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Penguins A to Z: Justin Almeida needs a big 2021-22 seasonVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 50 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Justin Almeida Position: Left winger Shoots: Left Age: 22 Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 165...
First Call: High hopes for Steelers’ Najee Harris; Bruce Arians gets bump in pay; long range depth for Ravens O-line
Expectations are already high for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris. Bruce Arians is getting a bump in pay for winning a Super Bowl ring. Depth is coming for the Baltimore Ravens offensive line. But not this year. And now we have an idea of how the Duquesne basketball...
Tim Benz: Pirates don’t want PNC Park to be ‘soft’ spot to land for up-and-down Dodgers
As they prepare to host the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, this must’ve felt good for any Pittsburgh Pirates player or official who happened to check the Los Angeles Times in advance of the three-game series which starts Tuesday. The headline read as follows: “Dodgers still waiting for...
Levon Kirkland on his College Football Hall of Fame nomination, Super Bowl XXX, Bill Cowher’s book
Former Pittsburgh Steelers will be abundant at this summer’s Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions thanks to elections of safety Donnie Shell, coach Bill Cowher, guard Alan Faneca and safety Troy Polamalu (former scout Bill Nunn was already posthumously enshrined April 28). Canton, Ohio will be filled with Black and...
This date in sports history: June 8Video
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the third horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes with a 1½-length victory over Firethron. 1950 — Boston beats the St. Louis Browns, 29-4, at Fenway Park, and the Red Sox set six major league records: most runs...
Tyler Toffoli scores OT goal as Canadiens complete sweep of Jets
MONTREAL — Tyler Toffoli scored at 1:39 of overtime, lifting the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night and a four-game sweep of their second-round playoff series. Toffoli took a cross-crease pass from Cole Caufield and beat Connor Hellebuyck with a one-timer for the...
Local golfers come up short in U.S. Open qualifying
There won’t be any Western Pennsylvania golfers in the 121st U.S. Open this month. There were 11 players with local ties that played in Monday’s U.S. Open Sectionals across the country and their efforts came up short. The players competed at five sites for the chance to participate in the...
Rickie Fowler faces uphill chase on long day of U.S. Open qualifying
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Already facing a long day, Rickie Fowler found the road even tougher Monday in 36-hole qualifying as he tried to avoid missing the U.S. Open for the first time in 11 years. Fowler was among 685 players seeking 54 spots in nine qualifiers across eight states to...
West Allegheny knocks off WPIAL champ Franklin Regional in 1st round of PIAA playoffs
West Allegheny kept loading the bases against Franklin Regional in the teams’ PIAA first-round playoff game. Sooner or later, it was going to swing momentum in the Indians’ favor. Something was going to give. It did a lot more than that. Jamming the bags not only minimized their plight but...
Islanders win 5-4 to take 3-2 lead in series over Bruins
BOSTON — With five minutes left and his New York Islanders bleeding away their three-goal lead, coach Barry Trotz called a timeout and told his players to breathe. “He just calmed everyone down,” said forward Josh Bailey, who had a goal and an assist in the 5-4 victory that gave...
Angels’ Mike Trout says no timetable on return from calf injuryVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout said his right calf is starting to feel better, but the Los Angeles Angels superstar still doesn’t know when he will be able to return. The three-time AL MVP went on the injured list May 18 after straining his calf the night before against the...
Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau selected as NBA’s Coach of the YearVideo
NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau got the New York Knicks back to the playoffs, guiding the team to its second-best record in 20 years. And in the eyes of the voters, that coaching job was the best in the NBA. Thibodeau was revealed Monday as the NBA’s Coach of the...
Highlands keeps making history, wins 1st PIAA playoff game
Already in uncharted territory, the Highlands softball team added to its historic season Monday against Clearfield in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs. The Golden Rams, playing in the first state playoff game in program history, scored runs in the third and fourth, three more in the...
Pine-Richland teen Carson Verszyla goes viral with highlight-reel hockey goal
Carson Verszyla got an early birthday present Monday morning when he saw himself on “SportsCenter.” Verszyla, who turned 13 Monday and is a sixth-grader in the Pine-Richland School District, scored a highlight-reel spin-o-rama goal Sunday that was featured as the top play on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” top 10. “It was honestly...
Column: Racing with friends reignites Allmendinger’s passionVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger was so over the grind and the losing and the lack of any enjoyment in his job that he walked away from NASCAR after the 2018 season rather than run for another mediocre team. His friends pulled him back in. It was a little at...
2 former Penn State players among those picked for U.S. Olympic women’s volleyball team
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. — Former Penn State players Haleigh Washington and Micha Hancock are among the 12 players selected for the U.S. Olympic women’s volleyball team that will compete at the Tokyo Games. Washington helped Penn State to the 2014 NCAA championship as a freshman, and Hancock was a members...
Djokovic, Nadal beat Italian teens to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS — For two sets and more than two hours at the French Open on Monday, Novak Djokovic found himself being outplayed by a 19-year-old opponent from Italy making his Grand Slam debut. And yet, to hear Djokovic tell it afterward, he had the kid right where he wanted him....
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby passes Jaromir Jagr as NHL’s estimated career earnings leader
Sidney Crosby has positioned himself to his career subjectively judged against the top 10 or so players in NHL history. According to one respected outlet, there is one measure by which the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar is already at the top of the list for any player the NHL has ever...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield grad Uschock to finish softball career at Shippensburg
Maddie Uschock is rebooting her college softball career. The former Hempfield ace is leaving Dominican, a Division II program in Orangeburg, N.Y., and will transfer to Shippensburg. Uschock, who just completed her junior year, said she needed a change. “Despite really loving my friends, teammates and professors, the environment wasn’t...
Locals Palmer Jackson, Jason Li competing at star-studded U.S. Open qualifier
The old “look to your left, look to your right,” stock phrase often used on the first day of college could pertain to the U.S. Open qualifier going on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Every time Palmer Jackson and Jason Li look around they see PGA stars. Jackson and Li, once...
Alabama, Nick Saban agree to new 8-year deal through 2029 season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban, who has won a record seven national championships, has agreed to a three-year contract extension running through the 2029 season. Alabama announced the extension on Monday, including $8.425 million in base salary and talent fee for the current contract year with annual raises...
Pittsburgh-area native Howard Smith nominated for NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award
Pittsburgh-area native Howard Smith has been nominated for the NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. Per a release from the league, the honor is given “to an individual who — through the sport of hockey — has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society.” Smith co-founded Pittsburgh I.C.E....
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden break down state of Pirates, Penguins offseason movesVideo
Mark Madden and Tim Benz discuss the state of the Pirates, what could be coming for the Penguins, and the Steelers outlook on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page. The guys kick off the show talking about the Pirates, who won three games out of four this...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates are almost back to Opening Day lineup, so what’s next?
Derek Shelton had to be delighted the Pittsburgh Pirates finally had Adam Frazier, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Bryan Reynolds and Colin Moran back at the top of their batting order and Chad Kuhl on the mound. Just like Opening Day at Wrigley Field. Since then, Hayes missed two months with a left...
Marchessault’s hat trick lifts Vegas to 5-1 win over Avalanche
LAS VEGAS — After the Vegas Golden Knights lost the first two games of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, captain Mark Stone said no team is out of a series until it loses at home. After sweeping two in Vegas, the Golden Knights are back in business. Jonathan...
