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After improbable Super Bowl run, confident Bengals dig inVideo
Cincinnati Bengals 13-8, Super Bowl runner-up Camp site: Cincinnati, Ohio Last year: Coming off a 4-11-1 record in coach Zac Taylor’s second season, expectations for the Bengals were tempered. Franchise quarterback Joe Burrow was still recovering from knee surgery when the season started and acknowledged he wasn’t entirely comfortable on...
Browns head to camp unsure of Deshaun Watson’s availabilityVideo
Cleveland Browns Last season: 8-9, missed playoffs Camp site: Berea, Ohio Last year: Expected to make a run at the AFC title, the Browns flopped. There was distracting drama, costly injuries and questionable strategy as coach Kevin Stefanski’s second season was opposite from his first, when the Browns won a...
Ravens hope to rebound from injury-filled 2021Video
Baltimore Ravens Last season: 8-9, missed playoffs Camp site: Owings Mills, Md. Last year: The Ravens went through a rarity under coach John Harbaugh — a losing season. Beset by injuries from the preseason on, Baltimore finally collapsed at the end, dropping its final six games. QB Lamar Jackson was...
Pirates farm report for July 23, 2022: Mason Martin’s walk-off single lifts Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-47) defeated St. Paul (Twins), 7-6, on a walk-off. DH Mason Martin (.193) singled home 1B Bligh Madris from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning for the winning run. Madris was 2 for 5, including a two-run homer. 3B Rodolfo Castro (.231) was 2 for...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC stretches unbeaten streak to 5 games with victory at Hartford Athletic
Shane Wiedt scored in the 94th minute during stoppage time to lift Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC past Hartford Athletic, 2-1, on the road Saturday night. The Riverhounds (11-6-4) ran their unbeaten streak to five straight games in the USL Championship. Trailing 1-0, the Hounds’ Russell Cicerone scored on a header, off...
With 7 shutout innings in win over Marlins, Jose Quintana perhaps aids trade value for Pirates
It’s possible the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future organizational prospect depth improved Saturday night. And not because of what any of their current minor leaguers did. In what almost certainly was one of his final two starts for the organization, veteran Jose Quintana threw seven shutout innings in lifting the Pirates to...
Ambridge-based trainer Tom Yankello set to join Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame
Tom Yankello has been one of boxing’s top trainers for decades. His resume speaks for itself: He has been in the corner of four world champions, two world title contenders and 16 amatuer world title holders. Yankello will be inducted into this year’s Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame at 4...
3ICE enjoys best turnout yet at PPG Paints Arena
Parker Milner has a job. As the food editor of the Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., he covers the dining scene in a tourist destination. Good work if you can get it. But his weekend gig differs from what he does on the weekdays. He’s a goaltender in 3ICE,...
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch start out front for NASCAR race at Pocono RacewayVideo
LONG POND — The trio of drivers that will start sixth, seventh and eighth Sunday at Pocono Raceway are as intriguing to watch as the ones leading the field to green. Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace and Martin Truex Jr. are all winless. Blaney and Truex are hanging on to playoff...
Vogelbach reunites with Lindor on Mets, who add PerezVideo
NEW YORK — Daniel Vogelbach was happy to be leaping up the standings and to reunite with Francisco Lindor, his travel teammate during high school days in Florida. “Just as good as he is now as he was back then,” Vogelbach said of Lindor on Saturday, a day after the...
Injured at an inopportune time, OF Greg Allen perseveres to make Pirates debut
It was not surprising Greg Allen was in a good mood while he stood at his locker Saturday afternoon. After all, he was just hours from his season debut and being in the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Pirates. What might be a little surprising was Allen’s upbeat disposition didn’t...
Vingegaard has first Tour de France win all but secured
ROCAMADOUR, France — Jonas Vingegaard thundered through the last serious test of the Tour de France to increase his overall lead on Saturday and all but guarantee winning cycling’s biggest race. After three weeks of exhausting racing, the Jumbo-Visma leader dug deep in his reserves to deliver yet another impressive...
