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Robin Lehner gets 1st playoff shutout, Golden Knights top Canucks
EDMONTON, Alberta — Robin Lehner recorded his first career playoff shutout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks, 5-0, Sunday night in the first game of their second round playoff series. The 29-year-old Lehner, who is playing for his fifth NHL team, turned aside 26 shots. “I thought...
Penguins prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist loaned to KooKoo in Finland
Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist has been loaned for the 2020-21 season to KooKoo of Finland’s Liiga. According to a release from KooKoo (translated from Finnish), the agreement will be a “year-long loan.” #KooKoo #Liiga #yksijoukkue #montatarinaa #Kouvola pic.twitter.com/VJ25Y5TI9B— Kouvolan KooKoo (@KouvolanKooKoo) August 24, 2020 A second-round pick (No. 61...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 7: Ben Roethlisberger added to Steelers’ trophy collectionVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 7: Ben Roethlisberger From Terry Bradshaw’s final healthy season in 1982 and over the next two decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers used a baker’s dozen...
First Call: Marc-Andre Fleury discusses ‘backstabbing’ tweet; Wheeling 4-year-old’s hole-in-one; Lamar Jackson’s injury
It’s a busy “First Call” for Monday morning. Former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury finds himself at the center of a controversy — thanks to his agent’s Twitter account. A West Virginia four-year-old gets a hole-in-one. Lamar Jackson is nicked up. The Cleveland Browns avoid a coronavirus scare. And Luka Doncic...
Tim Benz: One thing needs to be found in an otherwise lost Pirates season
In a season gone this wrong for the Pittsburgh Pirates, at least one thing needs to get right. Perhaps it started to happen this past weekend. The Pirates’ 5-4 win Sunday afternoon at PNC Park completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. They scored 24 runs in three days....
Madden Monday: Will Steelers consider signing Earl Thomas? Possible destinations for Matt Murray.
I know what some Steelers fans are thinking. Stop thinking it. The Steelers shouldn’t sign Earl Thomas. I know. I know. They could use another safety to complement Minkah Fitzpatrick. The Baltimore Ravens just cut Thomas. It’d be a great way to goose the Ravens. But Thomas just squawked his...
Sean Knapp adds Westmoreland Senior Amateur to his resume
Sean Knapp didn’t stick around to celebrate his first victory at Westmoreland Golf Association’s Senior Amateur. That’s because Knapp, one of the most accomplished amateurs in Western Pennsylvania, has an early tee time in Monday’s West Penn Amateur at Allegheny Country Club. The Oakmont native and Hannastown Golf Club member...
Dustin Johnson wins by 11 shots at Northern Trust, returns to No. 1Video
NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson looked dominant as ever, and nothing could stop him Sunday in The Northern Trust. Not even the weather. Johnson played the final two holes in near darkness after a late storm delay and finished with a birdie for an 8-under 63 and an 11-shot victory...
Kevin Harvick dominates at Dover, picks up 7th NASCAR win of seasonVideo
DOVER, Del. — Kevin Harvick views his NASCAR championship chase as him against the field. His budding rivalry with Denny Hamlin, however, has turned into a can-you-top-this showdown that promises to last until the finale. “You don’t want to be so narrow-minded to think it’s going to be you against...
Takuma Sato claims 2nd Indianapolis 500 victoryVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Takuma Sato snatched his second Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday as the Japanese racer held off Scott Dixon and won under caution at an Indianapolis Motor Speedway left empty because of the pandemic. IndyCar officials declined to throw a red flag after a violent crash by Spencer Pigot with...
Gregory Polanco’s home run in 8th inning leads Pirates to sweep of Brewers
Gregory Polanco never said he planned to hit the winning home run Sunday. All he did was turn to teammate Jose Osuna and say, “Watch, I’m about to hit this ball really hard.” He simply carried through with that promise. The fact the ball sailed over the wall in right...
