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Saudi and LIV a topic with no answers as U.S. Open approachesVideo
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open trophy is no longer in Matt Fitzpatrick’s possession. The questions about Saudi involvement in golf and the LIV Golf circuit won’t go away. Not much has changed from Brookline to Los Angeles, from one U.S. Open to the next one, only the nature of...
Kenny Pickett’s freedom with offense among several questions facing Steelers at minicamp
Phase 3, the final stage of offseason workouts, takes place this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the form of a three-day minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Like the nine organized team activities that preceded it, players will don shorts and helmets but no shoulder pads, and tackling is...
Top teams not worried when NASCAR Cup Series takes only break in grinding schedule
SONOMA, Calif. — The relentless grind of the NASCAR Cup Series pauses this week, and just about everybody involved with the cars is looking to take advantage. Martin Truex Jr. plans to go fishing after claiming his second victory of the season Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. Aric Almirola’s wife and...
Hempfield grad Jenna Uncapher battled bad knee to set Clarion heptathlon record
When Jenna Uncapher committed to compete with the track and field team at Clarion, she had no intention of becoming a heptathlete. She wanted to high jump. That’s what she was most comfortable doing. That’s where she felt she excelled while at Hempfield. She also had done long jump, hurdles...
Freeport grad Allison Dejidas closes out decorated career with Mercyhurst softball team
Allison Dejidas was facing the end of her softball career. With her Mercyhurst team down 3-1 to Bloomsburg in the seventh inning of a PSAC Tournament elimination game, the senior came to the plate with two runners on and two outs. Dejidas singled up the middle to load the bases...
Flames promote from within, hire Ryan Huska as head coachVideo
CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames promoted from within for their next head coach. Ryan Huska takes over after five years as a Flames assistant, it was announced Monday. The 47-year-old replaces Darryl Sutter, who was fired in May. Calgary has changed head coaches five times in eight years. The...
Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
DALLAS — Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a “provocateur” at a Dallas airport on Saturday. The WNBA said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure” whose “actions were inappropriate and unfortunate.” “The safety of Brittney Griner and...
Pirates pitcher Max Kranick continues Tommy John rehab, will pitch to live hitters soon
Baseball players who have the misfortune of requiring Tommy John surgery unavoidably find themselves staring down a long tunnel of recovery. For pitchers, undergoing the surgery to their throwing arm usually entails being sidelined between one and two years, over which time they navigate through an extensive rehabilitation program as...
Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger
WASHINGTON — The leader of a Senate subcommittee is demanding the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans for what golf will look like under the arrangement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent letters Monday to PGA Tour Commissioner...
Heat upgrade Tyler Herro to questionable for Game 5 of NBA Finals
Miami guard Tyler Herro has been upgraded to questionable for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a strong indication that the Heat plan on having him available to play against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night as they try to extend their season. Herro has not played since breaking his...
NCAA champion athletes go to White House
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris saluted more than a thousand U.S. college athletes from championship teams who gathered Monday at the White House South Lawn, saying that sports have a “very special way of bringing people together.” President Joe Biden had been scheduled to greet the athletes, but he...
Analysis: Novak Djokovic has 23 Slams, so is he the GOAT?
PARIS — The query was swift and direct. Novak Djokovic’s reply was slow, thoughtful and revelatory, delivered in paragraphs. “How does it feel,” a reporter wanted to know, “to be the greatest male player in history?” First, a quick bit of background: Djokovic’s championship at the 2023 French Open, earned...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill’s Jack Oberdorf picks up All-American honor
At this rate, Jack Oberdorf’s postseason award total is going to catch up to his home run total. The senior third baseman from Seton Hill added a prestigious honor as he joined sophomore teammate and pitcher Blake Barker as a Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association All-America honorable mention selection. Oberdorf,...
NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s basketball, adds rule on flopping
The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss...
Mark Madden: Pirates might be fun if not for Bob Nutting
When no single topic stands out, it’s time for refreshing sports notes! (Problem is, that kills a gaggle of column ideas in one fell swoop.) • The Pittsburgh Pirates almost could win me over. They play hard, aggressive baseball and have a modicum of talent. But I don’t trust owner Bob...
Tim Benz: Andrew McCutchen’s milestone overshadows Mitch Keller’s bounce-back performance
By collecting his 2,000th career hit, Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen provided Sunday afternoon’s biggest moment. However, it was Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller who provided the biggest storyline. Keller pitched seven innings against the New York Mets en route to a 2-1 win. The right-hander allowed only one earned...
Penguins A to Z: Owen Pickering’s time will comeVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Madden Monday: Where Andrew McCutchen ranks among all-time Pirates greats
Pittsburgh Pirates veteran Andrew McCutchen got his 2,000th career hit Sunday afternoon during a 2-1 win over the New York Mets. It was a classic McCutchen swing, whipping his quick hands through a pitch from Carlos Carrasco and lacing it into left field. This moment is everything ???? pic.twitter.com/53yrnjJNwt— Pittsburgh...
First Call: Steelers’ duo named top pass-rush pair; A’s help Pirates; latest on Antonio Brown’s Albany ownership
Monday’s “First Call” dishes out praise for a Pittsburgh Steelers dynamic duo. Meanwhile, an ex-Steeler jumps to the NFC South. The Pirates get help from an unlikely source. And more details are leaking out about Antonio Brown’s nutty ownership of that National Arena Football League team in Albany. Also, we...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates ready for new challenge by finally playing Cubs, Brewers
At the start of the nine-game homestand, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked if he likes MLB’s new balanced schedule where interleague games have gone from novelty to normalcy. “I like the fact that the fans get to see every team,” Shelton quipped. Shelton was asked again, pressed to...
Pirates farm report for June 11, 2023: Catcher Abrahan Gutierrez homers in Curve win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-33) and Omaha (Royals) were rained out. The game will not be made up. Next: Tuesday at Iowa (Cubs), 7:38 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 30-25) sored once in the eighth, twice in the ninth and once in the 10th to beat Richmond (Giants), 5-4. SS Liover Peguero (.270) had...
As Nuggets near title, Jamal Murray blossoms into all-around point guardVideo
DENVER — Even back when Jamal Murray was racking up 50-point games in the NBA bubble, Denver coach Michael Malone marveled as much over his Canadian point guard’s pinpoint passes as his magnificent moves and fadeaway baskets. “Well, I’ve long said that Jamal is not just a scorer,” declared Malone,...
Winnipeg-born Nick Taylor makes long eagle putt on 4th playoff hole to win Canadian OpenVideo
TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of...
For this US Open in LA, fairways look wider than they really areVideo
LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler was walking toward his golf ball in the 18th fairway on a cool, cloudy Sunday afternoon when he looked to his right and to his left and asked a most unusual question for any U.S. Open but this one. “Are these the widest fairways for...
Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victoryVideo
SONOMA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time in his career Sunday, passing Chase Elliott for the lead after a final-stage restart and holding off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. The 42-year-old Truex confidently drove his Joe...
