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Western Pa. hockey players selected in NAHL entry draft
Saxen Robertson made his mark this past hockey season for the South Kent Selects Academy 16U team in South Kent, Conn. The Cranberry native scored 21 goals and added 21 assists over 36 games, adding to an already stacked on-ice portfolio. Robertson, 17, a defenseman, hopes to continue making his...
Baseball analysts give Pirates’ draft good grades, predict a potential top-5 farm system
Jonathan Mayo understood the strategy when the Pittsburgh Pirates took Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the No. 1 overall pick of the MLB Draft, knowing it would allow them to spend over slot on others. What Mayo couldn’t believe was the prep talent the Pirates added with their next three...
Seton Hill announces hall of fame class; Penn-Trafford alums Zimmer, Fawcett among 5 inductees
Tyler Zimmer juggles a busy schedule. The former Penn-Trafford football standout will be an assistant coach at Greensburg Central Catholic this fall, and he also serves as the strength coach for Seton Hill men’s lacrosse and runs Alphalete Performance and Fitness in Export. His athletic background makes all of that...
Plenty at stake for NBC as covid Olympics opening looms
NEW YORK — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of Simone Biles, Gabby Thomas, Kevin Durant or some unexpected star. The year-delayed Tokyo Olympics officially opens with NBC’s telecast of the opening ceremony on July 23...
Kevin Love out; U.S. basketball team now to replace 2 players
Kevin Love has withdrawn from the Olympics because of a right calf injury, forcing the U.S. basketball team to replace two players on its roster. Love’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, confirmed the Cleveland Cavalier forward’s withdrawal Friday. It was first reported by ESPN. Love’s withdrawal comes a day after the Americans...
Marathon man Mohoric posts 2nd Tour de France stage win
LIBOURNE, France — Matej Mohoric posted a second Tour de France stage win after surging solo from a breakaway group with a darting attack on Friday. Mohoric, who rides for the Bahrain Victorious team, made his move with 16 miles left and produced a tremendous individual effort after spending the...
Carnegie Mellon track coach Gary Aldrich eager to guide U.S. athletes at Olympics
Gary Aldrich is making history at Carnegie Mellon. CMU’s track and field coach will be the first from the school to coach in the Olympics when he guides the U.S. men’s team in shot put, discus, hammer and javelin. Delayed a year by the covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics start...
U.S.-Australia basketball game canceled because of protocols
LAS VEGAS — The United States’ men’s basketball exhibition game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas has been canceled because of health and safety protocols. USA Basketball cited “an abundance of caution” in making the decision Thursday night. The U.S. women’s game against Australia will be played...
NHL teams shuffle before Seattle Kraken expansion draft
Before 30 NHL teams release the list of players available for the Kraken, many of them are shuffling the deck to make sure they’re in good position for the Seattle expansion draft. Rather than losing Ryan Graves, Colorado traded him to New Jersey. Rather than worry about whether 2020 playoff...
Penguins A to Z: While hardly irrelevant, Will Reilly remains a long shotVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Will Reilly Position: Defenseman Shoots: Right Age: 23 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 197 pounds...
Former Steeler Ryan Shazier describes the impact of Troy Polamalu’s mentorship
One of the things that made Ryan Shazier’s career-ending spinal injury so sad is that, for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, they could sense a little Troy Polamalu in what he brought to the field. Shazier (a linebacker) played a different position than Polamalu (a safety), and the defense around him wasn’t...
Tim Benz: Forget those other lists and rankings, Steelers fans. Here’s one that’ll really get you upset
This time of year, Pittsburgh Steelers fans spend a lot of time getting fired up over lists and rankings published by various NFL media entities. Where Ben Roethlisberger ranks on the list of quarterbacks in the AFC North. Where T.J. Watt stands on the pass rusher rankings. Where Mike Tomlin...
4 NFL teams reportedly under 50% vaccinated; Steelers among teams with highest rateVideo
Four NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated less than two weeks from the start of training camp, a person familiar with the vaccination rates told the Associated Press. Washington, Indianapolis, Arizona and the Los Angeles Chargers had the four lowest covid-19 vaccination rates in the league as of Thursday, according...
Braves look to bolster outfield, acquire Joc Pederson in trade with CubsVideo
CHICAGO — The Atlanta Braves acquired Joc Pederson in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, bolstering their outfield after losing Ronald Acuna Jr. to a season-ending knee injury. Atlanta sent minor league first baseman Bryce Ball to Chicago for Pederson, who is batting .230 with 11 homers and...
NASCAR driver Austin Cindric takes over Roger Penske’s iconic No. 2 next seasonVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The long breakup between Roger Penske and Brad Keselowski was finalized Thursday when Austin Cindric was named driver of the flagship No. 2, replacing the driver who won Team Penske its first Cup championship. Keselowski had a prolonged contract negotiation a year ago that netted him only...
Wizards’ Bradley Beal out of Olympics for health and safety reasonsVideo
On a U.S. basketball team filled with stars, nobody scored more than Bradley Beal during the season. At the top of his NBA game, he was finally set to take on the international one. The coronavirus has wrecked his Olympic dreams. Beal will miss the Olympics after being placed into...
Pirates farm report for July 15, 2021: Domingo Gonzalez strikes out 10 in Bradenton victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-30) defeated Omaha (Royals), 4-3, in a game called after five innings because of rain. 1B T.J. Rivera (.261) had a single and two RBIs. SS Dee Strange-Gordon (.258) also knocked in a run with a double. LF Bligh Madris (.266) also had an RBI. LHP Daniel Lynch...
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian: No magic trick to make Longhorns contenders againVideo
ARLINGTON — Texas fans want more than top 10 rankings and bowl victories. They would like to win some Big 12 titles and be in contention for national championships. While the Longhorns still are the last Big 12 team to win a national title, that was long ago — the...
Judge orders Richard Sherman released from jail without bailVideo
SEATTLE — A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday after his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to his in-laws’ home. King County District Court Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai found probable cause that Sherman committed criminal trespassing,...
NCAA’s Mark Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences and campuses and reconsidering how schools are aligned. Emmert said the recent Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA along with the lifting of restrictions on athletes...
Bryson DeChambeau apologizes after blaming driver for struggles at British OpenVideo
Bryson DeChambeau fought the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s. And then he fought with his clubmaker. After shooting a 1-over-par 71 in the first round of the British Open on Thursday, the 2020 U.S. Open champion blamed his...
Tom Brady led Bucs to Super Bowl 55 win despite partial MCL tear
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl 55 victory at age 43 during a pandemic, becoming the first quarterback to win a title in his team’s home stadium. But the legend only grows from there. Brady did it while playing with a partially torn medial...
Yankees-Red Sox postponed after New York positive covid tests
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ post-All-Star break opener against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of positive covid-19 tests within New York’s organization. Major League Baseball said the postponement was to allow for more testing and contact tracing. New York was among the first major league...
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins denies having tooth dislodged during altercation with wife
Dwayne Haskins is disputing the report that he is missing part of a tooth following a July 3 altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in domestic battery charges being filed against his wife. Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins faces an Aug. 3 hearing as a result of a disagreement that resulted in facial...
Ex-Pitt forward Justin Champagnie said he expects to be drafted, but knows that’s only the beginning
Justin Champagnie said the thought hasn’t crossed his mind. Yet, when presented Thursday with the possibility that he might not be among the 60 players drafted into the NBA on July 29, the former Pitt forward had a well-considered answer. Speaking from the Petersen Events Center on a conference call...
