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Pirates farm report for Sept. 9, 2021: Bethel Park’s Justin Meis earns 1st win for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-58) lost to Louisville (Reds), 6-3. RHP Tanner Anderson (2-3, 3.94) got the loss, allowing two runs, walking one and striking out three over five innings. RHP Connor Overton (1.99), who was just acquired from the Blue Jays, pitched a scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts and...
Pitt Take 5: Can one game in September set tone for the season?
There is an argument to be made that Pitt’s game Saturday at Tennessee could set the tone for the season. A victory, even against a second-tier SEC team, might get people talking and cause them to pay attention to the events at Heinz Field when Pitt is playing. A loss...
Maceo Austin leaves Duquesne’s basketball team
Maceo Austin, who came to Duquesne in 2019 after leading Kennedy Catholic to four consecutive PIAA championships and then started 29 games as a freshman, has left the Dukes for the second time. Austin, a 6-foot-5 guard, did not play for six weeks from Jan. 9 until Feb. 20 last...
Ex-Penguins forward Josh Jooris joins Geneve-Servette in Switzerland
Former Penguins forward Josh Jooris has joined Geneve-Servette of Switzerland’s National League. The 31-year-old was transferred from Lausanne, also of the National League, to Geneve-Servette. A native of Burlington, Ont., Jooris appeared in nine games for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2017-18 season and did not record a point. He...
Teen dream: Raducanu, 18, Fernandez, 19, into U.S. Open finalVideo
NEW YORK — Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are so similar in so many ways: They possess enviable quickness and anticipation. They take balls low to the ground and redirect them with ease. They don’t care how much better-known or more successful opponents are. They love the big moment. There’s...
List of Ravens players with knee injuries continues to growVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens listed running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters as limited in practice Thursday, and ESPN later reported each player had a torn ACL. ESPN cited unidentified sources in its report. Losing Edwards would be another major blow to Baltimore’s backfield after the Ravens lost...
AP: Big 12 presidents set to vote on adding UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, BYUVideo
The Big 12 is moving swiftly to plug the holes looming with the upcoming departure of Oklahoma and Texas for the Southeastern Conference. A person familiar with the Big 12′s expansion plans said the conference’s presidents are scheduled to vote on applications for entry into the league at a meeting...
Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few smelled of alcohol prior to DUI arrestVideo
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few’s breath smelled of alcohol and he had bloodshot eyes on the night he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, though he initially told a police officer he had not been drinking, according to newly released documents. “Mark told me...
5 things to watch in WPIAL football Week 2: Handmade schedule a hit
Man or machine? The WPIAL heard complaints for years about the way their computer program sometimes paired unequal opponents or created long bus rides for games, nonconference concerns the league’s administration vowed to address. As a result, the WPIAL has matchups this week between successful programs such as Central Valley...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 2
Area high school football fans, we are inching closer to the start of conference games. Those are the games that will decide which teams qualify for the WPIAL playoffs in November. However, in this final full weekend of nonconference games, there are a lot of quality matchups up and down...
Ex-Pitt tackle Brian O’Neill reaches out to Pat Narduzzi after signing $92.5M contractVideo
Pat Narduzzi’s check list for Saturday’s game against Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., included: • Helping his players deal with the expected noise from nearly 100,000 people at Neyland Stadium so Pitt can run its offense properly and no snaps will sail over the unsuspecting quarterback’s head. • Handling the speed...
Steelers, T.J. Watt reportedly agree to contract extension making him NFL’s highest paid defensive player
With the season opener just three days away, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally made outside linebacker T.J. Watt the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. According to a NFL Network report, the Steelers and Watt agreed Thursday to a four-year deal worth $112 million and includes $80 million in guaranteed money....
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith sidelined from Steelers practice with groin injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be without one of their starting outside linebackers Sunday when they open the season at the Buffalo Bills. The thing is, it’s not T.J. Watt. While Watt practiced Thursday for the second day in a row while negotiations continue on a long-term contract extension, second-year outside...
Cam Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick weigh in on T.J. Watt contract talks with Steelers
Another day, another Pittsburgh Steelers captain stumping for All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt to get his long-awaited, long-term contract finalized. On Thursday, it was defensive tackle Cam Heyward’s turn to throw his support behind Watt in his negotiations on a contract that likely will make the 26-year-old pass rusher the...
Kendrick Green aims for physical, emotional consistency in NFL debut for Steelers
When Ben Roethlisberger was making his Pittsburgh Steelers debut in September 2004, Kendrick Green would have been in his first month of kindergarten. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that Green relies on Roethlisberger to reign in his tantrums on the field. “I feel like I’m kind of an emotional player; sometimes...
Penn State’s Jesse Luketa ‘super, super impressive’ in juggling defensive end, linebacker roles
STATE COLLEGE — In the five years before he joined the Penn State staff, defensive line coach John Scott Jr. spent two seasons with the New York Jets and three seasons with South Carolina and Arkansas in the SEC. That’s plenty of time around some high-level players in some of...
Steveson signs NIL deal with WWE, will wrestle for Minnesota
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has achieved his childhood dream of signing with World Wrestling Entertainment — with a twist. The WWE announced Thursday that it has signed Steveson to a deal that will allow him to join the WWE roster and return to the University of Minnesota to defend...
‘Celebrate Roberto’ kicks off days of Clemente events
Even Pittsburghers who don’t follow the Pirates have never forgotten Roberto Clemente. In the nearly half century since his tragic death, there has been a bridge named after him and a museum created to honor his memory. And next week there will be plenty to remind people of the great...
2% of bettors back Steelers to win Super Bowl; 14% take them to win division
How confident are you in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances to win the Super Bowl this season? Apparently, only about one in 50 are willing to put their money where their mouth is. Two percent of the betting public has backed the Steelers to win the NFL championship this season, according...
Tim Benz: Colby Armstrong will never forget his 1st full day in America as a Penguin — Sept. 11, 2001
For former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, remembering Sept. 11, 2001 will always bring him back to his office on the South Side. Hanging up the phone after speaking with his friend Marty Schottenheimer. Ruminating over tape after a season-opening loss in Jacksonville. Preparing for the Cleveland Browns in...
‘Baseball is in my blood’: Francisco Cervelli enjoying retirement, eyes next phase of lifeVideo
Francisco Cervelli was back in a major-league ballpark for the first time in a year and, after visiting the broadcast booth for a guest appearance, the former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher was impressed by a new viewpoint of PNC Park after five years of seeing it from behind home plate. A...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans torn on T.J. Watt topic; Pirates fans struggling to find a solution
On the Steelers front, we appear to have mixed opinions on the T.J. Watt situation. On the Pirates front, there is no such divide. Everybody has had it up to their eyeballs with frustration. In this week’s “U mad, bro?”, we surf through both emotions. Bryant doesn’t like the fact...
This date in sports history: Sept. 9Video
1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs. 1956 — Australia’s Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in WPIAL power rankings
With plenty of big contests in Week 1, there was a shuffling of the deck in this week’s Trib 10 power rankings. Nobody fell out of the power rankings this week, but both top-ranked Gateway and No. 6 North Allegheny fell after losses. The Gators dropped after losing to the...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 8, 2021: Aaron Shackelford follows cycle with grand slam
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-57) were beaten by Louisville (Reds), 7-1. CF Jared Oliva (.265) had a double — the only extra base hit for the Indians. RF Bligh Madris (.267) and 1B John Nogowski (.195) each had singles. RHP Beau Sulser (6-6, 4.49) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on 10...
