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Pitt-Greensburg names Kelsey Oddis as cross country coach
Kelsey Oddis was a two-sport standout during her undergraduate days at Pitt-Greensburg, excelling in both cross country and basketball with the Bobcats. Now, she will have multiple coaching titles at her collegiate alma mater. Already a women’s basketball assistant at UPG, the Burrell graduate will take over the school’s men’s...
Who has been Sidney Crosby’s top Penguins linemate? Chris Kunitz by a landslide
When Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby retires, discussions will be held about which winger he forged the best connection with during his illustrious career. Unless something changes over the next six or eight or 10 years, these discussions should be very short. As of now, the answer is Chris Kunitz,...
Steelers’ Mark Barron breaks down team’s inside linebacker rotation
“Breakfast With Benz” returns to the practice fields of Saint Vincent College today. Oh, the players return as well. The Steelers are back at training camp after a day off. And one position that continues to be intriguing is inside linebacker. That’s where first-round pick Devin Bush is trying to...
First Call: How restructuring Stephon Tuitt’s contract can help the Steelers
Wednesday’s “First Call” looks at the benefits of Stephon Tuitt’s reworked contract with the Steelers. Good news for the Ravens. And Larry Fitzgerald loves his new quarterback. This could help The Steelers reportedly are restructuring Stephon Tuitt’s contract. Source: the Steelers have converted $5.195M of DL Stephon Tuitt’s $6M base...
Tim Benz: A stick tap to Chris Kunitz and his underrated Penguins career
Here lies Chris Kunitz’s NHL career. Began: January 17, 2004 (Anaheim) Ended: April 6, 2019 (Chicago) Epitaph: You can’t win a Stanley Cup without a guy like Chris Kunitz. At least one. And it wouldn’t hurt to have a few more. I know this much. Four teams won Stanley Cup...
Tim Benz: Pirates-Reds brawl more comical than cantankerous
The Pirates and Reds had another skirmish in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s 11-4 Bucs win. But, at least, this one had some punches thrown as opposed to the chest-puffing pillow fights that occurred earlier in the season. In case you missed it, the two teams clashed on the...
Steelers camp preview: Grind continues, but will weather cooperate?
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Back to work: The Steelers return to practice after getting their first day off during training camp. The rest came at a good time for some...
Brawl breaks out between Pirates and Reds. Again.Video
A bench-clearing brawl broke out in the ninth inning Tuesday night when Cincinnati pitcher Amir Garrett sprinted toward the Pittsburgh dugout and swinging fists at Trevor Williams. The Reds and the Pirates have traded tensions since April and both instances have involved Derek Dietrich of the Reds. Tuesday, Keone Kela...
Quaker Valley grad Tanabe leads Pennsylvania Amateur after 2 rounds
Chris Tanabe shot a 5-under-par 65 on Tuesday during Round 2 of the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 106th annual Amateur Championship and takes a three-shot lead into the final round Wednesday at Aronimink Golf Club near Newtown Square. The 2017 Quaker Valley grad will be a junior at Bucknell in the...
8 ejections, suspensions to come as Pirates, Reds brawl again
CINCINNATI — Jared Hughes’ errant pitch threw a load of fuel on one of the majors’ most flammable rivalries. Call it Pirates vs. Reds, round two — and a fitting farewell for Yasiel Puig. Hughes hit Starling Marte with his first pitch in the ninth inning Tuesday night, setting the...
Pirates farm report for July 30, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-53) lost 3-2 to Columbus (Indians). RF Will Craig (.249) hit a walk-off solo home run. It was his 20th homer this season. 2B Kevin Kramer (.259) hit a solo homer in the fourth inning to give the Indians a 2-0 advantage. RHP Dovydas Neverauskas (3-1, 3.82) picked...
Hempfield East blanks Hopewell; qualifies for Great Lakes Regional
Hempfield East American Legion baseball team continues to make history. Thanks to their win against Hopewell and Swoyersville’s 3-2 victory against South Parkland, Hempfield East has qualified for the Great Lakes Regional tournament in Charleston, Ill. on Aug. 7. Hempfield East bounced back from a tough loss on Monday to...
