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Steelers 2-a-days: Chris Oladokun no ordinary QB4; Gunner Olszewski signed to return kicks
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 farm report for July 8, 2022: Mason Martin homers in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-41) scored seven runs in the third inning and beat Iowa (Cubs), 7-2. 1B Mason Martin (.202) went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer, his 13th. C Carter Bins (.211) went 2 for 3 with a homer, his fourth. LF Travis Swaggerty (.274) went 2 for 4...
Pirates’ base-running blunder, JT Brubaker’s control problems lead Brewers to 4-3 victory
Baseballs coming off Pittsburgh Pirates bats and finding grass in the outfield were exceedingly rare Friday night at American Family Field. Odd as it may seem, the sixth and final hit actually resulted in the last out of the game and Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-3 victory. Down 4-2, the Pirates confronted...
Nneka Ogwumike, WNBA continue push for Brittney Griner’s releaseVideo
CHICAGO — Brittney Griner is “the fun aunt,” according to Nneka Ogwumike. She is resilient and kind, Ogwumike said. A fellow daughter of Texas, and Ogwumike’s father’s favorite player. Speaking Friday ahead of the WNBA’s All-Star festivities in Chicago, Ogwumike focused more on Griner’s humanity than her playing ability as...
British Open at St. Andrews all about adding to rich history
History alone sets the British Open apart from the other majors. Stage it at St. Andrews, and it becomes a celebration as much as a championship. More than 500 years of legend and lore never gets old. It’s what led Jack Nicklaus to say so famously years ago: “When the...
Column: Colleges pursue almighty dollar, but at what cost?
Kyle Kallander has a unique perspective on the latest round of chaos in college athletics. As the final commissioner of the late, great Southwest Conference, he knows nothing is sacred. Certainly not these days, when everyone is chasing the almighty dollar more than ever. History and tradition? Those terms carry...
Steven Alker takes share of lead in Senior Players Championship
AKRON, Ohio — Steven Alker shot a bogey-free 4-under-par 66 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship with Joe Durant, Tim Petrovic and Alex Cejka. A three-time winner this season and the Charles Schwab Cup points leader, Alker had three straight birdies...
Cameron Tringale holds steady against wind, leads Scottish Open by 3
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Cameron Tringale finally saw The Renaissance Club in windy weather and held his own Friday to stay three shots ahead in the Scottish Open as he tries to win for the first time in his 13th year on the PGA Tour. Tringale stayed on track after...
Semifinal schedules set for District 31 American Legion Baseball playoffs
District 31 American Legion Baseball playoffs are scheduled to resume Saturday with two semifinal round games. Regular-season champion Latrobe will play host to rival Unity at 2 p.m at Legion Keener Field. Game 2 of the best-of-three series will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whitney. Latrobe opened the playoffs...
Western Pa. golf notebook: Nick Turowski places 2nd in state Junior event
Penn-Trafford rising junior Nick Turowski was disappointed with his performance in the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Junior Tournament when he failed to defend his title. But Turowski learned from that experience and rebounded with a second-place finish in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Junior Tournament on June 27-28 at Hershey Country...
Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani to start MLB All-Star Game
Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels were elected Friday to start in the July 19 All-Star Game along with outfielders Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the host Dodgers. Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk and Miami second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. were voted to start as first-time...
Penguins stick to best available approach on Day 2 of NHL DraftVideo
MONTREAL — The Penguins’ approach to the NHL Draft at Bell Centre wasn’t anything unique, bold or daring. If anything, it was safe, reliable and cliched. “We stuck to that best player available approach,” said Nick Pryor, the Penguins’ director of amateur scouting. After selecting Swift Current Broncos defenseman Owen...
Novak Djokovic moves into 8th Wimbledon final; will face Nick KyrgiosVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It’s not that he wants to fall behind in matches, of course. It’s that when he does, he knows how to deal with it. “It’s amazing how the whole game can fall apart, really, just...
