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NFL defensive mastermind Monte Kiffin dies at age 84
TAMPA, Fla. — Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday. He was 84. One of the architects of the ultra successful Tampa 2 defensive scheme, Kiffin spent 13 seasons as defensive coordinator of the Bucs under...
Justin Thomas leads Scottish Open by 1; Rory McIlroy 3 shots back
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under-par 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since his 59 in the Sony Open seven years ago. Rory McIlroy was three shots behind with a 65...
Pitt’s Bobby Grier remembered as a civil rights pioneer, devoted father
Bobby Grier was laid to rest Thursday, remembered as a civil rights pioneer who boldly stepped onto the football field at the Sugar Bowl in the midst of politically charged racial hatred. Georgia Tech was playing Grier’s Pitt team that day — Jan. 2, 1956 — after the governor of...
U.S. women’s basketball team looks to continue Olympic dominance
The U.S. women’s basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals. While no one has come close to ending that streak, the rest of the world is getting better. The Americans, who haven’t lost an Olympic contest since 1992, won by an average of 16...
A household name in local bowling, Rich Nesbit passes baton after 47-year career at lanes
Rich Nesbit had a routine he followed thousands of times. As the owner of his family’s namesake Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum, he would arrive at the facility, make sure all the machines were on, get the snack bar started, check to see if all the bathrooms were clean and do...
Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal
LONDON — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back against Donna Vekic in the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal on record — after dropping the opening set, after being two games from defeat in each of the last two sets, after twice trailing by a break in...
Paul Skenes’ no-hit, 11-strikeout outing powers Pirates past Brewers for series win
When it comes to velocity, command and ability to sequence his pitches effectively, Paul Skenes continues to prove he has few equals across baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie and newly named first-time All-Star put all of those elite abilities on display Thursday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers, helping his club...
Pitt swimmer Jayla Pina will represent the nation of Cape Verde in the Paris Olympics
Junior swimmer Jayla Pina will represent Pitt and the nation of Cape Verde in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. She will compete in the 200 IM on Aug. 2 at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. It will be her second appearance at the...
Pirates pull Paul Skenes after 7 no-hit innings against Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starter Paul Skenes dazzled once again on the mound, this time on the road vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, no-hitting the opposition over seven innings Thursday. Skenes tied both his career-high in strikeouts (11) and innings pitched, throwing 99 pitches and lowering his ERA to 1.90 on the...
Long snapper prospect Henry Searcy flips from Syracuse, joins Pitt’s class of 2025
Long snapper Henry Searcy joined Pitt’s 2025 recruiting class after de-committing from Syracuse, he said in a social media post. Searcy (6-foot-3, 180 pounds) committed to Syracuse on July 2 before informing coach Pat Narduzzi he flipped to Pitt. A rising senior at Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Fla., he...
Penguins change beverage provider at PPG Paints Arena
The Pittsburgh Penguins have changed the beverage provider at PPG Paints Arena to Coca-Cola products beginning with the 2024-25 season. ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, which serves most of Pennsylvania as well as portions of Ohio and West Virginia, will provide the beverages. A “multi-year partnership” was announced by the team via...
Longtime Penguins athletic trainer Chris Stewart steps away
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins head athletic trainer Chris Stewart has resigned from his position after 18 seasons with the team. Per a team spokesperson, Stewart is stepping away from the job to get away from the grind the position presents. A native of Johnstown, Stewart joined the Penguins in 2006 and...
2 state lawmakers call on Pirates to increase player payroll, citing economic impact
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are calling on the Pittsburgh Pirates organization to increase spending on player salaries, which, in turn, they said, will result in millions more for the local economy. State Reps. Tim Bonner, R-Mercer/Butler and Jim Gregory, R-Blair, said a report released Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office showed...
Steelers A to Z: La’Mical Perine brings NFL experience to backup running back competition
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...
Georgia has 2 more players, including LB Smael Mondon, arrested for reckless driving
Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday night on charges of speeding and reckless driving, according to jail records. One day earlier, freshman offensive lineman Bo Hughley was arrested by University of Georgia police on similar charges as the team’s difficulty with driving offenses...
Primoz Roglic crashes near finish of stage won by Biniam Girmay on Tour de France
VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, France — Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where the new king of sprints, Biniam Girmay, completed a hat trick of stage wins on Thursday. Roglic hit the tarmac with some 12 kilometers left after a...
Bill Belichick joining ‘Inside the NFL’ for upcoming season
LOS ANGELES — Bill Belichick has added a second media job for the upcoming season. The CW Network announced Thursday that Belichick will be one of the analysts on “Inside the NFL.” Belichick, who coached the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during his 24 years at the...
Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev, and Novak Djokovic plays Lorenzo Musetti in Wimbledon’s semis
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz’s ability to hit any type of shot, from any position on the court, on any surface, keeps fans on the edge of their seats. Keeps other players guessing, too. Alcaraz delights in all of that — he loves putting on a show just as much as...
Last 2 Pac-12 teams determined to fight on, promise a bright future
LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 may be down to the Pac-2, but that doesn’t mean the league or its remaining members — Oregon State and Washington State — aren’t gearing up for football. “We’re not licking our wounds, we’re licking our chops,” Washington State coach Jake Dickert said Wednesday at...
Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe offers a blend of offense, agitationVideo
Tanner Howe has a pretty obvious idol for anyone who has grown up in Canada over the past 18 years. “Sidney Crosby,” said Howe, a native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. “Just growing up, watching and seeing what he’s done. It’s crazy. To be drafted to the same team is pretty...
Head-clearing trip to Japan helped refocus Spencer Lee for Olympic bid
Frustrated with nagging injuries, Spencer Lee said he thought about putting wrestling down for a while, maybe even shelving it altogether. Had he done that, though, he wouldn’t be heading to Paris to represent his country and compete for Olympic gold. He took a break, reflected and let his body...
First Call: LaVar Arrington calls Steelers ‘mid-tier’; 49ers Pro Bowler discusses Brandon Aiyuk situation
Thursday’s “First Call” gives us LaVar Arrington’s view of the Steelers in 2024. We get a teammate’s opinion of the ongoing Brandon Aiyuk saga in San Francisco. Former Penguin Carl Hagelin updates his health. And the Pirates get a second crack at a pitcher that recently gave them problems. No...
Frankie’s Fairy Tale: 80 years later, the story of Pittsburgh’s forgotten All-Star game and the Pirates’ anonymous All-Star player
On Tuesday, July 16 the 94th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. On July 11, 1944, the 12th MLB All-Star Game was played at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field — a little more than a month after the Allied Forces invaded Europe on...
Steelers A to Z: A prolific pass rusher in college, David Perales getting another shot to win OLB spot
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...
U mad, bro?: Pittsburgh fans fire barbs at Steelers’ mediocrity, Penguins’ stagnation, Pirates’ frugality
Next week, we are on vacation here at “Breakfast With Benz.” Not just a long holiday weekend, or a couple of half days in a row to run errands, spruce up the backyard and drink beer on the porch. No, my friends. I’m talking about full-on, all-out, actually leaving the...
