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Tim Benz: Is Tony Romo, or any NFL analyst, worth $14 million?

A report from Front Office Sports states that ESPN is preparing to offer CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo somewhere between $10-$14 million annually. Let’s split the difference and say it’s $12 million. If Romo were to sign that deal, he’d make more cash in 2020 as a broadcaster than: •...
Joe Burrow, LSU top Clemson to cap magical season with national titleVideo

NEW ORLEANS — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU. Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and finished off one of the most accomplished seasons in college football history by leading the top-ranked...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson won the Burgettstown tournament during the weekend with three first-place finishers, a runner-up, three third-place finishers and a fifth-place. Kale Buckiso, who wrestles at 138 pounds, defeated Pottsville’s Bryce Gonzalez by a 7-6 decision in the championship of his weight class. Brendan Finnerty defeated Daiveon Slay of Grove...
49ers expecting different Packers for NFC Championship gameVideo

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When Aaron Rodgers greeted Jimmy Garoppolo following the least productive start of his sterling career, he had a simple message for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback: “We’ll see you later on.” Less than two months after that lopsided loss, the Green Bay Packers quarterback has proven...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel warns players, parents about too much basketball

Jeff Capel encourages young people, including and especially his 7-year-old son Elijah, to enjoy playing basketball. But the Pitt coach issued a warning Monday to parents and players that too much of a good thing isn’t necessarily for the best. The subject surfaced on the ACC coaches conference call Monday...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent men’s bowling returns

Men’s bowling is back at Saint Vincent. The college announced the addition of the sport, which was part of Bearcats athletics until 1982 but has been absent for 38 years. The club team will begin play in the fall and will be coached by Jeff Zidek, who also coaches the...
Will Pirates use 1st-round pick on West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick?

West Allegheny baseball star Austin Hendrick, ranked as the top high school bat in the country, is expected to hear his name called early in this summer’s MLB Draft. How early? Well, Baseball America released a mock draft on Monday that predicted the left-handed hitting outfielder going seventh overall to...
When it comes to MLB video rules, Pirates are squeaky clean

On the same day the Houston Astros were penalized heavily by Major League Baseball for stealing signs electronically, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams had a funny story about MLB’s video monitoring system. MLB assigns someone to each clubhouse during games to monitor the type of video players and coaches are...
Unlikely comebacks becoming norm for PGA at HawaiiVideo

HONOLULU — Two weeks in Hawaii brought rain, unusually strong wind, playoffs and two players who thought victory was out of reach until the winner’s lei was draped around their necks. Cameron Smith was the latest Sunday at the Sony Open. He might have been even more surprised than Justin...
Penguins successful with unorthodox overtime strategiesVideo

GLENDALE, Ariz. — “Hope is not a strategy.” Those are the words Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan professes to impart on his players when it comes to the chaotic nature of three-on-three overtime. Truth be told, many of the more conventional or practical constructs don’t apply to the abnormal state...
Mark Madden: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s return requires prudent lineup shuffling

Who should play with Sid? That ought to be a game show. Josh Getzoff could host. He’s got the look, and the rap. With Sidney Crosby’s return to action seemingly imminent, the Penguins lineup must be shuffled to accommodate. But not too much. The Penguins have the most points in...
Baylor jumps to No. 2 in AP Top 25; Gonzaga stays No. 1

Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor. As a result? The Bears leapfrogged the Jayhawks and...
Drug charge to be dropped against Patriots safety Patrick Chung

CONCORD, N.H. — A cocaine possession charge against New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung will be dropped with the understanding that he will undergo periodic drug testing and perform 40 hours of community service, a prosecutor said Monday. A grand jury in New Hampshire indicted Chung in August. Belknap County...
Manager AJ Hinch, GM Jeff Luhnow fired for Astros’ sign stealing

HOUSTON — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s use of electronics for sign stealing during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season. In U.S. sports’ largest...
Penguins’ Kris Letang selected as captain for All-Star Game event

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will serve as captain for the Metropoitan Division in the NHL’s All-Star Game event later this month. The exhibition, which is involves a skills competition and a three-on-three tournament of three games between the NHL’s four divisions, will be held Jan. 24-25 at the Enterprise Center...
Art Rooney II: Steelers likely to play in this year’s Hall of Fame game

Bill Cowher is already a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class to be inducted this summer, and other former Pittsburgh Steelers luminaries Donnie Shell, Troy Polamalu and Alan Faneca could join him. All of the current Steelers seem likely to end up in Canton, as well. Speaking...

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