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Led by No. 1 pick Paul Skenes, 5 Pirates in Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects rankings
The Pittsburgh Pirates have five players in Baseball America’s new Top 100 Prospects list, including two new additions. The Pirates’ new top prospect is Paul Skenes, the LSU right-hander selected with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft. Skenes is ranked sixth by Baseball America, behind Cincinnati...
Video: WWE’s Karrion Kross opens up ahead of ‘Payback’ in PittsburghVideo
For the first time in five years, WWE returns to Pittsburgh for a premium live event, formerly referred to as pay-per-view events. PPG Paints Arena will host “Payback” on Sept. 2. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. One of the wrestlers you could see live is Karrion Kross. In...
How Alex Morgan has grown from soccer’s ‘it girl’ to an American hero chasing history
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s a scene repeated wherever Alex Morgan goes: tiny girls decked out, like her, in ponytails and a No. 13 national team jersey, and gathered in shrieking crowds in hopes of getting close to their favorite player. It’s difficult to say who gets more from the...
WVU coach Neal Brown on being picked last in Big 12: ‘We won’t finish there’
Neal Brown didn’t even wait for the question to be asked. During his opening remarks at Big 12 football media days Thursday, the West Virginia coach immediately stared down the elephant in the room – the fact that his Mountaineers had been picked, in a preseason vote of media members,...
Steelers 2-a-days: George Pickens bound for stardom? David Perales NFL-worthy pass rusher?
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,...
First Call: A good reason why the Pirates should not trade closer David Bednar
Between now and the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, one topic figures to be the subject of plenty of debate amond Pittsburgh sports fans: Should the Pirates trade All-Star closer David Bednar? MLB.com got the ball rolling Thursday, naming Bednar one of the six All-Stars most likely to be dealt...
Former Penguins coach Kevin Constantine joins WHL’s Wenatchee Wild
Former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Kevin Constantine was named as the first coach of the incoming Wenatchee Wild, an expansion team at the junior level in the Western Hockey League . His hiring was announced by the team, which is based in Wenatchee, Wash., via release Thursday. Constantine, 64, served as...
Byeong Hun An opens with 61 at Scottish Open
GULLANE, Scotland — Byeong Hun An played well enough in the Scottish Open on Thursday that he had reason to hope he can stick around for more links golf next week. An ran off four straight birdies early in his round at The Renaissance Club and closed with a 25-foot...
Pirates transfer struggling pitcher Roansy Contreras to Florida Complex League
The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred the option of struggling right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras from Triple-A Indianapolis to their Florida Complex League team. After going 5-5 with a 3.79 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 21 games, including 18 starts, last season, the 23-year-old Contreras entered the season expected to be one of...
After collecting one trophy, Bushy Run American Legion sets sights on the next
After Bushy Run secured the final out and collected its District 31 championship trophy, players shouted, “We won the WPIAL.” The reference is meant to draw a parallel to the high school baseball season, where teams win the WPIAL then play for a PIAA state title. It’s a progression. For...
Speedy ex-Penn St. football player, track star Dan Chisena out to make Steelers special teams
During organized team activities sessions and minicamp practices throughout the spring, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs sometimes were caught doing double takes. Who was that No. 85, the mild-mannered looking man standing 6-foot-3, 203 pounds who was making them look so silly, and so … slow? Receivers coach Frisman Jackson said...
Altoona Curve to retire No. 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente
If the answer is “Roberto Clemente and Adam Hyzdu,” what the heck could the trivia question possibly be? In a little more than a week, Clemente and Hyzdu will be the only players to have their numbers retired by the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The...
Legal headaches just starting at Northwestern, West Virginia with Fitzgerald, Huggins, experts say
The legal headaches could only be starting for Pat Fitzgerald and Bob Huggins — and their schools. Fitzgerald was fired this week as Northwestern’s football coach following hazing allegations — but after the school had first announced a two-week suspension. West Virginia said Huggins had resigned after the Hall of...
Jets, All-Pro Quinnen Williams agree to 4-year, $96M contract extensionVideo
All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and the New York Jets agreed Thursday to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million, according to multiple reports. Williams is now the second-highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL behind only the Rams’ Aaron Donald, who is making $31.7 million per year. The deal...
The CW to broadcast select ACC football games, including Pitt-Cincinnati matchup
Pitt’s Sept. 9 matchup against Cincinnati will be one of 13 football games broadcast on the CW Network as part of a new TV deal announced by the ACC on Thursday. In addition to the football games, the CW Network will broadcast 28 men’s basketball games and nine women’s basketball...
Ex-Georgia staffer sues school, Jalen Carter
ATLANTA — A woman seriously injured in the January car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school’s athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages. Victoria S. Bowles was riding in the backseat of the rented Ford Expedition...
Ons Jabeur advances to 2nd straight Wimbledon final, will face Marketa VondrousovaVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — There was a time — a year ago; six months ago, even — that Ons Jabeur might not have recovered from the deficit she found herself in during the Wimbledon semifinals. Down a set. Down a break in the second set. So close to being just a...
Penn-Trafford alum Dave Bucar named offensive line coach at Maine
Trafford native Dave Bucar has joined the football coaching staff at Maine. He will coach the offensive line under head coach Jordan Stevens. Bucar was an offensive analyst and assistant offensive line and tight ends coach at Boston College for the last four years. “Dave brings a wealth of experience...
American Legion District 31 announces all-stars
With its season complete, the American Legion District 31 baseball league announced its all-district teams, based on a managers’ vote. Of the 24 first- and second-team players, league runner-up Latrobe led with six, while champion Bushy Run had five. Homer City had three, while Murrysville, Young Township, Hempfield East and...
After signing deal to stay ‘home’ with Penguins, Tristan Jarry says injuries are behind him
Alberta is home for Tristan Jarry. Having won a Memorial Cup championship in 2014 during his junior days with the Edmonton Oil Kings, Jarry has planted roots there and spends his summers near the provincial capital. He has a second place where he lays his hat … er … mask...
Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec launches fundraiser for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Early in life, Pitt quarterback Phil Jurkovec saw firsthand the kind of impact specialized care can have on young children. Jurkovec’s younger brother, Sebastian, was born 13 weeks premature, weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces. “His chance for survival was extremely slim,” Jurkovec said. Jurkovec recalled ever-present consternation on the part...
Ion Izagirre soloes to victory in Tour de France stage as Vingegaard keeps overall lead
BELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS, France — Ion Izagirre emerged victorious from an absorbing mid-mountain Tour de France stage which started with a flurry of attacks that lasted to the end on Thursday. The Cofidis rider posted his second career Tour stage win in the 12th stage. The 169-kilometer (105-mile) stage took riders across...
March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. “Whether the tournament expands or not remains to be seen,” sad Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s...
Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas says she is aiming for the 2024 Paris Games
Gabby Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title, is taking aim at the 2024 Games in Paris. Douglas announced on her Instagram page Thursday that she is making a comeback attempt, a dozen years after her triumph in London in 2012 and eight years after...
Former Temple coach Tonya Cardoza returning to UConn, among 2 assistant hires
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza is returning to a former job as an assistant to Geno Auriemma at UConn. The school announced Thursday that Cardoza and current UConn video coordinator Ben Kantor will be added as coaches under NCAA legislation that went into effect July...
