Ty Gibbs earns 1st NASCAR Cup victory at Bristol, beating Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Outdueling two NASCAR Cup Series champions for the first victory of his career, Ty Gibbs made an emphatic and emotional breakthrough Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win came in the 131st Cup start for the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and former Super...
Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream. That didn’t make Sunday at Augusta National any easier. McIlroy coughed up a six-shot lead in the third round. He fell...
Pitt nabs 3rd transfer of weekend in former Alabama guard Jalil Bethea
A third commitment of the weekend kept up the momentum for Pitt in the aftermath of a roster exodus, as Alabama guard Jalil Bethea announced he was joining the Panthers on Sunday. Bethea follows former BYU/Washington forward Dominique Diomande and North Carolina/West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell as the players Pitt...
The NHL playoffs have plenty of fresh blood, and a new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned
The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries. They’re not the only perennial contender to miss the playoffs, either, with the Buffalo Sabres among the roughly half dozen newcomers in the 16-team field. The Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins shut out by Capitals as Crosby, Ovechkin face each other for perhaps final time
For 20 years, it has been the most captivating show in hockey. Whether the teams were battling to advance in the playoffs or each bound to miss the postseason, any matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and rival Washington Capitals was appointment viewing. At least whenever Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin...
Pirates lose 5-0 lead as Cubs rally late to avoid series sweep
Looking to complete a rare sweep against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates built an early five-run lead Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. They couldn’t make their good fortune last. The Cubs rallied for two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth for a 7-6 come-from-behind victory to...
Notre Dame teammates Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price projected as draft’s top 2 RBs
You can’t put a price on love. But Price and Love are inseparable. Jadarian Price and Jeremiyah Love starred at Notre Dame playing the same position for the past three seasons, so it only felt natural when each was invited to attend the NFL Combine earlier this offseason. “We’re roommates...
Pirates World Series champion Phil Garner dies at 76
Phil Garner, the second baseman known as “Scrap Iron” for his rugged style of play and a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series championship team in 1979, died of cancer Saturday. The Pirates confirmed Garner’s passing in Woodlands, Texas. Garner was 76. “Phil Garner was a fierce competitor, a...
Pitt adds 3-point threat in North Carolina guard transfer Jonathan Powell
Pitt’s roster reconstruction continued Saturday evening when the Panthers landed a commitment from North Carolina guard Jonathan Powell. Powell, who joins Dominique Diomandre (BYU/Washington) as the first two transfers landed by coach Jeff Capel, played last season at UNC and began his collegiate career at West Virginia. Like Diomandre, Powell...
Mt. Pleasant grad Courtney Poulich displays prodigious power for RMU in ‘Boom Township’
Whether it’s training in the weight room with her teammates or swinging for the fences, Courtney Poulich is putting in some powerful performances for the Robert Morris softball team. It’s not a stretch to say the redshirt senior outfielder from Mt. Pleasant is going out with a boom. The record-setting...
NFL Draft top prospect profile: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee CB
TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is April 23-25. Jermod McCoy Position: Cornerback Height/weight: 6-foot-1/188 pounds College: Tennessee McCoy could be the first cornerback drafted despite missing all of last season because of a knee injury. The All-SEC...
Couturier and Cates have 3-point games to lead the Flyers past the Jets 7-1
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist, and Noah Cates added a short-handed goal and two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim and Nick Seeler also scored for the...
Pirates farm report for April 11, 2026: Wyatt Sanford homers in Greensboro win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 3-11) lost 8-5 to Louisville (Reds). 3B Davis Wendzel (.243) went 1 for 5 with his second homer. 1B Rafael Flores Jr. (.178) went 2 for 3 with two walks and an RBI. SS Alika Williams (.486) went 1 for 5 with a run scored and RBI....
The final day of the NBA regular season awaits, with a whole lot left to be decided
Sunday is the final day of the NBA regular season, and here’s a full listing of all the playoff and postseason matchups that have been decided: None. There are 10 teams that are locked into specific seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, there are 10 other teams that know...
Rory McIlroy’s resilience will be tested again after 6-shot lead evaporates at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy never seems to make anything easy at the Masters. Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam. And when he finally accomplished the feat last year, McIlroy did it only after recovering from...
Moving day: Record scoring leaves 12 players within 6 shots of the lead entering 4th round Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters looked as if it might be a runaway entering the weekend. Moving day changed all of that. When the sun set on one of the wildest Saturdays in Masters history that featured dramatic movement on the leaderboard, Rory McIlroy’s six-shot lead had evaporated, leaving the...
Minor league report: Penguins clinch byeVideo
A pair of goals by forward Aidan McDonough led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Atley Calvert contributed a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (44-16-7-2) while defenseman Alex Alexeyev recorded two assists. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist boosted...
Rory McIlroy stumbles at the Masters and now shares the lead with Cameron Young
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy’s march to another Masters title took a ride through the Georgia pines and into the water and all sorts of places he didn’t want to be Saturday, including having to share space at the top of the leaderboard with Cameron Young. This one-man show has...
Scheffler moves up with a 65 at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler needed something special over the final two days to rally at the Masters. This was certainly a start. Scheffler matched this week’s lowest score at Augusta National by shooting a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday as the field closed the gap on Rory McIlroy. By the...
New Steelers coach McCarthy hoping to land ‘AFC North style’ QB as draft approaches
Spring might be a time for hope and renewal, and even in Pittsburgh the grass has greened and leaves have returned to the trees as the NFL Draft commences in late April. But when new Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy evaluates football’s most important position while his team is on...
Pitt picks up 1st transfer of spring in former BYU forward Dominique Diomande
To date, the transfer portal has been a one-way door for Pitt, which recently has seen the vast majority of its roster from last season depart the program. But Saturday afternoon, Pitt received its first reinforcement, as Brigham Young forward Dominique Diomande announced a commitment to the Panthers on Instagram....
Williams throws no-hitter as Seton Hill coach Marizzaldi grabs 800th win
What an afternoon on “the Hill.” Sophomore pitcher Sean Williams was grooving strikes, his defense was sharp around him and the offense was efficient as 16th-ranked Seton Hill baseball flexed its muscles, all while giving its longtime leader another milestone victory. Williams tossed the second no-hitter in school history, and...
Pitt’s Kendall Stanley, Davin Brewton win Ed Conway Award as most improved players this spring
Since 1975, Pitt has honored its two most improved players during spring drills with the Ed Conway Award, named for the former Panthers radio play-by-play voice who died a year prior. On Saturday, the 51st iteration of the Ed Conway Award was presented to offensive lineman Kendall Stanley and linebacker...
NASCAR drivers on the gas as Cup Series returns to action at Bristol Motor Speedway
After a rare weekend outside of a race car, Kyle Larson returns to Bristol Motor Speedway raring to go. The defending NASCAR champion spent the first of only two off weeks in a 36-race schedule on a family vacation in his native California. While he enjoyed watching his kids race,...
Pirates beat Cubs in 11 innings after blowing early lead
Sure, it’s still April, and 148 games remain in the season. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, though, they occupy a rare spot in the National League Central standings. First place. A 4-3, 11-inning victory Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field represented the Pirates’ eighth win in the past 10 games, and their...
