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Pirates select LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with No. 1 overall pick in MLB Draft
That Paul Skenes possessed a special mix of pitches was obvious, as the LSU right-hander relied on a triple-digit fastball and wicked slider to dominate college baseball in a way few others have ever done. What impressed the Pittsburgh Pirates was the combination of character off the field and competitiveness...
Group effort on the mound propels Pirates to win in Arizona, preventing sweep
Riding a four-game losing streak and hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of Arizona before the All-Star break, the Pittsburgh Pirates got the desired result, utilizing seven pitchers in a 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field. Carmen Mlodzinski, Ryan Borucki, Osvaldo Bido, Angel Perdomo,...
Iga Swiatek reaches Wimbledon quarters; Novak Djokovic’s match suspended
WIMBLEDON, England — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than the other Grand Slam tournaments. Down a set and 6-5 in the second against Belinda...
Steel City Kickers kickball league provides community, mentorship for women
Rene Robinson had been an athlete all her life — she played college basketball at Carlow — but this game was as competitive as any she ever played. It happened four years ago, but she remembers it well. “Our hearts pounding and hands sweating in the championship game against the...
Smith holds on to win LIV Golf event for first title of the yearVideo
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England — British Open champion Cameron Smith held on to win his first tournament of the year Sunday, closing with a 3-under-par 68 to win LIV Golf-London by one shot over Patrick Reed and Marc Leishman. The victory came less than two weeks before Smith defends his British...
MLB strikeout numbers are stubbornly high despite rules changes
PHOENIX — MLB has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts. “Just move the mound back to about — oh, I don’t know — second base? Maybe fastballs only?” Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake...
Max Verstappen takes 6th straight F1 win at British GP after epic fight for 2nd
SILVERSTONE, England — On a day when Brad Pitt joined the Formula One grid to shoot his new movie, defending champion Max Verstappen was reduced to a cameo role in his own win with F1 fans gripped by the fight for second place. Apart from losing the lead to Lando...
Penguins goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist takes another step toward NHL
First things first, it’s “YOH-ehl.” Not “JOHL.” Pronunciations aside, Joel Blomqvist is still a ways away from making a name for himself at the NHL level. But he’s about to take a big step forward next season. Entering the first year of a three-year entry-level contract, the 21-year-old Finn is...
Braves ace Max Fried makes rehab start at Triple-A Gwinnett, first appearance since May 5Video
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried threw 35 pitches over 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday — his first appearance in more than two months. Fried, runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award in 2022, has been on the 60-day injured list recuperating from a...
Russian teen Mirra Andreeva helps herself at Wimbledon in reaching 4th roundVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — When 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament, she didn’t have go far. Sure, her parents and coaches have played huge roles in helping her become the latest teen sensation in tennis. But Andreeva knows herself...
Steelers 2-a-days: ILB Nick Kwiatkoski a late signing, RB Anthony McFarland gets 1 more shot
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Penn State wrestling great Bo Nickal scores UFC KO, announces baby on way with Hempfield grad wife
Former Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal improved to 5-0 with a 38-second knockout at UFC 290 on Saturday night, but rising in the ranks of MMA isn’t the goal foremost on his mind these days. “I’m a husband. I’m also going to be a father soon. My wife is pregnant,”...
Pirates farm report for July 8, 2023: Termarr Johnson homers in Bradenton loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-45) gave up three runs in the top of the ninth and lost 8-7 to Memphis (Cardinals). RHP Juan Minaya (0-1, 3.86) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk while recording two outs in the ninth. 1B Aaron Shackelford (.241) went 2 for...
Riverhounds threaten in 2nd half but settle for scoreless draw with Sacramento
The score was the same as last week, but how the Pittsburgh Riverhounds got there was different. They were fairly lifeless in the final third for most of the second half against Louisville City a week ago, but Saturday night, the Hounds had the top team in the Western Conference,...
Pirates prospect walks twice, Fox Chapel native closes out Futures Game as NL blanks AL
SEATTLE — Miami’s Nasim Nuñez hit a three-run double off Toronto’s Yosver Zulueta in the sixth inning, and the National League beat the American 5-0 Saturday in the annual All-Star Futures Game of top prospects. Milwaukee’s Jeferson Quero had an RBI single and Philadelphia’s Justin Crawford — a son of...
Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s coach and wants his job back, attorney claimsVideo
Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university. Huggins’ Cleveland-based attorney, David A. Campbell, wrote to the university Friday that Huggins “never signed a resignation letter and never...
Nasa Hataoka turns in prime-time show to lead U.S. Women’s Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Neither the wind at Pebble Beach nor the stage of a U.S. Women’s Open could stop Nasa Hataoka, who delivered the best round in the toughest conditions Saturday for a 6-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead. Hataoka not only posted the low score of the championship,...
Chase Elliott looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. — Chase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs. Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, has endured too much adversity in 2023 to assume he’ll extend his streak of seven...
At rainy Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz among those playing day after day — and winning
WIMBLEDON, England — Carlos Alcaraz played for the second straight day at Wimbledon and won again. So did Christopher Eubanks, Aryna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova. Stefanos Tsitsipas also won a match for the second day in a row, but on his fifth consecutive day on court. The rain early in...
Pirates squander Mitch Keller’s 7 scoreless innings as Diamondbacks get walk-off win
For almost six innings, Mitch Keller was unhittable. For seven innings, the All-Star right-hander held the Arizona Diamondbacks scoreless. What Keller started, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t finish. The Diamondbacks tied the score on an Alek Thomas solo home run in the eighth inning, and Corbin Carroll hit a bases-loaded single...
3 Tigers pitchers combine to no-hit Blue Jays in 2-0 victory
DETROIT — Three Detroit Tigers pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win on Saturday. It was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers history. Matt Manning (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings and Jason Foley got four straight outs. Tigers closer Alex Lange came in for the...
With No. 1 choice, Pirates can take best prospect or spread wealth
For the sixth time in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Pirates have the opportunity to select the best prospect in baseball with the first overall pick in the MLB Draft. Whether they will do so remains to be seen. With a deep draft class where LSU teammates Dylan Crews and Paul...
Bushy Run rallies past Hempfield East, Latrobe tops Murrysville in American Legion semifinal openers
Bushy Run baseball coaches said they requested a morning start time for Saturday’s semifinal opener because several players were going to a wedding in the afternoon. With a late rally in its first extra-inning game of the season, Bushy Run left visiting Hempfield East at the altar. Brody Hoffman homered...
U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement on Twitter, saying she “never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life...
Septuagenarian sprinter from Pittsburgh who beat cancer ready to shine at National Senior Games
Charles Allie, once known as the fastest man in the world over 70, will show his hometown how he earned that nickname as the National Senior Games kick off at venues all over the Pittsburgh area this week. Allie is planning on running the 50, 100, 200 and 400 meters...
