Sports category, Page 953
From Dairyland to the Steel City, Steelers gravitate toward Wisconsin defendersVideo
What’s next, fans donning cheeseheads during “Renegade?” A side of curds with your Primanti Bros. sandwich? The pipeline from Wisconsin to Pittsburgh — at least, to the Steelers — has become so ubiquitous, anything’s possible. “Sometimes,” coach Mike Tomlin said, “a place like Wisconsin is a stylistic match.” Steelers management...
3ICE league to launch 2nd season at Robert Morris
The 3ICE hockey league, which involves almost strictly three-on-three play, will kick off its second season at the Clearview Arena within the Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center on Neville Island on June 28. Former Pittsburgh Penguins general managers Craig Patrick and Eddie Johnston will serve as coaches of two...
AP source: Packers extend QB Jordan Love’s deal through 2024
The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension that makes his deal run through 2024, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the extension hasn’t been announced....
Central Pa. thoroughbred horse is a Kentucky Derby contender
The Kentucky Derby, the most celebrated horse race in America, usually is won by thoroughbreds who were born and raised in the Blue Grass state. In its 148 years, 107 winners of the Triple Crown’s first jewel were bred in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It’s about pride for the industry’s...
Former Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl signs in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl has signed with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in his native Germany. The team announced the transaction via a release Tuesday. A fourth-round pick (No. 110 overall) of the Penguins in the 2010 NHL Draft, Kuhnhackl spent six seasons with the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill men’s lacrosse clinches conference crown
Seton Hill celebrated under the lights in Ohio. Now its postseason future looks bright. The men’s lacrosse team clinched the Great Midwest Conference regular season title with a 13-5 victory Wednesday night at Walsh. Senior Peyton Gensler led the offense with a hat trick and an assist, while senior midfielder...
Tim Benz: NHL dealing with fallout from wild Round 1 upsets
We’re heading to the second round of the NHL playoffs, and I have two questions. 1. Is Florida Atlantic’s goaltending good enough to hold up against the Toronto Maple Leafs? 2. Are Fairleigh Dickson’s second and third lines deep enough to handle the Dallas Stars? Because the NHL postseason is...
MLB lefty batting average up, game time down 28 minutes
NEW YORK — Batting average for left-handed hitters was up 13 percentage points through the first full month of the season, an impact of baseball’s new rule changes. The biggest noticeable impact has been when games are ending. Average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 37 minutes, down...
Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg in mix to buy Ottawa Senators?
OTTAWA, Ontario — There appears to be celebrity interest in buying the Ottawa Senators, the National Hockey League team for sale in Canada’s capital city. Rap impresario Snoop Dogg said in an Instagram post Monday that he was “looking forward” to being part of a bid by Los Angeles-based businessman...
Penguins A to Z: Drake Caggiula had a career year in the AHLVideo
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...
Pirates vs. Rays: The series we all predicted could be a World Series preview
It’s the interleague showdown everyone around Major League Baseball has been eagerly anticipating since … well … maybe the third week of April. Sure, Pittsburgh Pirates versus Tampa Bay Rays in Florida starting Tuesday probably wasn’t circled on a lot of calendars to start the season. It’s getting lots of...
First Call: Ex-Pitt, Duquesne players earn shot with Steelers; any truth to Patriots-Jets subplot before Broderick Jones pick?
Tuesday’s “First Call” gives us players from Pitt and Duquesne who will have rookie minicamp tryouts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. We get a little intel on that Steelers-Patriots trade in Round 1 of last week’s draft. A former Steeler decides to revisit the coaching path. And a high grade for...
Comcast pulls NFL Network after carriage agreement expires
NEW YORK — Comcast subscribers aren’t able to view NFL Network after the cable company pulled the channel when its carriage agreement expired. The move comes two days after the conclusion of the NFL draft. Both sides still have time to reach an agreement before training camps start throughout the...
Pitt punter Sam Vander Haar enters NCAA transfer portal
Punter Sam Vander Haar, who spent one season at Pitt, has announced his intention to transfer, according to FarrellSports’ Mike Farrell. Vander Haar, who turns 26 on Thursday, is a native of Melbourne, Australia, where he played Australian rules football and attended the well-known Prokick Australia program that has produced...
With an eye toward the 2024 draft, NFL scouts will continue monitoring how Pitt players develop
The target number is 11. That’s the record for the most Pitt players chosen within the first seven rounds of the NFL Draft. In 1981, after the 1980 team finished 11-1 and mauled South Carolina, 37-9, in the Gator Bowl, 11 Pitt players were drafted in the first five rounds....
Steelers’ actions made it clear upgrading O-line was priority
It began during free agency’s “legal tampering period,” when the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with interior offensive lineman Nate Herbig. It continued four days later when word leaked that guard Isaac Seumalo was added, as well. A week after that? You guessed it — another veteran offensive lineman, Le’Raven...
Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR race at Dover for 3rd time on a Monday
DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. mastered the Monster Mile on a Monday for the third time in his career, and the former NASCAR champion snapped a 54-race winless streak overall in the Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway. Thanks to a race postponed a day because of rain, it...
Pittsburgh Maulers’ Reuben Foster, Chris Blewitt earn USFL weekly honors
A pair of Pittsburgh Maulers were recognized Monday for their roles in helping their team to its first victory of the season Sunday afternoon. Linebacker Reuben Foster was named the USFL’s Defensive Player of the Week, while newly signed kicker Chris Blewitt was the USFL’s Special Teams Player of the...
Forte is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher-trained colt Forte and Brad Cox’s filly Wet Paint are the morning line favorites, respectively, for the 149th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Forte, the 2-year-old champion whose 190 points led the Derby qualifying trail, drew the No. 15 post at 3-1 odds...
Suns-Nuggets NBA Playoffs spread play, 76ers-Celtics total: Best bets for May 1
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
The race to the Stanley Cup filled with 1st round chaos
Chaos is usually the name of the game in the first round of the NHL playoffs, with eight series rolling and plenty of upsets. This year was no different. The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins who set records for the best regular season in hockey history? Gone. The defending Stanley Cup...
Mark Madden: After strong NFL Draft, pressure for Steelers’ success falls on Kenny Pickett
The Pittsburgh Steelers had an excellent draft. It’s not quite 1974 when they drafted four Hall of Famers. But it was clinical. It filled need after need. It didn’t fill every need. The Steelers are weak at inside linebacker. They need a center better than Mason Cole to have the...
After year on bench, Hempfield grad Emma Hoffner making mark for Ohio U softball teamVideo
Throughout her time as a softball player, Emma Hoffner grew accustomed to watching games from behind the plate. An accomplished catcher at Hempfield and in travel ball, Hoffner had the best spot to not only watch the action but to exercise a degree of control over it: calling pitches, making...
Springdale grad Sean Dugan putting his stamp on outside linebackers as Austin Peay assistant
Sean Dugan’s football playing days ended only six years ago, but in that short time, the college football landscape has experienced a seismic shift. The creation of name, image and likeness opportunities; the transfer portal; and shifting conference memberships have coalesced to produce an environment that is as head-scratching as...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Hempfield grad Jacob Boord claims 3rd conference title
His trademark cowboy hat perched atop his head, Allegheny junior Jacob Boord stood proudly at the top of the medal stand. The Hempfield product won his third conference javelin title at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships. Boord’s clinching throw sailed 207 feet, 7 inches and set a facility record. 2023...
