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Tyrese Haliburton keeps delivering in ultimate moments for PacersVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — You are Tyrese Haliburton. You went to the Eastern Conference finals last year and got swept. You went to the Olympics last summer and didn’t play much. You came into this season with high expectations, and your Indiana Pacers got off to a 10-15 start. And on...
Aaron Rodgers — finally — has joined the Steelers. Now what do they do?
If any of his new Pittsburgh Steelers teammates have an issue with Aaron Rodgers waiting until June to sign a contract to join the team, none of that will matter if and when Rodgers performs on the practice field during mandatory minicamp next week. “If you come in and you’re...
Where does Penn State go after losing potential starter at DE?
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin and defensive line coach Deion Barnes were understandably solemn when discussing the impact of losing redshirt freshman defensive end Max Granville to a “long-term” injury. Not only was he poised to be a top two or three contributor at his position for a team with...
Pitt QB shaves head for girl recovering from transplant, family facing immigration issues
Pitt Panthers quarterback Eli Holstein, his teammates and coaches are doing their part to boost the spirits of Julia Espinosa. The 13-year-old patient at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has complex health issues that prompted her to decide to shave her head after she lost most of her hair. Her...
Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final for 3rd year in rowVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanley Cup. The move came eight days after the Stars ended their season in a...
Jannik Sinner tops Novak Djokovic to set up French Open final vs. Carlos AlcarazVideo
PARIS — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3), on Friday to set up a French Open final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic is the men’s record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner’s relentless accuracy and pounding forehands on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Sinner became...
New-look Oakmont Country Club presents different challenge from previous U.S. Opens
Golfers playing and fans watching the 125th U.S. Open beginning June 12 at Oakmont Country Club will see a different course since the last time the championship was held there in 2016. The changes are aplenty. The new look will give the world’s best golfers something to contemplate. The course...
U.S. Open hole by hole: No. 18 at Oakmont one of most demanding finishing holes in golf
From the pristine fairways and lightning-fast greens to the punishing bunkers and club-twisting rough, Oakmont Country Club is one of the toughest tests for even the world’s best golfers, who will descend upon Western Pennsylvania for the 125th U.S. Open from June 12-15. TribLive is producing a hole-by-hole look at...
Day resigns as Seton Hill football coach, assistant May takes over
Citing the desire to pursue opportunities outside of football, Seton Hill coach Dan Day resigned Friday after six seasons. Seton Hill went into a hurry-up offense to replace him, immediately promoting Kevin May, Day’s defensive coordinator. Day, who has the most football coaching wins at the university, went 18-36 leading...
Braves call up franchise saves leader Craig Kimbrel a day after blowing big lead
SAN FRANCISCO — The Atlanta Braves have called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst blown ninth-inning lead in more than a half-century. The Braves selected Kimbrel from Triple-A Gwinnett and recalled left-hander Dylan Dodd before opening a road series against...
Sovereignty vs. Journalism in Belmont gives horse racing a Kentucky Derby rematch
Horse racing is getting a Kentucky Derby rematch in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday to close out the Triple Crown. Derby winner Sovereignty and runner-up Journalism, who won the Preakness two weeks later, headline the field of eight in the Belmont. Add in Baeza, and the...
Championship-round tickets sold out for U.S. Open at Oakmont; limited practice-round spots remain
Tens of thousands of golf fans have secured their tickets for the 125th U.S. Open being held next week at Oakmont Country Club. The USGA announced Friday that the championship rounds, scheduled for Thursday through June 15, are sold out. Around 30,000 spectators are expected at the course each day...
Mark Madden: Dan Muse’s hire opens a long-awaited, brave new world for Penguins
A notes column about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coaching hire is apropos because related factoids and opinions are all over the place. So, let’s look at Dan Muse via the pause that refreshes. • For a guy I never heard of before Wednesday’s announcement, Muse seems a good hire. But it’s...
Young Township enters 2025 seeking bounce-back season
The Young Township Renegades fell short of the American Legion baseball Region 7 tournament last year. Coach Ryan Staats would be the first to say it was a disappointment. The goal for Young Township is to move on from past results and focus on qualifying for the regional tournament this...
Breakfast With Benz U.S. Open at Oakmont retrospective: Dustin Johnson claims 2016 title in style
Next week, Oakmont Country Club will host its 10th U.S. Open championship. This week at “Breakfast with Benz,” we are flashing back to memories of each of the last five U.S. Opens that have been held at the course in our podcast series with David Moore, a golf historian and...
Penguins A to Z: It wasn’t meant to be for Matt NietoVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 57 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Pirates’ Braxton Ashcraft adjusting seamlessly to relief role as big-league career beginsVideo
If Braxton Ashcraft has any unease about beginning his big-league career as a reliever, compared to coming up through the minor leagues as a starter, he isn’t showing it. In fact, through three relief outings, Ashcraft has looked like he belongs. To be sure, there are differences in preparation as...
On Sports: Bubba Chandler still not called up; ex-Penguin Kasperi Kapanen shines in Stanley Cup Final
Reports of Aaron Rodgers planning to join the Steelers on a one-year deal undoubtedly dominated the headlines in Pittsburgh sports Thursday, but news on top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler — at least of an anticipated promotion to the big-leagues — was not forthcoming. Plus, former Penguin Kasperi Kapanen put together...
Longtime fans recount stories, experiences at past U.S. Opens at Oakmont
Curt Coulter has a deep connection to Oakmont Country Club and the U.S. Opens played there. The golfing bug bit him early, at just 7. By the time he was 13, he was a junior member at Oakmont living a chip shot away. Coulter, 59, went on to win seven...
Players hope previous Oakmont experience pays off in 125th U.S. Open
DUBLIN, Ohio — After finishing his final round at the Memorial on Sunday, Denny McCarthy set his GPS for Oakmont Country Club. McCarthy planned to spend Monday and Tuesday getting a feel for the legendary course ahead of the U.S. Open on June 12-15. Not that McCarthy, 32, was a...
Pirates farm report for June 5, 2025: Nick Solak homers, drives in 5 for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-25) outslugged Memphis (Cardinals), 10-9. DH Nick Solak (.402) went 3 for 5 with a solo home run, his seventh, and five RBIs. LF Nick Yorke (.281) went 3 for 5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI. 1B Billy Cook (.237) went 2 for 3...
Framber Valdez strikes out 11 as Astros beat Pirates following long rain delay
After the start of the game was delayed three hours, 22 minutes by rain, Framber Valdez made short work of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Houston left-hander struck out the side in the first inning on his way to recording a season-best 11 strikeouts in an 8-2 win Thursday night before...
Tyrese Haliburton hits winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder in Game 1 of NBA FinalsVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana’s first and only lead of the game and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of these playoffs, did it again to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-110, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The...
Riveters give up late goal, play to draw with Erie
After a goal in stoppage time, the Pittsburgh Riveters were forced to settle for a draw Thursday night in Erie. Olivia Damico gave the Riveters (2-1-2) a lead early in the second half, but Leya Bretz scored on a header in the closing seconds to lift Erie Sports Center (0-3-2)...
What’s next for influencer Livvy Dunne after college gymnastics career? ‘Everything,’ she saysVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With her college gymnastics days behind her, influencer and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Livvy Dunne is moving on with life, but that doesn’t mean she’ll be far from the public eye. Dunne, the girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes who has more than 13 million followers...
