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Pirates call up 2020 1st round pick Nick Gonzales from Triple-A
As Paul Skenes prepares to make his MLB debut this weekend, another top performer at Triple-A Indianapolis (and fellow former first-round draft pick) is also getting the call up to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are promoting infielder Nick Gonzales, selected seventh overall by the Pirates in the 2020 MLB Draft, a...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2024 baseball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is set with 77 teams, including all six defending champions: Mt. Lebanon, Shaler, Hopewell, Riverside, Seton LaSalle and Bishop Canevin. The postseason begins next week and concludes with six title games May 28-29 at Wild Things Park in Washington. The brackets will be announced...
5 things to watch for at Steelers rookie minicamp
Friday, for the first time for the 2024 league year, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice fields will bustle with the activity of an official workout. A three-day rookie minicamp begins with 75-minute walkthrough-style practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Though perhaps only about a half dozen will make any sort of...
Duquesne names former Kent State assistant Julian Sullinger to men’s basketball coaching staff
Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III made the second alteration to his staff since replacing Keith Dambrot two months ago, naming Julian Sullinger as an assistant coach. Sullinger spent the past seven seasons at Kent State, including 2023-24 when he was associate head coach. Kent State compiled a record...
From 1 goal to 3, no lead is safe in these NHL playoffs
If you went to sleep midway through either of the Western Conference NHL playoff games the past two nights, there’s a good chance you woke up to a different winner than you thought. On Tuesday night, Dallas led Colorado, 3-0, after the first period and lost 4-3 in overtime. Roughly...
Former Steelers WR Allen Robinson signs free-agent contract with Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants signed wide receiver Allen Robinson to a free-agent contract with the hope he can help boost the team’s struggling offense. The Giants announced the signing Thursday, two months after Robinson was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers in a cost-cutting move. The 30-year-old...
Darrelle Revis, DeJuan Blair join 8 others in Pitt’s 2024 Hall of Fame class
The University of Pittsburgh on Thursday unveiled its 10-member 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame class, a group headlined by the legendary broadcast team of Bill Hillgrove and Dick Groat, plus star athletes Darrelle Revis and Al Romano (football) and DeJuan Blair (basketball). The sixth class of honorees will receive induction...
Before Paul Skenes, the Pirates had 5 No. 1 overall draft picks: A look at their MLB debutsVideo
The excitement surrounding a No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates arguably has never been higher, with pitcher Paul Skenes earning his much-anticipated call-up to the big leagues to start Saturday at PNC Park against the Chicago Cubs. However, the situation is far from foreign for the Pirates, who...
Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit
TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another early exit from the NHL playoffs. The move had been expected after Toronto lost to rival Boston in Game 7 last weekend, the fourth time in five years under Keefe the team has...
What will Utah’s NHL team be called? Here are 20 options
Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name, according to a survey sent out Wednesday by Smith Entertainment Group. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will have a name starting with Utah. The inaugural...
Penguins A to Z: Jordan Frasca made progress, but only incrementallyVideo
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...
U mad, bro?: Pirates fans tired of empty at-bats; impatience for Paul Skenes; Steelers fans sound off about Najee Harris
The Pittsburgh Pirates can’t hit. Some feel like it took too long to promote Paul Skenes. The Penguins fired an assistant coach. And the Steelers essentially admitted they shouldn’t have drafted a running back in the first round three years ago. There is plenty of room for grumbling in Pittsburgh...
First Call: What it may have cost the Steelers to land Brandon Aiyuk; Martavis Bryant released again
Thursday’s “First Call” takes a look behind the curtain as to what it may have cost the Pittsburgh Steelers to land Brandon Aiyuk in a trade with San Francisco. A former Steelers pass-catcher is back on the open market. A second former Steelers front office alum is in the hunt...
Tim Benz: When Paul Skenes shows up, it’ll be nice if other Pirates also start showing up
Pittsburgh Pirates fans are just going to have to twiddle their thumbs and wait for first-round pick Paul Skenes to show up for his Major League debut Saturday. That wouldn’t be quite so bad if all of Pittsburgh wasn’t also waiting for the rest of the team to show up...
Pirates’ promotion of Paul Skenes evokes memories of Stephen Strasburg’s debut
When searching for comparisons to Paul Skenes and his 10-month path from being selected with the No. 1 overall pick to making his first start in the major leagues, one name rings most prominent. Where the Pittsburgh Pirates are pumped for the first MLB start by Skenes against the Chicago...
Former Pitt forward William Jeffress transfers to Louisiana Tech
William Jeffress, who enrolled at Pitt as a 17-year-old and spent four seasons with the men’s basketball program before entering the transfer portal this year, has committed to Louisiana Tech. At the outset of the 2020-2021 season, Jeffress was the youngest ACC player (17 years, five months, 22 days) to...
Minor league report: Nailers on verge of elimination after dropping Game 3Video
Forward Matthew Querica had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-3 home loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 3 of the Central Division final series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0. Defenseman David Drake and...
Pirates farm report for May 8, 2024: Braxton Ashcraft throws 5 scoreless in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-16) dropped a 4-3 decision to Louisville (Reds). LHP Cam Alldred (6.92) started and went five innings, allowed two runs (one unearned) on four hits, including a home run, didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. RHP Ryder Ryan (4.50) gave up one unearned run on two...
Cowboys cut former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant, ending his latest comeback attempt
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys released former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant on Wednesday, ending his latest attempt to return to the NFL following a long absence. Bryant signed with Dallas’ practice squad last season but didn’t make the active roster. He was retained on a futures contract after...
Former interpreter for Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani will plead guilty in betting case
LOS ANGELES — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday....
Nuggets Nikola Jokic wins NBA’s MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA’s MVP — his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history...
Local golf notebook: Rachel Rohanna qualifies for U.S. Women’s Open
WPIAL Hall of Famer and two-time PIAA champion Rachel Rohanna of Waynesburg returns to the U.S. Women’s Open on May 28 at Lancaster Country Club after winning the sectional qualifier Tuesday at Shannopin Country Club. Rohanna, who played in the LPGA Tour and Epson Tour, shot a 2-under-par 140 during...
Indianapolis sports columnist won’t cover Fever following awkward back-and-forth with Caitlin Clark
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Star sports columnist Gregg Doyel, whose interaction with WNBA No. 1 draft pick Caitlin Clark at her introductory news conference was criticized in the national media as being inappropriate, will not cover the Indiana Fever in person this season. Gannett spokesperson Lark-Marie Antón said in a statement...
Former Pine-Richland, Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec invited to Steelers rookie camp as TE
Former Pitt quarterback Phil Jurkovec is returning to the South Side, only this time he’s walking through a different door, dressing in another locker room and playing a new (at least, relatively new) position. Jurkovec accepted an invitation to the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie camp that begins Friday and runs through...
Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes scheduled to make MLB debut Saturday against Cubs
In what is expected to be the most anticipated debut by a starting pitcher since Stephen Strasburg in 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting Paul Skenes to the major leagues, a source confirmed to TribLive. The 21-year-old right-hander, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft and regarded...
