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Sam Burns holds on to PGA’s Byron Nelson lead as Jordan Speith loomsVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Sam Burns is the 54-hole leader — again. Local favorite Jordan Spieth saved the magic for the 18th green — again. And the AT&T Byron Nelson is in a race to beat the notorious spring weather in Texas — again, this time with plenty of players having...
Washington & Jefferson stops Saint Vincent to win PAC baseball title
Starter Nick Drake turned in a dominant performance and outfielder Tyler Horvat was the offensive catalyst as Washington & Jefferson defeated Saint Vincent College, 3-0, Saturday to claim the school’s 13th PAC baseball championship. Drake (Canon-McMillan) went seven innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight. Michael Zito earned the...
11-1 shot Rombauer wins Preakness; Bob Baffert-trained Medina 3rdVideo
BALTIMORE — Rombauer left Medina Spirit behind — and put horse racing’s latest controversy on the back burner. Little-known Rombauer sprung an 11-1 upset to win the Preakness on Saturday, passing Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby winner to end a potential Triple Crown bid that would have carried a giant asterisk....
Cheswick hunter nails triple trophy for big game
Nathan Sipes of Cheswick not only bagged three big-game animals during the 2020-21 hunting season, but he also nailed two of them on Sundays. Sipes, 24, has been hunting since he was 11. Like many hunters, he never had such a sensational season. He harvested an eight-point buck in Upper...
Adam Frazier shows staying power at 2B for Pirates, despite cameos in left field
Derek Shelton hasn’t hesitated to ask Adam Frazier to move to left field in late-game situations, knowing “he’s more than willing” to play wherever needed for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shelton, however, made it clear once again Saturday that he has no intention of moving Frazier away from second base. “I’m...
Golf notebook: A third Peters Township grad advances to U.S. Open sectional
A third Peters Township graduate has qualified for the U.S. Open Sectional on June 7. Connor Schmidt joined Jimmy Ellis and Jake Sollon on the list of golfers hoping to qualify for the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Schmidt, a senior at Drexel, earned his berth at the Country...
Steelers sign 4 rookie draft picks to contracts
Four down, five to go. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday signed the first four members of their nine-player draft class, coming to contracts with defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk, outside linebacker Quincy Roche, defensive back Tre Norwood and punter Pressley Harvin III. Those players were the final four taken by the...
Najee Harris boosts his profile during first taste of NFL life at Steelers rookie minicampVideo
The black shorts and white uniform jersey should have been the giveaway to Najee Harris that he’s not in college anymore. Harris spent the past two days of rookie minicamp wearing the practice threads of his new employer, the Pittsburgh Steelers, a sharp departure from the crimson and white he...
Seton Hill’s Tommy Pellis has big week of accolades on eve of PSAC semifinals
Tommy Pellis is glad he came back for a fifth baseball season at Seton Hill. So are the Griffins. A grad student outfielder and Greensburg Central Catholic grad, Pellis is having his best college season, and reaping the awards that can come with it. National prominence is nothing new to...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s status remains uncertain; Casey DeSmith day-to-day
Penguins’ forward Evgeni Malkin’s status is uncertain, publicly at least, for his team’s opening playoff game Sunday against the New York Islanders. While Malkin was on the ice for practice Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, he did not participate in line rushes or during power-play drills. When asked about Malkin’s...
What you need to know about the New York IslandersVideo
There isn’t a Mike Bossy, Pat Lafontaine or John Tavares. And, thankfully, Eddie Westfall, John Tonelli and David Volek are long gone. The New York Islanders don’t exactly have a lineup worthy of fear, but don’t you dare disrespect them. “The structure they have is really effective because they all...
Norwin grad Christiana Skrabak making impact in final season with Seton Hill softball
Seton Hill softball player Christiana Skrabak was as impactful in a 16-0 runaway victory against Mercyhurst in the deciding game of a best-of-three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinal series as she has been all season. Skrabak is a grad student from Norwin who is making sure her finale ends with...
