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Steelers Pro Bowler David DeCastro never considered opting out, ‘not afraid’ of health risksVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers were one of only three teams that did not have a single player opt out of playing this season, as is permitted in 2020 by the NFL out of concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the Steelers’ highest-paid and longest-tenured players said he didn’t give...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ humiliating loss to Canadiens in the playoffsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to the discuss the Penguins humiliating loss to the Montreal Canadiens to be bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The guys have had a few days to contemplate the game, but they still feel...
WPIAL calls Gov. Wolf’s recommendation ‘uncalculated, inconsistent and unfair’Video
The WPIAL strongly supports playing high school sports this fall despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation they be postponed until January. “The WPIAL’s response to the governor’s comments … is one of frustration,” WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said Monday, “due to uncalculated, inconsistent and unfair approach to this guidance.” Scheuneman...
North Allegheny grad Max Gonzalez earns All-American honors
For the second consecutive season, North Allegheny graduate Max Gonzalez earned a top honor as a member of the Carnegie Mellon men’s swimming and diving team. Gonzalez, a junior, was recently named a first-team College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Division III Scholar All-American. The award recognizes students...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 21: Roberto Clemente stands alone, but has tragic connections
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 21: Roberto Clemente The greatest player to wear No. 21 in Pittsburgh sports history needs no introduction. That honor is reserved for Roberto Clemente,...
Pitt players join national plea to play football this fall
Monday was a regularly scheduled day off for Pitt football, but while the practice fields on the South Side were silent, players’ voices were not. Several of them went on Twitter — using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay — to join players from around the nation in pleading with Power 5 officials...
Mark Madden: Penguins offered blueprint on how to beat them
That playoff series between the Penguins and Montreal didn’t go quite as expected. For example, I picked the Penguins in two. But nobody picked Montreal. Not one single person. No one thought the Canadiens would win, not even those in their dressing room. (Not until after Game 1, anyway.) It’s...
Players unite in push to save college season, create union
Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players, pushing for the opportunity to play this season, despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the organizers behind a players’ rights movement in the Big Ten, didn’t like the way some on social media seemed...
Penguins prospect Radim Zohorna to remain in Czech Republic to open 2020-21 season
Penguins forward prospect Radim Zohorna will remain his native Czech Republic and train with his previous team, BK Mlada Boleslav of the ELH, to open the 2020-21 season according to a release from the team. The release did not specify if Zohorna will play with BK Mlada Boleslav. That team’s...
First Call: Steelers facing 2021 cap trauma. Will Flyers win the Stanley Cup? MLB brawl.
Monday’s “First Call” profiles an ugly situation for the Steelers salary cap. We also get some fantasy football insight on JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner. Plus, we’ll show you a baseball brawl. The Flyers are in prime position to end a 45-year Stanley Cup drought. And questions remain about Marc-Andre...
Mark Madden on Penguins elimination: ‘Worst, most embarrassing loss for anyone in NHL playoff history’
You can probably guess the main focus of this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast: What happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins and where do they go from here? The “what happened” part is all encompassing when it comes to the Pens’ four-game series loss to the Montreal Canadiens last week. It was...
Tim Benz: Want a rebuild for impotent Penguins? Let’s examine what that really means.
Blow it up! Tear it down! Total reboot! We hear those reactions from Penguins fans after almost every season-ending playoff exit. Those calls for drastic change are often hyperbolic emotion. Prisoner-of-the-moment stuff. Presently, though, demands from fans and media to reconstruct the team resonate more logically after the club’s putrid...
Collin Morikawa delivers great shot in quiet moment to win PGAVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Collin Morikawa delivered a shot that will go down as one of the best in a major hardly anyone witnessed, setting up an eagle on the 16th hole Sunday that carried him to the most quiet PGA Championship ever. In the first major without spectators, Morikawa finished...
Report: Canceling or postponing fall college football appears inevitable
Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman and Penn State’s Micah Parsons, who decided to opt out this season, soon might be joined by the entirety of their college football brethren. ESPN reported Sunday night that sources told the network postponing or canceling the football season appears inevitable. Power 5 commissioners held an emergency...
Harvick holds off Hamlin for Michigan doubleheader sweepVideo
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick completed a doubleheader sweep at Michigan International Speedway, holding off Denny Hamlin in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race after Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney crashed out early in the final stage. Hamlin was right behind Harvick for the final few laps and came...
‘Wild’ NHL playoffs move into next stage with final 16 teamsVideo
Derek Stepan gave some words of advice to his Arizona Coyotes teammates not used to the bright lights of playoff hockey. “It’s the best time of the year to be playing,” he said. The time of year is different than usual, but the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs haven’t lost any...
Stars beat Blues to draw Flames; St. Louis to face CanucksVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Joe Pavelski tied it with 31.4 seconds left in the third period, Anton Khudobin stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference....
How much time does Penguins’ Stanley Cup core have left?Video
When former Pittsburgh Penguins star Alexei Kovalev retired from the NHL at the age of 39 in March of 2013, current Penguins star Evgeni Malkin spoke glowingly of the fellow Russian whom he played with in international tournaments. “I remember my first Olympic games, he was captain,” Malkin said. “We...
Pirates sign pitcher Henderson Alvarez, who once threw a no-hitter, to minor league deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates are so desperate for pitching they signed one out of an independent league. This one has a major league resume that includes a no-hitter and an All-Star selection. The Pirates signed Henderson Alvarez to a minor league contract Sunday, adding the 30-year-old right-hander to their 60-man roster...
Wild pitch proves costly for Pirates as Tigers win to sweep series
The Pittsburgh Pirates keep finding new ways to lose, and Richard Rodriguez delivered one that was way outside the strike zone. After hitting Jonathan Schoop with a pitch, Rodriguez lost control of the ball and threw one that sailed in the direction of the home dugout. As catcher John Ryan...
Capitals beat Bruins to earn 3rd seed in East, face Islanders nextVideo
TORONTO — T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins, 2-1, in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and set up a first-round matchup against former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders....
John Steigerwald: High school athletes don’t need Gov. Wolf to keep them safe
Let’s see what happens in Sturgis. You’ve never heard of Sturgis? It’s a little town in western South Dakota where at least 250,000 unmasked, un-socially distanced bikers are expected to visit over the next several days. If Gov. Tom Wolf were in charge of the state instead of Kristi Noem,...
Civilian marksmanship program promotes gun safety, produces skilled shootersVideo
On a cool Sunday morning, the sun is burning the fog off Skellytown Road in North Huntingdon, and the dull crack of distant gunfire is the only thing interrupting the chatter of birds. The shooting is coming from the White Oak Rod & Gun Club, where a small group gathered...
Flyers clinch top seed in East with 4-1 win over Lightning
TORONTO — Rookie Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored twice, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Saturday night to clinch the Eastern Conference’s top seed through the playoffs. The Lightning not only dropped the game in completing preliminary round-robin play with a 2-1 record, Tampa Bay’s star defenseman...
Pirates’ Phillip Evans out for season with concussion, broken jawVideo
Phillip Evans suffered a concussion and a fractured jaw in the outfield collision with Gregory Polanco during Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, injuries that will cause the Pittsburgh Pirates corner infielder/outfielder to miss the remainder of the season. The Pirates placed Evans on the 45-day injured list Sunday and...
