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Minor league report: Nailers drop final road game of seasonVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 road loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday. Forward Patrick Watling scored the only goal for Wheeling (21-38-6-1) in its final road game of the...
This date in sports history: June 2Video
1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes. 1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes. 1909 — Joe Madden, ridden by Eddie Dugan, wins the Belmont Stakes by eight...
Starting pitcher Wil Crowe allows grand slam as Pirates blow lead in loss to Royals
Derek Shelton trusted his pitcher. Wil Crowe didn’t justify that trust. The result Tuesday night on the first day of June was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 10-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals (27-26) at Kauffman Stadium. The Pirates were 8-20 in May, have now lost three games in a row...
Pirates farm report for June 1, 2021: Roansy Contreras throws 6 scoreless
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) beat Columbus (Indians), 5-3. 1B Colin Moran (groin) and RF Phillip Evans (hamstring) began rehab assignments. Moran went 0 for 2 with a strikeout and Evans went 1 for 2 with a single. They both played five innings in the field. RHP Max Kranick, newly promoted from...
Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury, Avalanche’s Philipp Grubauer to face offVideo
DENVER — On one end of the ice will be Philipp Grubauer, a recently named Vezina Trophy finalist. At the other end will be Marc-Andre Fleury, who’s up for the same award. Now that’s quite a goaltender faceoff for Game 2 on Wednesday in a second-round series between Colorado and...
Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka’s concernsVideo
The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka’s stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players’ concerns about mental health. The pledge came in a statement signed by the same four tennis administrators who threatened the possibility of disqualification or...
Doug Ferguson: Jack Nicklaus has plenty of advice for anyone who asksVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus is rarely at a loss for words no matter the subject, except for those occasions when he knows as much as anyone. And then he waits. One of the topics Tuesday at his Memorial Tournament was how often players from his era would help each...
Robert Morris president leaves little hope for salvaging hockey programs
If men’s and women’s ice hockey players at Robert Morris were hoping to hear a change of heart from university president Dr. Chris Howard, they didn’t get one Tuesday. During his first public question and answer session with media members since the school’s decision to eliminate those programs last week,...
Penguins relinquish rights to prospect Antti Palojarvi
The Penguins relinquished the NHL rights to defensive prospect Antti Palojarvi on Tuesday. A sixth-round (No. 186 overall) pick in 2017, Palojarvi needed to sign with the Penguins by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the team to retain his rights. A left-handed shot, the 22-year-old Palojarvi was limited to only 26...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Zach Kokoska shines in Big 12 tourney
Kansas State junior slugger Zach Kokoska (Latrobe) is among the top home run hitters in NCAA Division I baseball. He also was one of the top players in the Big 12 Tournament. After he helped the Wildcats (34-23) reach the semifinals, Kokoska was named to the all-tournament team. In five...
Rafael Nadal’s opponent flubs set points at French Open
PARIS — Winning a match against Rafael Nadal at the French Open is difficult, of course: He went into Tuesday with a 100-2 career record at the place. Just taking a set off the guy is nearly impossible, too. So when Alexei Popyrin twice came within a point of doing...
With Maurkice Pouncey and others gone, Ben Roethlisberger adjusts to Steelers’ new O-line
It was almost three-quarters of the way through what was Ben Roethlisberger’s first media availability in almost five months before Maurkice Pouncey’s name was brought up. “You trying to make me cry?” Roethlisberger said to a reporter over video conference call. “Is that what we are doing here, talking about...
Ben Roethlisberger pushed for Steelers to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster
Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday that earlier this year he approached the Pittsburgh Steelers about taking a pay cut. The rationale was for the team to use the $15 million in salary-cap savings on others. It might be safe to say that no player’s return to the Steelers made Roethlisberger happier...
Penn State announces Beaver Stadium, other athletics venues to host events at full capacity this fall
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State announced Tuesday that Beaver Stadium and its other athletics venues will host events at full capacity during the 2021-22 school year. During the 2020-21 academic year, Penn State home games were closed to the general public because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Tuesday afternoon’s announcement...
Ben Roethlisberger: Dwayne Haskins’ throwing motion among ‘prettiest I’ve ever seen’
Ben Roethlisberger has spent a combined eight seasons with two of the other teammates with whom he shares the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks room. But the newest addition to the group has caught his attention. Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins was signed by the Steelers in January with hopes he can...
MLB .236 batting average though May lowest since 1968Video
NEW YORK — The major league batting average rose slightly in May, though it remained at its lowest level in 53 years. Hitters batted .239 in May, up from .232 in April and the lowest average for May since .237 in 1972, the Elias Sports Bureau said Tuesday. The .236...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden break down what Penguins might do in offseasonVideo
After the Pittsburgh Penguins were ousted from the NHL postseason by the New York Islanders last week, there is plenty of speculation of what changes could be coming to the team this offseason. Mark Madden and Tim Benz discuss what could be coming for the Penguins on this week’s edition...
Ben Roethlisberger: ‘My idea’ to approach Steelers and offer to take pay cut
Ben Roethlisberger knew not long after the sting of that 48-37 playoff loss to the Cleveland Browns wore off that he wanted to return for an 18th season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also was aware some financial leeway was necessary to make that happen. Roethlisberger revealed Tuesday it was...
Pirates notebook: Colin Moran, Phillip Evans start rehab assignments in Indianapolis
Injured infielders Colin Moran and Phillip Evans took their most important steps toward rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates when they begin rehab assignments Tuesday in Triple-A Indianapolis. The Indians start a six-game home series against the Columbus Clippers on Tuesday night. Moran, who has transitioned this season into the Pirates’ regular...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign ex-Canadiens prospect Samuel Houde
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Samuel Houde to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season. Houde, 21, completed a five-year career at the junior level with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During the 2020-21 season, Houde served as Chicoutimi’s...
Mark Madden: Behavior of select NBA fans is deplorable
Fans are trickling back into the stands at American sporting events, and it’s not all good. That applies particularly at NBA games. Ja Morant’s parents were bombarded with racist language when Morant’s Memphis team played at Utah. Washington’s Russell Westbrook had popcorn dumped on him at Philadelphia. Atlanta’s Trae Young...
Casey Cizikas’ OT goal lifts Islanders past Bruins in Game 2
BOSTON — Casey Cizikas saw the open ice ahead. And he knew the Boston defense would be coming on quickly. “I knew that D-man was going to be tracking me hard,” Cizikas said Monday night after his breakaway goal with 14:48 gone in overtime gave the Islanders a 4-3 victory...
End of recruiting pause has football programs catching up
Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck spoke for many coaches nationwide last December when he noted he still hadn’t shaken the hands of about half the prospects who were about to sign with his program. Those days finally are coming to an end. The NCAA has lifted the recruiting dead period that has...
First Call: Steelers GM Kevin Colbert resigns from RMU board as backlash continues over hockey cuts; NFL’s new European plan
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” the decision to cut Robert Morris’ hockey teams may have soured a relationship with the Steelers general manager. We celebrate a Penguins anniversary. A superb ending in the NCAA men’s lacrosse final. And how the Steelers may expand their brand in Europe. Checking out On Monday,...
Madden ‘Tuesday’: Barry Trotz’s critique of Penguins’ top line was harsh, but ‘also true’
After the New York Islanders eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the East Division playoffs, they advanced to play the Boston Bruins. When asked to compare the Bruins’ top line of David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron to Sidney Crosby’s line with Jake Guentzel and Bryan...
