Age is slowing Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but it hasn’t stopped them
Sidney Crosby achieved two milestones over the weekend. And he was interested in discussing only one of them. Ensuring he would average a point per game for the 21st different season in his 21-year career? Meh. He didn’t have much to say about that. If anything, it might have reminded...
Mark Madden: After unexpected success this season, can the Penguins win a playoff series?
As the Pittsburgh Penguins lurch toward a playoff spot in the slightly more good than bad fashion that’s marked their season, it’s time for perspective. When hostilities commenced in October, the Penguins were thought to be a bottom-five team, the goal being to get a top-five draft pick and select what...
Penguins goaltender Taylor Gauthier has ‘a dream come true’ with surprising recall
Taylor Gauthier had a busy Sunday morning. A handful of hours after driving home across Ohio after guiding the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 road win against the Toledo Walleye on Saturday, the goaltender settled in for Easter services in Wheeling, W.Va. But those plans were interrupted. He was recalled...
How the Pirates’ Oneil Cruz is turning his kryptonite into his superpower
Baltimore Orioles left-hander Cade Povich got Oneil Cruz swinging for strikes at four-seam fastballs on his first two pitches, one over the middle of the plate and the other on the outside. When Povich sent another heater in the strike zone low and inside, Cruz punished the pitch by driving...
Tim Benz’s Steelers NFL Draft preview: Swing for the fences at quarterback, or don’t bother grabbing a batVideo
The 2026 NFL Draft takes place April 23-25, in Pittsburgh. “Breakfast with Benz” is previewing the Steelers’ potential selections at each position group with Matt Williamson, a former pro and college scout who has worked at Pitt and with the Cleveland Browns. Williamson is an on-air host at WDVE, Fox...
UConn’s Alex Karaban started his career with 2 NCAA titles, now has chance at 3rd
INDIANAPOLIS — The word “legacy” hovers over the final hours of Alex Karaban’s playing career at UConn. The redshirt senior started his career with back-to-back championship seasons so perfect they still feel “like a dream.” He’ll close it with a chance to win a third NCAA title with Monday’s finale...
J.J. Spaun rallies to win Texas Open for 1st title since U.S. Open at Oakmont
SAN ANTONIO — J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under-par 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the...
Honor Huff scores career-high 38 as WVU tops Oklahoma in OT to win CBC title
LAS VEGAS — Honor Huff made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 to propel West Virginia to an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Sunday in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament. The senior guard teamed up with Jasper Floyd to do all the scoring in...
Pirates farm report for April 5, 2026: Jhostynxon Garcia’s 3 hits help Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 2-7) earned a 7-2 victory over Columbus (Guardians). CF Jhostynxon Garcia (.125) had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs. DH Esmerlyn Valdez () extended his on-base streak to nine games and went 1 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. LF Tyler Callihan (.310)...
Girls flag football ‘taking off’ in 1st year as PIAA-sanctioned sport
Latrobe is often recognized as the birthplace of professional football. Mackenzie Livingston would love for it to be known as the motherland of girls high school flag football, too. The new WPIAL sport has caught on fast at Latrobe, whose team has the look of a title contender with a...
UConn men must overcome Michigan’s dominance in final to establish dynasty
INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a dynasty brewing in college basketball. And, in a perfectly fitting twist, UConn can cement that status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport’s greatest teams itself. Those are the stakes in Monday...
Kye Robinson, Colin Mitchell help Mary Washington edge Emory for 1st D-III championshipVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Kye Robinson scored 27 points and Colin Mitchell scored on a putback at the buzzer as Mary Washington withstood a furious Emory rally for a 75-73 victory on Sunday to win its first Division III championship. Mitchell grabbed a miss by Robinson and scored the winner for Mary...
UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title
PHOENIX — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women’s basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season. Jaquez scored 21 points, Betts added...
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell lead Penguins past Panthers to close in on playoffs
Sidney Crosby was satisfied reaching one more career milestone. And Rickard Rakell was content in continuing to score. But for each of them, the only thing that mattered on Sunday was getting another win and inching their way closer to a return to the postseason. That’s what happened as the...
Steelers’ Mike McCarthy, Patrick Graham have options deploying Jalen Ramsey this season
PHOENIX — In looking for clues to how the Pittsburgh Steelers plan deploy their defensive backs under a new coaching staff this season, consider how coach Mike McCarthy answered the first question he was asked about free-agent signing Jaquan Brisker. The first player he mentioned wasn’t Brisker. It was Jalen...
Scottie Scheffler arrives at Masters with infant son and a game he hopes is readyVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National on Sunday, and he brought the whole family with him. All four of them. Scheffler, who tends to keep his golf separate from his home life, had not shared any information since withdrawing from the Houston Open two...
Pace Prosser’s double-double helps Gannon beat Lander 84-61 in Division II championship game
INDIANAPOLIS — Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 on Sunday to win the Division II Championship. Prosser made 10 of 19 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golden Knights (34-3) in a battle between two teams aiming for a first national championship. Prosser...
Ryan O’Hearn homer highlights 4-RBI day as Pirates beat Baltimore to sweep 3-game series
What the Pittsburgh Pirates lacked more than pop in the middle of the lineup last season was the synergy to support a strong starting pitching performance. Braxton Ashcraft got both as he recorded a career-best eight strikeouts without a walk in six innings for a quality start against the Baltimore...
Masters ’26: Augusta’s ‘beautiful little hole’ at No. 7 has turned much nastier
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Go back through 89 previous editions of the Masters, every shot on every hole, and no one will ever match what Byron Nelson did on the par-4 seventh hole at Augusta National. Nelson drove the green and two-putted for birdie in 1937 on his way to his...
Islanders fire Patrick Roy after 4 straight losses, name Peter DeBoer as replacement
NEW YORK — Patrick Roy was fired as coach of the New York Islanders on Sunday, another late-season change in the NHL that comes with the team in the middle of a spring tailspin that has put its playoff chances in jeopardy. First-year general manager Mathieu Darche announced the abrupt...
Penguins recall forward goaltender Taylor Gauthier, forward Avery Hayes
Prior to their home game against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Taylor Gauthier from Wheeling of the ECHL and forward Avery Hayes from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team announced both transactions shortly before warmups began and also revealed goaltender Stuart Skinner...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner will be scratched for a game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday due to an apparent facial injury. Shortly before warmups, the team announced Skinner’s status. While no substantive details as to Skinner’s status were offered, Skinner displayed a visible abrasion...
Pirates place infielder Jared Triolo (knee) on 10-day IL, recall outfielder Billy Cook
Just as the Pittsburgh Pirates were figuring out the left side of their infield, a knee injury has sidelined Jared Triolo and caused them to create a platoon at third base. The Pirates placed Triolo, a 2024 National League Gold Glove winner as a utility fielder and 2025 finalist, on...
Belle Vernon grad Quinton Martin in fight for playing time at Penn State after strong finish in 2025
Penn State’s offense had to make a go of it in the Pinstripe Bowl without Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton. The two rushing standouts, who combined for more than 7,600 career yards during their collegiate careers, were not available against Clemson in the Nittany Lions’ final game of the 2025...
NFL Draft top prospect profile: Makai Lemon, USC WR
TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is April 23-25. Makai Lemon Position: Wide receiver Height/weight: 5-foot-11/192 pounds College: USC Lemon won the 2025 Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding college receiver. Six of the past seven winners of...
