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Pirates promote hot-hitting Billy Cook from Triple-A; Bryan Reynolds placed on paternity listVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted outfielder/first baseman Billy Cook to the big leagues, the club announced Wednesday. The move comes as Bryan Reynolds was placed on the MLB paternity leave list after being removed from Tuesday’s game vs. the Detroit Tigers to join his wife, Blair, who went into labor with...
Steelers A to Z: Journeyman DeShon Elliott impresses in 1st year, earns lucrative contract
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Mark Madden: The culture of wrestling is magnetic … so I’m back
Vice TV produced a four-part documentary series: “Who Killed WCW?” I was never mentioned. But, judging by social media reaction to me doing color commentary on TNA Wrestling’s TV taping this Friday at Robert Morris’ UPMC Events Center, you’d think that I was most responsible for putting World Championship Wrestling...
Who will replace Drew Allar behind center at Penn State in 2026?
Drew Allar could have left early for the 2025 NFL Draft. Many pegged Penn State’s quarterback as a first-rounder, some as high as a top-10 pick. Instead, Allar decided to return for one more season to continue to develop and headline Penn State’s national title push. But Allar will certainly...
Pete Crow-Armstrong dazzles once again as Cubs add to NL Central lead
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong heard more thunderous chants of “P-C-A!” and “M-V-P!” He is still getting used to the adulation. “I’m still kind of new to the ovations and whatnot. I don’t quite know how to respond all the time,” a sheepish Crow-Armstrong said. Looks like he might get some...
‘A well-oiled machine’: How the Florida Panthers’ team-first mentality led to another Stanley Cup
SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov hoisted the Stanley Cup, skated with it for a few moments and then handed it to a grinning Nate Schmidt, in his first year with the Florida Panthers and raising hockey’s hallowed trophy for the first time. Before any repeat winner touched it, every Panther...
Mars receiver Gabe Hein commits to Sacred Heart
Mars rising senior Gabe Hein announced a verbal commitment to Sacred Heart on Wednesday morning via his X account. The 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiver played alongside his older brother, Liam Hein, at wideout last season. Liam graduated and will be wrestling at Point Park for the upcoming school year. Hein...
First Call: Over 600K in queue to get Steelers-Vikings tickets in Ireland; ESPN contract projection for T.J Watt
“First Call” on Wednesday has some inflammatory comments from a former Steeler about Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers. It’s not easy getting Steelers tickets for the Ireland game. We’ve got some T.J. Watt contract projections. And we look at Tarik Skubal’s daunting numbers in advance of his start against the...
Penguins A to Z: Bryan Rust keeps reaching new heightsVideo
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 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Alexander Canario answers call off bench, delivering RBI base hit vs. TigersVideo
On May 27, Henry Davis’ performance coming off the bench against the Arizona Diamondbacks encapsulated what it meant to be ready when your number is called. That night, in the fifth inning, Davis relieved Joey Bart behind the plate, who exited with a concussion. A frame later, taking his first...
Steelers A to Z: Daniel Ekuale becomes latest veteran added to defensive line
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Tim Benz: Leak of Evgeni Malkin info feels like it was done with a purpose
On Monday, The Athletic reported that the Pittsburgh Penguins are not going to offer Evgeni Malkin a new contract after his current deal expires at the end of this upcoming season. Given that Malkin is turning 39 next month and only posted 16 goals in 68 games last season, that...
On brink of free agency, Florida’s Sam Bennett wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Tuesday night after leading all players in goals scored to help the Florida Panthers win a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Bennett scored 15 goals during a postseason run that culminated with a victory in Game...
Pirates farm report for June 17, 2025: Nick Yorke homers in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-28) handled Columbus (Guardians), 7-2. RHP Bubba Chandler (2.60) started and went four innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts. RHP Ryder Ryan (4-1, 3.69) came on and pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win. RHP Tanner Rainey...
Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champs by beating Oilers in 6 games
SUNRISE, Fla. — Stanley’s stay in South Florida is getting extended. The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020-21 and the third team to...
Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds leaves game when wife goes into labor
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds left Tuesday night’s road game against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning because his wife went into labor with the couple’s third child. Reynolds struck out in the first inning then was replaced by Alexander Canario in right field. Canario went 1 for 3...
Rafael Devers ready to put Boston situation behind, start fresh in San FranciscoVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers strolled into the clubhouse side-by-side with home run king Barry Bonds, a fellow left-handed slugger who San Francisco’s new big hitter has long admired from afar. “I think just looking at him my game has already improved a lot,” Devers joked as he was formally...
Tigers club 4 homers to top Pirates in series opener
Like his fellow Pittsburgh Pirates starters, Bailey Falter has had a front-row seat to the club’s offensive woes this season. Yet, unlike any other member of the rotation, he boasts a winning record, having led the Pirates with five victories entering Tuesday’s series opener in Detroit. The Tigers entered with...
Heavy rain suspends play at WPGA Open
Heavy rain Tuesday forced the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association to suspend play during the second round of its 122nd Open Championship at Sewickley Heights Golf Club. It also halted two hot golfers — Connor Schmidt and Nathan Piatt — who were on a record pace. Play was stopped at 11:38...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson defends Mark Andrews from online criticism after playoff drop
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson said he never gets over losses. And he also dislikes fans criticizing one of his teammates online. After the Baltimore Ravens’ first day of mandatory minicamp Tuesday, Jackson called out the social media criticism directed at tight end Mark Andrews following the tight end’s...
Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux wants T.J. Watt’s sack record
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kayvon Thibodeaux expects a lot more from himself this season. Especially sacks. The New York Giants edge rusher had just 5 1/2 of them last season after setting a career best with 11 1/2 in 2023. Thibodeaux, who missed five games with a broken bone in...
Olympic champion Noah Lyles calls off race with Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill
A race between Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles and Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill that was never formally announced but supposedly taking place this weekend was called off by Lyles for “personal reasons.” Lyles announced the cancelation Tuesday at Stagwell’s Sport Beach event in Cannes, France. His news was captured...
Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos benched for ‘inappropriate comment’ after being pulled for defensive replacement
MIAMI — Nick Castellanos was benched by Phillies manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made after he was pulled for a defensive replacement a day earlier, ending Castellanos’ streak of 236 consecutive starts. “One thing about Nick, one of the many things about Nick is...
Federal judge calls on NASCAR, teams to settle bitter antitrust battle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge urged NASCAR and two of its teams, including one owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan, to settle their increasingly acrimonious legal fight that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of...
Catcher Joey Bart activated from injured list, rejoins Pirates in Detroit
Joey Bart ended his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis and was activated from the 7-day injured list, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday afternoon. The 28-year-old catcher rejoined the Pirates in Detroit ahead of a three-game series vs. the Tigers at Comerica Park. Bart suffered a concussion behind the plate May...
