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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...
Report: Steelers 1st-round pick Derrick Harmon agrees to 4-year rookie contract
First-round draft pick Derrick Harmon became the final member of the Pittsburgh Steelers draft class to sign his rookie contract, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Harmon, a 21-year-old defensive lineman, agreed to a four-year deal worth a fully guaranteed $17,973,604. It includes an approximate $9.7 million signing bonus. With Harmon in...
Scottie Scheffler goes for 3 in a row by jumping right back in at Colonial after PGA winVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is skipping some of his usual prep work for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial after winning the PGA Championship last weekend. The world No. 1 doesn’t want an emphasis on rest and recovery to be misunderstood. “I didn’t just show up here to...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves seek answers to Thunder’s ‘AAU’ defense in West finalsVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Minnesota Timberwolves must solve Oklahoma City’s ‘AAU’ defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards used the term to describe Oklahoma City’s young, aggressive unit after the Thunder held the Timberwolves to 34.9% shooting in a 114-88 victory in Game...
Steelers sign free-agent offensive linemen Nick Broeker
The Pittsburgh Steelers added depth to their offensive line, signing former Houston Texans guard/tackle Nick Broeker on Wednesday. Broeker appeared in 12 games as a reserve the past two seasons since he entered the league as a seventh-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2023. The 6-foot-5, 305-pound Broeker was...
U.S. Open hole by hole: Church Pews a landmark hazard on No. 3 at Oakmont Country Club
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...
Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization after cheating scandalVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske attempted to close the latest cheating scandal engulfing his race team — this one at his beloved Indianapolis 500 — by firing his top three executives at Team Penske after two of the Penske cars were found to be illegal. Penske fired team president Tim Cindric,...
As tournament nears, USGA says U.S. Open construction ‘progressing positively’
With about a month left until the world’s top golfers hit the greens for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, USGA officials said construction work across the club’s grounds is right on track. On-site work for the four-day tournament began in February. Despite a “difficult spring” filled with turbulent...
Andrew Heaney, bullpen sharp as Pirates beat Reds to win series
An unfortunate streak for the Pittsburgh Pirates refuses to die. Not in 26 games, dating to April 22, has the team managed to score more than four runs, making it the longest such stretch in franchise history. Far more often than not over the past month, the result of such...
Mark Madden: Documentary exposes Brett Favre, but damage to Jenn Sterger can’t be undoneVideo
“The Fall of Favre” is a hit piece. A hatchet job. The Netflix documentary on Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre pays minimal attention to his football greatness, instead savaging Favre for alleged sexual harassment of former media personality Jenn Sterger and his alleged involvement in misusing welfare funds. Good....
Former Pitt guard Bub Carrington receives NBA All-Rookie Team recognition
Former Pitt guard Bub Carrington earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Carrington with the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and immediately dealt the Baltimore native to the Washington Wizards. Entering the league at 19 years old, Carrington...
NFL owners vote down proposed tush push ban
EAGAN, Minn. — Facing stiff resistance around the NFL, the tush push managed to move the chains and gain a fresh set of downs. League owners narrowly failed to pass a proposal to prohibit the polarizing short-yardage strategy at their spring meetings in Minnesota on Wednesday, keeping the rulebook as...
George Pickens joins CeeDee Lamb in giving Cowboys QB Dak Prescott a new receiving duo
FRISCO, Texas — By the time Dak Prescott got to his phone after the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a trade for receiver George Pickens, the star quarterback said he had about six missed calls from owner Jerry Jones’ assistant. “Literally no idea what it could’ve been about and actually had...
Pirates lose Jared Jones, Enmanuel Valdez for the rest of season after undergoing surgery
Jared Jones underwent surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season, though the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander opted for a primary repair procedure instead of Tommy John surgery that is expected to shorten his recovery and return him to full competition within a year. Pirates...
Pirates option Carmen Mlodzinski, recall Mike Burrows in starting rotation shuffle
The Pittsburgh Pirates are shuffling their starting rotation, optioning right-hander reliever-turned-starter Carmen Mlodzinski to Triple-A Indianapolis and recalling Mike Burrows on Wednesday. Burrows, a 6-foot, 200-pound right-hander, is 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 41 strikeouts against 11 walks in 32 1/3 innings over eight appearances (seven starts)...
Pirates take different fork in a very familiar road to break losing skid
In many respects, Tuesday’s game was very similar to most of the ones that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played recently. They got great starting pitching while the hitting was almost entirely absent. In some other key areas, however, the latest contest against the Cincinnati Reds was extremely different. First and...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger’s 2025 Steelers predictions; early reviews of George Pickens in Dallas
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some Pittsburgh Steelers predictions from Ben Roethlisberger. He and Cameron Heyward also have a warning about going over to Europe this season. We get an update on George Pickens in Dallas. Plus, we preview T.J. McConnell’s chances of advancing to the NBA Finals with the Indiana...
