Sports category, Page 1657
Report confirms hockey great Bob Plager died of ‘cardiac event’
ST. LOUIS — The final report on the cause of death of former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager has confirmed that he died of a “cardiac event” before crashing his SUV in March. St. Louis Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Graham revealed the final report on Tuesday, confirming his preliminary...
Mark Madden: Playoff hockey is tense but needs more excitement to draw casual fans
Forgive the melodrama, but the ongoing Stanley Cup semifinals are a battle for hockey’s soul. Two of the teams have major talent. They play the game the right way, as I’ve heard it said. Their opponents are of lesser (but still considerable) talent. They do everything possible to slow the...
Penguins A to Z: Frederick Gaudreau made the most of his opportunityVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Frederick Gaudreau Position: Center Shoots: Right Age: 28 Height: 6-foot Weight: 179 pounds...
First Call: Update on ex-Steeler Steven Nelson; James Conner’s big goals on and off the field; Bills may use Beaver Stadium
Ex-Steelers cornerback Steven Nelson may have a new team on his radar. His former teammate James Conner has big plans on and off the field in Arizona. The Bills will have all their fans in the stands when they welcome the Steelers during the season opener. And they may be...
Sports law expert: Potential for big NCAA changes exist but are ‘not going to happen overnight’
Monday’s Supreme Court loss for the NCAA in the Alston case got a ton of attention nationally. But it could be years before a substantive change comes as a result. Michael McCann is a sports legal analyst for Sportico and was a longtime contributor to Sports Illustrated. He’s also a...
Tim Benz: Vanderbilt pitchers are too good to pass on both. But be prepared for Pirates to do so anyway.
It’s not to the same degree that Pittsburgh Penguins fans have adopted the Vegas Golden Knights as a second team, but some diehard Pirates fans have tracked Vanderbilt baseball with a similar interest. Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker don’t have Marc-Andre Fleury’s cachet just yet in Pittsburgh. But they might...
This Date in Sports History: June 23
1917 — In baseball’s greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox retires 26 batters for a 4-0 victory over Washington. Shore relieves Babe Ruth with nobody out and a man on first, who was cut down stealing. 1917 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis...
In a big week for Mars’ Bednar brothers, Pirates reliever gets 1st major league win
David Bednar got the post-game shower — a mixture of baby powder, beer, pop and anything else the Pittsburgh Pirates could find in their home clubhouse — but knew his celebration would be short-lived. After earning the first win of his major league career in a 6-3 victory over the...
Carey Price, Montreal push Vegas to brink of elimination
LAS VEGAS — Carey Price made 26 saves to lead Montreal to 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, putting the Canadiens one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. The Canadiens lead Vegas 3-2 in the their best-of-seven series, with Game 6 scheduled for the Bell...
Pirates farm report for June 22, 2021: Altoona defense lets down Roansy Contreras
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-19) lost 9-5 to Louisville (Reds). 3B Michael De Leon hit a walk-off grand slam off LHP Braeden Ogle in the bottom of the 10th. RHP Beau Sulser started and gave up four runs on seven hits in four innings. 3B Hunter Owen went 1 for 4 with...
Carlow’s Olivia Miller tabbed River States Conference athlete of year
Carlow senior Olivia Miller earned the respect of her opponents during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Now, she is being held in high regard by every athletic director in the River States Conference. Very high regard. Miller, a Ligonier Valley graduate, was named the RSC Female Athlete...
Pirates pick up Tyler Anderson with 4-run rally in 7th inning to beat White Sox
After drawing criticism for giving his starting pitchers an early hook, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was about to get blamed for leaving Tyler Anderson in too long against the Chicago White Sox. Anderson cruised through six innings before giving up a three-run homer to Yasmani Grandal, but the Pirates...
Pistons win lottery, receive No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA Draft
The Detroit Pistons did a lot of losing this season, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA and the franchise’s worst record in nearly 30 years. It paid off. The Pistons won the NBA Draft lottery Tuesday night, grabbing the No. 1 pick in the July 29 event and...
Sabres ‘French Connection’ winger, former Penguin Rene Robert dies at 72Video
Rene Robert, a member of the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line,” died Tuesday at a Florida hospital less than a week after suffering a heart attack. He was 72. The Sabres confirmed Robert’s death in a statement released by the team. Robert had been on life support since being...
Golf notes: KPMG provides LPGA Tour with fuller range of statistics
Along with raising the profile of one of the LPGA Tour’s oldest majors, KPMG this week is launching a program that has been sorely lacking in women’s golf. “KPMG Performance Insights” essentially gives the LPGA Tour a wide array of data and statistics that will give players a better understanding...
Carl Nassib’s jersey becomes NFL’s top-seller after he announces he is gayVideo
Former Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib has the top-selling jersey in the NFL in the day since Nassib announced he is gay. In making his announcement Monday night, the current Las Vegas Raiders player is on track to be the first openly gay NFL player to appear in a...
Doug Ferguson: Torrey Pines deserves another Open for men and womenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Torrey Pines has staged two U.S. Opens, and it would be hard to find any flaws. The public course along the Pacific bluffs gave us Tiger Woods going 91 holes over five days on one good leg to win his third U.S. Open, and Jon Rahm returning...
Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Kevin Love commit to play for U.S. in OlympicsVideo
Jrue Holiday is planning to try to follow in his wife’s footsteps and win an Olympic gold medal. Holiday has committed to USA Basketball for next month’s Tokyo Games, along with his Milwaukee teammate Khris Middleton and Cleveland forward Kevin Love, said a person with knowledge of the decisions. Holiday...
Bucs’ Antonio Brown completes probation a year early, lawyer saysVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The most significant portion of Antonio Brown’s legal issues stemming from his alleged assault of a moving truck driver has been resolved, according to an attorney for the Bucs receiver. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, citing attorney Sean Burstyn, reported Tuesday that Brown, 32, has completed the two years’...
Jim Litke: Carl Nassib’s video shatters decades-old sports barrier
All it took was an Instagram post. In a 59-second video Monday, Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active player in the NFL’s 101-year history to publicly declare he is gay and in the bargain, burst through a barrier that went unchallenged for decades. The end...
2-time Lernerville champ Michael Norris eyes hometown win in Firecracker 100
In the last few years, Michael Norris has fared pretty well when the World of Outlaws Late Model Series has come to town for the Firecracker 100 weekend. Norris won a preliminary feature in 2018 and ’19, which were special moments for the two-time Lernerville Speedway track champion. Now he...
Duquesne ponders long-term effects of Supreme Court ruling on college athletics
When Keith Dambrot was playing baseball at the University of Akron and merely trying to keep ground balls from smacking him in the face, he never imagined how college athletics would change in the next four decades, and how he must change with it. “Never,” he said. “I was just...
College Football Playoff presidents OK expansion evaluation
DALLAS — The 11 university presidents and chancellors who oversee the College Football Playoff authorized a continued evaluation of a proposed 12-team playoff Tuesday that, if eventually adopted, could be another five years away. While far from an approval of the proposal, the move by the CFP board of managers...
Gerard Gallant confronts win-now challenge as Rangers coach
Gerard Gallant is taking over a young team with potential as coach of the New York Rangers, just like his three previous stops. Unlike Columbus, Florida and expansion Vegas, Gallant will be expected to win quickly, if not right away. The 57-year-old is embracing those high expectations in a big...
Seahawks to allow full crowds at Lumen Field next season
SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks intend to have full capacity crowds at Lumen Field for the upcoming season after the team received approval from the NFL and local and state health officials to completely reopen the stadium. Fans won’t be required to be vaccinated against covid-19 to attend games, per...
