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Braves dominate Pirates, who lose catcher Joey Bart, pitcher Martin Perez to injuries
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t lose just a chance to sweep the Atlanta Braves. They lost their starting battery to injuries, as catcher Joey Bart and pitcher Martin Perez were removed early in the game. Where Bart (left thumb) left after the first inning, and Perez (left groin) didn’t return for...
Ben Miller homers twice, joins Devin Obee with grand slam as Duke romps past Florida State for ACC titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ben Miller and Devin Obee hit grand slams and Miller added a two-run shot as No. 6 seed Duke rolled to a 16-4 victory over fifth-seeded Florida State on Sunday in the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, earning the Blue Devils a regional berth....
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. to miss the rest of the season after tearing his left ACLVideo
PITTSBURGH — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The reigning NL MVP led off the game with a double to right-center field off Martín Pérez. With...
Gabe Swanson’s double in 9th lifts Nebraska over Penn State 2-1 for Big Ten title, spot in super regionalVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s Gabe Swanson drove in pinch-runner Cayden Brumbaugh with a two-out double in the top of the ninth inning and Big Ten pitcher of the year Brett Sears retired the heart of the Penn State order to seal a 2-1 victory on Sunday, earning the Cornhuskers the...
Penguins defensemen Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson win bronze with SwedenVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament: Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson scored a goal for Sweden which defeated Canada, 4-2, for the bronze medal at the O2 Arena in Prague on Sunday. Stationed...
Josef Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500 to give Roger Penske record-extending 20th win
INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden put his cheating scandal behind him to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago and give Roger Penske a record-extending 20th win in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The Tennessean passed Pato O’Ward on the final lap of...
CCAC Boyce baseball falls just short in district championship series
Monroeville’s CCAC Boyce baseball team started the 2024 season 3-11. Austin Long, who returned to the program last fall after having previously coached Boyce in 2018 and 2018, said he saw the team come together more in the second half of the schedule, and they went 9-10 over their final...
Grayson Murray’s parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide
Grayson Murray’s parents said Sunday their 30-year-old son took his own life, just one day after he withdrew from a PGA Tour event. The family asked for privacy and that people honor Murray by being kind to one another. “If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else,”...
Aussie Cameron Johnston steps in as Steelers’ replacement for Pressley Harvin at punter
Scott Township native Christian Kuntz is just getting to know the new colleague he’ll be working closest with on a daily basis over the ensuing months and maybe years. And while Kuntz so far has enjoyed his interactions with Australian Cameron Johnston, there’s one way in particular the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Riverhounds’ league-play unbeaten streak ends in Memphis
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw a seven-game unbeaten streak in USL Championship play come to an end with a 2-0 loss at Memphis 901 FC on Saturday night. The Riverhounds (3-4-4), who trailed most of the match after falling behind in the seventh minute, were 3-0-4 in their previous seven games...
Pirates farm report for May 25, 2024: Domingo German gives up 5 runs in Indy start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-24) lost 6-5 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP Domingo German (6.97), making his second Triple-A start, allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five. LHP Geronimo Franzua (5.61) gave up a run on three hits in 1 2/3...
Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player’s deathVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley was finishing a 4-under-par 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan conducted interviews about the death of two-time tour winner Grayson Murray. Another week, another dose of unsettling news off the course, this time...
Naomi Osaka has more going on than tennis at the French Open: Her daughter is learning to walk
PARIS — The big news in Naomi Osaka’s life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps. “Yesterday, she walked for the first time, so I was really happy about that,” Osaka said at Roland Garros on Saturday,...
Mitch Keller delivers quality start despite delays as Pirates beat Braves
Mitch Keller wasn’t watching the clock, but he was ready to warm up the minute it was determined the rain delay that interrupted the fifth inning would allow him to ample time to return to the mound. After a 30-minute break, the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star right-hander continued a strong start...
IUP evens Super Regional series with Seton Hill to force decisive Game 3 Sunday
Let’s play three. IUP’s Davin Landers stroked a three-run homer in the eighth inning Saturday, and the Crimson Hawks edged Seton Hill, 9-8, to even the best-of-three NCAA Division II Atlantic Super Regional series at a game apiece and send the teams to a third, deciding game Sunday. “Nothing better...
‘Once a Buc, always a Buc’: Pirates turn back time to honor 1979 World Series champions
When Kent Tekulve wore his white Pittsburgh Pirates No. 27 jersey again, it was like he was transported in time. The 77-year-old submariner felt like he was 32 again, swapping stories with his old teammates as the Pirates celebrated the 45th anniversary of their 1979 World Series champions before Saturday’s...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scores for Sweden in semifinal lossVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament: Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scored a goal for Sweden, which lost to Czechia, 7-3, in a semifinal round game at the 02 Arena in Prague on...
Josef Newgarden was on top of the world after winning the Indy 500. This year feels much different
INDIANAPOLIS — A social media post designed to introduce drivers in the Indianapolis 500 to the general public put Josef Newgarden in an awkward light when the reigning race winner was asked a simple question. “Which IndyCar driver would you take on a road trip?” asked the questionnaire. “Solo” Newgarden...
Russell Wilson embraces newness of Steelers organization, teammates, offense
After spending 10 years with the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson is getting accustomed to having a change of scenery. It happened in 2022 when he was traded to the Denver Broncos. It happened again this past week when he practiced for the first time as a member of the Pittsburgh...
Pirates 3rd baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes ‘relatively pain-free,’ resumes baseball activities
Ke’Bryan Hayes is showing “very encouraging” signs of recovering from the low back inflammation that has kept the Pittsburgh Pirates Gold Glove third baseman on the injured list. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Hayes has resumed all baseball activities, taking ground balls and batting practice before Saturday’s...
91-year-old Korean War vet Alex Vasselo helps grandson, Pens alum Ryan Malone, raise mental health awareness for veterans
Even at the age of 91, Alex Vasselo remembers the movie he went to see that night while he was serving in the Korean War. “From Here to Eternity.” He also remembers the circumstances that allowed him to be there in the first place. “You had to stand in formation...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Pirates must trade prospects to bolster MLB roster, maximize Paul Skenes’ window
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ window to contend extends as long as they have pitcher Paul Skenes. That’s through somewhere around 2028 or so, whenever owner Bob Nutting mandates trading Skenes to avoid paying him $25 million or whatever via arbitration. There’s no point fantasizing that the Pirates can keep Skenes into...
Rangers even series with Florida with OT win
NEW YORK — Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers, 2-1, on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final. Goodrow fired a snap shot from above that circles over goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s right shoulder, sending the Madison...
Golf team wins 1st women’s NCAA title for Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon captured the first women’s NCAA title in school history Friday when the golf team rolled to a 14-stroke victory at the Division III team championships at Keene Trace Golf Club in Kentucky. The victory came one year and five days after the men’s golf team gave CMU its...
Doncic’s last-second 3 lifts Mavericks over Wolves for 2-0 series leadVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with Rudy Gobert guarding him at the top of the key with 3 seconds left — posting his fifth triple-double of the playoffs — to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in...
