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Varying mask policies create conundrum for high school athletics
Just before the PIAA soccer finals, Gov. Tom Wolf and Pa. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced ramped-up guidelines that would make sports teams wear face coverings during competition. The rules later were loosened, and athletes did not have to wear masks during play, only on the sidelines, if...
Minor league report: Nailers dropped by StingraysVideo
The Wheeling Nailers’ hopes for their first winning streak of the season were dashed with a 4-2 road loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at the North Charlotte Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C., on Friday. Forwards Sean Josling and Lawton Courtnall scored goals for Wheeling (2-4-3) while goaltender Brandon Halverson...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen to arrive in Pittsburgh on Saturday
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated forward Kasperi Kapanen has his immigration status squared away and is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh, from Finland, on Saturday. The Finnish native has not been able to participate in the team’s training camp to this point after failing to secure a work visa on...
Steelers defense will have its hands full with Browns RBs Chubb, Hunt
According to pro-football-reference.com, Nick Chubb finished tied for fourth in the NFL in broken tackles this season with 21. There is no truth to the rumor half of those came during last week’s 47-yard touchdown run against the Pittsburgh Steelers. One of the players who missed a shot to bring...
The Penguins realize coronavirus-related disruptions are likely
On Friday, the NHL began to face the reality the NFL, MLB and countless NCAA teams have dealt with the past nine months. Trying to play during a pandemic won’t go smoothly. The Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets experienced disruptions in some regard to their practices. Early in the...
Free agent-to-be Cameron Sutton shows value starting at outside CB for Steelers in playoffs
Pro Football Focus keeps track of the spots on the field where players line up on a snap-by-snap basis. For Cameron Sutton, the list is lengthy. Fitting for a player who has filled so many roles for the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent years. Sutton is in line to make his...
Pitt’s Patrick Jones II, Rashad Weaver named consensus All-Americans
Pitt joined Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame as the only schools with multiple consensus All-Americans after the NCAA on Thursday bestowed that designation on senior defensive ends Patrick Jones II and Rashad Weaver. Pitt hasn’t had two consensus All-Americans in the same season since 1986 (offensive tackle Randy Dixon...
Michigan decides to stick with Jim Harbaugh with 5-year deal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal on Friday. The school will pay him $4 million per year and as much as $8 million annually if he meets certain benchmarks, according to a person familiar with the contract who...
Jim Harbaugh gets 5-year deal from Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal Friday. The school will pay him $4 million per year and as much as $8 million annually if he meets certain benchmarks, according to a person familiar with the contract who spoke...
Horizon League rules no fans at Robert Morris games the rest of the season
There will be no spectators at Robert Morris men’s and women’s basketball games the rest of the season after the Horizon League Board of Directors voted to play in empty arenas. In an attempt to curtail the spread of covid-19, the directors previously decided not to allow people inside through...
Chris Boswell, Vince Williams, all other injured Steelers players cleared to play Sunday
Talk about good timing. For the first time since September, the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a practice week with a clean injury report. According to Friday’s league-mandated release, none of the players on the active roster will be prevented from playing in Sunday’s scheduled playoff opener because of injury. Receiver JuJu...
Pitt Take 5: Thanks to postponements, Justin Champagnie’s injury not so painful
There might be two ways of looking at Pitt’s bad luck within the protocols of covid-19. The most obvious would be that the momentum created after starting 6-2 (2-1 in the ACC) has been interrupted. Pitt must wait a week for its next game Wednesday at Boston College. The team...
High school basketball will have much different look — and sound — when it resumesVideo
When Buddy Valinsky coached in the City League, basketball games were played in the afternoon in front of only a few fans. Some games had no audience because of intensified, neighboring rivalries officials feared could lead to trouble. “It was pretty quiet sometimes,” said Valinsky, who coached Allderdice, his alma...
Penguins hall of fame broadcaster Mike Lange won’t start season in radio booth
There will be hockey nights in Pittsburgh this year. But early on, they won’t include the iconic Mike Lange. The Penguins’ hall of fame radio broadcaster will take a leave of absence to open the 2020-21 season due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement issued by the...
Amazing 2003 comeback remembered as Steelers renew playoff rivalry with Browns
Check out my Triblive story on the greatest playoff comeback in Steelers history. It just happened to be against the Browns. pic.twitter.com/3EGJCMgUpX— Paul Guggenheimer (@PGuggenheimer) January 10, 2021 The play was called “Green 40.” On Jan. 5, 2003, the Pittsburgh Steelers were trailing the visiting Cleveland Browns by five points...
Duquesne grabs Friday night prime-time slot on ESPN2
Duquesne’s men’s basketball team will appear on an ESPN network for the first time in more than four years Jan. 15 when the Dukes travel to St. Bonaventure. The game, originally scheduled for Jan. 16, will be televised on ESPN2 and will be part of the A-10 Friday Night Showcase....
Virus concerns hit Dallas, Columbus as NHL season looms
The NHL said Friday that six Dallas Stars players and two staff members have tested positive for covid-19 in a development that will push back the opener for the defending Western Conference champions by nearly a week. The Columbus Blue Jackets also held a number of players off the ice...
Pitt men’s basketball reschedules Notre Dame for Jan. 30 at the Pete
Pitt will play Notre Dame on Jan. 30 at Petersen Events Center, one of three games that were postponed because of covid-19 concerns. The game, originally scheduled for Jan. 2, will begin at 8 p.m. and will be televised by the ACC Network. The other two postponements — games at...
Aaron Donald, Travis Kelce unanimous AP All-Pro Team choices
Dynamic defensive star Aaron Donald and unstoppable tight end Travis Kelce are unanimous choices Friday for The Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team. Donald, a Penn Hills and Pitt grad, and Kelce swept the votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. It is the...
Tommy Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES — Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93. The Dodgers said Friday that he...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick named 1st-team All-Pro for 2nd year in a row
The NFL’s third-ranked defense had two players repeat as first-team All-Pros in balloting released Friday by the Associated Press. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick represent the Pittsburgh Steelers on the first team. Defensive tackle Cameron Heyward was named to the second team. Watt and Fitzpatrick earned first-team...
PSU fires OC Kirk Ciarrocca after 1 season, names Cal (Pa.) grad Mike Yurcich as replacement
Penn State coach James Franklin will work with his third offensive coordinator in three seasons after hiring Mike Yurcich on Friday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to replace Kirk Ciarrocca, who is gone after one season. Welcome Coach Yurcich (@Coach_Yurcich)!?: pic.twitter.com/eddLVIg5TJ— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) January 8, 2021...
Penguins A to Z: When (or) will Juuso Riikola play?Video
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Juuso Riikola Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Mark Madden: Tristan Jarry’s puck-handling, passing will be strength for Penguins
After a second straight disappointing playoff by him and the team, the Pittsburgh Penguins shipped two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to Ottawa. Murray put in a solid five years with the Penguins but was never as good as he was during his first two campaigns, both of which ended...
Wide receiver Jahan Dotson returning to Penn State
Speculation Penn State could lose its most exciting offensive player to the NFL Draft ran rampant late this season. Jahan Dotson ended it Thursday. The all-Big Ten receiver announced he will to return to Happy Valley for his fourth season in the fall, looking to build off a breakout junior...
