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Pirates farm report for July 28, 2024: Henry Davis, Malcom Nunez each homer in 9-run inning for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-52) scored all nine runs in the sixth inning and edged Iowa (Cubs), 9-8. DH Henry Davis (.317) was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, including a solo homer. 3B Malcom Nunez (.263) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, a solo home run and two runs scored....
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady advances to rowing finals with Team USA at Paris Olympics
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady and his U.S. rowing teammates earned a first-place finish in their heat Sunday at the Paris Olympics to secure a spot in the finals in the Men’s Four on Aug. 1. Grady, who is competing in the Olympics for the second time alongside Justin Best,...
Pirates rally for wild 6-5 victory against Diamondbacks in 10 innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates played 104 games before the finale of the three-game series Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. But this one, a 6-5, 10-inning struggle, felt different. Manager Derek Shelton said so, calling the nearly three-hour game “our biggest victory.” Perhaps Shelton’s remark will turn out to be more than...
Donte Jackson accepts challenge in matchup with George Pickens at Steelers training campVideo
After a season in which the Pittsburgh Steelers finished eighth in the NFL in takeaways and tied for No. 11 in interceptions, the number of picks registered by the defense remained at zero after the first three days of training camp. The drought ended Sunday, the final day of practice...
Tyler Matakevich happy to be back with Steelers, knows his role on special teams, new kickoff rule
In some ways to Tyler Matakevich, it’s been feeling as if he never left. In others, it’s as if Matakevich’s return to the Pittsburgh Steelers makes it feel as if he’s joined an entirely new team. “Obviously, there’s been a lot of changes,” the inside linebacker said on the fourth...
US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandalVideo
MARSEILLE, France — Sophia Smith scored a pair of goals to help the United States beat Germany, 4-1, and advance to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Sunday night. Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams also scored for the Americans, who defeated Zambia, 3-0, in the opener. The Americans are...
Steelers inside the ropes: 1st-rounder Troy Fautanu gets 1st chance at some reps with 1st teamers
It was just a taste, and it might perhaps have been done only out of necessity following a minor injury. But the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick got his first taste of first-team reps. Troy Fautanu ran at right tackle with the offensive starters at various points during Sunday’s training-camp practice...
Steelers camp report: Offensive linemen have ‘laps’ in judgment after run of false starts
By nature of the position, offensive linemen do the least amount of running during a football practice. Blocking is their forte, and they aren’t tasked with covering great distances — at least on the field. What transpired Saturday at Saint Vincent College could be viewed as an exception — much...
Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf UK for his 1st victory on the Saudi-funded tour
ROCESTER, England — Jon Rahm won LIV Golf UK on Sunday for his first victory on the Saudi-funded tour when Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton three-putted his final hole for a bogey. Rahm closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 13 under at JCB Golf & Country Club, a...
Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IMVideo
NANTERRE, France — Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. The 22-year-old Frenchman handled it all with ease, setting himself up to be one of the biggest stars of the Paris Olympics. With a flag-waving crowd cheering his every...
Full-time engineer Nic Fink relishes the first Olympic medal of his late-blooming career
NANTERRE, France — For Nic Fink, this was a long time coming. Which only made it sweeter. The 31-year-old swimmer, who splits time at the pool with a full-time engineering job, claimed the first Olympic medal of his late-blooming career Sunday night. Fink tied for the silver medal in the...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners: Sunday, July 28Video
PARIS — The 2024 Olympics are underway. Australia led the medal standings after the first day of competition, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count. Below is a list of all the medal winners, day by day....
KJ Choi wins the Senior British Open with a 2-shot victory over Richard Green at Carnoustie
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Overnight leader K.J. Choi won the Senior British Open by two shots over Australia’s Richard Green after carding a 2-under 70 on Sunday. The South Korean golfer, who took a one-shot lead into the final round at Carnoustie, won his first senior major. He finished at 10-under...
While engaged in trade talks, Pirates GM Ben Cherington reveals he has said ‘no’ to teams and also been told ‘no’
With the MLB trade deadline set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday he has not found a deal “that we feel makes sense.” “Nothing fell through,” he said on his weekly radio show on 93.7 FM. “We have had opportunities the past several days...
Fox Chapel grad Fuhrer hopes summer golf success carries over to freshman season at George Mason
David Fuhrer doesn’t have to worry about ramping up for his first season on the George Mason men’s golf team. Fuhrer spent all summer building up his confidence. The Fox Chapel graduate has found that belief in himself on the junior circuit. Fuhrer has won three tournaments this summer and...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington says Nick Gonzales’ groin injury will keep him out of lineup ‘weeks, not days’
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales, who has recorded the third-most RBIs on the team, will be out a significant amount of time after he was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left groin injury suffered Saturday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. “This is going to be...
U.S. men’s basketball team rolls past Serbia, 110-84, in opening game at the Paris Olympics
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — LeBron James made his Olympic return after a 12-year absence. Kevin Durant played for the first time this summer. And the two most-experienced Olympians on this U.S. team opened the Paris Games — not to mention a bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal for the Americans...
Harrisburg junior lineman Kevin Brown, state’s top prospect, commits to Penn State
Harrisburg junior offensive tackle Kevin Brown holds an offer from just about every major college football program in the country. So what was it that set Penn State apart from the rest of his deep and decorated list of offering schools? It was simple: trust. That trust and belief in...
All he does is win gold medals: Caeleb Dressel captures 8th gold as anchor of U.S. relay team
NANTERRE, France — Caeleb Dressel touched the wall and shouted in triumph. He threw his fists to the air and high-fived U.S. fans during a victory lap. Then, finally, he found his family and gave his wife and baby boy celebratory hugs and kisses. Dressel only knows the top of...
Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River canceled over water quality concerns
PARIS — A 2024 Olympics pre-race triathlon event planned for Paris’ Seine River was canceled Sunday as concerns persist over water quality. Organizers said they nixed the swimming leg of the triathlon familiarization scheduled for Sunday after a meeting about water quality among authorities tasked with carrying out tests. That...
Simone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying
PARIS — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A look of concern on both their faces. Three years ago in Tokyo, the scene ended with...
Riverhounds miss out on key points after draw with Loudoun United
What could have been nine straight points turned into seven for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in a not too unfamiliar fashion for this season. They got an early goal, which resembled the last two wins, but the rest of the night was akin to a major chunk of the year with...
Pirates slip back to .500 after 2nd straight loss to Diamondbacks
With the trade deadline coming up Tuesday and big decisions looming for the front office, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered their second damaging loss in two nights Saturday, 9-5, to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. What made the defeat worse than only one digit in the loss column was its effect...
Sam Darnold keeps pressure off Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy
EAGAN, Minn. — The expectations and scrutiny that hound NFL quarterbacks drafted at the top of the first round is mere background noise for J.J. McCarthy in his first training camp with the Minnesota Vikings. With the presence of Sam Darnold — and the environment they’ve put in place —...
Lamar Jackson returns to Ravens after missing for illness
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson was back at practice for the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday after missing time because of an illness. Jackson had practiced only once since the start of camp last weekend, and he didn’t make it to the end of that practice Wednesday. But Saturday he...
