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5-star potential: Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold and Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava are SEC wild cardsVideo
DALLAS — SEC quarterbacks fall into a few categories this year. There are the cover boys: Texas’ Quinn Ewers, Georgia’s Carson Beck and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe who are featured on the deluxe version of the new EA Sports College Football video game. The experienced entrenched starters: Mississippi’s Jaxson Dart, Missouri’s...
Rafael Nadal is on the U.S. Open entry list, although that doesn’t mean he will play thereVideo
NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal was on the U.S. Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compete in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and playing sporadically. He is participating in...
Jon Rahm hoping to ride Spanish momentum to end droughtVideo
TROON, Scotland — Jon Rahm felt like one of the most popular players when he arrived at Royal Troon, even if it had nothing to do with him or with his golf. Spain is on quite the run at the moment. Carlos Alcaraz won Wimbledon on Sunday for his second...
MLB will consider whether to return to club uniforms in All-Star GameVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball will consider going back to having players wear their team uniforms for the All-Star Game. Club uniforms were used by the American League from 1933-2019 and by the National League from 1934-2019. When the game resumed in 2021 after the pandemic-related cancellation in 2020,...
Sons of former big-league stars Ortiz, Ramirez and Grudzielanek among MLB draft picks in late roundsVideo
Major League Baseball’s three-day amateur draft concluded Tuesday, with the 30 teams blazing through 300 picks in less than 3 1/2 hours. There were some familiar last names selected on the final day, which consisted of rounds 11 through 20. The Los Angeles Angels took outfielder Lucas Ramirez in the...
Seton Hill, WVU pitchers chosen on 3rd day of MLB Draft
Two pitchers from district universities were drafted Tuesday on the third day of the MLB Draft. Seton Hill right-handed pitcher Aidan Layton, a graduate of Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, was chosen by the Oakland Athletics at No. 496 overall, the first pick in the 17th round. At 6-2,...
All-Star live file: Pirates rookie Paul Skenes shines in making quick work of Aaron Judge
Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes got out of a jam in the top of the first inning, when he walked Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper hit a two-out double to left off Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes to put a pair of runners in scoring position but got William Contreras to ground out. That...
Murrysville, Latrobe set to battle for District 31 American Legion baseball title
With the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament beginning Saturday, how do Murrysville coach Bob Bozzuto and Latrobe coach Jason Bush handle Wednesday’s District 31 championship game, set for 5:30 p.m. at Greater Latrobe High School? Both coaches are taking the same approach by agreeing with former New York Jets...
Nathan Smith receives exemption in U.S. Mid-Amateur
Brookville native and Pittsburgh resident Nathan Smith received an exemption into the 43rd U.S Mid-Amateur. The tournament is Sept. 21-26 at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va., and Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va. The five-time USGA champion and 2025 USA Walker Cup captain is the only player to win...
PIAA asks appellate court to lift injunction that keeps Aliquippa in 4A football
A Commonwealth Court judge must decide whether there was a proper basis for a lower court’s ruling that kept the Aliquippa football team in Class 4A. Appellate Judge Patricia McCullough heard opposing arguments Tuesday from attorneys representing Aliquippa School District and the PIAA, which wants the preliminary injunction put on...
MLB Draft Day 3: Pirates pick 5 more college pitchers
A look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ picks on the third day of the MLB Draft: • With their first choice Tuesday, at No. 324 overall in the 11th round, the Pirates selected left-handed pitcher Jacob Bimbi (6-foot, 185 pounds) of Western Kentucky University. Bimbi, 21, started 14 of his 15...
Steelers A to Z: Former Ivy League runner Aaron Shampklin trying to work way onto roster
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...
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
PHILADELPHIA — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, reported that Joe Bryant...
Heading into final year of college hockey, Penguins prospect Chase Yoder still proving himself
For 22-year-old forward Chase Yoder, another year at Penguins development camp was another chance to prove the team made the right choice by picking him in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL draft. “It’s good to get here in front of management, in front of the coaches. I’m trying...
LeBron James at 39 still is the center of attention for USA Basketball. That won’t change in Paris
LAS VEGAS — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed by ones from Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards and Derrick White, and then a short jumper from Devin Booker. All...
On Sports: Steelers near bottom of NFL skill-position rankings; Bengals’ Tee Higgins locked in 1-year deal
You’re not the only one unimpressed by the group of “skill position” players on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense. It being the height of football media’s “list season” (a dead period before training camps open), ESPN’s Bill Barnwell released his annual “Ranking NFL team WR, TE, RB talent for 2024 season,”...
Steelers A to Z: Former Super Bowl champ Isaac Seumalo is anchor of offensive line
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...
Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez dethrones Mets’ Pete Alonso as Home Run Derby champ
ARLINGTON, Texas — When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last year’s champion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a Blue Jays jersey with Hernández’s name and No....
Former Steelers assistant Dick LeBeau shares wisdom with group of legendary high school football coaches
Former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau was the guest speaker at the annual gathering of current and former WPIAL football coaches Monday at Grandview Golf Course in North Braddock. LeBeau, who recently released his book “Legendary,” where he talks about his six decades in the NFL, addressed the 15 coaches...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes in spotlight, starting All-Star Game after just 11 major league games
ARLINGTON, Texas — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballpark filled with six dozen All-Stars, the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher with 11 major league...
NFL training camps get underway as rookies start reporting this weekVideo
The short summer vacation is over for NFL players. It’s time to begin the journey to Super Bowl 59. Coming off a disappointing finish in the AFC championship game, the Baltimore Ravens became the first team to open training camp when they welcomed rookies Saturday. Nineteen more teams get underway...
Luft twins lead West Point to win, spot in Pa. Little League Softball final
Jayelyn Luft tossed a no-hitter, twin sister Jocelyn Luft drove in four runs and West Point moved into the Pennsylvania Little League Softball Major Championship with a 12-1 win Monday against Pittston. West Point will face unbeaten Indiana at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Wellsboro. If West Point wins, the two...
Pirates load up on college arms, more middle infielders on Day 2 of MLB Draft
When the Pittsburgh Pirates picked three prep prospects on the first day of an MLB Draft that was considered loaded with college talent, it raised eyebrows and begged a question. General manager Ben Cherington was asked Sunday night why the Pirates opted for high-ceiling high schoolers over high-floor college players...
It’s been almost a half-century since a Pirates pitcher started the All-Star game
Paul Skenes is set to start the All-Star game, the first time since 1995 that a rookie pitcher has that honor. It’s been even longer since a Pittsburgh player has been in that spotlight. The last pitcher from the Pirates to start the All-Star game was Jerry Reuss in 1975,...
Lexi Thompson hopes to help the U.S. reclaim the Solheim Cup in her last year as a full-time playerVideo
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lexi Thompson isn’t sure whether this year’s Solheim Cup will be her last as a player, but she showed her commitment to returning the cup to the United States by making an early visit to the demanding venue where the Americans will take on Europe in September....
