Ball or strike? Bethel Park product Mason Miller seals U.S. victory over Dominican Republic on controversial call
MIAMI — Ten days later, the United States and the Dominican Republic would have kept on playing. Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller’s full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team’s dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners...
‘Wants the moment’: Paul Skenes shines in the WBC spotlight, treats it same as Pirates outings
MIAMI — Paul Skenes pitched with poise through pressure, dispatching a series of stars on a night of great stakes in a sold-out stadium with millions watching on TV. This was the type of game he never sees with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he may not experience on a regular...
Madden Monday: Penguins survived without Evgeni Malkin — now he must deliver
When the Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night, they’ll be getting Evgeni Malkin back from his five-game suspension. Not a moment too soon, according to Mark Madden during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. After all, it feels like the team has been clinging to...
First Call: Steelers’ offseason class rated in ESPN’s top 5; Connor Heyward talks about leaving Pittsburgh
Monday’s “First Call” has a positive spin on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ free-agent class. We say goodbye to Connor Heyward as he leaves the Steelers for an AFC rival. Another ex-Steeler has a new home. The Penguins are set to face a difficult foe, and the Robert Morris hockey team is...
Paul Skenes helps U.S. beat Dominican Republic to reach 3rd straight WBC title game
MIAMI — Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered, and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 on Sunday and move one win from capturing its second World Baseball Classic championship. The loaded American roster — led by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ NL Cy...
Duquesne men not selected for NIT
Five Atlantic 10 teams — Dayton, Davidson, George Mason, George Washington and Saint Joseph’s — made the NIT cut Sunday night. Duquesne, another one, didn’t. Despite the A-10’s push for the Dukes’ inclusion in college basketball’s second-fiddle tournament, the National Invitation Tournament selection committee didn’t see it that way. With...
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing skidVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Gabe Klassen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. Forward Rutger McGroarty and defenseman Owen Pickering each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-15-6-2), which snapped a season-worst five-game losing...
West Virginia women to host Miami (Ohio) in NCAA Tournament 1st round
West Virginia’s women’s basketball team will be on its home court for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament … if the Mountaineers can advance. WVU was awarded the No. 4 seed during Sunday night’s NCAA selection show and will play No. 13 Miami (Ohio) in the opening round...
Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women’s NCAA Tournament
UConn was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday and enters March Madnes s needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. The Huskies (34-0) are looking for their 13th national title and becoming the first team to repeat...
Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty
LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago and first since the death of his father in a December house fire. “I knew it took a few weeks to...
Tim Benz: VCU hoping to benefit from Pittsburgh pixie dust after A-10 Tournament winVideo
The coach from Philadelphia, whose team wears black and gold, beat the Flyers (with a guy named L’Etang) at PPG Paints Arena to win a basketball championship. A lot of that fails to compute, right? But there was no such confusion as to how coach Phil Martelli Jr. and his...
Cameron Young is clutch on island green, rallies to win The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young delivered the biggest birdie of his career on the most notorious hole on the TPC Sawgrass, a sand wedge to 10 feet to tie for the lead in The Players Championship. And then he was even better on a shot equally daunting. Young...
Duke, Arizona, Mich, Florida get top seeding for March Madness, Miami (Ohio) squeaks in as 11 seedVideo
Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by Arizona, Michigan and Florida, each of whom would love a repeat of last season when all four No. 1s made it all the way to the Final Four. The top line was the most predictable thing to...
Newest Steelers CB Jamel Dean can tackle, too
Jamel Dean flexed his coverage skills by picking off three passes last season, but the newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback also has some muscle to his game. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound defensive back says he won’t shy away from a tackle. “You play defense, so you’ve got to be able to...
Konnor Griffin homers in 9th to prevent shutout as Pirates stumble against Rays
Konnor Griffin hit his fourth home run of spring training in the ninth inning to spare the Pittsburgh Pirates a shutout loss. The Tampa Bay Rays got three-hit performances from Jake Fraley and Cedric Mullins, who homered and had four RBIs in a 6-1 win over the Pirates on Sunday...
VCU silences Dayton supporters, wins Atlantic 10 tourney at PPG Paints Arena
As the confetti began to fly Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena following No. 2 seed VCU’s triumphant 70-62 victory against No. 4 Dayton in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament championship game, a familiar figure silently thumped his chest. Phil Martelli Sr. is Saint Joseph’s former longtime coach with...
Penguins shuffle defenseman Alex Alexeyev between NHL and AHL rosters
The Pittsburgh Penguins quietly shuffled defenseman Alex Alexeyev between their NHL and American Hockey League (AHL) rosters on Sunday. There was no announcement made by the team but the transactions were reflected on the NHL media website and the AHL’s website as of Sunday afternoon. The Penguins recalled Alexeyev to...
Team spirit strong during successful season for Sewickley Valley YMCA swimmers
The Sewickley Valley YMCA swimmers — the Sea Dragons — competed in the Division II championship meet held earlier this year at Butler. The Sea Dragons swim at five levels: New Novice (ages 6-8), Advanced Novice (7-8), Cadet (9-10), Prep, Junior and Senior (11-18) and High School. Sewickley Valley YMCA...
Connor Dewar has been a perfect fit with the PenguinsVideo
Connor Dewar has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for over a year, and he’s been perfect. Not in terms of how he plays, mind you. There’s always room for improvement with any fourth-liner. But he has had perfect attendance. Since he debuted with the Penguins on March 9,...
Undermanned Penguins come back to defeat Mammoth on road
The Pittsburgh Penguins have pledged all the typical platitudes in response to all typical queries about playing without the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. It’s “next man up” and “everyone has to contribute more” and so on and so forth. Those are unoriginal cliches, to be certain. But...
Ludvig Aberg builds 3-shot lead heading into final round of The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The biggest challenge for Ludvig Aberg was finding satisfaction in a three-shot lead Saturday at The Players Championship instead of wondering how much larger it could have been. Aberg had only two bogeys on his card all week and was four shots ahead of Michael...
Duke edges Virginia for 2nd straight ACC Tournament title under Jon Scheyer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isaiah Evans scored 20 points, Cameron Boozer made two free throws with 3.9 seconds to seal the game and No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, on Saturday night for its second straight ACC Tournament championship under coach Jon Scheyer and its third title in the...
Brayden Burries scores 21 as Arizona holds off Houston in Big 12 final rematch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona guard Jaden Bradley had just emerged from the locker room, his left wrist tightly taped after a collision left him holding it in pain. Koa Peat was mired in foul trouble, and Houston was making a big run in the Big 12 Tournament title game...
Zuby Ejiofor leads St. John’s to rout of UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title
NEW YORK — Zuby Ejiofor had seven blocks, nine rebounds and three steals to anchor a tenacious defensive performance that carried No. 13 St. John’s to its second straight Big East Tournament championship Saturday night with a 72-52 blowout of sixth-ranked UConn at Madison Square Garden. Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins...
Minor league report: Penguins lose 5th consecutive game in overtimeVideo
Forward Joona Koppanen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defensemen Ryan Graves and Finn Harding each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (36-14-6-2), which has lost a season-worst five consecutive...