4-star defensive back flips commitment from Alabama to Penn State
After receiving bad news on two fronts Thursday, the Penn State football team received good recruiting news Friday when Elliot Washington, a four-star defensive back from Venice High School in Florida, flipped his commitment from Alabama to the Nittany Lions. Washington is listed by 247Sports and and Rivals as a...
Pirates reinstate Kevin Newman from injured list
Kevin Newman is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates active roster for the first time since April 26. What’s more, he was in the starting lineup at second base for Friday’s game against the Brewers. Newman played in only 14 games this season, driving in eight runs with a .250 batting...
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball roster includes 11 new faces, 4 starters
Keeping up with a growing trend in college basketball, Robert Morris will have 11 newcomers on its 16-man roster at the start of the 2022-23 season. Nonetheless, coach Andy Toole will lean heavily on four returning starters. One of them, graduate student Kahliel Spear, started all 32 games last season....
Goalie carousel continues spinning on Day 2 of NHL DraftVideo
MONTREAL — When Brian MacLellan declared his intention to change up the Washington Capitals’ goaltending situation, the seasoned general manager knew he was joining a crowded market given how many teams already had the same need. It didn’t matter. He made a move anyway to trade a goalie and create...
Plum native Pat McAfee signs extension with WWE
Pat McAfee continues to expand his post-NFL resume. The 2005 Plum grad and former punter for the Indianapolis Colts has developed a loyal following for the Pat McAfee Show, which has nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube. On Thursday, he signed a multiyear extension with WWE. BREAKING NEWS: @PatMcAfeeShow has...
Penguins draft forward Luke Devlin in 6th round
MONTREAL — In the sixth round of the NHL draft, the Penguins selected forward Luke Devlin (No. 182 overall). A native of Memphis, Tenn., Devlin spent most of the 2021-22 season with St. Andrews College, a high school team based in Aurora, Ontario. In 44 games, he scored 47 points...
Penguins trade forward Liam Gorman, draft defenseman Nolan Collins
MONTREAL — The Penguins dealt away forward prospect Liam Gorman to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a sixth-round pick (No. 167 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. With that selection, they chose defenseman Nolan Collins of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves. In 65 games last season, Collins, 18,...
Penguins select forward Zam Plante in 5th round
MONTREAL — In the fifth round (No. 150 overall) of the NHL draft, the Penguins selected forward Zam Plante. With Hermantown High School (Minn.) last season, Plante appeared in 22 games and scored 64 points (24 goals, 40 assists). He also played in 31 games for the United States Hockey...
Penguins select Russian goaltender Sergei Murashov in 4th roundVideo
MONTREAL — With their first pick of the second day of the NHL Draft, the Penguins selected Russian goaltender Sergei Murashov with the 118th overall selection in the fourth round. Murashov, 18, appeared in 41 games for Loko-76 Yaroslavl of Russia’s top junior league, the Molodyozhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL), last...
Penguins GM Ron Hextall ‘chipping away’ at new contract for forward Evgeni Malkin
MONTREAL — Penguins general manager Ron Hextall is far from certain he’ll be able to re-sign pending unrestricted free-agent forward Evgeni Malkin. But that’s nothing new. He felt the same way about defenseman Kris Letang as well before re-signing him earlier in the week. “I wasn’t confident in Kris the...
Analysis: Nadal leaves Wimbledon hurt, like Federer in 2021
WIMBLEDON, England — It was impossible not to think ahead, to what awaits Rafael Nadal, while watching him sigh as he discussed how “very sad” he was about pulling out of the Wimbledon semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. It was impossible not to think back to just a...
After historic Pitt career, Kenny Pickett named ACC Male Athlete of the Year
Kenny Pickett signed his Pittsburgh Steelers rookie contract more than two weeks ago, but one more honor from his remarkable Pitt career rolled in Friday. Pickett was named the 2022 ACC Male Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced. He is Pitt’s first ACC Athlete of the Year since...
