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Rendon suspension reduced to 4 games by MLB, appeal droppedVideo
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon says he is dropping his appeal after his suspension was reduced to four games by Major League Baseball for his altercation with a fan last week. Rendon spoke before the Angels opened a series in Seattle on Monday night and...
2023 Masters odds: Scheffler, McIlroy, Rahm big favorites
BY ZACH EWING The first golf major tournament of the 2023 season is upon us: It’s time for The Masters. The week in Augusta, Georgia, is a magical time in the golf world, and this year will be no different, with plenty of storylines and betting options, especially considering the...
MLB owners ratify minor league collective bargaining deal
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved an initial five-year labor contract with minor league players on Monday that will more than double player salaries. The agreement was reached last Wednesday and ratified by players on Friday. Minor league players formed a bargaining unit during a rapid 17-day...
NCAA men’s national championship pick, plus an MLB run total: Best bets for April 3
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s new rules are working as hoped through the first four days of the season. The average game time has dropped by 30 minutes, stolen bases have doubled and batting average has increased by 16 percentage points compared to last year’s opening weekend. Games averaged...
Penn-Trafford grad Mario Disso minimizes mistakes in field, at plate for Pitt-Johnstown baseballVideo
When Carmen Disso would take his son, Dominic, to the baseball field to practice snagging grounders, his other son, Mario, tagged along. Mario Disso might have been six years younger than his brother, but he didn’t get any special treatment when it came to the grounders that were sent his...
With eye toward MMA career, Greensburg native Mataeo Garner makes pro boxing debut
When Mataeo “Top Ape” Garner, 26, of Greensburg, competed in his first jiu-jitsu tournament at 21, he knew his future would be in combat sports. “My favorite part of the process was just learning, I guess I would say, like learning about my game,” Garner said. “Knowing that I have...
Finally playing pain free, Cal (Pa.) golfer Cole Villa ready to ascend among region’s best
The pain finally became too much for Cole Villa to tolerate. For several years, Villa continued to play golf with an osteochondritis injury in his knee. It was an old basketball injury that caused part of his knee cap to chip off. But Villa was hesitant to get surgery. He...
At age 35, Springdale’s Jordan Zlacki making strides in professional boxing career
As the middle child in a family of nine brothers and sisters, Jordan “The Croatian Warrior” Zlacki, 35, of Springdale always needed to be tough. Whether in Springdale or Florida, where he moved before high school, he would always get into scraps. “I got into my fair share of street...
National sack leader Tuli Tuipulotu among 3 players projected as 2nd-day picks to visit Steelers
After failing to lead the NFL in sacks for the first time in six years in 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers made it official that they are taking a close look at college football’s reigning sack champion. USC edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu was among a trio of players projected as consensus...
Pirates farm report for April 2, 2023: Nick Gonzales homers as Indy falls to 0-3
Indianapolis (Triple-A, 0-3) dropped an 8-3 decision to Omaha (Royals) on Sunday. Omaha scored seven runs in the eighth inning to seal the win. RHP Mike Burrows (1.80) allowed one run on two hits with two walks and a strikeout in five innings. LHP Daniel Zamora (0-1, 27.00) took the...
Henry Davis, Liover Peguero to start at Altoona as Pirates announce minor league rosters
ALTOONA — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their minor league assignments Monday, revealing that MLB Pipeline top 10 prospects Henry Davis and Liover Peguero will return to Double-A Altoona to start the season. Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in 2021, slashed .207/.324/.379 but played in only 31 games after being...
Pitt fires gymnastics coach Samantha Snider after 6 seasons
Pitt gymnastics coach Samantha Snider has been relieved of her duties after six seasons, athletic director Heather Lyke announced Monday. Snider’s teams compiled an overall record of 50-83-1, including 10-15 during the 2023 season that ended Friday when Pitt gymnasts Hallie Copperwheat, Natalia Pawlak and Reyna Garvey competed in the...
Mark Madden: With Penguins needing every point possible, Evgeni Malkin must wise up
In Sunday’s 4-2 home win over Philadelphia, a Penguins player took three separate minor penalties in 6 minutes and 52 seconds. That’s amazing, not least because four minutes during that time span were spent in the penalty box. All three fouls were innocuous and lazy: Hook, hook, high stick. Those...
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer: ‘Mistake’ to deny parole, appealing
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — There was an “obvious mistake” in the process to deny Oscar Pistorius parole last week and the former Olympic runner is seeking to overturn that decision and have a new hearing to be considered for early release from prison as soon as possible, his lawyer...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Injury ends career for Penn-Trafford grad Emma Armstrong
Emma Armstrong let the world know her softball career was over. The senior first baseman at Towson announced via social media last week that she tore her ACL and meniscus and is done for the season. The Penn-Trafford alum had started 26 of 27 games this year and was hitting...
Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness
HOUSTON — Certainly, Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to see, and call, over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. A healthy scratch for the past eight games, Nylander has appeared in six NHL games this season and has one assist while averaging 13:20 of ice time per contest. The right-handed Nylander, 25,...
Penguins 3 takeaways: Evgeni Malkin’s 28 penalty minutes an NHL season-highVideo
Takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 win over Philadelphia Sunday evening at PPG Paints Arena: Malkin tossed The Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-time leader in penalty minutes took several steps Sunday evening to increase the chances that no future player of the franchise will ever catch him. Evgeni Malkin, who eclipsed Kevin...
Caitlin Clark tech, foul count put focus on officials in NCAA women’s basketball championship
DALLAS — Iowa star Caitlin Clark was whistled for a technical foul late in the third quarter with her team trailing LSU by nine points in the NCAA championship game. The bigger problem for the Hawkeyes was the call meant a fourth personal foul for the junior scoring sensation, moments...
Women’s NCAA Tournament features plethora of March Madness
DALLAS — This year’s record-breaking women’s NCAA Tournament featured breakout stars, upsets and capped off with the flamboyant Kim Mulkey leading LSU to its first basketball championship. Mulkey’s unforgettable outfits were just one of several memorable moments. There was Caitlin Clark’s 40-point triple-double in the Elite Eight game, the drama...
Kris Letang at 1,000 games: ‘Tangerisms’, meatballs and dedication
Kris Letang objected, almost immediately. During the early stages of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp in September 2021, Letang relived some memories of past glory and discussed his former teammate and long-time friend, Max Talbot, being an eighth-round draft pick in 2002 and how he arrived to the NHL through...
UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company
WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its biggest event of the year, catapults...
Snoop Dogg steps in at last second during WrestleMania
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Leave it to Snoop Dogg to emerge as the Most Valuable Performer of WrestleMania 39. During a weekend that saw World Wrestling Entertainment set a two-night attendance record for their signature event, the company on the verge of being sold and Roman Reigns remaining the undisputed champion,...
Draft prep 101 (secondary): If Joey Porter Jr. is available at pick No. 17, is it a lock the Steelers take him?
Each day this week, “Breakfast With Benz” will get you ready for this month’s NFL Draft by posting daily “Draft 101” podcasts. Former NFL and college scout and current Steelers Nation Radio host Matt Williamson joins Tim Benz for daily podcasts breaking down draft-eligible players in different position groups. We...
