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Presidents’ Athletic Conference football games to be televised on Pittsburgh’s CW
Presidents’ Athletic Conference football will be on display for a television audience this fall. KDKA-TV announced Wednesday it will broadcast Division III college football on its sister station, Pittsburgh’s CW, on Saturdays this fall. Games also will be streamed on KDKA.com and the CBS News Pittsburgh app. “We are very...
Steelers 2-a-days: Special-teams captain Miles Killebrew, ball-hawking safety Damontae Kazee
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,...
VisitPittsburgh CEO competing in National Senior Games in his own city
Rain was falling hard as Jerad Bachar rode his Cannondale gravel bike on the 40-mile course of Rush to Crush Cancer in May. Pittsburgh area roads were slick. The ride was uncomfortable. But he kept pedaling. “It was grueling,” said Bachar, president and CEO of VisitPittsburgh, of the inaugural event...
Mark Madden: Kyle Dubas improved Penguins’ bottom 6, but work remains to rebuild roster
The Dubas debut is well underway. New president of hockey ops Kyle Dubas has made quite an impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster during his brief tenure, and it feels like he’s just getting started. The bottom six is improved. Lars Eller and Noel Acciari are efficient, pragmatic centers. The...
Penguins forward prospect Luke Devlin reaches for NHLVideo
This spring, Luke Devlin had something of an offseason job, albeit temporarily. Ambulance driver. A native of Toronto, Devlin had to help his father, Toronto Raptors television play-by-play broadcaster Matt Devlin, get to the hospital after a mishap. “It was an early morning, me and my brother (Ian) were getting...
Rose Zhang is making everyone look in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rose Zhang set the women’s course record at Pebble Beach and hardly anyone noticed outside of her local caddie, Stanford teammates and college golf enthusiasts. Ten months later, Zhang walked toward the 17th green at Pebble Beach with three amateurs in the U.S. Women’s Open and...
Morgan Pressel makes transition from 18th green to 18th tower for NBC
Morgan Pressel considered extending her playing career so she would have the opportunity to play in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Even though she stopped playing two years ago, Pressel will still have an excellent vantage point for all four rounds of the first Women’s Open at...
Rain, environmental activists affect Wimbledon play on Day 3Video
WIMBLEDON, England — Rain is again affecting play at Wimbledon on Day 3 of the grass-court tournament, and two environmental activists halted one match as well. Intermittent showers Wednesday forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice, while play in the main stadiums was also stopped for a...
Pirates slugger Jack Suwinski leans upon foundation built by response to slumpVideo
When Jack Suwinski endured an 0-for-29 slump last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates slugger couldn’t swing his way out of it and ultimately drew a demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis. Amid another 0-for-29 funk this season, Suwinski had something to draw upon. He turned to a foundation built last season, improved during...
Steelers 2-a-days: Will Broderick Jones start Week 1? Can Manny Jones work into DL mix?
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,...
Pirates rally in 9th inning to shock Dodgers, 9-7
There was a promise of fireworks at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers delivered — even before the postgame sky show started. The game featured five home run blasts in front of a Fourth of July crowd of 51,487. The Dodgers hit four...
Pirates farm report for July 4, 2023: Miguel Andujar’s 5 RBIs, Ji Man Choi’s homer pace Indy’s victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-43) took down Memphis (Cardinals), 8-5. DH Ji Man Choi (.400) was 2 for 5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored. 1B/RF Miguel Andujar (.356) was 3 for 5 with five RBIs, including a three-run home run. C Endy Rodriguez (.258) was 2 for 4 with...
Trinity Rodman could be poised for breakout in World Cup debut for U.S.Video
Trinity Rodman collected the ball just outside the penalty area and needed just one more touch to send it into the lower-left corner of the net. About a month shy of her 20th birthday, she’d scored her first goal for the U.S. women’s national team. That was April 2022 in...
Brazil soccer star Neymar fined $3.3M for illegal artificial lake at mansion outside RioVideo
SAO PAULO — Brazilian soccer star Neymar was fined more than $3.3 million for violating local environmental rules during renovations at his mansion in the city of Mangaratiba outside Rio de Janeiro. The Mangaratiba city hall said in a statement Monday night it had issued four fines totalling about 16...
Burkey leads Hempfield East to playoff victory
Hempfield East pitcher Connor Burkey missed part of the season with a hand injury. He recovered in time for the District 31 American Legion playoffs, which began Tuesday, and he didn’t miss a beat. Burkey pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts as Hempfield East defeated Young Township, 10-1, in...
Pirates closer David Bednar added to National League All-Star roster, will make 2nd appearance
It took a few days to make it official, but Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar on Tuesday was added to the National League roster for the All-Star Game. It will be Bednar’s second consecutive appearance in the All-Star Game, which is 8 p.m. July 11 in Seattle. The Renegade returns....
Column: U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble reminds veterans what they’re missingVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The sun tried to poke through a thick marine layer in the late afternoon, which would have illuminated Pebble Beach on what already had been a special occasion. The “Reunion of Champions” was for all past U.S. Women’s Open winners. They gathered for a group photo...
West Virginia AD Wren Baker looks for ‘smoother waters’ after challenging first 7 monthsVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Wren Baker couldn’t have imagined the challenges he would face over his first seven months as West Virginia’s athletic director. Baker has earned his keep — and then some — by making multiple hiring decisions since coming from North Texas. There will be at least a few...
Andy Murray gets a win at rainy Wimbledon and a thumbs-up from Roger FedererVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — On a day filled with far more rain drops than drop shots at Wimbledon — light, but persistent, showers prevented the completion, or even start, of dozens of matches — Roger Federer and Andy Murray provided the highlights. The retired Federer, who won a men’s-record eight of...
Pirates infield prospect Liover Peguero promoted from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis
Middle infielder Liover Peguero, ranked No. 7 among Pittsburgh Pirates prospects by MLB Pipeline, was promoted Tuesday from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis. Acquired before the 2020 season in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for Starling Marte, Peguero, 22, was slashing .260/.333/.453 this season, his second in Altoona, with...
Texas-born Penguins prospect Chase Yoder takes long road to NHL
Like a lot of people his age (or younger) who hit the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Chase Yoder got into hockey thanks to Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby. He is part of the so-called “Crosby generation.” The only difference for Yoder is he didn’t become infatuated by Crosby...
Now a mom, Alex Morgan riding Wave heading into 4th Women’s World CupVideo
SAN DIEGO — Her night’s work on the pitch finished, Alex Morgan walks into the post-match news conference in her San Diego Wave uniform, barefoot and with her left ankle still taped up, with 3-year-old daughter Charlie in tow. Morgan veers from soccer superstar to mom and back to soccer...
Angels’ Mike Trout placed on 10-day injured list with broken left wrist
All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels said he anticipates returning this season despite a broken left wrist suffered when he fouled off a pitch Monday night. “Of course,” Trout said Tuesday, a few hours after the Angels announced he was placed on the 10-day injured list with...
NASCAR thinking big after exciting finish to Cup Series’ 1st street race in its 75th season
CHICAGO — Moments after NASCAR’s daring adventure was over — a soggy day in downtown Chicago rescued by a compelling Cup Series race — they were all thinking big. Shane van Gisbergen pondered a move from Australia’s Supercars to a regular NASCAR ride. Justin Marks contemplated the promising future of...
What will the Penguins do with 4 goaltenders on 1-way contracts?
When the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup three weeks ago, there was something a bit unusual with the immediate celebration. Four goaltenders lifted the trophy. First was backup Jonathan Quick, a former All-Star in the twilight of an outstanding career. Acquired at the trade deadline, Quick already had...