Pirates trade catcher Michael Perez to Mets in 2nd deal between teams in 2 days
NEW YORK — The New York Mets acquired catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Saturday, the second day in a row the NL East leaders made a trade with the Pirates. The 29-year-old Perez was designated for assignment on Friday. A lefty hitter, he batted .150...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers have a method with rookies, so expect Kenny Pickett to be 3rd string
When the Steelers drafted Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett with the 20th selection in this year’s draft, a lot of you thought he might start. Not me. I said that if the Steelers drafted him, Pickett should start. But he won’t. I wouldn’t have drafted Pickett. But the Steelers did. The...
Pitt gets commitment from B.J. Williams, 5th high school offensive lineman in 2023 class
Pitt offensive line coach Dave Borbely typically doesn’t feel comfortable until he finds enough big bodies to completely fill out his two-deep depth chart. With all five starters moving on next year after their upcoming redshirt senior seasons, Borbely must be pleased with how the 2023 recruiting class is developing....
Steelers 2-a-days: T.J. Watt on a Hall of Fame trajectory? Can brother Derek make team again?
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2022 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, two per day, between June 11...
After trading DH Daniel Vogelbach, Pirates look to fill void created in lineup, clubhouse
Ben Gamel has been teammates with Daniel Vogelbach on three teams, so he called the news that the Pittsburgh Pirates had traded the designated hitter just minutes before Friday’s first pitch a “gut punch.” When the Pirates dealt the left-handed designated hitter to the NL East-leading New York Mets for...
Panthers get Matthew Tkachuk from Flames for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar
SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau both had the best years of their career this past season. And now they’re changing places in an NHL blockbuster. Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers on Friday night, with Huberdeau part of the haul that is going to the Calgary...
All eyes on offense when Steelers open 1st post-Ben training camp
Speaking less than two weeks after last season ended for the Pittsburgh Steelers, team president Art Rooney II concisely summed up the problems that plagued the offense in Matt Canada’s first season as coordinator. “We needed to be more consistent more than anything else,” Rooney said after the Steelers finished...
Pirates farm report for July 22, 2022: Jack Suwinski belts 2 homers in Indy’s loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-47) lost to St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, in 10 innings. St. Paul scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th. LF Jack Suwinski (.250) was 2 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs. He also walked once and struck out twice. CF Ji-hwan...
Former Braves, Cubs OF Dwight Smith dies at 58
ATLANTA — Dwight Smith, a runner-up for NL rookie of the year who played on Atlanta’s World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced. He was 58. The Braves said the former outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist died of congestive heart and lung failure. He lived in suburban Peachtree...
Pirates draft picks ‘ready to get rolling’ after signing, saving club money on bonuses
Thomas Harrington knew that Campbell University had never produced a first-round pick in the MLB Draft, so he was thrilled to be involved in changing its history. After the Los Angeles Angels selected Campbell shortstop Zach Neto at No. 13 overall Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates picked Harrington at No....
Vince Ciattei wins Liberty Mile for 2nd year in row
Nearly perfect weather conditions greeted runners and spectators alike Friday evening as the 11th Fleet Feet Liberty Mile showcased quick-pace competition in Downtown Pittsburgh’s only evening road race. More than 1,300 runners of all abilities, ages 2 to 85, including a group of 20 elite pro-milers, were challenged to run...
Marlins end 37-inning scoreless drought, pound Pirates for 8 runs on 13 hits
In a game the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted as Christmas in July, they delivered an outcome that was as ugly as their green T-shirt giveaways. The Pirates were in a giving mood after trading designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach to the New York Mets for right-handed reliever Colin Holderman just minutes before...
Royals’ Whit Merrifield says he ‘poorly articulated’ covid vax remarksVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals apologized Friday for “poorly articulated” comments about the covid-19 vaccine after missing the team’s trip to Canada. Merrifield was among 10 Royals players who didn’t travel to Toronto because of their vaccination status for a four-game series...
