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Brandon Overton shakes off contact, wins 2nd Firecracker 100 at Lernerville
Brandon Overton won his second Firecracker 100 on Saturday at Lernerville Speedway, but he had to overcome a close call to do so. While under caution on lap 51, Brent Larson came out of the infield work area and while driving by the field to assume his spot at the...
Pirates farm report for June 26, 2021: Top prospect Nick Gonzales homers in return from injury
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-21) lost to Louisville (Reds), 6-1. RHP Steven Wright was the losing pitcher, allowing six runs on eight hits in five innings. He’s 3-3 with a 5.86 ERA. RHP Tyler Bashlor, RHP Shea Spitzbarth and LHP Blake Weiman each threw a scoreless inning of relief. 1B Will Craig...
Highlands’ Jaycee Haidze named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year
2021 Valley News Dispatch Softball All-Stars Player of the Year Jaycee Haidze Highlands, Jr., P At the start of the 2021 season, Jaycee Haidze set goals for herself and helped establish them for her team. The Golden Rams were young with only three seniors, and with 2020 wiped out, the...
Valley’s John Luke Bailey chosen as Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
2021 Valley News Dispatch Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year John Luke Bailey Valley, Sr., P Valley senior pitcher John Luke Bailey came into his final high school baseball season motivated. After a sophomore season where he didn’t necessarily perform to the standards he wanted to, he got to work...
Mt. Pleasant’s Haylie Brunson honored as Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball Player of the Year
2021 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball All-Stars Player of the year Haylie Brunson Mt. Pleasant, Sr., IF Haylie Brunson has to be filed under “toughest softball players to get out in the state.” The Mt. Pleasant senior, who hit second in a fully loaded lineup that propelled the Vikings to WPIAL and...
Franklin Regional’s Louie Kegerreis named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball Player of the Year
2021 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball All-Stars Player of the year Louie Kegerreis Franklin Regional, Sr., SS Franklin Regional senior Louie Kegerreis received a lot of interest and some offers from college teams during his senior baseball season. An injury hindered his sophomore season and the coronavirus pandemic canceled his junior season,...
Green gets Olympic reprieve; Williams, Wiltrout come up short
Latrobe native and graduate Hanna Green received good news late Friday at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. Her appeal in the 800-meter semifinals was upheld, and she went from missing the finals Sunday to becoming the ninth runner in the field. Green finished fourth in her heat of...
Pitt gets commitment from Texas defender Marquan Pope
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi reached into the talent-rich state of Texas on Saturday, getting a verbal commitment from safety/outside linebacker Marquan Pope. Pope, 6-foot-1, 206 pounds, has scholarship offers from Kansas and service academies Army, Navy and Air Force. Unranked by Rivals.com, he also has offers from Liberty, Tulsa and...
Canadiens brace for biggest test: Defending champion Lightning
MONTREAL — Artturi Lehkonen is keeping his composure after becoming part of the Montreal Canadiens’ illustrious history by scoring the franchise’s most important goal in nearly three decades. If the upstart Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has been fueled, in part, by a desire to earn respect, then their journey is...
Nelly Korda, Lizette Salas pull away, share lead in Women’s PGAVideo
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas spent much of her time Saturday looking at Nelly Korda ahead of her in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. In the fairway, not on the leaderboard. Korda blasted a drive on the opening hole at Atlanta Athletic Club and hit 9-iron to 4 feet....
Alex Bowman zips past Kyle Larson, wins at Pocono
LONG POND — Alex Bowman made it six straight wins for Hendrick Motorsports when teammate Kyle Larson’s Chevrolet blew a tire on the final lap, and he took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway for his third Cup win of the season. Larson had won three straight Cup races...
Cardinals’ veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright stymies Pirates again
Two months shy of his 40th birthday, it’s unclear what Adam Wainwright does best. Is it his defiance of the normal aging process for athletes? Or is it his continuing ability to baffle the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wainwright put both on display Saturday, throwing 102 pitches in the St. Louis Cardinals’...
