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Home runs sink Pirates, Andrew Heaney in another 1-run loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season continues to teeter on the brink as a result of a poor first two months. But winning six of nine during their recent homestand, as well as nine of their last 14 games overall, was encouraging, however large the Pirates’ overall hole continues to be. Looking...
Antonio Brown wanted on charges of attempted murder after shooting at celebrity boxing match
Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is wanted by police in Miami-Dade County in Florida in connection with a shooting at a celebrity boxing match in May, the Washington Post reported Thursday night. The newspaper said a judge signed a warrant for Brown’s arrest on charges of attempted murder with...
Patrick Reed produces the rarest of birds at U.S. Open, with an albatross on par 5 No. 4Video
When the man with the one of the best short games in golf hit the longest of long shots, he had no idea what happened to his ball. So Patrick Reed raised his palms upward, as if to ask for an answer. Then he pointed his left index finger downward,...
Fox Chapel’s Harran Zureikat, nation’s top-ranked kicker, commits to Georgia
Fox Chapel’s Harran Zureikat, the No. 1-ranked kicker in the country by Kohl’s Kicking Camps, made a verbal commitment Thursday to Georgia. The five-star rising senior chose the Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference over offers from Pitt, Penn State, Akron, Boston College and Maryland. He received the offer from Georgia...
What was the toughest hole in Round 1 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont?
For some, the ninth hole was the finishing hole Thursday — a welcomed end to a steamy day at the 125th U.S. Open championship at Oakmont Country Club. For others, it was a chance to make the turn on a high note before playing the back nine. Turns out, no...
2 major champs, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm, under par after 1st round at Oakmont
Ten players are under par after the first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Just two of them are former major champions. Brooks Koepka shot a 2-under 68 and Jon Rahm carded a 1-under 69 to reside on the first page of the leaderboard, not far behind first-round leader...
Oakmont native returns to U.S. Open, 72 years after caddying for Ben Hogan’s 1953 victory
Carl Nasse was 10 when he began working as a caddie at Oakmont Country Club in the late 1940s. Just a few years later, a 15-year-old Nasse found himself walking the Oakmont course as Ben Hogan’s caddie when the Texas-born golfer won the 1953 U.S. Open Championship. Nasse was paid...
Wide range of conferences represented at College World SeriesVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Six conferences and an independent will be represented at the College World Series, and none of the teams were among the final eight in Omaha a year ago. In 2024, the SEC and ACC had four teams apiece in the CWS, and all the talk was that...
Pacers, Thunder reset for Game 4 of back-and-forth NBA FinalsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers aren’t celebrating. The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t panicking. The NBA Finals scoreboard is what it is — Pacers 2, Thunder 1 — going into Game 4 of the best-of-seven title series Friday night. Everybody can count to four, and everybody can see that Indiana is...
At the U.S. Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatrossVideo
OAKMONT — Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards on Thursday on the par-5 fourth hole at Oakmont. The so-called albatross is considered the rarest shot in golf, with only a...
U.S. Open photo gallery: 1st round
The first round of the U.S. Open got underway Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. Here is a look at the day in pictures....
Defending U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau battles ‘penalizing’ rough to start 3-over at Oakmont
Escaping Oakmont’s rough is exhausting work, even for one of the field’s strongest golfers. Bryson DeChambeau, known for his power, took three hacks in the rough around the 12th green during his first round at the U.S. Open. His first hack sent the ball back over the green. The next...
Oakmont residents find community, sweet memories selling parking spots
Mike Komaniak is one heck of a Tetris player. But his version of the game is a bit more immersive than the actual puzzle-building video game. Every five years since 2006, Komaniak and his wife, Suzanne, open their backyard to men’s and women’s U.S. Open spectators trying to find a...
Pitt basketball to host Texas A&M in ACC/SEC Challenge
Pitt will host Texas A&M at the Petersen Events Center on Dec. 2, in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup, ESPN announced Thursday. Pitt defeated Texas A&M, 79-62, in the Sugar Bowl Classic on Dec. 27, 1985 in the lone meeting between the two schools. Charles Smith led the Panthers with 24...
Cranberry’s Matt Vogt honored to be 1st off the tee before feeling Oakmont’s sting
Golf can be a cruel game. Just ask Cranberry native Matt Vogt, who had the honor of hitting the first shot of the 125th U.S. Open on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. He teed off at 6:45 a.m. and admitted he was a little nervous when he yanked his drive...
U.S. Open interns get a crash-course in planning, executing a major sporting event
For a college sports management major, practical experience doesn’t get much better than working a major American golf championship where 200,000 people are expected to come through the gate. So when Dakharee Mann’s professor texted him last fall about the U.S. Golf Association’s Pathways internship program at the U.S. Open,...
Steelers A to Z: Versatile Spencer Anderson returns for Year 3 as top reserve on interior OL
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Steelers A to Z: Calvin Anderson capable of playing multiple spots on offensive line
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Yes, sir — DK Metcalf making solid impression on new Steelers teammates on, off field
He’s embarking on his seventh NFL season closer to 30 years old than he is to 25. Because of a career that has included two Pro Bowl berths and a second-team All-Pro designation, DK Metcalf already commands plenty of respect among his teammates. Strange, then, that it Metcalf — among...
Mike Tomlin ‘optimistic’ Steelers, OLB T.J. Watt can negotiate deal but has no timetable
T.J. Watt is among a handful of NFL players who decided to skip mandatory minicamp this week while seeking a new contract. The next deadline for the 30-year-old outside linebacker is July 23 when the Pittsburgh Steelers report to training camp at Saint Vincent College. The first workout is scheduled...
U.S. Open notebook: Ohio State grad cards first eagle on No. 1 in Oakmont’s U.S. Open historyVideo
It did not take long for a historic moment at the U.S. Open. Early Thursday morning, Maxwell Moldovan stood on the first fairway 189 yards from the pin when he sank a beauty to momentarily grab the championship lead in the first round at Oakmont Country Club. “I had 191...
J.J. Spaun goes from ‘nice little wake-up call’ to 1st-round leader at U.S. Open at Oakmont
Maybe J.J. Spaun hadn’t heard about Oakmont Country Club’s nasty reputation since this was only his second U.S. Open and his first at the historically tough course. That might explain the string of red numbers he put on the scoreboard, but Spaun quickly nixed that theory. “I was definitely, like,...
Spectators soak up U.S. Open atmosphere at Oakmont — and some see historyVideo
Scores of spectators filed onto the Oakmont Country Club grounds shortly after sunrise Thursday, some with specific viewing strategies and groupings they planned to follow, others guided by a sense of spontaneity. All were eager to see how the world’s best golfers stacked up against mighty Oakmont during the first...
Hulton Road among routes seeing jump in traffic, slower commute during U.S. Open week
Clare Sliben had to leave for her summer job as a lifeguard almost an hour early Monday morning. Like many other Oakmont residents, Sliben, 16, has been battling traffic, mainly on Hulton Road, during rush hour each day this week as the 2025 U.S. Open takes place at Oakmont Country...
Chris Kreider waives no-trade clause to accept deal from the Rangers to the Ducks
Veteran winger Chris Kreider has agreed to move his no-trade clause to accept a trade from the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Ducks, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal had not...
