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Pirates bring smiles to All-Stars’ faces by hosting Miracle League fantasy campVideo
SARASOTA, Fla. — One by one, Pittsburgh Pirates players were introduced to cheers and claps. The rousing ovations, however, were reserved for the All-Star lineup they were there to honor. After their first full-squad workout of spring training at Pirate City, the Pirates hosted a fantasy camp Monday at the...
Ryan Newman has non-life-threatening injuries after Daytona 500 crashVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman was involved in a ghastly crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday night, hospitalizing him with non-life-threatening injuries. NASCAR delivered the news nearly two hours after Newman was extricated from his car, saying he is in serious condition at nearby...
Kevin Gorman: Derek Shelton’s intentions get Pirates’ attention for first full-squad workoutVideo
RADENTON, Fla. Derek Shelton understood the magnitude of the moment for his speech before the first full-squad workout of his first spring training as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now that he had their attention, he wanted their intentions. Shelton is sending a new, player-centric message to the team: He...
Denny Hamlin becomes 1st driver in 25 years to repeat at Daytona 500Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and engulfed in flames, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality. At the finish line, Denny Hamlin made history with a second straight...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ wins, Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph controversyVideo
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap a bunch of news from the weekend. The Penguins earned five of six possible points this past weekend with wins over the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings. The goaltending has been terrific, the defense has played well and the offense...
Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson still has critics, but he’s more comfortable in Year 2
This is a story about Jack Johnson. It will elicit a lot of responses online. Many will be negative. Some will be positive. Several will be confused if they searched Google for information on the singer/surfer from Hawaii of the same name. A handful will be indifferent. Johnson, the Penguins...
Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, 71, ready to face Pitt with no hint of retirement
The reporter couldn’t bring himself to use the word retire when speaking to the coach with 555 career victories. So, he asked the question in the most respectful way possible. “Did the ‘R’ word ever cross your mind?” he said, addressing Leonard Hamilton on Monday on the ACC basketball coaches...
Pitt will see a different Florida State team in Tallahassee rematch
When Pitt opened the basketball season Nov. 6 with a 63-61 victory against Florida State, there were still four games left in the football season. As far as Pitt coach Jeff Capel is concerned, that was another time. Literally, it was another place. After opening the season at Pitt’s Petersen...
Mark Madden: Myles Garrett is lying about Steelers QB Mason Rudolph
Myles Garrett is lying. But very few will say that, at least not directly. As a result, Garrett’s lie is, by default, becoming the truth. Entire sports-talk TV segments are built around “what if.” As in, “what if Mason Rudolph did call Myles Garrett the n-word?” As George Costanza said,...
NEC reprimands Robert Morris coach Andy Toole, fines 2 officialsVideo
The Northeast Conference on Monday reprimanded Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole for criticizing officials following the Colonials’ 72-71 loss Saturday to Fairleigh Dickinson, saying some of Toole’s postgame comments were “unacceptable” and “in clear violation of our sportsmanship policy.” The league also reprimanded and imposed fines on two...
Pitt-Greensburg names coaches for women’s bowling, men’s golf programs
Playing experience stood out on the resumes of two new coaching hires at Pitt-Greensburg. Amanda Balas was named coach of the new women’s bowling team, which will play an independent schedule in 2020-21 and plans to join the AMCC the following year. Balas was an accomplished bowler at Division-I St....
‘No hesitation’ in planning on Ben Roethlisberger’s return, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin says
It was Christmas Day when Ben Roethlisberger made his first public statements regarding his return to the playing field in 2020. It was earlier this month when Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said that his franchise quarterback’s rehab has been “positive,” and it was last week when general manager...
