Sports category, Page 908
Pirates farm report for Aug. 4, 2023: Roansy Contreras throws 2 perfect innings for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-55) gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth and lost 5-3 to Gwinnett (Braves). RHP Duane Underwood Jr. (0-5, 7.41) gave up two runs on three hits to take the loss. RHP Jared Jones (4.50) started and went 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on...
Pirates hit 4 home runs, bail out Quinn Priester in victory over Brewers
In most circumstances, a starting pitcher’s outing being over after four innings is not conducive to his team pulling off a win. That was the result of Quinn Priester’s fourth MLB start Friday in Milwaukee, as he took a no-decision, allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and...
Chiefs not helping RBs wanting big deals with their budget backfield finds
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have been doing no favors to the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor, the Giants’ Saquon Barkley, the Raiders’ Josh Jacobs and every other running back that wants to get paid handsomely for what they do. The Chiefs have proven they can win with bargain...
Browns rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson shows poise, potential in NFL debutVideo
CLEVELAND — Dorian Thompson-Robinson has long looked up to Aaron Rodgers as a role model and mentor, the template for quarterbacks. The gold standard. On Thursday night, Cleveland’s rookie QB showed Rodgers how he’s measuring up. Coming off the bench in the second half to make his NFL debut, Thompson-Robinson...
Bengals LB Logan Wilson gets 4-year deal worth up to $37.25M
Linebacker Logan Wilson agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Cincinnati Bengals worth up to $37.25 million, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the deal. Wilson, a third-round pick in 2020, has averaged...
Former Phillies World Series MVP Cole Hamels retires
SAN DIEGO — Former World Series MVP Cole Hamels retired after his attempt at a comeback with his hometown San Diego Padres fell short. The Padres, who signed Hamels to a minor-league contract in February, announced Hamels’ retirement Friday. The left-hander’s agent, John Boggs, confirmed the 15-year veteran was calling...
Steelers inside the ropes: Ex-starting center Kendrick Green steals show in 2 snaps as fullback
Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers who could have had the most memorable play of the highly anticipated “Friday Night Lights” practice, Kendrick Green would not have figured to be one of them. Green was the Steelers’ starting center as a rookie in 2021, but he did not appear in any...
Coach Deion Sanders on the mend, ready for 1st season at Colorado with overhauled roster
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders rode into his fall camp news conference Friday on a scooter with a protective boot covering his left foot, visible signs of a recent health scare that the first-year Colorado coach conceded cost him some running speed. He vowed it won’t slow him down for...
Browns’ Deshaun Watson moves forward heading into 1st full season since suspensionVideo
CANTON, Ohio — Deshaun Watson received a warm greeting from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, embraced Aaron Rodgers and was all smiles at the Hall of Fame game. One year after Goodell and the NFL vigorously tried to suspend the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback a minimum of one season for alleged...
Steelers embrace hoopla of night practice before 14,000 fans in Latrobe
Steelers players at large were in light and cheerful moods as they boarded buses — in full uniform, carrying helmets — on the Saint Vincent campus. A convoy of eight buses that carried players, coaches, staffers and the media meandered through cramped streets in downtown Latrobe over the latter stages...
Steelers’ Anthony McFarland wants to make plays, stay healthy
By his nature, Anthony McFarland tends to display a humble, quiet and understated disposition when speaking with media. So it was noticeable when late during a five-minute interview after a walkthrough this past week, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back cracked a smile while his eyebrows raised. It came when he...
Pirates add pair of pitchers from Triple-A, place Dauri Moreta on injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates made three roster moves Friday ahead of their game in Milwaukee, two of which featured the promotions of recent pitching acquisitions. Left-hander Bailey Falter was added to the major league taxi squad, and righty Andre Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Reliever Dauri Moreta (4-2, 4.10 ERA)...
Russell Henley leads Wyndham Championship again
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley remained in a familiar spot with a 4-under-par 66 on Friday that gave him the lead at the Wyndham Championship for the fifth time in the last 10 rounds, just not the round that counts toward winning. Billy Horschel and Justin Thomas made late moves...