‘Elite’ receiving TE Eric Ebron showing Steelers he’s willing to block, tooVideo
It is said that “chicks dig the long ball” for baseball players, and while there is no catchy colloquialism for NFL tight ends, make no mistake: catching passes gains more notoriety than run-blocking prowess. And make no mistake, elite receiving skills are what made Eric Ebron a top-10 draft pick...
Bayern beats Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to win 6th European CupVideo
LISBON, Portugal — Kingsley Coman headed Bayern Munich to a sixth Champions League title on Sunday, scoring against boyhood club Paris Saint-Germain to seal a 1-0 victory in the first final to be played without fans. While Bayern won its first final since 2013, PSG has yet to lift the...
John Steigerwald: Reaction to Mike Milbury’s remark out of control
Add Mike Milbury to the list. He has been canceled because of a completely innocuous remark he made while working as an analyst during Thursday night’s NBC telecast of the Islanders-Capitals game. Analyst Brian Boucher said this about the NHL’s bubble, which, by the way, might have played a part...
Pirates hope Nick Tropeano can help in long relief, possibly in rotation
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope the addition of right-handed pitcher Nick Tropeano on Sunday can pay dividends in long relief or in the starting rotation. Tropeano had been in the Pirates’ alternate training site in Altoona before he was called up Sunday before the game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates...
Charlie Swink leaving post as Southmoreland AD with pride
Charlie Swink was there to see the football team’s breakthrough season. He witnessed the championship run of the softball team, a state-championship wrestler and he looked on as the girls basketball team made history. But Swink’s days around the Southmoreland athletic department are over, at least for now. Swink recently...
This date in sports history: Aug. 24Video
1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round in Sydney to retain the world heavyweight title. 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...
Ravens terminate contract of S Earl Thomas after fight
The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas, who got involved in a fight with a teammate Friday and did not attend practice Saturday. According to a statement released Sunday by the team, Thomas was released “for personal conduct that adversely affected the Baltimore Ravens.”...
Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 postseason letdowns
The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capitals lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series. Washington opted to promote Reirden from the top...
NFL coronavirus testing concerns cause 6 Steelers players to miss practice
Six Pittsburgh Steelers players were absent from practice Saturday night at Heinz Field because of coronavirus testing irregularities, but general manager Kevin Colbert said Sunday all have been cleared to attend team activities. “None of those players were required to be placed on Reserve/Covid-19 and will be returning to meetings...
Cole Tucker’s outfield glove story is as good as gold — or platinum, depending on the day
By Cole Tucker’s count, he’s only 34 days into his career as a center fielder but that hasn’t stopped him from wearing a Platinum Glove one day or a Gold Glove the next. When the Pittsburgh Pirates approached the shortstop about playing the outfield for the first time, there was...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Gregory Polanco snapping out of slump helps Pirates exhale
Before he broke out of his slump, Gregory Polanco heard about it every day. In the batting cage, from Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Rick Eckstein. Or in the office of Pirates manager Derek Shelton. They saw hard contact and believed Polanco would start hitting. And they wanted him to see...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 8: Before he hit all those home runs, Willie Stargell stared down bigotry
In his major league debut, Willie Stargell was upstaged by a 5-foot-8 catcher, but Stargell went on to seize the spotlight for the next 20 years. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an 18-year-old amateur free agent in 1958 for a reported bonus of $1,500, Stargell bounced from Roswell, N.M.,...
Riverhounds, St. Louis battle to 2-2 tie at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds didn’t hold an early lead Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Although Pittsburgh (5-3-1) took a 2-0 lead on St. Louis (4-3-1) with two goals in the first 40 minutes, the Black and Gold couldn’t hold on as the skies opened up on their home field in the...
Agent for Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury raises questions with tweetVideo
Peter DeBoer didn’t name his starting goaltender for Sunday’s Game 1 of the Vegas Golden Knights’ second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. A tweet Saturday by Marc-Andre Fleury’s agent may have given that information away, and it certainly stirred up questions in the middle of the playoffs. Agent Allan Walsh...
