Sports category, Page 35

Dilveer Chaggar owes a lot to former Seton Hill men’s soccer coach Dan McCarty. McCarty, who headed the program from its inception in 2002 until the spring of 2022, brought Chaggar in as a player and later made him assistant coach. McCarty built Seton Hill into a perennial playoff team...

Nine minutes went by much faster than Luis “Violent Bob Ross” Pena thought it would. During the inaugural 247 Fighting Championships card Saturday night at Sunny Days Arena in North Versailles, Pena, who fights out of Little Haiti, Fla., didn’t think he would win on the scorecards against a hometown...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-46) lost 10-4 to Omaha (Royals). RHP Johan Oviedo (2.08) started and went 3⅔ innings, allowing one run on two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. LHP Nick Dombkowski (1-5, 7.11) came on and allowed three runs on four hits, including a homer, in 2⅓ innings to...

We all hoped that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback play would improve with Aaron Rodgers on the roster. I don’t think any of us expected that would happen on a night when he didn’t even play. That was the case, though, in the Steelers’ preseason opener in Jacksonville. They beat the...

It remains to be seen how well Aaron Rodgers executes Arthur Smith’s offense — or if even he gets a chance — before the regular season opens Sept. 7 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin told the team website Saturday that he may withhold Rodgers’ debut with the Steelers...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds ran their unbeaten streak to nine games Saturday night at Highmark Stadium, though they didn’t gain much ground in the USL Eastern Conference standings. Guillaume Vacter scored on a header in the 67th minute as the Riverhounds erased a one-goal deficit and played Orange County SC to...

Braxton Ashcraft, despite being utilized primarily out of the bullpen during his rookie campaign this year, still believes his long-term future in the big leagues is as a starter. Organizationally, the Pittsburgh Pirates concur with the 25-year-old, but for now, Ashcraft will continue to be a relief option for manager...

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy. I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...

On the NASCAR tracks with the most circuitous sequence of turns, Shane van Gisbergen has shown a remarkably sublime sense of direction. But the Trackhouse Racing driver still needs help navigating his new life in the United States — such as the recent announcement of a 2026 street race in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tommy Fleetwood had a three-shot swing go against him early and a two-shot swing cost him on the final hole Saturday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He did enough right in between for a 1-under-par 69 and a one-shot lead over Justin Rose as he goes...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Promising but far from perfect was rookie first-round draft pick Jaxson Dart’s assessment of making his preseason debut at quarterback in the New York Giants’ 34-25 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. “There’s definitely moments where I feel like I did some good stuff, but...

LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw went toe-to-toe for six innings in a vintage duel Friday night between the two most recent additions to the 3,000-strikeout club. The 41-year-old Scherzer, pitching for Toronto, made his 465th career start. Kershaw, 37, started his 443rd game — all for the...

CINCINNATI — Instead of conducting a joint practice against another NFL team, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor is prioritizing action in the preseason games while also creating some more intersquad competition. In between the Bengals’ preseason opener and the Aug. 18 Monday night game against the Washington Commanders, where the...

CLEVELAND — Less than 24 hours after Shedeur Sanders’ impressive NFL debut, Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski still wasn’t ready to answer the question most on the mind of fans. Will Sanders start working with the first-team offense leading into next Saturday’s second preseason game at Philadelphia? “We need to...

ATLANTA — Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. “It was amazing when we took the field,” Pawol said. “It seemed like quite a few people were...

In seven years as a coordinator, Kade Bell has never overseen an offense that has failed to throw at least 25 touchdown passes, a benchmark he takes much pride in reaching annually. Last year was no exception, as Pitt, behind Eli Holstein (17) and the since-departed Nate Yarnell (10) and...

DETROIT — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris shared a social media post Saturday, saying he’s OK and thanking people for their support after he was taken off the field in an ambulance late in a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. Norris reposted a screenshot about being grateful along with...

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy, I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...

This season isn’t a proving ground for third-year tackle Broderick Jones. It’s a proving ground for how the Steelers have developed Jones. So far, the Steelers have mangled it. The Steelers traded up to the 14th pick and took Jones in the 2023 draft. He was seen as a bit...

The Monroeville Red Pandas won just six games in their 2024 Pittsburgh NABA season. It wasn’t the overall performance manager Donovan Baxter and his team had hoped for. But the group, made up predominantly of Gateway graduates in their early to mid 20s, regrouped and refocused on this summer’s new...

After Liover Peguero hit three home runs in one game Aug. 2 at Coors Field, Andrew McCutchen approached the 24-year-old infielder and provided a pop quiz: Do you know who was the last Pittsburgh Pirates player to hit three homers in a game in Denver? Peguero had no idea, even...

This is Year 6 for Penn State veteran Nick Dawkins. A standout at Parkland High School in the Lehigh Valley, Dawkins was part of the 2020 PSU recruiting class that also included Olu Fashanu, Tyler Warren, Curtis Jacobs, Parker Washington, Ji’Ayir Brown, Theo Johnson and current Nittany Lions edge rusher...

In this week’s Bucs Beat Q&A, TribLive’s Kevin Gorman sits down with Pirates catcher Joey Bart: You grew up in Atlanta but have family roots in Western Pennsylvania, specifically Lower Burrell. Have you had a chance to see some of your relatives while playing for the Pirates? More so connecting...

Here’s a look at next week’s Pittsburgh Pirates schedule: at Brewers 7:40 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 7:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 2:10 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • The NL Central-leading Brewers had won 10 of their past 11 games entering their series with the Mets. They are 4-3 against the...

Will Taylor Position: OF Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 180 pounds Level: High-A Greensboro Notable: Taylor is getting a reputation for coming through in the clutch. The Pirates’ fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) in 2024, Taylor hit his third career grand slam Aug. 2 as High-A Greensboro scored a 10-2 win over...