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Tim Benz: Did the Patriots create a trade destination for Antonio Brown?
Buy into this one if you want. I’m all for taking a leap. If you don’t, though, I don’t blame you. Let me lay it out, and you make up your own mind. If one national report is right, the New England Patriots — of all teams — may have...
Tim Benz: Players say Penguins must ‘Embrace the Race’ to playoffs
So much for that sweep. In advance of this weekend’s back-to-back home games for the Penguins, I wrote that skating away with two victories was important for the organization. I wanted to see this 2018-19 Pens club — renowned for its sputtering inconsistency — to get on a roll akin...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer talk about Penguins’ line changes, playoff chances
It’s our weekly Sided.co hockey podcast with Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. Check him out on the broadcast tonight as he hosts in-game and post game of Penguins versus Devils. We discuss the logic behind some of Mike Sullivan’s line changes, the return of Justin Schultz, the playoff...
Pierre McGuire nearly takes puck to the face
You think your job is dangerous. Pierre McGuire, NBC hockey analyst, puts his life — well, his face — on the blue line every game. During NHL games he’s covering, McGuire can usually be found in a booth between the two teams’ benches. No glass. No protection. On Sunday night’s...
Quiet RJ Barrett shines in Zion Williamson’s shadow for No. 1 DukeVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — RJ Barrett leads the ACC in scoring. He just recorded Duke’s first triple-double in 13 years. And — as long as his roommate Zion Williamson is still around — he won’t have top billing for the top-ranked Blue Devils. That’s just fine with Barrett. “Him getting attention...
Pablo Reyes sets sights on super-utility role for PiratesVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. – Pablo Reyes reveled in his role as a September sensation. Now, he wants to prove to the Pittsburgh Pirates than he’s more than a one-month wonder. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle will be the first to say that, sometimes, Septembers are hard to read when a team is...
Big 12 leader Kansas State pulls away from struggling West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Barry Brown scored 21 points and No. 23 Kansas State beat West Virginia, 65-51, on Monday night to remain atop the Big 12 standings. A 14-0 run midway through the second half, led by a couple of 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their...
John Steigerwald: Players need to shut up, grow up and play
The word is that Antonio Brown and Steelers president Art Rooney II will meet face-to-face in Florida this week, possibly at Brown’s home. If so, the conversation could/should go something like this. ROONEY: Antonio, nice place you got here. Great view. Not sure if it was a good idea to...
College wrestling’s ‘passionate’ fan base prepares to descend upon PPG Paints Arena
Jennifer Tuscano has attended enough basketball tournaments to know how fans of that sport act. When a game ends and another is scheduled back-to-back, the gym empties. Fans from two schools head straight to the parking lot and two other groups take their place in the bleachers. Wrestling isn’t like...
Pitt, upcoming opponent Georgia Tech going through similar shooting woes
When Jeff Capel was a sophomore at Duke 24 years ago, he hit 3-pointers at an impressive rate of 46 percent. In today’s game, that would put him among the top-10 long-range shooters in the NCAA. Clearly, Pitt’s coach knows something about putting a basketball through the net. More than...
Playing 3rd-line center for Penguins can be tricky
As Monday’s trade deadline starts to come into focus, one aspect of this season’s annual NHL swap meet will be very different for Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford than last year’s. This time, he won’t be looking for a third-line center. Last year, anticipation for the Penguins adding a...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Marzolfs have strong showing at PAC swimming
Mallory Marzolf won on every day of the three-day Presidents’ Athletic Conference swimming and diving championships. Marzolf, a Deer Lakes graduate and sophomore at Chatham, defended her conference titles in the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 8.60 seconds), 100 backstroke (57.64 seconds) and 200 backstroke (2:06.07). The strong Marzolf performances...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent women secure top seed for PAC tourney
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship will go through Latrobe. Saint Vincent secured the top seed and home-court advantage for the tournament, set to run Monday through Saturday. The Bearcats (21-4, 15-1) get a double-bye — as does second-seeded Washington & Jefferson (18-7, 13-3) — to the semifinals, to...
WPGA holding 2019 rules of golf workshops
Golf has seen numerous rules changes implemented this year, and the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association will be conducting 10 Rules of Golf Workshops over the next three months explaining the 31 major changes. These workshops are to help educate golfers on the changes. All WPGA members are welcomed unless noted....
Tag season for the Steelers, Le’Veon Bell begins on Tuesday
Le’Veon Bell celebrated his 27th birthday Monday, and he’s searching for a belated gift that has eluded him the past two years: unrestricted free agency. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back has been trying to hit the open market since his four-year rookie contract expired after the 2016 season. Keeping him...
Weekend College Top 10: La Roche men achieve perfection
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. La Roche men’s basketball makes conference history Austin Hannes (Knoch) scored 16 points, helping the Redhawks rout Penn State Altoona, 95-61, on Saturday and become the first team in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference history to...
Former Westmoreland softball pitchers take quickly to Division I game
The adjustment period for a few area softball pitchers has been like their throwing speed on the radar gun: glove-popping fast. Freshmen Bailey Parshall, Meadow Uncapher and Dana Vatakis all have jumped into the pitching circle with urgency and efficiency. The former Westmoreland County stars are taking the momentum from...
Clint Hurdle’s message to Pirates: ‘Team-first mentality is real’Video
BRADENTON, Fla. – The Pittsburgh Pirates conducted their first full-squad workout of spring training on Monday at Pirate City, a day that manager Clint Hurdle calls his “favorite day of the spring, by far.” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting was present for practice, and spent time chatting with outfielders Starling Marte...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby picking up scoring pace, wins NHL honor
While Evgeni Malkin was stealing headlines with a four-goal weekend, Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Sidney Crosby was quietly piling up the points. Crosby was rewarded for his efforts when he was named the NHL’s third star of the week on Monday. Crosby had a goal and two assists in a 4-1...
Pirates sign right-hander Rookie Davis to minor-league deal
BRADENTON, Fla. – The Pittsburgh Pirates signed right-handed pitcher Rookie Davis on Monday to a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training. The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder Davis was selected in the 14th round of the 2011 MLB draft by the New York Yankees and traded to the Cincinnati Reds...
Steelers players to take part in NFLPA externship program
Four players on the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason roster are among the 66 players that have been accepted into the NFL Players Association’s externship program, which will take place over the next three weeks. Taking part from the Steelers are tight ends Christian Scotland-Williamson and Jake McGee, defensive back Malik Golden...
Duke reclaims No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tennessee falls to 5th
NEW YORK — Duke has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll. The Blue Devils earned 58 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to earn a third stint at the top this season. Duke climbed one spot to replace Tennessee, which had spent four weeks...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. pegs Georgia CB Deandre Baker to Steelers in 1st round of NFL Draft
Cornerback is a position the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to address early in the NFL Draft, and ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. thinks he has the perfect prospect for the organization. In his second mock draft of the offseason, Kiper has Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker going to the Steelers...
Hurricanes respond to Don Cherry’s ’bunch of jerks’ comment with new T-shirt
If your team gets called out by a talking head on TV, what do you do? Sell T-shirts. That’s how the Carolina Hurricanes responded Sunday afternoon after hockey commentator Don Cherry referred to the team as “a bunch of jerks.” The team introduced new shirts with the “Bunch of jerks”...
Kevin Gorman: Adam Frazier looks forward to starting at second for Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. Adam Frazier has played a handful of positions for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the infield and outfield but was in danger of becoming a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. Frazier showed he could play second base, shortstop and third base, as well as all three outfield positions but...
