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Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Busch looks to stave off early eliminationVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, to be clear, was only venting when he said he would be knocked out of the playoffs this round. The reigning Cup champion insisted he was frustrated and flippant when he wrote off his season. “I wouldn’t be continuing to go to the racetrack each...
Pitt loses to Boston College as record-setting kicker Alex Kessman misses OT extra point
Pitt’s Kenny Pickett and Alex Kessman experienced pain on different levels Saturday night, and the hurt ended up radiating through the entire team in a 31-30 overtime loss at Boston College. Pickett played the fourth quarter and overtime in serious pain, hobbling on an ankle injury that kept him on...
Avalanche get Gibsonia native Brandon Saad in trade with BlackhawksVideo
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche acquired rugged winger Brandon Saad, a Gibsonia native, in a multiplayer trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Colorado sent defensemen Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm to Chicago for Saad and defenseman Dennis Gilbert. The Blackhawks also will retain $1 million of Saad’s $6 million...
5 things we learned in WPIAL Week 5
How will the WPIAL decide which football teams make the playoffs since covid-19 cancellations made the standings unbalanced? Week 5 didn’t make the answer any easier. The WPIAL football steering committee met last week and discussed that question at length, but the group’s recommendations won’t be revealed until after the...
1960 Pirates legends recall Bill Mazeroski’s ‘amazing’ home run that won World SeriesVideo
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 10, 2020. Dick Groat vividly recalls the moment he realized the Pirates could beat the heavily favored Yankees in the 1960 World Series. It was the top of the ninth inning of Game 1 at Forbes Field, and the Pirates were...
Steelers linebacker Vince Williams ‘adding to his toolbox’
Vince Williams never has held the official designation as captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. For that matter, for roughly half of his Steelers’ career he hasn’t even had the official designation of “starter.” But that doesn’t mean Williams’ veteran voice doesn’t command respect in the Steelers’ locker room. In...
Penguins re-sign restricted free agent forward Anthony AngelloVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Angello to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $725,000. The contract is a two-way deal in the 2020-21 season and one-way in 2021-22. Angello, 24, made his NHL debut in 2019-20 by appearing in eight games and scoring...
Steelers elevate Trey Edmunds from practice squad for Sunday’s game
Taking advantage of a new rule for the first time, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday that they are elevating Trey Edmunds from their practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The new collective bargaining agreement signed this past spring allows teams to deploy up...
Titans back at work, not talking about covid-19 outbreakVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have heard some of the calls for the NFL to punish them harshly for the team’s role in the league’s first covid-19 outbreak, and they have some words of caution after first-hand experience. It’s still a pandemic. And testing, even as much as the...
Steelers Four Downs: Early weak schedule strengthens considerably from here
1. Easy go so far The Pittsburgh Steelers are undefeated through three games, but their opponents are a combined 1-11 so far in 2020. The more advanced metrics support that the Steelers’ schedule has been the easiest thus far in the NFL. By measure of “net success,” defined as the...
Several Stanley Cup winners breaking up championship coreVideo
While Braden Holtby saw his split with the Washington Capitals coming, Patric Hornqvist, Corey Crawford and Alex Pietrangelo weren’t so lucky. Hornqvist was “blindsided” the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to trade him. Crawford was “devastated” the Chicago Blackhawks were going in another direction. And Pietrangelo was caught off guard when the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: The Penguins don’t need another Nick Bonino
Just before NHL free agency hit Friday, another radio personality tweeted the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a “third-line center. Cut from the (Nick) Bonino cloth.” Bonino spent two seasons in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in both. But Bonino wasn’t “that guy” until he joined the Penguins and hasn’t...
Wheeling Nailers target Dec. 11 to open 2020-21 season
The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Penguins, are aiming to open their 2020 season on Dec 11. On Friday, the ECHL announced the Nailers will be one of 13 teams scheduled to open a 72-game schedule on that date along with the Allen Americans, Florida Everblades, Greenville Swamp Rabbits,...
Penguins sign minor league forward Frederick Gaudreau, goaltender Maxime LagaceVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to stock up on players for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. On Saturday, the team signed forward Frederick Gaudreau and goaltender Maxim Lagace to one-year, two-way contracts each worth $700,000. Gaudreau, 27, appeared in 42 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals last season and scored...
After 31 years, Shady Side Academy athletic director Gene Deal transitioning to new role
After 31 years as the athletic director at Shady Side Academy, Gene Deal has decided to move on to his next venture. On Oct. 2, the school announced Deal, who is SSA’s fifth athletic director, will transition to his new role as alumni engagement officer at the end of the...
Heat’s Jimmy Butler puts Lakers’ NBA Finals celebration plans on holdVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game 5 on Friday night. Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists,...
Mt. Lebanon shows grit, rallies to beat Central Catholic
The night might not have started the way Mt. Lebanon wanted, but it sure did finish the way they liked, as the Blue Devils rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to beat Central Catholic, 37-30, on Friday night in a Class 6A game at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg. “These are...
This date in sports history: Oct. 10Video
1920 — The Chicago Cardinals play to a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Tigers in their first American Professional Football Association game. The game is held at Cubs Park, later renamed Wrigley Field. 1936 — Ohio State trumpet player John Brungart dots the ‘i’ in “Script Ohio” for the first...
Mike Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yankees, into ALCS
SAN DIEGO — Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees, 2-1, on Friday night to reach the AL Championship Series for the first time in 12 seasons. The first career postseason homer for the...
WPIAL high school football Week 5 scores for Oct. 9, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • ALIQUIPPA 35, CHARTIERS VALLEY 7 Vernon Redd returned the opening kickoff 85 yards to the end zone Friday night as Aliquippa lived up to its reputation and defeated Chartiers Valley, 35-6....
Jeannette erases 21-point deficit to defeat Springdale in wild Eastern Conference matchupVideo
It’s not always about how you start a game but rather how you finish it, and Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jeannette proved that to be true. After trailing by 21 points early in the second quarter, the No. 3 Jayhawks (4-1, 4-1) outscored Springdale (4-1, 4-1) by 22...
Burrell handles Deer Lakes, starts playoff push with first win on new turf
The Burrell Bucs took a liking to their new artificial turf Friday night. Burrell scored the first time it had the ball and led throughout, posting a 44-6 victory over Deer Lakes at renovated Buccaneer Stadium. It was the 2020 home debut for the Bucs. Running back Caden DiCaprio scored...
Small-school Aliquippa shows big-play ability in victory over Chartiers ValleyVideo
Aliquippa is a small school known for its big plays. Chartiers Valley came to Aschman Stadium determined to limit them Friday night, but that strategy ran into trouble after just 13 seconds. Vernon Redd returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and Aliquippa added to its big-play reputation...
Cantlay in familiar place, atop leaderboard in Las Vegas; DeChambeau chasingVideo
LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay has played the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open so well he wasn’t the least bit concerned when he was stuck in neutral Friday. Four straight birdies later, he was right up at the top again. Cantlay ran off four straight birdies at the midway point...
Lightning suffer losses on 1st day of NHL free agency
It didn’t take long for the bubble to begin bursting on the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stanley Cup party. The effects of a flat salary cap took its toll on the Lightning less than two weeks after winning their second Stanley Cup. Tampa Bay bid farewell to defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, who...
