Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here’s your day in sports for Thursday, September 17, 2015.
What’s on tap for today:
The Penguins will open training camp at their new Cranberry Twp. practice facility. General manager Jim Rutherford and head coach Mike Johnston will speak to the media around 11:00 a.m.
The Pirates (87-58) will try to salvage a split of their four-game series with the Chicago Cubs (84-61) this afternoon. Charlie Morton will do the heavy lifting for the Bucs. First pitch is at 1:35 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh headlines:
The Pirates were able to battle past Cubs ace Jake Arreita last night, but they couldn’t overcome a controversial call at home plate in the eighth inning and eventually lost in extra innings.
Yesterday was Roberto Clemente day across Major League Baseball. See what the Pirates did to honor their legendary right fielder.
Our Andrew Hodgson took a look at the value Pedro Florimon has provided as a pinch-runner since his September recall to the Pirates.
The Pirates Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, lost game one of the International League Governor’s Cup on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, the West Virginia Black Bears won the New York-Penn League title in their first year in existence.
Penguins head coach Mike Johnston fared well in his first season behind an NHL bench when compared to his peers, writes Penguins analyst Jacob Betzer.
After their road win at Akron, see where the 2-0 Pitt Panthers stack up in Week 3 of our ACC Power Rankings.
The Riverhounds let another late lead slip away, and had to settle for a draw with the Rochester Rhinos in their final game at Highmark Stadium in 2015.
On this date in 2010, Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula (right) donated over a million dollars to Penn State University in order to start a Division-I ice hockey program.
He said it: “I don’t think anyone knows what the rule is.” – Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer on the “Buster Posey rule” that the Cubs apparently did not violate in the eighth inning.
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