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Corey Conners keeps it as stress-free as possible for PGA Championship leadVideo
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Amid the wind and the havoc at Kiawah Island, there was a semblance of simplicity to the way Corey Conners navigated his way around the Ocean Course for a 5-under-par 67 and a two-shot lead Thursday in the PGA Championship. He birdied all the par 5s....
Duquesne transfers total 8 players after freshman forward Andre Harris enters portal
Duquesne lost its eighth player to the NCAA transfer portal Thursday when freshman forward Andre Harris added his name to the list. Harris played in 17 of Duquesne’s 18 games, averaging 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 11.1 minutes per game. At 6-foot-7, 225 pounds, he gave the Dukes a presence...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin returns for Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup for Game 3 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders on Thursday at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Malkin had missed the first two games of the series with a presumed right knee injury. That ailment also...
Westmoreland County CC looks to stay hot at regional tournament
Westmoreland County Community College baseball coach Mike Draghi said he knew his team was better than its record. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many National Junior College Athletic Conference Division III teams in Region XX opted not to play this spring. That left WCCC scrambling to find opponents; the result...
Seton Hill, Bloomsburg to meet for PSAC baseball title
PSAC baseball championship series (best of 3) Bloomsburg (21-15) vs. Seton Hill (34-4) When: Friday, Saturday (Game 1, noon Friday, Game 2 to follow; Game 3 Saturday if needed) Where: Seton Hill Baseball Complex, Greensburg Coaches: Mike Collins, Bloomsburg; Marc Marizzaldi, Seton Hill What’s next: The winner advances to the...
Photo shoot nearly causes crash during Indy 500 practice
INDIANAPOLIS — A photo opportunity for Rahal Letterman Lanigan caused the first hiccup in preparations for the Indianapolis 500 when Colton Herta and Scott McLaughlin nearly crashed Thursday trying to avoid the on-track stunt. The track opened as scheduled for practice and defending race winner Takuma Sato slowed alongside Indy...
Jury finds Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Vazquez guilty of sexual assault of a teen girl
A Westmoreland County jury late Thursday found former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez guilty of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. The jury found Vazquez guilty on 15 counts, including the most serious charges of statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact or communication with a minor, indecent assault and corruption of...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin a ‘game-time decision’ for Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was a full participant in Thursday’s morning skate at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in advance of Game 3 in his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders. Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Malkin as a “game-time decision” during a video conference with media...
Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri suspended for hit vs. Blues pending hearingVideo
Nazem Kadri’s head shot on Justin Faulk could send shockwaves through the playoffs for the Colorado Avalanche and the rest of the Stanley Cup contenders. Kadri was suspended indefinitely Thursday pending a video hearing with the league’s department of player safety for his illegal check to the head of St....
Reunited: Tim Tebow signs with Jags, rejoins Urban Meyer as tight end
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer are together again, this time in the NFL and with Tebow playing a new position. The former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday and will attempt to revive his pro career...
First Call: Injury preventing Antonio Brown from finalizing Tampa contract; trio of dominance from ex-Pirates pitchers
Thursday’s “First Call” features a snag in Antonio Brown’s contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We celebrate a happy anniversary with Evgeni Malkin. You can already bet on who may be next year’s Trevor Lawrence in the NFL Draft. And a trio of former Pirates dusted their competition. A.B.’s knee...
U mad, bro?: Fans take swings at JuJu Smith-Schuster, Devin Bush, Barry Trotz, Penguins goalies and … this column
Steelers. Penguins. Players. Coaches. Sportswriters. None of us are spared from angry readers in the latest blood-thirsty edition of “U mad, bro?” Wait. Did someone even take a shot at … David Byrne? Wow! We are “burning down the house” this week. Kevin starts by taking a swat at Islanders...
Tim Benz: Evgeni Malkin’s health, Islanders goaltending just scratch the surface for Game 3 topics
Many thoughts are sticking with me from Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins East Division playoff series against the New York Islanders. I’m wondering how much of that result will carry over to Game 3 on Thursday night after the Penguins evened the series at a game apiece with a...
