Sports category, Page 97

Golfers playing in the first round of the Pittsburgh Open on Monday faced not only the tough challenge of The Pittsburgh Field Club but also the need to stay hydrated as temperatures soared into the 90s. Tri-leader Nick Turowski of Harrison City brought along a gallon of water mixed with...

LONG POND — It’s time to bust out the brackets, pick an upset or two, and follow winners on the road — a journey over city streets, concrete and bricks — to the final four and beyond. Totally awesome, baby? Forget all the upset specials in March. NASCAR will find...

On Monday, the NHL announced the formal order of the upcoming draft this weekend. In total, the Penguins are slated to have 10 picks. Their selections by round and overall number: First round — No. 11 overall Second round — No. 59 overall (from the Washington Capitals) Third round —...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks traded Trevor Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, ending the exciting forward’s inconsistent half-decade in Orange County. The Ducks get forward Ryan Poehling and the 45th overall pick in the upcoming draft that initially belonged to Columbus, along with a fourth-round pick next...

Covering more ground than the sun some days, Jack Whalen has been a sure out in center field for Seton Hill baseball. His play has been golden. The junior was rewarded for his effort by being named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division II Gold Glove Team. He is...

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Dominican prosecutors requested on Monday that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, be sentenced to five years in prison. The prosecutors said in...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will host their annual prospect development camp from July 3-7 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, the club announced Monday. All practices, including the end-of-camp tournament, are free and open to the public. The Penguins’ 2025 development camp will get underway July 3, kicking off five...

Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...

The Pac-12 struck a media-rights deal with CBS on Monday that sets up the network to broadcast a minimum of four football and men’s basketball games per season on its main network and provide a cable and streaming presence for the reconfigured league from 2026-31. Financial details of the new...

Penn State’s linebacker room is “one of the weirdest” position groups in the country, according to assistant coach Dan Connor. Why? We’ll let him explain. “We have a brand new coordinator, and there’s no solidified starters,” Connor said. “There’s not, in my mind, a solidified starter at any position. Guys...

CROMWELL, Conn. — J.J. Spaun knows as well as anyone how one little shot can make such a huge difference, even if it’s only 85 yards to a green in the shape of a red umbrella floating in the middle of a lake. It wasn’t a shot that won the...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The promise came three years ago from Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti. It might have been overlooked for a couple of reasons. One, the Thunder were awful at the time. Two, he was speaking Latin. “Labor omnia vincit,” Presti said after the 2021-22 season, quoting a...

The Pittsburgh Pirates should be covered like a dumpster fire. The Hindenburg disaster. The fall of Saigon. They’re not. Let’s lay out the unvarnished truth: Don Kelly has changed little since taking over as manager. There was a short adrenaline rush, as with any coaching switch. But the Pirates still...

With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....

Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...

Reporting day for Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is exactly one month away. Aaron Rodgers has finally signed to become the team’s starting quarterback. So the biggest stories hanging in the balance between now and then are: • Is linebacker T.J. Watt going to sign a contract extension? • If he...

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X raises an interesting question about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Has the team on the field really changed as much as some outsiders seem to believe that it has? Madden doesn’t think so, especially when it comes to...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA championship, pulling away in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, on Sunday night. Jalen Williams scored 20 and Chet Holmgren had 18 for...

CROMWELL, Conn. — Keegan Bradley hasn’t heard roars this loud for him since his Ryder Cup debut at Medinah in 2012, especially when he walked up the 18th green Sunday at the Travelers Championship and turned a one-shot deficit into a stunning one-shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood. On the one-year...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-32) allowed a six-run inning and lost to Columbus (Guardians), 8-6. DH Ronny Simon (.308) led of with a home run. 1B Nick Solak (.365) was 3 for 3 with two walks and a run scored. RF Jack Suwinski (.259) was 1 for 3 with a double, two...