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Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streakVideo
DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for the Hendrick Motorsports trophy celebrations and photo shoots and all the kitschy social media posts created as one by one — and as his three teammates won, and won and won again — they all brought home checkered flags. Elliott...
Steelers decline 5th-year option on inside linebacker Devin Bush
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers have declined the fifth-year contract option for their former first-round draft pick. It was inside linebacker Devin Bush’s turn Monday, meaning he will not be guaranteed a $10.892 million salary in 2023. ESPN.com first reported the Steelers declined Bush’s option,...
Flores lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to arbitrate suit
NEW YORK — A lawyer for a Black NFL coach who sued the league alleging racist hiring practices told a judge Monday that arbitration is the wrong way to resolve the lawsuit in part because NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator and that would be “unconscionable.” Attorney Douglas...
Mets cut slumping Canó with almost $45 million left on deal
NEW YORK — Robinson Canó was cut Monday by the New York Mets with nearly $45 million remaining on his contract, ending an ill-fated marriage and perhaps signaling the end of his decorated major league career. The slumping Canó was designated for assignment in a move announced about an hour...
Latrobe grad Kiley Myers pushes through pain to lead Marist pitching staff
Kiley Myers at 75% is better than many college pitchers. That’s why the Latrobe graduate has continued to play for Division I Marist this season despite persistent pain in her left knee. “That kid goes out there every day and gives us a chance to win,” Marist coach Joe Ausanio...
Plum grad Markus Cestra having breakout season for vastly improved IUP baseball teamVideo
Changes were needed after the IUP baseball team went a measly 2-35 (1-27 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) last season. To that end, the Crimson Hawks hired a new coach: former major-league pitcher Steve Kline, who appeared in 796 games over 11 seasons (1997-2007) with St. Louis, Montreal, Cleveland, Baltimore and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Turner Price named AMCC Player of the Year
The Price was right this season at Pitt-Greensburg. Junior tennis standout Turner Price, a Penn-Trafford graduate, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year for the third time in his career. The award was not given out in 2020. Price finished 7-0 in conference singles play and...
What you need to know about the New York RangersVideo
Whether it be Bill Cook, Bryan Hextall, Andy Bathgate, Rod Gilbert, Brian Leetch or Henrik Lundqvist, the New York Rangers typically have been built on star power. The current edition of the Rangers doesn’t necessarily have any players who are sure-fire bets for the Hockey Hall of Fame — at...
Greyhound racing nearing its end in U.S., with only 2 West Virginia tracks left by year’s end
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season...
Normal Kentucky Derby: Capacity crowd, big hats, mint juleps
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to covid-19 restrictions. After fluctuating dates and crowds, Churchill Downs will welcome everybody without restrictions on Saturday, raising hopes of getting back to 150,000 or...
What are Penn State’s biggest questions heading into August camp?
Penn State’s spring drills concluded a little more than a week ago. Predicting the Nittany Lions’ place in the Big Ten in the fall is a little more complicated this season, given the program’s huge personnel losses. But James Franklin and his assistants know they are working with some talented...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ strategy in Game 1 will determine if they have a chance or will get swept
The Pittsburgh Penguins are built on speed. The New York Rangers clearly are faster. The Rangers outskated the Penguins in all four meetings this season, winning three. The Rangers overwhelmed the Penguins with their forecheck. The Penguins won’t make tactical adjustments to slow the Rangers or the pace of play....
Penguins find themselves in unusual role as underdog to Rangers
Throughout the course of their ongoing 16-year streak of playoff appearances, the Penguins haven’t been underdogs all that often. The first year? Against the veteran Ottawa Senators in 2007? Sure, that group of teenagers and 20-somethings were underdogs and were bounced out of the first round in five games. And...
First Call: Steelers may have been trying to to move up in Round 1; Ravens still need a receiver; checking on Rangers
Monday’s “First Call” shows an interesting twist to the Pittsburgh Steelers draft. We preview the injury situation with the New York Rangers as they prepare to play the Penguins. The Ravens still need to know what’s going on at wide receiver. And we preview the Pirates’ next series in Detroit....
Tim Benz: Question the Steelers draft strategy if you like, let’s just debate the right things
For the most part, I liked the Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 draft class and the team’s approach to building it. That’s because while I’m not in the “Kenny Pickett, future Hall of Famer” camp just yet, I do think he’s got the potential to be at least an above-average NFL quarterback....
Madden Monday: Mitch Trubisky ‘should feel hoodwinked’ after signing with Steelers
When it comes to who should start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE feels that the decision is obvious. Who cares if Mason Rudolph has been with the team the longest? Who cares if Mitch Trubisky was signed to be...
Avs, Flames top seeds in ever-unpredictable NHL Western ConferenceVideo
In assessing the status of his Pacific Division champion Calgary Flames, coach Darryl Sutter may have at the same time aptly captured the unpredictable state of the entire Western Conference once the playoffs open Monday. “We’re good. We’ve been consistent all year,” Sutter said. “The key is being healthy and...
Pirates farm report for May 1, 2022: Ji-hwan Bae’s leadoff homer helps lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-10) beat Iowa (Cubs), 3-1. CF Ji-hwan Bae (.254) led off the game with his third home run of the year. RF Bligh Madris (.243) was 2 for 2, including a double. DH Travis Swaggerty (.169) was 1 for 4. SS Rodolfo Castro (.246) was 0 for 4...
Jon Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for 1st win since US Open
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Jon Rahm pulled out of a four-way tie with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and then held on with pars for a 2-under-par 69 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Mexico Open. Rahm won for the first time since the U.S. Open...
Maulers shut out by Michigan Panthers, fall to 0-3
The Pittsburgh Maulers remained winless on the young USFL season Sunday after a 24-0 loss to the Michigan Panthers at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The Maulers (0-3) fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter and couldn’t get going on offense. Ramiz Ahmed missed field-goal attempts of 57, 46 and...
Warriors rally after Draymond Green ejected, beat Grizzlies in Game 1Video
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Draymond Green’s first-half ejection to edge the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 31 points off the bench,...
Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday
DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. has the blueprint for how to win at Dover Motor Speedway on Mondays. Step 1, rain on Sundays. Truex can win for the third time at the Monster Mile on the unconventional race day after rain stopped the action 78 laps into the 400-mile...
Can the Penguins fine-tune a lagging penalty kill before facing the Rangers’ dangerous power play?
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale Friday, a 5-3 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, was full of reasons to celebrate. Namely, they got a win to close the 2020-21 schedule. Such an accomplishment was hardly a guarantee in recent weeks as the Penguins ended the campaign with a pockmarked...
Padres take advantage of 3 errors to top Pirates, who lose 5 of 6 in homestand
Cole Tucker was pumped to be back in the Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineup Sunday, especially because of the opportunity to play his natural position at shortstop after stints at second base and in the outfield. Tucker would have been poised to replace Kevin Newman when he was placed on the...
2022 draft completes near-total makeover of Steelers offense
It was 16 months ago that the 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended. It probably seems like a lot longer ago than that,and not just because of the stunningly disappointing result, a 48-37 wild-card playoff loss to the rival Cleveland Browns. The offensive lineup for the Steelers that Jan. 10, 2021,...