By working to shorten swing, Gregory Polanco becoming more productive for Pirates
Gregory Polanco picks up on tendencies, so when St. Louis Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty got him to ground into a forceout, the Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder knew what pitch to expect his next time up. So Polanco was expecting Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina to call for a fastball from Flaherty....
LeBron’s last-minute 3-pointer lifts Lakers over Warriors in play-in game
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James persevered through an injured ankle, a big first-half deficit and being poked in the eye late in the fourth quarter to add another highlight to his impressive resume. James made a long, go-ahead 3-pointer with 58.2 seconds remaining, rallying the Los Angeles Lakers to a...
Craig Smith scores in 2nd OT as Bruins take 2-1 series lead on Capitals
BOSTON — Craig Smith has a mantra that he pulled out after scoring the winning goal against Washington on Wednesday night: “I love winning, but I hate waiting.” The Bruins forward took care of the first part after he’d had plenty of the second, scoring 25:48 into overtime to give...
Yankees’ Corey Kluber throws 2nd MLB no-hitter in as many days
ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber stopped for a moment before his first pitch of the ninth inning. “I had to take a breath after the warmups and calm myself down a little bit,” said the pitcher nicknamed Klubot for his robot-like demeanor. Kluber then finished the sixth no-hitter in the...
Pirates farm report for May 19, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 8-4) had its game with St. Paul (Twins) suspended in the eighth inning with the score tied 2-2. It will resume at 7:05 p.m. Thursday. Next: Thursday at St. Paul (Twins), 8:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 8-5) was blanked 2-0 by Harrisburg (Nationals). Travis MacGregor started and pitched five...
This date in sports history: May 20Video
1900 — The second modern Olympic games open in Paris. 1919 — Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at the plate as he hits his first career grand slam to beat the St. Louis Browns, 6-4. 1941 — Ten days after his...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Thrift transferring to Youngstown State
Jayvon Thrift said transferring will bring his college football career, one that still is getting off the ground, “full circle.” That is because the school where he is headed to is the place where he initially planned to play. Thrift, a Norwin graduate, is leaving West Virginia to join the...
Starter Trevor Cahill injured in 2nd inning as Cardinals thump Pirates for 2-game sweep
Derek Shelton doesn’t have a crystal ball, so the Pittsburgh Pirates manager couldn’t have predicted the bases-loaded predicaments his starting pitcher would face in the second inning at St. Louis. The Cardinals intentionally walked a batter to get to Trevor Cahill, only for Jack Flaherty to strike him out to...
If WVU can play Penn State, Duquesne, Pitt on consecutive football Saturdays, why not Pitt vs. Duquesne?
A random tweet about West Virginia opening the 2023 football season with consecutive games against Penn State, Duquesne and Pitt raised this question Wednesday afternoon (also on Twitter): Why not Pitt vs. Duquesne in football? Major pats on the back to West Virginia for scheduling the first three games of...
Pirates’ Ildemaro Vargas hopes to take advantage of his versatility
The first conversation Ildemaro Vargas had with manager Derek Shelton upon joining the Pittsburgh Pirates was about which position he is most confident and comfortable playing. The Pirates value versatility above all and claimed Vargas off waivers from the Chicago Cubs because he is a switch hitter who can play...
PGA known for being fair, Kiawah known for being a bruteVideo
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Whether it’s a reputation or an identity that had been sorely lacking, the PGA Championship has become known for having the toughest field that faces the fairest test. Being fair doesn’t mean it can’t be a brute, the overriding topic of conversation about the Ocean Course...
NHL clears Blues, Golden Knights after virus testing errorsVideo
DENVER — Game on for the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche after a coronavirus testing scare. The NHL said it had investigated multiple positive covid-19 test results from the Blues and Vegas Golden Knights from the same laboratory. The league said the results had “peculiarities and similarities” and found...
