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Kentucky basketball coach, Moon native John Calipari a guest at Pirates game Saturday
John Calipari regularly makes an annual stop at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, and he’s developed a friendship with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. The same can be said of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Clint Hurdle. Calipari, the University of Kentucky basketball coach, attended Saturday’s Pirates game against the Milwaukee Brewers at...
Early MVP candidate Josh Bell plays in 507 of Pirates’ first 510 innings
There are plenty of reasons why Josh Bell has been one of the best players in the majors over the past month. But as the saying goes, sometimes the best ability is availability. And no one has been more available than Bell. Heading into Saturday’s game, the Pittsburgh Pirates had...
Pirates rank among best in NL in most pinch-hitting stats
Seventy-seven times during his decade-long MLB career, Clint Hurdle pinch hit. His .243 average during those at-bats translates into simple advice to his players. “My expectations,” the Pittsburgh Pirates manager said, “are to let them know that they can’t do bad.” The Pirates are doing anything but bad when pinch...
Pirates shut down ailing reliever Keone Kela for 10 days
Keone Kela felt fine after his most recent rehab appearance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates medical team was ready to plot its next move for getting the reliever back on the active roster. But after a couple of days of long toss followed by a bullpen session Thursday, it became apparent...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Chris Archer deserved standing O for slinging arrowsVideo
The first play of Chris Archer’s start saw shortstop Kevin Newman make a backhand stab and jump-throw that saw Josh Bell stretch into a split to get Lorenzo Cain out at first. Seven innings later, Gregory Polanco made a sliding catch of a Lorenzo Cain pop fly in right field,...
Pirates minor league report for May 31, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-20) won 4-1 over Gwinnett (Braves). The Indians broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth inning, and RF J.B. Shuck (.371) grounded into a RBI fielder’s choice for the winning run. C Christian Kelley (.203) followed with a two-run single. LHP Sean Keselica (1-2, 4.50)...
Mamiko Higa still leads weather-battered U.S. Women’s Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Japan’s Mamiko Higa said she wasn’t nervous holding the first-round lead at the U.S. Women’s Open. Now, she’s given her nerves a much bigger test after Friday’s weather-delayed second round. Higa shot an even-par 71 to maintain her edge in first appearance in the year’s second major....
TSN’s Bob McKenzie: Penguins could still trade Phil Kessel to Minnesota
A trade that would send Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel to the Minnesota Wild remains a possibility, TSN’s Bob McKenzie said on his podcast Friday. The Penguins reportedly had a deal done to send the popular 31-year-old to the Wild for speedy winger Jason Zucker, but Kessel used his no-trade...
Chris Archer shakes slump, pitches Pirates to 9-4 victory
By his estimation, Chris Archer has thrown “thousands and thousands” of pitches in his 196 major-league starts. Hard to believe, but the first one he threw Friday night at PNC Park stands out among most of the rest. At least, it did while Archer was leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to...
Gateway grad Jae’Len Means competes at NCAA track championships
The decorated college career of Gateway graduate Jae’Len Means came to an end late last month after he competed in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Division II track and field championships May 24-25, in Kingsville, Texas. The Cal (Pa.) senior finished 19th in the preliminary heats and fell short...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe qualifies for NCAA meet
Sewickley Academy graduate and Notre Dame junior track performer Summer Thorpe is competing on the biggest stage of her college career at the NCAA Division I outdoor championship meet this week at Texas. Thorpe (13.30 seconds) was seeded 23rd in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles. She qualified at the...
Plum Legion team looking to make waves in league play
Evan Sante is pulling double duty on the baseball diamond this summer. In addition to playing for the Plum Pterodactyls in the Daily News adult league, the soon-to-be high school graduate — he and his Plum senior classmates commence Thursday — is a member of the Plum Senior Legion squad...
Murrysville Senior Legion baseball team returns to District 31
After a one-year hiatus, the Murrysville Senior Legion team is back in business. Coach Chas Brncic hopes the team assembled can produce winning results in its return to the District 31 league. “I do feel this team can be competitive,” said Brncic, who coached the Murrysville Junior Legion team to...
