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Penguins add versatility with Patrick Marleau, Conor Sheary, Evan RodriguesVideo
Jim Rutherford didn’t really mask his intentions over the past handful of weeks. When all-star forward Jake Guentzel went down with a significant right shoulder injury Dec. 30, the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager declared, a few days later, he would pursue a top-six winger. On Feb. 10, he made good...
Alle-Kiski Valley campus clippings: Houston swimmer Kondis cleans up at conference meet
Peyton Kondis felt right at home over the weekend as the University of Houston hosted the American Athletic Conference men’s and women’s swimming championships. The Plum resident and Oakland Catholic graduate won two individual titles and was a part of two relay triumphs. She captured both the 100 and 200...
Pirates pitcher JT Brubaker keeps head up after trying seasonVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Brubaker could be bitter about how last season unfolded. The Pittsburgh Pirates used 32 pitchers last year — not counting catcher Jacob Stallings and outfielder JB Shuck — because of injuries and poor performance. Furthermore, 14 pitchers started at least one game, though two were technically...
Tearful tribute for Kobe, Gianna Bryant in Los AngelesVideo
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a packed memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa Bryant praised...
Michael Jordan remembers ‘little brother’ Kobe Bryant, jokes about ubiquitous crying memeVideo
Michael Jordan broke down and cried Monday as soon as he took the podium to deliver a eulogy for “little brother” Kobe Bryant. Not long into his tribute, Jordan had the Staples Center in stitches. Michael Jordan in tears talking about Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/jTzvZund4K— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 24, 2020...
Penguins assign Angello, Lafferty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forwards Anthony Angello and Sam Lafferty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. The transactions come after the Penguins boosted their NHL roster with the acquisitions of veteran forwards Patrick Marleau, Evan Rodrigues and Conor Sheary prior to the NHL’s trade deadline Monday. Recalled Jan....
Penguins re-acquire Cup-winner Conor Sheary from Sabres
Hours after acquiring a 40-year-old veteran hungry to win the Stanley Cup for the first time, the Pittsburgh Penguins added a player Monday who already has lifted the Cup twice alongside them. Speedy wing Conor Sheary was acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres, along with Evan Rodrigues, for...
Woman, 84, sinks putt across basketball court to win new carVideo
OXFORD, Miss. — All that 84-year-old Mary Ann Wakfield needed to do to win a new car was sink a putt across the entire length of the court at the University of Mississippi’s basketball stadium. Wakfield did just that during a promotional segment at Saturday’s game between Ole Miss men’s...
MLB tells court attempts at cheating are a part of sports
NEW YORK — Attempts at cheating are a part of sports, Major League Baseball said in urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by fantasy contestants. Five men sued MLB, MLB Advanced Media, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox in federal court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, violation...
Kansas back atop Top 25 as Baylor slides to No. 2 after loss
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas is back on top of the college basketball world after knocking off Baylor in a matchup of Big 12 heavyweights, while the Bears dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press men’s poll Monday after their nip-and-tuck loss in Waco. The Jayhawks (24-3, 13-1 Big 12)...
Jeff Capel, Jim Boeheim support allowing transfers to play immediately
Jeff Capel said allowing student-athletes to transfer without having to sit out a season is the right thing to do, but he cautioned Monday that the proposal is “something that we (college coaches) are going to have to figure out how to navigate.” The NCAA said recently that a rule...
Pitt volleyball team plans trip to Europe in May
The Pitt volleyball team will take its game international in May when the women embark on an 11-day tour of Europe, with trips to Spain, France and Italy. Starting May 2, the three-time defending ACC champions will spend three nights in Barcelona, Spain, two each in Toulouse, France, and Nice,...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins losses, Pitt violations, Pirates at spring training
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap the weekend sports news. The Penguins have lost three in a row, including a Saturday game against the Buffalo Sabres at home and a tough loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday that knocked them out of first place in the Metropolitan...
Penguins lose Andrew Agozzino to Ducks through waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost forward Andrew Agozzino through waivers to the Anaheim Ducks. Agozzino was placed on waivers Sunday and claimed Monday. In 17 games this season with the Penguins, Agozzino had two assists while averaging 6 minutes, 36 seconds of ice time. The Penguins signed Agozzino to a two-year,...
Penguins acquire Patrick Marleau from SharksVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional third-round draft pick in 2021. One of the NHL’s oldest players at 40, Marleau has appeared in 58 games this season and has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists). He is signed to...
Panthers trade Upper St. Clair native Vincent Trocheck to Hurricanes
The Florida Panthers traded forward Vincent Trocheck, a native of Upper. St. Clair, to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, a few hours before the NHL’s trade deadline of 3 p.m. A third-round pick of the Panthers in 2011, Trocheck, 26, has spent his entire seven-year NHL career with Florida. In...
Weekend College Top 10: La Roche basketball teams sweep conference titles
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. La Roche women tie AMCC record for wins Danajah Sanders scored 22 points, and the Redhawks recorded a season high in points en route to a 93-56 rout of Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain...
Could Steelers be scouting Bud Dupree’s successor at NFL Combine?
Keeping Bud Dupree on the payroll — at least for the 2020 season — is a priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s what coach Mike Tomlin emphatically said the day after the 2019 season ended. His statement was affirmed by team president Art Rooney II and general manager Kevin Colbert...
Lonnie Chisenhall, former Pirates outfielder, announces retirement
The final game of Lonnie Chisenhall’s major-league career was for the Cleveland Indians. A year’s worth of his final paychecks, though, came from the Pittsburgh Pirates. During a ceremony to retire his number at the North Carolina middle school he attended, Chisenhall acknowledged his MLB career is over. “I’ve only...
First Call: NFL CBA missing the boat; what if Steelers made playoffs under proposed format?
For Monday’s “First Call,” we take a look at the many threads of conversation surrounding the NFL collective bargaining talks, a 17-game schedule, and the potential expansion of the playoff field to seven teams per conference. • J.J. Watt and Richard Sherman say the players shouldn’t like what has become...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden tackle Penguins’ recent losses, Pitt violations, Steelers’ needs, Pirates spring training
Last Monday, it was tough to come up with a negative thing to say about the Pittsburgh Penguins. This Monday, it’s tough to find something good. The Pens have lost three games in a row. They’ve given up 14 goals in the defeats, and the Philadelphia Flyers are closing in...
Tim Benz: The NCAA rule book is dumb. And so were Pitt’s violations of it.Video
The NCAA rule book is far too dense. The application of those rules is woefully random. And its allocation of discipline when those rules are broken is horribly inconsistent. Technically, those are just my opinions. But I dare you to find me a fan of college athletics who doesn’t presume...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 2-1
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Forward Cole Cassels scored the lone goal for the Penguins (27-21-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is at home against the...
Waynesburg lacrosse snaps losing streak that spanned 3 seasons
Waynesburg had been waiting a long time to experience the thrill of victory again. The women’s lacrosse team finally broke through and did so Sunday when it scored a 7-5 victory at Thomas More to snap a 45-game losing streak that dated to 2016. Not a bad way to open...
Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crashVideo
LAS VEGAS — Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement from the driver read before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ...
