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First-year Penn State OC Mike Yurcich on tight deadline to implement schemesVideo
STATE COLLEGE — New Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich isn’t sure how long it will take the Nittany Lions to fully learn and implement his schemes. The team’s third offensive coordinator in three seasons, Yurcich does know he’s on a tight deadline. “Week 1 against Wisconsin, how good they’re...
Penn State’s James Franklin: Offensive, defensive lines unsettled
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s 2021 Media Day is finally here and James Franklin, the Nittany Lions’ eighth-year coach, met with the press at lunch time Saturday afternoon. With PSU coming off a 4-5 season, here are some takeaways from Franklin’s news conference at Beaver Stadium: * The interior of...
Yough, RMU product picked for NEC Mount Rushmore team
Yough graduate Nicole Sleith Schaffer was one of the most feared softball pitchers to play at Robert Morris. She struck out more than 900 hitters over four seasons and once tossed a perfect game to extend her team’s season. She will go down as one of Northeast Conference’s all-time greats,...
T.J. Watt’s absence from team drills tied to contract, Steelers defensive coach says
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt’s decision to sit out team drills is tied to his current contract situation, defensive coordinator Keith Butler confirmed Saturday, after Watt’s teammates again worked out without the reigning NFL sack leader. Asked when Watt might ramp up activity, Butler said: “That’s none of my business. I...
Pirates give Anthony Alford another chance in outfield, DFA Erik Gonzalez, option Phillip Evans
The Pittsburgh Pirates are giving Anthony Alford another chance in the outfield after his standout performance at Triple-A Indianapolis, and they made a series of moves Saturday afternoon to make room for him on their roster. The Pirates selected Alford and optioned corner infielder Phillip Evans to Triple-A. They cleared...
‘Smallest kid growing up,’ Kenny Pickett grows into trigger for Pitt’s offenseVideo
Kasey Pickett played soccer at Kutztown. Daughter Alex did the same at East Stroudsburg. Naturally, Kasey’s son, Kenny, drifted toward the sport, too. “Tried soccer,” he said. “Didn’t work out too well. I was a little too physical for soccer. We hung that up pretty early.” Pickett was running over...
‘I feel at peace’: Allyson Felix exits stage with record 11th medal
TOKYO — Allyson Felix knows the way to the Olympic medals stand better than any runner alive. She made her record-setting 11th trip there Saturday, after starring as the headliner on a 4x400 relay win that featured a who’s-who of American running. With the gold medal dangling from her neck...
Mark Madden Hot Take: Rangers-Capitals a likely bloodbath for TNT’s NHL debut
The NHL often reveals exactly what the league wants hockey to be. The New York Rangers have beef with Washington and uber-thug Tom Wilson. On May 3, Wilson manhandled a few Rangers, including superstar winger Artemi Panarin. Panarin missed the season’s last four games with a lower-body injury after being...
Eddy Alvarez settles for silver, rare 2nd medal with U.S. baseball loss
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Not every Olympic dream ends in gold. Most don’t span ice and dirt, either. Speedskater-turned-second baseman Eddy Alvarez’s journey didn’t need to apex atop an Olympic podium to go down in history. Alvarez and the U.S. baseball team accepted their Olympic silver medals after losing the championship...
Japan beats U.S. to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal
YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States, 2-0, Saturday night behind Munetaka Murakami’s third-inning home run. Masato Morishita and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and the Japanese men...
Oakmont’s Sean Knapp taking aim at U.S. Amateur in 19th appearance
If Sean Knapp wanted to, he could walk to Oakmont Country Club to play in the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur tournament. The wily veteran is playing in his 19th U.S. Amateur which begins Monday with stroke play competition at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club in Verona....
Steelers, Pitt greats receive Pro Football Hall of Fame gold jackets in Canton
Five former members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a former Pitt great will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend in Canton, Ohio. Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, Troy Polamalu and Donnie Shell are in the Class of 2020, and Alan Faneca and Bill Nunn are...
