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Avalanche’s Andre Burakovsky a ‘possibility’ to return for Game 6
TAMPA, Fla. — The status of a couple of key players remains uncertain for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says there’s a chance Game 1 overtime hero Andre Burakovsky could return Sunday night following a three-game absence from the best-of-seven series. Tampa Bay’s...
Thunder GM Sam Presti hopes Chet Holmgren is latest star draft pick
OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder general manager Sam Presti has a stunningly successful history with high draft picks. Back when the Thunder were still the Seattle SuperSonics, Presti made Kevin Durant the No. 2 overall pick in 2007 and Russell Westbrook No. 4 overall in 2008. The team moved to Oklahoma...
Norwin grad Matijevic homers again in Astros’ no-hit win over Yankees
When the baseball finally landed in the second deck high above the field at historic Yankee Stadium, JJ Matijevic had his second big-league hit. Two hits. Two home runs. Matijevic, who started at first base, hit another solo homer as the Houston Astros no-hit the New York Yankees, 3-0, on...
Xander Schauffele takes 1-shot lead over buddy Patrick Cantlay at Travelers ChampionshipVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — Xander Schauffele shot 3-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over good friend and playing partner Patrick Cantlay into the final round of the Travelers Championship. Schauffele had a 17-under 193 total at TPC River Highlands. Cantlay shot 63. Rookie Sahith Theegala was third at...
AP source: Watson to meet with NFL disciplinary officerVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Waston will have a hearing with NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson next week, a person familiar with the meeting told the Associated Press on Saturday. Watson, who is facing a potential suspension from the league stemming from accusations of sexual misconduct by massage...
Chun shoots 75, lead down to 3 at Women’s PGA ChampionshipVideo
BETHESDA, Md. — This was the moment the rest of the field needed: In Gee Chun standing near the trees, contemplating her situation and then eventually heading back to the point of her previous shot. A shaky third round cut her lead at the Women’s PGA Championship in half. Chun...
Palat is money for Lightning, could cash in as free agentVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — If this is Ondrej Palat’s final playoff run with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he is making it count. Soon he could be counting in the tens of millions of dollars on a new contract. A pending free agent with a knack for scoring big goals to go...
Serena Williams puts ‘Out of office’ on for Wimbledon returnVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams joked — or was it a joke? — that she activated the “Out of office” message on her email account, so anyone trying to reach her about her many non-tennis activities while she’s at Wimbledon would know why no response arrived immediately. Great as Williams...
Rays rally with 2 out in 9th to defeat David Bednar, Pirates, 6-5
Two unusual hits by rookies — one a high fly ball that deflected off a catwalk near the Tropicana Field dome and another that didn’t hit anything until it traveled 443 feet — would have lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to victory under normal circumstances. But the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-5...
Former Pirates 1st-round pick Mark Appel finally reaches majors with PhilliesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Mark Appel is a big league ballplayer nine years after he was selected No. 1 overall in the amateur draft and 10 years after the Pittsburgh Pirates picked him in the first round. Appel was promoted by the Philadelphia Phillies. The right-hander, who turns 31 on July...
NHL experiencing sustained growth with female, younger fansVideo
One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league’s first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league also is seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to...
Keeping the faith: How Pirates rookie Jack Suwinski stays anchored amid sudden success
When Derek Shelton wanted to emphasize an example of rookie outfielder Jack Suwinski’s patience at the plate, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager pointed to an encounter against Arizona Diamondbacks closer Mark Melancon. Suwinski came to the plate with the Pirates trailing by a run in the bottom of the ninth, a...
Alex Bowman seeks big Nashville weekend for sponsor Ally
LEBANON, Tenn. — Alex Bowman looks back at last year’s return to Nashville Superspeedway as a bit of a bust. The weekend opened just fine: Hendrick Motorsports announced a two-year contract extension with Bowman that locked him in the No. 48 Chevrolet through 2023. The deal aligned Bowman with sponsor...
A top-3 CB on his new team, Steelers’ Levi Wallace embraces joining new organization
Two months and two on-field team practice sessions with his new team, Levi Wallace still was working his way around the people who work every day at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. And not just his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. “I don’t think I will feel comfortable until I learn everybody’s name,”...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: If the Penguins let Kris Letang go, expect playoff streak to end
Colorado’s Cale Makar won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman. If the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup, Makar is the favorite to get the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He is Colorado’s top scorer with 29 points in 19 postseason games. Makar is the total package. His...
Penguins A to Z: Filip Lindberg needs to rebound from a lost seasonVideo
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: P Pressley Harvin III seeks consistency, C/G J.C. Hassenauer a top backup role
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...
Lightning win Game 5, deny Avalanche chance to take Stanley Cup
DENVER — The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled the Colorado Avalanche’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, winning 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5. Ondrej Palat scored with 6 minutes, 22 seconds remaining, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots in front of a...
Another strong showing sets up Mike Marlar as favorite for Firecracker 100 at Lernerville
Mike Marlar certainly has staked his claim as the favorite for Saturday’s Firecracker 100. The Winfield, Tenn., native scored his second consecutive Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series preliminary feature, on the second night of the 16th annual Firecracker 100 weekend Friday at Lernerville Speedway in Buffalo Township. Marlar held...
Pirates farm report for June 24, 2022: Henry Davis’ 2 RBIs help Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 34-34) lost 11-8 against Memphis (Cardinals). The Indians scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth but couldn’t rally from a 9-0 deficit. 2B/SS Ji-hwan Bae (.308) was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. LF Jamie Ritchie (.171) was 1 for 2 with two RBIs, 3B Josh...
Pirates go extra innings for 2nd consecutive game, lose to Rays in 10
Pittsburgh Pirates batters struck out 17 times Friday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. All 11 batters who stepped to the plate whiffed at least once. On the other side, four Pirates pitchers combined to record six scoreless, hitless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, a team in...
Emotional Freddie Freeman given ovation, World Series ring in return to AtlantaVideo
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman expected to be emotional during his anticipated return to Atlanta. He wasn’t prepared for the flood of feelings — and tears — that came before his first game back as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. A rush of them forced him...
Chun shoots 69 to lead by 6 at Women’s PGA ChampionshipVideo
BETHESDA, Md. — After another sparkling start, In Gee Chun finally hit a wayward tee shot: into the thick rough on the eighth hole at Congressional Country Club. It was the closest she has come to a shaky stretch through the first two days of the Women’s PGA Championship. Chun...
Xander Schauffele shoots 63 to take 5-shot lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Xander Schauffele shot his second straight 7-under-par 63 on Friday to take a five-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship. The Olympic champion shot a 31 on the front nine at TPC River Highlands with four birdies, then had a 32 on the back, making birdies on 11,...
AP source: Blackhawks aim for Canadiens assistant Luke Richardson
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks are nearing a deal with Luke Richardson to become their next coach, turning to the former NHL defenseman to help lead their already-painful rebuilding process. Richardson and the Blackhawks are working on a contract, according to a person familiar with the talks, and the move...
