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Fox Chapel grad Neena Pietropaolo goes from team manager to key cog for Mercyhurst softball
For sports teams, end-of-the-season banquets are a time to look back at the accolades and accomplishments of the prior months. For Fox Chapel grad Neena Pietropaolo, the 2022 Mercyhurst softball banquet was a time to look ahead. Pietropaolo served as the Lakers’ manager last season, and at the end of...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill among nation’s best in the field
If defense wins championships, it might be a good time for Seton Hill to start shopping ring-fitters. The Griffins baseball team has a dragnet defense that is keeping opposing offenses off the field and smothering rallies. Through 37 games, Seton Hill was ranked sixth in the country in NCAA Division...
NFL Draft Guide: As usual, QBs are coveted in 1st round
The NFL never really stops, so its offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson are...
Jason Zucker wants to remain with the Penguins
By just about any measure, Jason Zucker’s 2022-23 season was a rousing success. In fact, he might have been one of the brightest individual triumphs for the Pittsburgh Penguins this past season. First, he was healthy for the most part. That’s a luxury he hasn’t been able to boast of...
NFL Draft primer: With plenty of vets on board, Steelers could wait to add safety depth
As certain as a broken clock tells the correct time twice a day, the Steelers could count on Terrell Edmunds lining up at strong safety each Sunday over the past five football seasons. The 2018 first-round pick missed just three of a possible 82 regular-season games, and he made 75...
Oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist, Pitt great Herb Douglas dies at 101
Roger Kingdom spoke to Herb Douglas only a week ago. Thinking about their final chat, Kingdom was saddened like so many others when he heard Herbert P. Douglas Jr., the oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist, died Saturday at the age of 101. Pitt Icon Herb Douglas, the oldest living US...
First Call: Antonio Brown avoids arrest on child support charge; former Pitt AD Scott Barnes hospitalized
Monday’s “First Call” recaps an eventful week for former Steelers receiver Antonio Brown. Former Pitt Athletic Director Scott Barnes is recovering from a medical event in California. The Pirates were the beneficiaries of a huge inning from a Red Sox rookie. And an ex-Penguin is still showing some scoring touch...
Tim Benz: ‘Gentlemen’ on the base paths, Pirates race to the NL lead in stolen bases
Among all the other things that have been going right for the Pittsburgh Pirates so far in 2023, they’ve also quietly become one of the best base-stealing teams in baseball. During their 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Pirates stole three bases, giving them 25 on the...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ 1st-round draft choice ‘will be one of these 3 players’
After months of speculation in Pittsburgh, Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 The X isn’t changing his prediction about who the Steelers will take in the first round of Thursday night’s NFL Draft. He’s still convinced the franchise will select Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., son of former Steelers...
1st-place Pirates are hottest team, biggest story in baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates are riding an MLB-best seven-game winning streak, have swept back-to-back series for the first time in almost five years and are off to their best start in three decades. The Pirates (16-7) are the hottest team and the biggest story in baseball, a reversal of fortunes in...
Lilia Vu wins 1st major at Chevron Championship in playoff
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Lilia Vu relied on her grandfather’s steady hand and calm demeanor to keep her grounded during difficult times. He died in 2020, but on Sunday at the Chevron Championship with a chance to win her first major, Vu’s thoughts of her grandfather helped her once again....
Kyle Busch wins under caution at Talladega in double overtime
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch used miscommunication with his Richard Childress Racing crew to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in double overtime and under caution. It was the second win of the season for Busch in his new No. 8 Chevrolet and second career victory at Talladega — 15...
Pirates farm report for April 23, 2023: Henry Davis’ 2 homers help Curve top Bowie
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 8-13) beat Memphis (Cardinals), 6-4. C Grant Koch (.308) hit a two-run homer. DH Miguel Andujar (.286) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and now has 13 RBIs for the season. SS Josh Bissonette (.265), who was 3 for 4, and 3B Ryan Vilade (.321) also each...
