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Steelers sign DT Doug Costin to 1-year contract
The retooling of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive line continued Tuesday with the signing of veteran tackle Doug Costin to a one-year contract. Costin (6-foot-2, 295 pounds) spent the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals. He played in 13 games, starting nine, recording 33 tackles (13 solos),...
New 3ICE hockey league rolls into Pittsburgh on SaturdayVideo
At 42, Ryan Malone is still a hockey player. He’s just not an NHL player anymore. The power forward’s final games in the NHL came early in the 2014 season with the New York Rangers. But he never fully got the game out of his system. That’s what led the...
Steelers’ Cam Heyward is not letting Acrisure name bring him down
As Pittsburghers come to terms with the renaming of their football stadium, there’s at least one Steelers player who is accepting the new branding of his workplace. Black and Gold fans appear to have nearly universal disdain for a Michigan-based insurance company’s purchase of the naming rights to what has...
A-K Valley baseball standouts get taste of college game with Butler Blue Sox
The Butler Blue Sox field one of the youngest teams in the Tri-State Summer Collegiate League at Pullman Park. Despite their youth, the Blue Sox are picking up steam and swinging hot sticks as the season progresses. Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year Justin Brannagan, who graduated from...
West Point Little League gears up to host state 8-9-10 tournament
When West Point Little League president Tom Rennie inquired about hotel availability in the last week of July for the Pennsylvania State Little League 8-9-10 tournament, which is being hosted by the league, he got a chuckle from management. That’s because Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Latrobe starts on the...
Inside the ‘crazy’ plan to boost track and field’s popularity before the 2028 Olympics
With a gold-medal stride and an image gracing Nike marketing campaigns, Sanya Richards-Ross was one of the United States’ most successful track and field stars during her decade-plus career — a stature she sustained, every year, by leaving the United States. The strongest competition, attention and most lucrative paydays each...
Steph Curry steps out of comfort zone as host of The ESPYS
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry lets his play do the talking during the NBA season. Give him a mic as host of The ESPYS and some famous folks might finally be hearing trash talk from one of the league’s best-liked players. Just how worried should the audience be Wednesday night...
Juan Soto overcomes competition, contract talk to win Home Run DerbyVideo
LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals. Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose. Soto won the Derby for the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Trusted, versatile veteran Cameron Sutton; Jace Sternberger a tight end option
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...
St. Louis Cardinals draft former Allderdice pitcher Tanner Jacobson in 10th round
Allderdice graduate Tanner Jacobson on Monday became the first player in the short history of Queens University baseball to be picked in the MLB Draft. The St. Louis Cardinals chose the right-handed pitcher in the 10th round with pick No. 307, a milestone moment for the NCAA Division II baseball...
Ducky Schofield, infielder for Pirates’ 1960 World Series champions, dies at age 87
Dick “Ducky” Schofield had plenty of claims to fame in his baseball career, but two stood out above the rest: After starting at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Harvey Haddix’s 12 innings of perfection in 1959, Schofield played for their 1960 World Series champions. “That was a pretty exciting...
Baltimore Orioles draft former Canon-McMillan pitcher Cameron Weston
Former Canon-McMillan star Cameron Weston, who helped win WPIAL and PIAA baseball titles in 2018, was selected Monday in the eighth round of the MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Weston was picked 227th overall. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound right-hander finished his junior season at Michigan, where he ranked among the...
Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani brightest All-Stars in LA showcaseVideo
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw are two-way praisers. Six miles from Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, LA’s biggest baseball stars open the All-Star Game on Tuesday night when it returns to Dodger Stadium for the first time in 42 years. Kershaw, the Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award winner,...
Brady Pevarnik, Darin Kowalski share West Penn Amateur lead after 2 rounds
Latrobe graduate Brady Pevarnik used a strong first round and shares the lead with South Hills Country Club Darin Kowalski at the 122nd Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur tournament at Butler. The duo shot an even-par 140 for two rounds, both played Monday. The field was cut to the low...
Latrobe, Bushy Run Legion teams lose, will meet in semis
District 31 American Legion champion Latrobe and third-place finisher Bushy Run advanced to the Pennsylvania Region 7 semifinals Tuesday despite losing their first games. Latrobe split its two games, defeating host Bedford, 2-1, and falling to Beech Creek, 8-6, on a walk-off grand slam by Ty Houtz. Pool A was...
Cubs draft son of ex-Cardinals slugger Mark McGwireVideo
LOS ANGELES — The McGwire family is set to see the other side of things in one of baseball’s best rivalries. Mason McGwire, son of 12-time All-Star slugger Mark, was selected in the eighth round of baseball’s amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Mark spent five of his...
All-Star Game decided by a HR derby if tied after 9 inningsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso was in the visitors’ clubhouse at Truist Park last week when an attendant made a puzzling request: Would the New York Mets slugger take a call from Atlanta Braves skipper Brian Snitker? “Why is the opposing manager calling me?” Alonso recalled thinking. He quickly found...
Mariners select Pitt catcher Tatem Levins in 8th round
Pitt junior catcher Tatem Levins was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the eighth round of the MLB Draft on Monday, earning the distinction of the Panthers’ highest draft choice since 2018. In the process, Pitt coach Mike Bell can add another name to his resume. Levins is the 94th...
Pitcher Trey Braithwaite drafted in 16th round, joins WVU teammates Jacob Watters, Victor Scott II chosen in 4th, 5th rounds
Right-handed pitcher Trey Braithwaite, a fifth-year senior at West Virginia, was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the MLB Draft on Tuesday. Braithwaite, a transfer from Navy, was named to the All-Big 12 first team and was a third-team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American. He...
Clayton Kershaw to start All-Star Game for NL, Shane McClanahan for ALVideo
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the National League on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980, and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for the American League. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will lead off...
Cameron Smith a British Open champion and man for any course
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Cameron Smith made eight birdies on the final day of the British Open. His 8-under-par 64 was the lowest closing round at St. Andrews by the champion golfer of the year. His name on the claret jug includes his score of 268, the best ever on...
‘Commander on the field,’ ex-Pine-Richland, Penn State catcher Matt Wood selected in 4th round by Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers selected former Pine-Richland and Penn State catcher Matt Wood in the fourth round of the MLB Draft on Monday, perhaps impressed by the take-charge attitude he has cultivated throughout his baseball career. “You’re the commander on the field,” he said from his home in Gibsonia. “You get...
Column: Alex Palou contract fight is business, not personal
It couldn’t have been more than a decade ago that Chip Ganassi hosted a dinner at his usual window table in his favorite downtown Indianapolis steakhouse. The movers and shakers of the local IndyCar scene were present, including Zak Brown, and the group played credit card roulette to determine who...
Pirates pick 2-way player Jack Brannigan, then prioritize pitching on 2nd day of MLB Draft
Before the MLB Draft, Ben Cherington acknowledged that the top of the draft was deep with talented position players but hinted that the Pittsburgh Pirates would prioritize pitching after the first round. “Despite the changes that have happened at the major league level, it’s still true that really good starting...
Exploring Juan Soto trades – no matter how far-fetched
The trade deadline became a bit more suspenseful over the weekend when The Athletic reported that Washington outfielder Juan Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer to stay with the Nationals. Suddenly, social media was ablaze with talk of Soto possibly being traded, and what kind of incredible offer...
