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West Point adds to winning tradition with trip to Little League Softball World Series
For the opening ceremony of the Little League Softball World Series, teams were asked to submit a song and a fast fact to organizers and ESPN. Greensburg’s West Point 12U team will walk out to the beat of “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa. As for the fast fact, coach...
Panthers observations: With 120 players breaking a good sweat, Pitt opens summer training camp
Under bright sunshine and with 120 young men sweating, bouncing off each other and chasing fumbles across the Beano Cook Fields, Pitt opened training camp Wednesday morning on the South Side. If that number sounds high, that’s because there are more players on the roster this season. Coach Pat Narduzzi,...
2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Westinghouse’s Kyshawn Robinson
Players like Kyshawn Robinson don’t come along often. From leadership and athletic ability to grit and football IQ, he checks all of the boxes. The four-star defensive back who also plays running back only has improved as his high school career has progressed. His workouts over the summer have made...
Mark Madden: Ben Cherington improved Pirates, but can Derek Shelton and players finish job?
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ flurry of positive activity at the 11th hour of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline makes for an unexpected flurry of positive analysis. I figured them to do nothing by way of avoiding increased payroll. But the Pirates accomplished that, too. Unloading pitcher Martin Perez — to fellow National...
Following injury to Roman Wilson, Steelers sign WR Tarik Black, cut DT Jonathan Marshall
With rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson missing a couple of weeks with an ankle injury that he suffered in practice a day earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed wide receiver Tarik Black to ease his absence. Black, 26, has appeared in one game in his brief NFL career, catching one pass...
In the ultimate case of ‘careful what you wish for,’ the NFLPA looks at limiting locker room access
According to a recent story in The Washington Post, the NFL Players Association wants to restrict locker room media access. In advancing the story, ProFootballTalk.com suggested this might be something the players ask for as part of the negotiating process when the league starts to make a strong push for...
Pirates sign 1st-round pick Konnor Griffin, who says he’s ‘ready to take the challenges’
Before the Pittsburgh Pirates made the No. 9 overall pick in the MLB Draft, general manager Ben Cherington listened to everyone from the team’s analysts to coaches to scouts and strength and conditioning trainers speak with excitement about Konnor Griffin. When the Pirates signed Griffin on Wednesday to a $6,532,025...
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
PARIS — After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River early Wednesday, followed by the men a few hours later. The athletes began near the Pont Alexandre III, a bridge...
Tim Benz: If we’re grading the Pirates at the trade deadline, give Ben Cherington a solid B-plus
Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirate Isiah Kiner-Falefa explained his family ties to former Bucs legend Ralph Kiner back in 2022. “It’s from my mom’s side,” Kiner-Falefa told NJ.com when he was a member of the New York Yankees. “Fourth cousin. I have all the paperwork. I tell people, but I’m brown...
First Call: Updates on Roman Wilson’s injury; an ex-Steelers linebacker signs with the Ravens
We have an injury update on Pittsburgh Steelers rookie receiver Roman Wilson. A former Steeler has joined the Baltimore Ravens. Another NFL receiver is getting paid. A Staal brother is retiring from the NHL. And an ex-Pirate is coming back to PNC Park this weekend in the other team’s uniform....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates traded with an eye on the future, protecting pitching prospects
With the Pittsburgh Pirates hovering just above .500 going into the trade deadline, there were questions about whether they would be buyers or sellers and what they were willing to give up to get what they wanted. Somehow, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington managed to address three of their primary...
Michael A. Taylor hammers another homer, as Pirates beat Astros to clinch series win
Ben Cherington wouldn’t say whether the Pittsburgh Pirates deciding not to acquire a center fielder at the trade deadline was a vote of confidence for Michael A. Taylor. But a day after Taylor delivered a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a comeback win against the Houston Astros,...
