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This date in sports history: June 13Video
1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, eight, when he sends Prince Eugene to victory. 1935 — Jim Braddock scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Max Baer...
Pirates farm report for June 12, 2021: Oneil Cruz homers again as Altoona splits DH
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-17) rolled to an 8-1 win over Nashville (Brewers). SS Cole Tucker (.239) was 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. RF Troy Stokes Jr. (.208) was 1 for 4 with a walk and two RBIs. 3B Hunter Owen (.171) also knocked in two runs....
Riverhounds work Miami FC to draw at Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley was much more pleased with the energy and overall fight his team showed Saturday compared to the first two home games it had this season. The positive that came from the inspired effort was its first home goal of the season. That first home victory,...
Freeport grad Brestensky gets his shot at pro baseball
Growing up, J.J. Brestensky was no different than many other young baseball players in that he had aspirations of one day playing professionally. The Freeport graduate is getting that chance for the first time this summer as a member of the Trinidad Triggers in the Pecos League, one of the...
Pirates blow four-run lead, as Brewers take advantage of Chad Kuhl’s control issues
On the day the Pittsburgh Pirates sent a starting pitcher to the minors to work on his command, Chad Kuhl had control issues of his own. For this, he blamed the baseballs. Kuhl walked four batters and hit another to allow the Milwaukee Brewers to rally from a four-run deficit...
NASCAR All-Star race will be Texas-sized sendoff for Gossage
FORT WORTH, Texas — An All-Star race in the Lone Star State, with at least five restarts over 100 laps, a few inversion gimmicks and $1 million for the winning driver. NASCAR is providing quite a night to mark the 25th season of racing at Texas Motor Speedway and sendoff...
Inspired by Novotna, Krejcikova wins 1st Slam title in ParisVideo
PARIS — Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikova went from unseeded player to Grand Slam champion at a French Open full of surprises. Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, in the final Satuday at Roland Garros to win the title in just her fifth...
Johnson struggling at Detroit, trying to stay out of the way in maiden voyage with IndyCarVideo
DETROIT — Jimmie Johnson is struggling to get around the Raceway at Belle Isle Park and, at times, has been more than 5 seconds off the pace of the leader. It’s the most challenging track the seven-time NASCAR champion has raced, but Johnson is certain he’s not the driver Will...
Instead of replacing Devin Bush, Robert Spillane ready to join him in middle of Steelers defense
The tackle that introduced Robert Spillane to Steeler Nation provided a memory that he has carried well beyond the 2020 season. It was his head-to-head Week 7 hit that dropped eventual 2,000-yard rusher Derrick Henry short of the end zone that showed Spillane had the toughness and skill set required...
Pitt football gets 5th commitment for Class of 2022
In the midst of a burst of on-campus recruiting visits after the NCAA lifted the covid-19 ban on face-to-face contact June 1, Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi secured a fifth verbal commitment from the Class of 2022 on Saturday. Jordaan Bailey, a running back from Tampa, Fla., pledged to the...
Texas trucks: NASCAR leader Nemechek wins 2nd race in row
FORT WORTH, Texas — John Hunter Nemechek won his second consecutive NASCAR truck race, leading the final 22 laps and finishing more than 3.3 seconds ahead of reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott on a steamy Saturday in Texas. Nemechek, already the series points leader, got his fourth victory this season...
Pirates option struggling pitcher Mitch Keller to Triple-A
When Mitch Keller struggled with everything from fastball command to visible frustration on the mound, the Pittsburgh Pirates reached a point where they decided he needed a break from facing major league hitters. Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced Saturday that Keller was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, a stunning demotion for...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Marc-Andre Fleury’s story keeps getting better … just not in Pittsburgh
Marc-Andre Fleury got Vegas past Colorado in the NHL playoffs’ second round. The Golden Knights face Montreal next. Fleury goes home. He very likely will eliminate the Canadiens. The story gets better and better. Just not in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltending has gotten worse since the day Fleury went...
Hampton grad Jason Goodman returning to Slippery Rock, eyes more PSAC gold
Hampton graduate Jason Goodman, the 2021 PSAC decathlon champion, already competes in the most physically demanding endeavor in track and field. Next year he will be even busier. Goodman, who earned his undergraduate degree last month, will return for his final year of eligibility at Slippery Rock while pursuing his...
Hampton grad Calen Cummins leads Westminster golf to best finish at NCAA finals
Calen Cummins brought modest expectations to Westminster when he arrived at the middling NCAA Division III golf program. The 2019 Hampton graduate had shot “in the 100s” as a ninth-grader and never advanced past WPIAL sectionals during his four years as a Talbot. Westminster was without a conference title since...
Islanders-Lightning, Knights-Canadiens in uncertain final 4
If the teams left in the NHL playoffs are sick and tired of facing the same opponents over and over, they are in luck in the semifinals. After exclusively divisional play this season and through the first two rounds, the hockey playoffs are down to a final four of teams...
Penguins A to Z: Kasper Bjorkqvist still has plenty to proveVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 49 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Kasper Bjorkqvist Position: Right winger Shoots: Left Age: 22 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 198...
This date in sports history: June 12Video
1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2 minutes, 14 1/5 seconds. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance. 1930 — Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a fourth-round foul...
Pirates farm report for June 11, 2021: Oneil Cruz hits 7th homer in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-17) was held to three hits and was blown out, 14-1, by Nashville (Brewers). LF Anthony Alford went 1 for 3 to up his average to .260. 3B Hunter Owen singled and scored a run. RHP Cody Ponce started and was touched up for five runs, all earned,...
Trio of bases-loaded walks does in Pirates in road loss to Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chase De Jong termed his four walks in five innings Friday as “definitely more than you’d ever want.” Imagine what he thought when Clay Holmes matched that — in only a third of an inning. The normally reliable Pirates bullpen imploded during a six-walk seventh inning in...
Cole Caufield, college stars add ‘young energy’ to NHL playoffsVideo
When the Montreal Canadiens were one goal away from being eliminated in the first round, and then again when they were one goal away from reaching the Stanley Cup semifinals, Cole Caufield set up the overtime winner each time. Caufield was dominating college hockey just two months earlier and suddenly...
‘New York Saints’ moniker catches on during Islanders runVideo
Seth Tierney got chills hearing Islanders fans at a jam-packed Nassau Coliseum chant, “New York Saints! New York Saints!” By then, Tierney had figured out it wasn’t about the now-defunct indoor lacrosse team by the same name he played three seasons for. The NFL’s New Orleans Saints knew it wasn’t...
Pirates notes: Colin Moran returns to action, expected back in lineup soon
Two days after he had to leave game after being hit by a pitch on his right hand, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran returned to game action Friday. Though Moran was not in the lineup for the night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Pirates manager Derek Shelton called on...
Pirates unmasked in dugout, bullpen after team reaches 85% vaccination threshold
With an outgoing personality leading a team short on proven star players, Derek Shelton, in part, was hired to serve as the public face of the Pittsburgh Pirates. On Friday, more than 18 months after he was named manager, Shelton’s face was finally on display during a game. At last,...
Column: Phelps is gone, but other U.S. swimmers ready to fill voidVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Not long after rolling into town, Michael Phelps would dutifully pop into the interview room to muse on his outlandish accomplishments in the pool. There was always an extra bit of excitement in the arena when he arrived, even if he rarely revealed anything of great importance....
