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Auditor general releases look at Game Commission finances
Lack of oversight is the biggest problem with how the Pennsylvania Game Commission handles its money. So says Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. His office audited the commission, looking at the years from July 2014 through June 2017. It released its report on May 30. The audit outlined 11 findings...
Pirates minor league report: June 1, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-21) lost 7-6 in 10 innings against Gwinnett (Braves). The Indians scored once in the bottom of the 10th after giving up two runs but couldn’t complete the extra-inning comeback. SS Jung-Ho Kang went 3 for 4 with a double, a walk and a strikeout. LF Corey...
Bruins pounce on Blues, roll to Game 3 victory in Stanley Cup Final
ST. LOUIS — Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins’ best players took the criticism to heart. They weren’t good enough through the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final and needed to be better. And they were. The stars came out Saturday night and led Boston to a 7-2...
Pirates lose 13-inning home-run fest against Brewers
They overcame an early five-run deficit and took the lead from down two runs in the eighth inning. But that only made Saturday that much tougher to swallow for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Orlando Arcia hit his second homer of the game in the 13th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat...
Warriors confident heading into Game 2 of NBA Finals
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are rugged and relentless, capable of punishing teams in transition any time they make a mistake. The Golden State Warriors felt like they were seeing a version of themselves in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and they have to stop it. No problem, they...
Serena Williams, No. 1 Naomi Osaka ousted from French Open
PARIS — Maybe it was the daunting deficit Serena Williams faced in the French Open’s third round. Maybe it was the way her 20-year-old American opponent, Sofia Kenin, was questioning line calls. Either way, as Williams attempted to start a comeback Saturday with a three-ace game, she followed those big...
Steelers’ James Conner not taking starting job for granted
The first time James Conner walked onto the practice field for organized team activities, he was slowed by a hamstring tweak that he incurred during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp. The next year, Conner arrived at OTAs healthy, and he was rewarded with regular reps as the starting tailback all...
Late pass leads Cole Custer to Xfinity win at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Cole Custer slipped past Tyler Reddick in the final turn and held in to win the Xfinty Series race in overtime at Pocono Raceway. Custer won his third race of the season in the No. 00 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing. Reddick used a sweeping move on...
William Byron continues recent NASCAR run by topping Pocono qualifying
LONG POND, Pa. — William Byron turned the fast lap at Pocono in the latest sign Hendrick Motorsports might have turned the corner and can stamp itself a NASCAR championship contender. Hendrick Motorsports was long the home of Hall of Famers and champions, from Jeff Gordon to Jimmie Johnson, and...
The day Arnold Palmer was forced to qualify for the U.S. Open
The year 1969 was known for many epic events. • Man first walked on the moon. • A half-million people descended upon a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., to celebrate music at Woodstock. • The Amazin’ Mets turned the baseball world upside down by beating the Baltimore Orioles in the...
Appreciate slow-growing fish in all sizes
That 11-inch largemouth bass, the one you dismissively threw back into the water, labeling it a dink? Give it a little love. It has been through more than you think. Bass — and all fish, really, from bluegills to muskies — are slow growing. It takes them longer than some...
Outdoor extras, including a fried catfish recipe
Gear of the week Gear name: Nitro 1800 Company: Bushnell (bushnell.com) Gear type: Laser rangefinder Product description: The Nitro 1800 is a rangefinder meant for both hunting and competition. It will range nonreflective targets — such as deer and elk — out to 800 yards and reflective targets out to...
Outdoors notices for June 2, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • There were 152 shooters who battled rain and wind in the Twi-Night Trap League on May 30. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 196 targets. East Huntingdon (192), Hecla (191), Ruffsdale (188) and Youngwood (187) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (54) leads...
Kentucky basketball coach, Moon native John Calipari a guest at Pirates game Saturday
John Calipari regularly makes an annual stop at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, and he’s developed a friendship with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. The same can be said of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Clint Hurdle. Calipari, the University of Kentucky basketball coach, attended Saturday’s Pirates game against the Milwaukee Brewers at...
Early MVP candidate Josh Bell plays in 507 of Pirates’ first 510 innings
There are plenty of reasons why Josh Bell has been one of the best players in the majors over the past month. But as the saying goes, sometimes the best ability is availability. And no one has been more available than Bell. Heading into Saturday’s game, the Pittsburgh Pirates had...
Pirates rank among best in NL in most pinch-hitting stats
Seventy-seven times during his decade-long MLB career, Clint Hurdle pinch hit. His .243 average during those at-bats translates into simple advice to his players. “My expectations,” the Pittsburgh Pirates manager said, “are to let them know that they can’t do bad.” The Pirates are doing anything but bad when pinch...
Pirates shut down ailing reliever Keone Kela for 10 days
Keone Kela felt fine after his most recent rehab appearance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates medical team was ready to plot its next move for getting the reliever back on the active roster. But after a couple of days of long toss followed by a bullpen session Thursday, it became apparent...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Chris Archer deserved standing O for slinging arrowsVideo
The first play of Chris Archer’s start saw shortstop Kevin Newman make a backhand stab and jump-throw that saw Josh Bell stretch into a split to get Lorenzo Cain out at first. Seven innings later, Gregory Polanco made a sliding catch of a Lorenzo Cain pop fly in right field,...
Pirates minor league report for May 31, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-20) won 4-1 over Gwinnett (Braves). The Indians broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth inning, and RF J.B. Shuck (.371) grounded into a RBI fielder’s choice for the winning run. C Christian Kelley (.203) followed with a two-run single. LHP Sean Keselica (1-2, 4.50)...
Mamiko Higa still leads weather-battered U.S. Women’s Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Japan’s Mamiko Higa said she wasn’t nervous holding the first-round lead at the U.S. Women’s Open. Now, she’s given her nerves a much bigger test after Friday’s weather-delayed second round. Higa shot an even-par 71 to maintain her edge in first appearance in the year’s second major....
TSN’s Bob McKenzie: Penguins could still trade Phil Kessel to Minnesota
A trade that would send Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel to the Minnesota Wild remains a possibility, TSN’s Bob McKenzie said on his podcast Friday. The Penguins reportedly had a deal done to send the popular 31-year-old to the Wild for speedy winger Jason Zucker, but Kessel used his no-trade...
Chris Archer shakes slump, pitches Pirates to 9-4 victory
By his estimation, Chris Archer has thrown “thousands and thousands” of pitches in his 196 major-league starts. Hard to believe, but the first one he threw Friday night at PNC Park stands out among most of the rest. At least, it did while Archer was leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to...
Gateway grad Jae’Len Means competes at NCAA track championships
The decorated college career of Gateway graduate Jae’Len Means came to an end late last month after he competed in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Division II track and field championships May 24-25, in Kingsville, Texas. The Cal (Pa.) senior finished 19th in the preliminary heats and fell short...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe qualifies for NCAA meet
Sewickley Academy graduate and Notre Dame junior track performer Summer Thorpe is competing on the biggest stage of her college career at the NCAA Division I outdoor championship meet this week at Texas. Thorpe (13.30 seconds) was seeded 23rd in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles. She qualified at the...
Plum Legion team looking to make waves in league play
Evan Sante is pulling double duty on the baseball diamond this summer. In addition to playing for the Plum Pterodactyls in the Daily News adult league, the soon-to-be high school graduate — he and his Plum senior classmates commence Thursday — is a member of the Plum Senior Legion squad...
