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Tee times set for West Penn Amateur at Oakmont
Tee times are out for the 119th Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship set for Monday through Wednesday at fabled Oakmont Country Club. The field is set at 78 players. Last year, Oakmont’s Sean Knapp claimed a record-tying eighth title in the event, which was delayed for 48 days after...
How do you feel about the Pirates’ decision to extend protective netting at PNC Park?
On Thursday, Pittsburgh Pirates President Frank Coonelly announced that the team plans to extend the netting at PNC Park to or near the foul poles. “Fan safety at PNC Park is of paramount importance,” Coonelly said in a statement. “We have once again engaged our netting experts to re-evaluate our...
Ryan Shazier holds out hope to resume career, be ‘best linebacker in the NFL’
Ryan Shazier won’t play football for a second consecutive season while he rehabilitates a spinal cord injury that partially paralyzed him in December 2017. His goals, however, remain unchanged. Not only does the 26-year-old inside linebacker plan a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL, he plans on reaching...
Corey Perry, Joe Pavelski among veteran NHL free agents to watch
The goodbye came quickly if respectfully for Anaheim Ducks veteran Corey Perry. After a knee injury limited the 34-year-old forward to 31 games, general manager Bob Murray last week bought out the final two years of Perry’s contract and sent the franchise cornerstone unexpectedly into free agency. “This is one...
England breezes past Norway, into Women’s World Cup semifinals
LE HAVRE, France — Lucy Bronze helped set up the first two goals before completing England’s 3-0 victory over Norway with a powerful shot Thursday, sending the team into its second straight Women’s World Cup semifinal. After finishing third at the last tournament four years ago, England will face either...
American Athletic commissioner says no chance of UConn staying as football member
STORRS, Conn. — American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said Thursday there is no chance the conference will keep Connecticut as a football-only member. UConn this week agreed to rejoin the Big East for basketball and most other sports. The Big East does not compete in football. UConn athletic director...
‘Soccer bars,’ traditional Pittsburgh sports bars prep for Women’s World Cup quarterfinals
As the bar manager at what is almost universally known as Pittsburgh’s premier soccer pub, Hart Johnson’s job description often can be described as watching people watching soccer. “Being in a room with 200 people absolutely elated that something happened,” Johnson said as he unloaded a box of whiskey and...
List of top 40 quarterbacks puts Ben Roethlisberger at No. 6
Ben Roethlisberger made an appearance on a quarterback rankings list that already generated some controversy before his inclusion on it. Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback and current NBC analyst, unveiled the final six spots on his Top 40 list this week with Roethlisberger accompanying the No. 6 position. Ranked...
Pirates club 5 homers, rout Astros againVideo
HOUSTON — Rap music spilled out of the doors of the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, and muffled but joyful chants could be heard above the tunes. The Pirates took a minute to celebrate Thursday after a second straight rout handed the Houston Astros their first home series loss of the season....
No rest for Steelers rookie Benny Snell as he prepares for 1st NFL training camp
When the Pittsburgh Steelers concluded offseason workouts and entered a six-week break before training camp, rookie running back Benny Snell Jr. took a moment to reflect on a whirlwind start to his NFL career. In the span of a few months, he went from training for the NFL Combine and...
Penguins system braces for Finnish invasion
When defenseman Olli Maatta was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was almost completely cleared out of Finns. It won’t stay that way for long. The next crop of Finnish players is on the verge of arriving, and it’s practically a tidal wave....
Matthew Boucher, son of former Penguins defenseman, returns to ‘Mario’s place’
When Philippe Boucher was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Dallas Stars in November of 2008, the timing was absolutely perfect in one way. Boucher’s son Matthew was a few weeks shy of his 11th birthday. It’s a formative time for a young sports fan, and the playoff run...
Bills’ Shaq Lawson to pay for 11-year-old shooting victim’s funeral
ANDERSON, S.C. — Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson says he will pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old South Carolina girl who died after someone fired more than 35 shots at her home. News outlets report a family member announced Lawson’s contribution Wednesday evening at a vigil for Ja’Naiya...
