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Rick Hendrick hopes rough racing settles down after Chase Elliott suspension
LE MANS, France — Rick Hendrick fully supports Chase Elliott as he returns from a one-race suspension for deliberately wrecking Denny Hamlin, but the team owner believes on-track aggression has gotten out of control this season and NASCAR sent a message by parking the superstar. “Until something was done, I...
MLS hopes Lionel Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market shareVideo
NEW YORK — After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next...
Udonis Haslem spent career with Heat but almost went to Nuggets
MIAMI — There is some irony in the Denver Nuggets being the last team that Udonis Haslem will face. They were the team that almost got him out of Miami. In the summer of 2010, when most of the eyes in the NBA free agent world were on Miami for...
Big Ten prepares to welcome USC, UCLA next year, reveals football schedules for 2024, 2025
Big Ten officials Thursday unveiled the format for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons, the first with newcomers USC and UCLA. There will be 16 teams for the first time and the end to the divisional format. Each team will continue to play nine conference opponents, leaving room for three...
Penn State’s James Franklin praises Drew Allar, doesn’t name starting quarterback
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State fans will have to keep waiting for the preseason’s big announcement. James Franklin did not name a starting quarterback Thursday afternoon, his first time meeting with local media since the Blue-White game on April 15. Drew Allar is the overwhelming favorite to land the No....
Karolina Muchova grinds way to French Open final, will face Iga Swiatek
PARIS — As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals. And then, dealing with cramping legs nearly three hours into the match, she was just one point from losing to No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who entered Thursday with a 12-0 Grand Slam record...
NASCAR and its growling Next Gen car take over Le Mans, looking to make statement on a global stageVideo
LE MANS, France — The engine of the Chevrolet Camaro has a distinct growl that cannot go unnoticed even among the most elite sports cars in the world at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. When the Hendrick Motorsports crew fired up the car inside Garage 56, NASCAR chairman Jim...
Practicing with his father watching is no big deal for Steelers rookie Joey Porter Jr.
With the Pittsburgh Steelers inviting alumni to watch organized team activities this week, former linebacker and assistant coach Joey Porter made the short drive from the North Hills to watch one player in particular Thursday morning. His son. Rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr., the team’s first pick of the second...
Jaylen Warren looking to keep growing in role as No. 2 running back for Steelers
In terms of distance traveled, Jaylen Warren relocated about 10 feet in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room. The distance traveled in his young NFL career over the past year, however, might be impossible to calculate. A year ago, Warren was among a handful of undrafted rookie prospects trying to earn...
Steelers notes: Connor Heyward seeks to earn expanded role, Matt Rife a guest at practice
More than a week into the new NFL league year this March, Connor Heyward appeared poised to begin the second season of his NFL career as the No. 2 tight end on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ depth chart. But then, Zach Gentry re-signed. A month later, another tight end (Darnell Washington)...
Steelers report to training camp July 26; 1st of 16 open practices begin next day
Back at Saint Vincent for a 56th training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers will report to the Unity Township campus July 26. The first of 16 practices open to the public will be held the following day, per the camp schedule released by the team Thursday. Among a dwindling number of...
Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt of West Virginia named 1 of 5 finalists for Dick Howser Trophy
Mars graduate JJ Wetherholt needed only two seasons at West Virginia to establish himself as one of the top college baseball players in the nation. Proof of his worthiness for that honor is his nomination Thursday as one of five finalists for the 36th Dick Howser Trophy, the Heisman Trophy...
Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons, AP source says
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap savings after his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook has been informed he will be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The...
Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday because of poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States. Several Major...
Freeport grad Jarrett Heilman’s star on the rise after another brilliant season at Mercyhurst
At any level of baseball, there are pitchers (i.e. throwers) and there are pitchers (i.e. the real McCoys). In other words, the real McCoys put some thought into the matter. It’s not just, “wind up and fire darts.” Which brings us to Jarrett Heilman, the former Freeport right-hander who continues...
Penguins A to Z: Jeff Petry was adequate, but so much more was expectedVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Tim Benz: If we are going to take the Pirates seriously, then we should be seriously ticked about that series vs. the A’s
Well, that was an awful series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They just dropped two of three at home and were nearly swept by the hideous Oakland A’s (14-50). What’s next? Are they going to lose back-to-back games to the Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets? Come on, Penguins fans. Don’t...
U mad, bro?: Some Penguins fans are dubious of Kyle Dubas; Pirates fans getting fussy
Here’s how I can tell that NFL OTAs happen too early for us to really care. I didn’t get a single Pittsburgh Steelers complaint this week. Not one “I don’t care that Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season.” Nary a “Kenny Pickett is never gonna be all that...
First Call: Steelers’ preseason kickoff times set; Oneil Cruz has a Statcast challenger in the division; wildfires cancel games
Thursday’s “First Call” has the remaining details about the Steelers preseason schedule. The teams directly in front of and behind the Pirates in the standings lit it up on Wednesday. Plus some eerie photos of Yankee Stadium as the Canadian wildfires are forcing Major League Baseball cancellations. Now it’s known...
Colin Holderman may get mad, but he doesn’t look to get even with Mets
Colin Holderman chats amicably with all who pass his locker cubicle looking to engage in conversation. But that’s only one side of the Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher, not the personality trait general manager Ben Cherington was trading for last year when he sent Daniel Vogelbach to the New York Mets...
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist wins NCAA shot put title for Arizona
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist ended his college track and field career in the most dramatic fashion possible Wednesday night. The Arizona senior won the shot put by 2 centimeters on the final throw of his career at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships at Texas. Geist recorded a throw...
Jordy Bahl’s 2-hitter helps Oklahoma top Florida State, inch closer to third straight national titleVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jordy Bahl threw a two-hitter and struck out 10, and Oklahoma defeated Florida State 5-0 on Wednesday night to inch closer to a third consecutive national title. The top-seeded Sooners (60-1) took a 1-0 lead in the Women’s College World Series best-of-three championship series and can clinch...
Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray both have triple-doubles in Nuggets’ win
MIAMI — Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and Denver’s two stars made sure the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat, 109-94, in Game 3 on Wednesday night. Jokic finished with 32 points,...
Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa trying to ‘work on everything’ entering 4th NFL seasonVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel wanted to see a “graduation” from Tua Tagovailoa entering his fourth year in the NFL and second in McDaniel’s system. In Year 1, the Dolphins starting quarterback had to learn and adapt weekly. In Year 2, McDaniel expects more command and...
Reds’ Elly De la Cruz hits 1st big-league homer, then triples
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Reds newcomer Elly De la Cruz hit his first major-league homer with a 458-foot, two-run drive off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday night and then tripled in an 8-6 win. With fellow rookie Matt McLain on second base, De la Cruz hit an 0-1...
