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Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex eyeing playoff spot at RichmondVideo
RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the favorites as they battle for position to make NASCAR’s playoffs, but in a season when there already have been 15 race winners, they are far from the lone contenders. Blaney is second in points, just 19 points ahead of...
Cameron Smith has claret jug and now eyes No. 1 in worldVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — J.J. Spaun did just enough right at the end to fashion a 2-under-par 68 and keep his one-shot lead Saturday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a familiar name lurking. At stake for Cameron Smith is No. 1 in the world. Already a banner year with...
Pittsburgh Aces qualify for USTA National Championships
A team of eight local youth tennis players came together in May to compete this summer on the USTA junior circuit and they needed a name. The group decided on calling themselves the Pittsburgh Aces and that turned out to be a perfect choice. The Aces blitzed through local competition...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Bill Russell’s No. 6 isn’t really retired
On Thursday, the NBA retired Bill Russell’s No. 6 league-wide. He was the first NBA player to be so honored. He was an 11-time champion, a civil rights pioneer and the league’s first Black head coach. Russell passed away July 31. But there was a disclaimer: Players already wearing No....
Baseball America ranks Pirates’ 1st-round pick Termarr Johnson among Top 50 overall
When the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Termarr Johnson with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft last month, scouts proclaimed the Georgia prep phenom the best pure hitter in the draft in decades and Johnson declared himself the best player in the draft. Now, Baseball America is calling...
Offensive linemen understand Pitt’s system, the value of staying in school
One at a time, five large men walked into Dave Borbely’s office late last season, seeking his counsel and wisdom. Each player — Carter Warren, Marcus Minor, Owen Drexel, Jake Kradel and Gabe Houy — had the same question: “Should I come back?” Pitt’s offensive line coach, who at the...
Despite 3 solo home runs, Pirates come up empty with bases loaded in loss to Giants
When it came to hitting home runs, the Pittsburgh Pirates went flying solo three times on long balls by Rodolfo Castro, Ben Gamel and Greg Allen. When it came to playing small ball, the Pirates came up empty. Trailing the San Francisco Giants by one run in the top of...
J.J. Spaun leads FedEx Cup opener; Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy miss cutVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — J.J. Spaun hopes he’s only getting started on the road to the FedEx Cup finale. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will have to wait another week. As for Jason Day, his season is over. Spaun made a late birdie for a 3-under-par 67 to take...
Len Dawson, MVP of Chiefs’ first Super Bowl win, in hospiceVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Len Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City. KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirmed Dawson is in hospice care...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 12, 2022: Carter Bins’ 2-run homer sparks Indy to shutout victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 53-54) shut out Memphis (Cardinals), 3-0. C Carter Bins (.194) hit a two-run homer. 3B Kevin Padlo (.500) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. CF Travis Swaggerty (.265) was 1 for 4. DH Diego Castillo (.256) singled, and RF Cal Mitchell (.324) tripled. Four pitchers combined on...
Latrobe’s Butler brothers teammates in international 3-on-3 basketball event
Austin and Bryce Butler have staged many shirt-ripping driveway basketball battles against one other over the years. But now they’re teaming up to play for their country on an international stage. The brothers from Latrobe are playing for the USA Basketball 3x3 U23 team in the FIBA 3x3 Nations League...
Browns’ Watson apologizes ‘to all the women I have impacted’
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson apologized Friday “to all the women I have impacted” after being accused by two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. Watson, who is facing a potential yearlong NFL suspension, spoke before Cleveland’s exhibition opener in Jacksonville — his first game since Jan....
More than 3.1 million TV viewers for ‘Field of Dreams’ game
NEW YORK — More than 3.1 million viewers watched Fox Sports’ broadcast of Major League Baseball’s second “Field of Dreams” game, about half of the audience for the 2021 game. The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Thursday night at a throwback ballpark in eastern Iowa, a short...
Padres star Fernando Tatis suspended 80 games for positive drug testVideo
NEW YORK — San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr., one of the brightest, freshest stars in MLB, was suspended 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The penalty imposed by MLB was effective immediately, meaning the shortstop cannot play in the majors this year for...
Pitt Take 5: A week full of football, Apple Jacks and Pat Narduzzi kicking up his heels
Two weeks into training camp — and with two weeks remaining — Pitt’s players and coaches have reached a point where football matters most, but everyone can see there’s more to life than turnover drills and trying to throw a football into a little net. Pitt quarterbacks practice throwing footballs...
Vikings’ Kirk Cousins has covid-19, won’t play preseason openerVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has tested positive for covid-19 and will not play this weekend in the team’s first preseason game. Coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed the diagnosis Friday at practice, where Cousins was absent for a second straight day. He felt ill Thursday and sent home....
Hip surgery to sideline Vegas goalie Robin Lehner for upcoming seasonVideo
LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner will require hip surgery and is expected to miss the upcoming season, the team said Thursday. The 31-year-old Lehner, who will likely spend the entire 2022-23 season on long-term injured reserve, has three years remaining on a contract that carries a...
Former Westmoreland County softball standouts find ‘extra’ special roles in ‘A League of Their Own’
Mollie Kovalcin watched the film “A League of Their Own” so many times growing up, she lost count. It was part of her childhood and still holds a special place in her film collection. You might say it is “extra” special now. “I’ve probably seen it maybe 300 times, over...
Offensive line will play key role in Penn State’s quest for success
STATE COLLEGE — The spotlight has been on Penn State’s offensive line since James Franklin arrived before the 2014 season. It remains there because the unit has been a problem area for long stretches. The play of the offensive line was a major issue last season, and Penn State will...
Pirates put baserunning on display in Arizona
During Wednesday’s and Thursday’s games against the Diamondbacks, the Pittsburgh Pirates stole a total of seven stolen bases, the most in back-to-back games the club had managed since 2018. Kevin Newman, Tucupita Marcano and Greg Allen all swiped bags Wednesday, while Josh VanMeter, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz did the...
While Pitt kickers compete, Pat Narduzzi will ‘say my prayers’ for good health before live scrimmage
Pitt practice was lighter and a bit shorter Friday morning for good reason. The team will conduct a live scrimmage Saturday for the first time this summer. What does Pat Narduzzi want to see in the scrimmage? What every coach wants, of course: To have every player walk off the...
Bob Condotta: Looking back at Steelers-Jets preseason game played at Seattle’s Husky Stadium 50 years ago
The Seahawks flying to Pittsburgh this week to open the preseason calls to mind the time the Steelers once flew to Seattle in the preseason as part of the effort to get the NFL to come to Seattle at all. Well, it comes to mind for people of a certain...
Mark Madden: Trading for Roquan Smith would improve the Steelers defense, but consider the end game
Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith wants to be traded. The Steelers might be interested, at least in the mind’s eye of our fertile imaginations. Smith is good. Smith, 25, was the eighth pick overall in 2018. He has been second-team All-Pro in each of the last two seasons. Devin Bush isn’t...
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. The use of “race norming” in the dementia...
Tyler Beede bringing bullpen mentality in transition back to starting role for Pirates
After spending the majority of the season in the bullpen, Tyler Beede had a one-word answer when asked how he was being built up by the Pittsburgh Pirates to start games again. “Slowly,” Beede said, with a grin. The 29-year-old right-hander has twice served as an opener this month and...
