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Pirates farm report for Aug. 18, 2021: Daniel Amaral hits walk-off bomb for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-48) was held to three hits in a 6-0 loss to Toledo (Tigers). 3B Erik Gonzalez (.174) went 1 for 2 with a double and a walk and made an error. CF Jared Oliva (.212) and C Taylor Davis each went 1 for 3. SS Cole Tucker (.228)...
Riverhounds work to draw with Tampa Bay, stay tied for 1st
When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Tampa Bay Rowdies met Wednesday at Highmark Stadium, each played like a defensively sound team expected to be at the top of the standings. Neither relinquished the top spot, and they played to a 0-0 draw. The Riverhounds and Rowdies remained tied for first in...
Former West Virginia WR Kevin White works to shed bust label
METAIRIE, La. — Kevin White, the former West Virginia star receiver and seventh overall NFL Draft choice in 2015, says he’s been lucky in life, but decidedly less fortunate in his pro football career. “Unlucky with injuries,” White said after his first practice with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday....
Chad Kuhl, Anthony Alford, Sam Howard take steps toward returning to Pirates from IL
Lefty reliever Sam Howard started his minor-league rehabilitation assignment, but right-hander Chad Kuhl and outfielder Anthony Alford are on track to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates first. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Kuhl (3-6, 4.43 ERA in 14 starts), who went on the covid-19 injured list Aug....
Armed with 3.7 GPA, Ryan Jacoby transfers to Pitt, petitions NCAA for immediate eligibility
If Ryan Jacoby, an offensive lineman who transferred from Ohio State to Pitt, is rewarded with an NCAA waiver and is eligible to play this season, Pat Narduzzi believes there’s plenty of time for him to learn the playbook. How is he so sure? Jacoby is coming to Pitt with...
A’s ace Chris Bassitt out of hospital after being hit in head by line driveVideo
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics ace Chris Bassitt has a broken bone in his cheek that will need surgery to repair but he sustained no eye damage after being struck on the side of the head by a line drive. Bassitt was taken to a hospital after getting hit by...
Inside the ropes: Cam Sutton gets 1st look as slot corner as Steelers expand search for starter
On a day when Antoine Brooks Jr. returned to practice for the first time since the Hall of Fame Game, the Pittsburgh Steelers worked Cam Sutton occasionally at the slot cornerback position Wednesday. Brooks took first-team snaps and rotated with veteran Arthur Maulet in the first two weeks of training...
Sophomore Matt Goncalves shoots for spot on Pitt’s offensive lineVideo
There was a rumor making the rounds at Pitt practice Wednesday that sophomore offensive tackle Matt Goncalves averaged 10 blocks per game. Of course, that was in another life when he was a four-year letterman in basketball at Eastport-South Manor High School in Manorville, N.Y. At 6-foot-6, 320 pounds, why...
Amid trade report, James Washington trying to carve out bigger role in Steelers offense
A minor ankle injury to Chase Claypool provided James Washington the chance to work with the Pittsburgh Steelers first-team offense in practice Wednesday. Opportunities to get such reps with the starters have been few and far between for the fourth-year receiver and former second-round draft choice. It’s the reason reports...
1st-year WR Cody White gets reps with Steelers starters
A hamstring injury hindered Cody White for about two weeks earlier during training camp. He’s hoping it doesn’t hinder his chances at making the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster. The first-year wide receiver is an intriguing candidate to grab a roster spot at the bottom of a deep and accomplished position...
Robert Morris announces web portal for hockey fundraising efforts
Robert Morris has introduced a website where supporters of the university’s men’s and women’s hockey programs can make financial pledges to keep the teams from folding. The goal for the fundraising effort, dubbed “Hockey is the Goal,” is to raise $1.4 million in contributions and $1.4 million in pledges by...
Steelers RB Kalen Ballage has potential to be total package
He looks every bit the 230 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. He’s been clocked in the 4.4-second range in the 40-yard dash. He put his name in the record books in college. It’s easy to see why NFL teams would think Kalen Ballage could be a star. But on his...
Tigers analyst Jack Morris suspended for Ohtani remarksVideo
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments he made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani during a game on Tuesday. When asked by play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard how the Tigers should pitch to Ohtani in the sixth inning, Morris adopted an exaggerated...
Pitt men’s soccer picked to win ACC championship in preseason coaches poll
After a historic run to the College Cup only three months ago, the Pitt men’s soccer team is grabbing more attention at the outset of the 2021 season, picked in a poll of ACC coaches as the preseason favorite to win the conference championship. Pitt (16-4, 9-1 ACC last season)...
Hunters beset by ongoing ammo shortage, price hikes
Hunters are scrounging for rifle ammunition and shotgun shells as harvest seasons approach in the second year of an unrelenting ammo shortage. The scarcity of rounds is changing sporting behaviors, impinging on the youth movement in competitive target shooting and greatly inflating the price of going afield. “We’ve never seen...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ level of risk taking will make, or literally break, Ben Roethlisberger
Jacksonville may not start rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence right away, mostly because the Jaguars’ suspect offensive line would put this year’s first overall draft pick at too much risk. Cincinnati would have done well to follow that path with last year’s No. 1 pick, Joe Burrow. As a rookie, Burrow...
After smashing start, Pirates rookie 2B Rodolfo Castro struggles
Derek Shelton never considered benching Rodolfo Castro for his baserunning blunder against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Instead, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager treated it as a teaching moment. When Castro failed to tag up at third on a Hoy Park lineout to left field, Shelton didn’t hesitate to note...
Dodgers lean on doubles to defeat Pirates, whose late rally falls short
Wil Crowe was looking to get the Los Angeles Dodgers to make soft contact, a game plan that was working for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander. What went wrong is how the ball kept landing in gaps. The Dodgers hit leadoff doubles in four of the first eight innings on their...
This date in sports history: Aug. 18Video
1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. 1958 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Roy Harris in the 13th round at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles to retain his world heavyweight title....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 17, 2021: Henry Davis hits 1st home run for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-47) was blasted by Toledo (Tigers), 7-1. 1B Michael Chavis (.280) went 3 for 4 with a double. DH Hunter Owen (.236) went 1 for 3 with an RBI. RF Bligh Madris (.265) was 1 for 3 with walk and a run scored. SS Cole Tucker (.232) went...
Big 12 teams face forfeits if virus keeps them from playingVideo
IRVING, Texas — Big 12 teams unable to play a game this fall because of covid-19, or any other reasons, will have to forfeit and be given a loss in the conference standings. The Big 12 released its game threshold policy Tuesday. A no contest would be declared only if...
NHL teams OK’d to add sponsor patches on jerseysVideo
Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL. The league will allow teams to put sponsor patches on jerseys beginning with the 2022-23 season after the board of governors unanimously approved the move, according to a person with knowledge of a memo sent this week. The person spoke to the Associated...
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi seeks improvement in run gameVideo
Before practice Tuesday morning, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said he was hoping to see improvement from his running game. He didn’t like some of what developed in the scrimmage last Saturday. “Our offense threw the ball really well,” he said. “Still want our run game to get better.” He said...
Column: Pressure mounting for FedEx Cup and Ryder CupVideo
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — This is one time when winning really does take care of everything. For most players, it’s all about the money. And for a dozen or so Americans, it’s about playing for no money at all. The Northern Trust not only is the start of the FedEx...
Inside the ropes: Steelers simulate regular-season midweek practice
The post-pandemic return of concerts to Heinz Field won’t happen until a Rolling Stones show in October. But that didn’t mean there isn’t something of a dress rehearsal happening there this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers under Mike Tomlin long have treated their third preseason game as a simulation for a...
