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Steelers A to Z: As a rookie, Joey Porter Jr. had the look of shutdown corner for years to come
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...
Pitt receives commitment from Texas tackle Jordan Fields, 4th offensive lineman in Panthers’ 2025 class
Pitt received its fourth verbal commitment from a 2025 offensive tackle Friday when Jordan Fields, a three-star recruit from Houston, turned down a scholarship offer from his hometown university and decided to move from one North Shore to another. HAIL TO PITT????????????????????????@247Sports @On3sports @Rivals @CoachDarveau @CoachDuzzPittFB @PittPanthers247 @JGonzalesJr10 pic.twitter.com/G5guK1fxSz— Jordan...
Pirates activate pitchers Marco Gonzales, David Bednar from injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of roster moves ahead of Friday’s series-opening road game against the Chicago White Sox, reinstating pitchers Marco Gonzales and David Bednar from the injured list. The left-handed Gonzales will start Friday and make his first appearance since mid-April. Gonzales, 32, had been sidelined with...
Landmark year for women’s sports celebrated at ESPY Awards show
LOS ANGELES — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women’s sports, with Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night. Staley, coach of the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team, received the Jimmy V...
Steelers A to Z: John Rhys Plumlee brings athleticism to No. 4 QB spot during 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...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes named starting pitcher for NL All-StarsVideo
Adding to his ever-growing list of accomplishments, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is set to become the first rookie pitcher to start the All-Star Game in nearly three decades. On Friday, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo announced Skenes, recently chosen as a National League All-Star reserve, would take the hill,...
Mark Madden: With 2nd near no-hitter, Paul Skenes has burst onto scene like few others
Paul Skenes has been pulled twice while pitching a no-hitter: Once after six innings May 17 at Chicago, then Thursday after seven innings at Milwaukee. That speaks as loudly to baseball losing its romance as it does to Skenes’ dominance. A no-hitter used to be a pitcher’s pinnacle. That’s been...
Unlikely Wimbledon contenders Barbora Krejcikova, Jasmine Paolini meet in the women’s final
LONDON — Barbora Krejcikova had a bad back and just a handful of wins this season before Wimbledon. So, yeah, she’s pretty surprised to have reached the final at the All England Club on Saturday against No. 7 Jasmine Paolini, who is equally amazed to be one step away from...
Following solid USHL debut, Penguins prospect Joona Vaisanen looks to develop further in college
Geographically and topographically (not to mention culturally), one would be hard-pressed to think of a more stark contrast between Finland and Iowa. Yet, that’s exactly the seismic shift in surroundings that Pittsburgh Penguins 2024 draft pick Joona Vaisanen underwent. The 19-year-old defenseman, chosen in the sixth round (No. 175 overall),...
NL manager Torey Lovullo gives candid response about Paul Skenes’ chances of starting the All-Star Game
When it comes to all the buzz surrounding the prospect of Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes starting the All-Star game, National League manager Torey Lovullo isn’t playing dumb. He’s heard it all. And the Arizona Diamondbacks bench boss may not be feeling the pressure just about starting Skenes. It...
Tim Benz: If pulling Paul Skenes was as easy as Derek Shelton says, it’s even easier to critique his decision
After the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1-0 win in Milwaukee on Thursday, manager Derek Shelton said it wasn’t a hard decision to pull rookie pitcher Paul Skenes with a no-hitter going after 11 strikeouts over seven innings. That better not be true. That decision should’ve at least given Shelton significant pause. Forget...
First Call: Kevin Colbert’s new job; Bill Belichick’s new TV gig with an ex-Steeler
Friday’s “First Call” passes along news about a new job for former Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert. Fox is shaking up its NFL play-by-play tandems now that Tom Brady is on board. Bill Belichick is working with a former Steeler in a new sports media role. The Pirates look...
‘It’s critical, period’: Pirates stress importance of hitting on draft picks following the 1st round
With Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes becoming the first player in major-league history to go from No. 1 overall pick to the All-Star Game in the span of a year, it’s no wonder the focus of the MLB Draft is always on finding another generational talent. The Pittsburgh Pirates...
Steelers A to Z: George Pickens an unquestioned WR1 but needs to prove he can handle the gig
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...
Marcus Semien replaces Jose Altuve as AL All-Star starter
NEW YORK — Marcus Semien of the host Texas Rangers will replace Houston’s Jose Altuve as the American League’s starting second baseman for the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. MLB said Thursday that Altuve will rest his left hand, which has been sore since he was hit by a 94.3...
Jurgen Klopp could be top target as U.S. soccer looks to replace Gregg Berhalter
NEW YORK — Jim Curtin thinks the search for Gregg Berhalter’s successor as U.S. coach doesn’t need to be complicated. “If Jürgen Klopp is available to do it and wants to do it, you don’t need an interview process for that. That’s the guy,” the Philadelphia Union coach said Thursday....
Hempfield East rallies to defeat Young Township; West Point girls open with win
Hempfield East rallied from an early deficit to defeat Young Township, 7-3, on Thursday in Game 3 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs to win the best-of-three series. The win advances Hempfield East to Saturday’s semifinals against No. 1 seed Latrobe and qualifies it for the Region 7 tournament....
Pirates farm report for July 11, 2024: Po-Yu Chen fans 7 in 7 innings for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-47) had a doubleheader with Columbus (Guardians) rained out. One game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday. The other is TBA. Next: Friday vs. Columbus (Guardians), doubleheader, 5:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 37-47) took care of Bowie (Orioles), 3-1, giving up a total of four...
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...
