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Minor league report: Nailers drop Game 3 to Komets
Goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 46 saves on 50 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets in Game 3 of a Central Division semifinal playoff series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. Forward Cam Hausinger scored the lone goal for Wheeling....
Denny Hamlin sent to sensitivity training after ‘Family Guy’ tweet
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Tuesday ordered Denny Hamlin to begin sensitivity training this week after he posted an anti-Asian meme from the television comedy “Family Guy” to criticize Kyle Larson’s driving on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend. Hamlin deleted the tweet Monday night and apologized....
Pirates farm report for April 27, 2022: Matt Fraizer comes through for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 10-9) lost to Iowa (Cubs), 3-2. RHP Brad Case (10.80) threw a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to give Iowa the lead after Indianapolis fought back to tie the game on a single in the top of the seventh by C Jason Delay (.192). LF...
Pirates solve starting pitching problem but still can’t beat Brewers
Derek Shelton didn’t have an exact answer for what was wrong with the Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitchers, except for expressing his displeasure with getting behind in counts and issuing walks. After 43 of their opponents’ 97 runs came in the first two innings, the Pirates manager wasn’t willing to wait...
Pitt women’s lacrosse team defeats Louisville in ACC tournament opener
Pitt isn’t ready to put away its lacrosse sticks. In the first-year program’s debut venture into the ACC Championship, Paulina DiFatta set a tournament record Wednesday with 19 saves to lead the Panthers to 13-10 victory against Louisville at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind. DiFatta, a second-team All-ACC selection,...
Kenny Pickett leads Pitt hopefuls into 3-day NFL Draft
There were 13 Pitt players who worked out for representatives from 31 NFL teams at Pitt’s Pro Day on March 21. The large number of hopefuls isn’t surprising. Most college players dream of playing in the NFL, and putting on a show for the scouts — and in some cases...
Penguins CEO and president David Morehouse steps down
David Morehouse often used the term “Ron and Mario” when executing the duties of his position as CEO and president of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He leaned on that phrase to sing the praises of co-owners Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux and their roles in elevating the Penguins from a bankrupt...
Puck, player tracking taking big strides forward in NHLVideo
When Buffalo rookie Owen Power scored his first NHL goal, the replay from five different angles was available in a matter of seconds in a private suite at Prudential Center as the team celebrated below. A few doors down, donning a headset puts you virtually on the ice with a...
Sheriff: JMU softball star Lauren Bernett’s death an apparent suicide
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The death of a James Madison softball star has been classified as an apparent suicide, but Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Wednesday that an investigation into the death is continuing. School president Jonathan Alger and athletic director Jeff Bourne announced the death of 20-year-old Lauren Bernett,...
Bad baseballs? New York Mets angry after rash of HBPsVideo
PHOENIX — New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt has a theory about why his bat-swinging teammates have turned into targets at the plate during the season’s first month. Bad baseballs. “The MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs. They’re bad,” he said Tuesday. “Everyone knows it. Every pitcher...
He’s a coach, not an FBI agent, but Pitt swimming’s Chase Kreitler sees common traits
Back in college at Cal State Bakersfield, Chase Kreitler had many conversations with his swim coach, Morgan Bailey. Mainly, they talked strokes and how best to take seconds off Kreitler’s times. You know, swimming basics. Then, Bailey changed professions. All of a sudden, he was working for the FBI in...
Chris Adamski: Steelers can’t resist taking their swing at nabbing a franchise QB
Will they or won’t they? All of the oxygen for the immediate reaction of the 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers draft will be spent on whether they spent their first — or, perhaps, second — pick on a quarterback. For the first time in almost two decades, that’s a possibility for a...
Pirates reliever David Bednar helps bring baseball to Mars Area Primary Center students
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher David Bednar made a trip home Wednesday morning, and he brought some gear with him. The Mars native made a surprise visit to see the first grade students at Mars Area Primary Center to deliver baseball equipment for physical education classes. Sara Coon, the health and...
