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Source: Browns to hire Eagles VP Andrew Berry as new GM
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have reached agreement to hire Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry as their new general manager and executive vice president, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday. Berry, who worked in Cleveland’s front office from 2016-18, will get...
Baylor remains No. 1 in AP Top 25; Penn State lands at No. 24
Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday’s poll, part of an unchanged top...
Pittsburgh ranks as top city for football fans
It’s at least one thing Pittsburghers can hold over New England: Our football fans are the best. In WalletHub’s 2020 edition of its annual survey of Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans, the home of the Black and Gold is unmatched. Out of 245 U.S. cities, Pittsburgh — with...
Weekend College Top 10: IUP men, women stay in 1st place
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Miller helps No. 7 IUP men improve to 17-1 Malik Miller scored a career-best 27 points, and the Crimson Hawks held off Clarion, 82-71, in a PSAC game Saturday. IUP (12-1 conference) trailed three times...
First Call: T.J. Watt shines at Pro Bowl, Kris Letang’s son becomes All-Star media darlingVideo
Monday’s “First Call” features T.J. Watt’s big play in the Pro Bowl. Kris Letang’s son was the star of stars at the NHL All-Star Game. NBA and NFL players honor Kobe Bryant. Cameras capture Tiger Woods’ reaction to the news about Bryant in real time. TD for T.J. Pittsburgh Steelers...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden: Kobe Bryant’s death, PiratesFest futility, Penguins second half, Super Bowl preview
This week’s “Madden Monday” starts on a somber note as we address the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Mark Madden and I discuss his legacy, his place in NBA history, what made him unique, and the sad memories Pittsburghers may have of Roberto Clemente’s passing as a result. After...
Tim Benz: Duquesne coach shares his memories of playing in NBA against Kobe BryantVideo
How many charges do you think a guy takes by the time he makes it to the NBA? Hundreds probably. Thousands, maybe? Of them, how many do you think a player actually remembers? Well, Duquesne assistant basketball coach Carl Thomas certainly has one that stands out. Because it came from...
Former Penn State wideout Justin Shorter selects an SEC school as his new home
Justin Shorter is headed to the SEC. The former Penn State wideout announced Sunday afternoon on Twitter that he is joining the Florida Gators’ program. The 6-4, 230-pound Shorter posted a picture of himself in a Florida Gators uniform — wearing No. 6 — and attach the words “Officially Committed!”...
Jenna Lafko blossoms as junior, helps Saint Vincent women climb to top of PAC
Saint Vincent women’s basketball coach Jimmy Petruska can see it already. Some day, his junior point guard, Jenna Lafko, is going to be a coach. Not only are X’s and O’s in her blood — her father, Joe, is the longtime boys basketball coach at Hampton — Lafko, Petruska said,...
Pro Bowl takes backstage to Kobe Bryant’s deathVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Green Bay linebacker Za’Darius Smith hastily organized an homage to Kobe Bryant minutes before the Pro Bowl. Smith and his NFC teammates learned about Bryant’s death while they were in the locker room getting ready for the NFL’s all-star game Sunday. Smith suggested the best way to...
Kevin Gorman: Kobe Bryant’s death brings back Pittsburgh memories of his ‘Mamba Mentality’Video
Rick Bell is a hoops junkie, so he was watching the Maryland-Indiana college basketball game when he received a text message from his son, RJ, a junior guard at Geneva. Did you hear about Kobe? No, Bell replied, asking what happened. He was killed in a helicopter crash. That was...
John Steigerwald: It might be time to show skepticism about CTE research
Maybe Merril Hoge was right. Hoge, a running back who played eight seasons in the NFL — seven with the Steelers and one with the Bears — retired at 29 because of multiple concussions. His book, “Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football,” co-authored with...
Before starring in NBA, Kobe Bryant was a Philadelphia high school prodigyVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Kobe Bryant, a prodigy at Lower Merion High who leaped into the NBA at 17 and became a basketball legend during two spotlit decades with the Los Angeles Lakers, was killed Sunday when his private helicopter crashed in Calabasas, Calif. Bryant was 41 and had been retired since...
Kobe Bryant photos: Looking back at an NBA legendVideo
Kobe Bryant, the former Pennsylvania high school phenom who became a five-time NBA champion, died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California. He was 41. Bryant won five titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, who acquired him in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets after he was selected 13th...
Sports stars react to Kobe Bryant’s deathVideo
Kobe Bryant, considered one of the greatest players in NBA history, was among nine people who died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in Southern California. He was 41. The cause of the crash is under invesitgation. Bryant, who attended high school at Lower Merion in eastern Pennsylvania, retired in...
Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, 7 others killed in California chopper crashVideo
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41. Bryant died near Calabasas, Calif., about 30 miles...
Ex-Penguin Mark Johnson has made his own impact in women’s hockeyVideo
He is very much his father’s son. There is the thick gray hair. A constant smile. But Mark Johnson claimed one prominent difference from Bob Johnson. “I don’t think I quite have the nose.” Olfactory concerns noted, the most prominent trait shared by the Johnsons is how they talk. And...
Green Day drops several expletives during NHL All-Star performanceVideo
During their performance at the 2020 NHL All-Star on Saturday night, Green Day colored their songs with some not-so-family-friend language. The band, which recently signed a two-year partnership deal with the league, was part of the weekend festivities in St. Louis. Performing on the ice during the second intermission of...
Baseball took Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker to school in 2019Video
Shortstop Cole Tucker’s chat with reporters at PiratesFest included references to his hair, knee, athleticism and hitting stroke, second base, Bryan Reynolds, Mike Trout, Adrian Beltre, Cody Bellinger, his European vacation, younger brother Carson and the man everyone calls Shelty. And, yes, it only took 17 minutes. The main theme,...
VideoChart: How NFL franchises stack up in the Hall of FameVideo
Our latest VideoChart shows the progression of Pro Football Hall of Famers by team, starting with the first inductees in 1963. Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
PIAA considers significant change for football heat acclimatization weekVideo
Heat acclimatization week might become a little more eventful for PIAA football teams. After finishing five days of mandatory heat acclimation, two schools could join together on that Saturday for a non-contact scrimmage, according to a football steering committee idea discussed this week by the PIAA board. “They can go...
Washington State’s Anthony Gordon leads North over South in Senior BowlVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon is used to waiting his turn. Gordon, who didn’t start until his senior year, led the North to three touchdowns in the third quarter in a 31-17 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. The Cougars’ prolific passer entered...
Youngsters take center stage as Pacific defeats Atlantic in All-Star finalVideo
ST. LOUIS — Hockey’s young skill was on display at the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament. Boston’s 23-year-old David Pastrnak, Edmonton’s 24-year-old Leon Draisaitl and Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson put on an offensive show in the 3-on-3 finale. Draisaitl and Pettersson’s Pacific Division team beat Pastrnak’s Atlantic, 5-4, on Saturday night in...
Minor league report: Bellerive, Di Pauli lead Penguins past Checkers
Forwards Jordy Bellerive and Thomas Di Pauli each had two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The Penguins (22-16-3-4) got two assists from forward Joseph Blandisi as well while goaltender Emil Larmi made 24...
Several Dodgers go public, peeved by Astros’ cheating scamVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers would rather earn a World Series trophy on their own than accept any scraps from the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox, the teams that beat them in 2017 and ‘18. Despite being eager to focus on the upcoming season, several Dodgers publicly...
