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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...
Irish interest in NFL heats up, league scouts more international cities
LONDON — Several hundred thousand Irish viewers got a tutorial from Charlie Smyth on the difference between lining up a kick in Gaelic football versus a field goal in American football. Smyth, who just had signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints, humbly told “The Late Late Show’s” national...
Louisville native Justin Thomas has work to do at PGA Championship, but 2-under 69 is good baselineVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justin Thomas wished his score reflected how he felt he played. The Louisville native certainly didn’t complain after he birdied four of his final six holes for a 2-under-par 69 on Thursday in the PGA Championship. He was just hoping for a better start in his hometown...
Simone Biles better prepared for Olympic pressure
SPRING, Texas — Simone Biles is not “cured.” A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, uncertain days in Tokyo when she put her mental health and personal safety ahead of her pursuit of more...
NFL distances itself from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s comments
NEW YORK — The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his views are not those of the NFL as an organization.” Butker appeared as the commencement speaker last week at Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas, and said most of...
Lionel Messi’s $20.4M compensation with Miami exceeds all but 3 other MLS teams
NEW YORK — Lionel Messi’s annualized pay from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million in his first full season, exceeding the payrolls of all but three other teams in the league. Messi joined Inter Miami last summer and has a base salary of...
Rory McIlroy loves life inside the ropes, shoots 66 on first day at PGAVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rory McIlroy blasted a drive down the middle, this one onto the left side of the fifth fairway. As he headed off the tee box and toward the ball, a girl in the crowd shouted “I love you, Rory!” Still adored and still playing great, there was...
