Sports category, Page 476
Featuring high drama, assist from Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin’s 500th goal was unforgettableVideo
Evgeni Malkin couldn’t have asked for a much better 500th career goal. Or a crazier game for it to happen in. Without a doubt, the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena, highlighted by Malkin’s milestone, won’t soon be forgotten. “I don’t want...
3-hour drive from Cleveland leaves Amari Cooper excited about joining contending BillsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Alone behind the wheel of his car, with his phone buzzing from texts and missed calls, a calm came over Amari Cooper as the Cleveland skyline faded in the review mirror, and the closer the wide receiver came to arriving at his new home: Buffalo. A...
Sabrina Ionescu’s 3 with 1 second left gives Liberty win over Lynx, 2-1 lead in WNBA FinalsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left, and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx, 80-77, on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals. With the score tied...
Other than Evgeni Malkin’s 500th goal, nothing goes as planned in Penguins’ OT win over Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had a couple of goals in mind as he entered his 19th season in the NHL Literally. With 498 career goals on his resume to open the 2023-24 season, Malkin wanted to reach that barrier of 500 which seems to vault a superstar into a...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin scores career goal No. 500 in 3rd period vs. BuffaloVideo
Evgeni Malkin entered his 19th NHL campaign this year knocking on the door of several individual career milestones. The longtime Pittsburgh Penguins center achieved 800 career assists on Oct. 11 and two nights later, hit 1,300 points, becoming only the 34th and 37th respective player in league history to do...
Nick Chubb grateful, thankful as he returns to field with Browns after second major knee injuryVideo
CLEVELAND — Almost from the moment Nick Chubb was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, he has felt a deep connection with the city and its fans. An unshakeable bond. It has never been stronger. Only days from the running back’s return to play in an NFL game after a second...
Newly acquired wide receiver Davante Adams expects to play for Jets on Sunday night vs. SteelersVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Davante Adams will be Aaron Rodgers’ house guest for a while, at least until the New York Jets’ newly acquired wide receiver gets situated. So they drove together to the team facility Wednesday morning and then sat next to each other during the team meeting, just...
Ramírez’s late homer in Game 2 gives Guardians lift as they prepare to face Yankees in 0-2 ALCS holeVideo
CLEVELAND — José Ramírez finally had his New York moment. After several frustrating at-bats in Yankee Stadium, Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman connected for a homer in the ninth inning of Game 2. The shot into the ballpark’s famed “short porch” in right was too little, too late but a positive...
Alex Highsmith limited, MyCole Pruitt full, Najee Harris sits out practice for Steelers
A day after Mike Tomlin said he was “really optimistic” that Alex Highsmith could return to action for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next game, Highsmith echoed similar sentiments. “Feeling good,” Highsmith after being characterized as a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “My optimism is really, really...
Robert Morris women, under 1st-year coach McCabe, picked last in Horizon LeagueVideo
Chandler McCabe faces a major challenge at Robert Morris in her first head coaching job in women’s basketball after the Colonials were picked to finish last in the 11-team Horizon League preseason poll, announced Wednesday. Under McCabe, RMU, which finished last in the regular season a year ago, will look...
Banished letters of intent, smaller transfer window equals more college chaosVideo
The time-honored tradition of high school athletes proudly sitting behind a table and signing a national letter of intent is a thing of the past. In its place starting in a matter of weeks, athletes will ink their name to something different — a financial aid package that will likely...
While Russell Wilson gets 1st-team work, Mike Tomlin not tipping hand on Steelers starter
The potential switch in quarterbacks began Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they started on-field preparations for their game Sunday night against the New York Jets. Russell Wilson, who is “under consideration” by coach Mike Tomlin to supplant Justin Fields as the starter, worked with the first-team offense, teammates acknowledged...
Penguins assign promising forward Rutger McGroarty to AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned promising forward Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. McGroarty partook in the morning skate but did not factor into any line rushes, a usual indication of being a healthy scratch on game nights. The Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday...
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Plum was in Class 3A last year and was upset by South Fayette in the quarterfinals, but that was the Mustangs’ last loss. They have allowed 10 goals all season and tied two good 4A teams in...
Grading the Panthers: Pitt gets high marks for season’s first half while expectations continue to rise
Just for fun and to pass the time during Pitt’s open (don’t call it a bye) week, let’s set up a fake scenario of two Pitt fans before the season sitting at the bar at Cupka’s Cafe on the South Side drinking Crown and Coke. Man 1: “Hey, how do...
Pirates pitcher Domingo German elects free agency
Pitcher Domingo German, designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 5, has elected free agency, per Minor League Baseball’s transactions log. German, whose signing to a minor-league deal by the Pirates in March was controversial given the 32-year-old’s checkered past that featured several suspensions by MLB, was assigned...
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a look at the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Peters Township (16-0-1) was stingy defensively with just eight goals allowed in 16 games while scoring 63. An overtime tie with Upper St. Clair was the only thing keeping the Indians from a perfect Section 2 slate....
Hollidaysburg’s Sam Lafferty offers veteran presence for Sabres
Having turned 29 in March, Sam Lafferty is hardly an old man. An electron microscope would be required to find any kind of wrinkles on his face, and a playoff beard is probably more of a hope than a forecast for him. But with the Buffalo Sabres, the Hollidaysburg native...
Former boxing world champion Paul Spadafora hospitalized in Las Vegas after dog attack
Former IBF lightweight world champion Paul Spadafora is hospitalized in Las Vegas after being attacked by his dog, his wife confirmed to TribLive. Nadine (Russo) Spadafora said the McKees Rocks-based boxer severed an artery in his left arm when his pit bull bit him Sunday night, which required a two-hour...
Imani Christian says ‘unique quirk’ in enrollment process may have violated PIAA transfer rules
A “unique quirk” in the enrollment process for Imani Christian students may have led to a violation of PIAA transfer rules, said the school, which is the subject of a WPIAL investigation. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to launch an investigation into “possible recruiting violations and administrative and institutional...
Steelers notes: Roman Wilson finally makes debut; Payton Wilson appreciates N.C. State honor
As far as NFL debuts go for third-round draft picks coming off a prominent role for a college national championship team, it barely registered: five offensive snaps played, one route run, no catches or targets, no special-teams work. Still, receiver Roman Wilson now forever is an NFL player and a...
Quest to replace goalies is key to RMU hockey in Year 2 of relaunch
For the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, very little was known going into the program’s relaunch of a season last year. One thing the players and coaches did know is that they had Chad Veltri in the net. The Niagara transfer goalie from Fox Chapel came back to Pittsburgh to...
Penguins scheduled to start Tristan Jarry vs. Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry on Wednesday evening vs. the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry, the winning goalie in Monday’s road victory at Montreal, will start back-to-back games for the first time this season. Jarry is 1-1 with a 4.50 goals against average and...
Steelers sign OLB Ade Ogundeji to practice squad after losing Jacoby Windmon to Panthers
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost outside linebacker Jacoby Windmon to the Carolina Panthers, replacing him on their practice squad with a veteran who played a significant role for them in their most recent game. The Panthers plucked Windmon off the Steelers’ practice squad Tuesday, a day after the Steelers released Ade...
Annalyse Bauer joins Latrobe girls soccer’s pipeline to Division I programs
Latrobe junior Annalyse Bauer has played in various U.S. cities in travel soccer and internationally for a club showcase. The standout midfielder/forward will be on the move again in the future. She is heading west to play in college. Bauer announced she has made a verbal commitment to Eastern Michigan...
