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‘Built like a big leaguer,’ Pirates 1st-rounder Konnor Griffin looks the part in batting practice
When Konnor Griffin walked into the home clubhouse with a duffle bag and found his nameplate above a temporary locker, it was evident he was about to get the royal treatment from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Two days after signing for an above-slot $6.3 million bonus, the No. 9 overall pick...
Pitt Take 5: Meditation, piano playing help Ben Sauls, Nate Yarnell prepare for intensity of football season
The noise level around Pitt football eventually will rise. The stakes will get higher. Coaches’ shouts will pierce players’ ears and enter their brains daily through the end of November. Maybe longer, if they’re lucky. Amidst the chaos, two Pitt football players have found a way to handle the intensity...
Giants’ Blake Snell throws 1st career no-hitter in 3-0 win over the RedsVideo
CINCINNATI — Blake Snell pitched his first career no-hitter Friday night, striking out 10 as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-0. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner walked three and threw 114 pitches, 78 for strikes, in his first complete game in 202 major league starts....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 2, 2024: Isiah Kiner-Falefa collects 2 hits in 1st game of Altoona rehab stint
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-53) fell 5-4 to Toledo (Tigers). C Henry Davis (.318) went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer, his 11th. LF Billy McKinney (.272) went 1 for 3 with his third home run. 3B Jose Rojas (.248) went 1 for 3 with his 20th homer. RHP Mike Burrows...
Steelers inside the ropes: Najee Harris, Patrick Queen get chippy in ‘Backs on backers’
For the second time in a four-day span, the Pittsburgh Steelers staged the drill that, arguably, results in the most contact, physicality, trash-talking and testosterone. And the Friday Night Lights edition of “backs on backers” featured some chippiness between some of the team’s highest-profile players. While the one-on-one mock-pass rush/pass...
Multiple rallies not enough for Pirates, who drop series opener to Arizona
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton could probably find quite a bit to be pleased with in his club’s series opener Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates scored six runs with two outs, Oneil Cruz battled back from another costly fielding error to record his first career five-hit game...
Fans get pumped to meet their favorite players at Latrobe Friday Night Lights practice
Pittsburgh Steelers fans got an up-close look at some of their favorite players Friday during the team’s annual Friday Night Lights practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium in Latrobe....
Yamamoto extends lead at Senior Women’s Open
Kaori Yamamoto didn’t play in the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Instead, she carried the bag for her dear friend Eika Otake. “I was dreaming of attending this tournament, and then last year I was caddying for my best friend, and then I was thinking, ‘I’m going to make it...
Ravens’ offensive line in flux after losing 3 starters in the offseasonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Mekari’s versatility could be an important asset for the Baltimore Ravens this season. He’s shown he can play both tackle and guard, and the Ravens face some uncertainty at both of those positions. “I just want to play, and I want to help the team,”...
Oliver grad comes home to work the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
William Jerry has played golf four times in his life, twice in Africa. But the Pittsburgh native and 1996 graduate of Oliver High School is working at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club this week as a data collector of the greens for the maintenance crew....
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
PARIS — The 2024 Olympics are underway. The United States led the medal standings after the sixth day of competition with host France second and China third, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count and the highlights...
Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the trackVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — The ear-splitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once. They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to set...
Flavor Flav helps Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley who said she struggles to pay the rentVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Vanderbilt discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media that she needed help paying the rent. Hip-hop artist Flavor Flav and entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian decided to help. Soon after Fraley posted on social media platform X that she was in need of financial assistance, Flav,...
Finally healthy, Pitt’s Ryan Jacoby embraces position battle at left guard
Ryan Jacoby was one of the most decorated high school football players in Ohio during the 2018 season, a top-10 overall prospect (fourth among offensive linemen) in a state recognized for its wealth of talent. He sifted through nearly two dozen scholarship offers before settling on Ohio State, enrolling at...
Analysis: Simone Biles’ greatest power might be the toughness that’s been there all alongVideo
PARIS — In the early days after she was adopted by her grandparents, Simone Biles, a preschooler at the time, put herself in charge of younger sister Adria. Part of it was Biles doing what big sisters do. Part of it was trying to give Adria something familiar to hold...
Pirates hope to determine next steps of Jared Jones’ rehab; lefty Ryan Borucki suffers setback
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to have some clarity on the next steps of rookie pitcher Jared Jones’ rehabilitation by the end of the weekend. Jones, who has been sidelined since July 4 with a right lat strain, is scheduled to throw a live batting practice Saturday. “I wish I could...
Léon Marchand completes his dominating run through the Paris Olympics, capturing 4th swimming goldVideo
NANTERRE, France — Léon Marchand held up four fingers. One for every gold medal at the Paris Olympics. His dominating run through the Summer Games is complete. With French President Emmanuel Macron among the more than 15,000 fans cheering him on in person, Marchand captured his fourth swimming gold with...
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will play for the men’s singles gold at the 2024 OlympicsVideo
PARIS — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will face each other for the 2024 Olympics tennis men’s singles gold medal after lopsided victories in the semifinals Friday. Djokovic is 37, which makes him the oldest man to play in a Summer Games final. Alcaraz is 21, which makes him the...
U.S. men routed 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from Olympic soccer tournament in quarterfinalsVideo
PARIS — This is where the Olympics end for the United States men’s soccer team. Routed 4-0 by Morocco in the quarterfinals Friday, a run that had seen the U.S. reach the knockouts for the first time since Sydney 2000 was ended in brutal fashion. “To go down in the...
North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens-Delerme in 2nd place after Day 1 of Olympic decathlon
North Allegheny graduate Ayden Owens-Delerme is in contention for an Olympic medal after the first five events of the men’s decathlon contested Friday at Stade de France Track in Paris. Representing Puerto Rico, the 24-year-old Owens-Delerme earned a combined 4,608 points for the five events, putting him second overall. Germany’s...
PIAA drops appeals court fight vs. Aliquippa football; school’s lawsuit continues
The PIAA has ended its appeals-court efforts to move Aliquippa football into a higher classification this fall. The PIAA on Friday notified Commonwealth Court that it no longer wanted to appeal the injunction issued by a Beaver County judge that kept Aliquippa in 4A for the upcoming season. The decision...
Pirates’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa rehabbing with Altoona Curve following trade
Newly acquired infielder/outfielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa will make his debut in the Pirates organization this weekend, although it won’t be in Pittsburgh, as the big-league club hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks for three games at PNC Park. Instead, the 29-year-old super-utilityman, who plays shortstop, second and third base as well as the...
Pitt notebook: Like Mark Whipple 2 OCs ago, Kade Bell will call plays from the sideline
There will be a subtle change to the Pitt sideline this season, with offensive coordinator Kade Bell calling plays from the field. Frank Cignetti was upstairs last season, but Mark Whipple before him was on the field where he had constant, face-to-face communication with quarterback Kenny Pickett. “I’m not micro-managing...
Some things you’ll notice from the Steelers at the ‘Friday Night Lights’ practice
The “Friday Night Lights” practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium is always a good time for fans to get an early glimpse of the Steelers in advance of the club’s preseason games. It all starts at 7 p.m. For those who are attending but haven’t been to training camp practices yet,...
Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after a women’s 200-meter individual medley race at the Olympics
NANTERRE, France — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. She was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher. Potocka, 21, was seen wearing an oxygen mask as she was taken away...
