Wednesday, 06 June 2012 11:34

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Pirates/MLB

-Home runs by Neil Walker, Casey McGehee and Alex Presley help the Pirates beat the Reds, 8-4.

-Highlights:

-Eighteen games in the minor leagues did Presley good.

-Mark Appel won't be cheap to sign.

-The minor league report.

Steelers/NFL

-Byron Leftwich still wants to play.

-The Steelers will put individual tickets on sale June 23.

-The Cardinals re-signed former Steelers linebacker Clark Haggans.

Penguins/NHL

-Tickets for the draft went quickly.

-Former Penguins forward Erik Christensen has joined HC Lev Praha of Russia's KHL.

-Devils forward and former Penguin Petr Sykora is expected to return to the lineup for tonight's Game 4 in the Stanley CUp final.

-"I feel much better equipped than I was [then].” - Michel Therrien on comparing his current tenure as Canadiens coach to his first.

-“I was proud. From when I got there to the day I left, there was a huge improvement.” He left town with a record of 135-105-32." - Therrien on his tenure as Penguins coach.

-With Thierren in Montreal, Dan Bylsma in Pittsburgh and Todd Richards in Columbus, 13.3 percent of former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coaches Penguins are now NHL head coaches.

-Former Penguins captain Ron Francis and goaltender Tom Barrasso were reassigned within the Hurricanes' organization. Francis was promoted to vice president of hockey operations while Barrasso was moved from goaltending coach to scout.

-Katie Moore, wife of Sharks forward and former Penguin Dominic Moore, is dealing with liver cancer.

(Photos: Pirates-Tyler Barrick/Getty Images; Sykora-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)