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Tim Benz: Penguins 1st-round draft pick Owen Pickering’s amazing growth spurt — and how it could shape his progress
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round draft choice Owen Pickering had to be exaggerating. Right? After being selected as the 21st pick in the first round of last week’s NHL Draft, the 6-foot-4, 180-pound defenseman claimed that he was only 5-foot-6, 130 pounds three years ago. That had to be hyperbole. That...
Madden Monday: Kris Letang’s contract a good one for Penguins, but there are flaws in team’s big-picture plan
I have a two-pronged view of Kris Letang’s new contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. For months, I’ve argued that the Penguins should use this offseason’s cap space to reconfigure the roster around Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust through trades and free agency. If that meant letting Evgeni Malkin...
Kevin Fajt wins Westmoreland County Amateur in playoff
Kevin Fajt has played golf long enough to know you’re never out of a match even if things look bleak. Through 27 holes of the Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday at Greensburg Country Club, Fajt was down four shots to first-round leader Ron DeNunzio. But when DeNunzio bogeyed No. 11...
Latrobe, Young Township advance to D31 championship game
Regular-season champion Latrobe and third-place finisher Young Township will play for the District 31 American Legion championship after sweeping their semifinal series Sunday. Latrobe got four RBIs from Vinny Amatucci and a strong pitching performance from Peyton Henry and defeated rival Unity, 10-1, in Game 2 to sweep the best-of-three...
Pirates farm report for July 10, 2022: Quinn Priester’s strong start guides Curve to blowout win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-42) shut out Iowa (Cubs), 2-0. Four Indians pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout. RHP Noe Toribio (1-0, 5.00) allowed one hit with two strikeouts in four innings in relief to earn the win. LHP Cam Vieaux (2.12) had a strikeout and didn’t allow a hit in...
Norwin’s Max McDowell maturing in Yankees system
Sure, Max McDowell wanted to be there in person when the New York Yankees played the Pittsburgh Pirates in a recent two-game series at PNC Park. The minor-league catcher would have given just about anything to get a call-up to join New York’s big club on the North Shore, 20...
Georgian Chase Elliott claims 1st Atlanta NASCAR win
HAMPTON, Ga. — Chase Elliott got by Corey LaJoie with just under two laps to go and crossed the finish line under yellow after a block sent LaJoie crashing into the wall Sunday, giving the Georgia-born driver his first victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Elliott pulled back around in front...
Shohei Ohtani a 2-way All-Star; ex-Pirates Gerrit Cole, Clay Holmes, Starling Marte make teamVideo
NEW YORK — A year after Shohei Ohtani became baseball’s first two-way All-Star, the Los Angeles Angels sensation did it again. Ohtani was picked for the American League pitching staff Sunday as an MLB selection, two days after he was elected by fans to start at designated hitter. Former Pirates...
Flurry of trades, signings expected before NHL free agencyVideo
While Julien BriseBois knows exactly how confident he is about the possibility of re-signing playoff performer Ondrej Palat and veteran defenseman Jan Rutta, he’s not saying. “Still working on that,” the two-time Stanley Cup-winning general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning said. “Too early to tell.” He also is right...
Xander Schauffele wins Scottish Open, 4th victory in last year
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Xander Schauffele keeps making up for lost time. Winless for more than two years, Schauffele picked up his fourth win in the last 12 months Sunday when he overcame a rough patch in the middle of his round with two key birdies and a par save...
Jerry Kelly wins Senior Players for 2nd time in 3 years
AKRON, Ohio — Jerry Kelly won the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship for the second time in three years Sunday, breaking away with two late birdies to beat defending champion Steve Stricker by two strokes. Kelly closed with a 2-under-par 68, taking the outright lead with a 15-foot birdie putt from...
