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Baseball Hall gets no new members; Curt Schilling 16 votes shy
NEW YORK — The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on-the-field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year’s ballot. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among the closest...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Jeannette’s Robert Kennedy transfers
Robert Kennedy is on the move again. The former Jeannette football standout is leaving East Carolina and will transfer to Old Dominion in Norfok, Va. Kennedy, a 5-foot-10, 183-pound safety, played in five games last season as a junior, recording 13 tackles and three pass breakups for East Carolina. He...
Rams GM echoes Sean McVay’s uncertainty on Jared Goff’s future with RamsVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are openly contemplating the possibility of a near future without quarterback Jared Goff. General manager Les Snead on Tuesday echoed coach Sean McVay’s pointed uncertainty last week about the prospects of Goff, the fifth-year starter who led the Rams to the Super Bowl...
Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s patience in struggling players pays offVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman trudged to the sideline as the Bills trotted onto the field, then slumped onto the bench and tossed a huge Kansas City Chiefs coat over his head like a shroud as Buffalo took advantage of his fumbled punt for an easy touchdown. It was...
Washington’s Jennifer King 1st Black female assistant position coach
Washington promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach Tuesday, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in the NFL. She is the second woman in league history to be an assistant position coach after Tampa Bay’s assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust. King spent the 2020 season...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers clarifies postgame remarks about futureVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers says “I don’t think there’s any reason why I wouldn’t be back” with the Green Bay Packers next season. But he added his future isn’t necessarily in his control. Rodgers was clarifying remarks he made Sunday after the Packers’ 31-26 NFC championship...
Kevin Gorman: My 1st Hall of Fame ballot a vote for best players available
Voting for the Hall of Fame for the first time was an exercise I found to be more challenging than expected, mostly because I didn’t expect to have a Hall of Fame ballot until it arrived in late November. As a 10-year member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America,...
Keith Dambrot finds ‘joy’ in efforts to rally Duquesne from losing record
There’s no minimizing the difficulties Keith Dambrot and his Duquesne players have confronted this season. Through the team’s covid-19 outbreak, displacement from its home arena for a second consecutive season, three players leaving the team, poor shooting and a losing record (4-6, 3-5 Atlantic 10), the struggles have been almost...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot said question was ‘fair,’ but he understands Coach K’s reaction
Keith Dambrot said he feels empathy for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who had testy words for a student reporter after a loss last week. But he added, “I thought it was a fair question.” After Duke’s third loss in a row, 70-65 to Louisville on Saturday, reporter Jake Piazza of...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Wide receivers
Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: Since the Pittsburgh Steelers played the 2016 AFC championship game with Cobi Hamilton as the No. 2 receiver and Sammie Coates,...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s 1st mock draft shows Steelers selecting OLB
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. released his first projections for the 2021 NFL Draft on Tuesday, with the Pittsburgh Steelers choosing Tulsa outside linebacker Zaven Collins at No. 24. In eight games this season, Collins had 53 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss, plus four sacks, four interceptions and...
Here’s which former Penn State Nittany Lions will participate in Super Bowl LV
Penn State has been well-represented in the Super Bowl over the years. This will again be the case when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7. For the 50th time in the history...
Pitt hires former Bucknell defensive coordinator Ryan Manalac to coach linebackers
Pat Narduzzi turned to a familiar face — and someone who played the position — when he named Ryan Manalac as Pitt’s linebackers coach Tuesday. Manalac, who was the defensive coordinator at Bucknell the past two seasons, worked with Narduzzi at Cincinnati and Michigan State. Manalac replaces Rob Harley, who...
Analysis: Kobe’s presence remains strong, legacy growing
Kobe Bryant wasn’t in the bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers last fall when they won the NBA championship. He wasn’t at the All-Star weekend in Chicago where half the players wore his number on their uniforms, the other half wearing his daughter’s jersey number. He wasn’t there to hear...
First Call: Support from Washington for new Steeler Dwayne Haskins; celebrating ‘Send it in, Jerome!’
New Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins is getting some support from a former teammate as he leaves Washington. And it comes from a guy who helped keep him on the bench. We also flashback to a great moment in Pittsburgh sports. A Duquesne player gets a mid-season honor. And an update...
Mark Madden says T.J. Watt angrily refused his exit interview, Steelers linebacker refutes story
During his 105.9 The X radio show on Monday, TribLive columnist Mark Madden stated that he’d been told Steelers All-Pro T.J. Watt refused to participate in his exit interview with the team. They were held with players in the days after the club lost its playoff game to the Cleveland...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer on issues that may be slowing Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin
The Penguins are on a four-game win streak. Sidney Crosby is hot out of the gate with seven points over the first six games. Kasperi Kapanen is back with the team and skating into form. Goalie Tristan Jarry appears to have stabilized after a shaky start in the net. The...
This date in sports history: Jan. 26Video
1913 — Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of having been a professional. He was paid $25 for playing in a semipro baseball game. 1951 — Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1955 —...
Miles McBride, No. 11 West Virginia stage wild rally to beat No. 10 Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride made a go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left and finished with a season-high 24 points, helping No. 11 West Virginia rally for a wild 88-87 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday night. Jalen Bridges and reserve Sean McNeil each scored 13 points for...
Penguins recall forward Drew O’Connor from taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Penguins formally recalled forward Drew O’Connor from their taxi squad. One of the organization’s top prospects, O’Connor could make his NHL debut Tuesday with a road game against the Boston Bruins. O’Connor, 22, has been a member of the Penguins for roughly 10 months having signed a two-year...
Penguins forward prospect Drew O’Connor could make his NHL debut
Drew O’Connor had some pretty modest goals as he headed to college. Almost four years ago, O’Connor was hoping to attend Hobart in New York and walk on to the school’s Division III hockey team. If that didn’t work out, he could play club hockey. But things changed. Like “play...
Former Steelers assistant Bruce Arians’ puts struggling Bucs on path to Super Bowl 55Video
TAMPA, Fla. — It took five coaching changes over a decade-plus of futility before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally got it right, luring Bruce Arians out of retirement. Two seasons later, the 68-year-old quarterback expert has them in the Super Bowl. Signing Tom Brady was a big part of solving...
Former Moon star Puff Johnson returns to the Pete with his North Carolina teammates
Only if the pain is too great, Puff Johnson’s sprained toe will keep him off the floor Tuesday night when he returns to Petersen Events Center with his North Carolina teammates. But coach Roy Williams has high hopes for Puff — born Donovan Christopher Johnson — as he progresses through...
Southern Hills in Oklahoma to replace Trump National for ’22 PGA ChampionshipVideo
The PGA Championship is headed back to Southern Hills next year, the Oklahoma course that gets its eighth major championship earlier than expected after the PGA of America cut ties with former President Donald Trump. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J....
Southern Hills to replace Trump National for ’22 PGAVideo
The PGA Championship is headed back to Southern Hills next year, the Oklahoma course that gets its eighth major championship earlier than expected after the PGA of America cut ties with former President Donald Trump. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J....
