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John Steigerwald: Enjoy Josh Bell before he leaves the Pirates
Enjoy the Josh Bell ride while it lasts. Going into Sunday’s game against the Dodgers, Bell had the second highest batting average in Major League Baseball at .339, he was second in RBIs with 47 and tied for fifth in home runs with 16. Bell is on pace to hit...
Toronto ready for its NBA close-up in Finals vs. WarriorsVideo
The first NBA game was in Toronto. And now, the NBA Finals are headed there. Finally. The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship Saturday night and earned the right to play the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. For the Raptors, it’ll be...
Pirates collapse under weight of Dodgers bats, suffer 3rd straight lossVideo
Chris Archer threw one pitch that bounced wildly to the backstop, then another the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager deposited over the fence. Archer went to three balls on 10 batters while throwing 105 pitches in only five innings. Overall, 42 percent of them missed the strike zone. That was...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates can’t afford for Mitch Keller to be a bustVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates want you to believe there was a developmental delay that prevented them from promoting top prospect Mitch Keller to the major leagues until Memorial Day. The Pirates want you to believe that they were waiting for the 23-year-old right-hander to refine a cutter-slider at Triple-A Indianapolis to...
Finland defeats Canada for gold at hockey world championship
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Marko Anttila helped lead Finland to its third world hockey title, scoring the tying and go-ahead goals in a 3-1 victory over Canada on Sunday. Anttila tied it at 1 on a power play early in the second period and the Finnish captain made it 2-1 early...
Bruins’ Brad Marchand says hand ‘good’ entering Stanley Cup FinalVideo
BOSTON — Bruins winger Brad Marchand says his left hand is fine heading into the Stanley Cup Final. He sat out Boston’s practice Sunday after being given a “maintenance day” by coach Bruce Cassidy. But Marchand showed no visible signs of discomfort and didn’t wear any braces on his hand...
Looking back at Bobby Orr and the 1970 Blues-Bruins Stanley CupVideo
EDITOR’S NOTE: On May 10, 1970, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 29 years. The Bruins won it at the expense of the St. Louis Blues, who were swept in the final for the third straight year. The Game 4 win at the Boston...
Roger Federer cruises in 1st French Open match since 2015
PARIS — Roger Federer entered a refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier for his first French Open match since 2015, greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds and the full-throated support of spectators in their designer sunglasses, straw hats and sweaters tied over their shoulders. Were it permitted, perhaps some ticket-holders...
Simon Pagenaud uses bold, late pass to win 1st Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske a golden victory at the Indianapolis 500. He may have saved his job doing it. Pagenaud outdueled Alexander Rossi in a breathtaking, 13-lap sprint to the finish Sunday that delivered an 18th victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the venerable team...
Pirates’ Huntington proposes rule change to help in concussion assessment
Neal Huntington hates to see any of his players injured, but catcher Francisco Cervelli is turning into a special case. “Every single time he takes a ball off the mask, you hold your breath,” the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager said Sunday. Added manager Clint Hurdle: “Unfortunately, in Francisco’s case, it’s...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, father of Clay, pleased to join Pirates’ dad’s trip
Oliver Wendell Holmes was thrilled when his son Clay, a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, called last week to invite him to join the team in Cincinnati for the annual dad’s trip. Yet, he chastised Clay slightly. “I told him, ‘Why didn’t you give me more notice?’ ” he...
Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller will make major-league debut Monday
Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller will make his major-league debut Monday when the right-handed pitcher starts the second game of a doubleheader at the Cincinnati Reds, general manager Neal Huntington announced on his weekly radio show. “We wanted to give him a handful of outings to establish this pitch,...
Pirates place Francisco Cervelli on injured list, recall Jose Osuna, Jacob Stallings
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Francisco Cervelli on the seven-day concussion injured list Sunday. The 33-year-old Cervelli, who has a history of concussions, was struck in the mask on Joc Pederson’s backswing in the Pirates’ 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night at PNC Park. Cervelli later left...
Jung Ho Kang scheduled for rehab assignment Monday in Indianapolis
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang said his side strain is “completely fine,” and he is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Monday with the team’s Triple-A Indianapolis farm club. Kang has been on the injured list since May 12 and was eligible to return to the Pirates’ roster...
Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85Video
Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America’s most popular sport. The quarterback’s graceful throws helped turn a run-heavy league into a passing spectacle,...
Pirates get to Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers pound Joe Musgrove in 7-2 L.A. win
The Pittsburgh Pirates hit Hyun-Jin Ryu better, harder and more often than anyone had hit the veteran left-hander this season. Unfortunately for them, the Los Angeles Dodgers hit Joe Musgrove more. The Dodgers pounded seven extra-base hits and 10 hits overall over five innings against Musgrove, and they extended their...
Raptors rally to beat Bucks, qualify for franchise’s 1st NBA Finals
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit in Game 6 to win the series and will host...
Family tradition: Chargers’ Joey Bosa switches to familiar No. 97Video
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Joey Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new, yet familiar, number. The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Ohio State....
After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demonsVideo
ST. LOUIS — Stanley Jackson and buddy Steven Crow can be excused if they tend to watch their beloved St. Louis Blues with their hands over their eyes, just waiting for the next thing to go wrong. So when the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 to...
Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller reportedly will make MLB debut Monday
Top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Mitch Keller will make his major league debut Monday, according to a report from MLB.com. Keller will start one of the Pirates’ two games that day in Cincinnati against the Reds. The Pirates have yet to announce who will start either game. Top #pirates prospect @mkeller11...
Pirates minor league report: May 25, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-19) lost 15-9 at Columbus (Indians). 1B Jose Osuna (.268) went 2 for 5 with a three-run homer, a double and six RBIs. RHP Pedro Vasquez (0-1, 21.60 ERA) went 31/3 innings in relief allowing eight runs on six hits while striking out three and walking three....
Kevin Na settles for 2-shot Colonial lead over Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk
FORT WORTH, Texas — If Jordan Spieth thinks a winless streak approaching two years seems like forever, he might want to check with fellow major winner Jim Furyk. Both have a chance to end droughts at Colonial — if they can overtake third-round leader Kevin Na. Na settled for a...
Slow start dooms top-seeded Penn State lacrosse in NCAA semifinal loss
Freshman Matt Brandau scored a career-high seven goals, and Yale held on to defeat top-seeded Penn State, 21-17, in the NCAA Division I semifinals on Saturday at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Yale jumped to a 10-1 lead in the first quarter — tying an NCAA semifinal record for most goals...
After giving Pirates ‘street cred’ 6 years ago, Russell Martin makes return to Pittsburgh
For the first time since the 2014 wild-card game, Russell Martin appeared in a game at PNC Park on Saturday night. Martin was one of the stars on the first Pittsburgh Pirates team to have a winning record or qualify for the postseason in a 21-year span when they took...
Francisco Liriano as an ‘opener?’ He doesn’t want to — and the Pirates agree
Things are so desperate for the Pittsburgh Pirates in regards to the health of their starting rotation they recently used two Triple-A pitchers as “openers” for three games over a span of a week. As luck would have it, the Pirates have a former All-Star starting pitcher in their bullpen,...
