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Simple assault case for Pitt, Titans LB Rashad Weaver is closed
PITTSBURGH — The misdemeanor simple-assault case against Tennessee Titans linebacker and Pitt product Rashad Weaver is closed. Weaver was charged in 2021 in a South Side incident that occurred days before the Titans drafted him with a fourth-round pick, with the complaint filed a day before his selection. The charge...
Women’s World Cup spotlight shines on Australia as co-host New Zealand seeks its own attention
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a country known more for its love of rugby than women’s soccer, New Zealand is aiming to win fans as well as matches. The Football Ferns kick off the Women’s World Cup on Thursday night with a Group A match against Norway. The Ferns got...
British Open goes from brown grass to green, but silver is color that matters
HOYLAKE, England — Scottie Scheffler’s first look at Royal Liverpool was courtesy of video. He watched replays of the last two British Opens on these links and saw what looked to be two courses: Tiger Woods won when the grass was brown in 2006, Rory McIlroy when it was green...
Pitt assistant AD Penny Semaia joins Buffalo Bills as vice president of stadium relations
Penny Semaia, who earned four letters on the Pitt football team before rising to the position of senior associate athletic director for the Cathy and John Pelusi Family Life Skills Program, has accepted a job as the Buffalo Bills’ vice president of stadium relations. He will work with Bills vice...
Pirates designate Wil Crowe for assignment, as reliever was recovering from shoulder injury
The Pittsburgh Pirates designated Wil Crowe for assignment Wednesday, a source confirmed to the Tribune-Review. The right-handed reliever was recovering from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him for most of the season. A former second-round pick from South Carolina who was acquired from the Washington Nationals as part of...
The Open Championship Tee Times
HOYLAKE, United Kingdom — Tee times for Thursday’s first round of The Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club (all times GMT) 5:35 a.m. — Branden Grace, Richie Ramsay 5:46 a.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson 5:57 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert 6:08...
Pirates farm report for July 19, 2023: Aaron Shackelford hits 12th homer in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-49) was battered by Iowa (Cubs), 7-1. LHP Cam Alldred (5-3, 4.81) started and allowed five runs on five hits, including two homers, in 4.1 innings. RHP Travis MacGregor (2.35) gave up a run on three hits in 1.2 innings. RHP Brad Case (18.00) pitched a scoreless eighth....
Northwestern hazing scandal included multiple sports, men and women, according to attorneys
CHICAGO — Allegations of hazing in Northwestern’s athletic programs broadened Wednesday as attorneys said male and female athletes reported misconduct within two other sports and suggested sexual abuse and racial discrimination within the football program was so rampant that coaches knew it was happening. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said...
San Diego State to remain in Mountain West, receive $6.6M initially withheld after decision to leaveVideo
LAS VEGAS — San Diego State not only remains in the Mountain West, the Aztecs are getting the money that was withheld after they initially informed the conference of their intention to leave. The Mountain West will provide the $6.6 million that was withheld, but San Diego State is responsible...
Pirates rally from 4-run deficit to beat Guardians, snap 5-game losing streak
With one out in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates trailing the Cleveland Guardians by a run, Ji-Man Choi was watching and wishing while waiting on deck behind Carlos Santana. “I was hoping that he would take a walk so that I could probably make something (happen) up there,”...
Brice Hill can break Pirates clubhouse rules, and his dad doesn’t mind
There is an unwritten rule in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse that states, simply, don’t bother that day’s starting pitcher before the game. It’s a matter of professional courtesy to give him time and space to think about how to attack the opponent’s hitters. Brice Hill broke that rule Wednesday, but...
Duquesne football seeks better results behind retooled roster, picked to finish 3rd in NEC
If all goes to plan for Duquesne this fall, 2023 will prove to be more successful football campaign than 2022. The Dukes, looking to rebound from a 4-7 season, enter year No. 19 under coach Jerry Schmitt. Those four wins marked Duquesne’s lowest total since 2009, with the Dukes tying...
