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Penn-Trafford grad Tyler Horvat working toward adding to his baseball success at W&J
Tyler Horvat is spending his summer in Charlottesville, Va., playing in a collegiate baseball league with the Charlottesville Tom Sox. The Penn-Trafford grad primarily is serving as a pitcher, but, he said, he will get to swing the bat once in awhile, too. During his three seasons at Washington &...
Deer Lakes grad Jacob McCaskey makes leap from Cal (Pa.) to Gardner-Webb
Jacob McCaskey garnered Division II second-team All-American honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association in early June. A well-earned honor for certain, but it was only the second biggest piece of news during a whirlwind week for McCaskey, a Deer Lakes grad who put together a superb senior season and...
Penguins A to Z: Can P.O Joseph take the next step?Video
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 —...
Tim Benz: Ex-Steelers, Bears QB Jim Miller on his outlook for Mitch Trubisky; recalls his own 3-QB camp battle
As a host of “Movin’ the Chains” on SiriusXM’s NFL Radio, ex-Steelers quarterback Jim Miller will be keeping tabs on his former team when it reports to Saint Vincent College for training camp next month. That may give Miller a severe case of Black and Gold deja vu. Because just...
Madden Monday: If the Penguins bring back Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, it’ll just be ‘patchwork’
Before the puck was dropped for Game 1, one thing really struck me about this year’s Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning. I picked the Avs, as did most according to the gambling numbers. I saw them as favorites anywhere from minus-175 to minus-190...
First Call: Rashard Mendenhall insists he shouldn’t be blamed for Super Bowl fumble; stats behind Jack Suwinski’s big day
A former Pittsburgh Steeler is opening himself up for criticism. An ex-NFL linebacker has an odd opinion about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Monday’s Major League Baseball schedule could be tough for some MLB hitters. And a few deep-dive stats made Jack Suwinski’s big day at PNC Park even more...
Steelers 2-a-days: Mataeo Durant seeks job at RB, Minkah Fitzpatrick gets long-term security
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...
Steelers wide receiver Anthony Miller sees opportunity to land spot in slot
It’s unsurprising that in looking back at his fourth calendar year in the NFL that Anthony Miller would refer to it has “humbling.” But what might come as a surprise is Miller didn’t let his 2021 affect his confidence in himself. “I love…” Miller said earlier this month, before pausing,...
Norwin grad JJ Matijevic homers for 1st MLB hit
JJ Matijevic’s first major-league hit was a home run. Because of course it was. The Houston Astros rookie power hitter, called up for the second time this season, launched a solo homer into the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid Park on Sunday night in Houston for his...
Pirates farm report for June 19, 2022: Homers by Rodolfo Castro, Travis Swaggerty lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 32-32) beat Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. SS Rodolfo Castro (.213) smacked a three-run home run, and CF Travis Swaggerty (.276) hit a two-run shot to fuel the Indy victory. DH Carter Bins (.216) was 2 for 4. LF Oneil Cruz (.232) was 0 for 1 as a pinch-hitter before...
Oh, so, close, Zalatoris finishes 2nd in yet another majorVideo
BROOKLINE, Mass. — The putt slid an inch — make that a millimeter — outside the left edge of the cup. Will Zalatoris squatted into a low crouch and let go of the putter, feeling it slide off the back of his shoulder and onto the turf. He bounced his...
World swimming governing body bans transgender athletes from women’s eventsVideo
BUDAPEST, Hungary — World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. The organization also proposed an “open competition...
Englishman Fitzpatrick wins U.S. Open title on same course where he won U.S. AmateurVideo
BROOKLINE, Mass. — A playoff was looming Sunday in the U.S. Open, just like it always does at The Country Club, when Matt Fitzpatrick sized up his shot from a bunker left of the 18th fairway. He had a one-shot lead over Will Zalatoris and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. He...
Maulers cap USFL season with 5th straight loss, miss out on next year’s No. 1 pick
Thanks to a 33-21 loss to the Michigan Panthers on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Maulers finished the regular season with the worst record in the rebooted USFL. Turns out the loss also will keep the Maulers from the top of next year’s draft. The league announced before the start of Sunday’s...
‘Now’s the time that he’s going to help us’: Pirates call up top prospect in SS Oneil Cruz
The Pittsburgh Pirates are making the much-anticipated promotion their fans have been awaiting by calling up Oneil Cruz, the 6-foot-7, 220-pound shortstop who is their No. 1 prospect. Pirates manager Derek Shelton confirmed after Sunday’s 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants that Cruz and outfielder Bligh Madris will be...
Lightning may be running out of gas vs fresher AvalancheVideo
DENVER — It’s no secret Tampa Bay has played more hockey over the past two years than any other team in the NHL. That finally might be taking a toll on the two-time defending champ Lightning against the Colorado Avalanche, who took a much shorter route to the Stanley Cup...
‘Just unbelievable’: Pirates rookie Jack Suwinski hits 3 homers in walk-off win over Giants
Jack Suwinski already was amid his first multi-home run game of his career when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton asked the 23-year-old rookie outfielder a question while he waited in the hole in the eighth inning. “Did you ever have three homers in a game?” Shelton said. “He said, ‘No.’...
Still-growing Leechburg senior Braylan Lovelace commits to Pitt
Randy Walters saw the flash plays on defense, the long runs on offense. And that athleticism — it was a sight to behold. But a little more than two years ago, Leechburg’s football coach noticed something else about Braylan Lovelace, who made a verbal commitment Saturday to enroll at Pitt...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: ‘There’s a chance’ Oneil Cruz could be promoted this homestand
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington didn’t rule out the possibility that shortstop Oneil Cruz, the club’s top prospect, could be promoted to the majors during the final four games of this homestand. “There’s a chance, sure,” Cherington said Sunday on his radio show on 93.7 The Fan. “We’ll have...
Pitt adds ex-Notre Dame running back C’Bo Flemister
Operating under the assumption that a team never can have too many running backs, Pitt added another player to that position group when C’Bo Flemister, a transfer from Notre Dame, committed to the Panthers. Flemister announced his commitment Sunday morning. At 5-foot-11 1/4, 201 pounds, Flemister was the Irish’s leading...
Penguins A to Z: Is Tristan Jarry the future?Video
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: Edmunds brothers ready for one more training camp together
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...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds come up empty in Texas
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds continued to struggle on the road, losing 1-0 to the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on their first trip to face the club based on Edinburg, Texas. The Riverhounds (7-5-3) are 2-5-2 on the road this season. They’re 0-5-1 in their last six matches away from Highmark...
Pirates farm report for June 18, 2022: Greensboro pitchers throw pair of shutouts
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-32) lost to Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. SS Oneil Cruz (.233) went 1 for 3 with a pair of RBIs. LF Ji-hwan Bae (.305) went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored. CF Travis Swgaggerty (.276) went 1 for 4 and drove in a run. RHP...
Avalanche rout Lightning, 7-0, to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — Looking like by far the better team against the defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Tampa Bay Lightning, 7-0, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Valeri Nichushkin scored his seventh and eighth goals of...
