Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan earns 2-shot win at Truist Championship for 1st PGA Tour victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kristoffer Reitan was not having much fun early in his career on the DP World Tour, and he began contemplating the idea of leaving competitive golf to become a YouTube golfer. He never followed through, instead sticking with his goal of winning tournaments. He’s glad he did....
Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR’s road-course ace with Watkins Glen win from pole
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels “a lot of pressure” to beat the best in stock-car racing. But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at...
Knicks bury 76ers behind Game 4 3-point barrage, back in East finals for 2nd straight year
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers, 144-114, on Sunday to sweep the second-round...
Spieth and Scheffler are 1 leg from the career Grand Slam. It looks further away for Spieth
The video began to resurface a couple of years ago when Scottie Scheffler was a two-time Masters champion entrenched at No. 1 in the world, and Jordan Spieth was sliding out of the top 50 and headed for surgery on his left wrist. Dallas television station WFAA posted a clip...
Derry grad Mazzoni makes competitors take notice quickly in freshman season with Auburn track and field team
In her high school days, Sophia Mazzoni had a big name and great reputation in track and field circles. The three-time WPIAL and two-time PIAA champ earned her place as one of the top javelin throwers in WPIAL history. But when the Derry graduate began her college career at Auburn...
Wizards win NBA Draft lottery, chance to pick 1st June 23
CHICAGO — The league’s worst team this season is getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick first overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010. Wall was the...
Yurav Premlall wins by 14 shots on European tour to almost tie Tiger Woods record
BARCELONA, Spain — Yurav Premlall, an unheralded South African ranked No. 598, capped one of the most extraordinary performances in European tour history Sunday by winning the Catalunya Championship by 14 shots — one off the all-time biggest margin of victory set by Tiger Woods at the 2000 U.S. Open....
Steelers 1st-round pick Max Iheanachor feels right at home on right side
Rookie minicamp was all right for Max Iheanachor in more ways than one. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft pick practiced exclusively at right tackle, and he finished the minicamp feeling rightfully pleased by his first couple of days as a pro. “It’s a blessing to be out here,” he said...
Penguins A to Z: Egor Chinakhkov finally found himselfVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Pirates erupt for season-high 20 hits in blowout win over Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly lamented a theme of poor situational hitting in many of his club’s losses thus far following Friday’s series-opening defeat in San Francisco. But in a 13-3 blowout win Saturday at Oracle Park, the Pirates got as much clutch batting as they could have wanted and...
Pirates farm report for May 9, 2026: Jose Urquidy throws 5 no-hit innings in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 15-23) split a doubleheader with Omaha (Royals). Indianapolis allowed just one hit in the first game, a 2-1 win. RHP Jose Urquidy (6.06) started and pitched five scoreless, no-hit innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. RHP Beau Burrows (1.76) followed with two scoreless innings, as Indianapolis...
NBA playoffs roundup: James Harden, Cavs bounce back to trim Pistons’ lead to 2-1
CLEVELAND — After collapsing in the clutch in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers got timely plays in the final three minutes from James Harden and Max Strus to get back into their series against the Detroit Pistons. Harden hit three big shots, and...
Reports: Steve Kerr agrees to 2-year deal to continue coaching Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr is giving it another go with Golden State. Kerr reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Warriors, according to multiple reports Saturday. The Warriors missed the playoffs for the second time in three years, earning the 10th seed in...
Jackson Blake’s OT goal lifts Hurricanes over Flyers for 2nd straight playoff sweep
PHILADELPHIA — Jackson Blake scored 5 minutes, 28 seconds into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight...
Minor league report: Nailers take 2-0 series lead against Mariners
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 win against the Maine Mariners in Game 2 of the North Division Final at WesBanco Arena on Saturday. Wheeling leads the best-of-seven series, 2-0. Gauthier’s postseason record improved to 6-1. Forwards Brayden Edwards, Logan...
Riverhounds pick up resounding road win at Louisville
As two of the most successful sides in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference over the past decade, any matchup between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Louisville FC is worthy of circling on the calendar. This installment of the rivalry is one the Riverhounds will be more keen to remember. Trevor Amann...
Steelers QB Drew Allar, Mike McCarthy pleased after 2-day cram session at rookie minicamp
Though Mike McCarthy gave all of his players off Sunday in acknowledgment of Mother’s Day, on the eve of it he was spending his quality time with someone else. “It was really good to have the one-on-one time,” McCarthy said Saturday, referring to Drew Allar. Rest assured no one will...
Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen hope to be on right track at Watkins Glen
Connor Zilisch says he’s been a playful target of weekly social media memes since his scary fall while celebrating in victory lane at Watkins Glen International last year. But the barbs really picked up two weeks ago after Carson Hocevar won at Talladega Superspeedway and took a daring victory lap...
Pirates’ Marcell Ozuna becomes 167th MLB player to hit 300 career homersVideo
Marcell Ozuna still has a ways to go in terms of production before it can be said he’s fully earning his $12 million paycheck this season. But the 35-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter has shown signs of finding his stride offensively. Friday’s series opener in San Francisco contained a special...
Steelers rookie camp notes: Penn State’s Gabriel Nwosu takes status as 296-pound punter in stride
There’s no truth to the rumor that Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line coach Domata Peko this weekend was asking people about the new prospect at his position the team had brought in for rookie minicamp. That big No. 39? He’s no defensive lineman. He’s a punter. “I mean, when we first...
From Mt. Lebanon youth fields to Steelers rookie camp, Alex Tecza, Eli Heidenreich stuck together
Their bond extends well beyond the field but has long been forged via football. Counting different iterations of age groups over the early portions of the past 15-20 years, who knows by now exactly how many teams that both Alex Tecza and Eli Heidenreich have played for? This weekend, one...
Hall of Fame Braves manager, 1995 World Series champion Bobby Cox dies at 84
ATLANTA — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, died Saturday. He was 84. Cox died in Marietta, Ga., according to the...
Steelers’ Mike McCarthy says 4 QBs ‘would be awesome,’ but no sign of Aaron Rodgers yet
The system of passing drills that comprise Mike McCarthy’s QB school work best with a trio of quarterbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach explained Saturday at rookie minicamp. “The ideal is to have three guys,” said McCarthy, who mentioned Drew Allar, Will Howard and Mason Rudolph as forming that trio once...
Penguins forward Elmer Soderblom got the right experienceVideo
Elmer Soderblom’s first experience in the NHL postseason wasn’t gentle. On the first shift of his first career playoff game, he received a rough and tumble introduction to spring hockey. During Game 1 of the Penguins’ first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on April 18,...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: The Penguins are moving too slowly toward being a contender
Alex Ovechkin very likely wants to play another season. The Washington Capitals don’t necessarily want that. Ovechkin scored 32 goals this season, but his mobility has declined. He might be 30 pounds overweight. But he’s the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer and the franchise’s best player ever. The Capitals can’t tell...