Big 12 players to watch in 2022Video
Some Big 12 Conference players to watch next season: Baylor: Redshirt sophomore Lorando Johnson, a former four-star recruit known as “Snaxx,” is expected to take over the hybrid linebacker-defensive back spot in the Bears defense. Jalen Pitre was the Big 12 defensive player of the year in that role last...
WVU among Big 12 teams with new QBs or coachesVideo
There are three new coaches in the Big 12, and there will be a few new starting quarterbacks when the season kicks off in September. Only Oklahoma has both. More than 75,000 fans showed up over the weekend for Oklahoma’s spring game, less than five months after the sudden departures...
With Kevin Newman out with hamstring injury, Pirates searching for short-term shortstop
With Kevin Newman on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain, the Pittsburgh Pirates have plenty of possibilities as they start their search for a short-term replacement at shortstop. The immediate candidates were internal, as the Pirates used the roster spot to reinstate All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds...
Joe Rutter: If Jordan Davis falls, Steelers will be ready to take him in 1st round of NFL Draft
In the season after Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement, it would be easy and predictable to target the Pittsburgh Steelers taking a quarterback in the first round. It really makes too much sense. Scouts and general manager Kevin Colbert heavily scouted the position in the fall. Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin met...
Little League World Series announces return to full participant field, fan capacity for 2022
For the first time since 2019, the Little League World Series will enjoy a return to normalcy. After two years of covid-based restrictions on the size of the field and fan capacity, the Little League World Series announced on Wednesday that the 2022 tournament will be a standard competitor field...
Where will former Nittany Lions go in the 2022 NFL Draft? Here’s a final look at projections
The draft is set to begin this week and final mock drafts are getting published. There are three Nittany Lions who seem set to go in the first three rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft, and potentially all three could go in the first two rounds. Let’s take a final...
Mark Madden: Penguins can’t be fixed before playoffs, but here are some ideas anyway
If the Pittsburgh Penguins continue performing as they have for the past month, they’re going to get swept in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Not just eliminated, but swept. The Penguins have lost 11 of 17 and appear to be slowing down with every game. They nearly ground...
Tim Benz: For Penguins, water is finding its level as playoffs approach
Following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest defeat — a 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night — winger Kasperi Kapanen provided this assessment. “We know we are a good team,” Kapanen said. “Good teams have bad games, and today was one of those. … We know we are a...
From Gateway water boy to Penn State star, Jaquan Brisker ready for the NFL
Sometimes, Jaquan Brisker inserted himself into practice drills at Gateway High School, inching as close to the varsity football team — and his brothers — as a 12-year-old boy could get. Other times, he was quick to provide relief, producing a cold drink of water for the tired and thirsty...
Tim Benz, Matt Williamson’s draft preview: Jordan Davis is a dream too good to be true for Steelers defensive line
In a perfect world — well, my perfect world — the Steelers would draft Jordan Davis with the 20th overall selection in the first round of Thursday night’s NFL Draft. But in that perfect world, I’d also be writing this column beachside in Maui and getting paid $1 million per...
First Call: Cowboys owner swats former Steeler; Alex Ovechkin gives injury update; former RMU president up for NCAA gig?
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones jabs an ex-player who also was a Pittsburgh Steeler. The Penguins’ playoff picture is crystalizing. Alexander Ovechkin provides a health update. And a surprising new job could be in the works for former Robert Morris University president Chris Howard. I’m sure...
A dizzying day of Pirates debuts for OFs Jack Suwinski, Tucupita Marcano, RHP Beau Sulser
When the Altoona Curve team bus pulled into Akron on Tuesday morning, players were instructed not to go to their rooms but instead to an impromptu meeting. That’s where manager Kieran Mattison called Tucupita Marcano and Jack Suwinski to the front of hotel lobby. “It’s crazy how you’re two, three...
