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Pitt brings high hopes into the start of training camp
Pat Narduzzi won’t admit it. More to the point, he doesn’t want to admit his team can be exceptionally good this season. What coach wants to put undue pressure on his team, especially one at Pitt, where the Panthers have only one double-digit victory total (10 in 2009) since Jackie...
Quiet please: A PGA with no fans and the new normal for golfVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — To those overserved boors who insist on screaming “Mashed Potatoes!” every time Dustin Johnson or Brooks Koepka unloads with their driver, we have a simple request for you: Please come back. For this week at the PGA championship, the same goes for every lunkhead who snapped a...
Colorado, Ohio golfers win AJGA Southpointe titles
Hailey Schalk ended her American Junior Golf Association career with a win on Thursday. The future University of Colorado freshman who reports to college on Friday needed a par on her final hole to win the AJGA Southpointe Tournament presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. It was her second career win...
Packers say they won’t have any fans for 1st 2 home gamesVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers said they won’t have any fans for at least their first two home games this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Lambeau Field will not be the same without our fans’ energetic support in the stands,” Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy said in...
Facing early elimination not overly daunting to veteran Penguins
Hotel X Toronto is considered 4½-star lodging. The grounds of the 404-unit dwelling include, among other amenities, a Guerlain Spa, rooftop swimming pool, eight squash courts and a TopGolf swing suite. The Pittsburgh Penguins booked a six-week stay. Twelve days after checking in, eviction beckons. Trailing 2-1 in their best-of-five,...
Flyers clinch at least No. 2 seed with win over CapitalsVideo
TORONTO — Scott Laughton had two goals and an assist to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals, 3-1, on Thursday. Travis Sanheim also scored, and Brian Elliott stopped 16 shots to keep the Flyers rolling as one of the hottest teams in the NHL. The Flyers won nine...
Penguins notebook: ‘Home’ ice played a small role in Game 3 loss
While the NHL’s entire postseason tournament is being orchestrated in what are essentially neutral sites between Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Edmonton’s Rogers Place, there are designated home and road teams for each contest. The Penguins, as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, have home ice advantage, so to speak,...
Riverhounds look to reach next level against New York Red Bulls II
Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley is looking for his team to reach its highest level. So far through the 2020 season, the Hounds haven’t been able to reach that point, but they’ve been close. Their 3-1 victory against Louisville City FC in their season opener was a good example. They...
Jason Day leads PGA as Brooks Koepka continues to be a major forceVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding Park that never felt this accommodating during the practice rounds. With only a mild...
Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson help Canucks top Wild for series leadVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Brock Boeser and Elias Petterson each had a power-play goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for his first postseason shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild, 3-0, to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five qualifier series Thursday. Antoine Roussel also scored...
Program-building Point Park soccer coach announces retirement
Jeroen Walstra, the all-time winningest coach in the history of men’s soccer at Point Park University, announced his retirement Thursday. Walstra coached the Pioneers men’s team, which included many WPIAL alumni among numerous international standouts, for the past 13 seasons (2007-19) and also served as the Point Park women’s coach...
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour says college football ruled by covid-19
Penn State’s Sandy Barbour logged off Thursday from her 104th Big Ten athletic directors meeting since March 12 – yes, she has been counting them — with one overriding thought about the 2020 football season: If it’s not safe, it won’t happen. And, given Gov. Tom Wolf’s suggestion that high...
All-American Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons opts out of season, declares for draft
Penn State’s Micah Parsons will opt out of the 2020 college football season and enter the 2021 NFL draft, the All-American linebacker announced in a video posted to his Instagram page Thursday. “As I consider all my options for the 2020 season, I decided I needed to make a choice...
Kevin Newman’s pinch-hit heroics stop Pirates’ 7-game losing streakVideo
Jarrod Dyson had the green light to go once he got on base, and the 35-year-old center fielder didn’t hesitate to steal second and third base before scoring to bring the Pittsburgh Pirates within one run. Kevin Newman had to wait on yellow until he got the chance to pinch-hit...
With cuticle in check, Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl ready to make his 1st start in 2 seasons
The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted to clear the confusion, so manager Derek Shelton started with an announcement: Chad Kuhl will be the starting pitcher on Friday night against the Detroit Tigers. That only created more. Steven Brault had been listed the probable starter, given that he was five days removed from...
Franklin Regional product Todd Summers leaving Villanova
When the Colonial Athletic Association decided to move football to the spring because of health and safety concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, it virtually stamped out the final days of Todd Summers’ college career. At least his days at Villanova. A Franklin Regional graduate, Summers would have been a senior...
Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey says he should be No. 1 pick in fantasy draftsVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Christian McCaffrey has left no doubt as to who he thinks should be the No. 1 pick in this year’s fantasy football drafts. “I’d take myself, yeah,” the Panthers All-Pro running back said confidently Thursday before breaking into a wide smile. “I would always take myself in...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 25: Kevin Stevens excelled as power forward for Penguins’ first 2 Cup teamsVideo
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. 25: Kevin Stevens When it comes to naming the best Pittsburgh athlete to wear No. 25, the decision is akin to picking your favorite...
MotoAmerica Championship Series returns to Pittsburgh International Race Complex
When Ben Smith raced at Pittsburgh International Race Complex for the first time in 2017, he had a lot of momentum on his side with top finishes throughout the first half of that year’s MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup motorcycle series schedule. The Downingtown, Pa., native and rising sophomore at Penn...
Penn State ranked No. 7 in preseason coaches poll
With the return of quarterback Sean Clifford and eight other starters on offense, Penn State is ranked No. 7 in the Amway/USA Today preseason college football coaches poll, released Thursday. Clifford threw for 2,654 yards and 23 touchdowns and rushed for five more scores while leading Penn State to an...
Penn State football planning to have no fans in stands at Beaver Stadium this season
Unless Gov. Tom Wolf dramatically extends his guidelines for capacity at outdoor gatherings, Penn State’s football season will be conducted in front of rows and rows of empty seats at Beaver Stadium. In addition, even if games are played, Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said revenue losses will be...
‘Gritty’ Canadiens ‘showing some character going toe-to-toe’ with heavily favored Penguins
Wednesday’s 4-3 victory was just the 20th in regulation for the Montreal Canadiens over 74 games they have played during the 2019-20 season. They were “sellers” at the trade deadline, seemingly content that this season was a wash and with building for the future. Participation among the Canadiens for the...
Ben Roethlisberger impresses Steelers’ Mike Tomlin with his ‘velocity’ in early throwing sessions
For the first time since his franchise quarterback shredded his elbow nearly 11 months ago, coach Mike Tomlin watched Ben Roethlisberger throw passes at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger tossed to teammates Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the strength and conditioning portion of training camp that is taking place at the Pittsburgh...
Gov. Wolf recommends high school sports be delayed until Jan. 1Video
With fall sports in the balance, will the PIAA treat Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation as a suggestion or a mandate? Wolf’s administration wants all youth sports — interscholastic and recreational — postponed until January, a request that jeopardizes football, soccer and other high school sports days before they’re scheduled to...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ run of success looks to be overVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins were 3-8 before the pandemic caused the NHL to pause, 1-2 since. The Penguins are 1-8 in their last nine playoff games. The run is over. It’s just not a very good hockey team anymore. The Penguins might well salvage their preliminary-round series against Montreal, though there’s...
