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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...
Pirates farm report for June 2, 2023: Quinn Priester throws 6 scoreless, Canaan Smith-Njigba hits grand slam
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-28) blasted Toledo (Tigers), 11-0. RHP Quinn Priester (4.38) started and worked six innings, allowing four hits and three walks, striking out six. DH Canaan Smith-Njigba (.250) went 2 for 5 with a grand slam, his seventh homer of the year, and a double. LF Miguel Andujar (.325)...
Ke’Bryan Hayes smashes 3-run home run as Pirates rally to beat Cardinals
Ke’Bryan Hayes added a toe tap to his swing as a way to find balance and load up for pitches, so when Giovanny Gallegos hung a slider over the heart of the plate, Hayes tapped the dirt and showed pull-side power. Hayes smashed it 421 feet into the left field...
Jack Eichel making most of 1st postseason for Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel didn’t know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April. He just knew he was eager to experience the postseason for the first time in his eight-year career — and what a time it’s been for him. Eichel is a major reason the...
Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Suh signed for a 6-under-par 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from the 10-foot range...
Mile-High NBA advantage: Denver altitude helps Nuggets go unbeaten at home in playoffsVideo
DENVER — Joking around before the start of the NBA Finals, Charles Barkley and Grant Hill took hits from oxygen masks they brought onto the set for a pregame TV show. But the thin air in Denver is no joke. There’s a reason it’s known as the Mile High City....
After trading Robert Stephenson, Pirates turn to new options for 7th-inning role in bullpen
The Pittsburgh Pirates have expressed confidence that once a game reaches the seventh inning, their bullpen can close the door on a victory. After trading right-handed reliever Robert Stephenson to Tampa Bay for minor-league shortstop Alika Williams on Friday, the Pirates now have to determine who will serve as the...
Longtime men’s basketball coach D.P. Harris named Saint Vincent’s interim athletic director
Until there is a more permanent situation, Saint Vincent will use an all-hands-on-deck approach to oversee and operate its athletic department heading into the summer months and possibly beyond. The leadership of sports at the Unity college, at least temporarily, will be in the hands of several coaches, SVC president...
As he learns Steelers system on ‘daily basis,’ Broderick Jones gaining 1st-team experience
With the third phase of the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason workouts halfway over, first-round draft pick Broderick Jones already is making his move toward becoming a starter. Dan Moore, who started at left tackle the past two seasons, confirmed this week that he has been taking snaps at right tackle. That’s...
Pirates trade RHP Robert Stephenson to Tampa Bay for minor-league SS
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to shake up their bullpen, trading right-handed reliever Robert Stephenson on Friday to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league infielder Alika Williams. To fill Stephenson’s spot on the active roster, the Pirates recalled infielder Mark Mathias from Triple-A Indianapolis. Mathias, 28, batted .275/.370/.325 with two...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan stresses a common vision with new president Kyle Dubas
Mike Sullivan has some experience in helping an underachieving franchise make a course correction that leads to success. He did just that in December 2015 when he took over as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins and led them to a Stanley Cup title a little more than six months later....
Mark Madden: Here’s what makes Kyle Dubas a great hire for Penguins
Kyle Dubas is the Penguins’ new president of hockey operations. It’s a great hire. I told you it would be in March. Here’s what I like: • Dubas isn’t some blockhead ex-player hanging on by way of a second act. At 37, he’s a career executive. Dubas learned the craft...
First Call: ESPN projections for Steelers WRs; Antonio Brown insists he’ll play again; Tom Brady insists he’s retired
In Friday’s “First Call” we have some surprisingly low projections for Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens and some better ones for Diontae Johnson. Antonio Brown is insisting that he is coming back to play. Tom Brady is insisting he won’t. And we have some gambling odds for the Stanley Cup...
Penguins A to Z: Things never came together for Josh ManiscalcoVideo
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...
With disappointing May behind them, Pirates look to improve on mediocre home record to begin June
The month of May couldn’t have gone much worse for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They were 8-18 and didn’t win a single series until the last one of the month when they took two of three from the San Francisco Giants. Now they are back at PNC Park for a nine-game...
Tim Benz: Kyle Dubas has front office control with Penguins — will he have it over the locker room and bench?
In the weeks between leaving the Maple Leafs as general manager and becoming the president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins, one thing became clear about Kyle Dubas’ exit from Toronto. He wanted a clearer path toward decision-making and control within his front office. That apparently became muddled over...
Mission trip to Bahamas ‘eye-opening’ experience for 17 Pitt student-athletes
The daily heat from the sun baking the Abaco Islands was fierce, relentless. Especially on the roof of the local library, where some of the 17 Pitt student-athletes — men and women from five sports — were nailing down new shingles. There was stubborn devastation all around them on the...
