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Penguins go big with selections at NHL Draft
VANCOUVER — A concerted effort? Maybe not. Head scout Patrik Allvin said the choices the Pittsburgh Penguins made in the NHL Draft this weekend in Vancouver were, in large part, dictated by who the best available athlete was when their turn came around. Quebec area scout Luc Gauthier said the...
Sunday hunting could come to Pennsylvania as early as this fall
It seems not a matter of if, but when. Next week, the state Senate is expected to vote on an amended Senate Bill 147, paving the way for Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania. The original version called for allowing hunting on 14 Sundays, 10 in fall and four in spring. Sen....
Trades of P.K. Subban, Patrick Marleau overshadow Day 2 of NHL Draft
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — On the second day of the NHL Draft, the salary cap crashed the party. P.K. Subban, Patrick Marleau and J.T. Miller were on the move Saturday as teams tried to get into position to bring back their own players or add to their roster during free...
US Soccer, women’s national players agree to mediate lawsuit
REIMS, France — U.S. Soccer and players for the women’s national team tentatively agreed to mediate a lawsuit that accuses the federation of gender discrimination and seeks equitable pay. The federation and representatives for the players confirmed the agreement, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, to pursue mediation after...
Pitt, Penn Hills product Aaron Donald unfazed by NFL’s bright lightsVideo
Maybe Greg Gattuso stepped out of line on the night 11 years ago when he went to a Penn Hills game on a scouting mission. He was there to watch a linebacker and ended up offering a scholarship — through silent channels — to a junior defensive lineman no one...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ roster is fine but they must adjust
The Penguins have not made a trade since sending defenseman Olli Maatta to Chicago a week ago. General manager Jim Rutherford has backed off talk about dealing members of the team’s core who aren’t Sidney Crosby. Can the Penguins contend if Rutherford tinkers in minor fashion but mostly stands pat?...
Outdoors notices for June 23, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 153 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and seven managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 194 targets. East Huntingdon (193), Youngwood (190), Ruffsdale (190) and Hecla (190) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (69)...
Clint Hurdle supportive of Pirates’ Josh Bell taking part in Home Run Derby
There’s undercurrent of fans and others within baseball who believe that participation in an MLB Home Run Derby can undermine a player’s performance the remainder of that season. Do not count Clint Hurdle among that group’s school of thought. At all. “People say, ‘Oooh, the season the guys have had...
Penguins take another power forward, Judd Caulfield, with fifth-round pick
VANCOUVER — For the third time in as many picks, the Pittsburgh Penguins chose a power forward in the fifth round of the NHL Draft on Saturday afternoon. They chose 6-foot-3, 204-pound right wing Judd Caulfield from the U.S. National Team Development Program. First-rounder Samuel Poulin and third-rounder Nathan Legare...
Pitt gets verbal commitments from 6 players, including 2 4-stars
Coach Pat Narduzzi sent out his customized Pat Signal tweet for the Class of 2020 six times Saturday, indicating Pitt football received verbal, nonbinding commitments from six prospects, including its first two four-star recruits this year, wide receiver Aydin Hemmingham of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and safety Jahvante Royal of St....
Penguins trade up to pick goal-scoring winger Nathan Legare in 3rd round
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a move up in the draft to select a high-scoring winger Saturday afternoon. The Penguins traded picks in the fourth, fifth and seventh rounds to Arizona to move into the third round. They used the 74th overall pick on winger Nathan Legare of Baie-Comeau in the...
Rookie OF Jason Martin recalled, back for second stint with Pirates
Jason Martin is back for his second stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. The rookie outfielder was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday as the corresponding move when the Pirates placed Gregory Polanco on the injured list. With his speed and strong defensive reputation, Martin has a skillset that...
Pirates place Gregory Polanco on injured list with inflammation in surgically-repaired shoulder
After having only five at bats over the prior eight days, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of posterior left shoulder inflammation. Polanco had surgery on that shoulder nine months ago after he had suffered a dislocation in it during an awkward...
