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MLB set to make Iowa debut for ‘Field of Dreams’ gameVideo
More than three decades after “Field of Dreams” seeped into the country’s cultural consciousness, with a one-year delay caused by the pandemic, one of the most famous cornfields in Hollywood history finally gets the opportunity to host real major league ball. “Is this heaven?” the ghost of John Kinsella asked...
Pitt hopes depth at defensive end counteracts losing Rashad Weaver, Patrick JonesVideo
In the quest to replace All-American defensive ends Rashad Weaver and Patrick Jones II, Pitt has unleashed an interesting mix of players. • Start with Deslin Alexandre, already past his 23rd birthday after coming all the way from Pompano Beach, Fla., to earn a degree in communications, enter graduate school...
Kittanning’s Davis brothers hope home-track advantage pays off
Ryder Davis will be looking for redemption when he gets on his motorcycle at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum. A lap into last year’s event, the 11-year-old racer was taken out in an accident and broke his arm. But coming off a podium finish at his last race at...
Norwin grad Calahan Young part of U.S. Paralympic goalball team
Irwin’s Calahan Young is part of the 240-member U.S. Paralympic team that will compete in Tokyo later this month. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced team rosters Wednesday. Young will compete in goalball for the American side in the Paralympics, which begin Aug. 25. The games were postponed in...
Pirates lefty Sam Howard takes ‘first good step,’ throws live batting practice at PNC Park
Sam Howard threw a live batting practice session at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, what Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton called the “first good step” for the lefty reliever’s return. Howard (2-2, 5.76 ERA) has been out since July 13 with a right oblique strain, leaving the Pirates down two...
5 things to watch in Steelers Preseason Game 2
While the rest of the NFL adjusts to playing three preseason games (in lieu of the four they’d grown accustomed to), for the Pittsburgh Steelers it’s business as usual in 2021. The Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for four preseason games because they met in the Hall of Fame...
Registration opens for Pittsburgh Marathon’s return to in-person racing
In-person racing for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon returns in 2022, and registration for the weekend of races and events officially opened Wednesday. More than 40,000 runners of all ages and abilities are expected to participate. The Pittsburgh Marathon will be the weekend of April 29 to May 1....
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz earns medalist honors at U.S. Amateur, awaits weather delayed match play
All Mark Goetz wanted to do this summer was to qualify for the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur championship and make it to match play. Goetz achieved his goal and surprised many by winning medalist honors in stroke play. He entered match play as the No. 1 seed. The...
Hammon hopes it becomes normal for women to get NBA jobs
LAS VEGAS — Becky Hammon can’t wait for the time when it’s normal for women to interview for head coaching positions in the NBA and their gender isn’t the story. “It’s huge and important. It’s something that can’t be (checking) the box,” the Spurs assistant told The Associated Press. “You...
NCAA hands Baylor probation, fine in sex assault scandal
The NCAA said Wednesday that its long investigation of the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in nothing more than probation and other relatively minor sanctions because the egregious, “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate its rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years...
Molting or mites? Seeking an explanation for ‘bald birds’
Lillian DeDomenic of Monroeville was snapping photos of birds in her backyard when one in particular caught her eye. At first, she wasn’t sure what it was. It had red body plumage, but its head was a deep gray, and as she looked closer, it didn’t appear to have any...
Oakmont Country Club to be anchor site for U.S. Open, with 8 more USGA championships scheduled
Western Pennsylvania golf fans will have plenty of chances to see some of the world’s top golfers. The USGA named Oakmont Country Club its second “anchor site” for future USGA championships Wednesday, and the famed course will host the U.S. Open in 2025, 2034, 2042 and 2049, as well as...
Under-the-radar Steelers defensive lineman draws praise from Mike Tomlin
One of Mike Tomlin’s most tried-and-true touchstones when it comes to coaching axioms is to analyze the development of players between their first and second seasons. Just look at recent Steelers Hall of Fame inductee Troy Polamalu. He looked like a complete bust as a rookie in 2003. He was...