Golfers with Pittsburgh-area ties set to compete in 2021 U.S. Amateur
The 121st U.S. Amateur Championship starts Monday at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club. Here’s a look at the 11 players with Pittsburgh-area ties who qualified for the event. Local qualifiers Ian Bangor Residence: Pittsburgh Age: 29 High school: Sewickley Academy (2010) College: Carnegie Mellon (2014) Notable: This is...
After being ‘in between,’ Ke’Bryan Hayes studies success to find stroke again for Pirates
After his second at-bat against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, Ke’Bryan Hayes sat in the dugout at Great American Ball Park and studied video of his first games back after two months on the injured list. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman was looking for clues to his hitting...
Quaker Valley grads join forces to win golf tournament for brothers
Alex Tanabe was living in Philadelphia last year when the covid-19 pandemic hit, and when his employer told him to start working from home, he decided to move back to Pittsburgh to be closer to his family. Returning home allowed him to reconnect with his younger brother Chris on the...
Nelly Korda gives U.S. gold medal sweep in Olympic golf
KAWAGOE, Japan — Nelly Korda gave the Americans a sweep of gold medals in golf on Saturday, holding on for a one-shot victory in a thrill-a-minute finish to the Olympic women’s golf competition. Korda led by as many as three shots on the back nine. In the end, she needed...
U.S. men’s basketball team tops France, giving Kevin Durant 3rd Olympic gold
SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans expected nothing less. And in the end, their Olympic reign continues. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and joined Carmelo Anthony as the only three-time men’s gold medalists...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 6, 2021: Greensboro wins wild one with 7 runs in 12th
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-42) outslugged Iowa (Cubs), 12-8. CF Anthony Alford (.307) went 4 for 5 with two home runs, his 13th and 14th, and five RBIs. 3B Hunter Owens (.213) also homered twice, running his season total to 12. He went 3 for 4. 2B Michael Chavis (.271) went 1...
This date in sports history: Aug. 7Video
1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians, 7-2. 1952 — Bion Shively, 74, drives Sharp Note to victory in the third heat of the Hambletonian Stakes. 1982 — Speed Bowl wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats with...
Mike Tomlin refutes report saying Steelers receiver James Washington wants trade
Despite a report saying James Washington was unhappy with his role and wanted to be traded, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he hasn’t heard those words from the fourth-year receiver. “Those unnamed sources, we don’t react to or respond to,” Tomlin said after practice Saturday at Heinz Field. “James has...
Alex Dixon powers Riverhounds to 4th straight win
Alex Dixon scored a pair of goals for the second straight game, leading the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 3-2 road victory over the Charleston Battery on Friday night. The Riverhounds (10-4-3) have won four in a row and are 5-0-1 in their last six. They lead the USL Championship’s Atlantic...
Pitt notebook: No more boxing for cornerback Damarri Mathis
Pitt senior cornerback Damarri Mathis vows never to box again — even as a conditioning exercise — after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury last year while working out at home. “No one ever heard that story?” coach Pat Narduzzi said during his post-practice news conference. “So, you know how kids...
Reds rock JT Brubaker in 7-run 1st inning, roll over Pirates
The Great American Ball Park has become a misnomer for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have found Cincinnati’s bandbox stadium to be more the site of blowouts. The Reds rocked the Pirates early for the second consecutive game, scoring seven runs in the first inning off JT Brubaker on their way...
Penn State product Carl Nassib says he has gotten only ‘love and support’ from RaidersVideo
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib said he has received “nothing but love and support” from his teammates after he came out as gay earlier this summer. The Penn State product came out publicly on Instagram in June, saying he felt representation and visibility were important. He said that...
Pitt’s Jordan Addison tells proud mom, ‘I ain’t got it yet’
When Jordan Addison went home to Frederick, Md., in the offseason, he carried with him reminders of a memorable freshman season at Pitt. With 60 catches for 666 yards, four touchdowns and the longest play of Pitt’s season (75 yards), few failed to notice. He was a Freshman All-American, honorable...
