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Tim Benz: Penguins’ efforts to salvage Robert Morris hockey may get some help. Will the university accept it?
Like testing a newly frozen pond, we may be ready for our first skate toward progress when it comes to saving the Robert Morris University men’s and women’s hockey teams. Now it’s time to find out how thin the ice is. A day after Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse...
Alex Dixon leads Riverhounds to 2nd straight road win
Alex Dixon had a hand in creating all three goals as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds picked up their second straight road win with a 3-2 victory over Loudoun United on Wednesday night in Virginia. The Riverhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute when a Dixon cross from the left...
Pirates farm report for June 2, 2021: Oneil Cruz has 4 hits, homer for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) and Columbus (Indians) were rained out. They will play a doubleheader at 5:05 p.m. Friday. Next: Thursday vs. Columbus (Indians), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 16-9) beat Richmond (Giants), 9-4, behind a 4-for-5 showing by SS Oneil Cruz. Cruz hit a two-run homer, his fifth, and drove in...
Former Pitt center and NBA 1st-round pick Eric Mobley dies at 51
Eric Mobley, one of only eight Pitt basketball players chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft, has died. He was 51. RIP ? pic.twitter.com/fBKb4lUpcV— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_MBB) June 3, 2021 Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mobley played at Salesian High School in New Rochelle, N.Y., before enrolling at...
Last-place Sabres win draft lottery; Kraken get No. 2 pick
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres won the NHL Draft lottery, and the expansion Seattle Kraken jumped up the order to take the No. 2 pick Wednesday night. The Sabres have the No. 1 pick for the fourth time in franchise history and second in three years. It marks a...
Same strong field at Memorial gets new look for golf course
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm was motoring to victory along the back nine of Muirfield Village last year at the Memorial, and just as compelling was the activity on the front nine. Heavy equipment was inside the ropes, ripping out huge strips of turf. Rahm returned to what tournament host...
Fox Chapel’s Skirboll, Highlands’ Bonnett ready for Olympic trials
Zoe Skirboll was among the spectators at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., and she watched the best in the nation compete for spots on the team that competed a month later in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “It was breathtaking,” said Skirboll, an Aspinwall resident. “I had...
James Washington trying to establish role in Steelers’ new-look offenseVideo
As one relationship begins for James Washington — he married his longtime girlfriend, Julia White, in March — another could be nearing its conclusion. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver is entering his fourth and final season of the contract he signed after being selected in the second round of the...
Penguins GM Ron Hextall: ‘If we go into the next season with this group, we’re comfortable’
As a goaltender with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1980s and 1990s, Ron Hextall was often furious. If you dared cross him or a teammate, he would unleash something ferocious upon you, usually in the form of a slash to the ankle or a punch to the face. As a...
Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
TOKYO — It may be too little, too late. That’s the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start. The Olympics risk...
Sacked: Browns All-Pro Myles Garrett ‘retires’ from basketball
BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett can dump all the quarterbacks he wants. His dunking days are over. The Browns’ All-Pro defensive end, who recently posted videos on Twitter and Instagram of him dominating on the basketball court, has put his hoops game on hold. On Wednesday, Garrett, who is attending...
Pirates trade utility player Ildemaro Vargas to Arizona in exchange for cash
Two weeks after claiming utility man Ildemaro Vargas off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, the Pirates traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday for cash. Vargas, 29, started his major-league career with the Diamondbacks in 2017 before splitting time last season between the Cubs and Minnesota Twins. The Pirates...
Kei Nishikori grinds out another 5-set win at French Open
PARIS — Two matches. Ten sets. A total of 628 points played. Just another Grand Slam filled with five-setters for Kei Nishikori. The former U.S. Open finalist rallied past 23rd-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the French Open — after...
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski to coach next season, then give way to Jon Scheyer
Mike Krzyzewski will make a final run at a national championship with Duke. The Hall of Famer and winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s basketball announced Wednesday that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s...
LaVar Arrington, 3 Steelers among Western Pa. stars nominated for College Football Hall of Fame
Nominees for the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame class include several Western Pennsylvania stars with roots in Bethel Park, Slippery Rock and many places in between. Plus, there are three who made their mark with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The ballot was emailed Wednesday to more than 12,000 NFF members...
South Fayette grads help James Madison softball reach NCAA Women’s College World Series
The 2021 James Madison softball team has made history with its first-ever trip to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, and two South Fayette graduates, Sara Jubas and Lauren Bernett, have helped the Dukes in their journey to Oklahoma City. JMU took two of three games in a best-of-three Columbia...
W&J utility man Tyler Horvat earns first-team All-America honor
One of the premier two-way utility talents in Division III baseball, sophomore Tyler Horvat seemed to have an impact in every one of Washington & Jefferson’s 37 wins this season. The Penn-Trafford product was honored for his contributions by being named to the D3Baseball.Com All-America First Team. Horvat, an outfielder...
Penn State’s LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny join Reggie Bush among 1st-timers up for College Hall of Fame
Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday the players and coaches eligible for...
Brad Stevens replacing Danny Ainge as team president in Celtics shakeup
BOSTON — Danny Ainge, who helped bring two NBA titles to Boston as a player and another as the team’s basketball boss, stepped down from the Celtics front office just hours after they were eliminated from the postseason, and coach Brad Stevens is giving up his job on the bench...
Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Bob Baffert suspended 2 years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert is on track to have his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory taken away and won’t be able to run any horses in the prestigious race for the next two years. Churchill Downs on Wednesday suspended the Hall of Fame trainer for two years after an...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby named finalist for Ted Lindsay Award
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award. The honor recognizes “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” during the regular season as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League’s Players’ Association (NHLPA). During the 2020-21 campaign, Crosby led the Penguins with 62...
Pirates’ Derek Shelton believes David Bednar has closer ability, but that’s not the current plan
After the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most recent defeat Tuesday night, manager Derek Shelton wasn’t thinking too far beyond Wednesday’s day off. The return of Ke’Bryan Hayes, set for Thursday at PNC Park against the Miami Marlins, is the big event. But outfielder Ka’ai Tom was hit by a pitch and left...
Minor league report: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign forward Shaw Boomhower
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Shane Boomhower to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season. A native of Bellville, Ont., Boomhower, 22, did not play during the 2020-21 season. During the 2019-20 campaign he primarily played for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, appearing in...
Mark Madden: The Penguins need change, and trading Jake Guentzel would likely provide big return
Mike Sullivan will reportedly be back as Penguins coach. It’s a good bet the core three will return. Sidney Crosby will never leave unless he asks out. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin are entering the final year of their contracts. Tickets can (and need to be) sold next season, so...
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina for 2-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Vasilevskiy has spent two games turning nearly every shot away for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A couple more, and the reigning Stanley Cup champions could be headed to the next round. Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Vasilevskiy carried a shutout into the final minutes,...
