Sports category, Page 136
Lottie Woad, a former Florida State star, wins the Women’s Scottish Open in her pro debut
IRVINE, Scotland — Lottie Woad tapped in one final birdie, plucked the ball out of the cup and gave a simple wave to the crowd as if she had done this before. The English star made it look easy Sunday when she won the Women’s Scottish Open in her professional...
Tadej Pogačar shows unrivaled audacity to win his fourth Tour de France title in style
PARIS — The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogačar. Especially considering Sunday’s final stage already had been neutralized for safety reasons and he just had to...
Kurt Kitayama wins 3M Open, beating Sam Stevens by 1 for his 2nd PGA Tour victoryVideo
BLAINE, Minn. — Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one stroke for his second PGA Tour victory. Kitayama, who shot a career-best and tournament-record-tying 60 on Saturday to enter the final round within one of...
Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis’ oval
INDIANAPOLIS — Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400. The third NASCAR Cup victory of...
Steelers inside the ropes: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson ILB duo not leaving the field for subpackage playVideo
While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks have made throws that some would refer to as “dimes” during the first four practices of training camp, the first-team defense has not yet shown its dime. That’s because the Steelers are electing to keep both of their starting inside linebackers on the field for...
Steelers camp report: Left tackle Broderick Jones makes early exit with ‘lower-body injury’
Broderick Jones’ practice day was cut short Sunday because of a lower-body injury. The Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle was unable to finish the team’s fourth training camp practice at Saint Vincent. Jones did individual work on the turf practice field, and he was having his torso wrapped when the Steelers...
Steelers ready for hitting to begin when pads come out in next stage of training campVideo
If training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers were viewed as a menu, the first four days were the appetizer. What takes place next is the main course. Coach Mike Tomlin likes to say that camp doesn’t truly begin until the pads come out of storage and genuine hitting is permitted....
Chuck Clark shows veteran football IQ by quickly hopping on Steelers’ moving train
The day his team added Chuck Clark to its secondary mix, coach Mike Tomlin was asked if the Pittsburgh Steelers viewed it as a plus that the veteran safety had played six seasons for the rival Baltimore Ravens. “I just view players as familiar or unfamiliar,” Tomlin said in reference...
Pirates legend Dave Parker inducted into National Baseball Hall of FameVideo
Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony offered ample opportunity to celebrate the career of Pittsburgh Pirates great Dave Parker, one of five players immortalized this year in Cooperstown, N.Y. But Parker’s death late last month — the result of complications from Parkinson’s disease — at the age of...
Paul Skenes shines with 9 strikeouts as Pirates shut out Diamondbacks to finish homestand
Paul Skenes had recorded his ninth strikeout on his 98th pitch, getting Eugenio Suarez swinging at a sweeper for the second out in the sixth inning, when Don Kelly walked onto the field for a mound visit. That drew boos from the home crowd, fearing that the Pittsburgh Pirates manager...
Pirates GM: To win, ‘we’re going to have to assume some risk’ in trade deadline deals
Ben Cherington is approaching Thursday’s MLB trade deadline with the intent to build a team that is going to be better in 2026, so the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager is preparing to strike on deals that can do that. Although the Pirates are expected to be sellers, Cherington emphasized that...
Gateway youth track club sends large contingent to USATF JO Nationals
Alexis Bansah jumped at the chance to win a WPIAL Class 2A championship in May at Slippery Rock. The Monroeville resident and Winchester Thurston sophomore brought home WPIAL gold in the triple jump with a top attempt of 40 feet, 2 inches, a season and personal best. She then went...
Oakdale’s Sam Snodgrass, Maddie Salek claim victories at Brentwood Firecracker 5K
Five participants were able to finish in under 16 minutes at the 42nd annual Brentwood Firecracker 5K Run & Walk. One of the largest, longest running and most popular 5K races in the Tri-State area, the Brentwood Firecracker is held annually July 4 on Brownsville Road and attracts both elite...
