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Rory McIlroy regrets cold putter as wait goes on for 5th majorVideo

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Every day, Rory McIlroy would gaze out the window of his hotel room overlooking the 18th hole at the Old Course and envision seeing his name atop the giant yellow leaderboard as a British Open champion at the home of golf. It was there Sunday, when...
Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar winVideo

TORONTO — Scott Dixon had been waiting more than a year to join Mario Andretti in second place on IndyCar’s career wins list. The only one ahead of him now is A.J. Foyt. The six-time series champion finally snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday when he held off pole sitter...
All hands called on deck to help Pirates beat Rockies, end losing streak

Mindful that the Pittsburgh Pirates are off until Friday, Derek Shelton called on nearly half of the strong arms in the clubhouse on the way to an 8-3 victory Sunday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Bryse Wilson was brought up from Triple-A Indianapolis to start the game and...
New Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry is closer to home and ready to winVideo

Jeff Petry has a unique place in NHL history. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., he has played the most games in NHL history of any American-born player for Canadian teams with 803. And he’s going to lose that distinction almost as soon as the 2022-23 season begins by virtue...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen files for salary arbitration

Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen has filed for salary arbitration according to a release from the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA). He was one of 24 players around the league who opted to file. Kapanen labored through an underwhelming 2021-22 season in which he appeared in 79 games and scored...
Pirates notebook: Bryse Wilson rejoins team, starts Sunday against Rockies

In need of a starter for the final game before the All-Star break, the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday recalled right-hander Bryse Wilson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Wilson was the starting pitcher in the final game of the three-game series against the Colorado Rockies and worked the first 3 1/3 innings, allowing...
Cameron Smith rallies to beat Rory McIlroy at British Open for 1st major

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy. The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course has seen. Smith was...
Jasper Philipsen wins Tour stage, Jonas Vingegaard keeps lead, Primoz Roglic out

CARCASSONNE, France — Jasper Philipsen of Belgium braved a heat wave to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint on Sunday as Jonas Vingegaard kept the leader’s yellow jersey. Primož Roglič, the 2020 runner-up and a key teammate for Vingegaard, abandoned the race before the...
Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station

WESTMINSTER, Calif. — Bobby East, a three-time U.S. Auto Club national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station. He was 37. The Westminster Police Department issued a statement Saturday identifying Robert John East of San Dimas as the person stabbed in the...
Penn Township Junior Legion baseball looks to defend regional, state titles

The Penn Township Junior Legion baseball team had its eye on another Westmoreland County Youth Legion title July 10. Murrysville, especially Owen Sinclair, spoiled that celebration. Sinclair hit three home runs and drove in six runs to lead Murrysville to a 7-2 victory in the championship game at the Penn...
Steelers 2-a-days: Rookie Tyler Snead another slot WR candidate, Robert Spillane a good No. 3 ILB

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...
Riverhounds rally for 1-1 draw in New Mexico

After suffering through a seven-game road losing streak earlier this season, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have picked up points in the standings in back-to-back games away from home. Dane Kelly scored the tying goal with 15 minutes to go and the Riverhounds left Albuquerque with a 1-1 draw in their first-ever...
Pirates farm report for July 16, 2022: Quinn Priester, 2 Curve teammates combine on 2-hit shutout

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-46) was doubled up by Columbus (Guardians), 4-2. 3B Hoy Park (.237) went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run, his third. SS Tucupita Marcano (.263) was 1 for 3 with a double and a run scored. DH Greg Allen (hamstring), playing on a rehab...
Home runs propel AL past NL in MLB Futures GameVideo

LOS ANGELES — New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez and Minnesota’s Matt Wallner hit two-run homers in the third inning, leading the American League over the National League, 6-4, on Saturday in the annual Futures Game of top prospects. Dominguez, at 19 the second-youngest prospect at the game behind Miami...
Penguins reassemble their blue line by adding Jeff Petry, Ty Smith

Ron Hextall knows he can’t keep nine defensemen on his NHL roster. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager said as much Wednesday. “We’re certainly not going to have nine on the opening roster,” Hextall said. “I don’t know where that’s all going. Sometimes, you sit around and wait until something moves...
Pirates getting – but wasting – good starting pitching recently

Finally, the starting pitching is coming around over the past week for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the team, though, is letting the starters down during a four-game losing streak. Mitch Keller’s six-inning outing in which he did not allow an earned run in the thin air of Coors...

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