Pirates notebook: Scranton native Max Kranick promoted to start Sunday
With Mitch Keller in Triple-A, Steven Brault and Trevor Cahill still on the injured list and the schedule showing no off days until the All-Star break, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting pitching staff needed a lift. The call went out to Indianapolis where Max Kranick, 23, was chosen to make his...
Alaphilippe wins crash-marred 1st stage of Tour de FranceVideo
LANDERNEAU, France — World champion Julian Alaphilippe won the crash-marred opening stage of the Tour de France to snatch the race leader’s yellow jersey on Saturday. The Frenchman surged ahead of the main pack in the final steep climb leading to the finish in Landerneau, crossing the line with an...
20 years ago, Lloyd McClendon made history by stealing first baseVideo
Twenty years ago, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon did something that was seemingly impossible in baseball — he stole first base. It all happened on June 26, 2001, at PNC Park, with the Pirates playing the Milwaukee Brewers. Upset over a close play at first base that didn’t go the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Bringing back Marc-Andre Fleury would transform the Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins will not rebuild. That will be evident when they extend the contracts of defenseman Kris Letang and center Evgeni Malkin this offseason barring squabbles over price. The Penguins will not get appreciably bigger and tougher. The components aren’t available. Winger Jake Guentzel couldn’t be traded even-up for,...
NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of covid-19 issues
OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt will advance to the College World Series finals after North Carolina State was forced to drop out because of covid-19 protocols, the NCAA announced early Saturday. NC State had only 13 players available during its 3-1 loss to the Commodores on Friday. The teams were scheduled...
Lightning vs. Canadiens in 1st all-East Cup final since 1980
After gutting out a tough series to get to the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn’t have to change their style of play to match up against the Montreal Canadiens. They won’t have to change time zones, either. While teams in the Eastern Time Zone have met in...
Penguins A to Z: Mark Jankowski’s second chance didn’t pan outVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Mark Jankowski Position: Center Shoots: Left Age: 26 Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 212 pounds...
Pirates farm report for June 25, 2021: Mitch Keller gives up 3 runs in 3-inning start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-20) defeated Louisville (Reds), 7-6. Making his first start since being sent down June 12, Mitch Keller went three innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits. He walked none and struck out two. He previously made two scoreless relief appearances for Indy. RHP James Marvel...
Riverhounds beat New York for 3rd straight win
Albert Dikwa scored a goal and helped set up another to lead the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 2-1 victory over New York Red Bull II on Friday night at Highmark Stadium. It was the third straight win for the Riverhounds (5-3-2). The Riverhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 14th...
Wil Crowe gets 1st MLB win, Pirates beat Cardinals 5-4
The pitcher’s win has gradually lost its luster in recent decades. New-age baseball statheads tend to scoff at it. Don’t tell that to Wil Crowe. Not after he earned his first MLB win in what was his 13th career start, a 5-4 Pittsburgh Pirates victory at the St. Louis Cardinals....
Former Penguins forward Beau Bennett retires
Former Penguins forward Beau Bennett announced his retirement from professional hockey on Friday. He revealed his decision via a posting on Twitter. Bennett, 29, cited injuries that often derailed his once promising career as the reason for stepping away. For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted...
Ex-Penguins goaltender Frank Pietrangelo alleges sexual abuse in college
Former Penguins goaltender Frank Pietrangelo has joined a federal lawsuit against former University of Minnesota goaltending coach Thomas Adrahtas, the school, the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (AHAI) and USA Hockey alleging he was the victim of sexual abuse by Adrahtas. Pietrangelo, now 56, alleges Adrahtas conducted mandatory weekly “visualization...
Andrei Vasilevskiy shines, Lightning eliminate Islanders in Game 7
TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves, and Yanni Gaurde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders, 1-0, in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series Friday night. The defending champions advanced to a Stanley Cup Final matchup against the...
