Sports category, Page 1280
Pirates farm report for June 5, 2022: Dylan Shockley’s walk-off single lifts Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-26) had its game at Omaha (Royals) postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be made up at a later date. The Indians play again at Omaha from Sept. 6-11. Next: Tuesday vs. Columbus (Guardians), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 25-26) beat Bowie (Orioles), 3-2, on a walk-off...
Minjee Lee wins U.S. Women’s Open, largest winner’s prize in LPGA historyVideo
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — The awesome Aussie would not be denied. Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles on Sunday to earn $1.8 million, the largest payout in the history of women’s golf. Lee closed with an even-par 71 to finish...
Logano outlasts Kyle Busch in wild NASCAR race in St. LouisVideo
MADISON, Ill. — Joey Logano watched helplessly as Kyle Busch drove away from him on a late restart Sunday, seemingly ending his hopes of delivering a much-needed win for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. Kevin Harvick’s wreck with five laps left gave...
Quin Snyder ends his tenure as Jazz coach after 8 seasons
Quin Snyder guided the Utah Jazz to six consecutive playoff appearances, was an NBA coach of the year finalist just last season and won nearly 60% of his games with the franchise. And he’s decided that was enough. Snyder resigned Sunday as coach of the Jazz, ending an eight-year run...
Palat’s late goal lifts Lightning over Rangers, back into seriesVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Just when it appeared the New York Rangers might be ready to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning showed they were nowhere near finished. Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored to wipe out a two-goal deficit, and Ondrej...
Horschel’s big eagle secures a big win at the MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Billy Horschel had a five-shot lead and a good gameplan for the Memorial that he had learned by watching tournament host Jack Nicklaus and five-time winner Tiger Woods. There was no need to try anything special on a course playing as tough as Muirfield Village. And when...
Former Pirates 1st-round pick Travis Swaggerty pumped to get call-up, ready for MLB debut
Travis Swaggerty was getting dressed in his Indianapolis Indians uniform Saturday when he felt a tap on the shoulder. Manager Miguel Perez wanted to see the outfielder into his office. “He talked to me about (how) I was playing well and what I can improve on and all that,” Swaggerty...
Cal Mitchell’s 1st major league homer boosts Pirates to shutout of Diamondbacks
Sundays are Kids Days at PNC Park, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Pittsburgh Pirates relied on their rookies. Cal Mitchell crushed his first major-league home run, Jack Suwinski hit a pair of doubles and Diego Castillo drove him in with a sacrifice fly as the Pirates...
Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron wins Selke Trophy for record 5th timeVideo
Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for a record-breaking fifth time. The honor unveiled Sunday before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final could be Bergeron’s last if he decides to retire on the verge of his 37th birthday. He does...
Ukraine misses out on World Cup after losing to Wales
CARDIFF, Wales — Ukraine missed out on qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday after the war-disrupted team was beaten 1-0 by Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales captain Gareth...
Diamondbacks claim Cole Tucker off waivers, ending former 1st-rounder’s tenure with Pirates
Cole Tucker, the former Pittsburgh Pirates first-round pick who was designated for assignment Monday, was claimed off waivers Sunday by the Arizona Diamondbacks. It’s a homecoming for Tucker, 25, who was drafted No. 24 overall as a shortstop out of Mountain Pointe High School in 2014 and makes his offseason...
Derek Watt waiting for another chance to expand role of fullback in Steelers offense
As the Pittsburgh Steelers try to improve a running game that has ranked no higher than No. 29 in rushing yards over the past four seasons, they have committed to several changes. They switched offensive coordinators after the 2020 season. They used a first-round pick on Najee Harris in 2021,...
Champ at 19, champ at 36: Nadal earns 14th French Open title
Rafael Nadal’s painful left foot was numbed by multiple injections to two nerves throughout the French Open, the only way he has found to deal with a chronic condition he acknowledges puts his tennis future in doubt. At any other tournament, Nadal said, he would not have persisted through what...
After latest gaffes, Pirates option Rodolfo Castro to make room for OF Travis Swaggerty
The arrival of one Pittsburgh Pirates rookie came at the expense of another, as infielder Rodolfo Castro was optioned Sunday to Triple-A Indianapolis to make room on the roster for outfielder Travis Swaggerty one day after making a pair of costly gaffes against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Castro, 23, batted .197...
Penguins A to Z: Alex D’Orio’s opportunity may have passedVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Avalanche win again, push Oilers to brink of elimination
EDMONTON, Alberta — J.T. Compher came out of the penalty box to give Colorado the lead with 7:18 left and the Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Called for tripping Leon Draisaitl just three minutes after Ryan...
Pirates farm report for June 4, 2022: Oneil Cruz hits 8th homer in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-26) gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh and lost to Omaha (Royals), 7-6. SS Oneil Cruz (.223) went 2 for 4 with a lead-off home run, his eighth. DH Bligh Madris (.265) was 2 for 4 with a homer, his fifth. 2B Hoy Park...
Riverhounds settle for draw with Detroit after disallowed goal, defensive lapse
In their previous two home matches, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds searched for a second goal but couldn’t muster one and hung on for one-goal victories. They thought they got that all-important second goal late in the first half of Saturday’s game with Detroit City, but Jelani Peters’ header was waved off...
Billy Horschel plays bogey-free, builds 5-shot lead at PGA MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Billy Horschel is more concerned with the way he is playing than the size of his lead in the Memorial. Either way, he’s in good shape going into the final round. On a Muirfield Village course that is getting increasingly firmer, Horschel hasn’t made a bogey since...
Minjee Lee shoots 67, opens 3-shot lead in U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Minjee Lee appears to be on mission. The 26-year-old Australian shot a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over American Mina Harigae into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. “My approach (Sunday) is going to be the same as the last...
Warriors remain loose, Celtics stay focused entering Game 2
SAN FRANCISCO — A peek at practice Saturday wouldn’t have suggested the Golden State Warriors are trailing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry was making most of his shots, as usual. Klay Thompson was bobbing his head in time with the music in between his own shot...
Pirates promoting 2018 1st-round pick OF Travis Swaggerty for MLB debut
The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting outfielder Travis Swaggerty in time for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team source confirmed. Swaggerty, 24, signed for a $4.4 million after being drafted with the No. 10 overall selection in 2018 out of South Alabama, where he was regarded as one of...
Celtics add their voices to those asking for Brittney Griner’s return
SAN FRANCISCO — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days — wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist — and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA’s title series to add...
IndyCar looks to close out Belle Isle’s run with a bang
DETROIT — Helio Castroneves won his first race on Belle Isle, in his seventh start for Team Penske, and basically in boss Roger Penske’s backyard. Castroneves celebrated that victory by exiting his car and climbing one of the fences surrounding the temporary street course. The Spider-Man climb became his signature,...
Backed from frontlines, Ukraine tries to seal World Cup spot
CARDIFF, Wales — Far from battlefields and Russian invaders, the Ukrainian footballers exempted from military service are trying to complete the mission to lead their country to the World Cup. When they prepare to face Wales on Sunday in a playoff final, they will have a little extra inspiration in...
