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Major League Baseball mourns death of all-time hits leader Pete Rose
On the field, Pete Rose will be remembered as an all-time great. His resume is nearly unparalleled: 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, National League MVP, NL Rookie of the Year, three-time batting champ and two-time Gold Glove winner. He became MLB’s all-time leader with 4,256 hits...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic leaves early in preseason win against Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is believed to have suffered a right leg injury during a 5-1 road preseason win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Per the team’s radio broadcast, Nedeljkovic was hobbled after a goalmouth scramble and left the contest at 13 minutes, 4 seconds...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason home game against Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for Tuesday’s home preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Forwards - Anthony Beauvillier, Michael Bunting, Sidney Crosby, Cody Glass, Jonathan Gruden, Kevin Hayes, Joona Koppanen, Ville Koivunen, Evgeni Malkin, Rutger McGroarty, Vasily Ponomarev, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust Defensemen...
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner...
Braves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves bounced back from a stunning loss in the first game of a makeup doubleheader, claiming the last postseason berth with a 3-0 win over the Mets in the nightcap Monday after New York clinched a playoffs trip with an 8-7 victory in the opener. With...
Sebastian Aho (the other one) sees a fit on the Penguins’ blue line
Sebastian Aho is a pretty prominent name in hockey. The Carolina Hurricanes have been blessed to deploy the dynamic Finnish forward who blends offensive acumen with defensive discipline and has been a major reason that team has reached the postseason for six consecutive seasons. And the Pittsburgh Penguins? They have...
Pitt, coach Pat Narduzzi gear up for 1st ACC game at North Carolina
During his regular Monday news conference, Pat Narduzzi was as welcoming as you might expect from any undefeated coach, especially when his most recent game was a 73-17 victory nine days ago. “Good to see you again, missed having you guys in here (last week). I did,” Pitt’s coach told...
Steelers adjusting to another season-ending injury on their offensive line
For the final 54 minutes of their 27-24 loss Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts, the interior of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line featured three players whose NFL experience entering the season consisted of exactly zero starts. Unless veteran Isaac Seumalo returns after missing the first month with a pectoral strain,...
Steelers notebook: Harvard alum Aaron Shampklin makes NFL debut; IR players could practice
Aaron Shampklin seemed too preoccupied with his team’s loss — and with any aspect of his play during it that could use improvement — to be able to adequately appreciate his NFL debut. “Definitely didn’t turn out how I wanted it to, and there’s a lot of stuff I have...
Mark Madden: Mike Tomlin’s decision-making again proves costly for Steelers
The national media bleats endlessly about Mike Tomlin’s status as one of the NFL’s premier coaches. As I write this, he’s likely getting credit for the Steelers coming back from a 17-0 deficit to have a chance to beat Indianapolis at the death: “A Tomlin team never quits.” But that...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson remains sidelined
Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Erik Karlsson remained off the ice on Monday due to an undisclosed injury that has prevented him from participating in any of the team’s practices during its ongoing training camp. Originally designated as “day-to-day” by the team when camp opened Sept. 18, Karlsson has been recuperating from...
Penguins assign goalie prospect Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a notable move with their training camp roster Monday morning, assigning goalie prospect Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Murashov, 20, is in the first year of a three-year entry-level contract worth $861,110 annually. A native of Yaroslavl, Russia, Murashov is preparing to...
Cleaning up penalties a priority for Penn State ahead of visit from UCLA
Through five weeks of the season, No. 7 Penn State is undefeated, climbing steadily in the weekly AP Top 25 poll and achieving results befitting a College Football Playoff contender. The Nittany Lions faced their toughest test of the year last Saturday and came out on top, dispatching Illinois, 21-7,...
Pirates pitching phenom Paul Skenes wins Baseball America’s rookie of the year honors
Paul Skenes earned the first of what could be many awards Monday when Baseball America named the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher its rookie of the year. The 22-year-old Skenes becomes only the second Pirates player to win Baseball America’s rookie of the year honors, joining outfielder Andrew McCutchen (2009). The...
Saint Vincent linebacker Wiley Purry continues to pile up tackles, takeaways
Ask Saint Vincent senior linebacker Wiley Purry what he misses most about his native California, and the expected answers are given: his family and the beach. But he admitted southwestern Pennsylvania has its perks, too. “I love the atmosphere nature-wise. A whole bunch of trees,” he said. “It looks so...
Joe Como’s weight-loss strategy inspires 2 generations of runners at Norwin
Joe Como looked in the mirror and didn’t like what he saw. Como, who lives in Irwin, had reached his 40s and, as often happens to people at that age, he had started to retain some unwanted weight. So Como decided to take up running as a way to shed...
Once skeptical of La Roche, Leechburg grad Kalli Grine now key part of Redhawks volleyball team
La Roche women’s volleyball coach Nicole Bajuszik remembers the first time she saw Kalli Grine play. Grine, a sophomore at Leechburg at the time, was taking part in a volleyball showcase when she was spotted by Bajuszik and a host of other coaches. “Every coach wanted her,” Bajuszik said. With...
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta...
5 things we learned: New coordinator, same slow starts on offense for Steelers
Five things we learned from Colts 27, Steelers 24: 1. Slow pokes: One of the valid criticisms of Matt Canada’s offenses was the Steelers’ inability to get off to a fast start. In 2023, even with Canada being ousted as offensive coordinator at midseason, the Steelers averaged just 8.7 points...
Steelers starting guard James Daniels out for the season with torn Achilles, per report
Pittsburgh Steelers veteran offensive lineman James Daniels is out for the season after suffering a torn Achilles during Sunday’s loss at the Indianapolis Colts, per an ESPN report. A starter at right guard since joining the Steelers via free agency in March 2022, Daniels left Sunday’s game after a play...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: 4 athletes to join Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame
The 2024 Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame Class is small, but it packs quite a punch with only four people. This year’s inductees are Brett Craig (Class of 2019, lacrosse), Perry Dellavalle (‘18, baseball), Emily LoPresti (‘19, soccer) and Emma Simmers (‘19, lacrosse). The talented foursome will be honored...
Derrick Henry runs for 199 yards, Lamar Jackson has 3 TDs as Ravens rout previously unbeaten Bills
BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry was off and running from the first time he touched the ball. There was no way the Buffalo Bills were stopping the Baltimore Ravens after that. Henry busted out the longest run in the team’s 29 years in Baltimore on the way to a 199-yard game,...
Steelers vs. Colts: What they’re saying in Indianapolis after win
Two costly fumbles, a botched snap and a red zone recovery from the Indianapolis Colts had Pittsburgh Steelers fans letting out a collective groan as the team’s short-lived undefeated season came to an end Sunday afternoon. The Steelers hold a 3-1 record at the finish of Week 4, and the...
First Call: Colts LB calls Najee Harris ‘soft’ after pregame gesture; Broderick Jones bristles at online criticism
Monday’s “First Call” features fallout from Anthony Richardson’s injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin calls out Najee Harris. Broderick Jones isn’t taking criticism of his play kindly. Meanwhile, there is plenty of officiating criticism to go around. And Dionate Johnson is getting going in Charlotte. Aching...
Madden Monday: Mike Tomlin and the Steelers’ defense are the ‘biggest reasons the team lost’ in Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 27-24 as road favorites in Indianapolis on Sunday to fall to 3-1. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X said the reasons why the upset happened are quite simple. He begins with the head coach. “(Mike) Tomlin today and...
