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In Friday’s “First Call,” we outlined why Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris should’ve taken acute interest in the contract extension recently signed by New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson. As a refresher, Harris was the first player at the position selected in the 2021 draft. The Steelers picked...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of 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 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...

CHICAGO — Angel Reese had just pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark on Sunday. There was one more thing to do before leaving the court. She shared an embrace with Naismith...

Neal Shipley earned a top-10 finish in his first professional golf tournament. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad fired his fourth subpar round Sunday at the PGA Tour Americas’ The Beachlands Victoria Open in Victoria, British Columbia. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to tie for ninth at...

LOUDON, N.H. — After decades of races shortened or delayed by sprinkles or severe storms, NASCAR finally may have mastered the art of racing in the rain. Well, at least on a damp track. Christopher Bell drove the final 86 laps Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-40) defeated Iowa (Cubs), 6-4. 2B Alika Williams (.333) was 3 for 5 with a double, triple and two RBIs. CF Matt Gorski (.265) was 3 for 4 with two doubles and a run scored. 3B Andres Alvarez (.275) was 3 for 4 with a homer and two...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s very simple for the Florida Panthers now: Win Monday, and you’re Stanley Cup champions. Lose Monday, and you’re the first team since World War II that blew a 3-0 lead in hockey’s title series. Either way, the outcome will last forever. “It’s probably the biggest...

INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Manuel earned an individual race at the Olympics on the final night of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night. Coming back from overtraining syndrome, which hampered her preparations leading up to the Tokyo Games, Manuel won the frantic dash from one end of...

LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell mastered the NASCAR Cup Series’ first race ever that ended with cars running on rain tires and pulled away after a 2-hour, 15-minute weather delay to beat darkness and the field and win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bell won his third Cup race...

SAMAMMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at 7-under 281. She was nearly flawless...

For the next two weeks, the game changes dramatically for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their bullpen. Two-time All-Star closer David Bednar was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday (retroactive to June 20) with a strained left oblique muscle, lifting at least three relief pitchers — Colin Holderman, Aroldis Chapman...

SUNRISE, Fla. — Connor McDavid admired and looked up to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby as the kind of player he wanted to become one day. But when McDavid was pretending as a kid to score the goal to win the Stanley Cup, he always imagined himself being in that...

CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off...

Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson came, saw and conquered in the Pan-Am trials from June 11-16 in El Salvador, winning gold in the 75-kilogram (165-pound) weight class. His victory came a month-and-a-half after taking home the 15-under 75-kilogram U.S. Open title in Las Vegas, which was his second in a row....

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard retired, formally ending a mostly productive 16-year career in the NHL. The 36-year-old revealed his decision to step away from the game to Quebec outlet La Presse on Sunday. A native of Hull, Quebec, Brassard last played during the 2022-23 season with the Ottawa...

NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez was suspended for 80 games by MLB on Sunday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major-league debut. Martinez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster since November 2022. He...

Paul Skenes surrendered a home run on his first pitch, then held the Tampa Bay Rays scoreless over his next 97 as the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander went seven innings for the first time. And it wasn’t enough to earn a decision, let alone a win. The Rays rallied for...

Matvei Michkov is being released by his club in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, the first step toward the Philadelphia Flyers’ top prospect joining them in the NHL next season, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday...

Pittsburgh Pirates two-time All-Star closer David Bednar is headed to the 15-day injured list (retroactive to June 20) with a strained left oblique muscle. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Bednar was not available Saturday because of left side tightness he felt in his throwing program. Lefty reliever Aroldis Chapman, a...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of 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 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day...

Having a father working for the Golden State Warriors and former NBA star Steve Nash for an uncle, college hockey player of the year and the presumptive No. 1 NHL draft pick Macklin Celebrini, likes to think he’s got game. “I think it’s pretty good,” Celebrini said, referring to his...

It has been a wild weekend for Penn State recruiting. After a commitment and a flip already came Sunday, 4-star Maryland defensive end Cortez Harris committed to Penn State in the evening. Harris, who plays at Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, is rated as the No. 20 edge prospect...