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Late surge lifts West Virginia over Northern Colorado
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Derek Culver and Jermaine Haley rescued West Virginia from certain embarrassment after the Mountaineers let a big lead over Northern Colorado slip away. Culver and Haley combined for all of West Virginia’s points in a late 10-0 run that enabled the Mountaineers to pull away for a...
Xavier Johnson punches back, helps Pitt defeat MonmouthVideo
Jeff Capel could see that Xavier Johnson, his star point guard, was struggling. Capel also knew it was more than just Johnson’s inability to make shots consistently that was bothering him. “I was reading about what other people were saying about me,” Johnson said. “It was bad. I was getting...
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford overcomes odds, joins Hockey Hall of Fame
At the start of the 2016-17 NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was told teams couldn’t win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in the salary cap era. When the Carolina Hurricanes were founded in 1997, Rutherford was told there was no way a team could succeed in a hockey...
Handful of PSAC teams head to NCAA football playoffs
For the first time, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference will send five teams in the NCAA Division II Football Championship. Slippery Rock (11-0) earned the top seed in Super Region 1 and has a bye in the first round. The Rock is No. 8 in the American Football Coaches’ Association...
Benjamin Hochman: New technology lets SLU hoopsters become ‘shot doctors’
ST. LOUIS — Big Brother is watching you … and he wants you to keep your shooting elbow in. Over at Chaifetz Arena, looming sensors track the Saint Louis Billikens, who wear small devices on their sneakers. And the sensors track the basketballs, which are equipped with computer chips. The...
Kevin Gorman: New Pirates GM changes culture by refusing to sing small-market blues
That the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Cherington as general manager made so much sense, as he has previous experience at the position and a World Series championship on his resume. Pirates chairman Bob Nutting and president Travis Williams took turns highlighting Cherington’s 1) track record of building a winner, 2)...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi wants more from already stout defenseVideo
Pat Narduzzi praises his team when he determines players have earned it. He will defend them when he believes it’s appropriate. But when the defense allows 322 passing yards, is gashed by a 59-yard run and fails to get off the field on six of 14 third downs, he will...
Mark Madden: A tale of two quarterbacks, using that term loosely
A tale of two quarterbacks (if I may use that term loosely): • Mason Rudolph should have been suspended for one game after that melee at Cleveland on Thursday. I am not outraged by Rudolph being merely fined, and I agree with the other discipline handed down. But Rudolph started...
Newest Steelers WR Deon Cain says he’s playmaker team needsVideo
Deon Cain’s most recent NFL game was against the Pittsburgh Steelers. His next one will be for them. Signed Saturday, Cain injects depth, size (6-foot-2, 202 pounds) and speed (4.4 in the 40-yard dash) to a Steelers wide receivers corps in dire straits because of injury. “They need some immediate...
Penguins potent at scoring short-handed goals
Bryan Rust acknowledges his goal in Saturday’s 6-1 thumping of the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena didn’t mean much to the outcome of the game. It was early in the third period and his team was already up four goals. His score merely added more security to a...
Bob Nutting says no one on Pirates is ‘untouchable’ for new GM Ben Cherington
Upon hiring Ben Cherington as general manager, Pirates chairman Bob Nutting gave him the green light to make whatever roster moves he deemed necessary to create a winning club. And no one is off limits. “I told Ben from the beginning that no one on the roster, no one in...
David DeCastro ready to ‘cross that bridge’ if NFL fines him for role in Browns skirmish
Three players already have received suspensions for their role in the melee that took place at the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Thursday at Cleveland. Quarterback Mason Rudolph, who was not suspended for his encounter with Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett, is expected to be fined, and ESPN reported...
Steelers add former Pitt star Quadree Henderson, 2 others to practice squadVideo
Before this week, Quadree Henderson’s most recent trip to Pittsburgh was to see his alma mater open its season 2 ½ months ago. Monday, he was back in the building where he spent three years training. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of Henderson to their practice squad Monday, the...
Steelers bracing for playing several games without center Maurkice Pouncey
David DeCastro doesn’t like envisioning a short-term future without teammate Maurkice Pouncey manning the middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. It’s a reality DeCastro and the Steelers face in the aftermath of a three-game suspension that the team’s All-Pro center received for fighting with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles...
Peters native Brendon Todd wins in Mexico for 2nd straight PGA victory
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Two tournaments, two victories. They didn’t make Brendon Todd forget about the dark years, when the Peters Township native had the full yips so bad he didn’t know where the ball was going and made only two cuts in 35 events he played over three...
Pitt men’s soccer team earns 1st NCAA bid since 1965
A season to remember for the Pitt men’s soccer team isn’t over yet. The No. 25 Panthers (9-7-2) earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament on Monday, marking their first appearance since 1965. No better feeling!?#H2P | @NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/mtXNcqecyl— Pitt Men's Soccer (@Pitt_MSOC) November 18, 2019 Pitt, ranked for...
Report: Steelers appealing NFL fine relating to injury report
The Pittsburgh Steelers are appealing the $75,000 fine levied on the organization by the NFL in relation its handling of the league-mandated injury report earlier this season, ESPN reported Monday. The Steelers did not list quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as having an injury leading up to their Week 2 game. Roethlisberger...
Terrelle Pryor campaigns for shot with Steelers
It looks like Terrelle Pryor really wants to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It remains to be seen if the Steelers have any interest in signing the journeyman wide receiver from Jeannette, but he is lobbying for an opportunity nonetheless. Pryor, a 30-year-old free agent, proclaimed via Instagram on Sunday...
Myles Garrett’s appeal set for Wednesday for striking Steelers’ Mason Rudolph with helmet
BEREA, Ohio — Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett on Wednesday will have his appeal for his indefinite NFL suspension for striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph with a helmet. Former NFL player James Thrash will hear the appeal. Thrash and Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks are jointly appointed...
Hempfield grad Katie Miller receives postseason honor
Another successful summer on the amateur golf circuit earned Katie Miller more postseason recognition. For the second time in three years, the Hempfield and North Carolina alum was named to the Global Golf Post All-Am Team. She was added to the publication’s Mid-Amateur Team. Miller, a Jeannette native, made the...
NFL moves Dec. 1 Steelers-Browns game to 1 p.m. kickoff
The NFL changed the start time of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rematch with the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 1 to 1 p.m. The game originally was scheduled to kick off at 4:25 p.m. The game still will be televised by CBS. Replacing the Steelers-Browns in the 4:25 p.m. time slot will...
Derek Jeter among 18 newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter is among 18 newcomers on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. He is likely to be an overwhelming choice to join former New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera in Cooperstown after the reliever last year became the first unanimous pick by the Baseball Writers’ Association...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden debate discipline in Myles Garrett case, Steelers’ standing in AFCVideo
Should Mason Rudolph have been suspended for his actions in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns melee last week? Tim Benz and Mark Madden debate the discipline handed down in the wake of Myles Garrett swinging his helmet to strike Rudolph during Thursday night’s game. The guys also discuss Colin Kaepernick’s weekend...
Weekend College Top 10: Slippery Rock football makes huge comeback for PSAC title
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: ••• 1. Slippery Rock rallies in PSAC championship Charles Snorweah’s 8-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left lifted the No. 8 Rock past No. 13 Kutztown, 37-35, on Saturday. FB: A quick look at The Rock's...
New GM Ben Cherington wants Pirates to ‘be competitive on a regular basis’Video
Ben Cherington knows about breaking curses. He was the assistant director of player development when the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. That ended an 86-year title drought that stretched to 1918 and eradicated the so-called Curse of the Bambino. There is no...
