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New Pittsburgh soccer team hires noted Italian scout
Pittsburgh United FC, the newly formed United Premier Soccer League club, announced a signing Thursday that it hopes will make a major impact on its roster when it begins play in the fall. It’s not a striker or goalkeeper. It’s a scout. The team announced the addition of Nicola Martini...
Mark Cavendish does it again, posts another stage win in Tour de FranceVideo
CHATEAUROUX, France — Mark Cavendish is rolling back the years at the Tour de France. Back in the race for the first time since 2018, the British sprinter has regained some of the luster of his youth to dominate the field again. Cavendish claimed the short and flat sixth stage...
Pirates place 1B Colin Moran on 10-day IL with fractured left hand, recall OF Jared Oliva
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Colin Moran on the 10-day injured list with fracture in his left hand, the latest setback for the first baseman. Moran was hit by a pitch in the first inning Monday by Kyle Freeland of the Colorado Rockies and pulled himself from the game. Moran didn’t...
Highlands grad has no regrets, plenty of good memories from U.S. Olympic swim trials
Bailey Bonnett left the U.S. Olympic swimming trials a couple weeks ago knowing she gave everything she had. The belief that she left everything in the pool and being around her Kentucky teammates made her second trip to the Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb., an enjoyable experience despite coming within...
Butler basketball’s Devin Carney commits to Elon
One of college basketball’s stingiest defenses added some scoring power Thursday when Butler’s Devin Carney committed to Elon. The 6-foot-1 combo guard averaged 30 points per game last winter and led Butler to the WPIAL Class 6A semifinals. He ranks among the WPIAL’s top players in the 2022 graduating class....
NFL fines Washington $10M after misconduct investigationVideo
The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations for several months after an independent investigation found the organization’s workplace “highly unprofessional,” especially for women. The team was not stripped of any draft picks and no formal suspensions were...
Ash Barty avoids upset trend to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the third round of a Wimbledon women’s draw depleted of other top contenders by beating Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 Thursday. No. 3-seeded Elina Svitolina became the latest upset victim, and eight of the top 11 players in the WTA rankings are out...
J.J. Watt pokes fun at Steelers’ fondness for TikTok
One of the NFL’s biggest stars seems to believe the Pittsburgh Steelers have a TikTok problem. A message posted to the verified Twitter account of three-time league defensive player of the year J.J. Watt responded to a message posted by Steelers linebacker Devin Bush on Thursday when Bush had some...
Mets, under new owner Steve Cohen, to celebrate Bobby Bonilla DayVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Mets under new owner Steven Cohen are embracing Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual remembrance of a famously unsuccessful contract. A promotion announced Thursday allows a fan to book an Airbnb stay for four at Citi Field for $250 that includes use of the team...
L.A. Kings acquire Viktor Arvidsson from Nashville for 2 picks
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Viktor Arvidsson from Nashville in exchange for two draft picks. The Predators get a second-round pick this year and a third-round pick in 2022 in the trade announced Thursday. The 28-year-old Arvidsson is a two-time 30-goal scorer who has spent...
With Kerri Walsh Jennings out, new generation hits the beach
London Olympics organizers erected a 25-foot statue of two-time defending champion Kerri Walsh Jennings in St. James’ Park, just a short stroll from the venue where she would win her third beach volleyball title. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro, Walsh Jennings again climbed onto the podium to claim...
Peters Township native Alison Riske tabbed for U.S. Olympic tennis team
WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff and Jennifer Brady will lead a U.S. Olympic tennis team that will go to the Tokyo Games without any of the country’s two highest-ranked women or four top men, according to a roster obtained by The Associated Press. The list of players heading to Japan...
Pitt basketball notebook: Senior guard Jamarius Burton eligible right away
Coach Jeff Capel said Thursday that the NCAA has approved a transfer waiver for Pitt senior guard Jamarius Burton, who is transferring for the second time in his collegiate career. Because of his second transfer, Burton needed the waiver to be eligible this season. Pitt is Burton’s third school in...
Steelers add former Rams, Titans kicker Sam Sloman to offseason roster
Ben Roethlisberger won’t be the only player from Miami (Ohio) on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster this summer. The Steelers have agreed to terms former RedHawks kicker Sam Sloman, agent Joe Linta confirmed Thursday. The NFL Network first reported the Steelers’ interest in signing Sloman. Adding Sloman gives the Steelers a...
Pirates OF Bryan Reynolds had monster month, but was it enough to earn honors?
Bryan Reynolds saw that Jon Gray’s first two pitches were sliders, and saw them well enough that he anticipated a fastball would follow. “Just sold out for a heater,” Reynolds said, “and I got it.” When Reynolds homered in the first inning Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, it was his...
U.S. women’s hoops looks for 7th consecutive gold medal
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United States women’s team begins play at the Tokyo Games. The pair has been an integral part of the U.S. run of six consecutive golds at the...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s J.D. Forrest to coach United States in Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach J.D. Forrest has been selected as head coach of the United States’ Under-18 men’s select team that will compete in next month’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament. Forrest, a native of Auburn, N.Y., previously served as an assistant coach for the United States in the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky...
Road America eagerly awaits 1st Cup Series race since 1956
Road America owns a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost road courses yet hasn’t hosted NASCAR’s premier Cup Series since the 1950s. That changes on the Fourth of July in a coup for a Wisconsin track that bills itself as “America’s national park of speed” but until this year...
Tour de France organizers withdraw lawsuit against careless fan
CHATEAUROUX, France — Tour de France organizers have withdrawn their lawsuit against a spectator who caused a massive crash on the first stage. Organizers made the decision in a bid to defuse the situation after the careless spectator was placed in custody, race spokesperson Fabrice Tiano said on Thursday. Gendarmes...
Penguins A to Z: Goaltender Maxime Lagace served his purposeVideo
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. Maxime Lagace Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Age: 28 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 190 pounds...
First Call: Will Steven Nelson come back? More talk of discipline for Steelers over handling of David DeCastro’s injury
Thursday’s “First Call” raises a red flag for the Steelers when it comes to the release of David DeCastro. Former Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree gushes about his time in Pittsburgh. Could Steven Nelson come back to the Steelers secondary? The Pirates have their work cut out for them with the...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans push back against offensive line concerns; misplaced Pirates rage; poor Paxton Lynch
This week’s “U mad, bro?” sees some Steelers fans pushing back against criticism of the offensive line. Some misdirected Pirates fan rage. A sarcastic farewell to a Steelers free agent. And flat-out disdain for this column. I had an angry email exchange with Chris, who is a Pirates loyalist to...
This Date in Sports History: July 1
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams, 73-32, in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of the sport commonly known as roundball, and Amherst wins by reaching the pre-established score of 65 runs. Amherst exceeds 65-run limit during a 10-run 26th inning. 1903...
Loudoun United ends Riverhounds’ winning streak at 3 games
Ted Ku-DiPietro and Jovanny Bolivar scored on long-range strikes to help Loudoun United FC to a 2-1 victory Wednesday night, ending the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ winning streak at three games. Louis Perez scored for the Riverhounds (5-4-2). It was the second win of the season for Loudoun United (2-7-0), which received...
Heroic goal by Coleman, dominant effort from Vasilevskiy put Lightning up 2-0 in Stanley Cup FinalVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Just when the Montreal Canadiens found another gear to show they can hang with the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final, Blake Coleman singlehandedly kept the series from being tied. Coleman scored a one-armed, diving buzzer-beater, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was the best...