How does MLB take over a local broadcast? Even with months of planning, it’s a mad scramble
Doug Johnson was answering emails at the Miami East hotel on May 30 when his phone rang with the call he had been awaiting for more than two months: Major League Baseball was taking over San Diego Padres’ television broadcasts the next day from financially troubled Diamond Sports. “Immediately headed...
‘Frustrated’ by bothersome back, Pirates 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes denies report about trade
Ke’Bryan Hayes is the first to say he’s frustrated, though it’s not with the Pittsburgh Pirates but rather the bothersome back issues that have sidelined the third baseman since late June. Hayes said he was caught off guard when his mother told him about a report on 93.7 FM that...
New par-3 17th hole attracting all the attention at British Open, could prove decisive on Sunday
HOYLAKE, England — The British Open is back at Royal Liverpool, a course more than a century old and filled with rich golf history. And the thing attracting everyone’s attention this year is a new par 3 created to add more drama. The challenging 17th hole was bulldozed into place,...
A Penguins-specific setlist for The Eagles to play at PPG Paints Arena
We found out Wednesday that The Eagles are going to headline a concert at PPG Paints Arena. Don’t worry, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a bye that week. It’s part of the band’s Long Goodbye tour. So I thought we should continue the tradition we began at “Breakfast With Benz” when...
Mark Madden: Running backs just aren’t that important in today’s NFL
If anybody’s at fault for the quandary of the NFL’s running backs, it’s the NFL Players Association. The franchise tag isn’t fair. It keeps free agency from being free. But the NFLPA approves it in each new CBA, getting instead the right to smoke pot. (That’s more important to the...
Steelers agree to 5-year deal with outside linebacker Alex Highsmith
Alex Highsmith wanted to get a contract done with the Pittsburgh Steelers before the team reported to training camp. He is getting his wish. A week before the Steelers head to Saint Vincent College, Highsmith and the organization agreed to a five-year contract. The deal includes $68 million as part...
TV Q&A: Whither AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What is the future of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh? Back in February, the predictions were dire. Since then, there’s been nothing in the news about their...
Steelers 2-a-days: Team brings in 10-year veteran WR Allen Robinson, S Kenny Robinson from Wilkinsburg, WVU
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,...
Tim Benz: For Paul Skenes, ‘living life hard’ has a different meaning — one he’ll need as a Pirate
Pittsburgh Pirates first-round draft pick Paul Skenes throws hard. He’s been known to hit 103 miles per hour. It’s part of the reason why he posted a 1.69 ERA in 122⅔ innings pitched with 209 strikeouts at LSU this season. The 6-foot-6 right hander lives life hard too. When I...
‘He will serve his country,’ but first, Pirates have high hopes for Paul SkenesVideo
During Paul Skenes’ two years at the Air Force Academy, there was little he loved more than folding his 6-foot, 6½-inch, 260-pound frame into an F-15 fighter aircraft. Even if it meant hitting his head on the roof of the cockpit and enduring 9 Gs of force, or about nine...
First Call: Biggest potholes for Erik Karlsson trade for Penguins, Hurricanes; Kevin Colbert’s thoughts on Kenny Pickett
Wednesday’s “First Call” has the latest on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ alleged pursuit of Erik Karlsson. We give you some thoughts on Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett from the man who drafted him. Plus the Vezina Trophy odds are out, and the Pirates are the latest victims of one of the hottest...
Pirates farm report for July 18, 2023: Luis Ortiz roughed up in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-48) was dispatched by Iowa (Cubs), 7-3. RHP Luis Ortiz (4.08) started and was tagged for six runs on eight hits, including two homers, in 4.1 innings. He walked four and struck out two. LHP Jose Hernandez (3.38) threw 1.2 scoreless innings of relief. RHP Wil Crowe (3.86)...
NASCAR star Kyle Larson wins Don Martin Silver Cup to continue mastery of Lernerville
Kyle Larson added to what has become an impeccable run of results at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday night. Larson passed Buddy Kofoid on lap 18 en route to a second consecutive win in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, earning a $25,000 pay day with the All Star Circuit of...
