Sports category, Page 22

When word spread in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse that Bubba Chandler would be making his major-league debut out of the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, Mike Burrows wasn’t surprised. A 22-year-old right-hander who is baseball’s top pitching prospect, Chandler has started 83 of his 89 career games in the...

A new high school football season brings a change to the traditional Trib 10 power rankings. In the past, we presented our weekly power rankings for teams in all six district classifications. However, unlike basketball, baseball and softball where it is easier for teams at small schools to climb the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 71-50) blanked Syracuse (Mets), 6-0, with three pitchers combining on a three-hit shutout. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2-5, 6.38) started and went six innings, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts. RHP Jack Little (0.00) pitched two no-hit innings. RHP Ryan Harbin (7.36) threw a scoreless ninth....

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets made a few more big additions to bolster their defensive line with a pair of trades Wednesday. They agreed to terms on a deal to acquire veteran nose tackle Harrison Phillips from the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the trade told...

ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler shies away from comparisons to Tiger Woods even as the numbers are starting to make that inevitable. Scheffler has been No. 1 in the world longer than anyone since Woods. He is the first player since Woods to have five-plus wins in back-to-back years. He comes...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a deal to acquire receiver Skyy Moore from the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday. A person familiar with the trade said the teams will swap sixth- and seventh-round picks in 2027 in the deal that sends the New Kensington native...

Penn-Trafford senior middle linebacker Jamison Yurt has had Friday’s date circled since last year’s game at Norwin. Norwin senior quarterback Tristyn Tavares also has had this date circled. He and his teammates would like to hang another “L” on Penn-Trafford. The Knights scored three second-half touchdowns and rallied to defeat...

In college football, true freshmen can hit a wall for a variety of reasons, delaying their emergence as contributors. For starters, there is the strength and size discrepancy between those just emerging from high school and the more grown-men specimens found in college. Then, there’s the mental challenge of learning...

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State has a poster of the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s best offensive line unit each year, plastered in the group’s meeting room. Position coach Phil Trautwein and his pupils strongly believe they can be the best in the country in 2025. That’s born...

Penn State’s current group of linebackers is coached by the program’s all-time leader in tackles. Dan Connor produced 419 of them during his four seasons in State College. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, one of the sport’s elite minds, is also keeping close tabs on the position as it moves on...

The College Football Playoff selection committee announced Wednesday it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule this year when determining which teams make the 12-team field. The committee said in a statement that the schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents....

DETROIT — Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers on a cart after crashing into the center field fence in the first inning. The Tigers led 4-0 with no one out when Dillon Dingler hit a line drive to deep center. The ball deflected off...

Ten Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the NCAA if and how college sports’ major governing body plans to protect the interests of female athletes as the largest portion of NIL and revenue-sharing payments continue to be directed to male athletes. The lawmakers, in a letter...

Johan Oviedo wanted his second start for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season to go better than his first, so the right-hander had to recalibrate after George Springer started the game with a leadoff home run. That was the only run allowed by Oviedo over five innings against the Toronto Blue...

After Thursday, the next time the Pittsburgh Steelers are — to use a favorite Mike Tomlin phrase — “in the stadium,” it will matter. Thursday’s trip to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., won’t — at least inasmuch as who wins. It won’t matter, either, to the readiness for...

After four months of dealing with injuries, Pittsburgh Pirates relievers Tim Mayza and Justin Lawrence began rehabilitation assignments Tuesday night with the Low-A Bradenton Marauders. Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk on Wednesday morning called it “really exciting, encouraging news” that Mayza and Lawrence “got through the outing...

It’s almost Bubba time in the ’Burgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting Bubba Chandler, ranked the top right-handed pitching prospect in the minors, a source told TribLive on Wednesday morning. The 22-year-old right-hander is expected to be selected to the active roster before Friday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. “Really...

Chris Boswell ending his hold-in without a fuss is understandable. He’s only a kicker. But Cam Heyward suddenly participating in team drills Tuesday was a bit surprising given previous harsh words and Heyward’s mastery of the hold-in genre. Heyward likely caved for two reasons: • He was becoming the clear-cut...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 70-50) scored three in the top of the ninth to beat Syracuse (Mets), 6-5. RF Nick Yorke (.273) went 1 for 3 with the go-ahead RBI single. 2B Tsung-Che Cheng (.219) went 2 for 4 with two doubles and four RBIs. LF Jase Bowen (.273) went 1 for...

ALTOONA — As first impressions go, Konnor Griffin made an outsized one even before his Double-A debut. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound shortstop/center fielder with a physical presence and five-tool talent carries himself with the quiet confidence of someone who knows the major leagues are in his future. “That’s what they look...

Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller hit Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer with his second pitch of Tuesday’s game at PNC Park and everything went downhill from there. Keller worked 3⅓ innings, allowing seven hits, five earned runs and three walks. The offense tallied eight hits but failed to capitalize in...

When Jamison Yurt was in eighth grade, he watched from the stands at Hersheypark Stadium as the Penn-Trafford football team pulled off an unexpected victory in the PIAA Class 5A championship game. Now a senior, Yurt wants to lead the Warriors to their second title. Yurt, a four-year starter at...

STATE COLLEGE — “Let’s talk about the west side.” With that, Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft on Tuesday discussed at length what has transpired at Beaver Stadium since early January. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions open their season Aug. 30 against Nevada in State College. Penn State kicked off its...