Sports category, Page 52

PONTARLIER, France — Tadej Pogačar closed in on a fourth Tour de France title after safely finishing Saturday’s penultimate stage and maintaining his big lead over arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard. Australian rider Kaden Groves won Stage 20 with a late solo breakaway, while Pogačar rolled over the line about 7 minutes...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in 7-on-7 drills at training camp Saturday, two days after being carted from the field with a dislocated toe. Fields threw passes during quarterback positional drills and then again in a session with wide receivers, including tossing a perfectly...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have three starting cornerbacks: Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey and Darius Slay. None is really a slot guy, though that transition is uncomplicated. None is a safety. Coach Mike Tomlin tells us, “They’re (all) gonna be on the field.” But he doesn’t tell us how. It’s intriguing....

Ben Roethlisberger and Maurkice Pouncey will get to have one more center-quarterback exchange. Roethlisberger and Pouncey were elected to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Honor on Saturday along with linebacker Joey Porter. The trio will be recognized at the Dec. 15 game between the Steelers and Miami Dolphins at Acrisure...

What has the past week been like for you? Unbelievable. Obviously, a lot has gone on in my life recently. But, obviously, I think this kind of tops it, being a part of a great organization. They’ve had faith in me since the beginning, so being able to be here,...

Edward Florentino Position: OF Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 200 pounds Level: Low-A Bradenton Notable: The Pirates’ Edward Florentino, an 18-year-old outfield prospect, jumped to No. 6 in MLB Pipeline’s most recent organizational rankings. In late June, Florentino was promoted to the Bradenton Marauders after a strong rookie ball debut in the...

Here’s a look at next week’s Pittsburgh Pirates schedule: at Giants 9:45 p.m. Monday (SN PIT) 9:45 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 3:45 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) • Justin Verlander, who turned 42 ahead of the 2025 season, is in his first campaign with San Francisco and was winless through 15...

The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated Dave Parker’s Hall of Fame induction weekend in appropriate fashion, wearing all-black throwback uniforms, caps with Stargell stars and a circular patch to honor the Cobra. After waiting three decades to be elected, Parker received a call in December that the Pirates believed was long overdue....

HOUSTON — Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, going deep in the second, sixth, eighth and ninth innings at Houston on Friday night. Kurtz also singled and doubled for 19 total bases on a 6-for-6...

BOSTON — Shohei Ohtani was held homerless for the first time in a week in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Ohtani struck out twice, singled, walked and hit a foul popup. His five-game home run streak leaves him tied with six...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC dropped a decision to Portland Hearts of Pine in penalty kicks Friday night in Jägermeister Cup group play in Maine. After playing to a 2-2 draw in regulation, Portland held a 5-4 advantage in the shootout to earn the bonus point. Bertin Jacquesson scored twice for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-40) fell to Toledo (Tigers), 4-3. CF Billy Cook (.256) hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season. LF Ji Hwan Bae (.292) tripled. C Brett Sullivan (.204) had an RBI single. RF Matt Fraizer (.295) was 2 for 4 with a run scored. SS Tsung-Che Cheng...

Following a rough pre-All-Star break start July 12 in Minnesota, Mike Burrows was determined to learn from it and be better. Burrows was better July 19, giving him some momentum for his Friday night start at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against Arizona. While Burrows...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasted little time putting Jaire Alexander to the test during training camp. “He tried to throw a back-shoulder on me with ‘D-Hop’ (DeAndre Hopkins), so I had to give him a little jazz about that,” Alexander said. “I said, ‘Come on, man. I know...

BLAINE, Minn. — Thorbjorn Olesen worked out of trouble more than once Friday at the TPC Twin Cities to take a one-stroke lead over Jake Knapp into the weekend in the 3M Open. Olesen followed an opening 9-under-par 62 on Thursday with a 66, hitting out of the rough to...

Shemar Stewart and the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a contract Friday, ending the rookie defensive end’s three-day holdout from training camp. Stewart’s agent, Zac Hiller of LAA, said the four-year deal is worth $18.97 million guaranteed, including a $10.4 million signing bonus. The Bengals and Stewart were deadlocked over contract...

BEREA, Ohio — If Shedeur Sanders is frustrated about not receiving any snaps with the first team during the first week of the Cleveland Browns’ training camp, he isn’t showing it. Sanders said Friday that it is out of his control and not his place to answer why he has...

Surprising news surfaced Thursday when Pirates second-round draft pick Angel Cervantes, a 17-year-old right-handed pitcher, announced he’d put his professional baseball career on hold in order to play collegiately at UCLA. But Friday night, the Pirates experienced the inverse of that scenario, as a pair of draft picks committed to...

Seton Hill on Friday announced Mandy Sansbury as its new head softball coach. Sansbury brings an extensive resume to Greensburg, with 19 years of college coaching experience. Her stops, starting with the most recent, include Division I Indiana Indianapolis (two years), Division II programs Mount Olive (nine years) and Glenville...

Clay Martin spent three years at one of the nation’s premier NCAA Division II baseball programs, learning from widely respected head coach Marc Marizzaldi at Seton Hill. His time on the “Hill” — that connotation has more than one meaning — has prepared him for the next level. Martin was...

Workers still have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, and officials are expecting a record crowd in a week to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic on Aug. 2. “We can’t wait for next...

INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin signed a multiyear contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing, the team said Friday. Details of the contract were not announced, though Hamlin noted he didn’t want anything longer than two years.. The deal comes during the same week in which the driver of the...