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Pirates promoting catcher Henry Davis, No. 1 overall pick in 2021, to Triple-A Indianapolis
Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, is one step closer to the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted the 23-year-old catcher, ranked the No. 3 prospect in their system by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline, to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, a source confirmed to the...
Carlos Alcaraz likes to watch replays of his best shots, faces Stefanos Tsitsipas at French OpenVideo
PARIS — Some friendly advice, sports fans: If Carlos Alcaraz is playing, do not look away. Even for a moment. Because it’s likely he’ll conjure up some sort of highlight-worthy mix of ability, athleticism and awareness that drops the jaw. Anyone who’s watched him play lately knows this. Anyone who’s...
Rich Hill delivers deepest start for Pirates, who sweep Cardinals for 5th straight win
Rich Hill treats every day he’s scheduled to start as the perfect day to pitch, so an 11:35 a.m. start for a game livestreamed on Peacock was no bother for the 43-year-old left-hander. After delivering his deepest start of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Hill received a standing ovation...
After uncertainty, reliever Chase De Jong ready to return in multi-inning role for Pirates
When Chase De Jong returned to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, he already knew his role. Where his new locker was located was another story, as he scanned the clubhouse to search for his jersey. Almost a month after being designated for assignment and clearing waivers, De Jong was back...
Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League Baseball’s smallest ballpark, arguing that the worst team in baseball can boost Las Vegas, a city striving to call itself a sports mecca. Debate about public funding for private sports clubs has been revived with the Oakland...
‘What we’ve been waiting for:’ Recalling Andrew McCutchen’s Pirates debut 14 years ago today
Trent Jewett estimated he threw a “bazillion” batting practice sessions over 15 seasons as a minor-league manager with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Through all the years, one particular player stuck out in his mind, one who owned the quickest hands Jewett ever saw. “I had been around the kid enough...
Goalie Adin Hill leads Vegas past Florida in feisty Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
LAS VEGAS — Zach Whitecloud scored from long range with just over 13 minutes left, after Adin Hill made arguably the best save of the playoffs, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers, 5-2, Saturday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Whitecloud’s goal put Vegas...
Red-hot Riverhounds keep rolling on eventful night for Arturo Ordonez
When Arturo Ordonez scored in the 22nd minute, he celebrated his goal with some emotion, like any soccer player would. In the 62nd minute, when he cleared the ball out of the penalty area alleviating any pressure off a dangerous free kick, he gave some fist pumps and head nods,...
Pirates farm report for June 3, 2023: Miguel Andujar collects 4 hits in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 27-28) gave up five runs in the top of the ninth and held on for a 10-7 win over Toledo (Tigers). 1B Miguel Andujar (.344) went 4 for 5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. C Endy Rodriguez (.247) went 1 for 4 with two...
Bettman: NHL still committed to keeping Coyotes in Arizona after arena referendum failedVideo
LAS VEGAS — Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL is still committed to Arizona after Tempe voters rejected a referendum for a Coyotes arena. Bettman said the team is looking at other areas around Phoenix for a long-term home. “It’s a good market, and if we can make it work,...
Coco Gauff, 19, comes back to beat Russia’s Mirra Andreeva, 16, at the French OpenVideo
PARIS — Not all that long ago, Coco Gauff was always the kid on the court, the unknown underdog, younger and less experienced than every opponent she faced on a big stage. Now, still just 19, Gauff is well-versed in the professional tennis tour, already a Grand Slam runner-up in...
Pirates overcome rain delay, use 8 pitchers to top St. Louis
It took until the final day of the month for the Pittsburgh Pirates to emerge victorious from a series in May. It took them just days to capture a series win in June. The Pirates (30-27) overcame a 60-minute rain delay and used eight pitchers to hold off the St....
Heat looking to get to the line more, while Nuggets vow to be better in Game 2Video
DENVER — For the Miami Heat, shooting at Denver’s mile-high altitude during Game 1 of the NBA Finals wasn’t a problem. Not shooting from 15 feet — the distance from the basket to the free-throw line — was. The Heat made NBA history — and not the good kind —...