Rookie 4th-string Steelers QB Tanner Morgan embraces scant work he gets in camp
One of the more reliable scenes throughout the first seven practices of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent has come after each practice ended. On the second field behind Chuck Noll Field, virtually without fail, the tall, slender No. 5 gathers with a couple teammates following the full-team...
Florida high school coaching legend Vince Zappone, a Greensburg native, dies at 93
Chaminade-Madonna Prep is known for having an elite high school football program in Florida. It has the state championships and high-level talent to prove it. It’s even based in a city called Hollywood, which only adds to the glitz. But the Lions weren’t always King Football in the Sunshine State....
Former Browns QB Johnny Manziel tried suicide at end of ‘bender’
CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel revealed in an upcoming documentary that he tried to commit suicide after being cut by the team in 2016. Manziel, who was drafted by the Browns in 2014 following a wildly successful college career at Texas A&M, said in the Netflix documentary...
Tony Pollard quiet in taking Ezekiel Elliott’s lead Cowboys role
OXNARD, Calif. — Tony Pollard got a “good luck” text from Ezekiel Elliott minutes before the start of his first training camp since the Dallas Cowboys dumped the two-time rushing champion in a cost-cutting move. Pollard is the lead running back now and trying to be true to his quieter...
The buzz around Simone Biles’ return is palpable. The gymnastics star seems intent on tuning it out
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL — Ignore the wedding band and it could have been 2019 for Simone Biles. Or 2016. Or 2014. Long before Tokyo. Long before the “twisties.” Long before two years off in which the gymnastics star took a step back, took a long look at the arc of...
NFL response to congresswoman includes call for more federal attention to illegal gambling
The NFL has responded to a Nevada congresswoman’s inquiries about the league’s gambling policies with a detailed letter that includes a call for lawmakers and law enforcement to pay additional attention to illegal gambling and put more resources toward combating it. The NFL’s letter to U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, a...
Saints RB Alvin Kamara suspended for 3 games, apologizes for role in 2022 fightVideo
METAIRIE, La. — Saints star running back Alvin Kamara and Colts defensive back Chris Lammons each have been suspended for three regular-season games by the NFL because of their involvement in a February 2022 fight in Las Vegas. The NFL released its decision Friday, two days after Kamara was excused...
Big Ten pulls Oregon, Washington from Pac-12; Big 12 adds Arizona, Arizona State, Utah
Dealing a combination of crushing blows to the Pac-12, the Big Ten announced Friday it will accept Oregon and Washington as new members next August. Hours later, the Big 12 announced it is adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as members next year, completing its raid of the Pac-12. The...
Washington Capitals sign power forward Tom Wilson to a 7-year extension worth $45.5 million
Tom Wilson is staying with the Washington Capitals for the long term after getting a new contract that could keep the homegrown power forward with the team for his entire NHL career. Wilson signed a seven-year extension worth $45.5 million on Friday, a deal that keeps him from hitting free...
Yakety YAC: Yards after catch ‘a major point of emphasis’ for Steelers in 2023
There has been no greater talking point this offseason surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers than the conversation about how to make the offense more explosive. Coordinator Matt Canada’s 2022 unit was fifth in the NFL when it came to time of possession at 31:18 per game, fifth in most offensive snaps...
Pat Narduzzi’s plea to reporters: Please, don’t ask about injuries
There is a running joke among Pat Narduzzi and reporters who cover Pitt football. Don’t ask about injuries. Of course, reporters often break the rule, causing Narduzzi to drop his eyes, shake his head and say, “(insert reporter’s name here), you know better than that.” So, when LSU coach Brian...
Mark Madden: Women’s sports deserve equal opportunity, but equal acceptance can’t be mandated
It’s an era of forced equality for women’s sports. For example, the WNBA’s average attendance is almost exactly that of the American Hockey League, hockey’s AAA loop. The WNBA plays in major cities and big arenas. It’s nationally televised. The AHL has none of the above. Yet the WNBA is...
