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U mad, bro? Penguins fans salty, sarcastic, sad
Penguins fans are angry, resigned and sarcastic. What else would you expect in this week’s “U mad, bro?” A Twitter follower named @EbbyCalLaLoosh chimed in on a discussion I was having about what the Penguins should plan to do with their roster this offseason. “I’ll go ahead and guess 97%...
Tim Benz: Six-pack of thoughts on Steelers’ 2019 schedule
Here is a six-pack of thoughts after a quick first-look at the Steelers 2019 schedule. 1. Again? Really? The NFL is making the Steelers open in Foxborough, Mass., for “Sunday Night Football” on Sept. 8. On banner-raising night. Haven’t we suffered enough? That happened in 2002 to open Gillette Stadium...
Pirates top Tigers in 10 innings again
DETROIT — At this point, Clint Hurdle is probably used to managing for more than nine innings. Colin Moran hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. It was the second straight night Hurdle’s Pirates beat...
Steelers open season at Patriots in 1st of 5 prime-time games
The first team to win six Lombardi trophies will be on hand to witness the second franchise raise its record-tying championship banner. Thanks to the NFL schedule makers, the Steelers will open the 2019 season on Sunday, Sept. 8 in New England when the Patriots celebrate the sixth Lombardi Trophy...
Patriots: Rob Gronkowski dented Lombardi Trophy while using it for batting practice
You’ve heard of going out with a bang. Well, Rob Gronkowski is going out with a dent — or at least the New England Patriots’ sixth Lombardi Trophy is. Seriously. New England’s now-retired, Hall of Fame-bound tight end managed to create a baseball-sized dent in the treasure of Super Bowl...
Best, worst 4th-round picks of Kevin Colbert’s Steelers tenure
Editor’s note: This NFL draft will be the 20th under the eye of Steelers’ general manager Kevin Colbert. His two-decade tenure has produced two Super Bowls and a consistent playoff contender. Colbert’s drafts mostly reflect that. Like all NFL personnel men, though, he’s had some picks he’d like to have...
Pirates minor leaguer suspended 30 games for domestic violence
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Ji-Hwan Bae was suspended for 30 games for violating minor league baseball’s domestic violence policy. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the suspension will start Thursday. Bae agreed to a minor league contract in March 2018 for a $1.2 million signing bonus. He was accused by a...
Steelers’ 3 best, worst G/C draft picks in Kevin Colbert era
Editor’s note: This NFL Draft will be the 20th under the eye of Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. In conjunction with the Trib’s daily positional previews leading up to the April 25 start of the draft, we’ll look back at Colbert’s three best — and three worst — picks...
Pitt’s Gerald Drumgoole backs up his commitment, signs letter of intent
After verbally committing to Pitt in February, wing player Gerald Drumgoole signed his letter of intent Wednesday and will join the Panthers for the upcoming season. Drumgoole, 6-foot-6, 200 pounds, played last season at national powerhouse La Lumiere (Ind.), helping the team to a 29-1 record and runner-up finish in...
Browns 3 best, 3 worst draft picks of the past 5 years
Editor’s note: While much of the Trib’s coverage leading up to the April 25 start of the NFL draft will focus on the Steelers, we’ll also look at the league at large. Particularly, the Steelers’ divisional rivals. Between April 18-20, we’ll examine each of the three best – and three...
Duquesne gets commitment from 6-11 graduate transfer Baylee Steele
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot continued rebuilding a roster hit with transfers and injuries when 6-foot-11, 245-pound center Baylee Steele, a graduate transfer from Utah Valley, said he plans to enroll at the school. ????? pic.twitter.com/EyQFdewAHR— Baylee Steele (@Im_Baylee) January 9, 2019 Duquesne will be Steele’s fourth school after he spent...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Freeport grad Kelley has big week for Thiel softball
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference made its weekly award selections for softball Monday, and it had a pretty clear-cut choice for hitter of the week. Thiel senior Jess Kelley (Freeport) dominated at the plate in four games last week, going a combined 14 for 16 with a double, seven RBIs and...
