Sports category, Page 18

In Monday’s “First Call,” we consider a quarterback trade for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It looks like Najee Harris could play Week 1 for the Los Angeles Chargers after all. The Pirates prepare for a series against a familiar rival. And two local schools square off in early-season NCAA soccer. Possible...

A theory I had about the Hoffmann Family of Companies potentially buying the Pittsburgh Penguins is that the story may have been leaked by Fenway Sports Group with the hope of prying a substantial offer out of Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle and David Morehouse. That triumvirate ran the team during...

Paul Skenes is willing to give everything he has to be the best pitcher in baseball while simultaneously expending as little energy as possible thinking about winning the National League Cy Young Award. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace has learned to compartmentalize his thoughts, concentrating on doing his job every outing...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-52) scored a 12-9 victory over Syracuse (Mets) in a game shortened to eight innings. 3B Alika Williams (.282) was 4 for 5 with a three-run homer, double and three runs scored. RF Sammy Siani (.333) was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run home run....

It was an exercise in corporate branding that wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow in most pro sports. In college sports, it bordered on revolutionary. In a full room of reporters, boosters and executives, the University of South Carolina delivered the news that it was bringing on a new sponsor that...

CLEVELAND — Coach Kevin Stefanski defended his handling of Shedeur Sanders’ development after the Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback struggled in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams. Stefanski addressed claims that he deliberately was hindering Sanders’ progress, particularly after replacing him with Tyler Huntley, who led the game-winning drive....

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Blaney parked his car against the high-banked outside wall at Daytona International Speedway and floored it, spinning his rear tires and sending plumes of smoke into the grandstands as fireworks lit up the sky. It was an unusual celebration for the Team Penske star. He...

Ten days into training camp, Skylar Thompson was the clear No. 4 option at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a near lock to be placed on waivers when final roster moves are made this week. At the conclusion of the preseason, Thompson had the most snaps, touchdowns and passing...

Paul Skenes took a slow stroll off the mound to a standing ovation after seven scoreless innings and with complete confidence that the Pittsburgh Pirates were on their way to a shutout victory. It was the punctuation on a dominant weekend series for Pirates pitchers, who held the Colorado Rockies...

When he entered the starting lineup early during his rookie season, Joey Porter Jr. most often was on the field with fellow cornerbacks Patrick Peterson and Levi Wallace. For his second NFL season last year, Porter’s running mates at CB were Donte Jackson and Cameron Sutton. Now for his —...

Ben Cherington long has maintained that the Pittsburgh Pirates would prefer if their prospects forced promotions with their performance rather through public pressure. The Pirates general manager dealt with both circumstances this past week with the organization’s top two prospects, as 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin made his Double-A debut in...

In the modern era of the NFL Draft, 63 Penn State linebackers have been selected, the most at any position for one of the most distinguished programs in college football. Six PSU linebackers are in the College Football Hall of Fame: Dave Robinson, Jack Ham, Dennis Onkotz, Shane Conlan, LaVar...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR’s playoff system is designed to give a long shot a chance to race for the championship. As a pack of underdogs hurtled toward the finish line at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night there was a real possibility of an upset and someone racing their...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-52) collected six hits in a 4-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). RF Nick Yorke (.282) went 2 for 3 with a walk. DH Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 4 with a double. RHP Drake Fellows (7-6, 5.03) started and went five innings, allowing three runs, two earned,...

Like anyone in his position, first-year Saint Vincent football coach Casey Goff wants to win. He wouldn’t be in the coaching business if he didn’t. But Goff also is a realist. After taking over a team that has had only fleeting success and bottomed out at 1-9 a year ago,...

When Dom DiNinno first suited up for a Grove City football practice, he knew he had a steep hill to climb if he wanted to steal playing time in a deep wide receivers corps. The position group already had three established upperclassmen. With Scott Fraser (Knoch), Daniel Sullivan and Ryan...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds picked up star goalkeeper Eric Dick after a rare error, scoring a second-half goal to pull out a 1-1 road draw with Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday night. Ronaldo Damus scored in the 28th minute when Dick bobbled his long range shot to give Birmingham (4-9-8) a...

That Jared Triolo was batting leadoff with a batting average below .200 might have seemed counterintuitive if not for how he’s been hitting this month since returning from the minor leagues. Triolo hammered a two-run homer in the third inning, then tripled off the center-field wall and scored again in...

ATLANTA — One swing cost Tommy Fleetwood the lead Saturday in the Tour Championship. Another great closing stretch gave Patrick Cantlay a shot at the ideal ending to three years without winning. Cantlay birdied four of the last five holes on a rain-soaked course at East Lake for a 6-under-par...

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor doesn’t have a timeline when it comes to naming a starting right guard for Week 1. The position battle between Lucas Patrick, Cody Ford and Jalen Rivers continues as training camp reaches its end. Even if Taylor had mapped out a plan for...

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler’s season is over. Wheeler was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and will require additional surgery that is expected to sideline him for six to eight months, the team announced Saturday. Wheeler had a follow-up evaluation after a procedure Monday to remove a blood...