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Riverhounds set for 2021 home opener, return of fans to Highmark Stadium
Teams often feed off the energy from their fans. It is one of the many things that make home-field advantage so important. For the past three years, the Riverhounds have benefited from large crowds and sold-out games at Highmark Stadium on Pittsburgh’s South Shore. It’s one thing that has made...
Phil being Phil: Mickelson shares lead in PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The image has become familiar over the years. Phil Mickelson holes a birdie putt and drops that left fist in tempered celebration as he makes his run up the leaderboard in a major. This was Friday at the PGA Championship, and he kept right on going...
Duke’s King embraces being role model as Black woman ADVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Nina King knows she faces a big responsibility in taking over as Duke’s athletics director later this year. It’s not just about managing a 27-sport program in a marquee league. King will become only the third Black woman AD in a power conference. Two have come in...
Mural honoring baseball great Josh Gibson unveiled in Homestead
When Sean Gibson sees the mural of his famous great-grandfather — all 27,000 square feet of it — he believes one of baseball’s greatest players is coming to life right there on E. 9th Avenue in Homestead. “It is just like Josh is coming out of the wall,” Sean Gibson...
Pirates recall SS Cole Tucker from Indianapolis, place OF Ka’ai Tom on 10-day IL
Cole Tucker is back in the big leagues and the Pittsburgh Pirates have plans to keep him in the infield — at least for now. The 2014 first-round pick, a natural shortstop who played 32 games in the outfield last season, was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday to replace...
Seton Hill, Bloomsburg split first 2 games of PSAC finals, setting up Saturday showdown
Down a game in the best-of-3 championship series, Bloomsburg rode freshman Michael Standen’s five-hitter to a convincing 9-2 victory over No. 6 Seton Hill on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament at SHU Baseball Complex. Anthony Viggiano hit a grand slam,...
Column: Tim Tebow’s reality show heads back to NFLVideo
Maybe Colin Kaepernick should learn a new position. Tight end, perhaps. From the looks of things, that appears to be a pathway back to the NFL for ex-quarterbacks who haven’t played the game in a long time. In case you missed the week’s most ludicrous sports story, Tim Tebow is...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker comfortable contributing ‘in other ways’
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker got his first goal of the postseason Thursday during the Penguins’ 5-4 road win against the New York Islanders in Game 3 of their first-round series at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Having reached the 20-goal mark five times in his career, Zucker’s...
Penguins have ‘3-headed monster’ at centerVideo
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ two-headed monster hasn’t been slain. Far from it. But it’s been in hibernation through the first three games of their first-round series with the New York Islanders. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — long dubbed as a dual-craniumed leviathan at the center position for...
Maple Leafs captain John Tavares leaves hospital; out indefinitely
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday, one day after leaving the ice on a stretcher following a knee to his head. The team said he will be out indefinitely. Tavares was kept overnight at St. Michael’s Hospital and is now resting at...
IOC VP: Tokyo Olympics go ahead even if state of emergency
TOKYO — The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said Friday the games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising covid-19 cases. John Coates, speaking from Australia in...
Pitt volleyball’s Kayla Lund will train with U.S. National Team for 3rd consecutive year
Pitt’s Kayla Lund, the ACC’s first two-time Volleyball Player of the Year, will train for the third consecutive year with the 2021 USA Volleyball Women’s Collegiate National Team. One of 29 players chosen by the U.S. Women’s National Team staff and National Team Development Program, Lund will work with top...
Sam Howard’s Atlanta homecoming comes at perfect time for Pirates’ lefty reliever
Eevn though Sam Howard grew up an Atlanta Braves fan, he intentionally avoided going to Truist Park until this weekend. Howard even declined invites for social gatherings at The Battery, the stadium’s surrounding entertainment scene. After enduring ups and downs of a baseball career that began at Cartersville High School...
Mark Madden: Penguins overcame Islanders, officiating in Game 3, but can they really keep up this pace?
“Penguins ill-equipped for heavy hockey” — my column’s headline two days ago. So it was written. So it did come to pass. Don’t be blinded by Thursday’s result, as impressive as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ gutsy 5-4 win on Long Island was. That farce of a game displayed much that’s bad...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Islanders 4Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-4 win against the Islanders in Game 3: Sidney Crosby has been limited thus far in this series, at least in terms of producing offense. Through three games, he has one stinking goal. In contrast, Islanders fourth-liner Cal Clutterbuck had two in Game 3 alone. But...
First Call: Early hype for young Steelers; Derek Shelton on run of no-hitters; another Penguins classic moment
Friday’s “First Call” gives us some praise for a pair of young Pittsburgh Steelers skill-position players. Pirates manager Derek Shelton wonders why we are seeing so many no-hitters this year in Major League Baseball. We have another reason why Friday is special in Penguins history. And Bruce Arians said he...
Adam Frazier follows superstitions to find groove, as Pirates 2B leads majors in hits
Adam Frazier always has the same explanation for his hitting groove, one that doesn’t defy logic so much as it shows his superstitious nature. Knock on wood. The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman got plenty of knocks in the 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings on Thursday night,...
Ulf Samuelsson reflects on Penguins’ 1991 Stanley Cup as 30th anniversary approaches
As the 2021 Penguins attempt to fight their way through the first round of this year’s NHL playoffs against the New York Islanders, Tuesday will mark the 30th anniversary of the franchise’s first championship. On May 25, 1991, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Minnesota North Stars...
Tim Benz: It’s not just that the Penguins won Game 3. It’s how they did it.
Not only did the Penguins need to win that game, they needed to win that game that way. They needed to win a game where they had to score a lot to do it. They needed to win a game where the offense carried the day. They needed to win...
Even in sparse ice time in return from injury, Evgeni Malkin makes impact on Penguins’ win
Among the 1,107 NHL regular-season and playoff games Evgeni Malkin has appeared in over his career, in only five did Malkin amass less ice time than he did during Thursday’s postseason contest on Long Island. Malkin didn’t need an abundance of time to make an impact. In his return to...
Pirates farm report for May 20, 2021: Plum’s Kirilloff homers against Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 9-5) fell 3-2 to St. Paul (Twins) in the resumption of a suspended game from Wednesday and won 7-3 in the scheduled game on Thursday. Plum native Alex Kirilloff, down from Minnesota on a rehab assignment as he recovers from a wrist injury, homered in both games for...
Pirates rely on bullpen, 2-run rally in 10th to beat Braves, snap 3-game skid
After blanking the Atlanta Braves over the final four frames in front of the biggest crowd the Pittsburgh Pirates have seen this season, Derek Shelton didn’t hesitate to call his bullpen’s performance “outstanding.” “I would say it’s right near the top,” the Pirates manager said. In a game filled with...
Penguins outlast Islanders in wild Game 3 as Evgeni Malkin returns
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The Penguins wanted a good start to Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. But they wound up with a chaotic conclusion. Most importantly, they got a win. With forward Evgeni Malkin returning to the...
PGA Championship notes: Bryson DeChambeau proud of 1st-round rally
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau may never have been prouder of an even-par round. DeChambeau overcame four straight bogeys on his opening nine to finish at 72, five shots off the lead after the opening round of the PGA Championship on Thursday. “For the most part,...
Phil Mickelson rallies after rough start to PGA ChampionshipVideo
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Don’t count Lefty out of a major, no matter how badly he started the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson, the 50-year-old five-time major champion, looked headed for a missed cut after opening with four bogeys in his first six holes Thursday. But like so many other times...
