Sports category, Page 167
Teammates take note of Eli Holstein’s mental, physical growth as Pitt gears up for season
What are appropriate expectations for Pitt in 2025? Voting media members in the ACC project the Panthers as middle of the pack, having selected them to finish ninth in the league (last year’s ninth-place squad, Boston College, went 7-6). Nationally, Pitt landed three votes in the preseason AP Top 25...
Warren Schaeffer ‘extremely thankful’ to go from Greensburg CC to managing Rockies at PNC Park
Warren Schaeffer couldn’t stop smiling while sitting in the visitor’s dugout at PNC Park as the manager of the Colorado Rockies. It’s a position he never dreamed of — repeating the never multiple times for emphasis — before the start of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “No, not...
High school football roundup for Aug. 23, 2025: Late score lifts North Allegheny past Woodland HillsVideo
Brady Brinkley hit Luke Rohan with a 4-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Class 5A No. 2 North Allegheny defeated Class 5A Woodland Hills, 28-26, in the KDKA Classic at the Wolvarena on Friday. Brinkley threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while Rohan ran for 107 yards...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 23, 2025: Yordany De Los Santos steals 50th base for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-51) managed five hits in a 5-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). 1B Nick Yorke (.279) went 2 for 4. CF Jase Bowen (.283) went 1 for 3 with a double. C Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 3. RHP Wilkin Ramos (0-1, 5.79) started and went 2⅔ innings,...
Deer Lakes defense comes up strong against Keystone OaksVideo
Deer Lakes used an old-fashioned football game plan Friday night at Dormont Stadium with a hard-nosed shutdown defense and a strong running game that allowed them to control the clock and avoid turning the football over in a 23-7 Week Zero nonconference win at Keystone Oaks. “It’s tough to play...
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp gets 30 days of home monitoring for Washington parking lot shooting
TACOMA, Wash. — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot. Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve one...
Bubba Chandler makes history with 4-inning save in debut as Pirates shut out Rockies
It was appropriate that the Pittsburgh Pirates issued the No. 57 jersey to Bubba Chandler, as the major-league debut of baseball’s top pitching prospect was like the Heinz ketchup commercial: All about anticipation. Despite waiting for months at Triple-A Indianapolis for a promotion, Chandler swore that he wasn’t fueled by...
Former NFL coaches find benefits in taking advisory roles
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Denver Broncos head coach and New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is resetting his coaching career with an unfamiliar role in a familiar place. Hackett, the Packers’ offensive coordinator from 2019-21, is back in Green Bay. But this time he’s working with Green Bay’s...
Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox cheered in 30-year celebration of Braves’ 1995 World Series title
ATLANTA — Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox received a warm ovation at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves celebrated the 30-year anniversary of their 1995 World Series championship before Friday night’s game against the New York Mets. Cox, 84, waved to fans as he rode in the front seat...
‘I gave it everything I had’: Clint Hurdle returns with Rockies, reflects on Pirates tenure
Sitting in a dugout at PNC Park for the first time since he was fired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates an hour before the 2019 season finale, Clint Hurdle reflected on his nine-year tenure with pride and prejudice. Hurdle beamed when talking about how he guided the Pirates out...
Stock up, stock down for Steelers after final preseason game
The NFL’s 2021 addition of an annual preseason “bye” over Labor Day weekend leaves some ambiguity as to when, exactly, training camp ends and the regular season begins. For the sake of argument, let’s say training camp ended Thursday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers with their 19-10 preseason victory at...
Fleetwood and Henley share Tour Championship lead in a tight race for a $10M prize
ATLANTA — Tommy Fleetwood is a familiar story hopeful of a different ending, posting eight birdies in his round of 7-under-par 63 to share the lead Friday at the Tour Championship with Russell Henley in what was shaping up as a tight race for the $10 million prize. Fleetwood, increasingly...
US women keep reaching Slam finals and claiming titles. Can an American man win the 2025 US Open?
NEW YORK — If there’s such a thing as momentum from tournament to tournament in tennis, the American men have some right now. Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul are getting within reach of ending the country’s unprecedented Grand Slam men’s title drought, so maybe they’re finally...
Struggling RHP Walker Buehler pulled from Red Sox rotation and moved to bullpen
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox are pulling Walker Buehler from their rotation and sending the struggling right-hander to the bullpen. “It’s going to be his new role,” manager Alex Cora said Friday before the Red Sox continued a four-game series with the Yankees. “We’ll figure out how it...
NASCAR’s Daytona race to finalize playoff lineup with 2 spots up for grabs
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway to finalize its 16-car playoff lineup, with two spots up for grabs and a win-and-you’re-in opportunity for any driver yet to visit Victory Lane this season. Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman hold the final two tenuous positions in the Cup...
Unique Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan card set to break price record on Mamba’s birthday
LOS ANGELES — The record for the amount paid for a basketball card is about to be broken by Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 47th birthday … with some help from his “big brother,” Michael Jordan. The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card featuring...
Steelers 1st-rounder Derrick Harmon reportedly out ‘about a month’ with knee injury
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round rookie Derrick Harmon has been diagnosed with a knee ligament sprain and will be out “about a month,” according to a report from the NFL Network. Harmon, a defensive lineman drafted 21st overall, suffered an injury early during the second quarter of the Steelers’ preseason finale at...
Pitt names 5 captains, prepares to break camp
With the wide-ranging results he’s been a part of at Pitt, Javon McIntyre can offer leadership from a unique vantage point. His teammates recognized as much Friday, when the redshirt senior safety was named one of Pitt’s five captains for 2025, along with tailback Desmond Reid, tight end Jake Overman,...
Ron Turcotte, Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He won...
49ers bolster injury-hit backfield by acquiring Brian Robinson from WashingtonVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers added a proven running back to their injury-depleted group Friday by acquiring Brian Robinson from the Washington Commanders for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. Two people familiar with the deal said the trade will be finalized once Robinson passes a physical. The...
Matthew Rooney, grandson of Steelers founder Art Rooney, dead at 51
Matthew “Dutch” Rooney, grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founding owner Art Rooney, has died. An obituary says he died Aug. 15 at his home in East Hampton, New York. He was 51. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten confirmed his death to TribLive and said the Rooney family is mourning his loss. A...
Steelers begin roster purge, cutting 11 a day after preseason finale
Less than 24 hours after wrapping up their preseason — but four days before the league-mandated deadline to trim rosters — the Pittsburgh Steelers announced 11 cuts. No overly notable names were among those cut from the offseason/training camp 90-man roster, with 10 of the 11 combining for 30 regular-season...
Pat McAfee, Bill Stewart headline West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame class
Pat McAfee, who was one of the top kickers and punters in the Big East Conference, became an All-Pro in the NFL and is now a sports media star, will join fellow West Virginia greats in the latest class of the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. Wren Baker, WVU’s vice...
Mark Madden: Can Aaron Rodgers keep Mike Tomlin from living in his fears?
Mike Tomlin unloads lots of horse manure when he preaches to the media. One of Tomlin’s greatest hits is that nonsense about “not living in our fears.” The Pittsburgh Steelers do just that all too frequently, not least when they’re in the red zone. The Steelers lay up and settle...
Selectivity at plate makes Pirates’ Jared Triolo more than good glove
As the Pittsburgh Pirates inch toward September, Jared Triolo is making the most of his opportunities on the field. Since the July 31 trade deadline, Triolo has seen an uptick in playing time to prove he could be a viable option for the team’s future. In 18 games, he’s slashed...
