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Simon Pagenaud uses bold, late pass to win 1st Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske a golden victory at the Indianapolis 500. He may have saved his job doing it. Pagenaud outdueled Alexander Rossi in a breathtaking, 13-lap sprint to the finish Sunday that delivered an 18th victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the venerable team...
Pirates’ Huntington proposes rule change to help in concussion assessment
Neal Huntington hates to see any of his players injured, but catcher Francisco Cervelli is turning into a special case. “Every single time he takes a ball off the mask, you hold your breath,” the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager said Sunday. Added manager Clint Hurdle: “Unfortunately, in Francisco’s case, it’s...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, father of Clay, pleased to join Pirates’ dad’s trip
Oliver Wendell Holmes was thrilled when his son Clay, a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, called last week to invite him to join the team in Cincinnati for the annual dad’s trip. Yet, he chastised Clay slightly. “I told him, ‘Why didn’t you give me more notice?’ ” he...
Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller will make major-league debut Monday
Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller will make his major-league debut Monday when the right-handed pitcher starts the second game of a doubleheader at the Cincinnati Reds, general manager Neal Huntington announced on his weekly radio show. “We wanted to give him a handful of outings to establish this pitch,...
Pirates place Francisco Cervelli on injured list, recall Jose Osuna, Jacob Stallings
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Francisco Cervelli on the seven-day concussion injured list Sunday. The 33-year-old Cervelli, who has a history of concussions, was struck in the mask on Joc Pederson’s backswing in the Pirates’ 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night at PNC Park. Cervelli later left...
Jung Ho Kang scheduled for rehab assignment Monday in Indianapolis
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang said his side strain is “completely fine,” and he is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Monday with the team’s Triple-A Indianapolis farm club. Kang has been on the injured list since May 12 and was eligible to return to the Pirates’ roster...
Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85Video
Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America’s most popular sport. The quarterback’s graceful throws helped turn a run-heavy league into a passing spectacle,...
Pirates get to Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers pound Joe Musgrove in 7-2 L.A. win
The Pittsburgh Pirates hit Hyun-Jin Ryu better, harder and more often than anyone had hit the veteran left-hander this season. Unfortunately for them, the Los Angeles Dodgers hit Joe Musgrove more. The Dodgers pounded seven extra-base hits and 10 hits overall over five innings against Musgrove, and they extended their...
Raptors rally to beat Bucks, qualify for franchise’s 1st NBA Finals
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit in Game 6 to win the series and will host...
Family tradition: Chargers’ Joey Bosa switches to familiar No. 97Video
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Joey Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new, yet familiar, number. The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Ohio State....
After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demonsVideo
ST. LOUIS — Stanley Jackson and buddy Steven Crow can be excused if they tend to watch their beloved St. Louis Blues with their hands over their eyes, just waiting for the next thing to go wrong. So when the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 to...
Pirates top prospect Mitch Keller reportedly will make MLB debut Monday
Top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Mitch Keller will make his major league debut Monday, according to a report from MLB.com. Keller will start one of the Pirates’ two games that day in Cincinnati against the Reds. The Pirates have yet to announce who will start either game. Top #pirates prospect @mkeller11...
Pirates minor league report: May 25, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 26-19) lost 15-9 at Columbus (Indians). 1B Jose Osuna (.268) went 2 for 5 with a three-run homer, a double and six RBIs. RHP Pedro Vasquez (0-1, 21.60 ERA) went 31/3 innings in relief allowing eight runs on six hits while striking out three and walking three....
Kevin Na settles for 2-shot Colonial lead over Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk
FORT WORTH, Texas — If Jordan Spieth thinks a winless streak approaching two years seems like forever, he might want to check with fellow major winner Jim Furyk. Both have a chance to end droughts at Colonial — if they can overtake third-round leader Kevin Na. Na settled for a...
Slow start dooms top-seeded Penn State lacrosse in NCAA semifinal loss
Freshman Matt Brandau scored a career-high seven goals, and Yale held on to defeat top-seeded Penn State, 21-17, in the NCAA Division I semifinals on Saturday at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Yale jumped to a 10-1 lead in the first quarter — tying an NCAA semifinal record for most goals...
After giving Pirates ‘street cred’ 6 years ago, Russell Martin makes return to Pittsburgh
For the first time since the 2014 wild-card game, Russell Martin appeared in a game at PNC Park on Saturday night. Martin was one of the stars on the first Pittsburgh Pirates team to have a winning record or qualify for the postseason in a 21-year span when they took...
Francisco Liriano as an ‘opener?’ He doesn’t want to — and the Pirates agree
Things are so desperate for the Pittsburgh Pirates in regards to the health of their starting rotation they recently used two Triple-A pitchers as “openers” for three games over a span of a week. As luck would have it, the Pirates have a former All-Star starting pitcher in their bullpen,...
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle says injury bug like ‘nothing’ he’s seen before
It was almost four weeks ago an exasperated Clint Hurdle, after looking at his team’s 15-player injured list, suggested perhaps that was just the Pittsburgh Pirates “new normal.” Twenty-eight games and six more players headed to the IL later, the veteran manager of more than 2,500 MLB games suggested he...
Pirates yet to divulge plans for starting rotation
Clint Hurdle confirmed Jordan Lyles would stay on turn in the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation and start Tuesday’s game at the Cincinnati Reds. And Chris Archer is starting Sunday’s home series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Beyond that? Hurdle wasn’t saying — at least he wasn’t saying before Saturday’s game....
Roger Penske celebrates 50 years at Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — His hair was jet black and his shirt starched white when Roger Penske rolled into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time as a team owner with Mark Donohue behind the wheel. He was young and ambitious and ready to conquer the racing world. Much has changed...
‘Big 3’ still rule tennis as French Open kicks off
The Big 3 are still very much around. They’re still leading the rankings, still collecting the biggest trophies. And they’re still the dominant figures in men’s tennis, responsible for the main storylines when the French Open starts Sunday. Roger Federer returns to Roland Garros for the first time since 2015...
Cassidy, Berube overcome early coaching struggles to meet in Stanley Cup Final
Two roads diverged in a crazy world of hockey and brought coaches Bruce Cassidy and Craig Berube to the Stanley Cup Final. Cassidy guided the Boston Bruins to this point a decade and a half after a disastrous tenure in Washington. Berube took the St. Louis Blues from worst to...
Most drivers want NASCAR’s longest race to remain that way
CONCORD, N.C. — With a furrowed brow, NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip scoffed at the notion the Coca-Cola 600 race is too long and should be shortened by, say, maybe a hundred miles or so. “Is that what some thirty-something said?” the 72-year-old Waltrip said to the Associated Press. Well, as...
Pirates add Dovydas Neverauskas, Rookie Davis to bullpen, place Chris Stratton on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates added two right-handed pitchers to their staff Saturday afternoon. In 78 combined career MLB innings, the pair has a 7.50 ERA. Dovydas Neverauskas was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis, and the contract of Rookie Davis was selected from the Triple-A Indians. Neverauskas allowed seven earned runs in 12⁄3...
Outdoors notices for May 26, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • There were 155 shooters who battled heavy winds in the Twi-Night Trap League on May 23. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 186 targets. Hecla (182), East Huntingdon (181), Youngwood (180) and Ruffsdale (174) and rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (49) leads...