Pirates closer David Bednar, a Mars alum, selected to All-Star Game
The Renegade is going to Hollywood. Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar, a Mars alum, was selected to represent his hometown team at the 92nd All-Star Game on July 19 at Dodger Stadium. “Unbelievable,” Bednar said. “Pittsburgh holds a special place in my heart. It’s home. It’s unbelievable. To represent Pittsburgh...
Pirates hit 4 home runs to beat Brewers, but Bryan Reynolds leaves game with injury
The Pittsburgh Pirates put on an impressive 13-hit display Sunday that saw Ke’Bryan Hayes fall just short of the cycle, Oneil Cruz effortlessly flick a shot to the second deck and Daniel Vogelbach deliver a three-run homer in the ninth inning. Those were the positives for the Pirates in an...
Pitt DB A.J. Woods has grown, wants more
With 13 minutes, 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter Dec. 4, Pitt was closing in on its first ACC championship. The Panthers led 31-21 against Wake Forest. On third-and-13, Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman wanted to connect with wide receiver A.T. Perry on a four verticals route. Pitt defensive...
Penguins forward prospect Corey Andonovski has plenty to learn about pro game
Chances are, Corey Andonovski might be the smartest person in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ organization. If nothing else, he might be the most educated. At least that’s a safe assumption based on the economics degree he finished this past spring at a small institution called Princeton. “Very fortunate to have that...
Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon title
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the occasion. Djokovic is not bothered by a deficit — in a game, a...
Strong season at Penn State puts Pine-Richland grad Matt Wood on radar for MLB teams
Matt Wood did everything he could on the diamond this spring to open the eyes of Major League Baseball scouts, and soon he’ll see if he’ll get the chance to play professionally. Wood, a Pine-Richland grad, slashed an impressive .379/.480/.667 with 15 doubles, a dozen homers and 53 RBIs this...
Penguins A to Z: Bryan Rust is back where he belongsVideo
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 —...
Steelers 2-a-days: George Pickens has all the skills, fellow rookie OL Chris Owens the versatility
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 9, 2022: Mason Martin hits 14th homer for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-42) was hammered 10-1 by Iowa (Cubs). RHP Osvaldo Bido (1-5, 5.16) started and lasted 1.1 innings, allowing four runs, two earned, on three hits. RHP Eric Hanhold (4.97) allowed four runs on five hits in 1.1 innings as Iowa pulled away with four runs in the ninth....
Defenders score in bunches as Riverhounds rout Miami FC
Jelani Peters and Shane Weidt earn their paycheck with their defending on the back line, but Saturday night they gave the Riverhounds a big boost on offense in an area that had been lacking this season. Peters netted a pair and Weidt had one, with all three goals coming on...
Young Township, Latrobe pick up wins in District 31 American semifinals
A fast start is all Young Township needed to get past Bushy Run in the District 31 American Legion semifinals Saturday at Penn-Trafford High School. Back-to-back two-run doubles by Bradley Felix and Haden Brink in a four-run first inning led Young Township to a 7-2 win in Game 1 of...
Ronald DeNunzio leads Westmoreland County Amateur
Greensburg Country Club member Ronald DeNunzio used his course knowledge and grabbed the first-round lead Saturday at the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur tournament. DeNunzio shot 4-under-par 66 and holds a two shot lead over Hannastown Golf Club’s Kevin Fajt and Ryan Sikora. Both shot a 2-under 68. Tied for...
Getting ejected as strategical as it was about emotion for Pirates manager Derek Shelton
There were aggressive gestures, irritated facial expressions, loud shouts. Even at least one choice curse word. There’s little doubt that Derek Shelton was angry after his star player, Bryan Reynolds, was called out on strikes on what should have been Ball 4 during a crucial at-bat of the Pittsburgh Pirates’...
Predators sign Filip Forsberg to $68M, 8-year contractVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators re-signed Filip Forsberg to a $68 million, eight-year contract with an $8.5 million annual salary cap hit. The team announced the deal Saturday, getting Forsberg locked up before he could hit the open market when NHL free agency opens next week. He’s now under...
