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Zach Thompson joins parade of Pirates pitchers stringing together strong starts
Zach Thompson watched in awe Thursday at Miami’s loanDepot Park when Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz rifled a throw across the infield at 97.8 mph. Faster than any of the 100 pitches Thompson threw in the Pirates’ 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Marlins. Faster than any throw — by any...
Penguins forward prospect Lukas Svejkovsky can be ‘pretty special’ with the puck
Lukas Svejkovsky finished as the leading scorer of the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers last season. And he didn’t play a game for them beyond Dec. 27. That’s when he was traded to the Seattle Thunderbirds. In a testament to how prolific Svejkovsky was and how putrid the Tigers...
Pirates farm report for July 14, 2022: Abrahan Gutierrez hits go-ahead homer for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-44) managed four hits, all singles, in a 7-0 loss to Columbus (Guardians). CF Travis Swaggerty went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. 1B Mason Martin (.199) went 0 for 3 with a pair of Ks. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (5-4, 4.21) started and worked six innings, giving up...
Freddie Freeman’s ex-agent sues Doug Gottlieb over tweet about Braves negotiations
ST. LOUIS — Almost three weeks ago, Freddie Freeman fired his agents at Excel Sports Management as his representatives in the wake of a dramatic offseason free-agency process. In a libel lawsuit filed Thursday by Excel and its lead agent, Casey Close, against sports radio personality Doug Gottlieb, the agency...
PIAA may strengthen competitive-balance rule by adding all team sports, removing transfers
The PIAA appears ready to rewrite its competitive-balance rule to include all team sports while also making it easier to force successful teams into a higher classification. The current rule applies only to football and basketball. As now written, it measures a team’s postseason success and counts the number of...
Big 12 changes coming after 1 last season with 10 schoolsVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — On the surface at Big 12 football media days, nothing really appeared much different. The 10 mannequins lining the main stage donned the uniforms of the same schools that have made up the conference for a decade. As the annual two-day kickoff event wound up Thursday, workers...
MLB Draft ‘starting to feel real’ for North Allegheny’s Cole Young
Rather than fly to Los Angeles, Cole Young will spend Sunday closer to home, watching the MLB Draft on television, maybe from his house in Franklin Park. The recent North Allegheny graduate was invited to attend draft festivities on the West Coast, but the likely first-round pick wasn’t lured by...
Westmoreland college notebook: Seton Hill’s Taylor in NBA Summer League
When Kameron Taylor played at Seton Hill he had a propensity to deliver big shots at big moments. The smooth-shooting guard out of Landover, Md., was a 20-point-per-game scorer as a senior in 2016. Now, he is looking for his big break. Taylor has found his way to the doorstep...
Oregon TE, social media star Spencer Webb dies of head injury
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Ore., authorities said. The 22-year-old who was expected to play his fifth football season at Oregon this fall was found about 100 yards down...
A rookie rises, Tiger Woods crashes in slow-moving British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Old Course was never faster. The pace of play was never slower. The celebrated start Thursday of the 150th British Open gave way to Cameron Young making his debut with an 8-under-par 64 for a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods making what...
Phil Mickelson at British Open after skipping champions’ meal
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — All dressed in black, Phil Mickelson walked out onto the first tee at the Old Course with only a few hundred fans watching nearby and several boisterous seagulls cackling above. His golf week was about to begin — a few days later than normal for a...
10 unvaccinated Royals players skipping trip to Toronto
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals spent Thursday patching up a roster missing 10 players who were barred from traveling to Toronto because of their covid-19 vaccination status while trying to smooth over their damaged image among fans. Among the nearly 40% of players on the 26-man roster...
Pirates lose another extra-inning lead to Marlins, drop 2nd game in a row
The Pittsburgh Pirates had little success with their bats Thursday in a 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Marlins pitchers allowed only six hits and recorded 16 strikeouts, nearly half of their 33 outs. Worse, pinch hitter Daniel Vogelbach and designated hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo struck out...
Former Penguins forward Anthony Angello signs with Blues
Former Penguins forward Anthony Angello has signed with the St. Louis Blues. According to a release from the Blues, Angello agreed to a one-year, two-way contract. According to capfriendly.com, it pays $750,000 at the NHL level with a $300,000 guarantee. A fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) in 2014, Angello, 26,...
Blue Jackets win, Flyers lose on 1st day of NHL free agency
Judging success and failure in NHL free agency just hours after the market opened can be tricky, looking into the future to predict which moves will pan out — or not. Looking back at the slew of signings Wednesday, it seems relatively easy to identify at least one winner and...
Rickard Rakell wants to show he can do more with the PenguinsVideo
Like most people with a vested interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rickard Rakell was pretty happy when word came out late Tuesday night that superstar forward Evgeni Malkin would re-sign with the club. Rakell’s enthusiasm, however, was somewhat selfish. That’s because Malkin might be Rakell’s regular center moving forward. “I...
Penguins A to Z: Jason Zucker just needs to stay healthyVideo
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 the 54 individuals who were signed to an NHL contract entering this offseason – including those whose deals do not begin...
Le’Veon Bell hints at retirement, suggests he’d like ‘a time machine’ to handle 2018 divorce from Steelers differently
A day after saying he’d be staying away from football this year to concentrate on boxing, former Steeler Le’Veon Bell now sounds like a player who is on the cusp of retirement. He also sounds like a man with a lot of regrets. In a long Instagram post Wednesday, Bell...
Steelers 2-a-days: OLB Delontae Scott a sleeper to make team, Trent Scott a depth piece for OL
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...
First Call: NHL moves that impact the Penguins; Steelers player that may help you win money
Thursday’s “First Call” takes a look at how some other teams in the Penguins’ division were impacted by NHL free agency. Local star Vince Trocheck has a new home. Some Penguins-killers are on the move. Pat Freiermuth may be on the verge of making some money for Steelers fans. And...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans are sure that they hate Acrisure Stadium; Penguins fans aren’t thrilled with free agency
The Steelers announced that they are giving the naming rights for Heinz Field to some company you’ve never heard of, from a city that isn’t Pittsburgh. The Penguins are bringing back a team that won’t change at all from the team that has failed to win its last five playoff...
Pirates farm report for July 14, 2022: Rodolfo Castro homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-43) gave up five runs in the first inning of an 8-3 loss to Columbus (Guardians). RHP Miguel Yajure (2-2, 8.22) started and was touched up for seven runs on five hits and three walks in 2.1 innings. 3B Rodolfo Castro (.231) went 1 for 3 with his...
Marlins spoil JT Brubaker’s strong performance by rallying for walk-off win in 10th
A game that started with strong pitching performances ended with a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning. Jesus Aguilar scored the winning run when All-Star closer David Bednar’s pitch got past catcher Jason Delay, whose throw sailed past home plate as the Miami Marlins beat the...
Latrobe blanks Young Township to repeat as District 31 American Legion baseball champs
Latrobe used strong pitching from Jake Albaugh and Adam Moreland and timely hits from Logan Short and Erick Batista to claim its second consecutive District 31 American Legion baseball title Wednesday at Legion-Keener Field. Albaugh and Moreland combined on a two-hit shutout as Latrobe defeated Young Township, 3-0, in a...
Coming off injury, forward Drake Caggiula signs 1-year deal with Penguins
Forward Drake Caggiula will get a chance to bounce back from injury with the Penguins next season. Caggiula, 28, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Penguins on Wednesday. It pays $750,000 at the NHL level. Caggiula is recovering from February surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck....
