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Five players the Penguins could pick at No. 21
After the departure of Olli Maatta last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins were left with only two homegrown first-round draft picks among the 39 players under contract: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Unless general manager Jim Rutherford changes course and trades the choice, they will add to that total when they...
Mt. Pleasant grad Napper runs away with Westmoreland Junior title
While Westmoreland County Golf Association tournament officials were disappointed with the small field at Thursday’s Junior Championship, they were thrilled with the play of their champion. Mt. Pleasant graduate Sam Napper didn’t perform like a golfer who started playing three years ago. The Westminster commit ran away with the 31st...
Ex-Penn State QB Trace McSorley returning punts in Baltimore
Trace McSorley, punt-returner? It could happen in Baltimore this season. Penn State’s winningest quarterback has spent time at the Ravens’ offseason workouts catching punts with the special teams. In an interview on the Ravens’ website, McSorley said he has had some “ups and downs” but wants to make an impact...
Greensburg Salem grad Brennan Marion authors book about his spread offense
Brennan Marion continues to turn the page on his aspiring football coaching career. He hopes young players will turn the pages of his new book. Marion, the first-year offensive coordinator at William & Mary and a graduate of Greensburg Salem, will release “Go Go Offense,” a detailed look at the...
District 31 Legion baseball showcase set for next month
College scouts will get a close-up look at some of the top baseball players in American Legion District 31 — Westmoreland County — during the league’s player showcase set for 5 p.m. July 17 at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe. The one-day clinic will have players run through several drills,...
U.S. defeats rival Sweden 2-0, finishes atop groupVideo
LE HAVRE, France — The defending champion U.S. national team faced its toughest test of the Women’s World Cup and remained dominant Thursday night, beating Sweden 2-0 to serve up a measure of revenge against the team that stunned the confident Americans in the last Olympics. Lindsey Horan scored within...
Size won’t be primary factor when Penguins make draft choice
Ten years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins made seven picks in the 2009 NHL Draft. Led by 6-foot-4 defenseman Simon Despres, every player they chose at least cracked the 6-foot mark. They averaged 199 pounds. Last year, the Penguins made four picks in the draft. Led by 5-10 defenseman Calen Addison,...
In Bryan Reynolds’ case, injuries likely opened door leading to Pirates
Here are two questions that do not make sense on the surface but are worthy of consideration: Where would the Pittsburgh Pirates be if outfielders Corey Dickerson, Gregory Polanco and Starling Marte were not injured at various points this season? What if Marte and shortstop Erik Gonzalez had not collided...
Are Pirates at ‘turning point’ for season? Here are 3 reasons to have hope
Trevor Williams was beaming in the clubhouse late Wednesday evening — and probably more than he ever had been following an outing in which he was charged with seven earned runs. Williams had just watched the Pittsburgh Pirates complete their biggest comeback in almost 11 years, erasing a six-run deficit...
The Ex-Rays: Tampa Bay gets OK from MLB to explore Montreal
NEW YORK — The Ex-Rays? Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. No timetable for the possible plan was announced. An idea under consideration is for the...
The Ex-Rays: Tampa Bay gets OK from MLB to explore Montreal
NEW YORK — The Ex-Rays? Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by MLB to look into playing a split season in Montreal. No timetable for the possible plan was announced. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to...
David Ortiz shooting suspect charged with drug possession
NEWARK, N.J. — One of the suspects in the shooting of former baseball star David Ortiz was charged Thursday with drug and firearm possession in New Jersey. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz was indicted on cocaine and heroin possession charges and also a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Duquesne will play Marshall in basketball doubleheader in Cleveland
Duquesne will play Marshall as part of a college basketball doubleheader Dec. 29 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The game will be the second of the doubleheader after West Virginia plays Ohio State at noon. The Dukes (19-13 last season) return eight players who played in 19 or...
Q&A with Ray Searage: Pirates pitching coach discusses challenges, criticism
Ray Searage was the subject of my column this week for wearing a bull`s-eye for the Bucs. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach has endured a rash of injuries to his starting rotation and bullpen and the criticism that comes with the club losing 20 of 29 games in one span....
First Call: Trace McSorley’s new gig; Max Scherzer’s shiner; NHL rule changes
For Thursday’s “First Call,” Trace McSorley expands his horizons. Can the NHL do what the NFL can’t? A youth umpire brings about parental chaos. Max Scherzer’s black eye is a golden moment. What’s next? Penn State product Trace McSorley may be returning punts for the Ravens. McSorley has always wanted...
Sam Clancy basks in becoming a Pitt Hall of Famer
Last week, Pitt announced its Athletics Hall of Fame class for 2019. The list was quite esteemed. It included the likes of All-Americans in football and basketball such as Don Hennon, Mark May, Jimbo Covert, Joe Schmidt and football head coach Johnny Majors. Also highlighting the marquee is Sam Clancy,...
Steelers 2-a-days: Isaiah Buggs adds youth to D-line; pivotal camp for Artie Burns
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
U mad, bro?: Readers pop off about Penguins trades, Pirates’ Ray Searage, NFL replay
In this week’s “U mad, bro?” readers pop off about Pirates pitching, defend Jim Rutherford, and attack instant replay. Greg wasn’t a fan of my thoughts on Jim Rutherford’s mixed messages about any more potential trades. A GM isnt being honest with the media and fans..this is a stunning event....in...
Tim Benz: Don’t feel bad for Pirates GM Neal Huntington. He doesn’t.
It wasn’t a conversation we meant to have. It just kind of wound up happening. On a recent edition of the KDKA Sports Showdown, I was on the panel with Rich Walsh (KDKA-TV), Chris Mueller (93.7 The Fan), and Will Graves (Associated Press). And an overarching discussion about the Pirates...
WPIAL product Cameron Johnson ready to reward NBA team that takes chance on him
On the eve of the NBA Draft, Cameron Johnson was counting his blessings and crediting everyone who played a role the past five years in his development from borderline Division-I prospect to projected NBA first-round pick. “It’s a long ways from him signing with Pitt and a lot of people...
Podcast part 4: Eric Kasperowicz begins his coaching career
Eric Kasperowicz often was told by coaches and those close to him that he would make a good coach one day. When his playing days were over, he decided to find out. “I had a feeling that if I wasn’t going to play, I’d be a coach,” Kasperowicz said in...
Trophy haul for Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov at NHL Awards event
LAS VEGAS — Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night, receiving the NHL’s highest honors for his 128-point regular season for the Lightning. The Russian right wing also formally picked up the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top scorer at...
Pirates minor league report for June 19, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-32) were defeated 6-3 by Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP Eduardo Vera (3-5, 5.94) gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and nine hits allowed in a losing performance. SS Cole Tucker (.300) went 1 for 4 with a RBI. Tucker and CF Jason Martin...
Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov tops Penguins’ Sidney Crosby in NHL MVP voting
Coming into the NHL’s annual postseason awards ceremony Wednesday night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby didn’t think he had a great shot at winning his third Hart Trophy as league MVP. His assessment was right on the money. Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov, who won the scoring title by 12 points...
Bryan Reynolds homer caps Pirates’ 6-run, come-from-behind win over Tigers
Wednesday afternoon before his struggling team’s game, manager Clint Hurdle discussed what Trevor Williams’ return meant for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It wasn’t just Williams’ pitching ability the Pirates so desperately needed, Hurdle said. They also would benefit from a much-harder-to-define intangible. Williams’ contagious competitiveness shined through Wednesday in his outing,...