Davis Riley, Nick Hardy capture 1st PGA Tour wins at Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La. — Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes — highlighted by Riley’s 33-foot birdie putt from the from the fringe on the par-3 17th — to give both players their first PGA Tour victory Sunday at the Zurich Classic. They began the final...
Franklin Regional grad Auston Kranick making strides in professional soccer
Playing in front of his team’s home fans last year in the U.S. Open Cup, Auston Kranick sought reaffirmation and comfort in his surroundings. Was this really happening? Had his lifelong dream of playing professional soccer actually come true? The Flower City Football Club player took in the scenery and...
Offensive struggles continue for Pittsburgh Maulers in loss to New Jersey GeneralsVideo
The Pittsburgh Maulers continued to have struggles on offense Sunday afternoon, failing to cross the goal line for the second straight week. The Maulers managed just a field goal en route to a 20-3 loss to the New Jersey Generals in their home opener Sunday at Tom Benson Hall of...
Vince Velasquez strikes out 10 as Pirates sweep Reds for 7th straight win, move into 1st place
Vince Velasquez reduced his repertoire to essentially two pitches, and his four-seam fastball and slider were so effective the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander produced his best performance of the season. Velasquez struck out 10 — nine on breaking balls — while tossing a two-hitter over seven scoreless innings in a 2-0...
Despite elite talent, Penguins’ power play lacked consistency, results
Evgeni Malkin didn’t like the question. It was April 1, shortly after the Pittsburgh Penguins fell 4-3 to the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena, for their third one-goal loss in as many tries to the 2022-23 Presidents’ Trophy winners. The Penguins had fallen behind repeatedly in the contest, only...
After 13-year wait in minors, Drew Maggi hopes to make MLB debut with Pirates
Drew Maggi spent a lifetime chasing his dream of playing in the major leagues, but the two-hour drive from Altoona to Pittsburgh gave the 33-year-old infielder time to reflect on the journey by looking at photos from his 12 stops with six organizations over five minor-league levels. “It was a...
NFL Draft primer: With weak ILB group on horizon, Steelers took care of business in free agency
When the Pittsburgh Steelers embarked on making over their inside linebacker room in March, perhaps they knew what awaited — or, more appropriately, didn’t await — in the NFL Draft this month. Elite-level prospects are missing from this year’s group of inside linebacker prospects. In other words, this wouldn’t be...
Pirates place OF Bryan Reynolds on bereavement list, recall INF Drew Maggi
The Pittsburgh Pirates made several roster moves Sunday morning, including one that could involve a major league debut. The Pirates recalled infielder Drew Maggi from Double-A Altoona and placed outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the bereavement list. To make room on the 40-man roster, first baseman/designated hitter Ji-Man Choi (left Achilles...
Southern Cal tight end Malcolm Epps transferring to Pitt
Former USC and Texas tight end Malcolm Epps, who appeared last year on the John Mackey Award watch list, decided to transfer to Pitt, according to a post on his Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Malcolm Epps (@_itsepps) Epps (6-foot-6, 250 pounds) has 37...
Riverhounds suffer road loss in El Paso
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost their second straight road game, surrendering a goal in each half and losting 2-0 to the El Paso Locomotive on Saturday night. The Riverhounds (2-2-3) outshot El Paso (3-3-1) by a 9-7 margin and had a few legitimate scoring chances but fell to 1-2-2 away from...
Pirates farm report for April 22, 2023: Miguel Andujar homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-13) was throttled by Memphis (Cardinals), 7-2. RF Miguel Andujar (.274) went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run, his second. 3B Ryan Vilade (.375) went 2 for 4. 2B Nick Gonzales (.250) went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. RHP Osvaldo Bido (1-1, 2.81) started and...
Quality start streak ends but bullpen shines as Pirates win 6th in a row
One impressive streak came to an end for the Pittsburgh Pirates but not at the expense of the more important one. The string of 11 consecutive quality starts by Pirates pitchers ended when left-hander Rich Hill was pulled after five innings. Instead, they got a quality finish. Yohan Ramirez and...
