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Pirates farm report for May 17, 2024: Bubba Chandler walks 5 of 7 batters for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-21) fell 8-3 to Toledo (Tigers). 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.345) went 2 for 4 with a double, a walk and his seventh stolen base. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.253) went 1 for 2 with a triple, two RBIs and two walks. C Henry Davis (.226) went 1 for...
LPGA monitoring health issues after 10 players withdraw from Mizuho Americas Open
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LPGA officials are concerned about health issues at the Mizuho Americas Open after 10 players withdrew from the event over the past two days, including seven with various illnesses. The LPGA issued a statement late in the second round Friday, saying it will continue to monitor...
Xander Schauffele leads, but Scottie Scheffler’s arrest dominates talk at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under-par 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele,...
Former Blues coach Craig Berube officially hired to coach Maple Leafs
ST. LOUIS — Craig Berube has a new home. Berube was hired by the Maple Leafs on Friday afternoon, as the former Blues coach takes over perhaps the most high-profile job in the NHL. Berube coached the Blues for parts of six seasons before he was fired in December after...
Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee to have season-ending surgery on dislocated left shoulder
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his left shoulder while crashing into an outfield wall. The Giants announced Friday that Lee will have season-ending surgery in the next couple of weeks. Lee leaped in an attempt to...
Team Penske in spotlight as it prepares run for Indy 500 pole
INDIANAPOLIS — All of the attention ahead of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is squarely on Team Penske. Not because Josef Newgarden is the defending race winner. Or because Will Power and Scott McLaughlin have been fast all week. Or because team owner Roger Penske, who also owns the series...
Mystik Dan looks like horse to beat in Preakness on what could be muddy track
BALTIMORE — His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, Mystik Dan doesn’t need a sloppy track — or “Seinfeld” character Cosmo Kramer’s comedic endorsement — in the Preakness on Saturday because the Kentucky Derby winner has raced and thrived in...
Pitt adds 6-8 wing, Bosnia native Amsal Delalic to 2024-25 roster
Jeff Capel added a third member to Pitt’s 2024 freshman recruiting class Friday when 6-foot-8 guard Amsal Delalic of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced his verbal commitment on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amsal Delalic (@amsal_the_delalic) Delalic, 20, played professionally this season for the Borac BL...
Mercyhurst ace from Freeport looks for landing spot for final college baseball season
Jarrett Heilman graduated from Mercyhurst on May 11, closing out four years of academic studies at the Erie university. The Freeport product, who also fashioned a standout three-year collegiate pitching tenure with the Lakers baseball team, now is searching for a place to conclude that career with one year of...
Paul Skenes dominates, strikes out 11 in 6 no-hit innings as Pirates blow out Cubs
Paul Skenes’ four-inning MLB debut last week against the Chicago Cubs was promising but ultimately left something to be desired. In big-league start No. 2 on Friday at Wrigley Field, Skenes faced the Cubs again and put together an outing that was far more becoming of the former Pittsburgh Pirates...
Pirates pull Paul Skenes after 6 no-hit innings against CubsVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes dazzled in his second MLB start Friday, blanking the Chicago Cubs over six no-hit innings, recording 11 strikeouts and one walk. Skenes’ day at Wrigley Field came to an end after 100 pitches. The only baserunner he allowed was a fifth-inning walk to Michael...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes set to face Cubs again in 2nd MLB start
The similarities between Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes’ first and upcoming second MLB starts are obvious. As was the case last Saturday in his big-league debut, he’ll face the Chicago Cubs, this time at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Friday. That means navigating a similar lineup...
Mark Madden: Forget late division games; biggest issue with Steelers’ schedule is short rest
The Pittsburgh Steelers got screwed by the NFL’s scheduling. But not that bad. Not playing a division foe till Week 11 isn’t a big deal. Does it really matter when you play which game? If anything, that could help the Steelers. They’re breaking in a new quarterback, different offensive coordinator...
Jake Paul, Mike Tyson trade insults as they hype planned summer fight in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul and Mike Tyson traded insults and expletives as they previewed their fight just a few football fields from the site of the planned summer bout, the 80,000-seat home of the Dallas Cowboys. As for substance, there wasn’t much Thursday night. Paul downplayed the suggestion that...
Yasmani Grandal’s mentorship helps fuel success for Pirates rookie pitcher Jared JonesVideo
Before he was called up to the big leagues, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes worked with catcher Yasmani Grandal just one time at Triple-A Indianapolis but came away impressed by the 35-year-old veteran. “He’s an encyclopedia of how to get guys out,” Skenes said of Grandal upon arriving in...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in...
Tim Benz: Many complaints over the Steelers’ schedule are preemptive excuse making
There sure seems to be a lot of complaining from Pittsburgh Steelers fans and media when it comes to how the NFL drew up the schedule for the Black and Gold. NFL has beef with the Steelers. 4/6 road games to open the year 5/7 road games between weeks 10-16...
First Call: Cam Heyward missing OTAs for ‘contract negotiations’; ex-Steelers 1st-round pick signs with Jaguars
Friday’s “First Call,” has an update on Cameron Heyward’s contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Terrell Edmunds has a new place to play in the AFC. We celebrate Upper St. Clair’s Vince Trocheck as he helped the Rangers put away the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs. Plus, we examine...
Penguins A to Z: Vinnie Hinostroza remains an NHL-caliber playerVideo
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 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from fourth-line...
Fox Chapel junior signs with Riverhounds
Fox Chapel junior Pablo Linzoain has become the second homegrown player to sign a USL Academy contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Linzoain, 17, has been with the Hounds Academy for four years and plays for the 2005/06 team in the Elite Clubs National League. He was one of the top...
Pirates farm report for May 16, 2024: Henry Davis homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-20) split a doubleheader with Toledo (Tigers). In the first game, an 8-6 Indianapolis loss in nine innings, C Henry Davis (.231) went 3 for 4 with a home run, his first, two runs scored and two RBIs. 1B Jake Lamb (.364) went 2 for 4 with a...
South Hills CC’s Darin Kowalski wins Tri-State Amateur
Darin Kowalski shot a 4-under par 66 in the second round Thursday to capture the Tri-State PGA Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf Club. The South Hills Country Club member finished with a 4-under par 136. He carded 10 birdies during his two rounds. Scott Jordan and David Fuhrer II tied...
Jared Jones sharp as Pirates hang on to beat Cubs in 1st of 4-game series
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Jared Jones has been let down by the rest of the club on several occasions this season. Largely thanks to insufficient offense behind him, Jones took losses in three outings, all of which were quality starts, heading into his appearance against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday...
Breanna Stewart ruins Caitlin Clark’s home debut by leading Liberty past Fever 102-66Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Breanna Stewart ruined Caitlin Clark’s regular-season home debut by scoring 31 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 102-66 win in front of a sellout crowd of 17,247 on Thursday night. In Indianapolis’ most anticipated rookie debut since Peyton Manning in 1998, Clark did not deliver...
Schauffele gets another major scoring record and sets the pace at PGA ChampionshipVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Xander Schauffele is playing some of his best golf without a trophy to show for it. He at least put his name in the PGA Championship record book Thursday with a 9-under-par 62 and gave himself another entry in the record book for all majors. Schauffele seized...
