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Collin Morikawa thought a 66 would give him a shot at the US Open. Then came Bryson DeChambeauVideo
PINEHURST, N.C. — Collin Morikawa woke up Saturday nine shots off the lead and figuring he would have to get back to even par to have any chance of winning the U.S. Open. He did his part, shooting a bogey-free 66. What Morikawa wasn’t counting on was big Bryson DeChambeau...
Celtics take season’s worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals vs. Mavericks
BOSTON — The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season. Boston’s 122-84 Game 4 loss to Dallas had all kinds of superlatives, and none of them were good. It ended the Celtics’ 10-game playoff win streak. It was the Celtics’ lowest-scoring output of...
NASCAR’s Cup Series comes to Iowa, but it’s not same track drivers remember
NEWTON, Iowa — Christopher Bell likes that the NASCAR Cup Series will be at Iowa Speedway for the first time. Heading into Sunday’s race, the .875-mile track isn’t quite the one he remembers. Bell has seven top-five finishes in nine starts at the track in NASCAR’s other series, including two...
Former Stanley Cup champion Vladimir Tarasenko playing key role for Florida
EDMONTON, Alberta — Minutes after winning Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final to move to the verge of a second championship in six years, Vladimir Tarasenko had no interest in revisiting the events that occurred on the ice. “The game is over,” he said. “There is no need to...
After penalty stroke, Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley shoots 71 in 3rd round of U.S. Open
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley is 4-over par after three rounds of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. If his ball hadn’t moved a matter of millimeters at an inopportune time Saturday, he’d be 3-over par. Shipley was assessed a one-stroke penalty on the 13th hole when his ball, sitting on an...
Steelers A to Z: Grayland Arnold among many options for slot/nickel, across secondary
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...
‘Exit velocity is king’: Pirates’ Oneil Cruz aware of, but not infatuated by, omnipresent metricVideo
As Major League Baseball reaches a decade in the Statcast era, advanced metrics are at the fingertips of fans, players and coaches alike. One analytic arguably reigns supreme by virtue of its ubiquitous presence in discussing the sport today: exit velocity. In the words of Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew...
Steelers A to Z: Spencer Anderson showed versatility as rookie, specializing at guard this 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...
Man of few words, Isaac Seumalo brings experience, leadership to Steelers offensive line
Entering his third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pat Meyer likes the blend of youth and experience he has among his offensive linemen. “It’s nice to have a mixture,” Meyer said. “If you have veteran lines, they get old fast. If you have too many young guys, there is nobody...
Former North Allegheny track star Ayden Owens-Delerme locked in as he prepares for Paris Olympics
North Allegheny graduate Ayden Owens-Delerme will be representing Puerto Rico in the Summer Olympics in France. And he’ll be doing so in one of the marquee events of the games. Owens-Delerme will compete in the decathlon, which means he takes part in 10 events over a two-day period. Day 1...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Joey Chestnut drama is frankly ridiculous
The world of competitive eating was split asunder this past week when the annual July 4 Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest at Coney Island banned 16-time winner Joey Chestnut because he’s endorsing a vegan frankfurter. Only in America. But Chestnut rebounded quickly: He will go one-on-one with six-time winner Takeru...
10 years in, James Franklin reaches a critical point in his Penn State tenure
James Franklin leaned back in his seat as he pondered the question. Was he as happy as he anticipated being 10 years into his Penn State career? He sat in a makeshift office two floors lower in the Lasch Football Building than his office of the past decade, due to...
Rookie WR Keon Coleman playfully embraces Buffalo while showing serious side
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Wide-eyed, engaging and athletic, Bills rookie receiver Keon Coleman has much to offer, be it tips on when to land the best deals for winter coats to using his lean 6-foot-4 frame and long muscular arms to snatch balls thrown over his head or behind him....
Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds, Jack Suwinski homer to push Pirates past Rockies
The high altitude of Coors Field proved to be the perfect antidote to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ slumbering lumber. Bryan Reynolds, Andrew McCutchen and Jack Suwinski homered to provide run support to propel the Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in the first of a...
Pirates farm report for June 14, 2024: Indianapolis wins on Liover Peguero homer
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-37) beat Jacksonville (Marlins), 3-2, on a solo home run by SS Liover Peguero (.265) that snapped a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth. It was Peguero’s fourth homer of the season. LF Matt Fraizer (.240) went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. 3B Malcom Nunez...
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA FinalsVideo
DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics, 122-84, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The Mavs’ stars were...
Braves leadoff hitter Michael Harris II headed to IL with hamstring injury
ATLANTA — Atlanta leadoff hitter and center fielder Michael Harris II will be placed on the 10-day injured list after leaving the Braves’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night with tightness in his left hamstring. Harris led off the first inning with a single off right-hander Zack...
Gerrit Cole strikes out 10 in Triple-A rehab start and could return to Yankees next weekVideo
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struck out 10 in a Triple-A game Friday night, potentially the final step before he returns from an elbow injury and joins New York’s rotation for the first time this season. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed just two hits and...
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole fans 10 for Scranton-Wilkes Barre in 3rd rehab start
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 in 4⅓ innings for Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre on Friday night, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner’s third rehab start and the latest step toward returning to the New York Yankees’ rotation. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed a double in the first inning...
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley makes cut at U.S. Open at unforgiving Pinehurst
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley went viral in the online golf community this week with his choice of head cover for his driver. It’s a replica of an order of curly fries from Arby’s. He’s also making some headlines for more substantive reasons. Shipley made the cut in a major...
Ludvig Aberg takes 1-shot lead into weekend at Pinehurst in U.S. Open debut
PINEHURST, N.C. — Ludvig Aberg and his machine-like game are proving to be a perfect fit for Pinehurst No. 2. The Swedish star methodically worked his way to a 1-under-par 69 on Friday and a one-shot lead going into the weekend of his U.S. Open debut. Aberg wasn’t flawless —...
MLB umpire Pat Hoberg appealing discipline after sports betting investigation
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to discipline umpire Pat Hoberg after an investigation into a potential violation of sports gambling policies. In a statement Friday, the commissioner’s office said Hoberg has decided to appeal the penalty. MLB did not disclose the nature of the violation or the extent...
Woods misses the cut, extends majors run of over-par rounds in US Open at Pinehurst No. 2Video
PINEHURST, N.C. — Tiger Woods was unable to find the right mix of quality shots and timely breaks at Pinehurst No. 2 to extend his first U.S. Open appearance in four years into the weekend. He’s heading home. And he’s uncertain if he’ll be back. The three-time U.S. Open champion...
Murrysville’s Palmer Jackson fires 63 to move into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur
They call the third round of a golf tournament “moving day.” It’s a day when golfers try to put themselves in contention to win a championship. For Notre Dame grad and Murrysville native Palmer Jackson, it was a day he made a big move up the leaderboard Friday at the...
Scheffler goes without a birdie for a 74 and narrowly avoids an early exit from US OpenVideo
PINEHURST, N.C. — Scottie Scheffler chose iron off the tee for position Friday in the U.S. Open and sent it well right of the fairway toward trouble, whether that was a bunker or the dusty dunes or the native plants dotting the landscape. “What are you DOING?” he said to...