Weekend College Top 10: Jordan Rawls becomes Allegheny’s all-time scoring leader
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Allegheny’s Rawls breaks school’s scoring record Senior Jordan Rawls (Allderdice) scored 18 points Saturday and became the program’s all-time leader with 1,701 points during a 90-63 victory over Denison. AND THERE IT IS!!! Jordan Rawls...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers open to helping Antonio Brown – but not to signing him
As Antonio Brown continues on an apparent effort to regain favor in the NFL in hopes of continuing his playing career in 2020, his former head coach said not to expect it to be in Pittsburgh. During his ESPN “First Take” appearance ostensibly to stand up for Mason Rudolph, Pittsburgh...
Mike Tomlin defends Mason Rudolph, ‘hacked off’ at ESPN’s portrayal of Steelers QB
Characterizing himself as “hacked off” at ESPN’s portrayal of his young quarterback over the weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin went on the network Monday morning to clear the air. Saying he “thought it was appropriate that Mason was properly defended,” Tomlin said on “First Take” that he “fully supports...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ big weekend, Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph racism claims
There’s a lot of ground to cover in this week’s “Madden Monday.” Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to talk Penguins hockey, football and the start of another Major League Baseball season. We begin with the Penguins and their wins Friday and Sunday. They beat up on the...
Pirates’ Adam Frazier wants to improve at plate after playing through pain in 2019Video
BRADENTON, Fla. – Adam Frazier revealed a secret that helps explain his inconsistency at the plate last season and gives an indication of his willingness to play through pain. The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman broke his right index finger in spring training, then suffered a slight separation in his right...
In wake of cheating scandal, sportsbook takes bets on Astros getting hit by pitches
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is trying to prevent teams from intentionally throwing at hitters, particularly the cheating-shamed Houston Astros. But who wants to bet those warnings will be heeded? At at least one website, you can. Sportsbettingdime.com is taking wagers on potential beanballs directed at Houston players. According...
First Call: NFL player says Ben Roethlisberger tanked 2019, RMU coach explodes on refs
Monday’s “First Call” features an NFL player suggesting Ben Roethlisberger tanked last season. Robert Morris got robbed on the basketball court Saturday. And a major twist in the NFL CBA that could impact the Steelers. Hot Take Thomas Last year, Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Thomas Davis led his team in...
Tim Benz: ESPN coverage of Myles Garrett vs. Mason Rudolph was a disgrace
The only thing more maddening than the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph situation has been ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” coverage of it. It was biased, agenda-driven and, at times, vengeful. Not just toward Rudolph. But toward the Steelers as well. On Thursday, ESPN released a condensed version of an interview between Mina...
Kevin Gorman: Making the majors a tall order for Pirates shortstop prospect Oneil CruzVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. – Things are looking up at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as top prospect Oneil Cruz is officially listed at 6-foot-7 after being measured at his physical exam. Cruz is the tallest position player at the major-league camp in spring training at Pirate City, and hopes to become...
Pat Leonard: Can Saquon Barkley rescue expensive NFL running backs?Video
NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley’s second NFL contract will move toward the front burner for the New York Giants and their dynamic running back this time next year. The Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott signed a market-leading six-year, $90 million deal last fall entering his fourth NFL season. Carolina Panthers stud...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: Money to build winner will be there when neededVideo
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Ben Cherington made a remark on the day he was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager that raised the eyebrows of many fans. Cherington said Nov. 18 he felt he would have the resources necessary to win in Pittsburgh. Nearly two months later, the Pirates...
MLB commish Rob Manfred: No beanball tolerance in wake of Astros scamVideo
NORTH PORT, Fla. — With baseball ablaze over the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal, commissioner Rob Manfred met with nearly half of the major league managers Sunday and told them to knock off any notion of get-even beanballs. “I hope that I made it extremely clear to them that retaliation in-game...
Kevin Gorman: Jarrod Dyson is nothing if not completely candid when it comes to the Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jarrod Dyson was with the Pittsburgh Pirates for all of a day when he had the clubhouse cracking up, pulling a stack of scratch-off lottery tickets out of his leather backpack that fell to the floor like a Slinky. “I’m messing around, trying to hit the lotto...
