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Columbus Blue Jackets hire Dean Evason as coach
The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Dean Evason as coach Monday, filling the NHL’s final vacancy two months before training camps open. Evason, 59, will be Columbus’ third coach in as many seasons not counting Mike Babcock being hired and resigning on the eve of training camp last September. The team...
5 players on hot seat as Steelers get ready to open training camp at Saint Vincent
When compiling a list of those individuals earning a spot on the proverbial hot seat entering the 2024 season, it’s always easy to start at the top. And with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it would be logical to place coach Mike Tomlin squarely in the crosshairs. Tomlin, after all, owns a...
ACC commissioner promises to fight ‘for as long as it takes’ amid legal battles with Clemson, FSU
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league will fight “as long as it takes” in legal cases against Florida State and Clemson as those member schools challenge the league’s ability to charge hundreds of millions of dollars to leave the conference. Speaking Monday to start...
Steelers A to Z: Rookie Roman Wilson could fill void on offense at No. 2 wide receiver spot
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...
QB Jordan Love won’t be practicing with Packers with contract situation unsettled
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love won’t be practicing with the Green Bay Packers as long as the quarterback’s negotiations on a contract extension remain unresolved, general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday. Gutekunst said Love reported to camp last week but wouldn’t be working out until a deal is reached....
RB Ky’Ron Craggette wants to be Seton Hill football’s ‘No. 1’ option after breakthrough seasonVideo
When Dan Day took over as football coach at Seton Hill in 2019, he inherited a program that had mostly struggled since its inception in 2005. The former Griffins offensive lineman wanted to do everything possible to create a winning culture. One of the ideas Day and his staff hatched...
Apollo-Ridge grad Nick Curci chooses to leave football, focus on track and field at Duquesne
For a time, football defined Nick Curci’s rule. Not much — if anything — exemplified it more than a tenacious approach to his senior year when he spearheaded a furious late-season rally that carried injury-stricken Apollo-Ridge to an improbable WPIAL playoff berth. He finished the year with 1,571 yards rushing...
16-year-old Jacob Begenwald ready to race High Limit’s best at Lernerville’s Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
Jacob Begenwald will have the shortest commute to Lernerville Speedway of any sprint car driver entering the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup on Tuesday. He lives in Buffalo Estates, which is located across from the track in Buffalo Township, and now that he successfully passed his driver’s license test Thursday...
Xander Schauffele moves into elite category with 2 majors in 2 months
TROON, Scotland — The only company Xander Schauffele kept at the start of the season was his name mentioned among the best players who had yet to win a major. He had a key miss at Carnoustie that cost him a chance at the 2018 British Open. He was a...
Mark Madden: Why be careful with prospects? Time is now for Pirates to maximize Paul Skenes’ window
Yet another column on why the Pittsburgh Pirates have to get a legit bat before MLB’s July 30 trade deadline: The Pirates aren’t far from a playoff berth. The standings show that, as did the Pirates with their performance in the just-completed home series against Philadelphia, baseball’s best team. Winning...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Julie Bolden named UPG’s women’s basketball coach
Pitt-Greensburg has a new women’s basketball coach. Julie Bolden will take over the Bobcats after two seasons as an assistant and recruiting director at Division I Dayton. She also worked as a video coordinator at Hofstra for one year. An Ohio native, Bolden replaces Darien Lantz, who coached for two...
Penguins prospect Isaac Belliveau benefited from an elevated role with the NailersVideo
The Wheeling Nailers looked different at the start of the 2023-24 season. There were five players with NHL contracts on the roster when the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ECHL affiliate opened play Oct. 21. And, in total, seven players with NHL deals played for the Nailers last season. Under new president of...
LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the...
First Call: Overlooked Steelers angle before training camp; love for Paul Skenes, not much for NHL
After a week off at “Breakfast With Benz,” there is plenty of catching up to do. We have a lot to preview as NFL training camps begin and the Pittsburgh Pirates get back into divisional play this week. For our initial “First Call” back from break, let’s get recalibrated by...
Madden Monday: Is Paul Skenes’ debut already more impressive than Sid’s? Big Ben’s? Mario’s?
Despite all the hype surrounding his All-Star Game start, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes delivered by getting through the first inning without allowing a hit. Paul Skenes retires Aaron Judge and it's a scoreless first inning ???? pic.twitter.com/X4o89E5f6f— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2024 “I thought he handled...
Locked in: Now healthy, Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz off to a strong start to 2nd halfVideo
On Oneil Cruz’s first swing of the second half, he smoked Aaron Nola’s changeup off the base of the center-field wall at an exit velocity of 120.5 mph for an RBI double that saw him slide effortlessly into second base. That was a sign Cruz could be a catalyst for...
Steelers A to Z: ILB Payton Wilson comes with a lengthy résumé belying status as 3rd-round pick
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...
Tim Benz: For Pirates GM Ben Cherington, it’s not about new math — it’s about ditching old philosophies
On Sunday, Ben Cherington wanted to take us all to math class. During Cherington’s weekly radio show on 93.7 The Fan, play-by-play man Joe Block asked the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager if the team’s recent hot stretch of eight wins in nine tries altered the front office’s approach in advance...
Bushy Run, Trafford get tournament wins; Murrysville, Hempfield East stay alive
Bushy Run and Trafford Juniors picked up huge wins Sunday in two American Legion tournaments. Bushy Run knocked off Philipsburg, 9-1, in the Region 7 tournament at Claysburg, whereas Trafford built a huge early lead and held on to defeat Titusville, 7-6, in the Junior Western Regional at Homer City....
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz has best finish in Korn Ferry Tour
Greensburg native Mark Goetz began the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship tied for the lead. While he didn’t win his first event, he did have his best finish. Goetz began the day at 19-under-par and finished at 21-under tied for third. It was the...
Pirates farm report for July 21, 2024: Ji Hwan Bae smacks 3 hits, homer in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-52) were walked-off by Omaha (Royals), 3-2. 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.360) was 3 for 3 with two walks and a solo homer on the game’s first pitch. SS Alika Williams (.271) was 1 for 5 with an RBI. LF Gilberto Celestino (.271) was 2 for 4 with...
2024 Steelers training camp positional breakdown: Defense
Here’s a look at the Steelers’ roster on the defensive side of the ball entering training camp. TribLive broke down the offense yesterday. Players report to Saint Vincent on Wednesday. DEFENSE Defensive linemen 97 CAMERON HEYWARD · 6-5 · 295 The biggest off-field drama of camp surrounds if Heyward will...
Kenny Clark, Packers agree on $64 million, 3-year extension
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and the Green Bay Packers agreed on a $64 million, three-year contract extension, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Sunday. The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been signed, said...
Kyle Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson made a late charge through the field, managed to get his car refired after a red flag and won the final two restart battles Sunday before coasting to his first Brickyard 400 victory under caution. Larson took the lead when Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel...
Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hits for cycle against Mariners
SEATTLE — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in Houston history to accomplish the feat. Alvarez singled in the first inning, hit his 20th homer of the season off Mariners starter Bryan Woo in the fourth, added...