Former Penn Hills, WVU standout Drew Schifino reflects on life in basketball in new book
Drew Schifino wanted an opportunity to reflect on his time in basketball. He didn’t want to rehash the old stories of his time in European basketball or at West Virginia. The 43-year-old Penn Hills graduate sought an opportunity for self-reflection. Schifino decided to write a book about his time in...
‘I don’t want to get traded’: With Pirates expected to sell, Bryan Reynolds wants to stay
As the MLB trade deadline approaches, Bryan Reynolds is holding out hope that the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t planning a fire sale. The two-time All-Star outfielder is in the third year of an eight-year, $106.75 million contract with a limited no-trade clause that prevents deals with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New...
Pirates farm report for July 26, 2025: Mike Jarvis’ grand slam lifts Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-40) scored five runs in the fourth inning to beat Toledo (Tigers), 5-4. DH Billy Cook (.256) was 1 for 4 with two RBIs. RF/LF Ronny Simon (.294) went 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. C Shawn Ross (.246) knocked in a run. 3B Tsung-Che...
David Bednar punctuates 100th career save with a punchout as Pirates beat Diamondbacks
With the trade deadline looming and his name the subject of rumors, David Bednar knows that every time the lights go out and Styx’s “Renegade” plays over the speakers at PNC Park could be his last. Bednar got emotional thinking about what could be his final appearance in a night...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner set for Hall of Fame inductionVideo
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career. For his induction into the Hall of Fame? Not so much. “Of course, I’m nervous and I probably should be preparing more, but this morning I actually went to the field,...
Yankees star Aaron Judge to go on IL with flexor strain but no damage to UCL in elbowVideo
NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge, his teammates and New York’s fan base exhaled Saturday when the two-time AL MVP learned he has a flexor strain in his right elbow but no acute damage to his ulnar collateral ligament that might cause a long-term layoff. Judge was sent for...
QB Matthew Stafford to miss another week of Rams training camp to rest sore backVideo
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Matthew Stafford will miss the second week of the Los Angeles Rams’ training camp to rest his sore back. The 37-year-old Stafford hasn’t practiced with the Rams since the start of camp last Tuesday at Loyola Marymount University. Coach Sean McVay initially said Stafford would only...
Wide receiver George Pickens fitting in with Cowboys in training camp
OXNARD, Calif. — The Dallas Cowboys are confident George Pickens the player will be a problem for opponents because Pickens the person won’t cause problems in their own locker room. That might be a surprise given Pickens’ three often-tumultuous seasons playing wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers before he was...
Olesen has an ace, shoots 67 for a share of the 3M lead with Bhatia
BLAINE, Minn. — Thorbjorn Olesen aced the par-3 eighth and shot a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday in the 3M Open for a share of the third-round lead with Akshay Bhatia. Olesen, the 35-year-old Danish player who led after the second round, used a 6-iron on the 209-yard eighth at the...
$1 million In-Season Challenge prize sets up the Brickyard 400 for split-screen racing
INDIANAPOLIS — Brickyard 400 viewers will be tuning into pure split-screen racing Sunday. On one side, they will monitor whether Kyle Larson can defend his Brickyard 400 title, or if Denny Hamlin can charge from the back of the field to become the fifth driver to complete a career sweep...
Steelers inside the ropes: Jalen Ramsey making plays at practice like 3-time All-Pro he is
Three days into practices with the Pittsburgh Steelers, three days in which Jalen Ramsey turned heads like the three-time NFL All-Pro he is. Ramsey is noticeable almost every time he’s on Chuck Noll Field so far at training camp at Saint Vincent. On Saturday, he appeared to line up at...
Zach Frazier trying to overcome low snaps to Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers early in camp
For the second day in a row, the initial team portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp began with a thud. Second-year Zach Frazier began the “seven shots” session Saturday with a low snap that skipped past quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It was reminiscent of the previous day when Frazier sent his...
