Sports category, Page 2034
Will lack of practice time hurt Steelers’ chances of getting off to fast start?Video
James Conner was answering a question about the running back position for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His words, though, spoke about a big-picture goal for the 2020 season. “We have to start fast,” Conner said last week on a video call with reporters. “We need to be ready at all times....
Pirates All-Star Josh Bell calls this an ‘awesome opportunity’ for athletes to voice injusticesVideo
In a radio roundtable discussion on racial and social injustice, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star first baseman Josh Bell called for police accountability, voting for candidates who push for reform and said this is “an awesome opportunity” for athletes of all races to come together and voice their concerns so “real change...
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says he’s “embarrassed as a white person”Video
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he’s “embarrassed as a white person” that George Floyd could die in such a “nonchalant” manner. The 71-year-old Popovich addressed Floyd’s death in a video released Saturday by the Spurs as part of the team’s #SpursVoices social media series. Floyd...
Iowa strength coach put on leave amid racism allegationsVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been placed on administrative leave after several black former players posted on social media about what they described as systemic racism in the program. Head coach Kirk Ferentz made the announcement Saturday night, calling it “a defining...
Honor A. P. wins Santa Anita Derby; Improbable takes Gold CupVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — Honor A. P. won the $400,000 Santa Anita Derby by 2 3/4 lengths Saturday to move into the Kentucky Derby picture. Ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Honor A. P. ran 1 1/8 miles in 1 minute, 48.97 seconds and paid $6.40, $2.60 and $2.20. It...
Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gymnastics title, dies at 64Video
Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, has died. He was 64. Thomas’ family said he died Friday. He had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem. “Yesterday, I lost my universe, my best...
NBA offers clarity on tiebreakers with uneven scheduleVideo
MIAMI — The NBA has told teams that playoff seeding will be based on winning percentage, and that any tiebreakers necessary after that will follow the usual procedures. It was an issue that needed clarity because the 22 teams that will be going to the Disney complex near Orlando, Fla.,...
NBA coaches Spoelstra, Clifford say league, players can help initiate changeVideo
MIAMI — The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish a season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining teams to play more than 150 more games and for the league to eventually crown a champion. Coaches are seeing potentially a bigger purpose as well....
Colin Kaepernick: Timeline of a gesture and its echoesVideo
Colin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year he led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Soon after, he was gone from...
Mix of excitement, anxiety as Derry prepares to start Westmoreland County Baseball League action
Derry Legion baseball manager Joe Lynch is as eager as he is nervous to see a return of summer baseball. The revamped Westmoreland County American League Baseball, a slight deviation from the District 31 league that will return in 2021, is set to begin next weekend. New safety guidelines will...
NASCAR looks to steer clear of protests over George Floyd
HAMPTON, Ga. — NASCAR has a checkered racial history. From an affinity for Confederate flags among the fan base to a driver losing his job just this season for casually uttering a racial slur, the good ol’ boys have never been known for diversity. Maybe it’s not surprising this mostly...
Pitt adds Georgia cornerback Khalil Anderson to class of 2021
Pitt continued to stockpile high school seniors Friday, adding two defensive backs to its 16-man class of 2021. Two years ago, Pitt didn’t get its first verbal commitment until June 10. COMMITTED #Hail2Pitt ?? pic.twitter.com/gSPxv1sB48— Khalil Anderson ✞ (@_KhalilAnderson) June 6, 2020 Cornerback Khalil Anderson of Riverwood High School in...
Penguins A to Z: Bryan Rust becomes a point-per-game playerVideo
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Bryan Rust Position: Right winger...
Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 86: Hines Ward came up all smiles for Steelers in best gameVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 86: Hines Ward Whether for his joyful jump into the end zone in Super Bowl XL or one of the vicious crackbacks that earned...
Steelers’ most expensive free agent, Steven Nelson, might turn out to be one of bestVideo
It was an on-field partnership forged in an unconventional way, at least relative to virtually every one that preceded it in Pittsburgh Steelers history. They are a pairing not put together via the draft or by way of trade. But the signings of Joe Haden and Steven Nelson have provided...
Piecing together a decent rotation could prove problematic for Pirates
Since trading Gerrit Cole, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been searching for an ace for their pitching staff. After losing Jameson Taillon to Tommy John surgery and Chris Archer to neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, they are faced with a more daunting challenge. Forget finding an ace. The Pirates will have...
NFL commissioner Goodell says league was wrong for not listening to players on racial issuesVideo
NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest. One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made...
Bill Cowher surprises Carlynton grads with virtual commencement speech
Graduating from high school during a pandemic has eliminated many of the traditional trappings associated with the annual ceremony, but there is a bright side. When schools turn graduation into a virtual occasion, they are sometimes able to secure commencement speakers who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to attend in...
Michael Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justiceVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of “ensuring racial...
Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to goVideo
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone. Politicians, team owners and fellow players criticized him, fans burned his jersey, and he was booed even at home. Four years later, his protest...
Former MLB player from Fayette County dies
Lawrence Donald “Bobby” Locke grew up in the small coal patch community of Rowes Run in Fayette County. He was one of 10 children of the late John and Anna Misenko Locke and a star football and baseball player for Redstone High School who pitched the Hawks to a 1-0...
Bushy Run eager to play ball again but still looking for home field
A Westmoreland County league champion in two of the last three years, Bushy Run is eager to start the summer baseball season. There is one slight problem: The team does not have a home field — yet. “We play in about a little more than week, so it’s tough,” manager...
With statewide American Legion season called off, another local league hoping to start soon
Another area group is planning to hold a season for teams that would have normally played American Legion baseball this summer in Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette and Allegheny counties. The Western Pennsylvania Baseball League hopes to begin play with exhibition games June 13. The regular season will open June 17. According...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 87: Sidney Crosby’s obsession makes him hockey’s greatest
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 87: Sidney Crosby The reason he wears these digits define the Penguins captain in many ways. He is obsessive. Born Aug. 7, 1987, Crosby...
Central Valley safety Stephon Hall chooses Pitt
Stephon Hall’s path to a Pitt scholarship started six months ago. In Central Valley’s victory against Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game, Hall picked off two passes in the fourth quarter and helped stop the Quips’ 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to nail down a 13-12 victory. Three...
