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Penguins trade defenseman John Marino to DevilsVideo
On Wednesday, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall acknowledged he would have to jettison one of the nine NHL-caliber defensemen he had under contract. On Saturday, he did so. Right-handed John Marino, who never quite lived up to the promise he showed as a rookie in 2019-20, was traded to...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Barry Bonds belongs in Pirates’ inaugural Hall of Fame class
The Pittsburgh Pirates are starting an in-house Hall of Fame. The initial inductees get unveiled Sept. 3 before the Pirates’ home game vs. Toronto. This illustrates the Pirates’ two primary philosophies: “Don’t look here, look over there” and “Here’s a reason to buy a ticket besides lousy baseball.” The first...
Penguins sign 1st-rounder Owen Pickering to entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Owen Pickering to a three-year entry-level contract Saturday. According Cap Friendly, the contract will carry a salary cap hit of $950,000. Pickering was the team’s first-round pick (No. 21 overall) at the NHL Draft earlier this month. The contract will begin when Pickering commences his...
Murrysville’s Owen Sinclair belts 3 homers in Junior Legion championship game
Owen Sinclair had a memorable game July 11 in the Westmoreland County Youth Legion championship finals. One he’ll always remember. Sinclair had three home runs, drove in six runs and helped Murrysville defeat Penn Township, 8-2, to win the title. All three of his home runs went over the center...
Fox Chapel’s Patrick Monteverde’s baseball journey in high gear in High-A ball
Patrick Monteverde took an unusual path toward becoming a Major League Baseball draft choice. So it’s only proper that a possible road to Miami winds through Beloit, Wisc. The 2016 Fox Chapel graduate is currently pitching – and pitching well – for the Beloit SkyCarp, a High-A affiliate of the...
Hard-throwing Kumar Rocker ready for his second MLB draft
TROY, N.Y. — Kumar Rocker is ready for a second go-round in the MLB draft. A year after he was the lone first-round pick to not sign with a team, the hard-throwing right-hander and former Vanderbilt star is fresh from a brief professional tune-up that has him on track to...
Penguins prospect Tristan Broz moves past a rough freshman seasonVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Tristan Broz is as Minnesota as a Minnesotan can get. First, as a high schooler, he suited up for the Blake School and played for Rob McClanahan, a member of the 1980 United States Olympic team and a vaunted son of the self-titled State of Hockey....
‘You can’t outsmart the draft’: Pirates focus on best player available with No. 4 overall pick
When it comes to the MLB Draft, Ben Cherington isn’t sharing any secrets. The Pittsburgh Pirates general manager kept draftniks guessing over which prep shortstop would he would select with the first overall pick last year before pulling a surprise by taking Louisville catcher Henry Davis. The Pirates signed Davis...
Steelers 2-a-days: Former camp phenom Tuzar Skipper is back, Benny Snell again a backup RB
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 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, two per day, between June 11...
Pirates pitchers suffer rocky outings in 13-2 loss to Colorado
Derek Shelton wanted to give his bullpen a break Friday night after he called on a relief pitcher 14 times during the four-game series in Miami that included two that went into extra innings. The plan didn’t work out the way Shelton hoped. Starting pitcher Jose Quintana was a good...
Pirates farm report for July 15, 2022: Aaron Shackelford homers twice for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-45) was outslugged by Columbus (Guardians), 9-7. CF Greg Allen (hamstring), playing on a rehab assignment, went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer. DH Carter Bins (.197) went 1 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. RHP Osvaldo Bido (1-6, 5.54) started and went four innings,...
Corey LaJoie wants to prove strong end at Atlanta was no fluke
LOUDON, N.H. — Ten years ago, Corey LaJoie won more races in a NASCAR regional series season than Chase Elliott. LaJoie even won more races that season than Kyle Larson. LaJoie finished as runner-up — just 16 points back — to Larson in the season points standings. Larson wrapped up...
Chez Reavie has late eagle, leads Barracuda ChampionshipVideo
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Chez Reavie holed a long chip shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and took a three-point lead Friday in the Barracuda Championship. Reavie had a 19-point round in the modified Stableford scoring system event at Tahoe Mountain Club, getting five points for the eagle and...
British Open notes: Former champs at St. Andrews all miss cut
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The last four British Open champions who won their titles on the Old Course missed the cut at St. Andrews on Friday. Zach Johnson (2015), Louis Oosthuizen (2010), Tiger Woods (2005, 2000) and John Daly (1995) all finished over par after two rounds. The cut was...
MLB to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle lawsuitVideo
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial. An early estimate is that perhaps 20,000 players could share the money....
Richie Incognito retires after turbulent 15-year NFL career
HENDERSON, Nev. — Four-time Pro Bowl guard Richie Incognito has retired after a turbulent 15-year NFL career. Incognito announced the decision Friday at the headquarters of the Las Vegas Raiders. The 39-year-old played his final three seasons with the Raiders. He also had two stints with the Buffalo Bills and...
Lawyer: 30 women settle Deshaun Watson-related claims against Texans
HOUSTON — Thirty women who had accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations their former star quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions have settled their legal claims against the team, their attorney said Friday. The terms of the settlements between...
Pittsburgh street named after W.Va., Brashear football standout Major HarrisVideo
The irony of having a Pittsburgh street named after a West Virginia Mountaineer football star was not lost on those who showed up for a special ceremony Friday in the Hill District. But everyone seemed to be in agreement that the honor bestowed on former Brashear High School quarterback Major...
Emotional exit for Woods, big chance for Smith at St. AndrewsVideo
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods made an early and emotional departure Friday from the British Open, possibly for the last time at St. Andrews. Cameron Smith can only wonder if the 150th Open will be his arrival as an undisputed elite player. Smith already won The Players Championship this...
Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic golds
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time. The International Olympic Committee announced the change Friday on...
LIV defectors in contention for claret jug at British OpenVideo
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Golf’s breakaway bunch have turned, it seems, into a band of brothers. The rebels who have created a major rift in the world of golf by defecting to the Saudi-funded LIV series are working together for a common cause at the British Open this week. “Everybody,...
Pirates send slumping Jack Suwinski to Triple-A Indianapolis
The Jack Suwinski story that includes more home runs than anyone on the Pittsburgh Pirates active roster is on pause. The Pirates optioned Suwinski to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday while he’s in the midst of an 0-for-29 slump that began with his last at-bat against the New York Yankees on...
Scherzer, Harper, others discuss how NL DH rule changes gameVideo
Max Scherzer misses hitting. He misses pitching to pitchers. And yet the New York Mets right-hander is just fine with the full-time addition of the designated hitter to the National League as of this season, nearly 50 years after the American League adopted it. “The biggest benefit,” the three-time Cy...
Ticket surcharge to help pay for bigger scoreboard at PNC Park
The owners of PNC Park and the Pittsburgh Pirates have reached an agreement to bring a larger scoreboard and video screen to the North Shore stadium. At a Sports & Exhibition Authority meeting Thursday, the SEA authorized a $1 surcharge to all tickets sold at PNC Park that will cover...
Riverhounds name Robert Morris grad new club president
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have their new president. Jeff Garner, a 1999 Robert Morris graduate, returns to the Pittsburgh area to head up the organization. The Riverhounds announced the hiring of the veteran sports executive Thursday. Garner owns experience both in the USL Championship and in the Western Pennsylvania market. “We’re...