First Call: How much did Ben Roethlisberger consider retirement? Hines Ward’s Hall of Fame odds
Former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is up against some longshot odds of getting into the Hall of Fame. How seriously did Ben Roethlisberger consider retirement last winter? Some Baltimore Ravens are banged up, and we rank the AFC North wide receivers. All of that in Tuesday’s “First Call.” Big...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin can call T.J. Watt’s contract situation just a ‘brushfire,’ but the Steelers may eventually feel the heat
For the time being, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he’d be wise to avoid fanning the flames surrounding T.J. Watt’s in-person holdout. On Tuesday, Tomlin was asked how the decision was made to get the star outside linebacker to attend training camp practices but only to do individual drills with...
This date in sports history: Aug. 11
Aug. 11 1943 — Volo Song, driven by Ben White, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in the third heat. 1948 — Demon Hanover, driven by Harrison Hoyt, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats. 1974 — Lee Trevino beats Jack Nicklaus by one stroke to capture the PGA Championship. 1979 —...
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi unhappy with NCAA limits on fully padded practicesVideo
Preparing to block and tackle is a bit trickier this summer, with a new NCAA rule that allows teams to practice in full pads only nine times in the preseason. “Which I’m not really excited and happy about,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. “Kids are looking at us like we’re...
With ‘simple’ swing, Pirates rookie Hoy Park launches his 1st career home run
Hoy Park is nothing if not humble, yet he couldn’t help but needle one of his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates after hitting the first home run of his major-league career. After Park sent J.A. Happ’s four-seam fastball 379 feet into the right-field seats in the fourth inning — the Pirates’ only...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 10, 2021: Michael Chavis hammers walk-off homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-42) beat St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, on a walk-off two-run home run by 1B Michael Chavis in the bottom of the ninth. It was the ninth homer of the season for Chavis (.294), who went 1 for 4 with two runs scored. LF Ka’ai Tom, beginning a rehab...
J.A. Happ torments former team again as Cardinals hand Pirates 6th straight loss
The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates faced J.A. Happ, the 38-year-old left-hander flirted with history by taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Jacob Stallings broke it up. That was on April 23 at Target Field, when Happ was pitching for the Minnesota Twins. Nearly four months later, after...
Mark Goetz continues solid play at weather-delayed U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club
Mark Goetz spent most of his 23rd birthday at Oakmont Country Club. Just about dawn to dusk. His morning consisted of a range session, and he watched some friends play a few holes. In the afternoon, he sat through a 3-hour, 50-minute rain delay after playing just two holes. Then,...
Browns rookie CB Greg Newsome flashes skills, humilityVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Browns rookie cornerback Greg Newsome II has shown a fearlessness on the field in his first NFL training camp. He has been no different after practice. Asked to sing by the team’s veterans as part of the time-honored summer hazing tradition for first-year players, Newsome stood before...
U.S. Amateur notebook: Oakmont’s Sean Knapp misses out on coveted match play spot
The pressure of playing in his backyard did not sit as hard on Sean Knapp’s shoulders as a factoid. He was the second-oldest player in the 312-man field at the U.S. Amateur. It’s an achievement, no doubt. But Knapp wanted this one badly. The veteran just wanted a shot at...
Pitt running back Izzy Abanikanda finally ‘buying in’Video
Andre Powell has been coaching running backs about a decade longer than any of his Pitt players have been alive. He can teach the proper method to follow blocks, encourage them to break tackles and stress the importance of protecting the quarterback. But some players come equipped with certain skills...
Hall of Fame goalie, ex-Penguins GM Tony Esposito dies at 78Video
CHICAGO — Tony Esposito made an immediate mark on the Chicago Blackhawks and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito, the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent almost his entire 16-year career with the Blackhawks, died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Tuesday. He was 78....
