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With season spiraling, Pirates promoting top-10 prospects Endy Rodriguez, Liover Peguero
With their season spinning out of control, the Pittsburgh Pirates are turning to a trio of their top-10 prospects for help. In addition to right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester, who will make his major-league debut Monday against Cleveland, the Pirates are promoting catcher Endy Rodriguez and shortstop Liover Peguero from Triple-A...
‘I refuse to be in that situation’: As Pirates plummet, Andrew McCutchen aims to avoid collapse
As their season spirals further away from an amazing April and closer to the bottom of the NL Central standings, the Pittsburgh Pirates are searching for solutions to stop their descent. Since a 20-9 start, the Pirates (41-52) are playing at a .333 winning percentage, have lost twice as many...
British Open has an old course with a new finish at Royal LiverpoolVideo
HOYLAKE, England — Cameron Young is playing only his second British Open, so Royal Liverpool is a new links for him to learn. After flying in Sunday morning, he kept his day short by skipping over from the 14th green to the 18th tee. That’s when his caddie, Paul Tesori,...
McIlroy birdies last 2 holes to win Scottish Open, beating MacIntyre by 1 shotVideo
GULLANE, Scotland — Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes in whipping wind Sunday for a 2-under-par 68 to win the Genesis Scottish Open, his first victory on Scottish soil, and take a load of confidence into the final major of the year. McIlroy was one shot behind Robert MacIntyre...
Carolina RB Miles Sanders stays connected to area with football camp at Woodland Hills
Miles Sanders has traveled well beyond his Woodland Hills roots, but his home base always was the Keystone State. Until now. After attending Penn State and spending the first four years of his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Sanders signed a four-year, $25 million free-agent contract with the Carolina...
Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source saysVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans hope they have filled their major need with three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins agreeing to terms on a two-year deal worth $26 million with incentives that could push that to $32 million, a person familiar with the agreement said Sunday. The Titans had...
Giants score 5 runs in 10th for series sweep as Pirates continue freefall
The Pittsburgh Pirates are plunging toward last place in the NL Central, a freefall for which they don’t seem to have any answers. The Pirates tied San Francisco in the eighth inning but left the bases loaded, allowing the game to go into extra innings. Joc Pederson’s sacrifice fly gave...
TE Evan Engram, Jaguars agree to 3-year, $41.25M dealVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tight end Evan Engram and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed Sunday to a three-year, $41.25 million contract that includes $24 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Engram’s agent, Mike McCartney, announced via Twitter the deal had been reached. Engram weighed in a few minutes later by posting a...
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for his second major trophy
WIMBLEDON, England — Carlos Alcaraz said he wanted another shot at Novak Djokovic. Said it would make winning a Wimbledon championship more special. Well, Alcaraz got his chance to face Djokovic. And he beat him. Alcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down the stretch to end Djokovic’s 34-match...
Pirates’ Quinn Priester, 2019 1st-round draft pick, pumped to make MLB debut
After a comebacker bounced off his calf in the first inning Friday night, Quinn Priester returned to the dugout and was informed by Indianapolis Indians manager Miguel Perez he was being pulled from the game. The 22-year-old right-hander was in for a sweet surprise. “He was like, ‘We’re not risking...
Pirates activate Andrew McCutchen from 10-day IL, option Rodolfo Castro to Indianapolis
Andrew McCutchen is back with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rodolfo Castro is headed to the minors. The Pirates made a pair of roster moves before Sunday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, activating McCutchen (right elbow inflammation) from the 10-day injured list and optioning Castro to Triple-A Indianapolis. McCutchen, 36, is...
Steelers 2-a-days: Can Kenny Pickett take Year 2 leap? Will FB Monte Pottebaum make the team?
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 farm report for July 15, 2023: Alika Williams’ 3 hits, homer not enough for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-47) dropped an 8-3 decision to Omaha (Royals). 2B Alika Williams (.301) was 3 for 4 with a solo home run. C Endy Rodriguez (.268) was 2 for 4 with two doubles. RF Miguel Andujar (.364) knocked in his 63rd run of the season. 1B Aaron Shackelford (.232)...
Riverhounds blank Detroit City, extend USL Championship unbeaten streak to 13 games
Edward Kizza said it was an emotional week both physically and mentally given the Riverhounds had three games in eight days. After a big 1-0 win at Louisville City Wednesday, he said it was imperative the team come home and finish the job. Kizza helped the Hounds do so with...
Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon men’s final for ages
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic paid quite a compliment to Carlos Alcaraz. Before they’ll face each other in the Wimbledon final Sunday, Djokovic was asked to size up Alcaraz — and he compared the kid to himself. Pretty good company. “He’s been incredibly successful in adapting to the surfaces and...
Pirates bullpen blows Johan Oviedo’s strong start as Giants score twice in 8th for win
Johan Oviedo came into his first start of the second half with six consecutive losses, a streak the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander desperately wanted to end against the San Francisco Giants. Oviedo delivered a strong start, tying his career high with 10 strikeouts while allowing only one hit before exiting with...
Martin Truex Jr. undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing
LOUDON, N.H. — Martin Truex Jr. stood with his back to a table where hours earlier Kevin Harvick had been gifted a colonial musket from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in honor of the driver’s final race at the track. Harvick made his retirement call ahead of the Daytona 500 and...
Bushy Run, Latrobe win opening games at Region 7 tournament
Play began on Day 1 of the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 7 tournament Saturday. It didn’t quite finish, though. Murrysville and St. Michael were tied 8-8 after seven innings when play was suspended because of darkness. The game will resume at 10 a.m. Sunday at Governor’s Park in Bellefonte....
British Open back to Royal Liverpool with all eyes on Rory McIlroy
HOYLAKE, England — So many players showed up at Augusta National with high hopes for the major championship season. In the 105 days between the opening rounds of the Masters and the British Open, so much hope has given way to a small measure of desperation. The British Open, which...
Pirates pitching coach Oscar Marin focusing on future of rotation shaken by injury
As Oscar Marin faces the pressure of filling spots in the starting rotation this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach can’t help but keep an eye on the future after they loaded up on pitching in the draft. Marin was thrilled the Pirates selected LSU right-hander Paul Skenes with the...
Pirates to promote top pitching prospect Quinn Priester; will start vs. ClevelandVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to make yet another high-profile promotion of one of their top prospects, as Saturday afternoon manager Derek Shelton confirmed rumors that right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester will join the club and start Monday at home vs. Cleveland. Priester, 22, was the Pirates’ first-round selection, No. 18...
Lionel Messi makes it official by signing with Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer, and after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon. Messi’s contract became official Saturday, a little more than five weeks after he declared that he would be coming to Inter Miami. The team will...
Former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma finds home in the California desert
It still stings for Dan Bylsma. And even a salmon fishing trip in a rural portion of his native Michigan won’t provide sufficient salve. But then again, it’s only been a few weeks and time heals all wounds. In the last professional contest of the 2022-23 hockey season, the Coachella...
Mark Madden Hot Take: Angels have little choice but to trade Shohei Ohtani
MLB’s trade deadline is Aug. 1. The Los Angeles Angels are likely to deal Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is the best player in baseball. Some think he’s the best ever. He hits, pitches, has charisma — he’s the total package. But the Angels are six games out of a wild-card spot...
Penguins re-sign defenseman Ty Smith
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Ty Smith to a one-year contract worth $775,000. Smith, 23, just completed a three-year entry-level contract. Last season, Smith appeared in nine NHL games and scored four points (one goal, four assists) while averaging 20 minutes, 12 seconds of ice time per...
