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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian: No magic trick to make Longhorns contenders againVideo
ARLINGTON — Texas fans want more than top 10 rankings and bowl victories. They would like to win some Big 12 titles and be in contention for national championships. While the Longhorns still are the last Big 12 team to win a national title, that was long ago — the...
Judge orders Richard Sherman released from jail without bailVideo
SEATTLE — A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday after his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to his in-laws’ home. King County District Court Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai found probable cause that Sherman committed criminal trespassing,...
NCAA’s Mark Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences and campuses and reconsidering how schools are aligned. Emmert said the recent Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA along with the lifting of restrictions on athletes...
Bryson DeChambeau apologizes after blaming driver for struggles at British OpenVideo
Bryson DeChambeau fought the wind blowing in from the English Channel and the thick thatches of rough at Royal St. George’s. And then he fought with his clubmaker. After shooting a 1-over-par 71 in the first round of the British Open on Thursday, the 2020 U.S. Open champion blamed his...
Tom Brady led Bucs to Super Bowl 55 win despite partial MCL tear
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl 55 victory at age 43 during a pandemic, becoming the first quarterback to win a title in his team’s home stadium. But the legend only grows from there. Brady did it while playing with a partially torn medial...
Yankees-Red Sox postponed after New York positive covid tests
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ post-All-Star break opener against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of positive covid-19 tests within New York’s organization. Major League Baseball said the postponement was to allow for more testing and contact tracing. New York was among the first major league...
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins denies having tooth dislodged during altercation with wife
Dwayne Haskins is disputing the report that he is missing part of a tooth following a July 3 altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in domestic battery charges being filed against his wife. Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins faces an Aug. 3 hearing as a result of a disagreement that resulted in facial...
Ex-Pitt forward Justin Champagnie said he expects to be drafted, but knows that’s only the beginning
Justin Champagnie said the thought hasn’t crossed his mind. Yet, when presented Thursday with the possibility that he might not be among the 60 players drafted into the NBA on July 29, the former Pitt forward had a well-considered answer. Speaking from the Petersen Events Center on a conference call...
Penguins GM Ron Hextall faces ‘tough decisions’ with next week’s expansion draft
As a goaltender during his playing career, Ron Hextall knew some nights were going to be easier than others. Especially if that night’s opponent was an expansion team. In the early 1990s, the NHL expanded with five teams — the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks...
Greensburg YWCA field hockey registration set
The Greensburg YWCA girls field hockey program is registering girls now through Aug. 30, for a season that resumes after being canceled last year because of the covid pandemic. The practices and home games will be played at Hempfield Park, 222 Forbes Trail Road. Beginners and returning players in grades...
Alan Faneca lobbies for Steelers teammate Hines Ward to join him in Canton: ‘He is a Hall of Famer’
When he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, Alan Faneca will become the third player and fourth member from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl XL championship team to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio. Jerome Bettis, of course, is already a member. Troy Polamalu and...
Penn State receives commitment from nation’s No. 1 ’23 interior offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier
While in the midst of assembling the nation’s third-ranked 2022 recruiting class, Penn State received its first verbal commitment from a 2023 prospect Thursday when guard Alex Birchmeier announced his plans to enroll. 100% COMMITTED #WEARE23 pic.twitter.com/dw3Xc6wWTa— Alex Birchmeier (@Alex_Birchmeier) July 15, 2021 Birchmeier, a 6-foot-5, 275-pound rising junior at...
Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth lead way as normalcy returns to British Open
SANDWICH, England — Jordan Spieth rolled in putts like it was 2017. Louis Oosthuizen put those runner-up finishes in the last two majors out of mind and soared to the top of the leaderboard. They gave the British Open a familiar feel Thursday. Normalcy returned to the wind-swept links at...
Pirates 3rd-round pick Bubba Chandler has flair, but talent could lead him to future in rotation
The bleached-blonde, mulleted hair. The half-unbuttoned, flamingo-printed shirt he wore for the camera on draft day. The Southern, aw-shucks drawl. The preferred forename of “Bubba.” There’s plenty that immediately catches your eye about one of the highest-profile of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2021 draft picks. Bubba Chandler has all the appearances...
Panthers buy out final 2 years of Keith Yandle’s contract
The Florida Panthers bought out the remainder of veteran defenseman Keith Yandle’s contract on Thursday. Yandle was signed for two more seasons at a salary cap hit of $6.35 million. The buyout saves Florida $4 million against the cap next season, just under $1 million in 2022-23 and costs an...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ protected list should leave out Jared McCann, Marcus Pettersson
The Penguins’ protected list for Wednesday’s expansion draft seems fairly straightforward. They will protect seven forwards, three defensemen and a goalie. They should be: Forwards — Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Kasperi Kapanen, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Brandon Tanev. Defensemen — Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang, Mike Matheson. Goalie —...
Pirates step onto sports betting platform with BetMGM
The Pittsburgh Pirates have formed a partnership with sports betting and digital gaming operator BetMGM that will include branding throughout PNC Park, content on the team’s digital and social platforms and promotions aimed at fans in the stands. “Our partnership with BetMGM is one that we are extremely proud to...
2 runners dropped from Kenya Olympic team over doping tests
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya was forced to drop two runners from its Olympic team just over a week before the Tokyo Games because they haven’t taken the required number of out-of-competition doping tests, an official said on Thursday. That has given 1,500-meter world champion Timothy Cheruiyot a last-minute place on...
Britain women’s soccer team will take a knee at Olympics
The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the IOC relaxed its rules this month to allow Olympic athletes to make gestures of protest in...
Penguins A to Z: Valtteri Puustinen finally takes his shotVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Valtteri Puustinen Position: Right winger Shoots: Right Age: 22 Height: 5-foot-9 Weight: 183...
First Call: Troy Polamalu planning Pittsburgh return; Dwayne Haskins breaks tooth in Las Vegas incident
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Troy Polamalu may return to Heinz Field. Backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins reportedly lost a tooth during an incident in Las Vegas. An update on when Pirates fans may get to see Jacob deGrom. And we’ll let you know how WPIAL and Pitt product Cam Johnson did in...
U mad, bro?: Pirates fans love their prospect rankings, but hate anyone who doesn’t feel the same way
Pittsburgh Pirates fans reminded me of a valuable lesson this week. Media members are not allowed to pass negative judgement on any aspect of a Major League Baseball draft for at least five years. You can, however, declare it a spectacular, franchise-altering, paradigm-shifting success overnight. That’s how things went this...
Khris Middleton sends Bucks past Suns to tie NBA Finals
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton’s big finish has the NBA Finals all even. Middleton scored 40 points, including 10 straight for the Milwaukee Bucks down the stretch to send them past the Phoenix Suns, 109-103 on Wednesday night in Game 4. Middleton’s hot hand and a big block from Giannis Antetokounmpo...
This date in sports history: July 15Video
1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics, and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete. 1922 — Gene Sarazen shoots a final-round 68 to beat Bobby Jones and John Black for the U.S. Open golf championship. 1923 — Amateur Bobby...
Pirates farm report for July 14, 2021: Curve’s Mason Martin launches 17th homer in victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-30) fell to Omaha (Royals) in 12 innings. After allowing three runs in the top of the 12th, the Indians scored twice in the bottom of the inning but their rally fell short. C Joe Hudson (.235) and 2B Dee Strange-Gordon (.257) had RBI singles with no outs...
