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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Penguins A to Z: Danton Heinen can be better 
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Madden Monday on the Steelers: ‘If you don’t care that you’re clueless, you keep on being clueless’
The epitaph on George Pickens’ career in Pittsburgh can’t truly be written until we see how things work out for him in Dallas. And wherever else he may go after that. But in this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X says that shipping Pickens...
Kiski Area grad Kayla Mull helps La Roche women’s lacrosse win conference title despite never playing the sport before
Kayla Mull never considered playing two sports in college. She was headed to La Roche to play soccer, and that was it. Even if she had a notion to double up for the Redhawks, lacrosse would not have been on her radar. Considering the Kiski Area grad never played the...
Tim Benz: Steelers must avoid familiar path at wide receiver
I’m 100% on board with the Steelers’ decision to trade George Pickens, even if they didn’t get the return I was hoping for from the Dallas Cowboys. “We discussed (with his agent) where things have been with George. Where they are, and where things could go with George. And this...
Pirates lose another Paul Skenes start with Mets rallying for walk-off win
If the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-3 loss to the New York Mets on Monday proved anything, it’s that Paul Skenes taking the hill far from guarantees a successful outcome for the club, which has won only three of his nine starts this season. A quality start from Skenes at Citi Field...
Pirates farm report for May 11, 2025: Mike Burrows fans 11 for Indy in shutout victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 20-17) shut out Columbus (Guardians), 2-0. RHP Mike Burrows (2.63) allowed four hits with 11 strikeouts and two walks in 4 2/3 scoreless innings. LHP Randy Labaut (2-0, 4.58) picked up the win after tossing 1 2/3 no-hit innings with a walk and five strikeouts. 1B Spencer Horwitz...
Greensburg Central Catholic alum Warren Schaeffer named interim manager of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies’ firing of longtime manager Bud Black means a former WPIAL product will try to get the club back on track. Warren Schaeffer, a native of Vandergrift and a Greensburg Central Catholic alum, was named interim manager Sunday. He had been the third base coach since 2023. Schaeffer,...
Mikko Rantanen has a goal and 2 assists for Stars in 5-2 win over Jets to take a 2-1 series lead 
DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including on the tiebreaking goal by Alexander Petrovic that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2, on Sunday to take 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series. Officials reviewed Petrovic’s...
Kyle Larson wins again at Kansas, dominating for his 3rd NASCAR Cup Series win this season 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson took most of the drama out of his second straight spring victory Sunday at Kansas Speedway. After putting his No. 5 car on the pole for Hendrick Motorsports, Larson led 221 of 267 laps, winning both stages and cruising to his third NASCAR Cup...
Straka outduels Lowry to win Truist Championship at Philly Cricket for 2nd victory of the season 
FLOURTOWN — Sepp Straka seized the lead with a par on the 16th hole and shot a 2-under-par 68, outdueling Shane Lowry on Sunday in the final round of the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club for his second victory of the season. After Lowry missed the green with his...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 points and leads Thunder past Denver 92-87 to tie series 2-2 
DENVER — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets, 92-87, on Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games apiece. The Thunder trailed 69-63 after three quarters and fell behind by eight when Peyton Watson started the...
NBA draft lottery: Cavaliers and Magic have landed the most top picks in the event’s 40-year history 
Patrick Ewing was poised to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft 40 years ago when commissioner David Stern began the first draft lottery by pulling a logo of the Golden State Warriors out of an envelope, indicating they would select seventh. Pat O’Brien, announcing for CBS, proclaimed:...
Carmen Mlodzinski’s strong start, Joey Bart’s single lift Pirates to walk-off win over Braves
Carmen Mlodzinski pounded his fist into his glove as he walked off the mound with two outs in the sixth inning, an auto-response to his best performance as a starting pitcher in the major leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander was one out shy of the first career quality start. That...
Steelers loaded up in draft on players from ‘best conference in football,’ says OLB Jack Sawyer
When Pittsburgh Steelers management set out to make the defense more physical this season, it probably wasn’t a coincidence that they targeted players from the Big Ten. The style of play associated with the Big Ten is of a gritty, hard-nosed variety. Contrast that to the glitz and glamour of...
Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury lead Canada past Latvia 
Three assists by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby helped Canada rout Latvia, 7-1, in a preliminary round game in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Sunday. Opening the contest as Canada’s second-line center, Crosby was 7 for 12 (58.3%) on faceoffs...
Pirates GM still searching for replacement for Don Kelly as bench coach, gives injury updates
Finding Derek Shelton’s replacement was an easy call for Ben Cherington, as Don Kelly made such a strong impression that the general manager expressed his confidence in Kelly and called him “absolutely the right person to manage this team right now.” “This is personal for him,” Cherington said of Kelly,...
Barcelona rallies to beat Real Madrid 4-3 despite Mbappé hat trick to move closer to La Liga title
MADRID — Barcelona took a huge step Sunday to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid — despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ — and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining. Raphinha scored twice, and Lamine...
Hempfield grad Liz Tapper looks to cap record-breaking season at Michigan in Big Ten championships 
Michigan track and field throwing coach Allison Boevers likes to joke with her athletes that, “You don’t pick the shot put. The shot put kind of picks you.” If that’s the case, the shot put made a wise choice in Hempfield grad Liz Tapper. Tapper spent most of her freshman...
Riverhounds play unbeaten Louisville City to scoreless draw on road
While the Pittsburgh Riverhounds are in the middle of an exciting run to the round of 16 in the US Open Cup, their USL Championship fixtures have been a little less thrilling lately. On Saturday night, the Hounds played to a scoreless draw with Louisville City on the road. The...
Pirates farm report for May 10, 2025: Termarr Johnson, homers, steals base in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 19-17) lost a 1-0 pitchers’ duel to Columbus (Guardians). RHP Thomas Harrington (1-3) started and gave up one run on a solo home run and six other hits in 4⅓ innings. He struck out seven. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2.25), RHP Kyle Nicolas (7.71) and RHP Isaac Mattson (2.45)...
Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series 
RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov pounced on a loose faceoff puck for his sixth postseason goal, and Frederik Andersen had 21 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals, 4-0, on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Svechnikov sprang into the circle to beat...
For Panthers, Brad Marchand story keeps getting better
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Florida Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration. Well, it happened. They have history and...
Hellebuyck and Jets back on road in NHL playoffs at Dallas
The latest version of Connor Hellebuyck certainly resembles the goalie who was so dominant in the regular season for Winnipeg. Now he has to go on the road again in the NHL playoffs against Dallas. Florida is back in its series against Toronto, avoiding the dreaded 3-0 deficit thanks to...
Denny Hamlin remains confident in antitrust case brought by 23XI and Front Row against NASCAR 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin said Saturday that he remains “pretty confident” in the case brought by his 23XI Racing, co-owned by the veteran driver and retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR alleging antitrust violations. Hamlin spoke a day after a three-judge federal appellate...
Canada, Sidney Crosby, beat Slovenia to open IIHF World Championship 
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby led Canada to a 4-0 win against Slovenia in a preliminary round game in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. Serving as Canada’s captain, Crosby opened the contest as his team’s second-line center. He did not...


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