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Pittsburgh Riverhounds come up empty in Texas
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds continued to struggle on the road, losing 1-0 to the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on their first trip to face the club based on Edinburg, Texas. The Riverhounds (7-5-3) are 2-5-2 on the road this season. They’re 0-5-1 in their last six matches away from Highmark...
Pirates farm report for June 18, 2022: Greensboro pitchers throw pair of shutouts
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-32) lost to Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. SS Oneil Cruz (.233) went 1 for 3 with a pair of RBIs. LF Ji-hwan Bae (.305) went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored. CF Travis Swgaggerty (.276) went 1 for 4 and drove in a run. RHP...
Avalanche rout Lightning, 7-0, to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — Looking like by far the better team against the defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Tampa Bay Lightning, 7-0, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Valeri Nichushkin scored his seventh and eighth goals of...
‘Kee-gan!’ Bradley feels the love, makes a run at the U.S. OpenVideo
BROOKLINE, Mass. — As a kid in Vermont, Keegan Bradley always wondered what it would feel like to be Larry Bird or Carlton Fisk or Tom Brady, or any of those Boston sports greats whose posters plaster bedroom walls across New England. On Saturday at the U.S. Open, Bradley got...
Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick survive beast of U.S. Open, share lead
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf’s best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival. Zalatoris, who lost in a three-hole playoff at the PGA Championship last month, made only one bogey...
Looking to challenge himself, Franklin Regional grad Kadyn Hannah transfers to Cal (Pa.)
The challenge, not the change of scenery, is what attracted Kadyn Hannah to Cal (Pa.). Ever since he left Franklin Regional, Hannah wanted to play at the highest level of college basketball his talent would allow. Feeling somewhat under recruited, he went to La Roche and became an immediate impact...
Tennessee product Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur
Bryce Lewis didn’t play his best round Saturday at the 69th annual Sunnehanna Amateur, but it was good enough to capture the title. The University of Tennessee product shot a 5-over-par 75 during the final round at Sunnehanna Country Club in Westmont near Johnstown, and he barely held on for...
U.S. star Katie Ledecky reclaims 400 title at swimming worlds, eyeing moreVideo
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters on Saturday. The Americans finished the first day of racing with two gold, a silver and three bronze. Ledecky clocked 3 minutes,...
Pirates come up short against Giants in SS Liover Peguero’s major-league debut
All eyes were on Liover Peguero as fans clapped in unison for the 21-year-old shortstop who made the jump from Double-A Altoona to starting at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates in his major-league debut. Peguero faced a full count with two outs and runners on first and second in the...
U.S. Open notes: For Justin Thomas, honesty is a costly policy
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Justin Thomas wanted to honor the spirit of the game. His reward: a chunky wedge from a bad lie and a big fat bogey on the scorecard. The PGA champion’s drive on the fourth hole at The Country Club on Saturday came to rest awkwardly beside a...
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom undergoes hip resurfacing surgeryVideo
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom underwent invasive surgery on his left hip, a move that could sideline him long term but is designed to give him a chance to continue playing hockey. The Capitals said Saturday that Backstrom had hip-resurfacing surgery a day earlier at the ANCA Clinic in Sint-Martens-Latem,...
Title IX: Law ensured balanced cutbacks during pandemic
Title IX is always on Candice Storey Lee’s mind, and the Vanderbilt athletic director believes that’s how it should be for any administrator running college programs. “I would hope that’s part of our DNA, and that it is seen in how we make decisions on a day-to-day basis,” Lee said....
After 2-year wait, high school girls hockey team skated into inaugural season
Three young girls clutched a sign: “I Play Hockey Thank You For Paving A Path For My Future.” Those girls — Emma Abramowicz, Hannah Spradley and Angela Marshall — entered the locker room before a playoff game June 5 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. They play youth hockey...
Pitt receives pledges from 5 H.S. seniors, including Florida RB Montravius Lloyd
At the conclusion of its second June weekend of official visits, Pitt received verbal commitments Saturday from five rising seniors — players eager to lay out plans for the future before the start of their final high school season. Let’s Go !!! #H2P Commited ????????. @Pitt_FB pic.twitter.com/OkX827Jxhn— Montravius (Trey) Lloyd...
Kenny Pickett ready to build on ‘successful’ spring as he prepares for 1st training camp with Steelers
The last time quarterback Kenny Pickett entered a training camp third on the depth chart, he was in his freshman year at Pitt. By the end of the season, he had emerged as the starter, and he held that job over the next four years, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist,...
Avalanche-Lightning Stanley Cup Final shows value of hitting on top draft picksVideo
DENVER — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s lean years helped them land Steven Stamkos with the first pick in the 2008 NHL Draft and Victor Hedman second in 2009. Same for the Colorado Avalanche with Gabriel Landeskog going second in 2011, Nathan MacKinnon first in 2013 and Cale Makar fourth in...
Brewers DFA two-time All-Star OF Lorenzo CainVideo
CINCINNATI — On the same date that he reached 10 years of major-league service, the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday designated for assignment two-time All-Star outfielder Lorenzo Cain. Cain, 36, hit .179 with one home run and nine RBIs over 43 games this season. “It just got to a point where...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Leaving Golden State was a terrible decision for Kevin Durant
Refreshing sports notes: Brief, but biting! Always leave ’em wanting more! • Kevin Durant choosing to play with Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets instead of Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors is one of the worst decisions made in the history of sports. • With four NBA championships...
Longtime WWE, professional wrestling referee diesVideo
Longtime WWE referee Dave Hebner died on Friday. He was 73. A cause of death was not given, but Hebner had been battling a myriad of health issues across the past several years, according to multiple reports. Hebner and his twin brother, Earl, were both well-known professional wrestling referees. Dave...
Penguins A to Z: Danton Heinen proved something in 2021-22Video
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Steelers 2-a-days: Jake Dixon ready to show mettle, Kevin Dotson seeks to retain starting job
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of 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 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between June...
Pirates lefty reliever Cam Vieaux delivers Father’s Day present in MLB debut
After spending seven years in the minor leagues, Cam Vieaux was finally pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park when Evan Longoria came to bat with two outs and runners on first and second base. The 28-year-old left-handed reliever was full of nerves but concentrated on keeping the same...
Surprise at shortstop: With Tucupita Marcano on covid-IL, Pirates promote Liover Peguero
With Pittsburgh Pirates fans awaiting the arrival of top prospect Oneil Cruz, another shortstop prospect was the subject of a surprise roster move before Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. No one was more surprised than Liover Peguero. “I still can’t believe this,” Peguero said Friday night after...
Pirates farm report for June 17, 2022: Aaron Shackelford homers twice for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-31) held off Gwinnett (Braves), giving up two runs in the ninth but winning 5-4. DH Bligh Madris (.309) went 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs. CF Jared Oliva (.226) was 2 for 4 with three runs scored. C Carter Bins (.200) went 2 for...
Angels’ Anthony Rendon to have wrist surgery, miss rest of seasonVideo
SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo surgery for a right wrist injury and miss the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Rendon aggravated a previous injury to the wrist during Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and has not played since. Rendon...
