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Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill baseball collects postseason awards
Seton Hill baseball has ruled the PSAC West, so it is no surprise the Griffins cleaned up in postseason awards. Marc Marizzaldi was named the division coach of the year, while Jack Whalen (Norwin) picked up freshman of the year honors for the Griffins, who won their third PSAC title...
Doyle Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker, dies at 89
LAS VEGAS — Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent. Brunson was 89. Brian Balsbaugh, Brunson’s agent, posted a statement on Twitter from the family. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the...
Penguins A to Z: Taylor Gauthier moved up the depth chartVideo
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...
Madden Monday: Not buying into New York rumors about Mike Sullivan going to Rangers
The New York Post’s Larry Brooks sent a tweet last week that kicked up speculation about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager search. And about the organization’s current head coach. Brooks says he has heard some scuttlebutt that the Penguins may try to hire Kyle Dubas as GM if he and...
First Call: Is Kyle Dubas now in play for Penguins’ GM search? Steelers allegedly sign rookie tryout RB
The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to have added to their running back room. A former Steeler is trying to find a new home in the NFC South. The Pirates got as little help as they should’ve expected from the Kansas City Royals against the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend. A few Penguins...
Behind ace Mitch Keller — and despite struggles — Pirates near 1st through season’s opening quarter
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a .154 winning percentage since the last day of April, but look at those standings: They are only 1½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. How did that happen? The division isn’t offering serious competition at the moment. The Brewers (23-17)...
Horse dies at Churchill Downs, 8th recent fatality at home of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire,” according to notes in the Equibase...
Kurt Busch hopes to return to NASCAR Cup Series, improving after concussion
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kurt Busch hasn’t given up hope of competing in the NASCAR Cup Series again. Busch has been sidelined since suffering a concussion during a crash in qualifying at Pocono last summer. He announced in October that he’d be stepping out of his ride at 23XI to continue...
Hendrick driver Alex Bowman unsure when he’ll return from back injury
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Alex Bowman is unsure when he can return to the track after fracturing his vertebrae in a short-track accident last month. The Hendrick Motorsports racer has missed the past three events, including Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Bowman came to the track to reconnect with the...
Colorado’s Ryan Feltner has skull fracture, concussion from line driveVideo
DENVER — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos. Feltner was injured Saturday night and was likely to be discharged from Swedish Medical Center later Sunday. He will not need surgery. “Overall, he’s...
Pirates farm report for May 14, 2023: Jared Triolo’s 4 RBIs help Indy crush St. Paul
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-20) crushed St. Paul (Twins), 15-3. The Indians scored five times in the fourth innings and had a seven-run outburst in the top of the ninth. 3B Jared Triolo (.294) was 3 for 5 with four RBIs. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.194) was 3 for 5 with three RBIs....
Sewickley Academy grad Li advances to U.S. Open Sectional
Sewickley Academy graduate Jason Li became the fourth player from the Pittsburgh area to qualify for the United States Golf Association Sectional qualifiers in late May and early June. Li qualified at a local qualifier May 2 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., by shooting a 69. Li...
Jason Day gets 1st win in 5 years at Byron Nelson; Scheffler finishes 3 backVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Jason Day didn’t make the Mother’s Day connection until he saw his late mom’s name on the back of his caddie’s bib on the first green during the final round of the Byron Nelson. That was just one more reason for the emotions to flow over the...
William Byron wins Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after Ross Chastain wreck
DARLINGTON, S.C. — William Byron saw Ross Chastain and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson ahead of him late at Darlington Raceway. Byron made sure he was prepared for the fireworks he thought could happen. Boom! Byron moved in front when Chastain and Larson wrecked while racing for the lead on...
Penguins forward Nick Bonino scores twice for United States in win against HungaryVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Tournament: Two goals by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino led the United States to a 7-1 win against Hungary in a preliminary round game at Nokia Arena in...
Mitch Keller dominant while striking out 13 in Pirates victory
No one needed to tell Austin Hedges about Mitch Keller’s dominance Sunday in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-0 victory against the Baltimore Orioles. Nonetheless, when Orioles players walked to the plate, holding bats that turned out to be useless in most cases, they kept marveling at what the Pirates’ ace pitcher...
Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another gun video appears on social media
Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning incidents involving the two-time All-Star guard. It’s the second time in less than three...
Pirates notebook: Ben Cherington shows patience as catchers Endy Rodriguez, Henry Davis develop defensively
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday he understands fans’ eagerness to see if minor-league catchers Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis can help the major-league club, but he wants to continue to monitor their development in Triple-A and Double-A. “We came into the season with pretty simple, but pretty...
Former Gateway, Oakland Catholic standout Macey Crawford finds success with WVU track
Former Gateway student-athlete Macey Crawford made strides this spring on the women’s track and field team at West Virginia as she continued to make a comeback from leg issues which kept her from competing for nearly a year. Crawford, a 2020 Oakland Catholic graduate, competed as a true freshman two...
Penguins reflect on 30 years after David Volek’s goal: ‘His name is scratched in my skull’
When former Pittsburgh Penguin Grant Jennings talks, his voice sounds like hockey. It’s a Western Canadian accent with a tough, low grumble to it. There’s a spirited gravel that sounds like it comes along with 14 professional years — and nearly 1,500 penalty minutes — at all levels of the...
Red-hot Albert Dikwa carries Riverhounds past Birmingham Legion
Albert Dikwa has always had a high workrate through his time with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He’s always in motion, giving center backs fits with the size and energy he brings. While he’s also been a good goal scorer in the past, he’s becoming one of the elite finishers in the...
Pirates farm report for May 13, 2023: Matt Fraizer smacks 3 doubles in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-20) took care of St. Paul (Twins), 3-1. LHP Kent Emanuel (8.15) started and went four innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk, striking out four. Four relievers combined to shut St. Paul out the rest of the way. RHP Cody Bolton (2.03) allowed two...
Behind a pair of solo homers, Tyler Wells’ 1-hitter over 7 innings, Orioles blank Pirates
After not allowing a home run in his first five starts, Roansy Contreras gave up one in each of his past two starts. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander never had surrendered more than one homer in a game. The Baltimore Orioles changed that by the second inning. Adley Rutschman and Gunnar...
Seton Hill pounds West Chester, 10-0, wins 3rd PSAC title
Seton Hill’s baseball team keeps checking things off their list of goals. The Griffins captured their third PSAC title with a 10-0 rout of West Chester on Saturday at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park. Their other titles came in 2017 and 2018. “We still have two (goals) remaining,” Seton...
Ross Chastain learning to handle role as villain as NASCAR heads to DarlingtonVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ross Chastain thinks things went too far last week when he punched Noah Gragson in the pits at Kansas. However, the NASCAR points leader said he feels more comfortable in his growing role as the Cup series’ bad boy. Gragson confronted Chastain after a late-race incident and...