Dom Nania joins Seton Hill wrestling staff
Hempfield graduate Dom Nania, who wrestled at Wheeling Jesuit and was an assistant at Hempfield and Norwin with Vince DeAugustine, was recently added to the Seton Hill coach staff. Nania was a three-time captain at Wheeling Jesuit, where he compiled 98 wins and was a two-time NCAA Division II qualifier....
4 Westmoreland softball players pick Saint Vincent
The Saint Vincent College women’s softball team, fresh off a Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, announced a six-player recruiting class for the 2020 season. Four are from Westmoreland County. They are Hempfield’s Hanna Pavsek and Jessica Persin, Franklin Regional’s Mallory Halleck and Greensburg Salem’s Sydney Tressler. Pavsek was part of four...
Westmoreland County Community College trio receive post-season baseball honors
Three Westmoreland County Community College freshmen baseball players earned All-Region XX team honors and Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors. The first team All-Region XX first team honors went to freshman infielder Tyler Kuhns (Latrobe) and freshman outfielder Nico Cuello. Kuhns had a .373 batting average with 31 hits and 11...
A-K Valley Senior Legion baseball teams enter stretch runs
The A-K Valley’s Senior Legion baseball teams continue to move through their league schedules as they enter a busy stretch run to the playoffs. Plum visits Highlands on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Allegheny South action at Highlands High School. Plum enters the game 4-2 overall after a 7-2 win...
Steelers 2-a-days: Anthony Chickillo earns contract extension, James Conner proves he’s worthy
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Kevin Gorman: On way to NBA, Cameron Johnson plans to give back to grassroots basketballVideo
The night before Cameron Johnson realized his wildest dreams, he reminisced about his roots. That a product of Western Pennsylvania is an NBA first-round draft pick is almost as much of an anomaly in the basketball world as a lottery pick with a master’s degree. Johnson is proud to be...
5 things to know about Penguins’ first-round draft pick Samuel Poulin
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The definition of the term “power forward” has changed drastically in NHL circles over the past two decades. It used to describe a player such as Kevin Stevens or Rick Tocchet, who was just as likely to deliver a knockout punch as a game-winning goal. These...
Michael Norris shines again during Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville
The “Crusher Kid” did it again. A year after thrilling the hometown Lernerville Speedway fans with an upset victory over the World of Outlaws, Michael Norris provided an encore Friday night by winning the 30-lap $6,000-to-win preliminary feature in Night 1 of the Firecracker 100 weekend. Norris, a 2010 Knoch...
Penn State football gets verbal pledges from two more prospects; class now numbers 11
Penn State coach James Franklin received verbal commitments from two prospects Friday when four-star wide receiver Jaden Dottin and junior college defensive back Ji’Ayir Brown pledged to enroll next year and announced their intentions on Twitter. #WeAre...HOME! ??? pic.twitter.com/HXJkm8NUay— Jaden Dottin (@jadendottin) June 22, 2019 View this post on Instagram...
Pirates minor league report for June 21, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-33) defeated Pawtucket (Red Sox), 4-3. The Indians outhit the Red Sox, 14-4, with five Indians recording two or more hits. SS Cole Tucker (.320) finished 3 for 5 with a double, RBI and a run. 2B Nick Franklin (.192) went 2 for 4 with an RBI double....
Penguins pick winger Samuel Poulin with 1st-round draft choice
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford did a few things at the NHL Draft on Friday night in Vancouver that he hasn’t done in a while. First, he actually used a first-round draft choice for the first time since 2014, spurning trade offers and taking power...
Joe Musgrove leads Pirates to ‘Strange’ win over Padres
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres entered Friday night’s game with the two worst team ERAs in the majors in June. So, of course, they engaged in a pitcher’s duel. Jose Osuna drove in pinch runner Steven Brault for the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Pirates...
