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Pirates rookie Jared Jones shut down from throwing for 2 weeks with Grade 2 lat strain
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said imaging showed pitcher Jared Jones has a Grade 2 right lat muscle strain, an injury that will force the rookie right-hander to be temporarily shut down from throwing. Shelton said Jones will be re-evaluated after two weeks. Jones is eligible to return from the...
Remco Evenepoel wins Tour de France time trial with vintage performance in Burgundy vineyards
GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, France — Race-against-the-clock specialist Remco Evenepoel displayed impressive power and precision in winning the Tour de France’s first time trial on Friday. In his slipstream was every other contender for the yellow jersey, including holder Tadej Pogacar. Despite a small problem with his bike close to the finish that...
Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in 3rd round
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz found himself pushed to a Grand Slam fifth set again, this time at Wimbledon, this time against good pal Frances Tiafoe. And as he usually does under such circumstances, no matter how much trouble he might have been in, Alcaraz surged to the finish. Alcaraz avoided...
Wet track, forecast force Lernerville Speedway officials to cancel evening racing
Lernerville Speedway officials canceled Friday night’s racing because of wet grounds and the threat of thunderstorms in the Sarver area. Racing will resume at Lernerville on Tuesday for the Test & Tune featuring mini stocks and vintage modifieds. The July 12 schedule includes the BRP Modified Tour, as well as...
West Point softball wins Section 2 title, headed back to Little League state tournament
Winning Pennsylvania Little League state softball titles is nothing new at West Point. The league has seen 38 teams win titles, including the Minors 11U team in 2023. Now that squad, with a few roster changes, is headed back to the state tournament after winning the Section 2 best-of-three series...
High school girls rugby gaining popularity in Western Pennsylvania
Rugby is not a universally beloved sport in America, but that does not mean it is devoid of athletes who cherish the game. The uptick in girls playing rugby in the greater Pittsburgh area and across the state has encouraged Rugby Pennsylvania to launch the Emerging Girls Rugby campaign. It...
Penguins re-sign forward prospect Corey Andonovski
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward prospect Corey Andonovski to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000. Andonovski was a restricted free agent and just completed a two-year entry-level contract with a salary cap hit of $925,000. The Penguins signed the undrafted Andonovski out of Princeton in...
USA Basketball men’s Olympic team arrives for camp in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Something that Kobe Bryant said has stuck with U.S. men’s Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr and seems especially important now. It was about how other nations have made big strides in basketball, how the gap between the rest of the world and the U.S. is closing and...
Steelers A to Z: On final year of contract, DL Isaiahh Loudermilk needs to show what he can do
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...
Mark Madden: LeBron James runs the Lakers, and the NBA, but others allowed this to happen
If you watch ESPN at any point during the Worldwide Leader’s six hours of nonstop yelling and mugging each weekday, there’s an overwhelming chance you’ll hear one of these subjects discussed at length: • LeBron James/the Los Angeles Lakers. • The Dallas Cowboys. • Aaron Rodgers. • The Pittsburgh Steelers...
Former Penguins forward Adam Payerl signs in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Payerl has signed with the Ravensburg Towerstars of the Deutschen Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2), the second-tier league in that country. That team announced the transaction via a release on Friday. A native of Kitchener, Ont., the 33-year-old Payerl has spent most of the past six...
Steelers A to Z: Logan Lee is a rookie but has the profile of a veteran d-lineman
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...
Jared Jones’ injury complicates Pirates’ plans to reduce workload for pitchers in starting rotation
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation suffered a serious setback when rookie right-hander Jared Jones was placed on the 15-day injured list before Thursday’s game with a Grade 2 right lat muscle strain. When Pirates manager Derek Shelton revealed that Jones will be shut down from throwing for two weeks, it...
Pirates farm report for July 4, 2024: Henry Davis has 2 hits for Indianapolis in rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-45) took down Louisville (Reds), 5-3. C Henry Davis (.310), on a rehab assignment after spending time on the injured list with a concussion, was 2 for 3. SS Alika Williams (.294) went 3 for 4 with an RBI. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.359) was 2 for 4...
Pirates waste Martin Perez’s strong start, as Cardinals clinch series with 10-inning win
The Pittsburgh Pirates were attempting to pull off some extra-inning magic for the second consecutive game against the St. Louis Cardinals and had a perfect opportunity in the bottom of the 10th inning. Andrew McCutchen came to the plate with runners on first and second and the Pirates trailing by...
Springer posts the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59
SILVIS, Ill. — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under-par 59. All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a rain-softened TPC Deere Run...
Bochy won’t have any of his players in AL All-Star lineup at home after Texas had 5 starters in ’23
ARLINGTON, Texas — The American League starting lineup that Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will write out for the All-Star Game won’t include any of his own players. A year after the Rangers had five All-Star starters — four voted in by fans, and another as an injury replacement —...
Steelers A to Z: DeMarvin Leal entering make-or-break season in NFL journey
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...
Mbappé warns of ‘catastrophic’ political situation in France as the far right gets closer to power
HAMBURG, Germany — France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé warned on Thursday his country is in a “catastrophic” political situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II. The National Rally gained strong results — around 33% of the vote nationwide — on Sunday in the...
Dutch sprinter Groenewegen wins Tour de France Stage 6 in a photo finish
DIJON, France — Dutch champion Dylan Groenewegen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France after a mass sprint that was decided in a photo finish on Thursday. Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey after a nervous day on the bike amid crosswinds. Groenewegen earned a sixth career stage...
Novak Djokovic grinds out a victory over wild card Jacob Fearnley at Wimbledon
LONDON — The good news, Novak Djokovic said, was that his surgically repaired right knee was pain-free at Wimbledon on Thursday. The bad news, he knows, is that his movement, such a big part of his success, was not yet back to normal during a 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 victory...
Penn State picks up commitment from legacy recruit LaVar Arrington II
The son of a Penn State legend is following in his father’s footsteps. LaVar Arrington II committed to the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting class on Thursday. The son of Penn State great LaVar Arrington announced his decision on social media. Arrington II is a three-star linebacker from Charter Oak High...
An American swims in Paris’ Seine River before the Olympics despite contamination concerns
PARIS — A 76-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s efforts to clean up the river for the Olympic Games. He had good timing: Hours later, regional...
Pirates place RHP Jared Jones on 15-day IL, recall OF Joshua Palacios from Indianapolis
Jared Jones will miss another start in the rotation, as the Pittsburgh Pirates placed the right-handed pitcher on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain suffered Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Jones said the lat “got really tight on me” in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 5-4...
World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal investigation into Chinese swimmers’ doping tests
GENEVA — The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing. The news comes just three...
