Sports category, Page 55

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season is essentially over because Steelers training camp has started. But that doesn’t mean Pirates fans can’t fire a few parting shots on their way off to irrelevance. Even after sweeping the Tigers. Also, some readers are already in training camp mode, getting their Steelers dander up...

When Spencer Horwitz saw the ball clear the center-field fence for his first career grand slam, he turned toward Pittsburgh Pirates first-base coach Tarrik Brock as he rounded the bag and let out a primal scream. It served as a release of anger amid a blissful celebration and was a...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh described his recent visit with President Donald Trump as simply another great opportunity to meet a chief executive. Harbaugh and several family members — including his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh — were invited to the White House earlier...

LAS VEGAS — When it comes to individual statistics, you can’t argue with Drew Allar’s numbers. Penn State’s fourth-year quarterback has thrown 49 touchdown passes and run for 10 touchdowns. Interceptions? Just 10. Allar enters the 2025 season, his final one at Penn State, with a 62.9 percent completion percentage,...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasn’t at all interested in discussing the arbitration case that’s helped cause so much upheaval within the NFL Players Association. In January, arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of collusion by owners in contract negotiations with quarterbacks after the Cleveland Browns gave...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-39) scored seven runs in the fifth inning en route to a 9-6 victory over Toledo (Tigers). LF Billy Cook (.259) was 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer, his seventh of the season. RF Nick Solak (.373) was 3 for 4 with a double...

LAS VEGAS — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10. “Coming to Penn State, I came here to win Big Ten championships...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced eight more signings from their 2025 draft class Wednesday, all of whom were assigned to the rookie Florida Complex League in Bradenton. Shortstop Gustavo Melendez (fourth round, Colegio la Merced, Puerto Rico), catcher Adonys Guzman (fifth, Arizona), outfielder Josh Tate (eighth, Georgia Southern), second baseman Dylan...

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition. Here’s a glance at the most prolific of those that have clarified or altered such rules this year: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Effectively barring...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell was so exuberant at Wednesday’s ACC preseason football media days that he was practically yelling during his news conference. “I’m extremely excited,” he said when asked about his enthusiasm. It’s easy to understand why in moving on from last year’s remarkable crashout....

After spending three months putting together the roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers, general manager Omar Khan likes how his work has played out. That doesn’t mean, though, he is willing to rule out the possibility he will continue to tweak now that training camp has opened. “I’ll be honest with...

After taking plenty of time to gush about the team’s two newest acquisitions, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged what the organization had to submit to get them. Minkah Fitzpatrick was a first-team All-Pro safety during three of the six seasons he spent with the Steelers. But he was traded...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years. The move to the San Diego area does not eliminate a return to Chicago, where NASCAR will still...

The Pittsburgh Steelers spent the opening days of the new league year with only Skylar Thompson as the only quarterback on their roster. They didn’t have a bona fide starter until Aaron Rodgers signed almost three months later. Through it all, the Steelers brain trust said Wednesday, they remained secure...

Attendance was perfect for reporting day at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. It wasn’t quite perfect, though, in regards to full health of the 91-man roster. Veteran starting left guard Isaac Seumalo opens camp on the non-football injury list, the only player who won’t officially be able to take part in...

T.J. Watt didn’t want the distraction of contract negotiations to hover over his ninth training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Armed with an extension agreed to last week that makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, the 30-year-old outside linebacker couldn’t wait to report Wednesday to Saint Vincent. Watt’s...

Belief is important to athletes because it allows them to be confident in their abilities. That is no exception for Pitt center Dishon Jackson, who believes he can make a big difference for the Panthers basketball team this season. However, for Jackson to commit to Pitt in the first place,...

Pat Narduzzi is far from alone among his college football coaching peers in stressing that his No. 1 priority at work every day is to, as his job title suggests, coach. But the times have changed rapidly as a result of a highly fluid college athletics landscape that’s seen players...

For the first 2 minutes of speaking with media covering his new team, veteran defensive back Jalen Ramsey stuck to the script. Where does he expect to line up at as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense? “I’m gonna play football,” the 10-year veteran said Wednesday, intentionally vague and coy....

Spencer Horwitz picked the perfect time to start swinging a hot bat, as the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman followed back-to-back three-hit games with an even bigger feat. Horwitz smacked his first career grand slam in the second inning, boosting the Pirates to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on...