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From the fairway, Johnson builds 5-shot lead at East LakeVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson started with the lead, matched the low round Sunday at the Tour Championship with a 6-under-par 64 and now is one round away from capturing the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. Johnson missed only three fairways and putted for birdie on all but three...
Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock dies at age 81Video
NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend, confirmed Brock’s death Sunday,...
Steigerwald: Tomlin or Cowher as Steelers’ 2nd-best coach? Right now, it’s a tie
Who is the second best coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history? Is it Bill Cowher or Mike Tomlin? Right now, it’s a close call. Both are 1-1 in the Super Bowl. Cowher coached 15 years and was 149-90-1, a .623 winning percentage. Tomlin is starting his 14th year and is 133-74-1,...
Antoine Brooks, Deon Cain added to practice squad as Steelers fill 14 of 16 spots
The lone draft pick that did not make the active roster, Antoine Brooks Jr., was among 14 players the Pittsburgh Steelers added to their practice squad Sunday. A safety out of Maryland taken in the sixth round, Brooks was among 27 players the Steelers cut by a league-imposed deadline Saturday...
Pirates rally in 9th inning to defeat Reds, split series
Cole Tucker took a step off third base and watched intently as the fly ball sailed into right field off Erik Gonzalez’s bat. Not especially deep, but just deep enough. The sacrifice fly scored Tucker with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, giving the Pittsburgh...
Top seed Novak Djokovic hits line judge with ball, out of U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge in the neck with a tennis ball Sunday. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to...
Life is good for former Springdale standout Mike Devine, a rover of independent league baseball
Journeyman sidearmer Mike Devine is still delivering strikes on the independent professional baseball circuit. The former Springdale ace has bounced around obscure winter leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic and these days pitches for the St. Paul Saints (Minn.) of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He is...
Jadeveon Clowney agrees to 1-year deal with Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jadeveon Clowney made clear for months he wanted to be with a team that can win a Super Bowl, and he’s finally made his choice even if he didn’t get the long-term deal in the process. The Tennessee Titans announced Sunday they agreed to terms with the...
This date in sports history: Sept. 7
1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1941 — Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs in four sets to win the men’s title in the U.S....
Paul Schofield: Reporter’s 1st competitive golf tournament wasn’t pretty
A few weeks ago, I approached my boss and asked him if it was OK to write about my experience playing in a golf event that I covered. With his blessing, I paid my entry fee and headed to the Latrobe Elks Golf Course with my 16 handicap Aug. 23...
Steelers release Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges, bring back Josh Dobbs
The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back a pair of veterans of past seasons Sunday, signing quarterback Josh Dobbs and safety Sean Davis. Dobbs was claimed off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars, to whom he was traded 50 weeks ago for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick. Davis was signed after he’d cleared...
Cole Tucker, Jason Martin will share center field after Anthony Alford’s ‘very clean’ break
Cole Tucker’s move to the outfield appears to be more than just an experiment with a talented athlete. He made his 16th start in center field Sunday in the 3-2 victory against the Cincinnati Reds. That’s 41% of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ games, a percentage that may increase after Anthony Alford...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Injury a lost opportunity for Pirates OF Anthony Alford
The sight of Anthony Alford fracturing his right elbow after crashing into the center-field wall made Derek Shelton sick to his stomach, not just because of their history but the lost opportunity for Alford. “Just to see the pain and anguish in his eyes, it’s difficult,” Shelton said. “It’s something...
Tyson Alualu embracing position change on defensive line for Steelers
When the Pittsburgh Steelers asked Tyson Alualu, a 10-year NFL veteran, to return to a position he played only sparingly in recent seasons, he took it as a challenge. He also took the switch from defensive end to nose tackle as a compliment. “I think so,” Alualu said during training...
‘Burgh’s Best to Never Wear It: Honus Wagner holds Pirates records more than a century after he retired
The Tribune-Review is following its Best to Ever Wear It series, a daily countdown of the greatest college and pro athletes to wear every jersey number from 99 to 0/00, by honoring the Best to Never Wear It. The six athletes spotlighted didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride...
This date in sports history: Sept. 6Video
1920 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1920 — Bill Tilden wins his first of seven U.S. Open men’s singles titles, defeating Bill Johnston, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y....
Islanders East finals-bound after shutting out Flyers in Game 7
TORONTO — Thomas Greiss stopped 16 shots and the New York Islanders advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1993, beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-0, in Game 7 of the second-round series Saturday night. Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists, and defensemen Scott Mayfield...
Eugenio Suarez homers three times as Reds beat Pirates, who lose Anthony Alford to injury
In what has been the story of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, another player who made a positive impact was lost to injury when outfielder Anthony Alford fractured his right elbow. Alford was injured when he crashed into the center-field wall chasing Tucker Barnhart’s leadoff home run in the...
Serena Williams rallies, bests Sloane Stephens at U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — In danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams turned things around and took over against Sloane Stephens. Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows — she’s won six...
Philadelphia high school football player collapses, dies after practice
La Salle College High School football player Isaiah Turner collapsed and died following his team’s Friday practice, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He was 17. Turner was rushed to Chestnut Hill Hospital where he was pronounced dead, La Salle’s director or marketing and public relations, Chris Carabello, told The Inquirer. The...
Authentic wins Kentucky Derby, gives Baffert record-tying 6th victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert endured the lowest of lows and highest of highs within minutes in the Kentucky Derby. He was bummed before the horses left the paddock after Thousand Words reared up and fell on its side, getting disqualified and injuring Baffert’s assistant trainer. That emotion quickly was...
Best in the West? Vegas finally meets its match vs. Dallas
EDMONTON, Alberta — After they moved on to the Western Conference final, the Dallas Stars gathered around televisions to see who they’d face next. They watched the Vegas Golden Knights tilt the ice against the overmatched Vancouver Canucks and eventually crack hot goaltender Thatcher Demko to win that Game 7....
Riverhounds complete perfect week with win over New York Red Bulls II
The Riverhounds completed their best week of the season Saturday when they beat New York Red Bulls II, 3-0, on the road. The Riverhounds’ Ropapa Mensah scored just before halftime, then Robbie Mertz scored his fifth goal of the season to tie Steevan Dos Santos for the team lead in...
Johnson turns rough day into 1-shot lead at East LakeVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson went the last three hours over 13 holes without hitting from the fairway and still manged to hang on to the lead Saturday after two rounds at the Tour Championship. Johnson could at least see his entire golf ball from the first cut on the par-5...
Penguins re-sign defenseman Juuso RiikolaVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed defenseman Juuso Riikola to a two-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $1.15 million. Riikola, 26, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this upcoming offseason. A native of Joensuu, Finland, the undrafted Riikola has spent the past two seasons with Penguins, primarily...
