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Pirates farm report for May 30, 2021: Fabricio Macias belts 2 grand slams for Grasshoppers
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-12) lost 7-2 to Omaha (Royals). DH Ke’Bryan Hayes went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in a rehab assignment as he recovers from a wrist injury. He is 6 for 24 (.250) in seven games. RF Bligh Madris (.295) was 2 for 4, and SS Kevin Kramer...
SEC matches record with 7 teams named NCAA regional hosts
OMAHA, Neb. — The Southeastern Conference matched its record with seven teams among 16 regional hosts announced Sunday for the NCAA baseball tournament. The hosts have locked up spots in the national tournament, and the rest of the 64-team field will be revealed on Monday. Each regional will be made...
CP: NHL working on Canadian travel exemption for playoffs
OTTAWA — The NHL and health authorities reportedly are working on a travel exemption that would let the winner of the all-Canadian North Division and an American opponent cross the border during the final two rounds of the playoffs, including the Stanley Cup Final. The exemption would let teams enter...
Naomi Osaka threatened with suspension for skipping media
PARIS — Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 when she skipped the news conference after her first-round victory at the French Open on Sunday — and drew a stunning warning from all four Grand Slam tournaments that she could face stiffer penalties, including disqualification or even suspension, if she continues to...
More fans, May weather: 2021 French Open is closer to normalVideo
PARIS — Still not quite its packed, pre-pandemic self, Roland Garros bubbled with tennis, cheers and sun-kissed pleasures again Sunday as this year’s tournament began with some color back in its cheeks compared to the bland edition held in the autumnal chill last year. Nearly 5,400 people per day are...
Kokrak gets 2nd win quicker, overcoming Spieth at ColonialVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jason Kokrak played in 233 PGA Tour events before getting his first victory. The big hitter didn’t have to wait nearly as long to win again, though this one might have been harder because he had to overcome a local favorite at Colonial. Kokrak shot an...
Seton Hill baseball advances to NCAA Division II World Series
The Seton Hill baseball team is bound for Cary, N.C. The Griffins earned a trip to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary after winning the Atlantic Regional championship Sunday afternoon. Seton Hill defeated Millersville (30-15) for the second consecutive day, this time with an 8-5 triumph, to seal...
U.S. loses 2-1 at Switzerland ahead of Nations League semiVideo
Steven Zuber scored after failed clearances by Sergiño Dest and Tim Ream in the 63rd minute, and Switzerland beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night at St. Gallen to stop the Americans’ nine-game unbeaten streak. Sebastian Lletget put the 20th-ranked U.S. ahead in the fifth minute, but Ricardo Rodriguez...
Rockies rally behind Charlie Blackmon as Pirates’ bullpen blows late-inning lead
A bullpen that has been the backbone of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching staff was bound to blow a game, and it was their most reliable reliever who gave up the tying and go-ahead runs in the ninth inning. Richard Rodriguez had been the Pirates’ catalyst as the closer until Charlie...
Hempfield’s Morgan Ryan to finish career at Seton Hill
Morgan Ryan has one more year of college softball left. She will play it in her backyard. The recent Notre Dame grad who was a supreme talent at Hempfield will chase a master’s degree at Seton Hill. While she’s at it, she will play a fifth year as a member...
Helio Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for 4th timeVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Written off as too old to race full-time, too old for a fourth Indianapolis 500 win, Helio Castroneves at long last joined that exclusive club in a popular victory for the old guys. Then Spiderman scaled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway fence for his trademark victory celebration at the...
Pirates GM: Chad Kuhl expected to start at Royals, Ke’Bryan Hayes almost ready to return
Chad Kuhl is expected to return from his rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis and start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at Kansas City, general manager Ben Cherington said. “He’s ready to go,” Cherington said Sunday in a video conference call. “This was really about lining up the rotation going...
Chase De Jong selected from Triple-A, will start for Pirates against Rockies on Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Chase De Jong from Triple-A Indianapolis, and the right-hander will make his first start for the club against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at PNC Park. It was one of several roster moves made by the Pirates, who designated infielder Ildemaro Vargas for assignment to make...
Gateway grad Dylan Urban earns AMCC postseason honors at La Roche
Dylan Urban made the most of his senior season with the La Roche baseball team. The Gateway graduate and Redhawks center fielder was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference all-star first team after a season in which he finished third on the team in batting with a .366 average. In...
Pine-Richland grads row to NCAA’s biggest stage
Gabrielle Krieger and Abbi Altman grew up on the same street, but their paths didn’t cross until they met while taking novice rowing lessons at Pine-Richland. From there, a friendship started that has grown immensely through the years even though the pair ended up competing at rival schools, Alabama and...
Pastrnak has hat trick as Bruins blast Islanders 5-2
A six-day layoff in between games did nothing to slow the Boston Bruins and David Pastrnak. Pastrnak got his second career playoff hat trick and the Bruins opened the second round of the playoffs with a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. “I think our guys...
Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT to force Game 7
MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored at 15:15 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night to force Game 7 in the first-round series. Corey Perry and Tyler Toffoli also scored and Carey Price made 41 saves in front of the first Canadian...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel: ‘I let a lot of people down’Video
If there was ever a time that things felt just right for the Pittsburgh Penguins during their first-round series against the New York Islanders, it came during the early stages of Game 6 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Wednesday. At 11 minutes, 12 seconds of the...
Minor league report: Nailers beaten by StingraysVideo
Goaltender Louis-Phlip Guindon made 44 saves on 50 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-2 road loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C. on Saturday. Forward Patrick Watling recorded two assists for Wheeling (21-36-6-1) while forwards Matt Alfaro and Austin Fyten...
Pirates farm report for May 29, 2021: Ke’Bryan Hayes hits 2nd homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-11) lost 6-2 to Omaha (Royals). 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes hit his second home run since starting a rehab assignment as he recovers from a wrist injury. He’s 6 for 20 (.300) with a 1.064 OPS. DH Bligh Madris went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and...
Rafael Nadal’s magic French Open numbers are 14 and 21
Go back, for a moment, to May 8, 2005, when Rafael Nadal was still just 18 and yet to appear in a French Open, let alone win one. After collecting his first trophy on the red clay of Rome — which had been preceded by his first trophy on the...
Resurgent Jordan Spieth 3rd-round leader at ColonialVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Spieth knows how to finish right out of the rough, and he still had the lead after three rounds at Colonial. After hitting his final drive Saturday into the thick grass on an incline right of the No. 18 fairway, Spieth recovered with an approach...
Pirates notebook: Gregory Polanco saves shutout with strong defensive play
Of all people to save the shutout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it was right fielder Gregory Polanco — often a lightning rod for his defense. In the sixth inning of the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies at PNC Park, Polanco made a play that prevented a...
Chelsea beats Manchester City to win Champions LeagueVideo
PORTO, Portugal — As Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta cradled the European Cup before thrusting it into the air to the backdrop of fireworks, Pep Guardiola and his distraught Manchester City players stood way behind the winner’s rostrum and looked on in anguish. Champions League glory once again for Chelsea, nine...
JT Brubaker, Mitch Keller shine as Pirates sweep Rockies with doubleheader shutouts
The Pittsburgh Pirates found the perfect antidotes to snap their six-game losing streak: a rainout and a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. Pirates starters JT Brubaker and Mitch Keller combined to pitch 11 scoreless innings in a sweep of the Rockies in seven-inning games on a chilly Saturday afternoon at...
