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Fox Chapel grad Patrick Monteverde picked for MLB All-Star Futures Game
Patrick Monteverde once said he wasn’t too proud to ask for pitching advice. It was not beneath him to seek knowledge from veteran arms on how to accelerate his professional baseball career. Monteverde looks to be more the teacher than the student these days. His invitation to All-Star Saturday is...
Penguins to open 2023-24 season against Blackhawks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the 2023-24 season at home against the team that virtually ended their 2022-23 season. On Tuesday, the NHL announced the entire schedule for the upcoming season, and the Penguins will face the Chicago Blackhawks and potentially forward Connor Bedard, the presumed top...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas no stranger to dealing at NHL Draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Dubas doesn’t have some sort of master plan as he approaches his first draft as president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nor does the task require some artful or shrewd maneuvering. With one of the least-impressive collections of NHL-caliber prospects in the league, the...
NHL, players unveil inclusion coalition they hope will help make hockey more diverse and welcoming
The NHL and NHLPA are launching a new inclusion committee made up of current and former men’s and women’s players, with minority and LGBTQ+ representation, aimed at diversifying hockey and making the sport more welcoming. The NHL Player Inclusion Coalition unveiled Tuesday is the latest step in a process started...
Column: So many candidates for the U.S. team, so few Ryder Cup spots
Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson still has time on his side, just not as much. He also keeps getting more candidates for his U.S. team, which isn’t making the job any easier. And it’s no longer about Brooks Koepka or anyone else from LIV Golf. “There’s still a lot of...
Jay Johnson made all the right moves to quickly build LSU into a national champion again
OMAHA, Neb. — Jay Johnson was a West Coast guy and doing just fine coaching at Arizona when the opportunity to take over at LSU presented itself. The Tigers were long established as college baseball bluebloods, and Johnson would have been lying if he said he wasn’t at least interested...
Defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, 2-time winner Tadej Pogacar meet for next chapter of rivalry
One rider, two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, was so strong at the start of the season that he was compared to the great Eddy Merckx before an injury stopped his seemingly unstoppable rise. The other, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, dethroned Pogacar last year and arrives in top form...
Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press. The agreement also said the for-profit...
LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida
OMAHA, Neb. — LSU went from its low point of the season to the ultimate high in a span of 24 hours. A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since...
Tim Benz: We knew an Andrew McCutchen trade rumor would crop up, but this feels awfully quick
Even when Andrew McCutchen was reacquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason amidst a wave of nostalgic applause, one nagging question remained. Are they really going to keep him all year? Well, as the last day of June approaches, the first Cutch trade rumor has cropped up. It comes from...
An early Ben Cherington building block, Carmen Mlodzinski aims to bolster Pirates’ bullpen
General manager Ben Cherington started the long process of rebuilding the Pittsburgh Pirates roster with draft picks in the summer of 2020. His predecessor (Neal Huntington) and the team’s manager (Clint Hurdle) had been fired after the previous season, and the roster had plenty of holes. Cherington chose infielder Nick...
Penguins A to Z: Colin Swoyer’s future will likely unfold elsewhereVideo
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...
Report: Perceived No. 1 MLB draft choice Dylan Crews may not be ‘interested’ in Pirates
According to ESPN.com, the long-perceived No. 1 pick in next month’s Major League Baseball draft may not want to play for the team that has the No. 1 pick. That team happens to be the Pittsburgh Pirates. ESPN writer Kiley McDaniel posted a mock draft Monday morning. In it, he...
Former Duquesne coach Ron Everhart hopes to remain a WVU assistant
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — No one needs to tell Ron Everhart what it’s like to endure — and conquer — stressful, uncertain situations. Right now, Everhart has a job as an assistant basketball coach at West Virginia, the same one he has held for the past 11 seasons under Hall...
Steelers 2-a-days: Pat Freiermuth could ascend to stardom, good friend Zach Gentry an ideal complement
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...
First Call: Albany Empire players may sue Antonio Brown; Steelers’ fantasy sleeper; eyeing up Pirates homestand
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Antonio Brown’s latest problem. The Pittsburgh Steelers have a “fantasy sleeper.” We look at the Pirates’ upcoming homestand. It’s another stop for a Western Pennsylvania hoops alum. And we look at Robert Morris’ return to the ice for women’s hockey. Suing A.B. Antonio Brown might get...
WVU athletic director Wren Baker supports continuing basketball version of Backyard Brawl with Pitt
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The Pitt and West Virginia basketball teams have met 189 times, with No. 190 coming up this season. WVU athletic director Wren Baker said Monday he wants the series to continue beyond 2023-24, and he has made his intention known to Pitt’s Heather Lyke. “I called...
Cole takes early lead at what will be final Fuhrer Jr. Invitational
For the 42 golfers playing in the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational this week at Pittsburgh Field Club, they are disappointed the late business and golf mogul’s family has decided to end the golf tournament this season. Fuhrer was a savvy businessman who began the tournament in 1985 and held...
Chicago Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Boston Bruins
CHICAGO — Taylor Hall knows a lot about being the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. That should come in handy for Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Hall was traded from Boston to Chicago on Monday, clearing some valuable cap space for the Bruins and giving the Blackhawks...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Above all else, it was a family night for Kris Letang and company. He walked the red carpet outside of Bridgestone Arena before the NHL’s awards ceremony looking dapper as always, dressed in a tuxedo that presumably had at least one comma on the price tag when...
Bob Huggins’ legacy not ignored while West Virginia hands control of basketball program to Josh Eilert
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — From the outset of the news conference inside West Virginia Coliseum, WVU athletic director Wren Baker was honest. That included his willingness Monday to offer the important details of new coach Josh Eilert’s contract terms (10 months, $1.5 million) while speaking to a room full of reporters,...
Top pick Jackson Holliday is among prospects for All-Star Futures Game at Seattle on JulyVideo
NEW YORK — Baltimore infielder Jackson Holliday, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and a son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, was among 14 first-round selections chosen for the All-Star Futures Game on July 8 at Seattle. Holliday is hitting .325 with 14 doubles, seven homers, 47 RBIs...
Andrea Gaudenzi re-elected as chairman of ATP men’s tennis tour
LONDON — Andrea Gaudenzi has been re-elected as the chairman of the ATP men’s tennis tour, with the second term running through 2026. The ATP announced the news on Tuesday. Gaudenzi, a former professional player, started the job in January 2020. Under Gaudenzi, men’s tennis introduced a 50-50 profit-sharing formula...
Pirates have 5 players in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects list, including LHP Anthony Solometo
The Pittsburgh Pirates have five players in MLB Pipeline’s updated top 100 prospect rankings, including a newcomer to the list. Double-A Altoona pitcher Anthony Solometo, a 20-year-old left-hander who was a second-round pick in 2021, made his debut at No. 100 when the MLB Pipeline rankings were released Monday. The...
Nashville, Bristol working to give NASCAR a historic racing option in Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Whenever Music City comes up on the NASCAR schedule, texts fly to see who’s spending an extra day or two in town to enjoy all the options. After another successful race this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway in nearby Lebanon, work continues in the hope of bringing NASCAR...
