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Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2
BERLIN — A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer pushed back Sunday against claims that she could have done more to save the life of a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain and died there after several hours. The circumstances of Mohammad...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ Kwon Alexander, Keeanu Benton have talent, pedigree to earn starting roles
Loaded like a freight train, flying like an aeroplane and set to deliver refreshing sports notes to those ready to crash and burn! • Kwon Alexander played well at inside linebacker Friday night at Tampa. If he outperforms Cole Holcomb or Elandon Roberts, Alexander should start. Alexander has started 86...
Gateway graduate Derrick Davis resurrects that old high school feeling as a running back at Pitt
Derrick Davis Jr. is not dreaming when he steps onto Pitt’s practice fields. Coaches demand focus, not dreams. These days, however, Davis is getting that old Gateway High School feeling, thinking about the success he enjoyed as a football player for the Gators and a student in the classroom, too....
First Call: Steelers coach IDs player who ‘left some plays out there’ against Bucs; 2 Pitt alumni start NFL comebacks
A lot of positives came out of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first preseason game. But one defensive back had a rough night. And defensive coordinator Teryl Austin is well aware of the struggles. Also, two former Pitt players are on the NFL comeback trail. The Cleveland Browns suffered an injury setback...
Madden Monday on Steelers offense: ‘I’m asking it to be daring’
It was just one drive for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team offense in the club’s preseason debut Friday night. But it went for a touchdown and laid the groundwork for a 27-17 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 The...
Steelers inside the ropes: Nick Herbig the passrusher vs. whom all tackles measured by Mike TomlinVideo
Among the Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp drills that most consistently enthrall entire sets of position groups as well as coach Mike Tomlin involves a pass-rushing mock-up of front-seven defensive players going up against offensive linemen. Though other linemen are present as props, the drill effectively serves a purpose for one-on-ones. But...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 13, 2023: Beau Sulser, 4 relievers toss 1-hitter for Indians
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-60) shut out Nashville (Brewers), 4-0. Five Indians pitchers combined to allow one hit with 11 strikeouts. RHP Beau Sulser (1-1, 9.82) allowed one hit with two walks and six strikeouts over five innings and earned the win. RHP John O’Reilly (4.00), RHP Yohan Ramirez (4.87), RHP Hunter...
MLB looking into social media posts involving Rays shortstop Wander Franco
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major League Baseball is looking into social media posts involving Rays shortstop Wander Franco, Tampa Bay said Sunday. Franco did not play Sunday in the 9-2 loss to Cleveland. “During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that are circulating regarding Wander...
Lucas Glover makes it 2 in row by winning FedEx Cup opener in playoffVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lucas Glover made three big putts just to stay in the game and then hit the most important shot — on dry land in a playoff — to beat Patrick Cantlay on the first extra hole and win the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday for his...
Spencer Anderson proving to Steelers he can pull off rare feat of playing all 5 OL spotsVideo
Spencer Anderson spends most of his practice time lining up at left tackle. And when he was warming up for his NFL game debut Friday evening, that’s where he was taking his sets — left tackle. But when Anderson first made it onto the field, it wasn’t at left tackle...
McDowell dominates Brickyard 200 for 2nd NASCAR crown jewel victory
INDIANAPOLIS — Michael McDowell knelt at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s yard of bricks and delivered the sweetest kisses of his racing career Sunday. The 38-year-old Arizona driver became a Brickyard champ — and a member of an elite club. McDowell inherited the lead on Lap 53 and never trailed again as...
Steelers camp report: Veteran safeties Damontae Kazee, Keanu Neal return to team drillsVideo
Kenny Robinson, take a deep breath. For the better part of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the three safeties atop the depth chart have been out because of injury or personal absence. Two of those safeties — Damontae Kazee and Keanu Neal — took part in team drills Sunday for...
American Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women’s British Open
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — Lilia Vu already was smiling when her long, snaking birdie putt dropped into the cup on the 18th green, confirming her — not that it was ever in doubt — as the Women’s British Open champion and a two-time major winner. The 25-year-old Californian has plenty to...
‘I’d rather do it here’: Andrew McCutchen wants to chase championship with Pirates
Andrew McCutchen isn’t seeing many pitches in the strike zone, so the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter is sitting three home runs shy of 300 for his career in a season of milestone moments. What McCutchen does have visions of is the makings of a team he believes can be a...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers are confident, but there’s much to be done
Optimism and sincere confidence have been flowing freely from Pitt’s football players over the first nearly two weeks of training camp. Pivotal year for the Panthers? Not really. Thanks in large part to Kenny Pickett’s presence and Pat Narduzzi’s ability to keep the roster largely intact and coaching staff consistent,...
Penn State’s Jaylen Reed on his approach, PSU tight ends, more
Penn State’s top four safeties will play meaningful snaps in the fall. The Nittany Lions return one veteran starter at the position: Keaton Ellis. Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz and safeties coach Anthony Poindexter could use the diverse skills of Zakee Wheatley, Jaylen Reed and Kevin Winston Jr. to compensate for...
Steelers satisfied with results from 1st-round pick Broderick Jones in NFL preseason debutVideo
First-round pick Broderick Jones remained entrenched as the second-team left tackle Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers resumed training camp at Saint Vincent. Based on the way the Steelers used Jones in the preseason opener, however, they are getting him up to speed in case he replaces starter Dan Moore in...
Steelers sign former Villanova LB, waive/injured Chapelle Russell
Linebacker Forrest Rhyne, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania native who once was offered a scholarship by Robert Morris, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He takes the roster spot of linebacker Chapelle Russell, who suffered a knee injury Friday night in the preseason opener at Tampa Bay. Russell was waived/injured Sunday....
Riverhounds punish Hartford after 3-hour weather delay
J.C. Obregon said some of his Pittsburgh Riverhounds teammates played games and others watched Netflix as they tried to relax and wait out a three-hour plus weather delay Saturday night. For Obregon, it was understandable to have some nervous energy because he was about to play against his former club,...
Jared Triolo hits 3-run shot for 1st career home run in win but Reds rally to split doubleheader
With a concentration on making contact, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Jared Triolo treats home runs like accidents. If the first of his major-league career wasn’t intentional, it sure left PNC Park in a hurry. Triolo drilled a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Pirates to a 4-2 win...
Pirates perturbed by trio of ejections in loss to Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton still was upset about being one of three coaches who were ejected from the second game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at PNC Park. Home plate umpire Nic Lentz tossed Shelton, pitching coach Oscar Marin and bench coach Don Kelly in...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 12, 2023: Termarr Johnson belts 1st homer with Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 51-60) got past Nashville (Brewers), 3-2. RHP Luis Ortiz (4-4, 4.15) started and went five innings, allowing one run on three hits, including a homer, with no walks and three strikeouts. RHP Wil Crowe (2.70) and RHP Yerry De Los Santos (6.35) each threw a scoreless innings. RHP...
Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker give international flavor to Basketball Hall enshrinementVideo
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol brought a European flavor to the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement. Fans waved a German flag and chanted Nowitzki’s name when the former Dallas Mavericks star walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the ceremony. Parker’s...
Browns LB Jacob Phillips suffers season-ending pectoral injury for 2nd straight year
CLEVELAND — For the second straight year, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips suffered a season-ending pectoral injury. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Phillips tore the chest muscle during Friday night’s preseason loss to the Washington Commanders. Phillips, a third-round pick in 2020 from LSU, suffered a similar injury during the 2022...
Free and easy: Pirates right-hander Andre Jackson’s flow resembles how he throws
Andre Jackson wore his hair in a high and tight fade for most of his life before letting it grow out the past five years. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever has a flow that resembles the way he throws. Free and easy. “I’m sure a lot of people think about...
