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Penguins A to Z: Things got ugly for Zach Trotman last seasonVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Zach Trotman Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers says he will guest-host on ‘Jeopardy!’Video
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” during the offseason. The show is using a series of interim hosts to replace Alex Trebek, who died of cancer Nov. 8. That process began when record-holding contestant Ken Jennings made...
Erie boxing promoter Mike Acri dies at 63
Erie boxing promoter Mike Acri, whose clients included Roberto Duran and Hector “Macho” Camacho, died Sunday in Erie at age 63 following a 2½-year bout with pancreatic cancer. Acri, a top national promoter, also worked with boxer Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora. Acri was well known for arranging popular boxing...
Penguins A to Z: Brandon Tanev continues to provide a (turbo) chargeVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Brandon Tanev Position: Left winger...
Former Steelers fullback Tim Lester, known for blocking for Jerome Bettis, dies at age 52
Tim Lester, a fullback known as the “Bus Driver” for his talent as lead blocker for Jerome Bettis with the Steelers from 1995-98, died Tuesday at age 52. According to a report in the Milton Herald, a newspaper in the Georgia town where Lester founded a youth football program after...
Doug Ferguson: Trump and golf were never a comfortable fitVideo
Donald Trump was never a comfortable fit for golf. Not as president of the United States, a polarizing position long before the advent of Twitter or any other form of social media. Not even when he merged his affection for golf with his ambition to cater to the wealthy at...
Despite challenges, Keith Dambrot believes his Dukes can win
Duquesne has reached a point in this covid-ravaged season of upheaval where coach Keith Dambrot hopes to set aside what has gone before it and focus on the future. Most of the team tested positive for covid-19 at one point or another, but Dambrot said Tuesday all results have been...
Injured Bengals QB Burrow says he’ll be ready for opening day 2021Video
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow expects to start running on his surgically repaired left knee next month and is confident he will be ready to start the 2021 season. “I’ve always been a fast healer,” Burrow said Tuesday in a Zoom session with reporters. “We’ll see how...
Steelers waive RB Trey Edmunds, brother of safety Terrell
The Pittsburgh Steelers waived special-teamer Trey Edmunds on Tuesday, the first of what promise to be many personnel moves as they embark on their offseason after Sunday’s playoff defeat. A running back by trade, Edmunds is the older brother of Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds. Trey Edmunds ended the season on...
Motivation remains clear for Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin said something Tuesday that few, if any, members of the Penguins ever have uttered. “I’m excited to be, tomorrow, in Philly.” Why would the veteran forward be so eager to trek to Philadelphia, where the citizens have done nothing but hurl the most repulsive and vile verbal barbs...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Jeannette grad Redman gets to play on ESPN
Senior Swade Redman plans to graduate from Carlow in the spring. He longs to play one final basketball season with the Celtics. For now, he will settle for one game. Redman, a Jeannette graduate, led his teammates in their national television debut last week at Youngstown State in a game...
NCAA president Mark Emmert expects athletes’ pay issue to be done in 2021Video
NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed frustration Tuesday with the delay in moving ahead with proposals surrounding athletes’ ability to make money and to freely transfer to another school and said he remains committed to getting those things done in 2021. Emmert’s remarks came during his state of college athletics address...
NCAA still expecting to get pay issue done this year
NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed frustration Tuesday with the delay in moving ahead with proposals surrounding athletes’ ability to make money and to freely transfer to another school and said he remains committed to getting those things done in 2021. Emmert’s remarks came during his state of college athletics address...
Pirates claim outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from Tigers, designate reliever Nik Turley
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, adding an outfielder to the mix. To make room for Stokes on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated lefty reliever Nik Turley for assignment. Stokes is a 5-foot-9, 200-pounder who missed the 2020 season with...
Penguins are eager for 2-game ‘series’ this season
The Penguins will be in a familiar place when they play the first game of their 54th season Wednesday. Philadelphia. The Wells Fargo Center has been the theater for some of the NHL’s most ferocious and fervid battles between the Penguins and their most enduring rival, the Flyers. From the...
WVU men’s basketball games with TCU, Oklahoma State postponed
The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday announced the West Virginia men’s basketball team will not play home games with TCU (Saturday) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) because the Mountaineers were not able to meet necessary covid-19 requirements set forth by the conference. The same issue had already postponed Tuesday’s matchup...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot respects players’ choice to kneel during anthem
Several Duquesne players knelt, others stood while the national anthem was played before the game against Fordham at La Roche University on Saturday. Coach Keith Dambrot said he respects both points of view. “I believe in the First Amendment. I believe in people’s right for choice,” he said. “I understand...
NHL landscape filled with familiar faces in new placesVideo
Jeff Skinner was enjoying an afternoon in his parents’ backyard when suddenly the Buffalo Sabres forward thought his father was pulling an April Fools’ joke on him in mid-September. “My dad came out and told me that Eric Staal is on our team,” Skinner said upon learning Buffalo acquired his...
Browns wait for Bitonio, Ward, lose backups to injuriesVideo
CLEVELAND — As the Browns anxiously wait for Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio and top cornerback Denzel Ward to return from covid-19 and join their playoff run, the team lost their replacements to injuries. Cleveland placed guard Michael Dunn and cornerback Robert Jackson on injured reserve Tuesday, losing two players...
Bruins retiring jersey of NHL barrier breaker Willie O’ReeVideo
BOSTON — More than 60 years after he broke the NHL’s color barrier, Willie O’Ree soon will add another milestone to his career. The Boston Bruins announced Tuesday that O’Ree will have his No. 22 jersey retired before the team’s Feb. 18 game against the New Jersey Devils. It will...
The case for – and against – each of the Steelers’ 19 potential free agents coming back
Though the organization could figure out a way to stay largely status quo, there is potential that the coming months could prove to be among the most transformative offseasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent decades. Plenty of major decisions need to be made, not the least of which related...
Penguins to feature sponsorship partner UPMC on practice helmets
Last week, the Penguins announced PPG’s logo would be displayed on players’ helmets for all regular-season and playoff games. On Tuesday, the organization said sponsorship partner UPMC will have its logo on the Penguins’ helmets for practices this season at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex this season. “Our partnership with UPMC,...
Alabama’s Nick Saban already working on chasing title No. 8
Nick Saban wasn’t ready to contemplate his legacy moments after capturing a record seventh national championship “because you’re always looking forward.” It was time to start chasing No. 8, after all. The Crimson Tide capped off a 13-0 season with a 52-24 win over Ohio State Monday night in the...
Masters plans for a limited number of spectators in April
Some volume is returning to the Masters, just maybe not the head-turning roars. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Tuesday the club intends to allow a limited number of spectators for the Masters on April 8-11, provided it can be done safely, given the coronavirus pandemic. In other areas, the...
Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates named FBS Assistant Coach of the Year
By most metrics, Pitt’s defense graded out as one of the best in the FBS last season. Defensive coordinator Randy Bates, the man who unleashed Pitt’s top-20 unit, was honored Tuesday by the American Football Coaches Association as the FBS Assistant Coach of the Year. Bates, who has been on...
