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‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer: Browns are ‘worst bet’ to win Super Bowl
“Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer, who makes his living as a professional gambler, says to stay away from the Cleveland Browns hype. “They’re probably the single worst bet to win the Super Bowl right now,” Holzhauer told Peter King’s “Football Morning in America.” Holzhauer, who won $2.46 million in a 33-episode...
Steelers 2-a-days: James Washington out to improve; Herb Waters continuing transition to CB
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Pirates’ wild rally in 10th comes up short as post All-Star break slide continues
From the moment the baseball left Jacob Stallings’ bat in the bottom of the 10th inning at almost 92 mph, Kevin Newman’s mind raced while he carried the potential tying run Monday night: Score. Tie the game. Don’t let someone else decide the outcome. Pittsburgh Pirates third-base coach Joey Cora...
Pirates minor league report for July 22, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-49) was idle. The Indians have yet to announce a starting pitcher for Tuesday evening. Next: Tuesday at Syracuse (Mets), 6:35 p.m. ••• ALTOONA (Double-A, 52-45) defeated Erie (Tigers), 4-1. LHP Brandon Waddell (3-1, 2.67 ERA) earned the victory after throwing six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt cracks NFL Network list of Top 100 playersVideo
With 20 sacks in his first two seasons combined, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is starting to gain recognition from his NFL peers. Watt was named to the NFL Network’s list of Top 100 players Monday, coming in at No. 93. The network unveiled the Nos. 91-100 players on...
Hempfield East among 3 teams left at Region 7 Legion tournament
A portable tent buckled under forceful wind gusts as rain began to fall in sheets Monday at Latrobe High School, prompting a lengthy delay at the Region 7 tournament of the Pennsylvania American Legion baseball playoffs. It was a scene in stark contrast to the calm, steamy weather conditions that...
Pirates’ Joe Musgrove puts his athleticism on display in many ways
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove was on his way to becoming a first-round draft choice in 2011. So it’s no surprise he wisely, but reluctantly, gave up football and basketball before his senior season at Grossmont (Calif.) High School. But he believes it’s best for young people to play as...
Pirates’ Clint Hurdle recalls time ‘Kissing Bandit’ ignored him
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said he was pleased no one was injured Sunday when a 24-year-old man casually strolled onto the field and attempted to shake the hand of the Philadelphia Phillies’ Brad Miller. “It was weird,” Hurdle said. “I’ve never seen that before.” The unidentified man’s casual gait might...
Lamoureux twins giving back to community while training for Olympics
BISMARCK, N.D. — Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, stars of the United States’ gold medal-winning hockey team in South Korea, are hard at work training to make another Olympic team in 2022. But they also are carving out time to do good off the ice, launching a foundation Monday that...
Pirates’ problem may be that hitting slumps can be contagious
Don’t try to convince Josh Bell participating in the Home Run Derby has contributed to the hitting slump he carried into the Pittsburgh Pirates’ four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. He was struggling at the plate before he sold out for home runs July 8 at...
Pirates suspend relief pitcher Keone Kela for 2 games
The Pittsburgh Pirates suspended relief pitcher Keone Kela for two games because of an unspecified violation of his Uniform Player’s Contract. The suspension occurs simultaneously with his reinstatement from the 60-day injured list. He hasn’t pitched since May 4 while recovering from shoulder inflammation. The team announced it will have...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ chances to win AFC North hinge on Chris Boswell
As Steelers training camp at Latrobe fast approaches, the biggest issue involves somebody who’s not really a football player. If kicker Chris Boswell finds his form from 2017, the Steelers win the AFC North. If Boswell had maintained that form last year, the Steelers would have won the division. Instead,...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Matt Murray returned to upper echelon of NHL goalies
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 Matt...
Field prep key to successful Freeport International Baseball Invitational
Each year, the board of directors for the Freeport International Baseball Invitational works many hours putting together a local, regional and international field of players and teams they hope will produce a competitive week of games. The preparation doesn’t stop at the participants as the board makes sure the fields...
Shane Lowry can ‘create his own shadows’ after Open victory
PORTRUSH, Ireland — No longer in the shadows of Irish golf, Shane Lowry now has his name etched on the base of the silver claret jug. It’s on there with more than a century’s worth of the best who have conquered the links to win the British Open. Lowry gazed...
Expect fierce competition for Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway
When the World of Outlaws come to Lernerville for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, they bring a challenging field of cars. With the potential of NASCAR driver Kyle Larson returning to defend his win from last year, competition rises. Add Danny Dietrich and Logan Wagner from the PA Posse...
NFL notebook: Patriots’ Julian Edelman suffers thumb injury
New England Patriots receiver and Super Bowl LIII MVP Julian Edelman is expected to miss about three weeks with a left thumb injury, ESPN reported. Edelman was seen with a brace on the thumb over the weekend at his youth camp. The 33-year-old had 74 catches for 850 yards and...
Tommie Campbell zooms into leadership role for CFL’s Montreal Alouettes
Years of searching have yielded nothing. Tommie Campbell still can’t find anyone who can run with him — not even now as the Montreal Alouettes defensive back approaches his 32nd birthday (Sept. 19). Asked if he still “has it,” Campbell’s answer was simple. “Everywhere I go, I haven’t had anybody...
Positive returns thus far for Steelers rookie Diontae Johnson
Danny Smith visited Toledo in the offseason with the purpose of scouting Diontae Johnson, a talented wide receiver who doubled as a kick and punt returner for the Rockets. Confirming what Smith saw on tape, the Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach was impressed with what happened when Johnson got the...
Four IUP basketball players joining pro leagues
IUP was so so good at times last season, the Crimson Hawks looked like a pro team. Maybe there was a reason. Following one of the program’s best runs, IUP announced Monday that four recent grads have signed to play professional basketball overseas. Forward Jacobo Diaz is joining Marín Peixegalego...
Penguins sign Zach Aston-Reese to 2-year deal, avoiding arbitration
Zach Aston-Reese’s original plans for Monday morning included sitting in a meeting room in Toronto and listening to his employer talk about all the things he isn’t good at. He is awfully glad plans changed. Aston-Reese agreed to a new two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, minutes before...
Patriots’ Tom Brady draws backlash over cliff jump post
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has some people questioning his parenting skills after posting a video of himself and his daughter jumping off a cliff while on vacation in Costa Rica. Brady posted the video to his Instagram Saturday with the caption, “If Vivi is going to be an...
Pitt picked to finish 4th in ACC Coastal; opening-night opponent Virginia ranks 1st
If a poll of 173 media members is to be believed, Pitt’s opener against Virginia on Aug. 31 at Heinz Field will be one of its most difficult games of the season. Virginia received 82 votes to win the ACC Coastal in a poll conducted last week at the ACC...
Pitt extends football, basketball broadcast deals with 93.7 FM
Pitt’s athletic department has entered into a multi-year broadcast partnership with Entercom, a media and entertainment company, that will keep the university’s football and basketball games on 93.7 FM for the 10th consecutive season. The station has provided play-by-play for both teams since the 2010-11 seasons, but for the first...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden preview Steelers training camp, discuss Pirates’ stumble
In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to preview the 2019 Steelers training camp. Are we relying too much on “addition by subtraction” for hope this year? We also kick around a few position concerns such as cornerback, safety and kicker. Then we get...
