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Tom Kim builds a 2-shot lead over leaders at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5-under-par 65 on Friday for the lowest 36-hole score of his career and a two-shot lead. Kim had...
Reds, Brewers, Nationals on pace to post highest stolen-base totals of any MLB team since 1990s
MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz understands how much of a distraction he causes to opposing pitchers whenever he gets on base. “It seems like they get a little bit nervous right there when I go out there,” De La Cruz, who has a major league-leading 37 steals, said...
Stuart Skinner making timely saves to help Oilers claw back
EDMONTON, Alberta — Stuart Skinner sprawled to his right to glove a shot by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 early in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final that maintained the Edmonton Oilers’ lead. Less than a minute into Game 5, he lunged the same direction to deny Aaron Ekblad...
Pirates promote outfielder Charles McAdoo, lefty Jaden Woods to Double-AVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the promotion of a pair of prospects, outfielder Charles McAdoo and left-handed pitcher Jaden Woods, to Double-A Altoona Friday evening. McAdoo, 22, is ranked as the Pirates’ No. 30 overall prospect, per MLB Pipeline. In 60 games at High-A Greensboro, McAdoo was hitting .336 with nine...
Pirates’ Martin Perez, Joey Bart, Ji Hwan Bae to begin rehab assignments
Three injured Pittsburgh Pirates — pitcher Martin Perez, catcher Joey Bart and infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae — are set to begin an important step toward returning to action by beginning a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis this weekend. Bae and Bart were in the Indians’ lineup Friday vs. the Iowa...
Steelers sign WR Jacob Copeland
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Jacob Copeland to their 90-man training camp roster, adding the former University of Florida leading receiver to the organization for a third time. The 5-foot-11, 201-pound Copeland had separate 21- and six-day stints on the Steelers’ practice squad last season, one from Week 2 through Week...
Steelers A to Z: Former Georgia RB Daijun Edwards looking to carve role in backfield
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of 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 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...
Re-signed again by Steelers, Montravius Adams embraces transition to veteran role on D-line
He was designated a starter on the official depth chart at the beginning of the season. By definition, he was demoted by the end of it. On an expiring contract. That’s typically not the type of player presented with a proposal for an extension. For that matter, a player in...
Pirates owner Bob Nutting: ‘Incredibly important’ to take advantage of playoff window
Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have found a corporate partner to put a patch on their jerseys, club chairman Bob Nutting believes they soon could pull something out of their Sheetz-logo sleeves. With Ke’Bryan Hayes, Bryan Reynolds and Mitch Keller signed to long-term contracts and rookie right-handers Jared Jones and...
Penguins to hold prospect development camp in July
The Pittsburgh Penguins will hold their prospect development camp next month at the team’s facility in Cranberry. Among those expected to participated are first-round draft picks Owen Pickering (2022) and forward Brayden Yager (2022) as well as forward Tristan Broz, a 2021 second-round selection, and forwards Ville Koivunen and Cruz...
Made to order: Pirates sign 3-year agreement to wear red Sheetz logo patch on game jerseys
Pittsburgh Pirates chairman Bob Nutting admits he was slow to embrace the idea of adding advertising to Major League Baseball’s game uniforms, that it took time to get used to the change. “The idea of putting a logo on a uniform is something baseball just hadn’t done,” Nutting said, “so...
Mark Madden: It’s time for the Penguins to trade Tristan Jarry
The re-signing of goalie Alex Nedeljkovic makes zero sense for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Unless they trade starter Tristan Jarry. Nedeljkovic is reasonably priced at $5 million over two years. (I thought he could get more elsewhere.) He’s a solid journeyman-level goalie. But retaining Nedeljkovic, 28, forms a crowd at the...
Penguins A to Z: Even with injuries, Bryan Rust remains as reliable as everVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 52 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from fourth-line...
Tim Benz: If Ben Cherington truly wants to help the Pirates ‘stay in it,’ there’s an obvious way to make that happen
The last two times Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington has spoken publicly, he’s had a slightly different message about his plans when it comes to potentially adding help to the 2024 roster. Back on June 8, Cherington said, “We want to do everything we can to put our team...
Steelers fans, bettors may not like the new NFL Comeback Player of the Year guidelines
There’s a new framework for how the NFL Comeback Player of the Year is awarded. I expect most Pittsburgh Steelers fans — and bettors — won’t like it. The Associated Press has changed the guidelines of how voting for the annual award should go. Via ProFootballTalk.com, the new language is...
First Call: 2 Steelers lash out at 18-game schedule idea; new RB contract may set bar for Najee Harris; no Maulers return in ’25
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris will definitely take note of a new contract signed by one of his peers in the AFC. Two Steelers defensive backs are lashing out at the idea of an 18-game season. The Pittsburgh Maulers are not coming back into existence just yet. The Pirates...
Whether as ‘opener’ or in traditional relief outings, Pirates’ Carmen Mlodzinski returning to formVideo
When Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski struggled out of the gate after being called up to the big leagues in mid-May, manager Derek Shelton was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for several reasons. For one, Mlodzinski flashed potential last season in his first taste of the...
Steelers A to Z: Guard James Daniels enters 3rd and perhaps final season as Steelers starter
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of 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 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...
Defending champion Ricky Thornton Jr. off to fast start at Firecracker 100
Ricky Thornton Jr. picked up right where he left off. The defending Firecracker 100 champion and current Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series points leader led flag to flag to claim one of the Twin 25-lap preliminary races Thursday night at Lernerville Speedway in Buffalo Township. Jonathan Davenport won the...
Pirates farm report for June 20, 2024: Nick Cimillo’s 2 homers help Greensboro to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-39) was held to four hits and lost to Iowa (Cubs), 1-0. SS Alika Williams (.286) was 1 for 3 with a double and walk. DH Malcom Nunez (.247), CF Matt Gorski (.255), LF Matt Fraizer (.261) and 3B Mike Jarvis (.226) also had hits. RHP Jake Woodford...
Lexi Thompson takes 1st-round Women’s PGA Championship leadVideo
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Lexi Thompson made six birdies on her way to a 4-under-par 68 and a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda and Patty Tavatanakit after the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Thursday. Teeing off in the afternoon as temperatures climbed into the 80s and dried...
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley has successful pro debut
Neal Shipley’s first professional event could be considered a success after one round. Playing in the PGA Tour Americas event in Victoria, British Columbia, on Thursday, Shipley shot a 4-under-par 66 and found himself four shots out of the lead at The Beachlands Victoria Open. The Mt. Lebanon native’s round...
Turowski wins Westmoreland County junior amateur, sets record
Nick Turowski didn’t have to play in the Westmoreland County Golf Association Junior Amateur tournament Thursday. He wanted to, and that impressed tournament director Bob Allshouse. “Considering all the prestigious tournaments he has scheduled this summer, I wouldn’t have blamed him if he wanted to miss this event,” Allshouse said....
14-year-old driver ready for pros at Lernerville’s Firecracker event
At 14 years old, Brock Pinkerous is much younger than most of the competitors he races against, but he’s already making his presence known. In his first super late model race last Friday at Lernerville Speedway, the teen from Ellenville, N.Y., led the first 17 laps of the feature. The...
New women’s gymnastics league presents athletes with chance to extend careers
Luisa Blanco knows her gymnastics career has an expiration date. The funny thing is, the older the recent Alabama graduate gets, the more it seems to keep getting pushed back. For a long time, the 22-year-old Blanco figured her final season with the Crimson Tide this spring would be it....
