Sports category, Page 1668
Pitt loses pitchers’ duel to N.C. State in ACC Tournament
Mike Bell didn’t like the outcome Thursday night when his Pitt baseball team bowed out of the ACC Tournament with a 3-2 loss to N.C. State at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C. But he appreciates a good thing when he sees it on a baseball diamond. “It was a beautiful...
Pirates farm report for May 27, 2021: Cruz hits 3rd homer for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-9) lost 6-5 to Omaha (Royals) on a walk-off RBI single by LF Kyle Isbel off LHP Braeden Ogle. RHP James Marvel started and fared no better, giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits and two walks in 3⅔ innings. LHP Joe Jacques and RHP Shea...
Seton Hill baseball clobbers Bloomsburg in Atlantic Regional opener
Vincenzo Rauso and Jack Oberdorf hit three-run bombs in the first three innings as Seton Hill jumped all over Bloomsburg en route to a 15-3 victory at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional in Charleston, W.Va. The Griffins will meet Millersville at 3 p.m. Friday. The winner moves on to...
Who’s the boss? At Indy 500, women play large role for IMS
INDIANAPOLIS — Simona de Silvestro was still in her helmet when her race team owner threw her arms around the driver who had just qualified for the Indianapolis 500 by the narrowest of margins. De Silvestro’s pony-tailed crew members stopped by to congratulate her, as did 2018 Indy 500 winner...
Boorish fans: 76ers, Knicks, Jazz issue bans after incidents
The New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz banned a total of five fans from their respective arenas and issued apologies Thursday for incidents during playoff games, and the NBA said rules surrounding fan behavior will be “vigorously enforced” going forward. All three incidents took place during playoff games...
Jordan Spieth, Sergio Garcia lead Colonial; Phil Mickelson 10 back
FORT WORTH, Texas — Phil Mickelson kept hearing congratulatory words as he made his way around Colonial, and there was a huge roar from the crowd when the PGA Championship winner made a long putt to finish his round. Jordan Spieth kept making birdies in the same group. Spieth shot...
Full bowl lineup for college football returns after pandemic-shortened 2020-21
After the pandemic cut the college football bowl season almost in half last year, a full lineup of 44 postseason games is scheduled for 2021-22. The Bowl Season schedule was announced Thursday. The bowls will begin on Dec. 17, with Bahamas Bowl kicking off at noon ET and the Cure...
Olympic sensation Simone Biles to perform in Pittsburgh
Three months after she is expected to add to her record medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics, gymnastics phenomenon Simone Biles will visit PPG Paints Arena. Biles, who with 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships is the most decorated American gymnast in history, will headline the Gold Over...
David Murphy: Denial isn’t a solution for Philly sports fans after the Russell Westbrook popcorn incidentVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The pity party began shortly after the last drop of hydrogenated oil dripped onto the injured man’s head. No big deal! Woe are we! Here they come to get us! What you actually see in that video there is a national vendetta! It unfolded as it always does....
Zach Banner, Devin Bush make appearance on field during Steelers’ OTA sessionVideo
Zach Banner equated his pairing with Devin Bush in the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason conditioning program to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito from the movie “Twins.” The big man wasn’t off base. Banner stands 6-foot-8 and is listed at 335 pounds. Bush is 5-11 and is 101 pounds lighter. “I call...
Quick-thinking Cubs steal 2 runs in victory against Pirates
The last thing these run-down Pittsburgh Pirates needed was a rundown with Javier Baez. When Baez went backwards, it might as well have mirrored the direction of the Pirates’ season. A strange play you should not expect to see on a major league diamond led the Chicago Cubs to a...
Penguins the nation’s most-watched NHL or NBA team on local TV
The Pittsburgh Penguins fell well short of winning the Stanley Cup. But they can claim superiority over the rest of their NHL franchise brethren. Penguins games on AT&T SportsNet this season drew an average rating of 7.79, according to a Sports Business Journal report that was confirmed by a release...
Golden Knights host a Game 7 for 1st time against Minnesota
LAS VEGAS — The payoff for sharing the NHL’s best record comes Friday night for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas will host a Game 7 for the first time when it plays the Minnesota Wild, who have staved off elimination by winning the past two games. “This is what it’s...
Comedy of errors: Pirates’ defensive blunder leaves Cubs laughing
The Chicago Cubs haven’t needed much help while defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first two games of their series at PNC Park. The Pirates offered up some, anyway, Thursday afternoon in one of the strangest plays you might see on a major-league diamond. The result was a 5-3 Cubs...
Even after early NHL playoff exit, Panthers still optimistic
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers already know one thing that will be different going into next season. Expectations will not be low. That’s a welcome change. Progress, and a lot of it, was made this season by the Panthers. They had their best regular season winning percentage in franchise...
Maple Leafs’ John Tavares skates 1 week after scary injury
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was back on the ice for a skate on Thursday, one week after suffering a concussion and a knee injury in a scary collision. Tavares skated at Scotiabank Arena with fellow Leafs forward Nick Foligno (lower-body injury), who will miss his third...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt 3rd in betting odds for DPOY behind Aaron Donald, Myles Garrett
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was the runner-up for NFL defensive player of the year in 2020, and he’s been a finalist two years running. The early odds by one sportsbook peg Watt to come up just short once again. Watt has the third-highest betting line to win the...
Djokovic, Nadal, Federer in same half of French Open field
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men’s field in the draw Thursday, meaning no more than one of them can reach the final. The Big Three top the leaderboard for Grand Slam men’s singles titles: Federer and Nadal...
Boorish fans: 76ers, Knicks issue bans after incidents
The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers each banned a fan and issued apologies Thursday for actions directed at opposing players during playoff games, and the NBA said that rules surrounding fan behavior will be “vigorously enforced” going forward. The Knicks said they banned a fan from Madison Square Garden...
Change is coming to the Penguins, but how much?
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — A few days before the opening of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall acknowledged the reality looming in the upcoming offseason. There is an expansion draft, likely a flat salary cap and some of his team’s top players are entering the final year...
Mark Madden: After another early playoff exit, changes are needed within Penguins organization
It’s time for refreshing Pittsburgh Penguins notes, playoff edition: one-and-done for a third straight year, just like the Penguins. • The Penguins’ championship window closed after the 2018 playoffs. Do you believe me yet? They organically disintegrated. Just like Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles before them. • Goalie Tristan Jarry...
Robert Morris hockey players mourn loss of men’s and women’s teams, lash out at administration
Terry Shafer and Dyllan Lubbesmeyer had one thing in common. They were both goalies at Robert Morris University. They missed each other on campus by a year. Shafer graduated in 2016. Lubbesmeyer arrived in 2017. But they still have that bond. Or at least they did. Now they have something...
First Call: Steelers get preemptive ‘no thanks’ from free agent; Donald Trump tied to Spygate bribe allegation
Thursday’s “First Call” features a “thanks, but no thanks” to the Steelers from a rumored free agent of interest. Also, Spygate is back in the news. We’ve got a look at the NFL’s salary cap for 2022. Duquesne’s football schedule has been released. And LeBron James pumps up Dukes basketball...
This Date in Sports History: May 27
1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three heats, after his original jockey, William Crafts, is replaced by Samuel Purdy before the second heat. The race, witnessed by...
Minor league report: Nailers win 1,000th game since arriving in WheelingVideo
Two goals by forward Tim Doherty led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-1 home win against the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. The victory was the 1,000th for the franchise since it arrived in Wheeling in 1992 as the Thunderbirds. Forward Patrick Watling added a goal and...
