Sports category, Page 604
Tua Tagovailoa not ‘concerned’ about contract situation but wants something done; Hill talks future
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa searched for the words to describe how he feels about his current contract situation with the Miami Dolphins. Frustrated? Concerned? “Not frustrated, but I’m another word,” Tagovailoa said Tuesday at the Dolphins’ first day of mandatory minicamp. After a brief pause, Tagovailoa lifted his...
MLB strengthens U.K. ties with Mets-Phillies London Series after Paris won’t play ball
LONDON — Summertime in Paris with reservations not far from the Eiffel Tower. Sounds dreamy. Major League Baseball’s plans to play a series in the French capital fell through, though. You know what city doesn’t disappoint when it comes to American sports? London. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies...
Rangers’ core focuses on next season as it looks to end Stanley Cup Final drought
TARRYTOWN, N.J. — Seven years ago, after the Henrik Lundqvist-led New York Rangers lost in the second round of the playoffs to Ottawa, there was talk of the team’s veteran core soon being dismantled. None of that chatter existed Tuesday as the Rangers vowed to return next season to finish...
Austin Lemieux wins Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship
For the third consecutive year an amateur won the annual Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship. This time it was Austin Lemieux, the son of Pittsburgh Penguins hall-of-famer Mario Lemieux. Austin Lemieux shot a 3-under-par 69 and finished the 18-hole event at 2-under 142. Treesdale Golf and Country Club director of...
Van Jefferson embraces role as Steelers most veteran WR, confident he can be WR2
Van Jefferson revealed Tuesday that, despite an admiration for his new head coach from afar, upon joining the Steelers he might have been the only person in Pittsburgh unaware of an oft-recited factoid of admiration for Mike Tomlin. “I didn’t know,” Jefferson said Tuesday from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex,...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Scotland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with the Glasgow Clan, a team based in Scotland that competes in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). That team announced the transaction via a release Tuesday. A first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft, Despres spent...
Robert Morris receives $450K gift to support hockey programs
A Robert Morris graduate is gifting his alma mater $450,000 to support the school’s men’s and women’s hockey Division I teams. Welling Fruehauf, a 1963 RMU graduate and president and CEO of his company, Fruehauf Manufacturing Group LLC, also made a $250,000 contribution to help rejuvenate the programs, which returned...
West Virginia rides coach Randy Mazey’s final season to 1st super regional in program history
Randy Mazey is going to have to put off retirement for at least another week, and he hopes longer than that. The celebratory double ice water bath dumped on him Sunday was evidence West Virginia’s season would keep going with the next stop being Chapel Hill, N.C., for the program’s...
Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky isn’t slowing down at age 35, and the Stanley Cup Final awaits
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky baffles his own teammates at times. Florida’s starting goaltender has his own schedule and regimen — slowing gliding across the entirety of the ice to begin his process of getting ready in the morning, an extremely strict diet and some moves in the weight...
NFL teams actually care about kickoffs in practice again after radical rule change
FRISCO, Texas — The Kansas City Chiefs are considering the possibility of safety Justin Reid handling some kickoffs. The Dallas Cowboys are hoping tiny return man KaVontae Turpin might finally break a big one two years after he basically made the team doing exactly that in the preseason. Mostly, coaches...
NASCAR grants Larson a waiver to compete in playoffs after missing Coca-Cola 600 for Indy 500
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Tuesday granted Kyle Larson the waiver he needs to remain eligible to compete in this year’s playoffs despite missing the Coca-Cola 600 because he instead ran the Indianapolis 500. The decision came after nearly nine days of internal NASCAR debate over whether Larson should be...
Dallas Stars’ Joe Pavelski says he’s done after 1,533 games, 18 NHL seasons
FRISCO, Texas — Joe Pavelski says he has played his last game after 1,533 games over 18 NHL seasons without ever getting to raise the Stanley Cup. Pavelski, who just wrapped up his fifth season with the Dallas Stars and turns 40 next month, revealed his decision Tuesday. It came...
49ers reward Christian McCaffrey with a 2-year contract extension, AP source says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers rewarded All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey with a contract extension after he won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award in his first full season with the team. A person familiar with the deal said it’s worth $19 million per year...
Cam Heyward ends hiatus from Steelers, attends voluntary workout
Ready to rejoin his teammates on the practice field but not ready to concede his desire for a new contract, Cameron Heyward ended his absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. After skipping the first phases of offseason workouts and the first two weeks of organized team activities, Heyward returned...
Ex-interpreter for Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani pleads guilty in sports betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts. Ippei Mizuhara’s crimes stunned the baseball world, shattering his...
Pirates recall C Henry Davis, INF Liover Peguero, OF Jack Suwinski in roster shakeup
The Pittsburgh Pirates shook up their lineup Tuesday with a series of roster moves that brought back a pair of big bats who struggled early this season and a veteran reliever to help the bullpen. The Pirates recalled catcher Henry Davis, infielder Liover Peguero and outfielder Jack Suwinski and selected...
Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense and stay at No. 1 end because of an injured knee
PARIS — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the rankings. “I am really sad to announce that I have to withdraw from #rolandgarros,” Djokovic posted on...
Former Pirate Tucupita Marcano receives lifetime ban from MLB for betting on baseball
Less than a day after the Wall Street Journal reported that San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano, a former member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as four additional unnamed players were under investigation by MLB for betting on baseball, the league revealed identities and issued disciplinary measures. Most notably,...
Adam Scott loses a playoff for a U.S. Open spot on a long day of qualifying at 10 sites
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adam Scott ended his longest day in golf with a playoff loss against Cam Davis in a U.S. Open qualifier, and now Scott has to wait a week to see if his alternate status will allow him to extend the longest active streak of playing the majors....
MLB bans former Pirates player Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball
MLB permanently banned former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and also suspended four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Marcano, now with the San Diego Padres, was...
10-cent beers helped turn Cleveland baseball game into bloody riot 50 years agoVideo
CLEVELAND — Beer flowed and a little blood and bruises followed. There was some baseball played in between. On a warm spring night along Lake Erie five decades ago, a well-intended promotion meant to attract fans for the perpetually lousy Cleveland Indians turned ugly and triggered a booze-fueled riot now...
Penguins A to Z: Alex Nedeljkovic got what he neededVideo
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...
Patrick Peterson is hoping for a return to Pittsburgh, has spoken with a 2024 Steelers opponent
Pittsburgh Steelers free agent defensive back Patrick Peterson says he has always wanted to play at least 14 years in the NFL. Now he has to wait to see which organization is going to give him a shot to do that. Based on what the eight-time Pro Bowler just told...
Pirates-Dodgers preview: Bucs need Jared Jones to find early-season form against Tyler Glasnow
If Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones is looking to rediscover his early-season form, he’s got a spotlight chance to do so Tuesday. The Pirates are at home against the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers. They lead the National League West at 38-23. Only the Phillies (41-19) have a better record...
First Call: Bill Guerin’s take on his ’09 teammates still with Penguins; ex-Steelers up for College Football Hall of Fame
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a list of former Pittsburgh Steelers up for the College Football Hall of Fame. More big money is being handed out to NFL wide receivers. Bill Guerin has an interesting take on his former Penguins teammates who remain in Pittsburgh from the 2009 Stanley Cup club....
