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Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave team owner Roger Penske his 19th victory and first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish. After the race was...
Scane, Taylor score 4 goals each, Northwestern women dominate Boston College for lacrosse titleVideo
CARY, N.C. — Izzy Scane scored four goals to set two Northwestern scoring records and lead the top-seeded Wildcats to their first NCAA women’s lacrosse championship in 11 years with a dominating 18-6 win over third-seeded Boston College on a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon. Freshman Madison Taylor also had four goals...
Pirates place Vince Velasquez on 15-day IL, recall righty reliever Cody Bolton for bullpen
The Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday placed right-handed starter Vince Velasquez on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort and recalled righty reliever Cody Bolton from Triple-A Indianapolis. Velasquez was removed from Saturday’s 5-0 loss at Seattle after allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk in two innings....
White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
MIAMI — The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of...
Biondi Gymnastics competitors add to medal collection during successful season
When Alison Biondi began Alison Biondi Gymnastics, LLC in Penn Township, she had five gymnasts. Boy, has the program grown under her watch. She has now more than 300 boys and girls competing. This year, 26 athletes from the club competed in the Pennsylvania state championship and many finished in...
Maulers stumble in 2nd half, fall to Philadelphia
After a disastrous second half Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Maulers have slipped into last place in the USFL’s North Division, and with three games left in the regular season, their path to the playoffs has grown narrow. The Philadelphia Stars connected on a pair of 56-yard passes and held the...
Ty Dellandrea scores twice in 3rd, Stars stay alive with Game 5 victory over Golden KnightsVideo
LAS VEGAS — Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2, on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Conference Final. The Stars escaped elimination for the second game in a row and head...
Pirates farm report for May 27, 2023: Indy’s Aaron Shackelford homers in 3rd straight game
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-26) saw a comeback bid fall short in a 10-9 loss to Columbus (Guardians). Indianapolis trailed 8-0 after two innings but rallied to tie the score before Columbus added the decisive two runs in the bottom of the eighth. RHP Quinn Priester (4.96) was touched up for eight...
Palou balances plans with Ganassi vs. McLaren as Spaniard tries to win Indy 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Few had heard of Alex Palou when he arrived in IndyCar after several years of racing in Japan. It was 2020, during the pandemic and a season of no spectators, and the Spaniard drove for one of the smallest teams in the series. But the next year he...
Vince Velasquez leaves with elbow discomfort, as Pirates strike out in Seattle shutout
Vince Velasquez’s return to the starting rotation for the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t last long, as the right-hander pitched only two innings against the Seattle Mariners before being removed. The Pirates later announced that Velasquez left the game with right elbow discomfort, the same issue that kept him out since leaving...
Return to Passion after 3-year hiatus ‘feels right’ for Plum graduate Lauren Ferragonio
The passion for the Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team never left Lauren Ferragonio. That desire to make a difference in the sport is what drives the Plum graduate and Penn Hills resident to put the pads and helmet back on and mix it up again after three years away from...
Keith Tkachuk’s words came at just the right time for PanthersVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — Keith Tkachuk never played a game for the Florida Panthers and hadn’t recorded an assist at the NHL level in nearly 13 years. That is, until March 29. That’s the day he might have had the biggest helper in Florida’s season — by calling the Panthers “soft,”...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith, United States lose to Germany in IIHF semifinalsVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament: Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith made 22 saves on 26 shots for the the United States in a 4-3 overtime loss to Germany in the semifinals Saturday...
Isaac Seumalo brings experience, respect, history of winning to Steelers offense
New Pittsburgh Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo played next to two of the best offensive linemen in the NFL last season. Two of the best and two of the most experienced. Seumalo had 35-year-old Jason Kelce to his left and 32-year-old Lane Johnson to his right with the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson...
Low expectations for Jimmie Johnson entering Coca-Cola 600Video
CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson has won eight Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, more than any driver in NASCAR history. And yet the seven-time champion said he has never felt more ill-prepared for a race heading into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600. Johnson retired from full-time stock car racing...
‘Years in the making:’ After struggles as starter, Pirates’ Mitch Keller evolves into ace
When Mitch Keller hears his name mentioned as a potential All-Star and Cy Young candidate after the first two months of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander can’t suppress his smile. Then Keller makes it clear he’s in no way satisfied with the early success. What Keller really wants is...
Millersville ends Seton Hill’s baseball season in NCAA Super Regional
Millersville’s potent bats ended Seton Hill’s baseball season Saturday, sending the Griffins to an 11-6 loss in Game 2 of an NCAA Super Regional. Millersville (45-8) swept the best-of-three series and heads to the NCAA Division II tournament in Cary, N.C. Like Game 1, Seton Hill (48-13) jumped out to...
Pirates activate RHP Vince Velasquez to start Saturday, DFA RHP Duane Underwood Jr.
As expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-hander Vince Velasquez from the 15-day injured list Saturday so he can return to the starting rotation. The corresponding move, however, was unexpected. To make room on the 26-man active roster, the Pirates designated right-handed reliever Duane Underwood Jr. for assignment. Velasquez (4-3, 3.06...
New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada’s cost at $380 million
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180 million in transferable tax...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Would it really matter if anyone saw Kenny Pickett’s stolen playbook?
Kenny Pickett got his SUV and playbook stolen. The SUV (a perk from a sponsor) got swiped. The playbook was in it. Each could be easily replaced. Free cars are plentiful for star athletes, and Matt Canada authored the playbook. Light reading by an unheralded author. The crime was easily...
Level Green native Brandon Svoboda is poised to be an NHL draft pickVideo
Within the span of less than a week, Brandon Svoboda had two profound reasons to celebrate. The most recent occasion came Thursday when he graduated from Penn-Trafford. And six days earlier, he had something much larger over his head than a green mortarboard affixed with a yellow tassel. On May...
Pirates match franchise record with 7 homers, top Mariners
With their ace, Mitch Keller, on the mound Friday night at T-Mobile Park to begin a three-game series in Seattle, the Pittsburgh Pirates probably weren’t aiming to do anything out of the ordinary offensively. But by game’s end, having tied a modern-day franchise record with seven home runs, the Pirates...
Pirates farm report for May 26, 2023: Cal Mitchell homers in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-25) gave Columbus (Guardians) a pretty good beating, 7-3. LF Cal Mitchell (.261) went 1 for 2 with his fifth homer and three walks. 1B Aaron Shackelford (.270) went 1 for 3 with a two-run homer, his seventh, and three RBIs. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.235) went 1 for...
Tour rookie Harry Hall up 3 despite Harris English ace at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas — Harris English quipped to his caddie that no one is beating him at Colonial’s par-3 eighth hole, which is true after he followed his birdie in the opening round with a hole-in-one Friday. There is only one player ahead of him on the leaderboard. PGA Tour...
Golden Knights aim for closeout win vs. Stars in Western Conference finalVideo
LAS VEGAS — Alec Martinez was part of the 2014 Los Angeles Kings team that erased a 3-0 first-round series deficit and beat Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks in Game 7. Pavelski and coach Pete DeBoer were the centerpiece of a Sharks comeback from 3-1 down in the...
