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Kevin Gorman: Once baseball’s best, Dave Parker belongs in Hall of Fame
When the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated their 1979 World Series champions on Saturday at PNC Park, there was only one other place in the world Dave Parker would have rather been. That’s Cooperstown, N.Y. Parker was regarded as the best player in baseball from the mid-1970s until the early ‘80s, a...
Steelers training camp preview: Breaking down the special teams
A player-by-player look at the Steelers offense entering training camp: Chris Boswell No. 9, 6-2, 185 | Boswell’s struggles last season were well-documented after he was the AFC Pro Bowl kicker and signed a big contract earlier in 2018. Boswell bet on himself in the spring, deferring a $2 million...
Steelers 2-a-days: Robert Spillane can tackle; Ryan Switzer can do plenty
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...
Joe Musgrove dominates with arm, bat, legs as Pirates top Phillies
Joe Musgrove had plenty to be happy about Saturday night when he pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. His head-first slide carried the first run across the plate after his double ignited a three-run rally in the third inning in front...
Region 6 Legion roundup: Plum eliminated by Belle Vernon
For the second straight day, the Plum Senior American Legion baseball team was shut out at the Region 6 tournament, and Saturday’s 9-0 loss to Belle Vernon eliminated it from the postseason. Plum finished its season 13-4. “Belle Vernon hit the ball on us, and we didn’t hit again,” Plum...
Excitement builds for 25th Freeport International Baseball Invitational
It seems like just yesterday the late Ralph “Sonny” Westerman sat in the stands at Freeport’s James Swartz Stadium and said how he’d like to invite baseball teams from everywhere to play in a non-tournament setting. Now, the Freeport International Baseball Invitational is turning 25. This year’s event will take...
Hempfield East, Latrobe stay perfect in Region 7 Legion tournament
Hempfield East didn’t play well five days ago in losing the District 31 American Legion Championship game to Bushy Run. Things were different Saturday at Derry in the Region 7 tournament. Hempfield East pounded out 14 hits and got a solid pitching performance from Andrew Rosenberg to cool off the...
Kent Tekulve’s message to Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez came from Hall of Famer
Two years ago in spring training, Kent Tekulve approached Felipe Vazquez. Tekulve, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ second all-time saves leader (he recorded 158 to Roy Face’s 191), wanted to impart some of his wisdom on the team’s current bullpen ace. “We had a 10-minute chat,” Vazquez said Saturday night when the...
Fam-a-lee forever for Pirates as they celebrate 1979 World Series championsVideo
Dressed in black jerseys with gold trim and gold pillbox baseball caps with black stripes, the 1979 “We Are Family” Pirates stood triumphantly one more time to cheers in Pittsburgh. The Pirates celebrated the 40th anniversary of their World Series championship by honoring the players in what manager Clint Hurdle...
Backup plan for 5 NASCAR drivers at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. — Alex Bowman will drive teammate Jimmie Johnson’s spare car Sunday after wrecking his backup in the final practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bowman, one of five drivers already in backups for the Cup race, struck a wall coming out of a turn in Saturday’s practice. Bowman...
Pirates notebook: Rookie Dario Agrazal provides big boosts to rotation
Nearly 100 games into the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation remains a work in progress. Jameson Taillon and Steven Brault remain on the injured list. Trevor Williams, who spent a month rehabbing a side strain, was scratched as the starting pitcher Saturday night while battling a severe case of...
Steelers training camp preview: Breaking down the defense
A player-by-player look at the Steelers offense entering training camp: Defensive linemen Cameron Heyward No. 97, 6-5, 295 | Heyward turned 30 in May and will be eligible for a contract extension next year, which would be leading into his 10th in the NFL. He has been a defensive captain...
Fisheries surveys show lakes on the rebound for tiger muskies, yellow perch, more
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’ve got to know what waters the fish call home and in what sizes...
Steelers training camp preview: Breaking down the offense
A player-by-player look at the Steelers offense entering training camp: Quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger No. 7, 6-5, 240 | The 37-year-old Roethlisberger, entering his 16th season, is running out of time for his stated career goal of four Super Bowls. The reigning NFL passing leader continues to scale league all-time passing...
Aliquippa, Pitt great Darrelle Revis promotes healthy choices for children
Darrelle Revis doesn’t have to draw on the experience of others for helping lead the fight for kids to be active. The Aliquippa native has to nudge his 10-year-old son to stop playing video games and go outside. That’s why Revis, 34, hosted the second Hunger & Health Fun Fest...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers have done everything to make this Ben Roethlisberger’s team
From an outside perspective, this will be remembered as the offseason the Pittsburgh Steelers parted ways with a pair of All-Pro players in Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. The Steelers prefer another narrative: This is the year they banked on Ben Roethlisberger, not only by giving their franchise quarterback a...
Outdoor extras, including a tip on archery practice
Lure of the week Lure name: Dartspin Company: A Band of Anglers (abandofanglers.com) Lure type: Soft plastic Sizes and colors: Available in a 5.5-inch model in 18 colors, including black ’n blue, green pepper, solid pearl, purple pearly, glow, copper mine and see-through clear gold. Target species: Largemouth and smallmouth...
‘Most incredible day’ gives Shane Lowry 4-shot lead at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The noise was unlike anything Shane Lowry ever heard on a golf course, no surprise at the first British Open in these parts in 68 years and an Irishman atop the leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Lowry didn’t get rattled Saturday. He only got better. Two straight...
Outdoors notices for July 21, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 136 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and 14 managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 200 targets. Ruffsdale (193), Hecla (191), Youngwood (191) and East Huntingdon (188) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (82.5)...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 girls lacrosse season
Winning a championship is a great feeling, but when a team captures a championship for the first time in school history, it’s an even greater accomplishment. The 2019 girls lacrosse season saw not one, but two programs lift WPIAL hardware for the first time. Your #WPIAL 3A girls lacrosse champions!...
Blackhawk’s Watson-Trent looks to bounce back after injury-shortened season
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park. When Zack Hayward first stepped into the weight room at Blackhawk...
Pitt adds walk-on guard K.J. Marshall to 2019-20 roster
K.J. Marshall, who played in three state high school championship games in North Carolina, has joined Pitt’s team as a freshman walk-on guard. Marshall, 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, was a high school teammate of Pitt sophomore Au’Diese Toney. Marshall averaged 9.5 and 9.4 points over the past two seasons, hit 84...
Steelers training camp preview: 5 positional battles to watch
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to report to training camp Thursday at Saint Vincent, they do so knowing that much of the roster is set. Such is the case for a veteran team that carries Super Bowl aspirations a year after missing the playoffs for the first time in five...
Steelers training camp preview: 3 players on the hot seat
One is coming off his worst NFL season. Another lost his starting job, confidence and a huge payday. The other is pushing for a bigger role in the offense. A look at three players on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who will be on the hot seat when training camp opens...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Diontae Spencer translate CFL success? What’s Cameron Sutton’s role?
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...
