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Birthday boy Steven Alker takes 2nd-round lead at the Senior British OpenVideo
BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior British Open leaderboard Friday with a 3-under-par 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round along with a bogey...
Cardinals’ Mikolas suspended 5 games and fined for intentionally throwing at Cubs’ HappVideo
NEW YORK — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount by MLB on Friday for intentionally throwing at Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was suspended for one game and fined as a result of Mikolas’ actions...
Bethel Park, WVU alum Nick Kwiatkoski embarks on 8th NFL season with Steelers
The first time Nick Kwiatkoski played a football game in what is now called Acrisure Stadium was 15 years so. He’s been back to play only once since. He’s in the right place that by September he can make it a third — plus several more. Kwiatkoski led Bethel Park...
Pirates reliever Angel Perdomo has suspension for hitting batter reduced to 2 games
Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Angel Perdomo had his three-game suspension reduced to two games via an agreement between MLB and the players association. The 6-foot-8 left-hander drew a three-game suspension after being ejected Tuesday for hitting San Diego Padres star Manny Machado in the back one pitch after giving up a...
George Pickens expects to see more targets in Steelers’ evolving deep passing game
George Pickens said it was no coincidence that, on the first play of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett dropped back and threw deep down the sideline. Or that Pickens was the intended target. “I just feel like that is an explosive hint,” Pickens said Thursday, “that we’re...
With no specific return date in mind, Pirates Ke’Bryan Hayes, Oneil Cruz continue to rehab injuries
The left side of the Pittsburgh Pirates infield that started the season – third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes and shortstop Oneil Cruz – continue their recovery from serious injuries, but there is no specific timetable for either player’s return to the lineup. Hayes (lower back inflammation) played one game Tuesday in...
‘First domino’: After Carlos Santana trade, Pirates enter trade deadline with trepidation
The Pittsburgh Pirates had the day off Thursday when Carlos Santana was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, so they didn’t get to say proper goodbyes to the popular veteran first baseman. It will be more of a “see you later” for Santana, given that the Pirates will visit their NL...
Steelers inside the ropes: Veteran WR Allen Robinson II fitting in well as slot option
Allen Robinson II will turn 30 before his 10th NFL season begins in September, and he hasn’t topped 40 catches or 500 yards in a season since 2020. Early returns from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, though, suggest the veteran wide receiver could prove a significant part of the offense during...
Steelers practice report: Diontae Johnson among those who leave practice for heat-related reasons
For the second consecutive day to begin Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the No. 1 wide receiver provided a brief scare. On Friday, it was when Diontae Johnson walked slowly away from the gathered team during practice to a tent, where he eventually got onto a golf cart and was taken...
Community rallies to help send New Kensington youth Adrionna Foster to national track meet
Adrionna Foster qualified for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic National Championships in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes last summer. But the considerable cost associated with making the trip prevented her from attending and competing on the biggest stage in the country. This year, however, Foster is on...
Old-Timer’s game continues tradition at Freeport International Baseball Invitational
With three days of youth baseball games in the books at James E. Swartz Sr. Memorial Field in Freeport Boro and at five other fields throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, an older generation again gathered at Swartz Field on Thursday for the annual Sonny Westerman Old Timers game. Winning the game...
ILB Cole Holcomb relishes chance to begin full practice participation with Steelers
Cole Holcomb was one of the first players to take the field Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Steelers held their first practice of training camp. His early attendance wasn’t an accident. “I’m a very impatient person,” Holcomb said. “I wanted to get back out there.” Because of December foot surgery, the...
Mark Madden: Steelers would be better served letting Kenny Pickett, passing game take more risks downfield
The Steelers scored two touchdowns from outside the red zone last season, fewest in the NFL. Last Oct. 30 against the Steelers, Philadelphia scored four touchdowns from outside the red zone in just over 32 minutes. The Eagles scored those four TDs before ever running a play in the red...
Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces murky future after Colorado bolts for Big 12
The conference of champions appears to be in crisis. Colorado’s announcement Thursday that it will return to the Big 12 comes a little more than a year after Southern California and UCLA said they were ditching the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten. The departure of all three next year...
Russian and Belarusian players banned from a women’s tennis tournament in Prague
PRAGUE — Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to participate in next week’s Prague Open, the organizers of the women’s tennis event said Friday. The announcement came a day after police prevented a Russian player from entering the country, organizers said. Miroslav Malý, the director of the hard-court...
First Call: Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin’s contract; Le’Veon Bell won’t rule out comeback
Friday’s “First Call” has comments from Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II on Mike Tomlin’s contract situation. Le’Veon Bell won’t rule out a comeback. A well-known Pittsburgh hockey name explains his a change of heart about his future. Ex-Steeler Chris Hubbard has a new home. And we look at the...
Metro free agency: Flyers’ rebuild just getting started
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
Steelers GM Omar Khan on NFL running back pay debate: ‘You don’t have to be a mathematician to figure it out’
By now, football fans have heard or seen the angry opinions of NFL running backs who believe the league’s cost structure is working against them. Third-year Pittsburgh Steeler Najee Harris is one of those grumbling. The franchise has to determine if they are going to keep Harris through his fifth-year...
Rod Woodson shares advice for young Steelers corners, reflects on memories at Saint Vincent College
When asked for words of advice that he’d pass along to rookie cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and Cory Trice, Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rod Woodson kept it simple. “No seams, no posts, no goes. OK? Don’t get beat deep,” Woodson said Thursday. Those were the words from defensive coordinator Tony Dungy...
Pirates farm report for July 27, 2023: Will Matthiessen’s inside-the-park HR highlights Grasshoppers’ winVideo
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-52) lost 9-6 to Louisville (Reds). LF Miguel Andujar (.348) was 3 for 5 with a two-run homer and now has 67 RBIs. RF Ryan Vilade (.272) was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. 2B Domingo Leyba (.400) was 2 for 5 with an RBI....
Saquon Barkley ‘had an epiphany’ before signing deal, rejoining Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Star running back Saquon Barkley followed his heart in signing his franchise tag and joining the New York Giants for the start of training camp. Speaking for the first time since signing a one-year, $11 contract earlier Tuesday, Barkley said he wanted to play the game...
Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey to undergo knee surgery and miss start of season
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to reports. Ramsey was injured, and he was carted off the field at the end of Miami’s practice on Thursday. The severity of Ramsey’s injury will be...
Charleroi Legion’s season ends in quarterfinals of state tournament
One of the greatest seasons in Charleroi American Legion baseball history ended on a tough note Thursday in a 3-2 loss to Paxton at Latrobe. The defeat knocked Charleroi out of the American Legion State Tournament in the quarterfinals. Paxton remains one of three teams left in the field. Ashton...
Lee Hodges has first-round lead in 3M Open; Justin Thomas 6 back in bid for playoffs, Ryder CupVideo
BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under-par 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time major champion Justin Thomas, who is trying to make the playoffs...
Geno Smith starts training camp as the QB in charge for SeahawksVideo
RENTON, Wash. — At this time a year ago, every snap Geno Smith took, every pass he made during the Seattle Seahawks training camp was being charted and analyzed and compared. He was under a microscope because of his past performance and in the midst of a quarterback competition. To...
