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Mark Madden: Forget the deck chairs. Goaltending is what could sink Penguins
The Penguins faithful and the attendant media have spent most of their time recently sweating what player the Penguins could lose to Seattle in the NHL’s expansion draft and any ancillary moves the team might make. What everybody should be concerned about is the Penguins’ goaltending. NHL free agency starts...
Pirates agree to $3 million bonus with third-round pick, RHP/SS Bubba Chandler
The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a $3 million signing bonus, pending physical, to convince two-sport star Bubba Chandler to skip playing quarterback at Clemson and play professional baseball instead. The Pirates selected Chandler, a right-handed pitcher and switch-hitting shortstop, in the third round of the MLB Draft with the intention...
3 Penn State running backs named to Doak Walker Award watch list
STATE COLLEGE — Running back is regarded as one of the deepest positions on the Penn State roster entering the 2021 season, and that depth is reflected by the watch list for the award that is given annually to the nation’s top running back. Three Nittany Lions running backs —...
From Fleury to Junkka, ranking every player the Penguins have lost in expansion draftsVideo
It’s anyone’s guess as to who the Penguins will lose in Wednesday’s expansion draft to the Seattle Kraken. But one thing is clear about this to-be-determined departee. He won’t be the best player the Penguins have ever lost in an expansion draft. That designation belongs to future hall-of-fame goaltender Marc-Andre...
Expansion Seattle Kraken make Jeremy Lauzon top pick
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken chose Boston defenseman Jeremy Lauzon with the first pick in their expansion draft Wednesday night. They introduced pending free agent Chris Driedger as their first goaltender and passed on Montreal’s Carey Price. Driedger agreed to terms on a $10.5 million, three-year contract to join Seattle....
Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez to carry American flag at Olympic opening ceremony
Four-time Olympic women’s basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez were chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night. Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and Bird were chosen by a vote of...
Sweden clobbers U.S. women’s soccer team in Olympic opener
TOKYO — Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the women’s soccer tournament. The Americans, ranked No. 1 in the world...
First Call: Encouraging stat about Steelers’ Melvin Ingram; Steven Nelson news; interesting Penguins expansion predictions
If you are dubious about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing Melvin Ingram, Wednesday’s “First Call” may put you at ease. We also look at Steven Nelson’s future. Strange odds surrounding which Penguin may get selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. And T.J. Watt’s wedding engagement is getting some...
Kraken’s expansion pick from Penguins? Seattle radio host says, ‘It starts and ends with Jason Zucker, right?’
Leading up to Wednesday’s expansion draft, a lot of Pittsburgh Penguins fans have advanced the hope that the Seattle Kraken would select winger Jason Zucker. If every team besides the Vegas Golden Knights is going to lose someone, why not him? In the wake of his acquisition from the Minnesota...
Tim Benz: 4 reasons why this year’s Steelers training camp may be more important than most
Training camp is a high priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as it is for the rest of the NFL’s franchises. That importance is increasing with players frequently balking at in-person offseason workouts these days and with the reduction of the preseason schedule to three games. The Steelers are “lucky” (if...
Pirates pitchers squander 4-run lead on the way to an 11-6 loss to Diamondbacks
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally supported starting pitcher Tyler Anderson on Tuesday night — for half the game — but it wasn’t nearly enough to secure a victory. Anderson allowed three runs in six innings and the Pirates bullpen collapsed in a 31-minute, eight-run seventh to help the Arizona Diamondbacks roll...
Behind 50 points from Giannis, Bucks beat Suns to end 50-year NBA title drought
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points — and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the...
Pirates farm report for July 20, 2021: LF Anthony Alford has 4 hits, homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-32) outslugged Toledo (Tigers) 12-11 in 10 innings. C Joe Hudson (.226) hit the game-winning RBI single in the 10th. LF Anthony Alford (.324) went 4 for 5 with his eighth home run, two doubles and four RBIs. SS Dee Strange-Gordon (.273) went 2 for 3 with two...
Points leader finds Sweet spot in World of Outlaws Silver Cup at Lernerville
Brad Sweet beat the field — and the weather — Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway. With lightning flashing in the distance, Sweet, the current World of Outlaws points leader and two-time defending series champion, took the lead from local favorite Sye Lynch on Lap 12 and cruised to a $25,000...
Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Tokyo Games open
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Host Japan got off to a winning start when the Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay, beating Australia 8-1 on Wednesday in softball behind 39-year-old pitcher Yukiko Ueno, who won the 2008 gold medal game against the United States. The game was played in a...
Palmer Jackson grabs 3-shot lead at West Penn Open; records hole-in-one
Palmer Jackson accomplished a first Tuesday during the second round of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship, and it had nothing to do with his hole-in-one. The Murrysville native shot his first 7-under-par round in competition, a 64, at Westmoreland County Club and grabbed a four-shot lead heading to...
Nationals GM doesn’t plan to have Starlin Castro this season
WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says he doesn’t plan on having infielder Starlin Castro back with the team this season. Castro was placed on administrative leave July 16 by MLB under its domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. Rizzo, speaking with a group of reporters...
Excitement builds for return of PONY League World Series
In another indication that pre-pandemic normalcy is making its return, directors of PONY League baseball unveiled plans Tuesday for the organization’s 69th World Series. The eight-team double-elimination tournament is set for Aug. 13-18 at Lew Hays PONY Field in Washington, Pa., next door to Washington Wild Things Park. The series...
Pirates notebook: Chase De Jong placed on IL after taking hit on left knee
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed starting pitcher Chase De Jong on the 10-day injured list Tuesday after he was hit on the left knee Monday night by a 89.5-mph line drive off the bat of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ David Peralta. De Jong, who has knee inflammation, is the sixth Pirates starter...
Steelers’ final unsigned draft pick, center Kendrick Green, agrees to 4-year contract
When the Pittsburgh Steelers players begin reporting Wednesday for training camp, they will have all of their draft picks under contract. Third-rounder Kendrick Green, the No. 87 overall player selected, agreed to his four-year rookie contract, agent Jason Bernstein announced on his verified Twitter account. The slot value for Green...
Sal Frelick, first round pick with Greensburg ties, gets hefty signing bonus from Milwaukee Brewers
Sal Frelick went undrafted out of high school but built his brand in college, watched his stock rise and became a sought-after prospect. On Tuesday, the first-round draft pick became a millionaire. Frelick, a Lexington (Mass.) product with ties to Greensburg, signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Terms of...
Column: With another major, Morikawa charting new pathVideo
Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth. Add another name with whom Collin Morikawa is now linked by his remarkable run through the majors in a span of 343 days. This one is a little out of left field, but it speaks to how much Morikawa has...
Kraken expansion draft to be milestone for SeattleVideo
SEATTLE — When the calendar flips to this time of year, there is normally a mix and anger and resentment for sports fans in this corner of the country. Not this year. Not with one of the biggest moments yet in the creation of the newest NHL franchise about to...
Fifth field added for Freeport International Baseball Invitational, which expects 20 teams
Excitement continues to build for next week’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational, with 20 teams, five area fields and close to 60 games scheduled over five days. “For 27 years, we’ve been saying that there is no pressure to win a game for a trophy,” Freeport International president Chuck Sarver said....
This Date in Sports History: July 21
1876 — Princeton takes the team championship in the first IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with a 2-1 final-round victory over Dow Finsterwald. 1963 — Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA championship by two strokes over Dave...
