him more than $1.2MVideo
LAS VEGAS — A Wisconsin man who claims to have never placed a bet on sports before he risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million dollars richer. James Adducci was presented with a check for more than $1.2 million Monday at a sportsbook...
Mark Madden: Easy to think Penguins’ run is over
The Chicago Blackhawks won Stanley Cups in 2010, ’13 and ’15. They lost in the first round of the playoffs in ’16 and ’17, and then missed the postseason in ’18 and this year. The Los Angeles Kings won Stanley Cups in 2012 and ’14. They did not qualify for...
Campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Janosko reaches 400 wins
Longtime Saint Vincent College baseball coach Mick Janosko reached another milestone last week with his 400th victory. Janosko, who began coaching the Bearcats in 1998, helped guide the team to a 6-1 victory over Geneva in Latrobe. Junior pitcher Fred Gillespie tossed a three-hitter and senior Bobby Finn tripled and...
Muted Penguins offense facing now-or-never Game 4 with Islanders
In explaining the Pittsburgh Penguins impotent offensive production, it’s easy to point to the New York Islanders and the Penguins’ obvious troubles in solving their first-round opponent’s commitment to defense. But in reality, the Penguins’ struggles with scoring goals extend well back beyond the start of the postseason. Though winning...
Campus clippings: Tre Tipton shines in Pitt’s Blue-Gold game
Tre Tipton received recognition for his improvement Saturday, then backed it up on the field. The former Apollo-Ridge star caught both touchdown passes for Blue in its 14-7 victory over Gold in Pitt’s annual spring game Saturday at Heinz Field. Tipton caught three passes for 43 yards and scores of...
Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as coach in pursuit of turnaround
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers hired Alain Vigneault as coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final and takes over a Flyers team that missed the playoffs for...
Deep draft class for tight ends could tempt Steelers
Since Heath Miller retired after the 2015 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have used the free agency and trade markets to replenish the tight end position. Could the draft be the avenue of choice in 2019? When Jesse James signed a four-year contract to play for the Detroit Lions, the Steelers...
NFL Draft TE breakdown: Iowa duo stands out above restVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Tight ends —- 1. T.J. Hockenson Iowa, 6-5 251 Iowa churns out tight ends the way some schools produce quarterbacks...
Tiger Woods a major champion again; race to Jack Nicklaus resumesVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No comeback by Tiger Woods ever was going to be complete without a major. Now the question becomes how many more he can win. So much appeal of that red shirt beneath a green jacket involved looking back at all Woods had to overcome to reach that...
Saint Vincent coach Kevin Wanichko helps fellow runner finish Boston Marathon
It was a simple gesture, yet it probably meant more to Kevin Wanichko than placing 1,116th — or perhaps even finishing a grueling, 26-mile jaunt around historic Beantown. Wanichko, the women’s cross country coach at Saint Vincent College, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday morning and gained notoriety after he...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby: ‘I’d love to be a part of a team that comes back from (down 3-0)’
Sidney Crosby has made an indelible permanent mark on the NHL. He’s carved out a place in the hockey history books. So, the way he sees it, why not embrace an opportunity to make more history? The Pittsburgh Penguins captain recognizes the dire situation and the long odds the Penguins...
Down 3-0, Penguins try to take their minds off hockey
Mike Sullivan’s viewing of choice was Game of Thrones. For Justin Schultz, Masters post-tournament coverage. The routine-oriented Matt Murray and Sidney Crosby planned on spending time with family. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season is on the line Tuesday. But Monday, players and coaches mostly were electing to keep from dwelling too...
With Penguins’ season on the line, Mike Sullivan cancels practice
What possibly was the Pittsburgh Penguins’ final practice of the season became not a practice at all Monday. Though the team gathered Monday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, players did not take the ice on the eve of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series they trail...
Boston Marathon: Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s in sprint to tape, Ethiopia’s Degefa wins women’s title
BOSTON — The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight. But one of them was Lawrence Cherono, the fastest man in the field. And he needed every bit of his speed....
Antonio Brown settles Florida furniture-throwing lawsuit
Antonio Brown can begin the new chapter of his career with the Raiders with one less problem hanging over him. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has settled a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed his child was nearly hit by furniture that Brown allegedly threw off a balcony....
Weekend College Top 10: Thiel men claim 1st volleyball title
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Thiel men’s volleyball earns 1st conference championship The Tomcats rallied from a first-set loss to defeat Wittenberg, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20, in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title match Saturday. Jacobe DeRue led Thiel (17-12)...
Maryland RB Ty Johnson among 2 visitors to Steelers
As the Pittsburgh Steelers head into the home stretch of the predraft interview process, they hosted two under-the-radar players Monday. Visiting UPMC Rooney Sports Complex were Maryland running back Ty Johnson and Murray State linebacker Quintin Williams. That brings the number of official visitors to 28, two shy of the...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss how good Islanders are, Penguins’ issues
It’s the day after another Penguins loss, and Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the state of the team, how good the Islanders are and what, if anything, can be done to salvage this first-round playoff series for Pittsburgh. Benz and Madden discuss the Penguins’ issues maintaining momentum, the stars...
