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Expanded Women’s World Cup leads to earlier drama for highly ranked teamsVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Frequent Women’s World Cup title contenders like the United States, Germany and Brazil are used to win-or-go-home scenarios — but rarely this early in the tournament. The high-stakes must-win-or-draw matches for top teams began in group play this year, in part thanks to the ripple effects of...
West Point girls add another Little League title; Penn-Trafford juniors fall in state championship
West Point added its 38th Pennsylvania Little League softball title Wednesday. Jocelyn Luft singled home twin sister Jayelyn Luft with the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning as West Point edged Williamsport, 2-1, in the 11U girls championship at Wellsboro. Jayelyn Luft was the winning pitcher. The...
Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen taking his contract year in strideVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Queen is heading into a contract year without a lot of drama, and so far he’s doing what he can to keep it that way. “I’m just looking to play ball,” the Baltimore linebacker said this week. “At the end of the day, I get...
Yankees pitcher Domingo German entering inpatient treatment for alcohol abuseVideo
NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German has voluntarily entered inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse, the team announced Wednesday. Germán, who threw a perfect game at Oakland in late June, was placed on the restricted list two days before his 31st birthday. “It is critical that Domingo completely...
Big Ten having preliminary conversations about more expansion if Pac-12 crumblesVideo
A group of Big Ten presidents has begun discussing the possibility of adding more West Coast schools to the conference if the Pac-12 continues to crumble, two people familiar with the conversations told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the...
As camp opens, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi says talent level ‘night and day’ from when he took over
Pitt opened the on-field version of summer training camp Wednesday, giving coach Pat Narduzzi the opportunity — when prodded by reporters — to compare the team he inherited in 2015 to what he has built as the 2023 season begins. Keep in mind, Pitt was coming off four years of...
Steelers WR George Pickens on viral fan reaction to 1-handed catch: ‘Same old, same old’
At some point, fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL at large might come to see some of the catches George Pickens makes as routine. But that time hasn’t come yet, at least as measured by reaction to Pickens’ latest one-handed acrobatic catch. It came over top of Joey...
Leaner body isn’t only reason Larry Ogunjobi feels like new man in Year 2 with Steelers
Larry Ogunjobi feels likes a new man. And even if that reinvigorated soul isn’t palpable to his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, Ogunjobi has the literal look of a new man. “Did you see that body change?” fellow defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal said, asking a rhetorical question almost with a sense of...
Steelers’ inside the ropes: Anthony McFarland shows off speed in mismatch with linebackers
On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers had linebackers assigned to stopping running backs in pass coverage, nobody could keep up with Anthony McFarland. Back for a fourth training camp with the Steelers after spending most of last year on the practice squad, the 5-foot-8, 193-pound McFarland showcased his speed...
MLB trade deadline analysis: AL West leaders load up on starting pitchersVideo
The arms race in the AL West began with Lucas Giolito and quickly escalated. After the Los Angeles Angels acquired Giolito and signaled their intentions to make a bid for the postseason, division rivals Texas and Houston answered with some big moves of their own, acquiring Max Scherzer and Justin...
Carnegie Mellon picked to 3-peat in PAC football preseason poll
Can the Carnegie Mellon football team make it a three-peat in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference? The conference coaches, sports information directors and media think so. The Tartans, who are ranked 16th in the country, received 36 first-place votes and were an overwhelming pick to win the conference with 415 points....
Steelers camp report: DE DeMarvin Leal escapes serious ankle injury in 1-on-1 drillVideo
For the second day in a row, it looked like the Pittsburgh Steelers might lose a promising young player to a serious injury. One day after rookie cornerback Cory Trice left on a cart with a right knee injury that landed him on injured reserve, second-year defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal...
Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes leaning on new bunch of untested WRs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs allowed wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman to walk away in free agency, and in their place they signed a couple of relative unknowns while taking a gamble on an injury-prone talent and unproven draft pick. The expectation this season is...
Summer youth basketball program enlivens New Kensington
There have been shoot-arounds and pickup games on the new basketball courts at the Barnes Street Playground for a couple of months since they officially opened in the spring. Ian Benson said he believes the current Kings & Queens of the Court summer youth basketball program at the park is...
Former Penguins defensive prospect Colin Swoyer signs with AHL’s Hershey Bears
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Colin Swoyer signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Hershey Bears. The Bears are the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. A right-handed shot, Swoyer joined the Penguins as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan Tech in 2022. Signed to a one-year,...
Jimmie Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus join Donnie Allison as NASCAR Hall of Fame selections
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson and former crew chief Chad Knaus, who combined to win a record-tying seven Cup Series championships, were selected for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday. They will be joined by longtime driver Donnie Allison, who was voted in on the pioneer ballot. Johnson, 47,...
USWNT no longer a World Cup favorite after disappointing group stage performance
The U.S. women’s national team is in the World Cup’s knockout stage … just barely … after drawing with Portugal to finish second in Group E. The Americans, two-time defending World Cup champions, were a few inches away from a premature flight home from New Zealand after Portugal hit the...
To boost donations, Bills’ Damar Hamlin encourages ‘Donate Now, Pay Later’ serviceVideo
NEW YORK — Damar Hamlin will expand his efforts to promote charitable giving by supporting a company that allows donors to give to nonprofits immediately, while actually paying later. It’s the Buffalo Bills safety’s latest move to direct the outpouring of support he received after collapsing on the field during...
Tigers leave Pirates looking with bases loaded to split 2-game series
Making his first start since July 6, after a bothersome back issue forced him to spend two stints on the injured list, Ke’Bryan Hayes represented the winning run for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the ninth. Facing a full count with two outs and the bases loaded, Hayes...
Steelers rookie cornerback Cory Trice placed on injured reserve, ending his season
Cornerback Cory Trice’s rookie season is over essentially before it started. Trice, who hurt his right leg and was removed from the field on a cart Tuesday, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with what coach Mike Tomlin called a “significant knee injury,” ending his season. Trice, the team’s seventh-round...
Pirates infielder Tucupita Marcano will require surgery to repair torn ACL in right knee
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Tucupita Marcano will require surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday. Marcano was injured while running to third base in the fifth inning of an 8-4 win at the San Diego Padres on...
Browns tackle Joe Thomas was an iron man; Cleveland’s own on his NFL journey to the Hall of Fame
CLEVELAND — Because of space limitations, Joe Thomas was given only 300 tickets to disperse among dozens of family members, former teammates, friends and other guests to attend his upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. Not everyone made the cut. “I invited all my Browns head coaches and quarterbacks,...
Mark Madden: Reward is worth the risk downfield with Steelers’ George Pickens
When Cincinnati plays, at some point a lot gets decided by Joe Burrow throwing to Ja’Marr Chase. The same applies with Kansas City: Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Buffalo has Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. Baltimore’s go-to is Lamar Jackson getting funky. Cleveland pounds the ball with Nick Chubb (perhaps...
Pitt offensive tackle Matt Goncalves named to Preseason All-ACC team
Senior offensive tackle Matt Goncalves is Pitt’s lone representative on the 27-member, All-ACC Preseason team, released Wednesday morning by the conference. Goncalves, who is listed at 6-foot-6, 330 pounds (15 more than at the outset of last season), started all 13 games last season — eight on the right side,...
Panthers observations: Pitt opens training camp with 120 players
Pat Narduzzi welcomed a full complement of 120 players Wednesday morning to the first day of Pitt’s summer training camp (at least the first day of practices). Players actually reported Tuesday before they began trampling the Beano Cook Fields adjacent to the South Side facility the Panthers share with the...
