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IndyCar opens season with stacked rookie class chasing Scott Dixon
Jimmie Johnson, Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean, oh my! That’s quite the rookie class for IndyCar, which opens the season Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama stacked with storylines throughout the grid. Johnson brings seven NASCAR championships to Chip Ganassi Racing for a career reset at 45 years old....
Masters phenom Will Zalatoris next takes aim at RBC HeritageVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Will Zalatoris won’t raise his expectations or alter his approach going forward after his stellar Masters’ debut. Zalatoris, the slender 24-year-old, finished second on his first trip amid the colorful azaleas and Georgia pines at Augusta National. Now, he’ll stick to the carefully honed plan...
Penguins shake up forward lines with Jeff Carter in the fold
Given a new 6-foot-4 puzzle piece to play with, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan had to consider the best way to deploy it in his forward lineup. Sullivan divulged Tuesday that Jeff Carter would start out at center, the position he played for most of his career until trending to...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Greensburg native Goetz cruises to Mountaineer Invitational title
Mark Goetz wasn’t playing Hannastown Golf Club, his home course in the summer months, but he sure looked at home at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, W.Va. That is the home course of the West Virginia golf team, which hosted the 54-hole Mountaineer Invitational. Goetz, a Greensburg native, had...
Penn State’s Nick Tarburton is healthy, ready for chance to be breakout player
STATE COLLEGE — Nick Tarburton knew at some point that he would return to the football field. Even on the most grueling days of rehab for Tarburton, the Penn State defensive end didn’t waver in his intent to get back into action for the Lions after injuries defined the early...
Pirates rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes back swinging, but not ready to return from IL
Ke’Bryan Hayes took a “step in the right direction” by taking swings in the batting cage, but the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman isn’t ready to return from the injured list yet. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said the club is being careful to monitor how Hayes, out...
Auction for rare Honus Wagner baseball card already hits $110,000
The 1909 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is considered to be the Holy Grail by many in the sports collectible world, with only a few dozen known to exist. But another card featuring the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop that’s considered to be even rarer is now up for...
NFL sets offseason workout schedule amid backlash from several teams
With an increasing number of NFL teams deciding to boycott voluntary workouts because of covid-19, the NFL announced its offseason schedule Wednesday that includes on-field organized team activities. The offseason workout program for the 32 NFL teams is set to begin Monday and is nine weeks in length. It includes...
Browns sign Jadeveon Clowney to pair with Myles Garrett on D-line
CLEVELAND — Free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Cleveland Browns, who will pair him with All-Pro Myles Garrett to chase quarterbacks and maybe get them deeper in the playoffs. Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in 2014, hasn’t always played up to...
Steelers reportedly will re-sign LB Vince Williams, bring back QB Joshua Dobbs
Two more familiar faces are returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers — one on each side of the ball. Inside linebacker Vince Williams, who was released March 16 in a salary-cap move, agreed to rejoin the team, according to an ESPN.com report. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who became an unrestricted free agent...
Trinity High School, Youngstown State graduate Mary Dunn transfers to Pitt
Pitt women’s basketball coach Lance White expects to get a boost next season from 6-foot-3 Youngstown State graduate transfer Mary Dunn, who signed her letter of intent with the Panthers on Wednesday. Dunn, a graduate of Trinity High School, appeared in 114 games (65 starts) for YSU over the past...
Attorney says Aaron Donald beat up his client on South Side, seeks investigationVideo
Authorities have been asked to investigate a man’s claims that he was beaten up by Aaron Donald, the Pittsburgh native who was chosen as the top defensive player in the NFL last year. It happened in an alley outside Cosmo on Carson on the city’s South Side, either late Saturday...
Jeff Carter centers 2nd line in 1st Penguins practice
Jeff Carter did everything as advertised during his first practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins. A day after Mike Sullivan indicated Carter would start his Penguins career at center and contribute to both special teams, that’s exactly what Carter did during Wednesday’s workout at PPG Paints Arena. Acquired from the Los...