Russians in Stanley Cup Final trying to focus on hockey amid country’s war in UkraineVideo
LAS VEGAS — Sergei Bobrovsky insists he has not thought about where he would take the Stanley Cup if he and the Florida Panthers win it. He hasn’t been this close before. Countryman Ivan Barbashev has, celebrating in Moscow with the trophy in 2019. After the Cup was banned from...
Corey LaJoie gets long-awaited Hendrick Motorsports shot in NASCAR Cup SeriesVideo
MADISON, Ill. — Corey LaJoie finally is getting a chance to drive for Hendrick Motorsports this week. He wanted so badly to drive for the team a few years ago, that when it became common knowledge Jimmie Johnson was retiring as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, LaJoie used his...
Pitt picks up commitment from defensive back prospect Allen Bryant for its class of 2024
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi likes to stockpile defensive backs on his roster and in his recruiting classes, and he picked up a second one Saturday when Allen Bryant of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pledged to enroll next year. H2P!!! pic.twitter.com/Stz4xCO2xD— ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Br6Allen) June 3, 2023 Bryant, a three-star cornerback, verbally...
Pirates and Cardinals enter rain delay in top of the 3rd inning
As rain began falling at PNC Park during the top of the third inning between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, crew chief and third base umpire Mark Carlson quickly signaled for the grounds crew to cover the infield. Both teams exited the field as the tarp was placed....
Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin launches CPR Tour to raise awareness at Bills stadiumVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin kicked off a multicity tour at his home stadium Saturday to distribute medical equipment and promote techniques that helped save his life in January. Hamlin handed out automated external defibrillators for close to 50 youth sports and community organizations on the...
Pittsburgh Maulers’ lead slips away late in loss to Houston Gamblers
The Pittsburgh Maulers’ stingy defense held its own for much of Saturday’s USFL contest against the Houston Gamblers. But one of the league’s top running backs proved too much to deny. Mark Thompson scored on a 33-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes, 51 seconds to play to give the Gamblers...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Position players pitching turns baseball games into a joke
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 14-4 at San Francisco on Monday. Pirates utilityman Chase Owings (since cut) pitched the bottom of the eighth, the last time the Giants batted. A non-pitcher pitching is stupid. It happens at the end of lopsided games far too often. It shouldn’t happen at all. There’s...
Steelers quarterbacks embrace ‘new concepts’ in Matt Canada’s offense
If anyone knows — or thought he knew — the ins and outs of Matt Canada’s offense, it’s Mason Rudolph. Rudolph, the No. 3 quarterback on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart, has known the offensive coordinator since 2020 when Canada spent one season as quarterbacks coach. Canada was promoted the...
Oneil Cruz in good spirits as rehab continues; Pirates promote pair of relieversVideo
Oneil Cruz hasn’t let being unable to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates dampen his spirits. Cruz, who’s still months away from a prospective return to action, offered a reaction to the bobbleheads the Pirates were handing out Saturday afternoon at PNC Park ahead of the club’s game against St. Louis....
Pirates setting alarms early for Sunday’s 11:35 a.m. start against Cardinals on Peacock
Andrew McCutchen wasn’t interested in a reminder that the Pittsburgh Pirates will need to set early alarms for their game against the St. Louis Cardinals at 11:35 a.m. Sunday that will be live-streamed on Peacock. Before the Pirates star could hit the snooze alarm on the conversation, he was reminded...
How will Kyle Dubas reshape the Penguins’ roster? He’s given a few hints
Kyle Dubas is bullish on what he has to work with as the newly appointed director of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I heard a lot of people that were highly skeptical of the team’s ability to contend here,” Dubas said during his introductory news conference at PPG Paints...
Pirates’ Josh Palacios cranks first MLB homer, gets ball back from fanVideo
The pitch came straight out of a batter’s dream. A hanging changeup, right along the middle of the strike zone, thrown by Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos at 88 mph. Moments before, Ke’Bryan Hayes blew the lid off PNC Park with a three-run homer to left field, handing the Pirates a...
