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Pittsburgh Pirates
Gene Collier: The injured list that's eating baseball
post-gazette.com - By Gene Collier
As this past baseball week commenced, there were 172 players on the injured list, 111 of them pitchers. On Tuesday, there were 196, 124 of them …
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis routs San Jose to move one win away from Stanley Cup final
post-gazette.com - The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. — From last in the league in early January all the way to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in nearly a half-century, it …
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka holds on for fourth major at 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black
post-gazette.com - The Associated Press
Completes wire-to-wire victory after Dustin Johnson slices 7-shot advantage to one FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA …
San Diego Padres
Pirates cap 11-game road trip with 6-4 win over San Diego
post-gazette.com - By Nuybjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — There have been two consistent elements for the Pirates 44 games into the season. One: If it can go wrong, no matter how improbable, it …
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Archer prepares to bounce back on Tuesday
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — Chris Archer is scheduled to make his seventh start of the season against the Colorado Rockies at PNC Park on Tuesday. It will be the …
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates experimenting with J.B. Shuck as a two-way player
post-gazette.com - By Jason Mackey
The Pirates on Saturday experimented with an “opener,” having Montana DuRapau pitch the first two innings of their 7-2 victory over the San Diego …
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates win, 7-2, as Josh Bell hits two home runs
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — The proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” was first noted in a Benjamin Jowett’s translation of Plato’s Republic about 16 years …
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates' Gregory Polanco regaining form after shoulder injury
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — Gregory Polanco’s pinch-hit single Friday night with one out in the ninth inning helped the Pirates score two runs and give the team a …
Preakness Stakes
War of Will wins Preakness Stakes, holds off riderless horse
post-gazette.com - Associated Press
Canadian-trained War of Will has crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in U.S. horse racing's triple crown. The …
Sports
PIAA boys team tennis: Fox Chapel loses in semifinals
post-gazette.com - By Keith Barnes
HERSHEY, Pa. – Fox Chapel appeared to be in the perfect position to advance to its first PIAA Class 3A championship match in three years. A semifinal …
San Diego Padres
Jordan Lyles strikes out 12 batters to lead Pirates past Padres
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — The Pirates entered Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres with a depleted starting rotation. The bullpen was torn, tired and …
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka holds 7-shot lead after record two rounds at PGA Championship
post-gazette.com - By The Associated Press
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — What felt like a battle for Brooks Koepka looked like a runaway Friday in the 101st PGA Championship. Koepka backed up his …
Sports
Indiana overcomes nerves for berth in PIAA Class 2A team tennis semifinals
post-gazette.com - By Keith Barnes
HERSHEY, Pa. — Indiana truly took the road less traveled to get to the PIAA Class 2A team finals. Its top singles player, Zach Palko, tore off a nail …
High School Sports
WPIAL girls lacrosse preview: Hampton, Quaker Valley get rematch in semifinals
post-gazette.com - By Keith Barnes
Hampton and Quaker Valley have not met this season, but that is not to say the two programs don’t know each other extremely well. In fact, the …
High School Sports
WPIAL boys lacrosse preview: Freeport the big surprise of the postseason
post-gazette.com - By Keith Barnes
Freeport didn’t exactly turn the boys lacrosse world on its head in the regular season. Finishing at .500 and sneaking into the WPIAL Class 2A …
Indianapolis, IN
Pirates roster moves: Trevor Williams to IL; Richard Rodriguez optioned to Indianapolis
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
Friday was an active day for the Pirates when it comes to roster moves. Trevor Williams was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right side …
Ben Roethlisberger
Garth Brooks: ‘I’m in love with Ben Roethlisberger’
post-gazette.com - By Jason Mackey
The country music superstar's Pittsburgh sports fandom was on full display a day before his Heinz Field show While Garth Brooks was taking swings at …
High School Sports
2019 Softball pitching leaders (Final regular season)
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8-2 -- Sarah Helffrich, Avonworth; Tori Radvan, Freeport; Allie Teagle, Beaver 8-3 -- Halaena Blakley, Union; Mollie Charlton, Apollo-Ridge; Angie …
High School Sports
2019 Baseball statistical leaders (Final regular season)
post-gazette.com
Danny Morgano, Vincentian – 24 – 53 - .453– 27 – 59 - .458 Jeff Zick, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart – 27 – 60 - .450 5 – Noah Cyphert, Armstrong; D.J. …
Pittsburgh Pirates
How the Pirates are dipping their toes into the breaking-ball water
post-gazette.com - By Bill Brink
This year, pitchers are throwing breaking balls 29.4 percent of the time Joe Musgrove was in the Houston Astros’ bullpen during the 2017 American …
Pitt
Paul Zeise: Jeff Capel needs time to rebuild Pitt basketball's brand
post-gazette.com - By Paul Zeise
Jeff Capel came to Pitt with a reputation as a great recruiter. And there is no question the 44-year-old seems to have the skill set required to be …
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins' big hitters of the past weigh in on team's physicality
post-gazette.com - By Adam Bittner
The debate has raged in earnest since the moment Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen concussed Sidney Crosby with a brutal cross check in Game 3 of …
Sports
Ex-Penn State QB Tommy Stevens moving to Mississippi State
post-gazette.com - By Dave Molinari
Former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens is transferring to Mississippi State. He will be reunited there with one-time Nittany Lions offensive …
Firestone
Gerry Dulac: How Akron's Firestone Country Club is looking toward future
post-gazette.com - By Gerry Dulac
Also, Austin Lemieux is making waves away from the ice AKRON, Ohio — Bill Considine’s relationship with Firestone Country Club began nearly 60 years …
Pittsburgh Panthers
Chris Blewitt's journey from Home Depot to cusp of NFL dream
post-gazette.com - By Craig Meyer
It reads at first like a bad joke, the kind that Chris Blewitt has been hearing since virtually the first time his right foot ever made contact with …
Horse Racing (U.S.)
NBC enters Preakness without the main characters from Kentucky Derby drama
post-gazette.com - Ben Strauss
A strange thing happened during NBC’s telecast of the Kentucky Derby two Saturdays ago. It wasn’t just that the race’s apparent winner, Maximum …
Ben Roethlisberger
Ron Cook: Steelers enter OTAs looking to shed Team Turmoil label
post-gazette.com - By Ron Cook
The “cleansing” has been done, to use Mike Tomlin’s word. Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell are gone, thankfully. The Steelers will be a much different …
Pittsburgh Steelers
Best seats in the house? Steelers want to create 'sign' in Heinz Field seating bowl
post-gazette.com - By Mark Belko
Lots of businesses like to see their name in lights. But in seats? The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping so. The team is advancing a plan to spell out …
Ian Kinsler
Kinsler's three-run blast pushes Padres past Pirates, 4-3.
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
SAN DIEGO — Ian Kinsler's three-run home run off Richard Rodriguez in the bottom of the sixth inning intensified a rough day for the Pirates who lost …
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates starter Trevor Williams leaves game with injury
post-gazette.com - By Nubyjas Wilborn
The list of Pirate injuries grew by another player as Trevor Williams exited Thursday night’s game against the San Diego Padres with two outs in the …