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Pirates can’t solve rookie right-hander Eury Perez in shutout loss to Marlins
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ problems against starting pitchers continued as they couldn’t solve Miami Marlins 20-year-old rookie right-hander Eury Perez. Jonathan Davis hit a solo home run in the third inning, and Perez tossed six scoreless innings as the Marlins held on for a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park...
Hurricanes re-sign Jordan Staal to a 4-year, $11.6 million contract
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes after signing a four-year contract worth $11.6 million. The team announced the deal with their captain Sunday, less than a week before Staal would have become an unrestricted free agent. He’s not going anywhere, sticking around to try to...
Pirates add righty reliever Andre Jackson in trade with Dodgers, DFA infielder Mark Mathias
The Pirates made a move Sunday to add bullpen depth, acquiring right-handed reliever Andre Jackson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates designated infielder Mark Mathias for assignment. The Pirates acquired Mathias from the...
Ty Floyd fans 17 and Cade Beloso’s HR in 11th gives LSU win over Florida in Game 1 of the CWS finals
OMAHA, Neb. — After being overshadowed all season by the best pitcher in college baseball, Ty Floyd basked in the spotlight Saturday night. He earned it. Floyd struck out a career-high 17 for the most in a College World Series game in 51 years and Cade Beloso hit the tiebreaking...
Steelers 2-a-days: Dez Fitzpatrick added to WR room; Minkah Fitzpatrick on a Hall of Fame trackVideo
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...
Ricky Thornton Jr. captures 1st Firecracker 100 title at Lernerville Speedway
Ricky Thornton Jr.’s breakout season continued with a win at the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway on Saturday night, but he had to earn it. Thornton had an epic battle with Hudson O’Neal, exchanging the lead several times before taking the lead for good on lap 75 and pulling away...
Pirates farm report for June 24, 2023: Quinn Priester strikes out 11 in Indians victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-40) held off Columbus (Guardians), 3-1. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.229) was 2 for 4 with a two-run homer in the eighth inning that provided the winning runs. 3B Chris Owings (.284) was 2 for 3 with a walk. 2B Jared Triolo (.300) hit his 10th double of the...
Pittsburgh Maulers top Michigan in overtime to reach USFL championship gameVideo
It took two overtime “innings” in a “shootout” format to decide a winner, but the Pittsburgh Maulers find themselves in the USFL championship game for the first time after a thrilling 31-27 victory over the Michigan Panthers in the USFL semifinals Saturday night at Tom Benson Stadium in Canton, Ohio....
Bradley leads Travelers with a 54-hole scoring record; Fowler shoots a career-best 60
CROMWELL, Conn. — Keegan Bradley shot a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday to break the tournament 54-hole scoring record at 21-under in the Travelers Championship, and Rickie Fowler had the second 60 of the week at TPC River Highlands. The previous three-round mark was 18-under, set by Peters native Brendan Todd...
Illal Osumanu, Riverhounds rally to keep USL streak alive
Illal Osumanu laid to rest questions about whether the Pittsburgh Riverhounds could come from behind without their top attacker. Osumanu headed home a Burke Fahling free kick in the 91st minute to help the Riverhounds rally from a halftime deficit to beat the San Diego Loyal SC, 2-1, on Saturday...
West Virginia taps assistant Josh Eilert as interim men’s hoops coach
The next chapter of West Virginia men’s basketball, however short it may turn out to be, was revealed Saturday, as Mountaineers athletic director Wren Baker named Josh Eilert interim coach. Eilert fills the shoes of Bob Huggins, who recently resigned in the immediate aftermath of being arrested on suspicion of...
Mason Zeigler ready to race for big money at Lernerville
Mason Zeigler considers himself an “extreme hobbyist” when it comes to racing dirt late models. He doesn’t follow a series full-time, but when there’s a big check on the line anywhere in the Northeast or Midwest, his hauler is typically in the pits. “I guess we’re sort of like a...
