Sports category, Page 565
17 champions looking to defend titles at WPIAL track and field championships
It’s the day track and field athletics have had circled all season. The WPIAL track and field championships begins 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock. Athletes will try to become the best in the district and earn a spot in the PIAA championships, which are May 24 and 25 at...
Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb to take over as Green Bay coach
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Longtime basketball radio analyst Doug Gottlieb will make his college head coaching debut next season at Green Bay. Green Bay announced Tuesday that Gottlieb will take over for Sundance Wicks, who left the Phoenix after one year to take over Wyoming’s program. Green Bay went 18-14...
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, working women in commencement speech
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during the covid-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend. The three-time Super Bowl champion delivered the roughly 20-minute address Saturday at the Catholic private liberal...
Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to 6-month suspension
DENVER — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin already has been removed at the Colorado Avalanche’s practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good. For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination from the playoffs with Nichushkin, one...
Scheffler never happier with his life, wife and son. Now he’s ready to grab another major at PGAVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler has never spent much time reflecting on anything he has done, especially with something grand — another major championship — on the immediate horizon. But for that moment in Dallas last week, when wife Meredith came home with their first baby, it was hard not...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton says slumping Rowdy Tellez will continue to get opportunities
Veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez, who is hitting .178 with a .486 OPS, was not in the starting lineup Tuesday night in Milwaukee, but Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said he wants to continue to give him an opportunity to end his season-long slump. “We need a full lineup to...
Final Preakness at Pimlico before rebuilding stirs nostalgia mixed with relief for needed fixesVideo
BALTIMORE — Preakness days in recent years have featured water and plumbing miscues. A large section of the grandstand at Pimlico Race Course has been rendered unusable because it’s condemned, and much of the rest of the storied but decaying track is a relic to the sport of kings’ heyday...
Wheeling Nailers captain Justin Addamo scores twice for FranceVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Tournament: After being added to France’s roster on Monday, Wheeling Nailers forward Justin Addamo scored two goals in a 4-2 win against Poland in a preliminary round...
5 things to watch for with Steelers schedule set to be released
Following in the footsteps of the Super Bowl, combine and first day of the draft, the annual schedule release has become a tent-pole event for the NFL. What once took place in April during the run-up to the draft, the schedule release keeps getting pushed back deeper into May. After...
Duquesne plans tour for fans to get close look at its Atlantic 10 men’s basketball trophy
Duquesne’s Atlantic 10 men’s basketball championship trophy is going on tour. The athletic department announced Tuesday where the trophy will be on display at various sites throughout the region. The 2023-2024 Dukes and coach Keith Dambrot claimed the trophy in March by winning four games in four days at the...
Kathy McConnell-Miller named head women’s basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon
A new challenge awaits long-time women’s basketball coach and Seton LaSalle graduate Kathy McConnell-Miller after she was named Tuesday head coach at Carnegie Mellon. Her ties to women’s basketball in western Pennsylvania and around the nation go all the way back to high school when she helped Seton LaSalle win...
Michael Block, who achieved cult hero status at the 2023 PGA Championship, eyes a repeat at ValhallaVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four blissful, borderline mystical days at Oak Hill last spring opened up the world for Michael Block. It also forced the PGA club pro-turned-cult hero to close his office door at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, the Southern California course where he long has served as the head...
Indy 500: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’
The countdown is on for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, when a field of 33 cars will cross the famed yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend for what is regarded as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Josef Newgarden is the defending champion after...
Aspiring NFL coaches get an opportunity to hone their craft through Buccaneers coaching academy
TAMPA, Fla. — Ester Alencar plays quarterback for the Brazilian women’s flag football national team and coaches QBs on the men’s squad. Southeastern University defensive coordinator William Henry wrote 383 letters to colleges and NFL teams trying to get his foot in the door. Candice Davis-Price won a gold medal...
Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years ahead of the PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage, according to court records in Palm Beach County, Florida, a stunning development going into the PGA Championship. McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, had a storybook meeting during the Ryder Cup in 2012, began dating two...
Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher’s biggest lesson is the power of perseverance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At first glance, it’s easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf’s second major of the year. He’s a 61-year-old club pro out of Oklahoma named Tracy Phillips. A deeper look at Phillips’ pedigree suggests the only fluke about the 5-foot-4 golf instructor teeing it...
Analysis: David Puig left college for LIV. He’s still playing in the majors and maybe the Olympics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David Puig knew what he was signing up for when the Spaniard left Arizona State to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf, even if it really wasn’t entirely about the money for him. The guarantee that LIV offered Puig was not so much a rich bonus — he played...
Tim Benz: Tough decisions ahead for some Pittsburgh fan favorites
There was plenty of excitement generated by Paul Skenes’ debut Saturday night at PNC Park. Unfortunately, the bullpen folly of that 10-9 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the four losses in five games to close out their recent homestand drummed up some agitation within the fanbase and some grumbling...
Valhalla’s future in question for another PGA. Another dramatic finish wouldn’t hurt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The PGA Championship is returning to Valhalla for the fourth time in the last 28 years, a greater rate than any other golf course over that span. Another memorable finish could go a long way in making sure it stays in the rotation. Two of them ended...
Patrick Mahomes vs. Joe Burrow showdown coming in Week 2 as NFL continues releasing its schedule
NEW YORK — First, Lamar Jackson. Then, Joe Burrow. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs face a daunting test in opening their season after CBS unveiled Kansas City’s Week 2 opponent as being the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday. The league also announced Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets...
Penguins A to Z: After 7 recalls, Jonathan Gruden’s next challenge will be staying in the NHLVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from fourth-line...
Pirates hope Bryan Reynolds’ 5-hit game puts him back on track
Derek Shelton doesn’t pretend to have the details of Bryan Reynolds’ T-Ball and Little League at-bats, but he’s pretty sure they were impressive. “This guy’s a good hitter,” Shelton said Monday night on the SportsNet Pittsburgh postgame show after the first five-hit game of Reynolds’ MLB career led the Pittsburgh...
First Call: Despite hopes from Duquesne fans, Bronny James reportedly staying in NBA Draft; new Courtland Sutton trade talk
Tuesday’s “First Call” suggests a potential target for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL trade pool may not be out of play just yet. It doesn’t appear that LeBron James’ son will be going to Duquesne after all. An ex-Penguin comes up big in the NHL playoffs. And Monday marked...
Mitch Keller’s strong start provides cushion for struggling bullpen in Pirates’ 8-6 victory
Reliability has not been the hallmark of the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, but Mitch Keller looks like the exception. Keller started and pitched through the sixth inning Monday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee, extending to 40 games his MLB-leading streak of lasting at least five innings. That was...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Declan O’Brien transferring to Delaware
Record-breaking wide receiver Declan O’Brien isn’t done catching passes yet. After a brilliant three-year run at Allegheny, the Norwin product is planning to play a fifth season at a higher level. O’Brien, an All-Region 2 First Team player as a senior, is joining Delaware as a preferred walk-on. O’Brien will...