After debut college season, Austin Lemieux back at Penguins camp
This is the fourth Pittsburgh Penguins development camp for Austin Lemieux at the facility that bears his surname. In that time he’s grown from a 20-year-old kid playing junior hockey to a 23-year-old man heading into his redshirt sophomore season for a successful Arizona State NCAA program. That hasn’t made...
Penguins defense prospect Clayton Phillips looking for fresh start in college hockey
One of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top prospects could use a change of scenery. Clayton Phillips, an offensive defenseman picked in the third round of the 2017 draft, is in the middle of the transfer process after spending the first two years of his college career at the University of Minnesota....
Pirates plan to extend protective netting at PNC Park to foul poles
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who two years ago became one of the first teams to extend protecting netting to the ends of the dugouts, won’t wait for Major League Baseball to demand further safety for its fans. President Frank Coonelly said Thursday the team plans to extend the netting at PNC...
Penn State beats out Pitt, Michigan, Kentucky to land nation’s No. 9 cornerback
Penn State coach James Franklin secured the eighth four-star recruit in its 2020 class Thursday when cornerback Enzo Jennings tweeted his intentions to enroll next year. COMMITTED??? #WeAre pic.twitter.com/fVJUk4bmC5— Enzo Jennings (@_enzoj) June 27, 2019 Jennings, 6-foot-1, 184 pounds, is a rising senior at Oak Park, Mich., High School. He...
Ex-Steeler Jerome Bettis hits the links at professional golf events
Pittsburgh’s favorite bus, Jerome Bettis, hit the links this week. The former Steelers running back, along with former L.A. and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, are honorary chairmen for the U.S. Senior Open that began Thursday and runs through Sunday at Notre Dame’s Warren Golf Course in South Bend,...
Pirates’ Josh Bell homers, doubles, trims deficit in All-Star Game voting to 1.2 percent
If the returns are an indication, Pittsburgh Pirates fans’ bid to get Josh Bell elected as the starting first baseman in the All-Star Game may go down to the wire. Bell, Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves and Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs are the first base finalists in...
Pitt freshman Karim Coulibaly takes game back to the international stage
Pitt incoming freshman Karim Coulibaly will prep for the season while representing Mali at the FIBA U19 World Cup beginning Saturday in Greece. Mali will play Latvia on Saturday, Canada on Sunday and Australia on Tuesday. It will be Coulibaly’s second venture into international basketball after helping lead Mali to...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can intriguing late-round picks Zach Gentry, Ulysees Gilbert gain notice?
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...
Penguins prospect Jordy Bellerive travels tough road to recovery after campfire explosion
Countless hockey players, even ones young enough to be participating in Pittsburgh Penguins development camp in Cranberry this week, have stories to tell about rehabbing from a tough injury. Few have as harrowing a tale to tell as Penguins prospect Jordy Bellerive. After suffering a serious hand injury in a...
Ex-NFL standout Chris Long on Aaron Donald: ‘He’s the best football player in the world’
Chris Long said he knew in summer 2014, before Aaron Donald played one snap with the then-St. Louis Rams, that the former Pitt standout would be as good as he is. “I would like to credit myself with being the first person know he was going to be amazing,” Long...
Pirates hit 4 home runs, pound Astros 14-2
HOUSTON — The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping to give rookie Dario Agrazal a little early run support against Houston in his second career start. They ended up giving him much more than that to help him earn his first major league win. Josh Bell hit his 21st homer, Corey Dickerson...
President Frank Coonelly calls Freese’s 2018 criticism of Pirates ‘legitimate’
While stumping for Josh Bell’s candidacy to become a starter for the National League in the All-Star Game, Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly praised the team’s ability to crawl out from under adversity. While doing so, he suggested that former Pirates infielder David Freese’s critical comments last year about attitudes...
