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Seneca Valley grad who caddied at Oakmont qualifies for U.S. OpenVideo
Seneca Valley grad Matt Vogt is returning to the course where he used to caddie to play in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in less than two weeks. Vogt was the medalist in qualifying at the Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Wash., shooting a pair of...
Blackhawks hire Vellucci as an assistant coach under BlashillVideo
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks hired Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach for Jeff Blashill’s first staff with his new team. The Blackhawks announced the addition of Vellucci on Monday. He joins Michael Peca and Anders Sorensen as Blashill’s assistants. Goaltending coach Jimmy Waite, video coach Matt Meacham and assistant...
Journalism opens as the Belmont favorite. Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is the 2nd choiceVideo
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes when post positions were drawn Monday for the final leg of the Triple Crown. Derby winner Sovereignty was set as the second choice on the morning line at odds of...
French Open: 361st-ranked Frenchwoman Boisson upsets No. 3 Pegula. Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner winVideo
PARIS — Loïs Boisson never had played at the French Open, let alone in the biggest arena at Roland-Garros. Nothing fazed the French wild-card entry, and now she is in the quarterfinals. Boisson, ranked just 361st, threw her head back and roared after beating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, 3-6,...
Coastal Carolina coach rips Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan for expletive-filled tirade and calls him a ‘bully’Video
First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game at the NCAA Conway Regional. O’Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team’s Sunday elimination game against East Carolina being...
Former Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci joins Blackhawks
Former Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci has joined the Chicago Blackhawks in an identical capacity. The Blackhawks announced Vellucci’s hiring Monday. Vellucci had been a member of the Penguins organization since he took over as general manager and head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2019. After a single...
U.S. Open hole by hole: Birdies could come calling on No. 14 at Oakmont, unless fairway bunkers get involved
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...
Pirates claim utilityman Ronny Simon from Marlins, DFA reliever Tanner Rainey
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed infielder/outfielder Ronny Simon off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Monday afternoon. Simon, 25, was immediately optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. In a corresponding transaction, reliever Tanner Rainey was designated for assignment, creating a spot for Simon on the 40-man roster. Simon made his MLB debut with...
Aaron Donald, ‘Ironhead’ Heyward top list of NFF College Hall of Fame nominees
Penn Hills native Aaron Donald and late star running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward of Pitt headline more than a dozen former college football players with Western Pennsylvania ties who received nominations for the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF Honors Court will consider 79 players and...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hire ex-NHL forward Brad Malone as assistant coach
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hired former NHL forward Brad Malone as an assistant coach. His appointment was announced Monday. Malone, 36, retired as an active player following the 2023-24 season and jumped into the coaching ranks in 2024-25 with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Initially hired as...
RB Kenneth Gainwell brings Super Bowl pedigree, 3rd-down mentality to SteelersVideo
In the not-too-distant future, Kenneth Gainwell will have some new jewelry to flaunt around the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room. And despite the fact that 29 of his Steelers teammates will make more money than him in 2025, no amount of cash can help any of them match this bling. Gainwell...
‘Mental test of golf’: Attitude becomes as important as other skills to conquer Oakmont
The 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont produced no shortage of complaints from the players. Most memorably, Phil Mickelson groused that the rough was so thick that he injured his wrist hitting out of it. Mickelson wasn’t alone in his angst. If the players weren’t expressing it verbally, their sour faces...
Mark Madden: Connor McDavid is among all-time greats but needs a Stanley Cup to cement legacy
In team sports, the pressure nonetheless congregates around individuals, not least in big situations. Such is the case in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, the obvious target being Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Florida won the Cup last year. This is the Panthers’ third straight final. Nobody truly cares about hockey in...
On Sports: Justin Fields ‘absolutely phenomenal so far’ for Jets; James Franklin ranked top 10 coach
Today, in “On Sports,” pinch-hitting for “First Call,” we have a look at how Justin Fields is performing for the New York Jets. Penn State’s James Franklin is listed among elite company. And, two players with Pittsburgh ties miss out on a CFL opportunity. Fields on the fields While the...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg’s Domer, Burkey earn AMCC honors
The Pitt-Greensburg baseball team piled up some serious postseason hardware after a memorable season. Junior outfielder James Domer was named the AMCC Player of the Year, and sophomore Conner Burkey (Hempfield) grabbed AMCC Pitcher of the Year honors. Junior Tommy Smith joined Domer on the D3Baseball.com All-Region First Team, Domer...
West Virginia rallies to beat Kentucky, wins 2nd consecutive regional
CLEMSON, S.C. — Ben Lumsden had four RBIs, Gavin Kelly drove in three runs and Armani Guzman hit a two-out RBI single to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as West Virginia beat Kentucky, 13-12, on Sunday night to win the Clemson Regional. West Virginia, which won the...
Breakfast With Benz U.S. Open at Oakmont retrospective: Johnny Miller’s historic win in 1973
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 past five U.S. Opens that have been held at the course in our podcast series with David Moore. He is a golf...
Penguins A to Z: What can Evgeni Malkin still offer?Video
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....
While chasing Clemente, Andrew McCutchen spoke up and showed the Pirates leadership
Andrew McCutchen started the weekend by staring down then shouting at the umpire after his controversial called third strike cost the Pittsburgh Pirates the go-ahead run in a loss to the San Diego Padres. The 38-year-old designated hitter challenged his teammates in a closed-door meeting by telling them to earn...
Madden Monday: ‘I’m tired of Aaron Rodgers, and he has not taken a snap yet for the Steelers’
The “Madden Monday” podcast with Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X will be off next week. I’ll be back with Madden again on June 16. That’s when “Madden-Benz: Unfiltered” will come back as well. That certainly feels like a long time from now. One question I have heading...
Norwin grad Zukina sets PSAC record in 400 meters, has sights on NCAAs next seasonVideo
While spending her formative years in the Philippines, Bernadette Zukina played a lot of soccer. She attributes her running ability to all of those recess periods playing soccer with her classmates. It also helped her become a PSAC record holder. At the conference track and field championship meet last month,...
Ryan Blaney wins 1st NASCAR Cup Series race of the year at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. — Ryan Blaney kicked off the second half of the NASCAR season by running away down the stretch for his first Cup Series race of the year Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway. The 2023 Cup champ had been racing well with five top-five finishes over the first half...
Pirates farm report for June 1, 2025: Termarr Johnson’s 2-run homer helps Curve rally for win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-24) was crushed 11-1 by Nashville (Brewers). CF Jack Suwinski (.253) hit his seventh home run of the season. He went 2 for 3 with a walk. 1B Billy Cook (.220) was 2 for 4 with a double. 3B Tsung-Che Cheng (.195) tripled. SS Nick Gonzales (.194) was...
Scottie Scheffler joins Tiger Woods as only repeat winners at MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler is winning with such alarming regularity that describing his dominance is not a comfortable topic. So when he won the Memorial on Sunday for the second straight year, he at least had tournament host Jack Nicklaus at his side. Nicklaus is a great authority when...
Stars come out as New Kensington dedicates JFK Park courts to Valley basketball greats Flenory, Pipkins
The first day of June in New Kensington marked a nostalgic celebration at the city’s downtown JFK Park, bringing to it a collection of Who’s Who among friends and family of two city basketball legends. They had come to honor Baron “B.B.” Flenory and Tom Pipkins, two of the most...
