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Pirates suffer 9th consecutive loss, 3rd straight series sweep in lopsided loss to Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates ended one streak but are stuck in another. After 25 scoreless innings, the Pirates finally scored a run to take an early lead against the Chicago Cubs. It wasn’t enough, as Nico Hoerner hit a two-run triple and a solo homer to lead the Cubs to an...
5 Pittsburgh Maulers earn All-USFL honors ahead of semifinal game
The Pittsburgh Maulers continue to turn heads during the 2023 USFL season. They gained a spot in the postseason by earning their fourth win Saturday, beating the New Jersey Generals, 26-6, in the regular-season finale. Once the final weekend’s games were completed, the Maulers (4-6) were awarded the top seed...
Pirates assessing injuries for availability of Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a wait-and-see approach with outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds as they deal with injuries that kept them out of the starting lineup for two games against the Chicago Cubs. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said the team was assessing McCutchen’s right elbow...
MLB views the UK as a gateway to European growth, with eyes on Paris and Germany
LONDON — London seems like a no-brainer for a European road trip. Paris is all but assured next. Why not throw in Germany and the Netherlands? Major League Baseball has big plans for Europe, starting with an English reintroduction to the sport this weekend when the St. Louis Cardinals and...
With Victor Wembanyama a player like few others, there’s no debate at the top of this NBA draft
NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama walked into his first NBA news conference Wednesday morning, took his seat and looked out at a maze of cameras and microphones that have been awaiting him for years. And then he smiled. “What’s up, everyone?” the French teen said. Seeming poised and completely ready...
Why Penn State freshman LBs Tony Rojas, Ta’Mere Robinson are poised to contribute early
Penn State entered last season with a question mark in the heart of its defense. Not many people knew what the Nittany Lions would have at linebacker after a few key departures to the NFL — at least, not until a true freshman emerged in a big way. Abdul Carter...
Mark Madden: The NHL is broken. Here’s how to fix it
UFC impresario Dana White offered a candid assessment of the NHL: “They are all old, dumb (expletive) people that have no idea what’s going on. They have no idea where this younger generation is, how you reach them.” (There’s a Van Halen lyric in there somewhere.) White pointed out that...
In the midst of big season, Knoch grad Tyler Dietz ready for Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville
Tyler Dietz’s late model racing career started with a chance conversation. Already a well-established ace in the pro stock class, Dietz was approached by Dan Huston about a late model he had in his garage at Lernerville Speedway’s season finale weekend, the Steel City Stampede, in 2019. “Dan told me...
Former Steelers Super Bowl champion linebacker Clark Haggans dies at age 46
Clark Haggans, a starting outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl XL championship team in 2006, died Monday in Fort Collins, Colo., at age 46. According to the Larimer County coroner’s office, an autopsy was performed Wednesday. Officials said cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, but...
Penguins A to Z: What is Jan Rutta’s place moving forward?Video
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
First Call: Joe Haden lists former teammate as toughest to cover; Steelers triplets near back of NFL rankings
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” former Steelers cornerback Joe Haden gives us the five toughest guys to cover during his career. Another offseason NFL list is less than kind to the Steelers. The Pirates drop another game in the National League Central standings behind the scalding Cincinnati Reds. And we’ve got...
Injuries to Bryan Reynolds, Andrew McCutchen add to Pirates’ misery
Plenty of negative numbers have surfaced during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ eight-game losing streak. • While falling from first place in the National League Central on Friday to fourth in only four days, the Pirates have scored two runs in the past 38 innings. That’s an average of one run every...
Steelers 2-a-days: Former Penn State track star Dan Chisena, veteran OT Le’Raven Clark
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Former Pirate Jameson Taillon relates to Henry Davis’ pressures and responsibilities of being a high first-round draft pick
One of Jameson Taillon’s many admirable traits during his time as a Pittsburgh Pirate is that he never publicly used his checkered history of injuries as an excuse for anything that didn’t work out. Not after the first Tommy John surgery. Or the sports hernia. Or the testicular cancer. Or...
‘Special’ Hill District corner named after Pitt basketball great Sam Clancy
Sam Clancy estimates that Tim Grgurich had dinner at his home near the corner of Bedford Avenue and Roberts Street in the Hill District “60 or 70 times.” Luckily for the former Pitt basketball coach and tireless recruiter of the mid 1970s, the university’s compliance department looked the other way....
Sky’s the limit for Pitt-Greensburg outfielder after brilliant freshman season
You can call him Jim Bob or even by his real name, if you like. But please, don’t refer to James Domer as Jim or Jimmy or any other variation. It’s not that Pitt-Greensburg’s sensational freshman outfielder wouldn’t answer to those names, but virtually no one uses them to refer...
Pirates farm report for June 20, 2023: Termarr Johnson homers twice in Bradenton win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 29-39) lost 3-1 to Columbus (Guardians). Indy pitchers gave up only three hits but walked seven. RHP Jared Jones (4.76) made his first Triple-A start and allowed three runs on three hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out six. RHP Colin Selby (3.63), RHP Hunter...
Dolphins star Tyreek Hill under investigation for assault and battery
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is under investigation by Miami-Dade police for assault and battery after he allegedly hit a man on Sunday. The incident was first reported by WPLG-TV in Miami after the station received a tip Sunday night. Miami-Dade police spokesman Angel Rodriguez confirmed...
Pirates extend scoreless streak to 24 innings in shutout loss to Cubs for 8th consecutive defeat
The Pittsburgh Pirates have endured a season of ebbs and flows, following an amazing April with a miserable May and a June that has resembled the best and worst of both months. Now, they have sunk to a new low. The Pirates stretched their scoreless streak to 24 innings in...
Wild shot highlights Day of 120th West Penn Open
Zander Gibson probably won’t win the 120th West Penn Open, which concludes Wednesday. But the amateur from Concord, Ohio, had the shot of the tournament — and maybe his life — that helped him make the cut for the final round. Gibson was sitting at 8-over-par heading to the final...
Twins Amen and Ausar Thompson set to be taken in top-10 of NBA DraftVideo
For all the things the Thompson Twins share — middle name, appetite for burgers, dynamic basketball skill sets — matching suits on draft night won’t be one of them. Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they prepare to go in their own...
Pirates president Travis Williams wants to seize opportunity to build sustainable winning team
When Travis Williams finished giving a tour of the new Pirates Clubhouse Store on Federal Street that is the latest attraction designed to enhance the fan experience at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates team president addressed the most important element. After winning 20 of their first 29 games start to...
Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandalVideo
PARIS — French police searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to prosecutors, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The Paris organizing committee said in a statement that a search was carried...
Steelers sign LB Nick Kwiatkoski of WVU, Bethel Park; release WR Anthony Miller
It took a lengthy detour, but Nick Kwiatkoski is poised to pull off a local football trifecta. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of Kwiatkoski on Tuesday, five days after he completed a three-day tryout during minicamp. An eight-year veteran inside linebacker who previously played for the Chicago Bears, Las...
Lionel Messi expected to make Inter Miami debut July 21Video
MIAMI — Lionel Messi is expected to make his Major League Soccer debut with Inter Miami at a July 21 home game, the team confirmed Tuesday. Owner Jorge Mas told selected outlets Monday that his club and Messi have agreed to terms and are finalizing paperwork and a visa. The...
