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First Call: Michael Vick remains retired; Jameson Taillon shines for Yankees; Pirates hope for break vs. Rockies
Monday’s “First Call” debunks the thought that former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick may try a comeback. Jameson Taillon continues to author a fine season in New York. Josh Bell has cooled off in Washington. The Pirates may get a break with the Rockies in town. And Patric Hornqvist is...
Madden Monday: What Bryan Rust’s signing means for Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin, Ron Hextall and other Penguins
A lot of questions are popping up in the wake of Bryan Rust’s decision to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins. One thing isn’t up for debate, though. This is a good deal for the Pens. The franchise is keeping a two-time Stanley Cup champion who has 73 goals over the...
Pirates manager Derek Shelton’s deployment strategy must yield better execution, results
The Pittsburgh Pirates are at their lowest point of 2022 — 24 defeats, 16 victories — with just about 25% of the season gone. Do the projection: The Pirates are on pace to lose 96 games, which is better than last season’s 101. But if you’re buried that deep, what...
Ryan Blaney wins All-Star race, $1M 2 laps after thinking he won
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryan Blaney needed two extra laps after thinking he had already won the NASCAR All-Star race and $1 million, staying in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out just yards before he got to the line the first time. Blaney’s crew was already...
Pirates farm report for May 22, 2022: Matt Gorski’s 3 home runs lift Greensboro to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 21-19) beat Toledo (Tigers), 7-1. SS Oneil Cruz (.197) was 2 for 4 with a solo home run. 1B Mason Martin (.254) hit his eight homer of the season, a two-run shot. CF Jared Oliva (.233) also homered. DH Travis Swaggerty (.247) was 2 for 4 with an...
Pirates call up Yerry De Los Santos and Roansy Contreras
The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up Triple-A pitcher Yerry De Los Santos in hopes of supporting a struggling staff. The news first was reported by MLB Insider Hector Gomez and confirmed by the Tribune-Review. The Pirates are 1-5 in the past seven days, losing three of those games by scores...
Mika Zibanejad leads Rangers to 1st win over Hurricanes in Game 3
NEW YORK — After two tough losses on the road put them in another series deficit, the New York Rangers again bounced back with a big home win. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin stopped 43 shots and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1, on...
Chile’s Mito Pereira misses chance at PGA history with closing 6
TULSA, Okla. — The cheers were set to echo across the Andes. They were silenced by the splash of a small white ball into a shadowy creek half a world away. Mito Pereira’s errant tee shot on the final hole of regulation in Sunday’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills sent...
Scott Dixon blazes to Indy 500 pole in record-setting runVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Not much rattles The Iceman at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, not even record speeds. Scott Dixon smashed the Indianapolis 500 pole-winning record with a breathtaking qualifying run of more than 234 mph. His hands were shaking when he climbed from his car following his first run Sunday, but the...
Justin Thomas wins 2nd PGA Championship title in playoff after 7-shot rallyVideo
TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas is a major champion when he least expected it. Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole playoff to defeat Will Zalatoris. He closed with a...
NBA fines Mavs $100,000 for 3rd bench violation in playoffsVideo
DALLAS — The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks for a third time in the playoffs on Sunday because of violations of rules regarding their bench. The fine has doubled each time, with the latest at $100,000 after Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Golden State on Friday. Game...
Boone: Josh Donaldson shouldn’t make ‘Jackie’ remark to Tim AndersonVideo
NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson was wrong to make a remark referencing Jackie Robinson when speaking to White Sox star Tim Anderson, New York manager Aaron Boone said Sunday. A day after the comment called “racist” by Chicago manager Tony La Russa — an assessment that Anderson agreed...
Businessman, local golf ‘ambassador’ Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. dies at 96
Frank B. Fuhrer Jr., who owned one of the largest beer distributorships in the country and owned professional sports franchises in Pittsburgh, died Saturday at UPMC St. Margaret in Aspinwall. He was 96. A family member said Fuhrer died of congestive heart failure. He lived in Fox Chapel with his...
