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Team Penske focused on moving forward after shock firings following Indy 500 cheating scandalVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske personally told Will Power about the firings of Team Penske’s top three executives, a decision, Power said, his boss made after a sleepless night contemplating how to handle a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500. “I know it was very tough for him. He said...
Canada, Sidney Crosby stunned by Denmark in quarterfinals of world championshipsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby recorded an assist for Canada, which was upset by Denmark, 2-1, in the quarterfinal round of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament at the Jyske Bank Boxen arena in Herning, Denmark. Forward Nick Olesen scored the winning goal with 49 seconds remaining in...
‘Being Pittsburgh strong’ sold transfer Barry Dunning Jr. on coming to Pitt
After playing for three college basketball teams the past three seasons, Barry Dunning Jr. was drawn to being part of Jeff Capel’s rebuilt roster at Pitt and chasing success in the ACC. “Being Pittsburgh strong and going in with a chip on my shoulder, playing for something bigger than themselves,...
Pitt elevates Ben Waldrum to women’s soccer head coach; Randy Waldrum moves into technical director role
Pitt’s father-son tandem tasked with leading the Pitt women’s soccer program each will take on new roles. Randy Waldrum, who has been the Panthers’ head coach for the past seven seasons, will move into a technical director role while his son Ben Waldrum has been elevated to head coach. Pitt...
College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model, no automatic byes for top league champsVideo
The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions. Ten conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director came to the unanimous agreement they needed Thursday...
Emmy Klika joins fellow Pitt women’s volleyball players on national teams
Emmy Klika, a recent alum of the Pitt Panthers women’s volleyball team, has been selected to play for the women’s U23 national team. The libero joins 17 other athletes who will be training for the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup. The tournament takes place in Leon, Mexico from July 25-Aug....
Chicago Blackhawks hire Jeff Blashill as head coach, hoping for a turnaround
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks hired Jeff Blashill on Thursday, giving him a second chance to prove himself as a head coach in the NHL. Blashill, a 51-year-old Michigan native, coached the Detroit Red Wings for seven seasons. He was let go after the team went 32-40-10 during the 2021-22...
Craig Kessler selected next LPGA commissioner and sees explosive potential
The LPGA has selected Craig Kessler as its next commissioner, turning to the PGA of America’s chief operating officer to help the 75-year-old league better capitalize on the growth in women’s sports. Kessler, 39, is the 10th commissioner in LPGA history, replacing Mollie Marcoux Samaan, who stepped away after three-and-a-half...
Mark Madden: The tush push has NFL people talking; some should be quiet
The tush push is one play. It’s basically run by one team. (A few others dabble.) But it certainly gets people talking. At this week’s NFL owners meeting in Minnesota, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie lobbied for an hour on behalf of the tush push, his team’s ballyhooed goal-line go-to....
French Open 2025: The certainty Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek brought to Paris is missing now
PARIS — For quite some time, there’s usually been a sense of certainty at the French Open. That was particularly so on the men’s side, with Rafael Nadal ruling over the red clay of Roland-Garros the way no one has dominated any tournament in tennis history. He would go there,...
First Call: Art Rooney’s insight on ‘heated’ debate over tush push; new NFL postseason award
Thursday’s “First Call” has quotes from Steelers owner Art Rooney II about how things went down in a prickly meeting surrounding the idea of eliminating the tush push. We also have a new award in NFL circles, recruiting information from Pitt and Duquesne and a look at the Pirates’ next...
U mad, bro?: NFL fans angry about failed playoff changes; Pirates fans hate Paul Skenes trade talkVideo
For “U mad, bro?” this week, we’ve got a lot of people who are angry that the NFL ended up keeping its current playoff format in place. We’ve also got folks all tied up about the idea of trading Paul Skenes, and some guy is ticked about the use of...
Tim Benz: Starters diluting Pirates’ historic futility at the plate
How good has the Pirates’ starting pitching been of late? Good enough that on a day when the franchise’s anemic offense tied an MLB record for run scoring futility, the Pirates still managed to win. For a second game in a row. Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over the Reds marked the...
Amid historically bad offensive stretch, Pirates focus on finding a fix
The Pittsburgh Pirates are mired in an historic offensive slump, one that saw them match a major-league record Wednesday for most games without scoring more than four runs. When Spencer Horwitz drove in Andrew McCutchen with an RBI groundout in the ninth inning of an 8-5 loss to the Milwaukee...
Penguins A to Z: Ville Koivunen has already provided hopeVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Aliquippa ousts 2-time state champion Nick Lackovich as boys basketball coach
Aliquippa boys basketball coach Nick Lackovich was holding an open gym Wednesday, unaware that the school board gathered nearby was voting him out. Lackovich said he was told his coaching contract was not renewed despite leading the Quips to the WPIAL finals and the state semifinals this past season. The...
Stars score 3 power-play goals early in 3rd period, take Game 1 from OilersVideo
DALLAS — Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5-minute, 26-second span early in the third period, and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night. Dallas began the third period with a two-goal...
Pirates farm report for May 21, 2025: Infielder Keiner Delgado belts 3 homers for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-18) lost 3-0 to Toledo (Tigers) in a game shortened to seven innings by rain. Indianapolis was held to two hits, a double by RF Billy Cook (.205) and a single by 2B Alika Williams (.195), and struck out 10 times. LF Jack Suwinski (.258) went 0 for...
Riverhounds knocked out of U.S. Open Cup by cross-state nemesis Philadelphia
CHESTER — Along the banks of the Delaware River on Wednesday, a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and host Philadelphia Union unfolded. The location itself, Subaru Park in Chester, would have made George Washington nod in approval of this first matchup between the state’s two...
Bengals’ Joe Burrow credits Peyton Manning for his involvement in Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ seriesVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow’s desire for privacy might be on the same level as his drive to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. That is why it was a surprise when Netflix announced in late March that the Cincinnati Bengals star was going to be featured on...
NFL taps Josh Allen, Bills for ‘Hard Knocks’ debut during training campVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — The reigning NFL MVP will be a featured attraction this season on the league’s training camp documentary, with the Buffalo Bills making their first appearance on “Hard Knocks.” The New York Giants will get another shot, too, after their uncomfortable debut. The NFL announced Wednesday at the...
Brock Purdy avoided offseason drama before signing 5-year, $265 million extension with the 49ersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After watching two drama-filled offseasons of contract negotiations with his San Francisco 49ers teammates, Brock Purdy was intent on doing his best to avoid a repeat in his situation. Purdy and the 49ers managed to do just that when they agreed on a five-year extension worth...
Colts’ music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65. Pete Ward, Irsay’s longtime right-hand man and the team’s chief operating officer, made the announcement in a statement from the team....
Tussle with Brad Marchand, Shayne Gostisbehere stands out ahead of Eastern final’s Game 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Aaron Ekblad shrugged it off. Paul Maurice called it “somebody else’s problem,” while casually taking a drink from a cup. Roughly 12 hours had passed since Florida’s Brad Marchand and Carolina’s Shayne Gostisbehere locked up in a punch-throwing tussle during the Panthers’ Game 1 win in the...
Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander voted as NBA’s MVP; Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic 2ndVideo
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn’t enough, he also won the scoring title. That’s an MVP year. Gilgeous-Alexander was announced...
