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Brad Birch perseveres in pressure-packed opener, lifting Gateway past Mt. Lebanon

Fourth-and-20 is a pressure situation no quarterback wants, but Brad Birch knew where the ball needed to go. The Gateway quarterback threw a high, arcing pass toward receiver Dallas Harper, who cut his route a little short, came down with the ball and scored on a 34-yard catch. That was...
Backyard Brawl breakdown: Pitt’s top 5 wins in the series vs. WVU

The football teams of Pitt and West Virginia started playing each other in 1895. The Mountaineers won the first three games by scores of 8-0, 6-0 and 6-5. They decided to keep playing, anyway. In 1904, after scoring a total of 29 points over six games, Pitt won 53-0, starting...
Hempfield rolls past Greensburg Salem in game shortened by lightning

The only thing that slowed down the Hempfield football team’s offense Friday was a lightning delay at the end of the first half. Play was stopped with 1 minute, 58 seconds left in the first half because of lightning in the area. The game was called at 9:15 p.m. after...
Phillies pound Bryse Wilson early to hand Pirates 6th consecutive loss

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies are on opposite ends of the state and headed in different directions. The Phillies scored six runs in the first two innings, knocking Pirates starter Bryse Wilson out early, and added an insurance run in the eighth on their way to a fifth consecutive...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers hope Jared Wayne can make fans forget Jordan Addison

After losing a Heisman Trophy finalist and Biletnikoff winner, it’s only natural to expect some degree of regression in Pitt football. Kenny Pickett’s arm and leadership and Jordan Addison’s ability to make defensive backs look like they were standing still made it difficult to defend Pitt’s passing attack last season....
Serena Williams prepares for farewell at U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Someone, of course, will end up in the history books as the last opponent of Serena Williams’ stellar career. It could be Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is “honored” to be the first-round U.S. Open foe of someone she remembers watching on TV as a...
Schauffele’s burst cuts into Scheffler lead at East LakeVideo

ATLANTA — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is playing every bit like the No. 1 player in golf and was on the verge of turning the Tour Championship into a rout. Three holes by Xander Schauffele changed everything going into the weekend at East Lake. Schauffele holed a pair of birdie...
LeSean McCoy returns in time for the Backyard Brawl, but he has no extra tickets

The running back whose thick thighs, quick, nimble feet and broad back helped carry Pitt to its most historic upset victory returned to town Friday. LeSean “Shady” McCoy was the guest speaker at the Pitt Kickoff Luncheon, where 17 seniors sat at the head table while hundreds of fans filled...
Pitt’s Narduzzi draws on days at Rhode Island as 4 senior captains namedVideo

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi on Friday named four of his most trusted seniors — Deslin Alexandre, SirVocea Dennis, Kedon Slovis and Carter Warren — as captains for the 2022 season. They were chosen by a vote of their teammates. Narduzzi believes all four will take the job seriously — just...
Steelers to present final cases to make roster

For most of Mike Tomlin’s tenure as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, seeing the Carolina Panthers on the field during the final week before Labor Day meant only one thing: the preseason finale. And Tomlin has plenty of memories of fringe players seemingly coming out of nowhere in that game...
Rays lock up Glasnow through ’24 with $30.35 million dealVideo

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow signed a $30.35 million, two-year contract that will delay the start of his free agency by one year, the team announced Friday. The Rays’ Opening Day starter last year hasn’t pitched this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery Aug. 4,...
Ben Sauls replaces Sam Scarton as Pitt’s starting kicker

Pat Narduzzi usually is not a risk-taking coach. But he believes it’s no gamble changing kickers from Sam Scarton to Ben Sauls. After Scarton hit 17 of 21 field-goal attempts last season, Narduzzi on Friday said Sauls, a redshirt sophomore who handled the kickoff duties in 2021, also will kick...
Steelers notes: Alex Highsmith inching closer to readiness

Alex Highsmith was short on specifics as he took off his cleats after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Friday. But the first three words he used when asked about his recovery from a rib injury said volumes. “I am good,” Highsmith said. “Yes, sir.” Highsmith has missed practices and preseason games over...
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners finalizing massive, long-term contract

SEATTLE — Since the day he signed as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic, the Mariners have known they have something special in Julio Rodriguez. And as he grew from potential-filled prospect, to baseball phenom, to everyday center fielder and now the face of their franchise, the idea of...
Steelers, Mike Tomlin keep open mind in final audition for players on roster bubble

For most of Mike Tomlin’s tenure as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, seeing the Carolina Panthers on the field during the final week before Labor Day meant only one thing: the preseason finale. And Tomlin has plenty of memories of fringe players seemingly coming out of nowhere in that game...
No change in Steelers’ quarterback rotation for preseason finale against Lions

Mike Tomlin is keeping the status quo with the rotation of his quarterbacks in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. Mitch Trubisky will start the game Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Acrisure Stadium. Rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the first quarterback of the bench. Veteran Mason Rudolph, the...

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