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Level Green’s Brandon Svoboda drafted in 3rd round by Sharks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There wasn’t much of a party Thursday in Level Green. That’s because a significant portion of the small community in western Westmoreland County was celebrating in the Music City. Brandon Svoboda, who graduated from Penn-Trafford barely a month ago, took his first steps towards his career choice...
Youth baseball returns to Aspinwall with popular Tee Ball league
Being involved in the new Aspinwall Tee Ball league was appealing for many reasons to community resident Steve Wein. Aspinwall’s Little League program had long folded and opportunities for younger kids to be involved in baseball meant traveling to different municipalities. Wein, who has three kids, liked the idea of...
Novak Djokovic’s bid for Wimbledon title No. 8 and Grand Slam trophy No. 24 starts next week
WIMBLEDON, England — Listen to Novak Djokovic’s opponents explain why he is as successful as he is — why he will begin his pursuit of a fifth consecutive and eighth overall Wimbledon championship Monday; why he also will be attempting to claim an Open era-record 24th Grand Slam trophy over...
Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws 1st perfect game since 2012, 24th in MLB history
OAKLAND, Calif. — Since arriving in the big leagues six years ago, Domingo Germán has been anything but perfect. Until now. The New York Yankees right-hander pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night, retiring every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics. It was...
Penguins A to Z: Jason Zucker can get a big pay dayVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
U mad, bro?: Pittsburgh fans lathered up over Mike Tomlin contract talk, Pirates trade rumors, City Connect uniforms
Since last week’s “U mad, bro?” posted, we saw the Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing streak peak at 10 games. There’s talk of Mike Tomlin getting a contract extension from the Steelers even though he hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016. And two of the Pirates’ top players were mentioned in...
First Call: T.J. Watt slips on list of top NFL edge rushers; NHL’s top pick to start career vs. Pens; Carey Price’s live draft gaffe
Steelers star T.J. Watt loses ground in one offseason ranking. Connor Bedard will make his debut in Pittsburgh against Sidney Crosby. The Pirates will square off against an old friend Wednesday afternoon. We know Duquesne’s Atlantic 10 opponents. And an all-time goaltending great has an all-time televised mishap. All that...
Jared Triolo joins his fellow rookie buddies in quest to change Pirates’ fortunes
The moment could deliver Nick Gonzales’ 442-foot home run over PNC Park’s center-field wall one night, or merely a single by Jared Triolo to lead off a scoreless eighth inning the next. It’s all the same to Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Henry Davis because all three young guys are buddies, checking...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Najee Harris join NFL elite? Darius Hagans another undrafted rookie RB
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, 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...
Penguins, Kyle Dubas looking to make more moves
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The work has just begun for Kyle Dubas. But he got a big chunk of the task at hand out of the way Wednesday when he acquired steady 20-goal threat Reilly Smith from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL...
Pirates farm report for June 28, 2023: Ji Man Choi homers in Indians loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-42) allowed four home runs and fell to Louisville (Reds), 7-6. 1B Ji Man Choi (.333), making a rehab start, hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs. C Endy Rodriguez (.252) was 2 for 4 with an RBI, his 32nd of the season. 2B Aaron Shackelford...
Pirates rally for 5 runs in 7th inning to beat Padres
A thick haze of smoke hung over PNC Park, but one thing was perfectly clear to the Pittsburgh Pirates: Their odds of beating the San Diego Padres greatly improved once Blake Snell left the game. Thanks to a two-run homer by Carlos Santana, the Pirates were clinging to a one-run...
Craig Patrick’s team wins 3ICE opener in Pittsburgh
Craig Patrick won two Stanley Cup titles in his 17 seasons as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was victorious again in the greater Pittsburgh area Wednesday night and was part of an event that helped the Robert Morris hockey programs. Team Patrick defeated Team Fuhr, 8-1, in...
Penguins draft forward Brayden Yager in 1st round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brayden Yager likes to think of himself as a complete player at the center position. And he has an ideal person to craft his game after. “I model my game after Sidney Crosby,” Yager said. “So it’s crazy to think that I’m wearing the same jersey that...
Guardians manager Terry Francona out of hospital, advised to rest after becoming ill before gameVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has been advised by doctors to stay away from the ballpark and rest for a few days after he was hospitalized by an episode of lightheadedness before a game. Francona, who has had significant health issues in recent years, spent Tuesday...
Travelers says changes are coming to TPC River Highlands after complaints over low scoresVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — Changes will be made to the TPC River Highlands after record low scoring last week during the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship, tournament officials said Wednesday. Andy Bessette, Travelers’ executive vice president and chief administrative officer, told the Associated Press that officials at the club, which is owned...
Generational talent Connor Bedard taken 1st in NHL Draft by Blackhawks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Wednesday night, kick-starting a hopeful new era with a highly skilled offensive forward who’s drawn comparisons to Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby. Bedard became the second No. 1 pick in Blackhawks history,...
Avalanche trade for Ross Colton from the Lightning. They’re expected to lose J.T. Compher
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Ross Colton in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, hours before the start of the NHL draft. Colorado sent the 37th pick in the draft to Tampa Bay for the player who scored the Lightning’s Stanley Cup-clinching goal in 2021. The move...
Fresh off playoff appearance, New Jersey Devils re-sign forward Timo Meier to 8-year, $70M contract
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils secured another piece from last year’s team, re-signing forward Timo Meier to an eight-year, $70.4 million contract through the 2030-31 NHL season. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing of the restricted free agent Wednesday, hours before the start of the league’s draft...
Justin Thomas enters Rocket Mortgage Classic, hoping to boost postseason positioning
DETROIT — Justin Thomas may have skipped the Rocket Mortgage Classic once again if this was just another usual year in his career. It hasn’t been. The 2022 PGA Championship winner, who has 15 PGA Tour titles, has fallen out of the top 10 in the world ranking for the...
Lloyd Howell to take over as executive director of NFL Players Association
Lloyd Howell will succeed DeMaurice Smith as the NFL Players Association’s executive director. The NFLPA’s board of player representatives announced Wednesday that Howell was elected as the next executive director. The NFLPA had announced in the fall of 2021 that Smith planned to depart after serving one more term with...
Eric Cole wins final Fuhrer Invitational, donates winnings
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion who would win the final Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Wednesday. PGA rookie Eric Cole, 35, essentially wrapped this title Monday morning when he shot a 7-under-par 28 on the back nine of his first round and built a commanding lead at...
Pirates place Ke’Bryan Hayes on injured list, insert third baseman Jared Triolo into starting lineuip
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, who missed the past two games with lower back stiffness, was placed on the 10-day injured list. The transaction is retroactive to Sunday, the first game Hayes missed. Hayes appeared in 74 of the Pirates’ first 78 games, recording a slash line of .254/.290/.397,...
Penguins acquire forward Reilly Smith from Golden Knights
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Dubas took his first step toward crafting his version of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Approximately three hours before the opening of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, Dubas, the new president of hockey operations for the Penguins, filled a potential hole among his top-six forwards...
Pirates plan to play game Wednesday night, but will monitor air quality while offering ticket exchange
With the air quality index possibly approaching unhealthy levels by 7:05 p.m. game time, the Pittsburgh Pirates said people holding tickets for the game Wednesday at PNC Park can exchange them for a future game. Anyone wishing to do so should phone 800-289-2827 before the start of the game. National...
