Sports category, Page 2020
3 takeaways from Tiz the Law’s Belmont Stakes winVideo
Tiz the Law kicked off the 2020 Triple Crown series with a four-length victory in the Belmont Stakes. Here are three takeaways from the race as we begin a long wait for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes: 1. Tiz the Law delivered as classy...
Thunderstorms postpone NASCAR race at Talladega SuperspeedwayVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Thunderstorms on Sunday forced NASCAR to postpone the Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway that was to mark the return of more fans to the track. The race, which was pushed back to 3 p.m. Monday, is the first amid the coronavirus pandemic in which NASCAR opened...
John Steigerwald: Transgender females belong in boys sports
Pick a side. Do you want transgender females (biological males) to be allowed to compete against biological females in sports? The fight has been overshadowed by a pandemic and massive demonstrations and rioting, but the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 71: Evgeni Malkin was worth the wait
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. 71: Evgeni Malkin If the Pittsburgh Penguins’ plans had gone as hoped, this might be an article explaining why defenseman Jiri Slegr is the...
Pirates pitching coach Oscar Marin feels ‘pretty confident’ staff is ready for season to start
Oscar Marin knows being a new pitching coach amid a pandemic is less than ideal, but feels “pretty confident” about the progress the Pittsburgh Pirates staff has made preparing for baseball’s return. “Everything is new to us, new to myself,” Marin said Saturday on 93.7 FM. “I’m working through a...
Steelers 2-a-days: Bud Dupree’s big-money year, OL Christian DiLauro hoping to stickVideo
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Former All-Star shortstop Addison Russell joins KBOVideo
SEOUL, Sout Korea — Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs roster in December after the Major League club declined...
Jim Kiick, Dolphins’ perfect season running back, dies at 73Video
MIAMI — Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, daughter Allie said. The former Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend,...
Column: Baseball fights to return, but why even try?Video
There’s a chance baseball will still be played this summer, though pettiness, intransigence and the sneakiness of the coronavirus may dictate otherwise. Just as well. Because it’s not baseball I want to see. A schedule with so few games that the regular season is meaningless. A postseason with so many...
4-way tie for lead at Heritage as another wild finish loomsVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Webb Simpson managed only one birdie on the back nine Saturday at Harbour Town, and that was just enough for him to post a 3-under-par 68 and join a four-way share of the lead at the RBC Heritage. It sets up another Sunday of endless...
NFLPA advises halt to private workouts togetherVideo
The medical director of the NFL players’ union recommended that all players stop private workouts together. Dr. Thom Mayer told members of the NFLPA in a message Saturday that the risk of being stricken by the new coronavirus is too great to be staging those workouts. Mayer said staff was...
New York-bred Tiz the Law wins Belmont Stakes to open reconfigured Triple CrownVideo
NEW YORK — Eerily empty grandstands. Masked jockeys. Shuttered betting windows. For Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg, no finer way to round out a career Triple Crown. “I’m not trying to be a jerk about it,” the 82-year-old said. “But I thought the quiet, to me, was very nice.”...
‘An absolute zoo’: Positive test, busy island rattle golfVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Carlos Ortiz headed for dinner near the Harbour Town lighthouse and it felt like old times, which didn’t necessarily mean good times. This idyllic island is a summer destination, even during the covid-19 pandemic. “It’s a 30-minute wait, and once you get in there, there’s...
NASCAR has new rules, new feuds and more fans at TalladegaVideo
NASCAR’s return to racing shifts to Talladega Superspeedway, with new rules in place after Ryan Newman’s frightful crash in the season-opening Daytona 500. The Alabama track will admit up to 5,000 fans Sunday — with at least one NASCAR team facing a coronavirus scare — while NASCAR will be on...
Redskins retire Bobby Mitchell’s jersey, rename stadium levelVideo
The Washington Redskins will retire the jersey of Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell. They also will rename the lower level of FedEx Field for him, replacing the section named for former owner George Preston Marshall. The team, which is under pressure to change its name during the ongoing national reckoning...
Despite positives, Cameron Heyward seeks improvement from Steelers defense
As he looks back at the 2019 season, Cameron Heyward doesn’t take comfort in the Pittsburgh Steelers having the most takeaways and sacks in the NFL. It’s no consolation to him that the defense carried the offense in the second half of the season and was the reason the Steelers...
2nd WVU football player tests positive for covid-19
A second West Virginia football player has tested positive for the covid-19 and will enter self-isolation for the next 14 days, the university’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Saturday. The player was not identified. As part of WVU’s health and safety protocol, contact tracing began and identified additional WVU players...
Miami (Ohio) transfer Nike Sibande brings scoring potential to Pitt basketball
Jeff Capel’s makeover of Pitt basketball continued Saturday when he announced the addition of former Miami (Ohio) guard Nike Sibande to the 2020-2021 roster. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Sibande must sit out this season as a transfer, unless he is granted a waiver by the NCAA. But...
Pirates pitcher Derek Holland: I feel like fans are on our side in MLB negotiationsVideo
As an 11-year major league veteran, Derek Holland is one of the established players for the Pittsburgh Pirates. As a nonroster invitee to spring training, the left-handed pitcher still is trying to make the team. That didn’t stop Holland from speaking candidly Friday night in an interview with Dan Zangrilli...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 72: Patric Hornqvist gave Penguins something they didn’t haveVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 72: Patric Hornqvist The evening of June 27, 2014, Nashville Predators general manager David Poile was holding court with reporters in an auxiliary...
Steelers 2-a-days: Carlos Davis another late-round DL pick, David DeCastro on path to Hall?
Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...
Q&A with new WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman: Will there be fall sports?Video
As Amy Scheuneman points out, there was no coronavirus pandemic when she agreed to become the WPIAL executive director. While that’s true, she’s certainly not running from the challenge. “One of my favorite movies is ‘The Replacements,’” said Scheuneman, who borrows a line from football coach Jimmy McGinty, played in...
All 30 MLB spring training sites shut down amid virus worry
Every team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, a move that came in the wake of the Philadelphia Phillies announcing Friday five players had tested positive for covid-19. The closures come while MLB owners and players try to negotiate a...
NHL: 11 players have tested positive for coronavirus since June 8
On Friday, the NHL issued a statement announcing 11 players out of a pool exceeding 200 have tested positive for coronavirus since the league’s second phase for returning to play opened on June 8. The statement was released the same day the Tampa Bay Lightning revealed five members of the...
Washington Post calls on Redskins owner or NFL to change nameVideo
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post editorial board is calling on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change his football club’s name. Under the headline, “Change the name of the Washington NFL team. Now,” the newspaper says in an editorial posted online Friday that if Snyder won’t switch the nickname, the...
