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Pitt O-linemen inexperienced in football but not young in life
Those on the outside of the Pitt training facility look at the Panthers offensive line and see inexperience. Junior Jimmy Morrissey, who is inside those walls every day, looks at it another way. “These young guys, they’ve been waiting,” said Morrissey, Pitt’s starting center since 2017. “They’re really not that...
Fans construct memorial to late Steelers coach Darryl Drake at Saint Vincent
Eileen Smalley had been parked second in line near Saint Vincent for three-plus hours Sunday morning when a Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staffer informed her practice was canceled. “None of us believed the guy because it’s a beautiful day,” said Smalley of Stahlstown, who arrives to park on Brouwers Road...
John Steigerwald: NFL preseason games give empty feeling to many
Exhibition games used to be for the fans. Now they’re for the coaches, and they’re tough to watch. Unless you’re watching them like a coach, purely as a way to evaluate players. And they were called exhibition games before they were called preseason games. Somewhere along the line, somebody at...
Burrell’s Phillips provides leadership and versatility
Quarterback is the most important position on the field. He commands the offense, organizes linemen, calls out plays, and if need be changes the play at the line of scrimmage. Basically, he represents a coach on the field and last year, coach Shawn Liotta and the Burrell Bucs were without...
Neal Huntington realizes Pirates’ losing stretch could put jobs on line
Neal Huntington indicated Sunday on his radio show that his job as the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager could be in jeopardy if the team continues to lose. But he added he and his staff continue to work to put the team back “in a postseason hunt” and to determine what...
Steelers to also take Monday off to mourn loss of Darryl Drake
The Saint Vincent campus will again be closed to the public Monday as the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to mourn the loss of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake. Drake, 62, died Sunday morning. The Steelers immediately canceled their practice Sunday, and that session will not be made up. The team announced...
Kevin Gorman: Darryl Drake’s death leaves stunned Steelers at a loss for words
The serene setting at Saint Vincent suddenly felt like an eerie silence — save the occasional caws of crows flying among the trees — when the church bells rang at Saint Vincent Basilica to signal Sunday Mass was soon to start. A sudden pall was cast over the site of...
Steelers WRs coach Darryl Drake dies at 62
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake died Sunday morning at age 62, the team announced. Drake was entering his second season with the Steelers. No cause of death was immediately released. “We are at a loss for words following Darryl Drake’s passing this morning,” Steelers president Art Rooney II...
Steelers daily preview: Wide receivers try to build off productive preseason opener
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Unsung wide receivers: While JuJu Smith-Schuster, Donte Moncrief and rookie third-rounder Diontae Johnson were rested for the preseason opener against Tamp Bay, fringe players such as...
Pirates continue to stumble, lose to Cardinals, 3-1Video
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright got off to a rocky start when his first pitch sailed over the right-field wall. The rest of the game went a lot better. Wainwright tossed six scoreless innings after Adam Frazier’s leadoff home run, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1,...
Pitt continues tour of Italy with 103-53 victory against the Florence All-Stars
Freshman Justin Champagnie filled up his stat line Saturday while leading Pitt to a 103-53 victory against the Florence All-Stars in Livorno, Italy. Champagnie scored 16 points, which would have been good enough for a player fresh from high school. But he also added eight rebounds and two assists and...
Former GCC state champion Zambruno finishes 2nd at Pa. women’s amateur
Olivia Zambruno put together quite a week on the other side of the state at the 83rd Pennsylvania Golf Association Women’s Amateur. But she came out on the wrong side of the final match. The former three-time PIAA champion from Greensburg Central Catholic reached Saturday’s 18-hole final in the championship...
Towering Zach Gentry gives Steelers clarity in tight end pecking order
A familiar scene unfolded in the third quarter Saturday night at Heinz Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback scrambled around in the pocket, searching for a target in the back of the end zone. He let loose a high throw, and the tall, lanky tight end wearing a No. 81 jersey...
Dolphins’ big catch: undrafted receiver Preston WilliamsVideo
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins posted a tweet Saturday of a new, nearly life-size photo covering an elevator door at the stadium. It showed rookie Preston Williams making an acrobatic catch in the team’s first exhibition game. “That’s so awesome!” Williams tweeted in response. The Dolphins agree. Their undrafted rookie...
Fisheries surveys reveal a mixed bag for largemouth bass
So you want to catch some fish, huh? Well, here’s a tip. Start by casting your line where the fish are. Pretty sage stuff there, I know. Confucius-esque, almost. But if you want to catch fish, you have to know what waters the fish call home and in what sizes...
Tensions heat up as NASCAR regular season heads into home stretch
BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR Cup Series drivers are pushing limits on the track and pointing fingers off it as tensions rise with four races left before the playoffs. Kyle Busch was summoned to the NASCAR hauler at Michigan International Speedway to talk with officials along with William Byron and Bubba...
Henry Long Ranger outshoots need for compromise
I’d like to have rock-hard, well-defined, Lord-have-mercy six-pack abs. And I might, too. Except for pizza. And ice cream, the occasional high-calorie beverage and, well, lots of other foods that promote softer edges. That’s the way things often are in life, though. We make choices, compromises, really, and live with...
Who, how of wildlife management in Pennsylvania mystery to most
The same problem faces wildlife management agencies across the country. And it’s one of relevance. According to a random, scientifically valid poll, more than half of Pennsylvanians, 52 percent to be exact, say they don’t know which agency is most responsible for managing wildlife in the state. By comparison, just...
What to do if your dog gets bitten by a snake on a hike
It’s been the summer of the snake for one man. We met a couple of weeks ago, via a business transaction. After our deal was done, we got to talking about shared interests, among them hiking. He roams the woods with his two dogs, at least one of which tops...
Outdoor extras, including a look at — and recipe for — the CanCooker
Gear of the week Gear name: CanCooker Jr. Company: Seth McGinn (everybodyshops.com/can-cooker-jr.html) Gear type: Cooking pot Product description: Meals are a big part of any camping trip. But only so long as making them is fun. If you spend all your time slaving over the stove and too little fishing...
Outdoors notices for Aug. 11, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 136 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and two managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 191 targets. Ruffsdale (188), Hecla (183), Youngwood (182) and East Huntingdon (176) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (97)...
Pirates’ Francisco Cervelli will begin rehab assignment in Altoona as a catcher
Francisco Cervelli’s long road to recovery will reach a critical point Sunday when he begins a rehab assignment as a catcher in Double-A Altoona. Cervelli, who had been the Pittsburgh Pirates’ regular catcher since 2015, has been on the injured list since May 26 with a concussion, the sixth of...
Former Seton Hill pitcher DellaValle suspended for 2nd failed drug test
Former Seton Hill ace pitcher Perry DellaValle has to serve a 50-game suspension in the minor leagues after a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The suspension was levied in late July. DellaValle, 23, is in his rookie season with Palm Beach Cardinals, the Class A affiliate of...
5 storylines from 1st week of Pitt training camp
The first week of any training camp typically is packed with plenty of happy talk and unfettered hope. That’s how it was at Pitt, even after the discouraging news Friday of defensive end Rashad Weaver’s season-ending knee injury. Coaches don’t want it any other way. Sour faces and attitudes won’t...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers need James Washington to build on preseason performanceVideo
James Washington knows what you’re thinking, even shooting a side-eye to the suggestion that his performance in the preseason opener was exactly what he needed. That the second-year receiver had four catches for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 30-28 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night at Heinz...
