Sports category, Page 158
Steelers A to Z: Another big CB, Kyler McMichael seeks niche in secondary
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...
Lando Norris wins thrilling British Grand Prix in the rain to cut Oscar Piastri’s F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England — It was an image that inspired Lando Norris to chase his Formula 1 dream. The sight of Lewis Hamilton, his tires kicking up a tail of spray as he sped through the rain toward victory at the British Grand Prix in 2008, stayed with the 8-year-old Norris,...
Tour de France: Van der Poel holds off Pogačar to win rainy stage 2
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending champion Tadej Pogačar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line. Van der Poel took the race leader’s yellow jersey from his...
Holliday’s 2-run homer helps Rogers finally beat Braves as Orioles complete sweep with 2-1 win
ATLANTA — Jackson Holliday’s two-run homer gave Baltimore an early lead and Trevor Rogers ended his career-spanning victory drought against Atlanta by giving up four hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Orioles beat the Braves 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Rogers (2-0) struck out six...
Steelers A to Z: Big WR Lance McCutcheon has shown playmaking ability, has NFL experience
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...
Chris Richards says U.S. team ready to fight in Gold Cup final against Mexico
HOUSTON — Chris Richards has noticed a turnaround in the U.S. team during the CONCACAF Gold Cup, a change from both the end of coach Gregg Berhalter’s tenure and the start of Mauricio Pochettino’s. “We kind of like to fight, so I think that’s something that maybe has been missing...
Mets ace Kodai Senga could rejoin rotation next weekend in Kansas City
NEW YORK — Mets ace Kodai Senga could rejoin the rotation next weekend in the final series before the All-Star break, a little over a month after straining his right hamstring. Senga allowed four runs — three earned — and six hits in 3 2/3 innings during Saturday’s minor league...
WNBA All-Star Game: Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron among reserves
NEW YORK — Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen on Sunday as reserves for the game. Thornton has been in the league for nine years and finally is getting her chance...
Promising Penguins prospect Harrison Brunicke knocking on NHL’s doorVideo
Harrison Brunicke entered Pittsburgh Penguins development camp at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex coming off a breakthrough year. Among other accomplishments, Brunicke made his professional debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. After posting two assists in 10 games in the regular season, the 6-foot-3 defenseman added a goal and an assist in...
Burrell grad Kadi Bauer elevates her cross country performance at Edinboro
Throughout her time at Burrell and into her freshman year at Edinboro, Kadi Bauer never had much love for long-distance running. The mile was her forte and her first love. The rising junior at Edinboro insists the 1,500-meter run/mile remains her favorite race, but she is starting to develop more...
Norwin grad Rosie Gaydos hoping for success in final season before Saint Francis goes Division III
Rosie Gaydos didn’t know the Northeast Conference had an award for the top freshman cross country runner. Until she won it. Competing for Saint Francis last season, the Norwin grad placed 19th at the NEC championship meet, which was best among freshmen. “I really wasn’t expecting that at all,” she...
41-year-old reliever Jesse Chavez returns again for his 7th stint with Braves
ATLANTA — Jesse Chavez has returned yet again for his seventh stint with the Atlanta Braves, including his second this season. The Braves added the 41-year-old reliever to their major league roster before Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. It is the sixth move to add the veteran right-hander to...
Arsenal signs Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad
LONDON — Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on Sunday, finally making the move to the Premier League after turning down Liverpool last year. The transfer fee wasn’t disclosed but the BBC reported Arsenal has paid almost 60 million pounds ($82 million) for the 26-year-old Zubimendi. The...
Alcaraz far from perfect but good enough to advance at Wimbledon
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz’s latest up-and-down Wimbledon performance began with a dropped set. Later Sunday, he was in danger of getting broken to fall further behind in the third. And then, as he so often does, Alcaraz seized the moment, produced some magic and moved closer to a third consecutive...
Luis Castillo tosses 7 scoreless innings as Mariners hand Pirates 2nd consecutive shutout
The offense that propelled the Pittsburgh Pirates to score 47 runs in a six-game homestand has gone scoreless in Seattle. Mariners starter Luis Castillo recorded eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings, as the Pirates failed to advance a runner past first base for the first time in four seasons. Jorge...
Pirates farm report for July 5, 2025: Hunter Barco throws 6 1-hit innings for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-36) allowed only four hits but lost 3-1 to Louisville (Reds). LHP Hunter Barco (3.11) started and threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks and striking out seven. RHP Cam Sanders (1.80) pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings and RHP Tanner Rainey (3.18) worked a scoreless ninth....
Tour de France: Philipsen wins first stage, Pogačar finishes safely
LILLE, France — Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line, and defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely on Saturday. Pogačar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season. Stage...
Davis Thompson makes late birdie to break out of a logjam and lead John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to break out of a logjam that, at one point, featured 10 players tied for the lead, giving him a 4-under-par 67 on a much tougher golf course and a one-shot lead in the John...
Bobby Jenks, 2-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 44
CHICAGO — Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44. The White Sox said Jenks died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. Jenks helped...
Rating Penn State’s top 10 quarterbacks from the past 25 years
Twenty-five years into the 21st century, the Centre Daily Times put together a panel of Penn State beat writers to determine the Nittany Lions’ top 10 quarterbacks since 2000. That panel is made up of Neil Rudel (Altoona Mirror), Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle), Audrey Snyder (The Nittany Dispatch), Mark Brennan...
Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner has dropped just 17 games so far. Krejcikova loses and Djokovic wins
LONDON — As well as Jannik Sinner is playing at Wimbledon, he doesn’t appear to need much in the way of help. Still, he got some Saturday when his opponent, Pedro Martinez, was dealing with a problematic shoulder and often put in first serves at so-so speeds. The No. 1-ranked...
Alex Bowman looking for 2nd straight Cup Series win in Chicago
CHICAGO — Alex Bowman thinks he is moving in the right direction. With the NASCAR Cup Series back in Chicago on Sunday, it’s good timing for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. Bowman raced to a sorely needed victory in downtown Chicago a year ago, stopping an 80-race drought and securing a...
Steelers A to Z: Cameron McCutcheon a big, physical corner hoping to stick on roster
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...
Former Penguins forward Mark Letestu hired as coach of AHL’s Colorado Eagles
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Mark Letestu has been hired as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles. That team announced the transaction Saturday. The Eagles are the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. Letestu, 40, spent the past four seasons as an assistant and development...
Assistant coach Todd Nelson is grateful to rejoin the Penguins
Todd Nelson played as many games for the Pittsburgh Penguins as he has hockey cards. One. A fourth-round draft pick (No. 79 overall) of the Penguins back in 1989, Nelson’s career as a defenseman saw him primarily bounce around the minor leagues, including his first two professional seasons with the...
