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Pirates farm report for June 25, 2025: Ronny Simon belts grand slam in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-33) blew a 5-0 lead and lost 7-5 to Omaha (Royals) in 10 innings. LF Ronny Simon (.310) went 1 for 4 with a grand slam. CF Liover Peguero (.251) went 3 for 4 with a run scored and his eighth stolen base. RF Nick Solak (.369) went...
NHL Draft notebook: Victor Eklund’s persistence won out, as he and Swedish teammate Anton Frondell enter draft
Victor Eklund refused to take no for an answer in badgering his Tier 2 Swedish league coach Robert Kimby to have him play on the same line as long-time friend Anton Frondell last season. “Yeah, I think I told him 10 times,” Eklund recalled at the NHL pre-draft combine in...
NHL and the players’ union have discussed going to an 84-game season in CBA talks, AP source saysVideo
Moving to an 84-game regular season from 82 is one of the topics that has been discussed in collective bargaining talks between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, according to a person familiar with negotiations. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the...
NHL’s 1st decentralized draft is a logistical challenge for TV
NHL teams for the first time in a non-pandemic environment will not be gathering in one place for the draft, and the mind-boggling logistics of decentralizing the annual event are right up Steve Mayer’s alley. The league’s president of content and events has masterminded how to put on outdoor games,...
Cooper Flagg taken by Mavericks No. 1 in NBA Draft
NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg is the new Maine man in Dallas. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, hoping they have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. Mavericks fans were furious when...
4-star tight end commits to Penn State after long recruiting drought
Four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn of Triton High School in Minnesota committed to Penn State on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5 athlete plays quarterback currently, but with his basketball background, he projects well to tight end at the next level. The 247Sports Composite has him as the third-best player in Minnesota and...
Paul Skenes has rare rough, abbreviated outing as Pirates fall to Brewers, dropping series
Wednesday’s series finale in Milwaukee between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brewers featured an anticipated pitching matchup as Paul Skenes faced fellow 23-year-old flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski, a rookie who had impressed over his first two big-league starts. Milwaukee came away with a 4-2 victory at American Family Field to take the...
Steelers add long snapper Tucker Addington to offseason roster
Christian Kuntz will have competition in training camp at long snapper. The Pittsburgh Steelers like to have at least two players for every position on the 90-man camp roster, and they added a second long snapper Wednesday when they signed Tucker Addington to a one-year contract. Addington signed with the...
3-star defensive lineman Logan Nagle commits to Pitt
Pitt football continues to add players to its 2026 recruiting class, and on Wednesday the Panthers picked up another piece in the trenches. Three-star defensive lineman Logan Nagle made a verbal commitment to Pitt on Instagram. The Wayne, N.J. native is entering his senior year at DePaul Catholic. Nagle chose...
Miami’s Lionel Messi at $20.4 million earns more than 21 other MLS teams’ payrolls this year
NEW YORK — Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20,446,667, greater than the entire payroll of 21 teams. Messi’s base compensation is $12 million, the Major League Soccer Players Association said Wednesday. His figures cover his...
Steelers A to Z: National title-winning QB Will Howard eager to learn pro game
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Pittsburgh Riveters defender, Upper St. Clair senior Natalia DiSora to join U-18 national team camp
Pittsburgh Riveters defender Natalia DiSora has been added to the United States’ U-18 women’s national team training camp, which will run through Tuesday. The camp, being held in Fayetteville, Ga. and running concurrently with the U-19 team, will gather a large pool of players for the 2026 FIFA U-20 World...
Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte in tears after fan yells comment about late motherVideo
Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his late mother during an at-bat in Arizona’s game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister asked for the person...
Mark Madden: West Mifflin’s L.J. Mooney is small, yet skilled, and just what the Penguins need
When you’re a 5-foot-7 hockey player, you’re usually too small. But sometimes you’re Martin St. Louis. Truth be told, the 5-foot-8 St. Louis had an inch on West Mifflin’s L.J. Mooney, an 18-year-old forward who is eligible to be selected in this weekend’s NHL Draft. But their situations are similar....
The New York Islanders have the top pick in the NHL draft: Who will they choose?
The two-day NHL draft will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this weekend, with the first round held on Friday night. The New York Islanders have the No. 1 pick after winning the draft lottery in May. The San Jose Sharks, who finished last in the overall...
NBA owners unanimously approve $1.5B sale of Wolves, WNBA’s Lynx from Taylor to Lore-Rodriguez group
MINNEAPOLIS — The $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez gained NBA approval on Tuesday, finalizing a complex and contentious process more than four years after the deal was reached. The...
First Call: Steelers reportedly ‘checked in’ on Jalen Ramsey; Diontae Johnson thinks Kenny Pickett will start for BrownsVideo
Wednesday’s “First Call” has Adam Schefter’s update on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ level of interest in Jalen Ramsey. An ex-Steeler thinks Kenny Pickett is going to win the Browns starting QB job. We examine some struggling Pirates. We also advance a highlight moment for the Penn State women’s hockey program. Ramsey...
1 big debate on our All-Quarter-Century Steelers team
We’ve already given you our All-Quarter-Century Penguins team. Now, it’s the Pittsburgh Steelers’ turn. With the way this century started for the franchise, who would’ve thought that playoff wins would become so scarce? And who would’ve thought that the replacement for a Hall of Famer at quarterback would’ve been so...
Tim Benz: Aaron Rodgers’ public acknowledgment about his future is exactly what the Steelers needed to hear
During Tuesday’s “Pat McAfee Show,” new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced that his first season in Pittsburgh is likely to be his last in the NFL. “I’m pretty sure this is it,” Rodgers said. “That’s why we did a one-year deal. The Steelers didn’t need to put any extra years...
Penguins A to Z (and back to F): Melvin Fernstrom offers plenty of long-term intrigueVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Steelers A to Z: After missing a full season with major injury, can Cole Holcomb contribute?
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Pirates’ Oneil Cruz benched for lack of hustle down 1st-base lineVideo
There’s no disputing that Oneil Cruz, with his Statcast-shattering swings and howitzer arm, is one of baseball’s unique talents. But throughout his major-league career, Cruz’s elite skills have been accompanied by mental lapses and errors in the field. Tuesday night in Milwaukee, a combination of a lack of hustle and...
Pirates farm report for June 24, 2025: Nick Solak, Billy Cook homer in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-32) clobbered Omaha (Royals), 9-1. 1B Nick Solak (.368) went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer, his eighth. CF Billy Cook (.275) went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer, his first, and his 11th stolen base. He also walked and scored three runs. LF Ronny Simon...
Brewers rip 3 homers off Andrew Heaney to top Pirates, even series
Andrew Heaney had ample reason to be displeased with his last time on the hill, when he allowed a season-high seven earned runs June 19 in Detroit. But, as the 34-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates veteran noted after that game, it was far from his first rodeo in navigating through a bad...
Easton Renwick wins Pittsburgh Open at Pittsburgh Field Club
For the second consecutive year, Easton Renwick left the Pittsburgh Open with the top money prize for professionals. This time, however, Renwick got to take home the crystal trophy along with a $12,500 check for winning the tournament. Last year, amateur Darin Kowalski won the tournament. Renwick shot back-to-back 3-under-par...