Yankees’ Aaron Judge still recovering from torn toe ligament, not ready for baseball activitiesVideo
NEW YORK — Two days after the New York Yankees said Aaron Judge could start baseball activities this weekend, the slugger said he has a torn ligament in his right big toe and is not quite ready. Judge was hurt June 3 when he crashed into the right-field wall at...
Pirates’ rally comes up short in extra-innings loss to Marlins
For the third straight contest, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins traded blows late in a roller-coaster game. The Pirates rallied to tie the score in the ninth but lost 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday at loanDepot Park. Jon Berti drove in the winning run off Pirates reliever Angel Perdomo....
Chase Elliott views pressure to make NASCAR playoffs as opportunity
LEBANON, Tenn. — Chase Elliott prefers to view a very challenging season as opportunity, not pressure. The 2022 Cup Series champ who won a career-high five races last year taking the regular season title sits 27th in the points standings as NASCAR returns from the lone break in its 38-race...
Andrew McCutchen collects 400th career doubleVideo
Andrew McCutchen may need to create some additional space on his trophy shelf. Less than two weeks after collecting career hit No. 2,000 at PNC Park against the Mets, McCutchen hit his 400th career double Saturday in Miami against the Marlins. The ground-rule double down the right field line in...
After promoting pair of 1st-round picks, Pirates turn attention to rising prospects
In a week when his fingerprints were all over the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially with the promotions of a pair of top-five prospects, Ben Cherington wasn’t in a celebratory mood. Since being hired as Pirates general manager, Cherington has championed the need to identify, acquire, develop and deploy talent through the...
North Hills’ Gratz earns 3rd straight American Tae Kwon Do Association regional title
Spencer Gratz, a North Hills Middle School student from Ross Township, won his third consecutive regional title at the American Tae Kwon Do Association Northeast District championships June 10 in Lancaster. A 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Gratz won the title in ATA creative weapons for 11-...
Franklin Regional grad catches on with DuBois team for ‘The Basketball Tournament’
Nick Novak will see if a Dream can come true. The former Franklin Regional and Pitt-Johnstown basketball standout who played seven years professionally overseas plans to play in “The Basketball Tournament” with the DuBois Dream, a semi-pro team in the Premier Basketball League. Novak also played in the event in...
Cold drafts over the years have hurt Penguins
During the celebration of his team’s Stanley Cup title on the ice of SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on June 12, 2016, then-Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford made a point to give credit to two people. Craig Patrick and Ray Shero, his immediate predecessors. Each had some role in...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: When will Mike Tomlin be judged by his results?
Something called Pro Football Network ranked the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin third among NFL coaches, trailing only Kansas City’s Andy Reid and New England’s Bill Belichick. Pro Football Network seems small potatoes. But this is exemplary of how Tomlin is rated, and why. He’s good just because. “A Tomlin team...
Not just another ‘one-trick pony,’ George Pickens seeks growth to ascend in Year 2 for Steelers
It was more than a decade ago that Mike Tomlin dug deep into his motivational bag of verbal maxims to deliver a facetious barb at a young Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who’d been raising eyebrows across the NFL with his propensity for big plays. Days after two of second-year speedster...
Steelers 2-a-days: Kevin Dotson no longer a starting guard; William Dunkle a possible backupVideo
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...
Ricky Thornton Jr., Max Blair win 25-lap features at Firecracker 100
Rain has been part of the story for the majority of Firecracker 100 weekends, and this year hasn’t been different. But no matter how much Mother Nature has thrown the racetrack’s way, it has prevailed. After a rain delay of more than two hours Friday night, cars returned to the...
Keegan Bradley, Denny McCarthy share Travelers lead at tournament-record 15-underVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under-par 125. McCarthy followed his first-round 60 with a 65 in the morning at TPC River Highlands. A few hours later, Bradley shot a 63 to go with his opening 62. Chez Reavie,...
