Sports category, Page 548
Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship set to begin
The last two winners of the annual Tri-State Section PGA Open Championship have been amateurs: Rick Stimmel in 2023 and Bret Young in 2022. Will that trend continue at Southpointe Golf Club? Only eight amateurs have won the Open since it began in 1963. The others were Sean Knapp in...
Injured Kristaps Porzingis on track for return as Celtics prepare for NBA Finals against MavericksVideo
BOSTON — Whether injured Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will be ready in time for the start of the NBA Finals this week is still to be determined. But signs are pointing to him being able to return to the court sooner rather than later during Boston’s matchup with the Dallas...
The Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final after losing in the title round last yearVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — The 2023 Stanley Cup Final had just ended, the Vegas Golden Knights were celebrating their championship and a heartbroken bunch of Florida Panthers were taking off their skates for the final time that season. In that moment, standing in the locker room, Aaron Ekblad made a vow....
Rowdy Tellez snaps out of slump but Pirates strand 13 as Blue Jays clinch series win
Rowdy Tellez finally had the breakout game the Pittsburgh Pirates have been waiting for from the first baseman, with season highs of three hits and four RBIs against the team that drafted him. But it was another burly slugger who did the most damage against his former team, as designated...
Isaiahh Loudermilk feels the urgency that it’s time to make an impact on Steelers’ D-line
It doesn’t seem very long ago that Isaiahh Loudermilk was considered potentially significant to the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive line. Check the calendar. The roster too. And look at Loudermilk’s bio. Now 26, Loudermilk can hardly believe he is embarking on his fourth year as a pro. “It...
No marathons as Swiatek, Gauff sprint into French Open quarterfinals, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas also win
PARIS — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1,...
No one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution
PARIS — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into way-past-midnight sessions. “I just like to sleep normally,” the No. 1-ranked player explained. Catching the right amount of...
Yuka Saso wins another U.S. Women’s Open, this time for Japan
LANCASTER — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote: the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan to win women’s golf’s biggest event. No matter the...
‘Struggling’ Riverhounds lose at home to Indy Eleven
For about 25 minutes following Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Indy Eleven, Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley stood on the field at Highmark Stadium with his team huddled around him. Lilley said there were some pointed words, in what was very much a one-way conversation, because some of the same problems...
Panthers back in Stanley Cup Final, top Rangers in 6 games
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers, 2-1, on Saturday night. The Panthers — who lost the final to Vegas last...
Pirates farm report for June 1, 2024: Henry Davis hits 7th Triple-A homer in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 24-30) lost 4-2 to Omaha (Royals). C Henry Davis (.286) went 1 for 3 with his seventh homer. CF Matt Gorski (.276) went 2 for 3 with a run scored. LF Jack Suwinski (.250) went 1 for 4 with an RBI and three strikeouts. 1B Jake Lamb (.323)...
Sabalenka, Rybakina reach French Open 4th round
PARIS — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets Saturday. Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, seeded fourth, beat Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-4, 6-2. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka, seeded second, followed her on Court Philippe Chatrier and won...
Coach Emma Hayes makes successful debut with U.S. women’s national team in 4-0 win over South KoreaVideo
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The new coach had one overriding instruction for her new players: Pay attention to the little things. It’s a message taken to heart. Emma Hayes made a successful debut with the U.S. women’s national team, watching Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson score twice each in a...
Robert MacIntyre eagles 17th, takes 4-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian OpenVideo
HAMILTON, Ontario — Robert MacIntyre made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th to cap a late surge Saturday and take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open. Tied for the second-round lead with Ryan Fox, MacIntyre shot a 4-under-par 66 to get to...
Pirates to start Quinn Priester in Sunday’s rubber match vs. Toronto
After absorbing another blow to their starting rotation, with Martin Perez placed on the 15-day injured list because of a left groin muscle strain May 28, the Pittsburgh Pirates will turn to 23-year-old Quinn Priester to fill the void. At least for the immediate future. Priester was added to the...
IUP falls to Point Loma in 1st round of Division II College World Series
The No. 5-seeded IUP baseball team suffered a 2-1 defeat to No. 4 Point Loma (Calif.) in the first round of NCAA Division II College World Series on Saturday in Cary, N.C. First baseman Brady Yard knocked in the lone run for IUP in the top of the eighth inning....
Penguins relinquish rights to defensive prospects Nolan Collins, Thimo Nickl
The Pittsburgh Penguins officially relinquished the NHL rights to defensive prospects Nolan Collins and Thimo Nickl on Saturday as a result of not signing them before a league deadline of 5 p.m. Saturday. A team spokesperson confirmed neither player was signed to an entry-level contract. Both were part of a...
Minjee Lee with 66 forges a 3-way tie in the US Women’s OpenVideo
LANCASTER — One shot put two-time major champion Minjee Lee right in the mix Saturday in the U.S. Women’s Open, and she surged her way to a 4-under-par 66 that gave her a share of the lead with Stanford alum Andrea Lee and Wichanee Meechai. Andrea Lee overcame a few...
Champions League final: Real Madrid seals 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia DortmundVideo
LONDON — In an explosion of gold and silver confetti, Real Madrid held aloft the Champions League trophy for a record-extending 15th time Saturday. The most familiar sight in the history of European club soccer’s greatest competition felt as fresh as ever after a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in...
As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans ‘I’m so sorry for ever leaving’Video
NEW YORK — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart: I’m so sorry for ever leaving you guys,” Strawberry said,...
Mitch Keller gets 5th straight win as Pirates rout Blue Jays
With every outing, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Mitch Keller looks more and more removed from a rough April, during which his ERA ballooned to 4.98. Keller’s fortunes improved mightily in May, when he won all four of his decisions and posted an ERA of 1.30. Saturday in Toronto, Keller took the...
Kyrie Irving said Mavericks were just getting started — He was right
Kyrie Irving was not making a threat, nor was he boasting, nor was he saying anything that would be considered outlandish. It was the final week of the regular season. He and the Dallas Mavericks had just clinched a division title, and Irving was asked to talk about what it...
Oilers 1 victory away from Stanley Cup chance
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins never has been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011. It’s been even longer for the franchise that has won the Cup five times. Edmonton was right in the middle of a span...
Steelers have quantity at wide receiver, search for quality continues in spring workouts
For fans, the thought of the Pittsburgh Steelers entering the season without an adequate replacement for No. 2 wide receiver Diontae Johnson might be more terrifying than a Stephen King novel. Consider that, aside from starter George Pickens, none of the eight other non-rookie receivers attending organized team activities has...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Dream of Steelers getting Brandon Aiyuk is silly
As Pittsburgh Steelers fans try to hope their team into being better than the current roster dictates, one piece of wishful thinking just won’t go away: that the Steelers trade for wideout Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk has the option year remaining on his rookie contract and...