Fox Chapel grad Abby Pitcairn helps North Carolina win 3rd straight NCAA field hockey title
When Abby Pitcairn was a senior at Fox Chapel, she never envisioned the type of success she’d have when she set off to continue her field hockey career at North Carolina. But here she is, three years later, with three NCAA championships under her belt. “Coming into North Carolina, I...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Where Aaron Rodgers plays could impact Steelers’ playoff fate
The NFL’s big schedule “reveal” this past Wednesday gave clichéd sports media a chance to break down the Steelers’ slate game-by-game in detailed fashion. That approach ignores that A) We knew who the Steelers were playing (and where) months ago, and B) The season is still three months away. But...
This date in sports history: May 15Video
1937 — War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, battles Pompoon from the top of the stretch and wins the Preakness Stakes by a head. 1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Preakness Stakes by 5½ lengths over Vulcan’s Forge. 1971 — Canonero II, ridden by Gustavo Avila, captures...
Pirates farm report for May 14, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-4) beat Toledo (Tigers), 6-2. RHP James Marvel started and went 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and striking out six. RHO Shea Spitzbarth pitched a scoreless inning of relief to get the win. C Andrew Susac went 2 for 4 with a home run...
Pitt’s NCAA College Cup run ends with semifinal loss to Indiana
No. 3 Indiana has been to the NCAA College Cup 21 times, winning eight national titles, and although No. 2 Pitt put up a fight in the semifinals Friday night in Cary, N.C., the Hoosiers showed why they’ve had so much success. In the 79th minute, Indiana sophomore Herbert Endeley...
Saint Vincent baseball rallies to reach PAC finals
Saint Vincent isn’t quite ready to cash in its chips. The Bearcats baseball team rallied for two wins Friday in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament and, all of the sudden, will play for the championship. Fourth-seeded SVC (17-17) staved off elimination twice by defeating No. 3 Franciscan, 13-4, and No....
Rookie pitcher, Gregory Polanco lead Pirates to win in 11th
During the Pirates’ 3-2 victory Friday night against the San Francisco Giants, the winning team struck out 17 times and only four of its 13 batters hit safely. Second baseman Adam Frazier made what looked like the defensive play of the game – in left field – until he was...
‘No secrets’ and no certainty in one-of-a-kind NHL playoffsVideo
There will be no mysteries when Tampa Bay and Florida meet in the first round of the playoffs after facing off eight times this season and twice in the past week. Same deal for Montreal and Toronto, who have played 10 times since mid-January. “I don’t want to say it...
Sam Burns keeps rolling with 2nd-round 62, lead at Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas — Now that Sam Burns has figured out how to turn an early lead into a victory, it’s already time to try again. Burns birdied six of his last eight holes Friday for a 10-under-par 62 and a two-stroke lead over Alex Noren at 17-under after the second...
Some normalcy returns to Preakness; Derby champ Medina Spirit cleared to raceVideo
BALTIMORE — Fans are back at Pimlico Race Course to witness another chance at a Triple Crown. The Preakness will feel somewhat back to normal, even if everything carries a giant asterisk. The limited capacity of 10,000 fans expected Saturday is far less than the crowd of 100,000 that usually...
Pirates’ Ben Cherington says Gregory Polanco, Mitch Keller will continue to get opportunities
Gregory Polanco leads the Pittsburgh Pirates in stolen bases with four, but that’s not the reason he remains in right field and bats fifth in the order with a .202 batting average (before Friday). Mitch Keller has the highest ERA (7.81) and WHIP (1.81) among Pirates starters, but manager Derek...
Playoff history with Islanders evokes heartbreak, humiliation for Penguins fansVideo
They’ve combined to win nine of the past 40 Stanley Cups, and they’ve been division rivals for the majority of their respective histories. But the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders have met for a playoff series just five times over the 49 years since the latter was born. Postseason...
Penguins assign goaltender Alex D’Orio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned reserve goaltender Alex D’Orio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). D’Orio, 22, has split time this season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling of the ECHL. In 10 AHL games, he has a 5-3-1 record with a 2.30 goals against average and a .911 save percentage....
