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District 31 American Legion semifinals set to begin
Seeding for the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament and the District 31 playoff title will be on the line over the next five days for four teams. The top four finishers in District 31 reached the semifinals that begin Saturday. Regular-season champion Bushy Run will host No. 4 Hempfield...
Penguins sign forward Vinnie HinostrozaVideo
The Penguins continued to boost the bottom rungs of their roster Friday when they signed unrestricted free agent forward Vinnie Hinostroza to a one-year contract worth a league-minimum $775,000 at the NHL level. It is a one-way contract. Hinostroza, 29, spent the 2022-23 season with the Buffalo Sabres organization, splitting...
‘They’re all 1/1 worthy’: A look at 5 prospects the Pirates could select with No. 1 overall pick
After winning the inaugural lottery, the Pittsburgh Pirates have the No. 1 overall choice in the MLB Draft for the sixth time in franchise history and the chance to take a future impact player. The question is whether that will be on the mound or in the outfield. Talent evaluators...
Q&A with Greg Amsinger, studio host of MLB Network’s MLB Draft coverage
Greg Amsinger, who will host the MLB Draft for the 15th year on MLB Network, shared his thoughts with the Tribune-Review on the evolution of the event, his favorite draft-day stories, the top prospects in the Class of 2023 and which player he believes the Pirates will select with the...
Tim Benz: Pirates just looking for something positive in Arizona before All-Star break
These days, just about the only thing that the Pirates may be hitting at the right time is the All-Star break. After losing three of four in Los Angeles, manager Derek Shelton’s team is 6-17 in its last 23 games. So the Buccos are limping into their final series before...
Mark Madden: Don’t blame Pat McAfee for ESPN’s firings
Pat McAfee got $85 million to join ESPN. ESPN laid off about 20 on-air personalities shortly thereafter. Idiot’s logic dictates that if B follows A, A caused B. But that’s not what happened. Even since Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann transcended ESPN and became some semblance of mainstream stars in...
Steelers WR Calvin Austin sees year on IR as ‘blessing’ as he preps for possible breakout Year 2
He’s never set foot on an NFL stadium field nor put on a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform for a game. He’s had only a handful of padded practices as a pro. But if you look at the Steelers’ official roster, Calvin Austin III is listed as a second-year player. His accrued...
Former Penguins express differing opinions on idea of team acquiring Erik Karlsson
Two former Penguins with Stanley Cup rings. Two different radio stations. Two different opinions on whether the Penguins should pay a high price for Erik Karlsson. The Penguins are believed to be in the trade market to acquire the Norris Trophy winner. Most reports are that the Pens and the...
First Call: Interesting projection for Steelers QB Kenny Pickett; scary Pirates draft comp; ex-Pitt star to join Team USA
Friday’s “First Call” has an interesting forecast for Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. An ex-Penguins player is about to be surrounded by some familiar faces. A WPIAL basketball product is now on Team USA. And Pirates fans are about to read something they probably don’t want to consider regarding the upcoming...
Penguins forward prospect Tristan Broz is in a better placeVideo
Tristan Broz was in a strange place Monday. A canoe. A human canoe. During the Pittsburgh Penguins development camp tournament — a three-on-three competition — Broz scored the winning goal in overtime of the championship game with a one-timer from the right circle and initiated a silly celebration in the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Will DL DeMarvin Leal play on edge? Can Isaiahh Loudermilk take step in Year 3?
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, (at...
Johan Oviedo’s start spoiled by home runs as Pirates drop series in Los Angeles
Johan Oviedo pitched 6 ⅔ innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Thursday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, allowing six hits while punching out six. Unfortunately, two of those hits were two-run homers, which, combined with the Pirates managing only four hits of their own, contributed...
Murrysville Legion escapes a scare in District 31 playoffs
If the Murrysville American Legion baseball team learned anything the past two days, it is don’t underestimate your opponent. Murrysville, seeded No. 2 in the District 31 playoffs, needed to rally from an early deficit in Game 3 of its best-of-3 series Thursday to defeat Homer City, 15-14, at Haymaker...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2023: Quinn Priester pitches into 8th, allows 2 runs in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-44) beat Memphis (Cardinals), 3-2, on a walk-off sacrifice fly by DH Miguel Andujar (.354) in the bottom of the ninth. CF Chris Owings (.261) singled with one out and C Endy Rodriguez (.258) followed with a single that sent Owings to third. Rodriguez went 2 for 4...
Hempfield East gets out of late-game jam to win American Legion playoff series
With Young Township on his bumper during a tenuous sixth inning, Grayson Willis thought back to previous bases-loaded jams he walked away from without a scratch. The first man out of the Hempfield East bullpen did it again Thursday in a series-deciding playoff game, keeping things status quo on the...
Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France Pyrenees big stage; Jonas Vingegaard claims yellow jersey
CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France — Tadej Pogacar was not done yet. Just 24 hours after losing more than a minute to his biggest rival at the Tour de France — defending champion Jonas Vingegaard — Pogacar showed he was not ready to give up and revived the suspense at cycling’s biggest race....
Pirates activate Ke’Bryan Hayes, option Roansy Contreras to Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates regained the services of one of their key players Thursday ahead of their game at the Los Angeles Dodgers, as third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. The Pirates optioned right-hander Roansy Contreras to Triple-A Indianapolis. Hayes, who has not played since June...
Jonas Blixt gets hot on back 9 at John Deere Classic, takes 1st-round lead with 62Video
SILVIS, Ill. — Jonas Blixt heated up on the back nine at TPC Deere Run on Thursday, playing his last six holes in 6-under-par for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead over Grayson Murray in the first round of the John Deere Classic. Murray was 8-under through 13 holes...
Xiyu Janet Lin takes early lead at U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Xiyu Janet Lin soaked up the views of Pebble Beach while letting her putter do the work Thursday for a 4-under-par 68, giving her the early lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at one of America’s most famous courses. With only mild wind and...
Britney Spears says Victor Wembanyama’s security struck her; Spurs rookie says he was grabbed
LAS VEGA — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. Wembanyama said he wasn’t told Spears...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: ‘There’s a thrill in not being satisfied’
Jalen Hurts has no time to be satisfied. After a breakout season in which he earned him a record-setting contract and nearly led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory, Hurts is working like a “madman” to be even better. “Everybody aspires to be the best and works to...
Pirates’ Ryan Borucki aims to emerge as dependable lefty relief option
Ryan Borucki was one strike away from getting the job done. With two outs, a pair of runners on and the Milwaukee Brewers threatening to score late-game insurance runs, Borucki, taking the mound in the eighth inning, had delivered a pair of strikes to Brice Turang. But then, disaster struck....
Wembymania set to hit Las Vegas, as Spurs rookie ‘can’t wait’ for his NBA debut at Summer League
LAS VEGAS — There are just some tickets that are hard to get in Las Vegas. Like Adele, for example. Or Garth Brooks. Or U2, which starts a residency there this fall. And now, add Wemby to that list. Victor Wembanyama’s debut at NBA Summer League is Friday night —...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al-Nassr hires Portuguese coach Luís Castro
FARO, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club coach on Thursday when Al-Nassr announced it hired his fellow Portuguese Luís Castro. The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment from a preseason training camp in Portugal. The length of the coach’s contract was not disclosed. Castro is the latest coaching...
After year away, Southmoreland grad Anthony Govern reignites wrestling career
His college career had not even begun, and it was headed for an open-ended finish. Anthony Govern, a three-sport athlete coming out of Southmoreland, though, saw his plans take a hairpin turn after they first came to a screeching halt. Suddenly, his future is clear, and his focus has returned....