Kevin Gorman: Penguins better make changes out of design, not disappointment
The Pittsburgh Penguins should be forewarned there is danger in disappointment, even more in running out of patience. It wasn’t just fans who sounded dangerously close to losing theirs with the disappointing way the Penguins played in a first-round sweep by the New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup playoffs....
Cox’s Educated Athletes First plans tour of Saint Vincent
Educated Athletes First, the nonprofit business owned and operated by former Jeannette football standout Demetrious Cox and his father, Dorsey, is making headway. Demetrious Cox, a defensive back with the Cincinnati Bengals, hopes to be a tour guide of sorts for aspiring college athletes and students, giving them, and their...
Salary cap situation makes Penguins roster moves inevitable
Given their performance in a first-round sweep by the New York Islanders and his track record as an active general manager, there is zero chance Jim Rutherford wants to go into next season with the same roster the Pittsburgh Penguins used at the end of this year. Factoring in the...
Wisconsin LB Andrew Van Ginkel visits with Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the predraft visit process Wednesday by hosting a linebacker who has a knack for getting after the quarterback. The Steelers hosted Wisconsin’s Andrew Van Ginkel, who projects as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. The 6-foot-3, 241-pound Van Ginkel played at three schools. He started...
5 areas Penguins need to improve to be contenders again
Sitting in his locker stall moments after his team was swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin said it was difficult for him to talk about how the team needed to improve to regain its championship form. He...
Steelers reportedly will open season at Patriots in prime time
The Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2019 regular season on Sept. 8 at New England, with the Patriots raising their sixth championship banner, according to a report by The Athletic. The Patriots tied the Steelers by winning a sixth Lombardi Trophy in February when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss what’s next for Penguins after Islanders sweep
Tim Benz and Mark Madden wrap up the Penguins’ season after the Islanders completed a first-round sweep with a 3-1 win Tuesday night. The guys discuss which players might be on the trading block, how much the coaching staff is to blame, how much certain players are to blame and...
Dolphins’ Ryan Fitzpatrick blames offseason cake regimen for extra weight
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick blamed too much cake in the offseason for some extra ponds as he showed up at the team’s first practice. “I’m in peak offseason form,” answered Fitzpatrick when asked about his weight after Tuesday’s voluntary practice. Fans and trolls have made an issue of some...
The other side: From Islanders, no trash talk necessary after sweeping Penguins
Some of the quotes coming out the Penguins locker room were illuminating. The same could be said about comments in the Islanders room. New York finished off a sweep of the Penguins last night. And trash talk was minimal because when you beat a team that easily, is it necessary?...
NFL Draft C/G breakdown: Oklahoma’s Cody Ford top optionVideo
The NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Each day leading up to the first round, the Tribune-Review is compiling a positional preview of the top draft prospects. Today: Guards/Centers 1. Cody Ford Oklahoma, 6-4, 329 Ford played guard and tackle at Oklahoma, but he is projected to move...
Steelers unlikely to spend premium draft pick at center, guard
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted a guard was in 2012, when David DeCastro fell to them with the No. 24 overall pick. The last time the Steelers selected a center was in 2010, when Maurkice Pouncey was the No. 18 player off the board. Clarification: Those two seasons...
First call: Ex-Pirates Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows dominating with Tampa Bay
Glasnow’s game Two of the biggest reasons why the Tampa Bay Rays are in first place in the American League East are former Pirates. Specifically, the two players Tampa got in exchange for Chris Archer: Tyler Glasnow and Austin Meadows. Glasnow improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night, getting a win...
Islanders’ structure, discipline helped exploit Penguins’ flaws
The Penguins season is over a lot earlier than we expected. And there are many reasons why. So let’s take a look at all of them in our final Peguins Sided.co podcast of the 2018-19 season. Tribune-Review beat writer Jonathan Bombulie joins me to discuss how the Islanders managed to...