Pirates farm report for July 30, 2024: Liover Peguero has 2 hits, 2 RBIs in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-52) beat Toledo (Tigers), 7-5. Indianapolis had eight singles and no extra-base hits, but Toledo walked eight and made four errors. SS Liover Peguero (.251) went 2 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBIs. RF Edward Olivares (.229) went 2 for 5 with two runs scored...
Courtney Myhrum wears many hats at Senior Women’s Open
It would hard to find a busier person working the United States Golf Association’s sixth Senior Women’s Open than Courtney Myhrum. The Pittsburgh native and Fox Chapel Golf Club member is on the USGA Executive committee. She’s wearing many hats this week. She will be a starter on the ninth...
Pirates place RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on IL, select contract of RHP Jake Woodford
In addition to their acquisitions at Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of roster moves involving their pitching staff. Right-handed reliever Carmen Mlodzinski was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. The Pirates selected the contract of righty Jake Woodford from Triple-A Indianapolis...
George Pickens makes another 1-handed catch during Steelers training camp practiceVideo
George Pickens offered another highlight for those attending Tuesday’s training-camp practice at Saint Vincent. The Steelers’ third-year receiver, Pickens was targeted by quarterback Justin Fields on the only throw among seven snaps of the “seven shots” 2-point conversion simulation that typically begins the team drills portion of each practice day....
Steelers inside the ropes: ‘Backs on backers’ doesn’t disappointVideo
Coach Mike Tomlin was beaming as he always does during this particular day that typically falls on the first practice day of the second week of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. “Let’s go!” he boomed, to no one in particular but loud enough for all to hear. It was time for...
Pirates acquire LF Bryan De La Cruz, INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa, trade LHP Martin Perez to Padres
With the Pittsburgh Pirates two games back in wild-card standings, general manager Ben Cherington wanted to give them a chance to contend by adding players who can impact the team this season and beyond. After dealing for left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks on Monday night, Cherington swung a trio of 11th-hour...
Pitt’s potential recovery from 3-9 season leans heavily on ’22, ’23 recruiting classes
Pitt’s 3-9 record from a year ago was only the second losing season among coach Pat Narduzzi’s nine. He’s second all-time in victories (65) to Jock Sutherland (111), and he’s served longer (2015-present) than all but two Pitt coaches since 1890 (Sutherland and John Michelosen). Nonetheless, there has been minimal...
Steelers embrace return of physicality on first day of padded practice at training campVideo
The first day of practice in pads for the Pittsburgh Steelers brought out smiles from some players, looks of frustration from others and more big hits than a Top 40 music countdown. The physicality was a welcomed change from the first four days of camp when contact was limited during...
Penguins sign Russian goalie prospect Sergei Murashov to entry-level contract
Sergei Murashov arrived in Cranberry earlier this month as a late addition to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ annual development camp having produced encouraging numbers in his native Russia over the last few seasons. The 20-year-old goaltender, a fourth-round (No. 118 overall) pick by the Penguins in 2022, made his first trip...
Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Regan Smith in women’s 100 metersVideo
NANTERRE, France — Kaylee McKeown still rules the women’s Olympic backstroke. The Australian knocked off world-record holder Regan Smith of the United States in the 100 back Tuesday night, defending the title she won at the Tokyo Games. Smith, who broke McKeown’s world mark with a time of 57.13 seconds...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
PARIS — The 2024 Olympics are underway. The United States led the medal standings after the third day of competition with host France second, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count and the highlights in today’s schedule....
D-backs get Josh Bell, Red Sox and Yankees fortify bullpen ahead of trade deadline
PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, San Diego added All-Star closer Tanner Scott and Arizona and Baltimore made significant deals for the stretch run ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. Many top stars mentioned as trade targets stayed with their teams, including Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero...
U.S. Senior Women’s Open notebook: After nearly 40 years, Donna Andrews returns to Fox Chapel
Donna Andrews was a freshman at North Carolina when she played in the 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Fox Chapel Golf Club. In the nearly 40 years since, she has become a six-time LPGA Tour winner, played in the Solheim Cup and started working as a golf instructor at Pine...
