Sports category, Page 592
Pirates GM Ben Cherington defends decision to limit innings for young starting pitchers
Ben Cherington didn’t just defend the Pittsburgh Pirates’ decision to limit Jared Jones to five innings at the New York Mets on Tuesday but also applauded the coaching staff for coming up with the plan. The 22-year-old rookie right-hander was pulled despite holding the Mets scoreless and to one hit...
NFL Draft preview: In lean year for inside linebackers, Steelers can ride with veteran starters
When the Pittsburgh Steelers broke training camp last year, they had three veteran free agents sharing playing time at inside linebacker. All three were starters elsewhere and provided an ample level of comfort at a spot that was completely retooled that offseason. “We felt really good about the position,” general...
WWE wrestler’s father, 64, ready to get back into boxing ring
Paul Vandale is nimble as he bounds through the ropes at Gloria’s Boxing Gym at the Monroeville Mall. The 64-year-old Penn Hills resident is full of energy, and confidence, as he bounces around the ring shadow boxing while sporting a black cut-off shirt with white lettering in the center featuring...
Gateway grads Julius Rivera, Jae’Len Means continue running careers as professionals
Julius Rivera and Jae’Len Means were sprint teammates at Gateway more than a decade ago, and then stayed connected on the college level at Cal (Pa.). Rivera ended up finishing his collegiate career at IUP, but he and Means never lost touch. Their journeys in sprinting have not waned, and...
Despite disappointing finish, Tristan Jarry enters offseason as Penguins’ No. 1 option in net
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry received votes of confidence from coach Mike Sullivan and president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas during the club’s recent end-of-year sit downs with local media. However, Jarry’s deployment — benching, to be more accurate — over the final few weeks of the season might...
Riverhounds take down defending champion Phoenix Rising FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC earned its first victory of the season late Saturday night by taking down the USL Championship’s reigning champion. Kazaiah Sterling, Edward Kizza and Babacar Diene scored to lift the Riverhounds to a 3-1 win over Phoenix Rising FC at Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium in Arizona. The Hounds...
Former Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes makes verbal commitment to Colorado
Former Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes needed less than a week to find a new home. The Westinghouse graduate posted on his X page Sunday that he has verbally committed to play his final season of eligibility at Colorado. He announced Monday that he planned to enter the NCAA transfer...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Phantoms; Nailers rout Fuel in Game 2Video
In their regular season finale, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins got 21 saves from goaltender Ludovic Waeber and shut out the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 2-0, at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. In his second shutout of the season, Waeber improved his record to 9-7-0. Forward Valtteri Puustinen recorded two...
Pirates farm report for April 20, 2024: 3 Greensboro pitchers combine on 4-hit shutout
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 10-10) was crushed by St. Paul (Twins), 12-4. LHP Michael Plassmeyer (1-3, 6.86) started and gave up two runs on five hits in four innings. He struck out four. LHP Jose Hernandez (23.14) then allowed two runs in one-third of an inning and RHP Kade McClure (16.88) was...
Other NASCAR teams chase 2 titans at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Rick Hendrick Express rolls into Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing nipping at their bumpers. Good luck to everyone else in the NASCAR Cup series. Even at this high-banked madhouse in rural Alabama, which is usually as much of a crapshoot as any track on the...
Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee makes U.S. Olympic wrestling team
Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee clinched a spot on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team Saturday by winning the 57-kilogram weight class at the Olympic Trials at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. But if the Murrysville native wants to wrestle in his mother’s homeland of France and earn a trip to...
Masters champ Scottie Scheffler posts a 63 and leads the RBC Heritage by 1 shotVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Scottie Scheffler drilled his opening tee shot — straight down the middle, of course — with a grandstand packed with spectators behind him. What got his attention was when he looked back from the green and saw that it was empty. Thousands of fans didn’t...
Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler, armed with new outlook and curveball, off to hot start in AltoonaVideo
Few people go through high school without navigating some sort of event or experience that becomes impossible to forget. Like gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe, whatever that teenage situation was, however trivial, it can stay with you for years. Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler had good...
Pirates continue to struggle with strikeouts, scoring runs in loss to Red Sox
The Pittsburgh Pirates addressed a troubling trend by increasing their hit total but had little answer for their most disturbing dilemma: They are struggling to stop striking out and score runs. The Boston Red Sox scored two runs in the first inning, and Masataka Yoshida provided the difference with a...
Penguins reassign defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead of AHL playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea, placed on waivers Thursday by the club and cleared Friday, was formally re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Shea arrives with one game left in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s regular season, an away contest Saturday evening at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Unlike their NHL...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi to compete for Finland in Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has joined Finland’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puljujarvi’s addition via a release on Saturday. This tournament between Czechia, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland serves as something of a...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Plenty of questions surround Pirates’ player development
If you need reason not to trust the Pittsburgh Pirates’ developmental process, look no further than the most obvious example. Shortstop Oneil Cruz is 25, has all the raw talent in the world and doesn’t know how to play baseball. Cruz missed almost all of last season after breaking his...
Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen is eager for a return performance
In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale, a 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, on Wednesday, rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen scored his fifth goal of the season. Twice. At first, Puustinen got behind former Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and snapped a wrister by the blocker of goaltender Ilya Sorokin...
NFL Draft preview: Inspired by Micah Parsons, Penn State duo trying to make mark as pass rushers
It’s fitting that Chop Robinson’s draft bio on the NFL website compares him to Dallas Cowboys star defender Micah Parsons. Although they played different positions at Penn State, they have enough similar traits that personnel execs believe Robinson can follow in Parsons’ footsteps and excel as an NFL pass rusher....
Fox Chapel grad reaching goals on Saint Vincent golf team
Brevin Urso put himself in position for a strong finish to his senior season during the fall. With how the Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s golf championship is set up, one round is played in the fall while the other two are played in April. Urso, a Fox Chapel Area graduate...
Penguins prospect Tristan Broz inks 3-year entry-level contractVideo
Tristan Broz, a promising prospect of the Pittsburgh Penguins, turned pro Saturday, inking a three-year entry-level contract with the club. Broz, 21, will join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the remainder of their season on an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton plays one more regular-season game before the Calder Cup playoffs...
Julian Fleming has big plans for final season after transferring to Penn State
STATE COLLEGE — Julian Fleming slipped up a few weeks ago. Fleming, Penn State’s high-profile wide receiver transfer from Ohio State, was signing a young fan’s jersey. Next to his signature, Fleming inked the No. 4, just as he has for years. That was his number at Ohio State, but...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf Pack, Nailers drop Game 1
Defenseman Jack Rathbone had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (38-24-8-1) while goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 32 saves on...
Pirates farm report for April 19, 2024: Nick Gonzales, Ji Hwan Bae spark Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 10-9) defeated St. Paul (Twins), 7-2. SS Nick Gonzales (.387) went 2 for 5 with an RBI double and a base hit. 3B Malcom Nunez (.317) was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI single. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.476) was 1 for 3 with a...
Spencer Lee, Jason Nolf advance to Olympic wrestling trial finals
The Summer Olympic dreams of Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee and Kittanning grad Jason Nolf are still alive following wins Friday at the United States Olympic Trials at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. Lee defeated fellow Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis, 8-0, in the quarterfinals and then dominated the No....