Share of Memorial lead long time coming for Martin Kaymer
DUBLIN, Ohio — Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer is tied for the lead going into the weekend at the Memorial, and whether he wins is not what drives him. He knows his game is close enough that he can. Kaymer kept it simple Friday with birdies on all the par...
Bruins’ John Moore ready for closeup in Stanley Cup Final
ST. LOUIS — John Moore is ready for his closeup and the chance to make an impact in the Stanley Cup Final. Moore is expected to replace injured defenseman Matt Grzelcyk in the Boston Bruins’ lineup for Game 3 at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Grzelcyk is in...
Pirates’ Clint Hurdle believes Josh Bell won’t mishandle fame
While Josh Bell finds himself in demand all over the major leagues, Clint Hurdle doesn’t believe the fame will negatively impact his slugging first baseman. “We’ve had a couple conversations along the way,” the Pittsburgh Pirates manager said. Hurdle told Bell, “Let’s continue to revisit what got you here and...
Former St. Francis star Jess Kovatch signs pro basketball contract
So many times, Jess Kovatch clearly was the best player on the court when she played at St. Francis (Pa.). The standout guard fired in 3-pointers with no ceiling on her range, and slashed the lane for tough baskets to the tune of 2,874 points – the scoring record for...
NFL stadiums come long way from Lambeau Field
Next summer, the Raiders are slated to relocate to Las Vegas and begin playing in a sleek $1.8 billion dome with a transparent roof, a black glass exterior to match their boldest uniform color and retractable doors to frame an 80-foot-tall by 215-foot wide view of the casinos on the...
MLB, Pirates weigh fan safety in wake of foul ball incident in Houston
The Pittsburgh Pirates were among the first MLB teams to expand netting to the far end of each dugout at PNC Park to protect fans. The Houston Astros did the same at Minute Maid Park, but Wednesday night that turned out to be not far enough. A 4-year-old girl, seated...
Raptors’ Pascal Siakam goes from unknown to NBA Finals star
TORONTO — The path to the best NBA Finals debut in seven years began in Cameroon and has stretched from New Mexico to the suburbs of Toronto. Pascal Siakam had to emerge from small settings before he could reach the big time. That made Siakam’s 32-point performance in Game 1...
Mark Madden: MLB’s unwritten rules are stupid, cowardly
Baseball is a noncontact sport. There nonetheless seems to be lots of testosterone flying. The occasional baseball gets pegged at somebody. Nobody gets tackled or body-checked. But manhood is constantly defended, often in ways that are less than manly. I was watching a baseball game Wednesday, and fourth-grade recess broke...
Michigan’s Juwan Howard latest NBA player to coach college
Michigan had a multitude of options to replace longtime coach John Beilein. The Wolverines could have gone with a big-name hire, an up-and-coming young coach or a veteran assistant. Instead, athletic director Warde Manuel raised at least a few eyebrows in Ann Arbor and beyond by turning to Juwan Howard...
Serena Williams to face 20-year-old American Kenin in Paris
PARIS — When Serena Williams saw a young U.S. tennis player distraught after a loss at a tournament earlier this season, she did what just felt right. Williams, 37, went over to console 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova, even if that sort of thing doesn’t usually happen on tour. “I really take...
Fishing report: Northern Pike biting at Yellow Creek Lake
• Yellow Creek Lake is a hot spot for northern pike, with anglers reporting some fairly large catches of late. According to reports, one fisherman reeled in a northern pike that measured over 35 inches this past week. At the lake, anglers are also doing well with panfish and catfish....
Evgeni Malkin sends birthday wishes to son with funny Instagram photo
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin celebrated his son’s birthday with another classic Instagram post. Malkin posted a photo of his 3-year-old son Nikita with a pacifier in his mouth as he lay in his crib. Dad is lying on an adjacent bed, with a pacifier of his own in his...
