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Steelers A to Z: Veteran Elandon Roberts proving to be a valuable component of ILB corps
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...
Former NFL, Steelers returner Jacoby Jones, part of Mike Tomlin’s on-field gaffe, dies at 40Video
Former NFL wide receiver and kick returner Jacoby Jones has died, according to Houston Texans officials who announced his death Sunday. Jones, whose NFL career ended in 2015 with a brief tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was 40. No cause of death was immediately confirmed. “My heartfelt sympathy goes out...
Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic in 2nd consecutive Wimbledon final for 4th Slam title
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz was ready from the get-go this time. A year ago in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz got off to a slow start, dropped the opening set and needed five to claim his first championship at the All England Club. Sunday’s rematch began with a...
Penguins draft pick Chase Pietila finding identity as defenseman while brother, Logan, chases role at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Chase Pietila doesn’t much recognize the player he was a year or two ago, when he didn’t hear his name called at the NHL Draft. But at the end of June, the 20-year-old defenseman was picked in the fourth round (No. 111 overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. For Pietila, taking...
Steelers A to Z: A rare external big-money UFA signing, Patrick Queen is still ascendingVideo
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...
Riverhounds earn resounding 5-0 victory to end long scoreless, winless skids
It’s been a while since “Chelsea Dagger” blared out of the Highmark Stadium speakers, but the Pittsburgh Riverhounds players put their goal song on repeat Saturday night. After going six games and going nearly 600 minutes of playing time without scoring, the Hounds put together a barrage of goals to...
Pirates farm report for July 13, 2024: Henry Davis homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-49) dropped a 4-3 decision to Columbus (Guardians). DH Henry Davis (.291) hit a solo home run, his eighth of the season. C Jason Delay (.256) was 3 for 4 with an RBI. 3B Malcom Nunez (.253) was 1 for 4 with an RBI double. 2B Liover Peguero...
Palmer Jackson shoots 66, leads Westmoreland County Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday to grab the first-round lead of the annual Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf. Jackson, the Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional High School and Notre Dame, played a solid round and leads the Turowski brothers — Nick and...
Latrobe, Murrysville Legion squeeze out wins; West Point stays alive
Haden Sierocky beat out an infield single to deep shortstop that scored Erick Batista, and Latrobe edged Hempfield East, 1-0, on Saturday in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion semifinal playoffs at Latrobe High School. Game 2 of the best-of-3 series will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at...
Ludvig Aberg rallies with late birdies for 2-shot lead in Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Ludvig Aberg overcame a pair of bogeys early on the back nine with three late birdies that carried him to a 5-under-par 65 Saturday at the Scottish Open, slightly dampening the enthusiasm of a gallery fully behind local star Robert MacIntyre. “Not the most stress-free golf,...
Pirates prospects Termarr Johnson, Bubba Chandler help National League defeat American League in Futures Game
The top prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system played a role in helping the National League defeat the American League, 6-1, on Saturday in the All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Second baseman Termarr Johnson, the Pirates’ top pick (fourth overall) in the 2022 draft,...
Olympic saga of golfer Joost Luiten takes another turn
Dutch golfer Joost Luiten is back in the mix to play in the Olympics. He just might not have a tee time in Paris. In the latest twist of a strange saga, the International Golf Federation on Saturday put Luiten onto what amounts to the alternate list, all while holding...
Luis Ortiz, Bryan Reynolds help Pirates beat White Sox, record 3rd victory in row
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton wisely loaded up his lineup with left-handed hitters Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field, knowing Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Flexen struggles against those who bat from that side. But analytics don’t always turn out as expected. That .945 OPS that Flexen has allowed to left-handers...
Bubba Wallace admits to feeling ‘miserable’ at track for years in wake of NASCAR fineVideo
LONG POND — Bubba Wallace and his wife have a baby on the way and a mortgage to pay on their home. So when Wallace eyed a pack of media at Pocono Raceway, he decided he’d be the one to open with a question. “Anybody got any money?” he quipped....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ trade of Diontae Johnson looking foolish
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason hasn’t gone as well as you think. Consider the trade of wideout Diontae Johnson to Carolina for cornerback Donte Jackson. When it was made, I liked it. Johnson is a knucklehead: Overpaid, quit on plays, bad teammate, middling stats. Dealing him seemed like a good idea...
With Paul Skenes shining, Pirates under pressure to draft immediate help in 1st round
As the Pittsburgh Pirates bask in the buzz that surrounds Paul Skenes, who has gone from No. 1 overall pick to National League starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, they enter the MLB Draft with a top-10 pick for the fifth consecutive year. With the No. 9 overall selection, however,...
Pirates bullpen coach’s nephew a top pitching prospect in MLB Draft
Justin Meccage has heard from people all over baseball in advance of the MLB Draft, in hopes the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen coach can offer some unique insight on a top-100 prospect. His nephew, Bryce Meccage, is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander who pairs an upper-90s fastball with two high-spin breaking pitches...
Steelers A to Z: Veteran TE MyCole Pruitt arrives highly familiar with new OC Arthur Smith
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...
Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for her 2nd Grand Slam trophy by beating Jasmine Paolini
LONDON — Barbora Krejcikova kept insisting that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title. Her first major championship, as an unseeded player at the French Open three years ago, certainly was a surprise. This...
Big 12 notebook: Kansas QB Jalon Daniels ready to play: WVU again underestimated?
LAS VEGAS — Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels said he would be ready to play a game now. Coach Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks just need him to be ready for the season. Daniels missed most of last season because of a back injury, playing in only three games before the...
British Open ’24: Chance at atonement for Rory McIlroy at Troon, last chance for everyone at the majors
Rory McIlroy sees the British Open as little more than the next opportunity to end 10 years without a major, not atonement for his late collapse in the U.S. Open. It’s the last opportunity this year, not only for the hard-luck McIlroy but everyone else who earned a spot at...
MLB All-Stars back in Arlington, where 11 future Hall of Famers started outside in Texas heat in ’95
ARLINGTON, Texas — MLB still was stinging from a strike that had wiped out the World Series the previous season when the 1995 All-Star Game was played in the stifling Texas heat at the Rangers’ new ballpark. Buck Showalter certainly remembers how hot it was when he managed the American...
Novak Djokovic is 37, had knee surgery last month but faces Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final
LONDON — Not surprisingly, Novak Djokovic was far from convinced he could win Wimbledon when the tournament began less than a month after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. “I was just thinking about moving well (and) not injuring myself,” he said. After getting through...
Penguins forward prospect Cooper Foster’s long journey continuesVideo
The Sault Ste. Marie Airport is a modest facility residing on a chunk of Ontario that juts out into the eastern end of Lake Superior, right where the St. Mary’s River begins. Three carriers operate out of the strip: Air Canada Express, Porter and the vividly dubbed Bearskin Airlines. None...
Steelers A to Z: The newest addition to the roster, Willington Previlon is depth for D-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...
