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Kevin Colbert not treating 2019 like ‘this is my last year’ as Steelers GM
General manager Kevin Colbert is entering his 20th season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Could it be his last? Colbert confirmed Saturday morning he will not seek an extension on his contract, which runs through May 2020, until after the conclusion of the 2019 season. By design, that is a departure...
Kevin Gorman: All eyes on Devin Bush’s 1st practice in pads with Steelers
Devin Bush drew cheers from the crowd at Chuck Noll Field in his first practice at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp for diving to break up a short pass over the middle. What the Steelers’ first-round draft pick can’t wait to do is put on the pads for the first time...
Steelers camp primer: Mike Tomlin in no hurry for players to don pads
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH Taking it easy: The Steelers will conduct their second and final practice before they are permitted to wear pads for the first time since the end...
Fisheries survey shows Allegheny River prime for big smallmouth bass
So you want to catch some fish, huh? Well, here’s a tip. Start by casting your line where the fish are. Pretty sage stuff there, I know. Confucius-esque, almost. But if you want to catch fish, you have to know what waters the fish call home and in what sizes...
Geist 14th in shot put at USATF nationals
Knoch graduate Jordan Geist placed 14th in the men’s shot put Friday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Competing in the second flight, the rising junior at the University of Arizona unleashed a top toss of 19.78 meters (64 feet, 10¾ inches). He did...
Gateway to honor latest Sports Hall of Fame inductees
The Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 5 at Edgewood Country Club. Inductees are Katrina Streiner (Class of 2005, swimming), Paul Krusey (Class of 1967, multi-sport), Greg Nemec (Class of 1973, multisport), Crista Coles (Class of 1989, soccer), Matt Houy (Class...
Pirates minor league report: July 26, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-51) lost 4-1 to Rochester (Twins). 1B Hunter Owen (.235 with Indianapolis) was 2 for 3 from the plate with a solo home run in the third inning. LHP Cam Vieaux (3-2, 5.50 with Indianapolis) recorded the defeat after giving up four runs in four innings, including...
Mets club Dario Agrazal, extend Pirates’ losing streak to 6
NEW YORK — After missing more than two weeks with a shoulder issue, Zack Wheeler felt some relief when leadoff hitter Corey Dickerson swung through his 98 mph fastball Friday night. No doubt, the Mets right-hander did his part heating up the hot stove ahead of next week’s trade deadline....
Monroeville Legion wins games, gains valuable experience
During the high school baseball season, Gateway coach Mark Wardzinski approached his players about continuing as a team into the summer. The response, rising junior Joe Schulte said, was positive, and the Monroeville Senior Legion team was reborn after a three-year hiatus. “I was ready to keep playing with that...
Baldwin’s Baloh, Avonworth’s Gavin play volleyball in Croatia
Baldwin senior Anna Baloh has taken her game to another level. Baloh, an athletic 5-foot-5 outside hitter and third-year starter on the girls volleyball team, recently competed with BIP Chicago at the 15th annual Global Challenge held in Pula, Croatia. “I’m actually in Croatia playing in the Global Challenge with...
Norwin Little League team bows out of state tournament
It wasn’t how the Norwin Little League team wanted to end the season. The squad reached the 9-11-year-old Pennsylvania State Tournament in Hermitage. After topping DuBois, 11-1, in the opening round, Norwin fell to Keystone, 4-3. The team’s season then came to a close with a 20-2 loss to Aston-Middleton....
Shady Side Academy’s Gilkes named coach of year at State College
Artie Gilkes, a 1993 Shady Side Academy graduate and current track coach at State College, recently was named PTFCA Indoor Track High School Coach of the Year. While at SSA, he participated in cross country, wrestling and track. “I loved being on the teams. Spending time with my teammates and...
Duquesne football team picked to win NEC in preseason poll
Duquesne received seven first-place votes from conference football coaches and is the favorite to win the Northeast Conference. Sacred Heart received one first-place vote and was picked second followed by Central Connecticut, Wagner, Bryant, St. Francis (Pa.), Robert Morris and newcomer Long Island. Duquesne is the reigning champion. The Dukes...
Hempfield’s Monica Burns to play final college season at Cal (Pa.)
Monica Burns took a year off from college basketball, a decision made for personal reasons but one that ultimately scrubbed away her final season at Wheeling Jesuit. The standout guard would have been a redshirt senior had she played. The year removed seemed like an eternity for Burns, a bona...
Steelers Inside The Ropes: Devin Bush, Mark Barron, Vince Williams in ILB rotation
To borrow a favorite turn of phrase of coach Mike Tomlin, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ division of labor at inside linebacker was far from clear when training camp opened Friday. The good news, as free-agent acquisition Mark Barron said afterward, is the Steelers legitimately have three starters at inside linebacker. And...
FIBI notebook: Home run derby returns with flourish
After a hiatus of several years, the return of the Freeport International Baseball Invitational’s home run derby proved to be a hit. There were 38 players who participated, and Tanner Jacobson of the Pittsburgh RBI team was the winner with five long balls hit out of James Swartz Memorial Stadium....
Gender reveal is JuJu Smith-Schuster’s latest interplay with Steelers fans
It’s a boy! JuJu Smith-Schuster got to break the good news to a happy young couple of Pittsburgh Steelers fans when he participated in a gender reveal following practice Friday at Saint Vincent. Caleb Deuschle and Taylor Lehman of Chambersburg traveled to the Unity campus to watch practice and caught...
Steelers’ Javon Hargrave knows value, not preoccupied with extension
As he stood outside the locker room after the first morning walkthrough of training camp, Javon Hargrave laughed. Five questions into a series of about a dozen from reporters regarding getting a contract extension from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hargrave was told he would keep getting them until either he signs...
Mark Madden: In grand scheme, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s extension means little
The extension of Mike Tomlin’s contract through 2021 (with an option for ’22) was business as usual for the Steelers. The usual timetable dictated and was followed. If it’s me, I don’t extend Tomlin. He was signed through 2020, so he would not have been a lame duck in ’19....
Plum Youth Legion rides into state tournament with momentum
In back-to-back elimination games at the PA Youth Legion Western Regional at Homer City, Plum Post 980 faced early five-run deficits. But the Junior Mustangs rallied to win both times. The second rally came against Westmoreland County rival Uniontown, and the 7-5 victory Tuesday clinched their spot in the state...
Bushy Run Legion team falls short after amazing run
It was a disappointing end to an amazing season for the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team. The hottest team coming into the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament at Latrobe picked a bad team to cool off against and not play its best. After opening the tournament with an...
Fishing report: Crappie biting at Shenango Reservoir
• Anglers are finding plenty of panfish at Shenango Reservoir, with live bait such as crickets or worms providing a solid option as far as bait is concerned. Crappie are also biting for fishermen who are casting out into the deeper areas of the reservoir. • The Kinzua Reservoir is...
Kurt Warner played in Super Bowl at 37, believes Ben Roethlisberger can do it, too
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger outdueled 37-year-old quarterback Kurt Warner to bring the franchise its sixth Lombardi Trophy. This year, the tables have turned on Roethlisberger. He is the same age Warner was on that February night in 2009 at Tampa’s Raymond James...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Kris Letang piled up pluses during bounce-back season
Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Will Kris...
What music gets the Steelers hyped for training camp?
There’s no doubt about what Steelers guard Ramon Foster is listening to in order to get hyped up for 2019 training camp. “ ‘Racks in the Middle,’ by Nipsey Hussle,” Foster said without missing a beat at Saint Vincent College. “I think that’s the only one worthy of mentioning.” Likewise,...
