How the Pirates’ Oneil Cruz is turning his kryptonite into his superpower
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 7, 2026
Cruz: ‘I feel like I’m in a really good spot against lefties right now.’ Baltimore Orioles left-hander Cade Povich got Oneil Cruz swinging for strikes at four-seam fastballs on his first two pitches, ...
Triolo placed on 10-day IL with patellar tendon injury
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 7, 2026
The former Gold Glove winner could be sidelined for several weeks. Just as the Pittsburgh Pirates were figuring out the left side of their infield, a knee injury has sidelined Jared Triolo and caused ...
MLB, Sports
MLB NOTEBOOK
April 7, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday. The Mets anno...
Overton, Pettiford lead Auburn to first NIT title
NCAA, Sports
April 7, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Overton had 26 points, Tahaad Pettiford scored 24 and Auburn took advantage of a late 5-second violation in regulation to beat Tulsa 9286 in overtime on Sunday night and win ...
Boozer recovering physically, emotionally from UConn loss
NCAA, Sports
April 7, 2026
The AP national player of the year suffered “a couple of fractures” to his eye area. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duke star freshman and top NBA prospect Cameron Boozer is still healing, both emotionally after...
Devils part ways with longtime GM Tom Fitzgerald
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer 
April 7, 2026
General manager Tom Fitzgerald is parting ways with the New Jersey Devils, the latest NHL team to make an abrupt late-season change in the front office or behind the bench. Co-owner David Blitzer anno...
Jason Day among golfers speaking up about Woods
Sports
April 7, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods was a big part of the conversation Monday at the Masters without even being at Augusta National. His absence stemming from his arrest on suspicion of driving under the ...
Timberwolves aren’t where they want to be entering playoffs
NBA, Sports
April 7, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Earlier this season, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch found a precise if unusual way to describe why his deep, experienced and well-rounded team had slipped into another fun...
Sports
April 7, 2026
COLLEGE BASEBALL 5:30 p.m. - SECN — Louisville at Kentucky 7 p.m. - ACCN — Charlotte at North Carolina 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Florida at Florida St. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8:30 p.m. - SECN — Samford at Mississipp...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 7, 2026
There would be no hoisting of the cone for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who encountered a traffic jam on the bases against the San Diego Padres. The Pirates followed a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with t...
SA grad Pikula hits another milestone at IUP
High school, Sports
VALLEY PIPELINE
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 6, 2026
The former Gladiator star notched her 200th career hit with the Crimson Hawks. IUP’s Madison Pikula continues to show why she was one of the most prolific softball players to come out of the Mon Valle...
Gannon wins D-II championship
NCAA, Sports
April 6, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 on Sunday to win the Division II Championship. Prosser made 10 of 19 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golde...
’Burgh sports zip into a 180
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 6, 2026
You can call me a homer if you want, but what I’m about to say is based more on fact than sentimentality. Name for me one other professional sports city whose fortunes have made a quicker about-face t...
O’Hearn homers, drives in four as Bucs sweep Orioles
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 6, 2026
What the Pittsburgh Pirates lacked more than pop in the middle of the lineup last season was the synergy to support a strong starting pitching performance. Braxton Ashcraft got both as he recorded a c...
McCarthy revamping wide receiver room
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 6, 2026
PHOENIX — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going big when it comes to reshaping their wide receivers corps. Literally and figuratively. Two-plus months into the tenure of new coach Mike McCarthy and with f...
Latest mocks show Steelers targeting offensive tackles
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
April 6, 2026
The arrival of spring brings longer days and longer mock drafts. ESPN, CBS Sports and NFL. com were among the outlets this week that projected multiple rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft. The three-day ...
Sabres clinch playoff spot to end 15-year drought
NHL, Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer 
April 6, 2026
Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres’ playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league, th...
New champion will be crowned as Panthers eliminated
NHL, Sports
April 6, 2026
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Maybe the end for the Florida Panthers came when Brad Marchand was shut down for the season last month. Or maybe it was when Seth Jones broke his collarbone and wound up missing 2...
Auriemma apologizes for exchange with Staley
NCAA, Sports
April 6, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four. A visibly...