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Hempfield East Legion forces Game 3; Latrobe, Bushy Run and Murrysville advance to semifinals
Pitchers Grayson Willis and Josh Cayer combined on a three-hit shutout, and Hempfield East forced a Game 3 in the District 31 American Legion playoffs with a 9-0 victory against Young Township. Game 3 will be played 5:30 p.m. Thursday at West Lebanon. Willis worked into the six inning. He...
Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles among track athletes looking for 1st gold medalsVideo
There are big races, and then there are the Olympics. When Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles and all the other fastest runners and best jumpers and throwers of 2024 line up for the Olympic track and field meet, little of what they’ve done on the road to Paris will mean much....
Simone Biles, LeBron James among athletes expected to bid ‘adieu’ to Olympics in ParisVideo
Icons of their sports. Voices for equality and social justice. Elite performers. Simone Biles and LeBron James lead the list of athletes likely competing at their final Olympics. Add in that Andy Murray will be retiring after the Paris Games and that Rafael Nadal may bid goodbye to tennis, too,...
NBA agrees to terms on record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal
The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. A person familiar with the...
Rangers’ Adolis Garcia, Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez complete field for Home Run Derby
NEW YORK — Adolis Garcia will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez completed the eight-man field. Garcia was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena last year in the first round...
Pirates farm report for July 10, 2024: Henry Davis goes 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-47) was held to five hits in a 3-1 loss to Columbus (Guardians). C Henry Davis (.302) went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts. DH Seth Beer (.250) went 1 for 4 with a double and a run scored. SS Liover Peguero (.269) went 1 for 4 with...
Lower Burrell Legion team makes most of busy schedule
From June 5 to July 3, the Lower Burrell American Legion baseball team played 18 District 31 league games. It was a four-week sprint to the finish, and while the Post 868 Bulldogs, one of the younger teams in the 14-team league, didn’t finish with the record it had hoped,...
Prime Time in Big 12: Deion Sanders gives props to coaches
LAS VEGAS — Colorado coach Deion Sanders took some time at the start of his first Big 12 media days appearance Wednesday to salute some of the other coaches in the league. The Pro Football Hall of Fame player, now going into his second season coaching in a power conference,...
Penguins sign forward prospect Tanner HoweVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed a member of their 2024 draft class Wednesday, agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract with forward Tanner Howe. A second-round pick (No. 46 overall) in last month’s NHL Draft, Howe served as captain of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League last season. In 68...
Jeannette’s Ciara Gregory soars to coaching position at Kentucky
The astonishment of what she is doing, the gravity of the situation she finds herself in, is not lost on Kentucky assistant women’s basketball coach Ciara Gregory. Sometimes at practice, she looks around Rupp Arena and pinches herself. The dream-chasing kid from Jeannette continues her ascent in the college coaching...
Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach after Copa America 1st-round exit
NEW YORK — Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach on Wednesday after his team’s first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for the 2026 World Cup, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The...
Rory McIlroy trying to move on from devastating U.S. Open loss
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy got back into his own little world a few days too late. The immediate aftermath of a U.S. Open he threw away — missing two putts in the 3-foot range — included a previously planned trip to Manhattan. McIlroy said he walked the High...
U.S. Open trophy visits Oakmont to begin 2025 celebrations
Members of Oakmont Country Club take pride in having one of the toughest courses in the country. When the 2025 United States Golf Association brings the Open to Western Pennsylvania for a record 10th time next June, they want the best players in the game to work for their title....
Steelers A to Z: Cordarrelle Patterson is one of the best kickoff returners of all time
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...
Lorenzo Musetti reaches 1st Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon
LONDON — Lorenzo Musetti threw his head back and spread his arms wide to celebrate reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, then covered his face with both hands. His 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Taylor Fritz on Wednesday was a big deal, to be sure....
No joke, Jim Leyland became Pirates manager after surprisingly legit phone call that started his journey to the Hall of Fame
Jim Leyland was convinced the phone call that led to his first major-league managerial job — his initial step on the road to Cooperstown — was a joke. Not that he doubted his ability to manage in the majors. After all, he had been a minor-league manager for 11 seasons,...
Goaltender Sergei Murashov impresses in Penguins prospect tournament
The Pittsburgh Penguins concluded their prospect development camp Wednesday in Cranberry with a four-on-four tournament of three different squads. The unimaginatively monikered Team 1 claimed glory with a 2-1 win against hated Team 3 to secure the Michel Briere Cup, which profoundly remembers a promising Penguins rookie forward who died...
Steelers A to Z: Can Larry Ogunjobi’s play match status as one of team’s highest-paid players?
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...
Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors filed multiple charges against Franco six months after a judge ordered that he be investigated in connection with sexual and psychological abuse of the...
Mark Madden: Don’t be duped. The Pirates will never spend what it takes
Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting said GM Ben Cherington would have the flexibility to add players (and payroll) before the July 30 MLB trade deadline if the situation dictated. The situation dictates, however marginally: The Pirates are three games out of the National League’s third and final wild card. The...
Latrobe grad Jared Kollar racking up wins for Padres’ Double-A affiliate
Jared Kollar is not considered a top 30 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ farm system, but his stock certainly isn’t falling, either. The right-hander from Latrobe who starts for the San Antonio Missions in Double-A has 15 wins in two seasons in the minors. This season, he is 8-3...
First Call: Mitch Keller passed over as Tyler Glasnow’s All-Star replacement; ex-Carolina star praises Diontae Johnson trade
At least one former Carolina Panthers star is pumped about his old team landing ex-Steeler Diontae Johnson in a trade. One of the three sons of former Steelers who committed to Notre Dame is already heading elsewhere. Tyler Glasnow is out of the All-Star game. Does that mean Pittsburgh’s Mitch...
Tim Benz: This clear-cut skill has made Paul Skenes an All-Star in just 10 starts
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes deserves to be an All-Star based on merit since his promotion to the Major Leagues in May. From an entertainment perspective, he should be the starter in the game as well. There is one skill in particular that has made Skenes All-Star worthy: his...
How Pirates All-Star rookie RHP Paul Skenes developed his splinker into a ‘devastating’ pitch
Only after he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates last July did Paul Skenes start toying with a new pitch, one that has been called everything from dirty and disgusting to filthy and nasty to just plain “gross.” Now that the 22-year-old rookie pitcher has become the first player selected...
Projected as 1st-round MLB pick, Mars’, WVU’s JJ Wetherholt learned lessons on, off the field
Here’s the greatest lesson West Virginia’s JJ Wetherholt learned — or, more accurately, taught himself — on his way to becoming a projected top-10 choice in the MLB Draft: There’s more to hitting a baseball than taking swings in the batting cage until your hands ache. Yes, that fundamental part...
