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Pirates trade utility player Ildemaro Vargas to Arizona in exchange for cash
Two weeks after claiming utility man Ildemaro Vargas off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, the Pirates traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday for cash. Vargas, 29, started his major-league career with the Diamondbacks in 2017 before splitting time last season between the Cubs and Minnesota Twins. The Pirates...
Kei Nishikori grinds out another 5-set win at French Open
PARIS — Two matches. Ten sets. A total of 628 points played. Just another Grand Slam filled with five-setters for Kei Nishikori. The former U.S. Open finalist rallied past 23rd-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the French Open — after...
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski to coach next season, then give way to Jon Scheyer
Mike Krzyzewski will make a final run at a national championship with Duke. The Hall of Famer and winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s basketball announced Wednesday that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s...
LaVar Arrington, 3 Steelers among Western Pa. stars nominated for College Football Hall of Fame
Nominees for the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame class include several Western Pennsylvania stars with roots in Bethel Park, Slippery Rock and many places in between. Plus, there are three who made their mark with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The ballot was emailed Wednesday to more than 12,000 NFF members...
South Fayette grads help James Madison softball reach NCAA Women’s College World Series
The 2021 James Madison softball team has made history with its first-ever trip to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, and two South Fayette graduates, Sara Jubas and Lauren Bernett, have helped the Dukes in their journey to Oklahoma City. JMU took two of three games in a best-of-three Columbia...
W&J utility man Tyler Horvat earns first-team All-America honor
One of the premier two-way utility talents in Division III baseball, sophomore Tyler Horvat seemed to have an impact in every one of Washington & Jefferson’s 37 wins this season. The Penn-Trafford product was honored for his contributions by being named to the D3Baseball.Com All-America First Team. Horvat, an outfielder...
Penn State’s LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny join Reggie Bush among 1st-timers up for College Hall of Fame
Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday the players and coaches eligible for...
Brad Stevens replacing Danny Ainge as team president in Celtics shakeup
BOSTON — Danny Ainge, who helped bring two NBA titles to Boston as a player and another as the team’s basketball boss, stepped down from the Celtics front office just hours after they were eliminated from the postseason, and coach Brad Stevens is giving up his job on the bench...
Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Bob Baffert suspended 2 years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert is on track to have his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory taken away and won’t be able to run any horses in the prestigious race for the next two years. Churchill Downs on Wednesday suspended the Hall of Fame trainer for two years after an...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby named finalist for Ted Lindsay Award
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award. The honor recognizes “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” during the regular season as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League’s Players’ Association (NHLPA). During the 2020-21 campaign, Crosby led the Penguins with 62...
Pirates’ Derek Shelton believes David Bednar has closer ability, but that’s not the current plan
After the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most recent defeat Tuesday night, manager Derek Shelton wasn’t thinking too far beyond Wednesday’s day off. The return of Ke’Bryan Hayes, set for Thursday at PNC Park against the Miami Marlins, is the big event. But outfielder Ka’ai Tom was hit by a pitch and left...
Minor league report: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign forward Shaw Boomhower
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Shane Boomhower to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season. A native of Bellville, Ont., Boomhower, 22, did not play during the 2020-21 season. During the 2019-20 campaign he primarily played for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, appearing in...
Mark Madden: The Penguins need change, and trading Jake Guentzel would likely provide big return
Mike Sullivan will reportedly be back as Penguins coach. It’s a good bet the core three will return. Sidney Crosby will never leave unless he asks out. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin are entering the final year of their contracts. Tickets can (and need to be) sold next season, so...
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina for 2-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Vasilevskiy has spent two games turning nearly every shot away for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A couple more, and the reigning Stanley Cup champions could be headed to the next round. Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Vasilevskiy carried a shutout into the final minutes,...
Trustee chair: Steelers GM Kevin Colbert tried to save Robert Morris hockey, and Penguins are willing to help
Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert was among those who “emotionally” appealed to keep the Robert Morris University hockey teams alive, but his pitch ultimately fell on deaf ears. Now the Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to help resuscitate the programs. If that’s at all still possible. Those are just two...
Minor league report: Nailers drop final road game of seasonVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 road loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday. Forward Patrick Watling scored the only goal for Wheeling (21-38-6-1) in its final road game of the...
This date in sports history: June 2Video
1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes. 1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes. 1909 — Joe Madden, ridden by Eddie Dugan, wins the Belmont Stakes by eight...
Starting pitcher Wil Crowe allows grand slam as Pirates blow lead in loss to Royals
Derek Shelton trusted his pitcher. Wil Crowe didn’t justify that trust. The result Tuesday night on the first day of June was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 10-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals (27-26) at Kauffman Stadium. The Pirates were 8-20 in May, have now lost three games in a row...
Pirates farm report for June 1, 2021: Roansy Contreras throws 6 scoreless
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 12-12) beat Columbus (Indians), 5-3. 1B Colin Moran (groin) and RF Phillip Evans (hamstring) began rehab assignments. Moran went 0 for 2 with a strikeout and Evans went 1 for 2 with a single. They both played five innings in the field. RHP Max Kranick, newly promoted from...
Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury, Avalanche’s Philipp Grubauer to face offVideo
DENVER — On one end of the ice will be Philipp Grubauer, a recently named Vezina Trophy finalist. At the other end will be Marc-Andre Fleury, who’s up for the same award. Now that’s quite a goaltender faceoff for Game 2 on Wednesday in a second-round series between Colorado and...
Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka’s concernsVideo
The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka’s stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players’ concerns about mental health. The pledge came in a statement signed by the same four tennis administrators who threatened the possibility of disqualification or...
Doug Ferguson: Jack Nicklaus has plenty of advice for anyone who asksVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus is rarely at a loss for words no matter the subject, except for those occasions when he knows as much as anyone. And then he waits. One of the topics Tuesday at his Memorial Tournament was how often players from his era would help each...
Robert Morris president leaves little hope for salvaging hockey programs
If men’s and women’s ice hockey players at Robert Morris were hoping to hear a change of heart from university president Dr. Chris Howard, they didn’t get one Tuesday. During his first public question and answer session with media members since the school’s decision to eliminate those programs last week,...
Penguins relinquish rights to prospect Antti Palojarvi
The Penguins relinquished the NHL rights to defensive prospect Antti Palojarvi on Tuesday. A sixth-round (No. 186 overall) pick in 2017, Palojarvi needed to sign with the Penguins by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the team to retain his rights. A left-handed shot, the 22-year-old Palojarvi was limited to only 26...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Zach Kokoska shines in Big 12 tourney
Kansas State junior slugger Zach Kokoska (Latrobe) is among the top home run hitters in NCAA Division I baseball. He also was one of the top players in the Big 12 Tournament. After he helped the Wildcats (34-23) reach the semifinals, Kokoska was named to the all-tournament team. In five...