West Point beats Yough, claims 37th state title
West Point trailed for the first time in the Pennsylvania Little League Softball 11U tournament Tuesday and needed a spark. Pitcher Riley Miller provided it. Miller, who will be a seventh-grader at Hempfield Middle School, struck out the side in the second inning, and West Point erupted for 14 consecutive...
Andrew Luck to miss next 2 practices, Colts preseason openerVideo
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Andrew Luck’s injured left leg isn’t getting any better. So the Indianapolis Colts are sitting down their biggest star. Luck missed Tuesday’s practice in suburban Indianapolis after telling coaches his strained calf felt worse after the first week of training camp. Coach Frank Reich announced Luck would...
Duquesne’s Hines earns third preseason All-American honor
Duquesne University senior running back A.J. Hines continues to collect preseason All-American accolades. In June, he earned recognition from both Athlon Sports and HERO Sports. On Tuesday, Hines picked up first-team All-American honors in the Football Championship Subdivision from STATS. He garnered All-American recognition from five organizations after a 2018...
Pirates suspend bullpen coach Euclides Rojas for 2 games
The Pittsburgh Pirates suspended bullpen coach Euclides Rojas for two games for violating his contract, the team announced Tuesday night before its game in Cincinnati. Rojas, 51, has been with manager Clint Hurdle since his first season with the Pirates in 2011. Overall, Rojas has been with the Pirates for...
3 QBs to make Broncos debut in Hall of Fame GameVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — None of the Broncos’ four quarterbacks have taken a snap for them in a game. Three will make their Denver debut Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons in Canton, Ohio. Joe Flacco, acquired in a trade with Baltimore last winter, will sit out the Hall of Fame...
Contenders race to find pitching by MLB trade deadline
NEW YORK — If Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, Mike Minor or Robbie Ray is going to get dealt to a contender desperate for arms, it will happen this week or not at all. Baseball’s trade window shuts Wednesday afternoon — completely, not like in years past. Marcus Stroman,...
Jill Ellis stepping down as U.S. women’s national soccer team coach
National team coach Jill Ellis is stepping down after leading the United States to back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles. Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014 and has led it to eight overall tournament titles, including victories at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada and earlier this...
Bengals’ A.J. Green undergoes ankle surgery, will miss start of seasonVideo
CINCINNATI — A.J. Green had ankle surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the start of the season, another significant setback for the Cincinnati Bengals offense. The Bengals visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4. Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp Saturday in Dayton, landing...
Latrobe grad Hanna Green eyes potential Olympic run in 2020
Hanna Green graduated from Latrobe in 2013 as one of the top 400-meter runners in the state. When she graduated from Virginia Tech four years later, she was an elite NCAA Division I 800-meter runner. Instead of retiring from running, Green decided to continue to run and train, so she...
Knoch graduate R.J. Makowski earns master instructor status at taekwondo championships
When R.J. Makowski began his pursuit of taekwondo master instructor status one year ago, he initially thought it would be a similar feeling to when he achieved his six black belt degrees in the Korean martial art. But when the owner of Makowski Martial Arts in Sarver reached the final...
Iron City Homecoming wrestling event a fundraiser for Bruce and Carol Sammartino Foundation
Heroes get remembered but legends never die, and Friday at Pro Sports in Monroeville, Northeast Wrestling, The Pros of Wrestling and superstars from World Wrestling entertainment will come together to honor one of Pittsburgh’s greatest legends, Bruno Sammartino, with a fundraiser for the Bruno and Carol Sammartino Foundation. Iron City...
Beadling SC 16U boys fall in USYS National Championship for 3rd straight year
For the third straight year, the 16U Beadling boys soccer team fought its way to the United States Youth Soccer Championship this past weekend in Overland Park, Kan. But, also for the third straight year, the team comprised of players from the Pittsburgh area fell just short of the ultimate...
Pirates swap pitchers with Triple-A Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued trying to find the right combination in the bullpen Tuesday when right-handed pitchers Geoff Hartlieb and Yefry Ramirez were recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Right-handers Alex McRae and Montana DuRapau, who combined to allow 11 hits and every run in the 11-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds...
