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Tim Benz: Love or hate the Yankees, they made baseball about baseball at PNC Park again — for 2 nights, anyway
As he came up through the Pittsburgh Pirates system, Clay Holmes had been told how electric PNC Park could be when it was sold out for a big game. He just needed to come back as a New York Yankee on Tuesday night to finally experience it in person. “When...
Pitching to Yankees’ power hitters in 9th inning ‘scary’ for Pirates infielder Josh VanMeter
Josh VanMeter understood the assignment, even if the idea of a position player pitching to a New York Yankees lineup loaded with power hitters made him uncomfortable. With the Pittsburgh Pirates trailing the Yankees by double digits in the ninth inning, the starting second baseman took the mound and threw...
Mark Madden: With Kris Letang re-signed in win-now move, Penguins might as well keep Evgeni Malkin, too
Within the context of the Penguins’ desire to win now, GM Ron Hextall couldn’t have done better with Kris Letang’s new contract. The dollar figure of $36.6 million is shockingly low. Letang unquestionably would have commanded more in free agency. I overestimated his mercenary streak. But Letang never has been...
Yankees pummel Pirates by blasting 6 homers, including a pair of grand slams
After scoring their first two runs by playing small ball, the New York Yankees reminded everyone what the Bronx Bombers do best. Josh Donaldson and Joey Gallo hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning and Kyle Higashioka added a solo shot in the seventh but the biggest blast belonged...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds shut out Indy Eleven
Albert Dikwa scored in the 79th minute to give Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC a 1-0 victory over Indy Eleven (6-8-3) on Wednesday night at Highmark Stadium. It was Dikwa’s sixth goal of the season. Jahmali Waite made one save and recorded his second straight shutout. The Riverhounds’ Dane Kelly also set...
NASCAR champ Kyle Larson rallies to win dirt track race in Western Pa.
Brent Marks chased down Kyle Larson and passed him for the win twice during PA Speedweek last week in Central Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, it was Larson who was the hunter, and he was able to get by Marks on his way to a $25,000 payday at the Don Martin Memorial...
Carns’ home run rallies Unity to sweep of Yough in District 31 playoffs
Landon Carns probably hasn’t had a better two days playing baseball. Tuesday, Carns used his glove to carry Unity past Yough in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs. Wednesday, he used his bat. Carns clubbed a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, part of...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2022: Aaron Shackelford belts 3-run homer in Curve victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-40) lost to Iowa (Cubs), 4-1. Iowa scored three runs in the top of the ninth. CF Travis Swaggerty (.270) hit a solo homer for the Indians’ lone run. DH Ji-hwan Bae (.313) was 2 for 4. 2B Kevin Newman (.396) and SS Rodolfo Castro (.217) also had...
Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL DraftVideo
Rather than tip his hand on who the Montreal Canadiens plan to select with the first pick in the NHL Draft, general manager Kent Hughes joked they’ll end up with all three of Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and West Mifflin native Logan Cooley. If the Canadiens want to make a...
10 players the Penguins could take with the 21st pick
MONTREAL — The Pittsburgh Penguins currently are scheduled to pick No. 21 overall in the first round of the NHL Draft on Thursday. It’s highly unlikely that the player they will choose will make an impact in the NHL next season (or in any immediately successive seasons). But he will...
Apollo native Flick rides hot streak into Don Martin Silver Cup at Lernerville
AJ Flick has been on a tear this season at Lernerville Speedway, and that hasn’t happened by chance. A year after going winless, Flick and his team went to work over the winter to make improvements, and they seemed to have figured out the right combination. Flick, an Apollo native...
After achieving dream with Yankees, Manny Banuelos embraces chance to pitch for Pirates
Manny Banuelos achieved a career goal when he appeared in four games for the New York Yankees last month, but the 31-year-old pitcher understood he wasn’t in their long-term plans. So Banuelos embraced the opportunity to pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who acquired him Sunday in a trade for cash...
Lefty Dillon Peters could be close to returning to Pirates after another rehab appearance
Dillon Peters could be close to returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the left-handed reliever will be reassessed after he makes another scheduled pitching appearance on his rehabilitation assignment for Triple-A Indianapolis. After making two appearances at Double-A Altoona, Peters pitched a scoreless inning Monday against the Iowa Cubs in...
Penguins to open 2022-23 season at home vs. Coyotes
MONTREAL — The NHL released its 2022-23 schedule Wednesday. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, they will open the season with a home contest against the Arizona Coyotes on Oct. 13 at PPG Paints Arena. Their longest road trip of the season comes early as they will embark on a five-game swing...
NASCAR penalizes driver Noah Gragson for intentional Road America crashVideo
NASCAR on Wednesday penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson, who turns 24 later this month, was docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course...
Penguins GM Ron Hextall optimistic over re-signing defenseman Kris Letang
MONTREAL — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall expressed quite a bit of optimism that he will be able to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Kris Letang. As far as the Penguins’ other franchise pillar scheduled to go to market July 13, forward Evgeni Malkin, Hextall’s tone was considerably...
Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53
MONTREAL — Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not...
Carlow athletics moving from NAIA to Division III
Reduced travel, less expenses and fewer missed classes were among the reasons Carlow University decided to make the move to NCAA Division III. The private Catholic school in Oakland is leaving the NAIA and is headed for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference starting in 2022-23. Carlow, an NAIA member since...
During ‘other’ 1982 championship run, Michael Jordan led USA Basketball past Yugoslavia
RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year. Far less known, but at the time equally as important, Jordan helped the United States restore its claim...
Latrobe grad Zach Kokoska riding hot streak for Single-A Grizzlies
June did not start the way Zach Kokoska had hoped. After seeing his batting average rise to .231 in early May, the Fresno Grizzlies outfielder and designated hitter went 4 for 26 in his first eight games of June and saw his average dip to .192. But the minor leaguer...
Browns trade QB Baker Mayfield to Panthers
CLEVELAND — From being drafted first to dumped four years later, Baker Mayfield’s wild four-year ride in Cleveland is over. The No. 1 overall pick in 2018, Mayfield was traded Wednesday by the Browns, who moved on from the divisive quarterback months ago and finally sent him to the Carolina...
Simon Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Wout van Aert keeps Tour lead
ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT, France — Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, and Wout van Aert clung to the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. The big winner though was Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar, who kick-started his bid...
Hampered Rafael Nadal gets past Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon; Nick Kyrgios next
WIMBLEDON, England — Wincing from abdominal pain, unable to ply his customary relentless style of tennis, Rafael Nadal worried that he might need to stop playing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz. Up in the Centre Court stands, Nadal’s father was waving his arms, motioning to the 22-time Grand...
Former champion Simona Halep back in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England — In a roundabout way, Simona Halep is finally getting a chance to defend her Wimbledon title. And she’s picking up right where she left off. Halep won the title at the grass-court Grand Slam in 2019, but she missed a chance to play as reigning champion in...
‘Most stressful thing’ in tennis creates angst at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Imagine this happening in your line of work: Posted online and regularly updated for the entire world to see is an objective, black-and-white assessment of how you’ve been faring over the past 52 weeks, how you compare to your colleagues and competitors and how your current status...
