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Roger Penske ready for 300,000 guests at full-capacity Indy 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske motioned toward the Turn 4 grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His father took him to those seats in 1951, and a 14-year-old Penske was instantly hooked by the sights and the sounds of “The 500-Mile Sweepstakes,” won that day by Lee Wallard. It was the beginning...
French Open champ Barbora Krejcikova says she has covid-19
PARIS — Barbora Krejcikova, last year’s French Open champion in singles and doubles, said she tested positive for covid-19 and will withdraw from the tournament. She already lost in the first round of singles but said Wednesday in a posting on Instagram she will need to drop out of trying...
Pitt upsets No. 7 Louisville, reaches ACC Tournament semifinals
A year ago, Pitt won its first ACC Tournament game before losing a tough decision in the second day of pool play. They didn’t let a similar opportunity slip away Wednesday at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C. Trailing in the fifth inning for the second day in a row, Pitt...
Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders
Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. Two people familiar with the situation said Kaepernick will work out for the...
Brittney Griner’s wife tells ABC she wants Biden to help bring WNBA star homeVideo
Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months. “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power. She’s a political pawn,”...
Capitals’ Tom Wilson out 6-8 months after knee surgeryVideo
ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after undergoing surgery to reconstruct the torn ACL in his left knee. The team announced Wednesday that Wilson had a successful ACL replacement procedure a day earlier — four weeks after injuring the...
Sportsbook lists Steelers QB Kenny Pickett as favorite for NFL offensive rookie of year
Kenny Pickett isn’t yet taking first-team reps for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But at least one sportsbook believes he will by the time the games matter. Sportsbetting.ag on Wednesday released its odds for various NFL postseason awards for the 2022 season. It rated Pickett as its favorite for Offensive Rookie of...
Jack Suwinski, Josh VanMeter hit 3-run homers as Pirates roll past Rockies
The Pittsburgh Pirates readily acknowledge their need to manufacture runs, with a lineup that lacks the power to rely on home runs. Two swings snapped the Pirates out of an offensive funk. Jack Suwinski hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and Josh VanMeter added another three-run shot in...
Omar Khan ‘ready for this challenge’ after being announced as Steelers general manager
When Omar Khan arrived in Pittsburgh in 2001, he joined an organization that had hired Kevin Colbert a year earlier. After spending more than two decades working under Colbert, Khan officially will be replacing him. The Steelers announced Wednesday that Khan has been promoted to general manager, confirming reports that...
After suffering wrist injury, Pirates prospect Henry Davis learns to manage pain
When Henry Davis made his Double-A debut in Altoona, he felt some pain in his left wrist, the result of getting hit by a pitch while playing in High-A Greensboro. He hit a home run, anyway. “He was swinging through pain,” Pittsburgh Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said...
Mark Madden: Omar Khan’s role, Mitch Trubisky’s future, Diontae Johnson’s bad PR move among Steelers storylines
The Penguins season is over, Steelers OTAs are mostly meaningless and the Pirates lead the MLB in errors. Refreshing sports notes are your last hope. Allez, allez, allez! • The Steelers spent weeks interviewing GM candidates, narrowed down to six finalists, then hired the in-house guy. That’s entertainment. Here’s betting...
Penguins re-sign Wilkes-Barre/Scranton captain Taylor FedunVideo
The Penguins re-signed a veteran right-handed defenseman to a contract extension on Wednesday. Taylor Fedun, who served as captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2021-22 season, was re-signed to a two-year two-way contract through the 2023-24 campaign. The deal will carry a salary cap hit of $762,500. Fedun (6-foot-1,...
Breaking down Seton Hill softball’s competition at NCAA Division II World Series
NCAA Division II World Series Thursday at Denver First round 1 p.m.: No. 1 UT Tyler (45-7) vs. No. 8 Cal State Dominguez Hills (41-21) 3:30 p.m.: No. 4 Southern Indiana (49-11) vs. No. 5 Rogers State (53-10) 6 p.m: No. 2 Adelphi (47-13) vs. No. 7 North Georgia (48-11)...
Seton Hill softball set for World Series run in Denver
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say the Seton Hill softball team has a “Mile High” feeling. That’s because the Griffins are headed to Denver, the Mile High City, to participate in the NCAA Division II World Series. They’ll open with No. 3 seed Auburn Montgomery (48-11) at 8:30 p.m....
Penguins A to Z: Corey Andonovski follows a familiar route for college free agentsVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 55 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
After 4 seasons with Penguins, defenseman Juuso Riikola signs in SwedenVideo
The Juuso Riikola era has come to an end in Pittsburgh. On Wednesday, the veteran defenseman signed a one-year contract with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). His contract was announced by the team. A native of Finland, Riikola spent the past four seasons as a member of...
Tim Benz: Mitch Trubisky navigating choppy waters of Steelers QB situation with ease on Day 1
If Mitch Trubisky can read a defense as well as he can read a room, then maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers really do have a diamond in the rough. Speaking with reporters Tuesday for the first time (in person, anyway) after the first OTA practice, Trubisky appropriately addressed, deftly sidestepped or...
Major league debut an ‘amazing’ experience for Pirates OF Cal Mitchell
After recording his first major league hit — an RBI single to break a scoreless tie, no less — Cal Mitchell was too worried about what was going on in the game to absorb the gravity of his career milestone. “Uh, no,” Mitchell said, sheepishly. “I had to run the...
Carlos Alcaraz saves match point to remain in French Open
PARIS — This was the sort of point in the sort of contest that, if 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz eventually reaches the heights so many believe he will, the lucky folks on hand at Court Simonne Mathieu on Wednesday night just might regale dinner guests for years with tales that begin,...
Rangers power past Hurricanes in Game 4 to even series
NEW YORK — Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, in Game 4 on Tuesday night, evening the second-round series. Mika Zibanejad also scored, Ryan Lindgren...
Pirates farm report for May 24, 2022: Oneil Cruz, Mason Martin homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 22-19) beat St. Paul (Twins), 8-5 in 11 innings. 1B Mason Martin (.254) got things started for Indy with a solo home run in the top of the fourth. SS Oneil Cruz (.197) tied the game 5-5 with a two-run homer in the seventh. In the 11th, 3B...
Report: Steelers to name Omar Khan next general manager, replacing Kevin Colbert
The Pittsburgh Steelers have decided to remain internal for their next general manager. Omar Khan, the organization’s vice president of football and business administration, is expected to replace Kevin Colbert as GM, ESPN reported Tuesday night. Khan, 45, has been with the Steelers for 21 seasons and, as one of...
Pirates rookies Roansy Contreras, Cal Mitchell shine but Rockies rally for 10-inning win
When the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a starting pitcher and an outfielder, they turned to Roansy Contreras and Cal Mitchell in hopes that the pair of prospects would provide a boost. Where Contreras became the first Pirates pitcher in the modern era to not allow a run in his first two...
Saint Vincent names Dominick Nania new wrestling coach
Saint Vincent College announced it was adding a men’s wrestling program in March. Tuesday, the school named a coach. Hempfield graduate Dominick Nania was hired as the school’s newly relaunched program. He was selected from a large list on candidates. Nania has more than six years of wrestling coaching experience...
Scott McLaughlin, family reunite at Indy after 31 monthsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — The first thing Wayne McLaughlin noticed when he saw his son for the first time in 31 months was how much weight he had lost. Scott McLaughlin had moved to the United States in late 2020 to become an IndyCar driver, and pandemic restrictions in Australia and New...
