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Tadej Pogacar edges Jonas Vingegaard, adds to Tour de France leadVideo
COL DE LA COUILLOLE, France — Tadej Pogacar equalled one Tour de France mark Saturday and will likely match another Sunday. Yellow jersey-holder Pogacar edged defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at the top of Col De La Couillole to win the 20th and penultimate stage and add even more seconds to...
From Sha’Carri Richardson to Katie Ledecky, Team USA packed with stars at OlympicsVideo
From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the eighth consecutive...
Simone Biles puts Tokyo behind her, will serve as one of the faces at Paris OlympicsVideo
Simone Biles has spent the last three years moving past the Tokyo Olympics. The gymnastics superstar understands not everyone has. No matter how many national titles she wins or how many times she stands atop the podium at the world championships, Biles knows she remains frozen in time to critics...
Steelers A to Z: Position flexibility could be on display for rookie DB Ryan Watts in training camp
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...
2024 Steelers training camp positional breakdown: Offense
Here’s a look at the Steelers roster on the offensive side of the ball entering training camp. Players report to Saint Vincent on Wednesday. Quarterbacks 3 RUSSELL WILSON · 5-11 · 206 A likely Hall of Famer, but at 35 years old and coming off a Denver tenure that compelled...
Penguins prospect Daniel Laatsch faces a big senior year at WisconsinVideo
Daniel Laatsch’s dreams were typical for any kid from Altoona. He wanted to play for Wisconsin. Uh … what? To be clear, Laatsch is a native of Altoona, Wisconsin, a suburb of Eau Claire, and not the largest city of nearby Blair County. So, his loyalties are easy to understand....
Trafford Junior Legion baseball wins Westmoreland County title
Trafford Junior Legion team captured the Westmoreland Junior League title July 16 by defeating 14th Ward (Woodland Hills), 6-1. Trafford combined a strong pitching performance by Dom Delio and the clutch hitting of Evan Gigliotti to pull out the win. Delio took a perfect game into the seventh inning before...
Penn Hills Midget Football Association going strong
Penn Hills Midget Football Association CEO James Bradley has seen plenty of action at Turner Friendship Park this summer. Bradley, who works to help maintain the football field in addition to other volunteer duties, has been amazed by the increased attendance at the park after a splash pad was installed...
Allegheny Shotokan students qualify for WKC World Championships
Thirteen students from North Huntingdon’s Allegheny Shotokan Viola Karate Dojo will compete at the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission World Championships, set for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, in Albufeira, Portugal. The group qualified at the WKC national championships June 7-8, in Detroit. Those who finished in the top four in their...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Getting a bat at the deadline will keep deception going for Pirates
Here’s why the Pittsburgh Pirates should add a significant bat before MLB’s July 30 deadline, proposed in a way that owner Bob Nutting might approve: If the Pirates legitimately appear to be trying to win, it would hook the marks for at least five more years. The suckers. That’s you....
It’s a g’day for baseball as FIBI celebrates 30th anniversary with team from Australia
At this time of the year, Chuck Sarver is full of anxious anticipation and optimism. The president of the Freeport International Baseball Invitational, which begins Monday evening at James E. Swartz Sr. Memorial Field in Freeport Borough, is ready to greet more than two dozen youth baseball teams to the...
British Open ’24: How to watch, who are the favorites and more to know about golf’s oldest event
TROON, Scotland — Here’s a look at the British Open going into the weekend at Royal Troon. Golf’s oldest championship returns to this century-old links of Royal Troon for the 10th time. This is golf’s final major championship of the year. Here’s what you need to know: How to watch...
Steelers A to Z: After spending much of 2023 on practice squad, WR Duece Watts looking to take next step
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...
Steelers counting on ‘revived’ quarterback Russell Wilson to return franchise to glory
Time will reveal whether Russell Wilson, in his age 35 season, is in the twilight of his Super Bowl-winning NFL career or if a change of scenery with the Pittsburgh Steelers will rejuvenate it. It took only a few months with the Steelers for Wilson to make up his mind...
Pirates farm report for July 19, 2024: Matt Gorski hits 16th homer in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-50) took care of Omaha (Royals), 8-1. 3b Malcom Nunez (.260) went 3 for 4 with his ninth homer and three runs scored. RF Matt Gorski (.248) went 2 for 3 with his 16th homer and three runs scored. 1B Jake Lamb (.284) went 1 for 5 with...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson battles Cowboys’ Troy Aikman on trademark
DALLAS — Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson is entering a legal dispute with three-time Super Bowl champion and hall of famer Troy Aikman. Jackson filed a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office complaint against the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback for his trademarks on the No. 8 — the same number...
Rowdy Tellez sets Pirates record with 3 sacrifice flies in game; 1st NL player to do so since 1987Video
Somewhat lost in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ comeback ninth-inning walk-off victory against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night at PNC Park was a franchise record and an occurrence not seen in the National League for almost 37 years. Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez recorded three sacrifice flies in the 8-7 win, making...
EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market
EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server capacity ahead of...
Trafford crushes unbeaten Saint Marys at Junior American Legion regional
Trafford extended its winning streak to 16 games by handing Saint Marys its first loss of the season in the Junior American Legion Western Regional on Friday at Homer City. After spotting Saint Marys an early lead, Trafford brought out the bats and rolled to a 15-2 victory in a...
Nick Gonzales singles in 9th, Pirates rally for walk-off win over Phillies
When the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied twice from early deficits to tie the Philadelphia Phillies, it didn’t just keep them in the game. It provided a belief that the best team in baseball was beatable. The Pirates believed that, even as manager Derek Shelton’s decision to rest Mitch Keller and Paul...
Astros’ Justin Verlander set to throw bullpen on path back from injury
SEATTLE — Houston righty Justin Verlander is expected to throw another bullpen session Saturday as the three-time Cy Young winner tries to work his way back from neck discomfort that landed him on the injured list a month ago. Houston manager Joe Espada said Verlander and Luis Garcia are expected...
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend
PHOENIX — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese once again will step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team. They’ll get to team up for the first time on the WNBA All-Star team after being rivals in college. Reese’s LSU squad topped Clark’s Iowa...
District 31 American Legion baseball unveils all-star team
Division champions Latrobe and Bushy Run each had seven selections as District 31 American Legion baseball league announced its all-star players for the season. District champion Latrobe, along with Hempfield East, Bushy Run, and Murrysville will play in the Region 7 tournament this weekend in Claysburg. District 31 held its...
Chiefs veterans report to training camp, where their rookies are ready to make impactVideo
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs know exactly what they have returning from last season. They know what Patrick Mahomes, the two-time league MVP, can do under center. They are quite familiar with how much tight end Travis Kelce means to the offense. And they know that their...
NASCAR drivers eager to test skills on Indianapolis’ oval after 3 years on road courseVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Cindric attended races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway most of his life, dreaming of the day he could compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval. On Sunday, he’ll finally get a chance to join his racing heroes. Yes, NASCAR and race officials ended their three-year attempt to rev up...
