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Pitt women’s volleyball coach Dan Fisher makes sure players’ bodies, minds ready for NCAA Tournament
Pitt’s Dan Fisher works diligently in an attempt to recruit elite volleyball players, female athletes who can jump as high as the nation’s best players and dig out balls inches from the floor. But Fisher has been coaching long enough — 11 seasons at Pitt — to understand that athletic...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick, Kenny Pickett again practice fully; Calvin Austin limited
Minkah Fitzpatrick practiced fully for a second consecutive day, putting the All-Pro safety on track to return when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Fitzpatrick has missed the past four games because of a hamstring injury. But barring a setback during the final practice of the week...
Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge
DALLAS — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said. Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in...
Diontae Johnson sent home by Steelers — because of illness, not discipline
Diontae Johnson was sent home by the Pittsburgh Steelers before Thursday’s practice. But it wasn’t for any discipline or any other reason, the team said. It was because of illness. Johnson was criticized throughout the league for his lack of effort on a play during Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati...
NFL sets kickoff for Steelers’ Week 15 game against Colts
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 15 game at the Indianapolis Colts will be played on a Saturday with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff Dec. 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NFL announced the schedule Thursday. For the first time this season the league installed additional flexible scheduling for late-season games, allowing for...
Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR championship
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was 3:42 a.m. in North Carolina as Bubba Wallace’s best friend celebrated winning his first NASCAR championship across the country in Arizona. Wallace could have stuck around and partied with Ryan Blaney, but he instead flew directly home to sit alone in the dark. Wallace was...
Pirates pitcher Thomas Hatch to sign with Japanese team, per report
Pitcher Thomas Hatch is leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates to play in Japan next season, per a report from a Korean news outlet. Yakyu Cosmopolitan is reporting that Hatch, who received interest from several KBO teams in South Korea, will sign with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball...
Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado
DENVER — Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated. It was a roller-coaster inaugural season as Sanders took over a 1-11 Colorado...
Pirates announce new start times for night home games as single-game tickets go on sale
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Thursday — a day before single-game tickets go on sale — that there will be new start times for night games this season. Evening home games will now start at 6:40 p.m., except for Saturday games before the All-Star break, which will begin at 4:05 p.m....
Steelers vie to host NFL Draft in 2026 or 2027
The Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to lure one of the NFL’s showcase events to the North Shore. The Steelers, in conjunction with city officials, are pushing to host the NFL Draft in 2026 or 2027. A decision is expected to be made at the NFL annual meeting in May, said...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger on Matt Canada’s coaching style, 3rd down approach; James Conner discusses return
Thursday’s “First Call” has some insights about Matt Canada and the Steelers offense from Ben Roethlisberger. James Conner looks ahead to his return to Pittsburgh Sunday as a member of the Arizona Cardinals. We take a look at the injury report for the Steelers-Cards game. And the Penguins take on...
Pirates A to Z: Bullpen banked on Dauri Moreta’s wrong-way slider to put out fires
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Dauri Moreta Position: Relief pitcher Throws: Right Age: 27 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 185 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Went 5-2 with a 3.72 ERA and 1.09 WHIP, one save, 76 strikeouts...
U mad, bro?: Sounding off on Matt Canada’s dismissal, NHL refs, Clark Griswold, Jimmy Buffett
In the height of Steelers season, this week’s “U mad, bro?” post involves both Jimmy Buffett and Clark W. Griswold. I mean, how can anyone be mad about that?! Then again it also includes references to Matt Canada, the Diontae Johnson non-touchdown, the Predators’ overtime pick play against the Penguins...
Unheralded QB runs his family’s business — Aliquippa’s offense — with championship efficiency
In a jubilant locker room where the players were even louder than the cranked-up music, Aliquippa quarterback Quentin Goode paused to think about the WPIAL football title he’d just won and why it felt different than his first two. There were countless answers he could’ve given Friday at Acrisure Stadium....
Robert Morris drops Horizon League opener to Northern Kentucky
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Marques Warrick had 25 points in Northern Kentucky’s 77-59 win over Robert Morris in their Horizon League opener Wednesday night. Markeese Hastings finished with 14 points and two steals for the Colonials (2-5, 0-1 Horizon League). Justice Williams added 11 points for Robert Morris. Josh Corbin...
Minor league report: Forward Sam Houde scores twice in Penguins’ lossVideo
Forward Sam Houde scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 7-5 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Ty Smith and forward Valtteri Puustinen each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-8-2-0) while forwards Jonathn Gruden, Joona Koppanen and Rem...
Trib 10: WPIAL champs chasing state gold occupy top 6 spots in power rankings
The WPIAL championships are all over and six teams have hoisted District 7 gold, quickly celebrated and now have their attention on the PIAA postseason and the golden broom as they attempt to sweep district and state crowns. A year ago, Pine-Richland in 5A and Belle Vernon in 3A were...
Duquesne holds off UC Irving, ending Anteaters’ 6-game winning streak
Duquesne returned home last week from the Cornhusker Classic championship game knowing its 10-point loss to Nebraska was a product of some poor choices in a game it led for much of the way. In spite of it, the Dukes enjoyed three days off during a Thanksgiving holiday stretch, the...
Joe Flacco takes 1st-team reps, could start for Browns
LOS ANGELES — Joe Flacco took the first reps in practice for the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday, and it could happen again for their game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Flacco was the backup quarterback this week, which would put the Super Bowl...
Najee Harris: Steelers offense trusted itself, handled distractions in wake of Matt Canada firing
Najee Harris no longer is upset by what he’s seeing out of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Speaking to reporters for the first time since saying “I’m just tired of this (crap),” after a loss at Cleveland on Nov. 19, Harris said he was impressed by the results Sunday when the...
Free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick returns to practice for Steelers
Minkah Fitzpatrick didn’t just return to practice Wednesday after missing the past four games with a hamstring injury. He also was a full participant ahead of their game at 1 p.m. Sunday against Arizona. That was positive news for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who haven’t had their All-Pro free safety in...
Points aside, Steelers QB Kenny Pickett saw positives in 1st game under new offensive regime
What Kenny Pickett saw during film review confirmed what was on display Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense against the Cincinnati Bengals. Specifically, that in the first game with Mike Sullivan calling the plays and Eddie Faulkner formulating the game plan, the offense looked better than it had in the...
Pitt loses Bangally Kamara to transfer portal, 2nd linebacker this week to reveal departure plans
Pitt lost its second veteran outside linebacker to the transfer portal this week when senior Bangally Kamara on Wednesday announced plans to leave the team. Thank You Pittsburgh I will enter the Portal On Dec.4 pic.twitter.com/RMfKmluZ3y— . (@BangallyKamara) November 29, 2023 Kamara joins middle linebacker Brandon George, also a senior,...
Sands casino family say they’ll buy majority of Mavericks from Mark Cuban
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday. The deal could be completed in the coming weeks. The agreement would be in the valuation...
‘Next on the Tee’: Paul Alexander discusses latest class of Western Pa. Golf Hall of Fame
On this episode of “Next on the Tee,” host Chris Mascaro is joined by top instructor Tom Patri, Pittsburgh sports talk radio host Paul Alexander, Wisconsin golf hall-of-famer Gary D’Amoto, and U.S. Kids Top 50 master professional Chris Knobloch. Patri offers golf conspiracy theories about Jon Rahm leaving for LIV,...
