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Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz to compete in MLB All-Star Home Run Derby
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz has launched some of the hardest-hit balls since MLB started keeping track of exit velocity in 2015. He’ll get a chance to show that skill to a national audience when he participates in the Home Run Derby on Monday, the annual prelude to MLB’s...
Steelers A to Z: After spending 2024 on practice squad, versatile lineman Doug Nester seeks roster spot
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
No history lessons necessary for Penguins prospects as they shape the franchise’s future
For the expansive list of new Pittsburgh Penguins prospects at their recent development camp, there was a lot to be learned. They got to meet their coaches, the staff and each other. They were able to learn their way around the UPMC Lemieux practice complex in Cranberry and put on...
Penguins goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle learned to have fun from Marc-Andre FleuryVideo
Gabriel D’Aigle and Marc-Andre Fleury won’t be confused for one another. D’Aigle is a stout 6-foot-4 and 211 pounds as a goaltender, and Fleury was listed at a sinewy 6-foot-2 and 181 pounds. Polite but shy, D’Aigle is something of a wallflower compared to the giddy and effervescent Fleury. And...
Former Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi signed a two-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction Tuesday. Puljujarvi, 27, spent parts of the past two seasons with the Penguins. After going unsigned through the 2023 offseason as he recovered from surgery to both hips,...
Tim Benz: Load management for Paul Skenes heightens ‘whipped-puppy syndrome’ for some Pirates fans
The only thing worse than the Pittsburgh Pirates’ restriction on Paul Skenes’ innings Sunday was the support of that action from a (far too large) segment of the team’s remaining fanbase. A segment that is apparently even more brainwashed than I suspected. It’s certainly not all Pirates fans. In fact,...
First Call: Royals’ mound opponent for Mitch Keller under similar trade watch; 2 young Steelers getting national notice
A pair of young Pittsburgh Steelers are getting interesting recognition. Mitch Keller’s mound opponent in Kansas City has something in common with him. An ex-Duquesne Duke is receiving a look from an NBA club, and the Doak Walker Award odds feature some local running backs. All that in Tuesday’s “First...
Pirates’ Tommy Pham continues turnaround with homer, strong plays in fieldVideo
Leading into the final week of June, much of the 2025 season to that point could have been considered an exercise in futility for veteran Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham. Pham struggled immensely to get things going at the plate early, batting .118 in March and .182 in April. In...
Steelers A to Z: OLB Jeremiah Moon looks to expand role after making mark on special teams
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Pirates end scoreless streak, still lose at Kansas City for 4th straight defeatVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates averaged more than seven runs during their recent streak of six consecutive victories, only to be swept in Seattle via three shutouts in a row. That marked an inauspicious beginning to a nine-game road trip, with the Pirates arriving in Kansas City on Monday looking to begin...
Back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tyler Johnson retires
Tyler Johnson has announced his retirement after playing 13 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup twice with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Johnson called it a career in a lengthy message posted on social media Monday. Johnson had battled injuries in recent years and is set to turn 35 on...
Battle-tested Latrobe, other contenders ready for start of American Legion baseball playoffs
Winning the District 31 American Legion title in the regular season does not guarantee a team will be the playoff champion, of course. But Latrobe (14-4) certainly enters the postseason battle-tested. The Jethawks won their sixth regular- season title under coach Jason Bush by defeating Unity, 3-2, on Friday and Bushy...
Palmer Jackson has great start in Austria, cools off
Palmer Jackson could not have asked for a better start in the HotelPlanner Tour Interwetten Open at Oberhaus, Austria. Jackson began the tournament by shooting an 8-under-par 61 during Round 1, which was held over two days. The first round was delayed by weather forcing Jackson to play six holes...
Lonzo Ball excited for fresh start with Cavaliers after trade from BullsVideo
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Lonzo Ball doesn’t have to worry about rehabbing from a knee injury for the first time in a couple seasons. Instead, the veteran guard will use the offseason getting acclimated to a new team. Ball was at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice complex meeting with the medical staff...
Magic, Paolo Banchero agree on a 5-year extension. Total value could reach $287 million
Paolo Banchero has checked a lot of boxes since joining the Orlando Magic. Won rookie of the year, been an All-Star, helped the team to the playoffs twice. And now, the Magic are betting on there being more — much more. Banchero has agreed to the richest contract in Magic...
After completing rehab assignment, Pirates’ Colin Holderman optioned to Triple-A
Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever Colin Holderman had his rehab assignment ended Monday, was activated from the 15-day injured list (right thumb inflammation) and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The 29-year-old’s last big-league appearance came May 19. The 2025 campaign has been one of injuries and struggles for Holderman, who has a...
Former Penguins forward Marc Johnstone signs with AHL’s Toronto Marlies
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Marc Johnstone signed a two-year American Hockey League contract with the Toronto Marlies on Monday. Johnstone, 29, spent the past two seasons with the Penguins under a two-way NHL contract that carried a salary cap hit of $775,000. During that time, he appeared in one NHL...
Knicks hire Mike Brown after Eastern finals appearance
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference...
Report: Gavin McKenna, hockey’s top prospect, to play at Penn State
Gavin McKenna, the surefire No. 1 pick in next June’s NHL Draft, will play college hockey for Penn State next season, according to reports. McKenna, who had 41 goals and 129 points in 56 games as a 17-year-old with Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League last season, reportedly was...
Less than year from World Cup, U.S. player pool becomes a game of ‘Survivor’Video
Now comes the U.S. national team’s version of “Survivor.” Having expanded his player pool during a CONCACAF Gold Cup that ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico in Sunday’s final, coach Mauricio Pochettino has eight friendlies left from September through March to evaluate players to pick for the World Cup....
Merlier wins Tour de France 3rd stage; Philipsen abandons
DUNKERQUE, France — Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish, and Mathieu Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey Monday. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard — the main contenders — finished safely as they rolled...
Defenseman Cam York, Flyers agree to 5-year deal worth $25.75MVideo
Cam York and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms Monday on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million, with re-signing the restricted free-agent defenseman completing perhaps the team’s last important piece of offseason business. York, 25, will count $5.15 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 NHL season. That price...
NASCAR’s 1st in-season tourney adds drama to Cup Series finish in Chicago
CHICAGO — NASCAR’s first in-season tournament hasn’t made much of an impression on its drivers so far. Ty Gibbs said Sunday he didn’t know who his second-round opponent was until after the Cup Series race. That might be about to change. Gibbs is one of eight drivers still in the...
Former Penguins forward Toby Petersen hired as coach of AHL’s Texas Stars
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Toby Petersen was hired as head coach of the Texas Stars, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars. That team announced the appointment Monday. Petersen, 46, spent the past two seasons as a skills coach with the Colorado Avalanche. Before that, he had...
Penguins coaches Mike Stothers, Rich Clune find their passion through challenges
Cancer can take a lot out of a person. And Mike Stothers is no exception. But it didn’t strip away his sense of humor. On Sunday, when a reporter noted he looked “pretty good” for someone who overcame a 2023 diagnosis of stage 3 melanoma of the lymph node, Stothers...
