Monday, 21 May 2012 09:16

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Pirates/MLB

-The Pirates tie a club record by striking out 17 times in a 4-3 loss to the Tigers. Detroit's Max Scherzer (above) records a career-high 15 strikeouts.

-Highlights:

-The Pirates are facing a lot of aces.

-The minor league report.

-Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman is dealing with a knee injury.

-Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke, son of former Pirates outfielder And Van Slyke, hit his first career major league home run.

Steelers/NFL

-Mike Wallace will be absent from the Steelers' OTAs.

-Greg Lloyd is still complaining about the NFL.

-Larry Richert will be the Steelers' new public address announcer at Heinz Field.

-Bengals linebacker linebacker Dontay Moch was suspended four games for using a banned substance.

Penguins/NHL

-A goal by Evgeni Malkin helped Russia defeat Slovakia, 6-2, for the gold medal in the IIHF World Championships. Malkin led the tournament with 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) and won tournament MVP.

-Malkin's goal:

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-Mike Smith  made 36 saves for the Coyotes in a 2-0 shutout of the Kings in Game 4. Los Angeles has a 3-1 series lead.

(Photo: Scherzer-Leon Halip/Getty Images)