For Penguins forward Bryan Rust ‘getting something done in Pittsburgh’ was paramount
Saturday provided a cause to celebrate for Bryan Rust. His son, Hunter, had his first birthday party. And the festivities didn’t end with a cake smash. A contract signing extended the cheers into the evening. Saturday evening, Hunter’s father agreed to a six-year deal worth $30.75 million to remain a...
Rich Strike yes, Preakness champ Early Voting no for Belmont
BALTIMORE — Twelve hours before Early Voting won the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Rich Strike was back on the track at Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes. After impressing with a strong workout, Rich Strike remains on track for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Trainer...
Jadeveon Clowney re-signing with Browns for 2022 season
CLEVELAND — Jadeveon Clowney’s running it back with Myles Garrett and the Browns. The free agent defensive end, who revived his career last season with Cleveland, agreed Sunday to re-sign with the team for 2022, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. Clowney, who had nine sacks...
Pittsburgh Maulers fall to 1-5 after loss to New Orleans Breakers
A week after earning their first USFL victory of the season, the Pittsburgh Maulers couldn’t maintain that winning momentum Sunday in a 26-16 loss to New Orleans Breakers at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. Vad Lee completed 17 of 34 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown, as well as...
Cardinals punctuate 3-game sweep of Pirates with 18-4 victory
The situation was perfect for the Pittsburgh Pirates to avoid a sweep of their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis starter Steven Matz left the game with left shoulder stiffness after throwing four pitches. Pirates leadoff hitter Ke’Bryan Hayes was still at the plate when Cardinals manager...
Pirates’ Kevin Newman injures hamstring while rehabbing groin, ‘a little bit of a setback,’ GM Ben Cherington says
Shortstop Kevin Newman, who has been on the injured list since April 27 with a left groin strain, injured his hamstring during a rehab assignment in Indianapolis, a situation general manager Ben Cherington labeled “a little bit of a setback.” “It will be a little bit longer before he’s back,”...
Transfer from Akron to Slippery Rock a win-win situation for Shaler grad Jake Miller
Jake Miller watched the transfer portal activity and felt things at Akron weren’t going his way. Thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, life’s natural progression wasn’t taking its course. Players were being granted extra eligibility and Miller felt his opportunities were slipping away. Like many student-athletes in search of a better...
Shaler grad Miller aims to sharpen mental skills to reach potential with Carlow women’s golfVideo
Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra once quipped that baseball “is 90% mental, and the other half is physical.” Berra’s fuzzy math aside, his point is clear: Sports can be just as much about the mind as they are the body. Perhaps nowhere is this more applicable than in golf,...
Riverhounds lose at Tampa Bay, missing chance to climb standings
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds missed a chance to move into the top spot of the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings Saturday, losing 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Riverhounds (7-3-1) remain tied with Memphis 901 FC for third in the conference, two points behind Louisville City...
Pirates farm report for May 21, 2022: Strong start for Bethel Park’s Justin Meis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 20-19) was clobbered by Toledo (Tigers), 10-2. Indianapolis made six errors, including two by 3B Hoy Park (.203) and two by C Jason Delay (.263). RHP Osvaldo Bido (3.64) started and gave up one run on three hits and four walks in 3.1 innings. He struck out five....
Bryan Reynolds hits inside-the-park home run but Pirates’ rally falls short against Cardinals
Bryan Reynolds raced around the bases as the long fly ball ricocheted off the top of the wall in the left field cutout and rolled almost to the North Side Notch in left-center as Corey Dickerson chased it. Reynolds lost his helmet while rounding second but never broke stride and...
Penguins re-sign forward Bryan Rust to 6-year contract extension
On Tuesday, Bryan Rust suggested he had outplayed his previous contract. Four days later, Penguins management showed it agreed with Rust’s sentiment. Late Saturday night, the team announced it had re-signed the veteran top-line winger to a six-year contract extension worth a total of $30.75 million. The deal, which begins...
