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It’s official: Pitt will spend Thanksgiving in Brooklyn for the NIT Season Tip-Off
Pitt made its Thanksgiving plans official Thursday with the announcement that the Panthers will be one of four teams participating in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The dates — Nov. 22 and 24 — are the days immediately before and after the holiday. Pitt’s...
Mark Madden: Stanley Cup playoffs should be a showcase, but this display is terrible
Let’s be blunt about the NHL playoffs. They’ve been awful so far. • Too many lopsided games. • Terrible goaltending. (Today’s NHL has so few good goalies.) • Two of the best teams got eliminated in the first round, namely regular-season champ Boston and defending Stanley Cup winner Colorado. As...
Are sports a pass-fail proposition? Local coaches, just like Giannis Antetokounmpo, don’t think so
Sam Albert has experienced his fair share of wins and losses after 28 years coaching football. However, it might come as a surprise to learn that for Albert, who enters his seventh season at Kiski Area this fall, determining a successful year vs. one he deems substandard does not have...
Steelers’ Najee Harris makes appearance in wrestling ring during promotional tour of MexicoVideo
When assistant general manager Andy Weidl last week said the Pittsburgh Steelers wanted to build a team that would “break the will” of opponents, he probably wasn’t thinking about turnbuckles, finishing moves or submission holds. But the Steelers’ star running back has made a foray into the world of professional...
Michael Jordan’s famed ‘Dream Team’ Olympic jacket heading to auction
The jacket that Michael Jordan famously and grudgingly wore while receiving an Olympic gold medal has been in Brian McIntyre’s possession for more than three decades now. He figures the time is right to let someone else enjoy it. The red, white and blue Reebok jacket that Jordan — a...
Flyers name Keith Jones team president, Danny Briere general manager
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have named long-time television analyst Keith Jones team president of hockey operations and have removed the interim tag from general manager Danny Briere’s title. Jones was a surprise choice Thursday after he spent the last 23 years as an analyst for Flyers telecasts on NBC...
Georgia coach Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted Wednesday there was no political motivation behind the decision for his national championship football team to decline an invitation to visit the White House in June. Instead, Smart says scheduling issues, including a youth camp in June at the Georgia football facility,...
Penguins A to Z: Jordan Frasca played catch-up in 2022-23Video
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...
U mad, bro?: Pirates fans already turn sour from May slump; Penguins fans grumble about missing playoffs
The honeymoon appears to be over for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And for Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. And for football owner Antonio Brown. Pittsburgh sports fans chime in on all those topics and more in this week’s “U mad, bro?” We begin with “Frogger33” on Twitter. I was on WPXI’s “The...
‘I’m going to reach all of them:’ Pirates star Andrew McCutchen eyes milestone moments
For all the fanfare that surrounded his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Andrew McCutchen passed a major milestone in his baseball career this week with barely a written word or whisper of congratulations. If not for a daily milestone tracker kept by team historian Jim Trdinich as the five-time All-Star,...
Bob Palko among 5 football coaches chosen for PSFCA Hall of Fame
Bob Palko, who won a record nine WPIAL football titles at West Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon, will be inducted this month into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Palko was one of five coaches chosen for the 2023 class, joining Gary Gouse (Portage), Rick Keely (Berks Catholic),...
Pirates farm report for May 10, 2023: Quinn Priester makes 2nd straight strong start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-18) beat St. Paul (Twins), 4-2. RHP Quinn Priester (3-3, 5.40) won his second straight start, allowing two runs on six hits, including a home run, with two walks and four strikeouts in six innings. LHP Angel Perdomo (3.14), RHP Cody Bolton (2.19) and RHP colin Selby (3.21)...
Why Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg, other celebrities want to buy the Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario — While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority ownership stake in the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, experts who study the business of sport say the prospect stands to lift the team’s profile to new heights. It is also seen as a...
NHL playoffs a showcase for savvy stickwork on offense, defenseVideo
Alec Martinez remembers a time in his career when teams kept track of a stat less celebrated than goals and assists but arguably just as valuable. “They called them ticks,” the veteran Vegas defenseman said. “How many plays you break up with your stick.” Keeping the puck out of the...
With Jackson, WR additions, Monken has high hopes for RavensVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Todd Monken took a leap of faith when he left Georgia to become the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. At that point, it wasn’t clear if Lamar Jackson would still be the quarterback. “I was imagining that, planning on him being here,” Monken said Wednesday....
PGA Championship has 99 of top 100 in the field for Oak Hill, no Sergio GarciaVideo
The PGA Championship stuck to its mission of getting the strongest field of the four majors, announcing a field Wednesday that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking no matter what tour they play. Missing from the 155-player list is Sergio Garcia, the former Masters champion who...
College golfer disqualifies self after shooting course record 62 at U.S. Open qualifying tournament
A University of Illinois golfer, who shot a course record round of 10-under par 62, was forced to disqualify himself for a rules violation, according to a report in Golf Monthly. Tommy Kuhl, a fifth-year senior at the University of Illinois, informed tournament officials that he’d repaired aeration marks on...
Pirates out-executed in series-losing defeat to Rockies
A week ago, as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ eventual seven-game losing streak was getting underway, at least it could be said that the club was beating lesser opponents. That argument lost some steam Wednesday, however, with the Pirates falling 4-3 to the Rockies at PNC Park to drop two of three...
After uttering anti-gay slur, WVU’s Bob Huggins will coach this season, but with a salary reduction, suspension
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will not lose his job, but he will pay a price for uttering an anti-gay slur Monday on a Cincinnati radio station. He will forfeit $1 million from his $4.2 million annual salary and face a three-game suspension, according to a statement released Wednesday...
West Virginia’s Huggins agrees to $1M pay cut, 3-game suspension for homophobic slur
Bob Huggins has agreed to a three-game suspension, a $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training for using a homophobic slur during a radio interview, the university announced Wednesday. The agreement allows Huggins to keep his job as the school’s basketball coach, but the blunder will leave a lasting mark...
Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs pleads guilty to driving drunk, causing fatal crash
LAS VEGAS — Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman and her dog. “Guilty,” said the former first-round NFL draft pick, 24, who...
Weekend rookie minicamp a chance at 1st impression for Steelers’ draft picks
In the immediate aftermath of what had to have been a satisfying first draft with him as general manager, Omar Khan’s first public thoughts two weeks ago were about how the Pittsburgh Steelers had gotten better with the addition of this rookie class. The second thought he expressed? “Can’t wait,”...
Mark Madden: With Penguins committed to winning now, they should trade No. 14 pick
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t win the Connor Bedard lottery, not least because they couldn’t. Nor did rivals Philadelphia or Washington. They could have. So, there’s that. The Penguins got the 14th pick in the first round. That’s the equivalent of a scratch-off ticket winning you another scratch-off ticket. (Bedard probably...
Former 5-star QB Hunter Johnson among reported tryouts at Steelers rookie minicamp
The Duck’s first Pittsburgh flight came at one. A Super Bowl hero’s NFL career began at one, too, as did one for a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver. The seven draft picks will draw the headlines when the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp opens Friday, and for good reason. After all,...
Veteran DB Arthur Maulet requests and is granted release from Steelers
Veteran defensive back Arthur Maulet’s request to be released was granted by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. A veteran of six NFL seasons, Maulet served mostly as a slot cornerback for the Steelers in 2021 and 2022. He was scheduled to make $1.79 million in salary this season, the second...
