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At 27, Steelers DL Lavon Hooks works to avoid practice squad
He’s the most experienced inexperienced player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. Because he has not appeared in a regular-season game or spent a day on the regular-season roster, Lavon Hooks is considered a first-year player. Funny, because four prior NFL training camps and 15 preseason games suggest he’s anything but...
Penguins re-sign speedy winger Adam Johnson
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed one of their four remaining restricted free agents Friday, agreeing with winger Adam Johnson on a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000 at the NHL level. Johnson, 25, signed with the Penguins as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota-Duluth in July 2017. A speedy left wing,...
First Call: Redskins’ Josh Norman leaps over bull; Jagr trade anniversary; stealing 1st base
In Friday’s “First Call,” an NFL player tries “bull jumping.” A dumb rule change is on trial in minor league baseball. And an unhappy Penguin anniversary. Is this covered in his contract? There is a leaping penalty in football. But I don’t think this is it. Redskins cornerback Josh Norman...
Hockey News writer says Penguins will miss playoffs in 2020. Hear why.
The Penguins missing the playoffs in 2020? Pfft! That’s not going to happen. I mean, they haven’t missed out since 2006. Then again, the Penguins made the playoffs by only four points in 2019. And it took until Game 81 to clinch a berth. And they couldn’t win a playoff...
Steelers 2-a-days: Is Roosevelt Nix’s job safe? Can Chuks Okorafor nab starting spot?
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Tim Benz: What Penguins coach Mike Sullivan didn’t say about Phil Kessel is telling
This is the second of our five posts examining the “money quotes” from Mike Sullivan’s interview on 105.9 the X with Mark Madden this week. On Thursday, we focused on what the Penguins head coach had to say about Evgeni Malkin. On Friday, we look at his comments about the...
Pirates farm report for July 11, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-44) defeated Columbus (Indians), 5-4. RHP Mitch Keller (7-3, 3.07) threw six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, three walks and two hits en route to the win. PH/LF J.B. Shuck (.288) had two RBIs. SS Cole Tucker (.292) was 0 for 3 with a run and an RBI....
AP source: Russell Westbrook going to Rockets for Chris Paul
LAS VEGAS — Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards....
Wanna bet? It’s the season for college football over/unders
Nothing says the end of summer — even if it’s just begun — more than college football over/unders. We’re not halfway through July and baseball’s regular season still has 11 more weeks to run, but football is approaching. The Pittsburgh Steelers report to camp July 25, Pitt a week later....
Tim Benz: Cubs’ Joe Maddon hints at tense series vs. Pirates. Do they deserve it?
There’s a growing opinion about the Pirates across the National League. They throw up-and-in too much. This isn’t really a new thing. That reputation has been attached to the Pirates for a while. Going back years. There was the beanball war with Arizona in 2018. And there was one between...
Top stars missing from Westmoreland County Amateur golf tournament
The annual Westmoreland County Amateur golf tournament is this weekend, and it is devoid of some of the young talent. Missing from the field at Totteridge Golf Course near Crabtree is returning champion Brady Pevarnik of Latrobe and Palmer Jackson of Murrysville. Pevarnik isn’t playing because he will be competing...
Penn Hills Junior Legion struggles through regular season
After finishing second in the Westmoreland County Youth Legion North Division last year, the Penn Hills Baseball Association Junior Legion team struggled this season as only a handful of players returned from last year’s team. Penn Hills finished the regular season 4-12 and was outscored 112-58 by its opponents in...
Former WPIAL champ Goodman embraces decathlon at Slippery Rock
College can open you up to many new experiences. For former WPIAL champion Jason Goodman, it introduced him up to the most multi-faceted of track and field events. Goodman was one of the best jumpers to come through Hampton, capping his career with a WPIAL title in the triple jump...
Beadling Soccer Club 16U boys heading back to national championships
For the third straight year, the 16U team for Beadling Soccer Club will be competing for the US Youth Soccer national championship between July 21-28, in Overland Park, Kansas. In the last two years, the 16U team has reached the national championship game, but came up just short. Coach Robert...
Hempfield grad Bridget Guy takes bronze at world games
Virginia redshirt senior Bridget Guy will bring home a bronze medal from Italy. Guy, a former Hempfield standout, took third place in the pole vault while competing at the World University Games in Napoli. She cleared 14 feet, 1.75 inches. Guy came into the event with the sixth-best vault of...
Knoch grad Jordan Geist looks to maintain momentum at USATF championships
Jordan Geist will throw the shot put July 26 at the U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, and he heads into the event with momentum from a gold medal and a new record at a recent meet in Mexico. Geist, who also earned All-American honors with...
NFL notebook: Chargers RB Gordon threatens holdout
Discouraged by his contract situation, Melvin Gordon told the Chargers he will not report to training camp and will instead demand a trade unless he receives a new deal. Gordon’s agent, Fletcher Smith, confirmed his client is prepared to remain away from the team if necessary when the Chargers report...
Steelers rookie linemen Derwin Gray, Damian Prince share lifelong bond
Damian Prince was doing his first one-on-one interview as a professional football player from UPMC Rooney Sports Complex locker room last month, baring his emotions in discussing how he considered quitting football before the Pittsburgh Steelers called to offer him a spot at their rookie minicamp. And then, in an...
Dialed-in Serena Williams rolls into Wimbledon finals, gets Halep next
WIMBLEDON, England — Hours before her Wimbledon semifinal, Serena Williams spent some time deep in thought and arrived at a couple of conclusions. For one thing, she shouldn’t focus too much on trying to raise her Grand Slam title total to 24, a number achieved by just one other player...
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal renew rivalry in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England — After going more than 1½ years without playing each other, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be meeting at a second consecutive Grand Slam tournament when they face off in Wimbledon’s semifinals. Last month, Nadal got his shot at Federer on red clay, winning their wind-whipped French...
Julia Menosky driven to have big senior season for Point Park volleyball
Someday, Julia Menosky plans to create not just her own business but her own empire. As she approaches her senior season with the Point Park volleyball team, the Bishop Canevin grad is thinking about how to use her degree in entrepreneurship once her playing days are over. She won’t reveal...
Jim Bouton, author of the groundbreaking baseball book ‘Ball Four,’ dies at 80
Jim Bouton, a major league pitcher who rose to great heights as part of a New York Yankees dynasty but made a name for himself by writing the first tell-all sports book, “Ball Four,” died Wednesday at age 80. Bouton died at his home in the Berkshires in Massachusetts after...
What are Pirates’ 2nd-half needs as postseason push continues?
You can do the math, but you may not like how it adds up. The Pittsburgh Pirates will be contenders for a National League postseason berth when they resume their quest Friday at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. But claiming one of the five playoff spots won’t be easy....
First Call: Pirates’ price for Felipe Vazquez becoming clear; robot umpires debut
In “First Call” Wednesday, we catch wind of what the Pirates’ asking price is for Felipe Vazquez. It’s “Tacko Time” in Boston. And robot umpires make their debut. Fishing for Felipe We’ve talked about what it would take for the Pirates to get Madison Bumgarner if they stay in the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Veteran Steven Nelson, rookie Alexander Myres among cornerbacks added
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent, the Trib will run through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between June 14...