Duquesne adds point guard Jackie Johnson to 2021 recruiting class
Check out the shooting percentages compiled this season by Duquesne recruit Jackie Johnson, a point guard at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. The Marathon Continues, 100% Committed ⚪️? pic.twitter.com/BzSBE49SvH— Jackiejohnson (@_jackiejohnson1) April 14, 2021 Playing up in class against largely post-graduate players, Johnson shot 59.3% from the field, 91.9% from the...
MLB will have minor league experiment with moving back mound
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball wants to see if moving back the pitcher’s mound will increase offense. MLB will experiment with a 12-inch greater distance between the mound and home plate during a portion of the Atlantic League season in an effort to decrease strikeouts and increase offense. The...
Mark Madden: Ex-Steelers WRs have better Hall of Fame credentials than Julian Edelman
Since New England receiver Julian Edelman quit and those in the sports media presumably whacked out of their minds on hallucinogens started making his case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the argument posed by Yinzer Nation compares him to the Steelers’ Hines Ward. Ward’s stats badly trump Edelman’s...
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial factor,” Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president at the time, said after the 2013 vote in Buenos Aires. Now, nothing is certain as Tokyo’s...
Deal the Kraken? Ron Francis can’t make official trades — yet
Just because the NHL can’t release the Kraken until October doesn’t mean Seattle wasn’t in the mix at the trade deadline. General manager Ron Francis can’t finalize any transactions until ownership makes its final expansion payment to the league, but there’s precedent for him making a handshake deal or two....
First Call: James Conner says goodbye to Pittsburgh, addresses ATV accident; Ben Roethlisberger’s MVP odds; Flyers fading
Former Steeler and Pitt Panther James Conner says goodbye to the city of Pittsburgh. Big odds against “Big Ben” in the NFL MVP race. The Flyers continue to fail. And an ex-Pirates pitcher has a bad night. All that in Wednesday’s “First Call.” Au revoir Running back James Conner posted...
Tim Benz: Can the Penguins win the East Division? And how much would that matter?
As the Pittsburgh Penguins enjoy some rare downtime during this grueling covid-19 compressed schedule, let’s take a moment to ponder two looming questions. • Can the Penguins finish first in the NHL’s East Division? • Does it matter at all if they do? I’ll say “yes” to the first question...
This date in sports history: April 14
1928 — The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Maroons for the Stanley Cup, 3 games to 2. 1931 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks, 2-0, in the fifth game to win the Stanley Cup after trailing 2 games to 1. 1948 — The Toronto Maple Leafs...
WVU senior Mark Goetz runs away with home invitational for first college title
Mark Goetz wasn’t playing Hannastown Golf Club, his home course in the summer months, but he sure looked at home at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, W.Va. That is the home course of the West Virginia golf team, which hosted the 54-hole Mountaineer Invitational. Goetz, a Greensburg native, had...
‘That was quite a baseball game’: Pirates beat Padres in wild, 4-hour affair
If this was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel, Blake Snell and Chad Kuhl unloaded most of their ammunition in a 75-pitch first inning that lasted 51 minutes and set the tone for a long night of baseball. Mostly bad baseball. By the time this one was over, four hours...
Jennifer Jo Cobb set to become first woman in a NASCAR Cup race since Danica PatrickVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After nearly two decades of NASCAR starts, Jennifer Jo Cobb is set to make her debut in the sport’s top series. Rick Ware Racing announced Tuesday that Cobb — a 47-year-old from Kansas City, Kan. — will race the No. 15 Chevrolet on April 25 at Talladega....
PGA notes: Steady diet of limited fans tour though end of May
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The roars returned to Masters. At least two of them. There were enough spectators, believed to be roughly 8,000 a day, to at least bring some sound back to the gorgeous scenery of Augusta National in April. And they stood six-deep over the final 100 yards of...
