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Pirates prospect watch: Hunter Barco continues strong season at Triple-A
Prospect Watch Hunter Barco Position: LHP Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 235 pounds Level: Triple-A Notable: Ask any Pirates fan to name an up-and-coming prospect at Triple-A who’s getting ready for an anticipated MLB debut, and just about every answer would be Bubba Chandler. Although Chandler’s first MLB start seems a matter...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Kaleb Johnson fits the part in Steelers’ offense, but will he play?
True believers bleat loudly about the “Steeler way.” But some of that preferred method is stupid. Like rewarding veterans who “wait their turn.” Like making rookies “earn it.” Those two notions may conspire to stifle the Steelers’ running game. Jaylen Warren isn’t a No. 1 back. He’s 5-foot-8. Played at...
Bucs Beat Q&A: Pirates catcher Henry Davis discusses art of the deke, plays at the plate
For this week’s Bucs Beat Q&A, TribLive sat down with Pirates catcher Henry Davis: You deked Miguel Andujar on a 9-4-2 play at the plate against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 8. What’s the key to selling a deke? I don’t know. My head coach in college (Dan McDonnell) told...
The week ahead: Pirates host Blue Jays, Rockies
Here’s a look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ schedule for this upcoming week. vs. Blue Jays 6:40 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 12:35 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • The Blue Jays arrive at PNC Park aiming to strengthen their first-place position atop the AL East Division. The...
3 generations of Wileys experience joys, pitfalls of sharing sideline at Knoch
John Wiley makes no attempt to hide it: The Wiley men are loud. That should make the Knoch sideline interesting this fall as three generations of Wileys try to lead the Knights to the WPIAL football playoffs. T.J. Wiley is the head coach. His father, 74-year-old John, a Pennsylvania Scholastic...
Orioles right-hander Young loses bid for perfect game in 8th inning in 7-0 win over the Astros
HOUSTON — Baltimore rookie right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for the first perfect game in Orioles history with four outs remaining Friday night in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros. Young retired the first 23 batters he faced, only to have his shot at history end on slow...
Donegan advances to U.S. Amateur semifinals to delight of his large, vocal gallery
SAN FRANCISCO — Niall Shiels Donegan, the Scot who grew up in nearby Mill Valley, advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals Friday at The Olympic Club to the delight of his large, vocal gallery. Donegan — set for his first season at North Carolina after two years at Northwestern —...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 15, 2025: Matt Fraizer delivers winning RBI in 10th for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-48) beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees), 6-5, on an RBI single by RF Matt Fraizer (.309) in the top of the 10th. Frazier went 3 for 5 with two doubles, two runs scored and his 14th stolen base. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.291) went 1 for 5 with a triple,...
Teddy Bridgewater is hoping to make the best of his NFL return amid high school coaching suspension
PITTSBURGH — Teddy Bridgewater always planned to play football this year. Just maybe not quite this early. In a perfect world, the well-traveled quarterback wouldn’t be spending this weekend in Pittsburgh getting ready for his preseason debut with Tampa Bay but in Miami helping Northwestern High prepare to defend the...
With Cup playoffs at stake, controversial limits of rough driving could be tested again at Richmond
NASCAR playoff desperation reached a controversial peak at Richmond Raceway last year. At the mercy of securing a victory to make the 16-driver field that competes for the Cup championship, Austin Dillon wrecked Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin in the final two corners of the last lap to claim his...
Ryan Preece earns 2nd career pole position in hunt for NASCAR playoff spot at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Preece will start from the pole position Saturday night at Richmond Raceway while trying to lock in a spot for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Preece earned his second career pole in 212 Cup starts with a lap at 121.381 mph around the 0.75-mile oval in...
Bengals assessing options at safety with starter Geno Stone sidelined because of injury
CINCINNATI — After the Cincinnati Bengals secondary struggled in the preseason opener, starting safety Geno Stone learned that he has a soft tissue injury that has him out on a “week-to-week” basis. Those recent developments gave the Bengals a lot to discuss and work on heading into their second preseason...
