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Fox Chapel’s David Fuhrer II birdies final hole to win 125th West Penn Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Chalk up another golfing victory for the Fuhrer family. David Fuhrer II, the youngest in a line of successful golfers to hit the region’s storied golf scene, sank a short birdie putt on the final hole Tuesday to break a three-way tie and capture the championship of the...
Kirby Smart praises Gunner Stockton’s leadership but he’s not crowned Georgia’s QB1 yet
ATLANTA — Kirby Smart hasn’t officially named Gunner Stockton starting quarterback for the upcoming season at Georgia, but it doesn’t matter. Since stepping foot on campus, Stockton has prepared like the job is going to be his. Smart said Stockton’s commitment to preparation is one of the things he admires...
Golf in a hangar? Bryson DeChambeau’s woes at the British Open get ‘The Scientist’ thinking
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — As a popular YouTuber and golfing enigma, Bryson DeChambeau is known for coming up with some wacky, radical ideas. “The Scientist” might have another one in the pipeline. “This is going to be wild,” DeChambeau proffered at the British Open on Tuesday, “but imagine a scenario...
Jets make Sauce Gardner the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback with a $120.4M extension
The New York Jets are making Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. The Jets and Gardner agreed on a four-year, $120.4 million extension through the 2030 season, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because...
Former Pirates pitcher Dan Serafini convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents
AUBURN, Calif. — Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing...
Steelers A to Z: Ex-All Pro Darius Slay added, but what’s his role after Ramsey acquisition?Video
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no one is close to him. Nothing would mean more to him than leaving Royal Portrush with the silver claret jug. And then?...
Oneil Cruz’s 513-foot blast ties for 4th-longest recorded at Home Run Derby in Statcast eraVideo
Oneil Cruz entered the 2025 Home Run Derby as a betting favorite, despite having the least amount of home runs at the All-Star break among his fellow seven participants. Cruz ultimately fell in the semifinals to eventual winner Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, who bested the Pittsburgh Pirates slugger...
Steelers A to Z: Defensive tackle Jacob Slade returns as candidate for role in stopping run
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Argument over ‘valid business purpose’ for NIL collectives threatens college sports settlement
Less than two weeks after terms of a multibillion-dollar college sports settlement went into effect, friction erupted over the definition of a “valid business purpose” that collectives making name, image and likeness payments to players are supposed to have. The new College Sports Commission sent a letter to athletic directors...
Baseball players’ union head hopeful of major leaguers participating in 2028 Olympics
ATLANTA — Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and discussions have taken place this week during the All-Star break. “There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done,” he told...
Fox Chapel native Jack Kartsonas agrees to free agent contract with Tampa Bay Rays
Jack Kartsonas did not hear his name called during the MLB Draft on Sunday or Monday, but, soon after, he was ready to put pen to paper. The West Virginia pitcher and Fox Chapel native agreed to a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays after the draft. Kartsonas,...
Former Penguins forward Josh Currie signs in Austria
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Josh Currie has signed with the Graz 99ers, an Austrian team that competes in the International Central European Hockey League (ICEHL). That team announced the transaction via a release on Tuesday. A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the 32-year-old Currie spent the 2024-25 season with...
Mark Madden: Drafting another pitching phenom latest example of unwarranted Pirates optimism
First-round draft pick Seth Hernandez is the latest reason for Bucco optimism. The Pirates’ head scout called the high school right-hander a “culture changer.” But Paul Skenes hasn’t changed the Pirates’ culture. Skenes is MLB’s best pitcher. But he’s 4-8, and the Pirates are last in the NL Central. If...
Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026
ATLANTA — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit’s AL Cy Young Award winner said ahead of his start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game....
Tim Benz: Oneil Cruz’s HR Derby explosion, Paul Skenes’ All-Star start highlight ‘cognitive dissonance’ of Pirates’ fandomVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz may not have won this year’s Home Run Derby, but he may have emerged as the biggest star of the night. Seattle’s Cal Raleigh added another chapter to his magical season by winning the event. The Mariners’ catcher was every bit a worthy champion. The...
Former Pitt star let go by Fox Sports: ‘Fired on my day off’
Former Pittsburgh Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles star running back LeSean McCoy has been let go by Fox Sports. The Athletic reported Monday that “The Facility,” which McCoy co-hosts, is being canceled. McCoy reacted to the news Monday evening on X. “, fired on my day off. WELL put me on...
Penguins prospect Chase Pietila embraces ‘meaner’ defense as his route to the NHL
Even if he isn’t in the NHL just yet, Chase Pietila had his “welcome to the NHL moment” this past spring. On March 12, three days after he signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pietila was brought to UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry to get a...
Steelers A to Z: Ben Skowronek proved a nice acquisition as ‘gunner,’ depth receiver
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
First Call: Report claims NFL teams ‘don’t really expect’ a T.J. Watt trade; update on Najee Harris’ eye injury
Tuesday’s “First Call” examines the latest news on T.J. Watt’s contract. We have an update on Najee Harris’ eye. Paul Coffey has a new gig with the Edmonton Oilers. And a Pitt baseball pitcher gets picked in the MLB Draft. Waiting on Watt For T.J. Watt, the roadblock in his...
Pirates are being leveraged by both sides in MLB’s economics debate
As is usually the case around the All-Star break, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pops up quite a bit with annual “state of the league” media interactions. Often, his quotes come with some sort of player-salary cost control messaging. Equally as predictable are retorts from the MLB Players Association,...
Pair of Pitt Panthers picked by Padres on 2nd day of MLB Draft
A pair of Pitt baseball players were chosen by the San Diego Padres on the second day of the MLB Draft on Monday. Left-handed pitcher Ryan Reed was selected in the 15th round (460th overall) and first baseman Luke Cantwell went in the 20th round (610th overall) Reed went 5-4...
Pirates’ Oneil Cruz wows with moonshots but is eliminated in semifinal round of Home Run DerbyVideo
The Home Run Derby has been notoriously unkind to Pittsburgh Pirates participants over the years. While the format has changed often, no Pirates player had ever advanced out of the first round heading into the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Atlanta. Oneil Cruz, MLB’s resident Statcast record-shatterer, whose 6-foot-7...
Jannik Sinner wanted to win Wimbledon, but he really needed to beat Carlos Alcaraz
LONDON — Jannik Sinner needed this victory. He wanted to win Wimbledon, of course, and it would have meant a lot to him no matter who the opponent was in the final. That this championship, his fourth at a Grand Slam tournament, came via a win over Carlos Alcaraz made...
Fox Chapel’s David Fuhrer II gets off to blistering start at WPGA Amateur
Fox Chapel graduate David Fuhrer II got off to a blistering start to his opening round, making birdie on five of the first eight holes, to take the lead after the first day of the WPGA Amateur Championship on Monday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Fuhrer went out in...
