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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...
Astros’ Framber Valdez throws no-hitter vs. Guardians on 93 pitches
HOUSTON — Framber Valdez was determined to improve this month after a subpar July where he posted a 7.29 ERA. On the first day of August he certainly did that. Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history in a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night....
Watt to do without T.J.?: Steelers think they are better prepared to handle injuries to their defensive star
By now, every NFL fan has seen some version or another of the Pittsburgh Steelers statistics when T.J. Watt plays and when he doesn’t. They were 8-2 with Watt in the lineup last year. They were 1-6 without him. The defense allowed less than 17 points per game when Watt...
Penguins re-sign forward Drew O’Connor, avoid arbitration
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $925,000. This transaction allows both parties to avoid an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Friday. Last season, O’Connor, 25, broke through as a full-time NHLer and inhabited a...
First Call: Browns alleged to have ‘trashed’ charter flight; Steelers CB options after Cory Trice’s injury; Pirates’ trade graded well
Wednesday’s “First Call” has the Pittsburgh Steelers’ attempts to buffer the loss of Cory Trice at cornerback. We look at grades for the Pirates’ big trade and track a former Bucco’s movement to a new team. And we have to share in the latest laugh at the expense of the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 1, 2023: Miguel Andujar collects 4 hits, 5 RBIs for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-53) defeated Gwinnett (Braves), 7-5. LF Miguel Andujar (.361) went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, including the go-ahead two-run single in the top of the eighth. C Grant Koch (.252) went 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.251) went 2...
Pirates ‘extremely relieved’ to see All-Star pitchers David Bednar, Mitch Keller staying put
David Bednar laughed out loud upon learning that his parents posted a photo on social media of themselves standing in front of his banner outside PNC Park, holding up a phone that displayed 6 o’clock. As happy as Andy and Sue Bednar were to see their son was still a...
Numerous MLB contenders load up at trade deadlineVideo
CHICAGO — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to opposite sides of a Lone Star rivalry. That’s how it goes this time of year. Verlander was shipped from New York to Houston ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, returning...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington swings 3 more trades before deadline but keeps core intactVideo
As expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates were sellers at Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline by swinging deals that involved a trio of veterans on one-year contracts to contenders for prospects. Where Pirates general manager Ben Cherington showed restraint was with his biggest trade chips, holding onto a pair of coveted All-Stars in...
Young Pirates lead the way in 4-1 victory against Tigers
Reality hasn’t hit Alika Williams yet, but he knows it’s coming — the fact that he’s in the majors with a couple of his buddies, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates win games. “I don’t think it’s really smacked me yet. It’s going to,” he said. That’s OK with the Pirates’ rookie...
Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers accused of betting on Cyclone sportsVideo
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers has been accused of gambling on Cyclones sports events, including a football game, and was charged Tuesday with tampering with records related to an Iowa Criminal Division investigation into sports gambling. The criminal complaint said Dekkers placed 366 online bets worth more...
Pirates trade INF Rodolfo Castro to Phillies for LHP Bailey Falter
The Pirates made an 11th-hour deal before the trade deadline that is sure to raise eyebrows, sending 24-year-old utility infielder Rodolfo Castro to the Philadelphia Phillies for left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter. Falter, 26, was 8-12 with a 4.56 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 158 innings over 50 appearances, including 24...
Falcons’ Bijan Robinson hopes to carve new, more profitable path for NFL running backsVideo
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is all of a week into his first NFL training camp. He knows better than anyone he’s got an awful lot to learn. Yet before he ever takes a handoff for the Atlanta Falcons, Robinson recognizes that he’s in a unique position to help...
Steelers inside the ropes: Elandon Roberts a star of ‘backs on backers
Elandon Roberts joined the Pittsburgh Steelers with a reputation of being one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers from an inside/middle linebackers’ spot. During his first time to show it to the team while in pads, Roberts lived up to the hype. Roberts, an eight-year veteran, arguably was the biggest...