Sebastian Munoz of Colombia shoots a 59, with a double bogey, at LIV Golf Indianapolis
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Sebastian Munoz of Colombia recorded the third sub-60 score in LIV Golf, making birdie on 13 of his last 14 holes and becoming the first player to shoot 59 with a double bogey. He responded from that early blunder by chipping in for birdie on the sixth...
MacIntyre posts a 64 and builds 5-shot lead over Scheffler at BMW Championship
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — One day it was the putter, another day it was the irons. No one had a lower score than Robert MacIntyre both of those rounds at the BMW Championship, and his reward for his 6-under-par 64 on Friday was a five-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going...
Latrobe’s Chris Fite part of 1st University Athletic Association Hall of Fame class
Latrobe alum Chris Fite played professional basketball for more than a decade in Europe. Before that, he was a dominant post player at Rochester and won an NCAA Division III championship in 1990. His college exploits are getting recognized over three decades later. Fite, the men’s basketball coach at Shippensburg,...
Jack Suwinski’s 9th-inning home run beats Cubs as Pirates snap 5-game losing streak
The moment was one Jack Suwinski could only dream about. Playing in his hometown and in front of his family at Wrigley Field, he knew one swing could change the outcome. Chicago Cubs closer Daniel Palencia was bringing the heat, touching 101.6 mph on the radar gun with his first...
Big Ten preview: No. 2 Penn State primed to make run at first conference title since 2016; Ohio St, Oregon in hunt again
The stage is set for Penn State, and now the question is whether the second-ranked Nittany Lions will capitalize. While defending national champion Ohio State, defending Big Ten champ Oregon and heavyweight Michigan are breaking in new quarterbacks, Penn State goes into the season with three-year starter Drew Allar, a...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason home game vs. Bucs
It, technically, would be inaccurate to call Saturday’s preseason home opener the first time the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game at Acrisure Stadium in 2025. The 2024 regular-season finale was Jan. 4, 2025. The Steelers lost that one, 19-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the season on a...
Pirates recall RHP Colin Holderman, LHP Evan Sisk, DFA LHP Ryan Borucki in bullpen shakeup
With its bullpen battered by the past two series, the Pittsburgh Pirates addressed it by making a number of roster moves before Friday’s series opener at the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates recalled right-hander Colin Holderman and lefty Evan Sisk from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned rookie righty Cam Sanders and designated...
Michigan football fined millions, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023. The NCAA said it had...
Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins eyes starring role in Pitt’s defense
At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Pitt tight end Malachi Thomas has the kind of frame that sets him up well one-on-one against opposing defensive backs. But so far through the Panthers’ fall camp, Thomas has had tough recurring battles with one of his teammates, a safety he has 2 inches...
Mark Madden: Cam Heyward is the villain in contract battle with the Steelers but won’t go full heel
Hunker down for refreshing sports notes! But they’re mostly Cam Heyward contract dispute notes, which makes them not so refreshing. Because we endured this less than a year ago. • With first-round pick Derrick Harmon and fifth-round selection Yahya Black bolstering the defensive line, could the Steelers get by without...
First Call: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans stand out in Buccaneers’ joint practice vs. Steelers, will sit for game
Friday’s “First Call” has an update on the Tampa Bay depth chart in advance of the Buccaneers’ visit Saturday to Acrisure Stadium to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game. Also, assistant general manager Andy Weidl talks about next year’s quarterback draft class. We preview the Pirates’ trip to...
Former Steeler Larry Foote on hype of this year’s defense: ‘I’m always going to say we were the best’
You could see the attempt at diplomacy oozing through Larry Foote’s wry smile when he was posed with the question in the visitors’ tunnel at Acrisure Stadium: Could the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers defense measure up to the great units you played on during the 2005, ‘08 and ‘10 Super Bowl...
‘Everybody Loves You Now’: Mason Rudolph returns to Acrisure Stadium for the 1st time since his 2023 heroics
The last time Mason Rudolph left the field at Acrisure Stadium, he did so to the sound of cheers and applause. “It’s a one-of-one sort of a stadium with the feel of the yinzers’ best,” Rudolph said after a recent training camp practice. That game was a 34-11 make-or-break win...
