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Paul Goldschmidt’s homer sends Pirates to 5th loss in 6 games
ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt was looking for a single. He ended up getting a whole lot more. And it was more than the Pittsburgh Pirates could overcome. Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Michael Feliz in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pirates, 6-5...
Versatile Tyson Alualu unsung contributor to Steelers’ defensive line
Years of watching Dick LeBeau’s successful 3-4 defense have conditioned many Pittsburgh Steelers fans to expect a certain kind of player to handle defensive end duties. They expect a 300-pound mountain of a man who doesn’t necessarily make flashy plays but is powerful enough to occupy blockers so the linebackers...
Former Sooner Beau Titsworth sets course record during 116th WPGA Open Championship
Just like the weather throughout the day, the golfers who were competing at the 116th WPGA Open Championship at Valley Brook Country Club on Wednesday experienced a series of peaks and valleys. Well, most of them. From the start of the day, former Oklahoma Sooner and Pittsburgh transplant Beau Titsworth...
Former Auburn assistant basketball coach Chuck Person avoids prison
NEW YORK — Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach and NBA star Chuck Person’s lifelong generosity may have driven him to the poorhouse, but it saved him from the jailhouse Wednesday when a judge sentenced him in a bribery scandal that touched some of the biggest college basketball programs. U.S....
Pennsylvania ranked 7th-best state for high school football
High School Football America released its rankings for the top 10 states for high school football Wednesday, and Pennsylvania came in at No. 7. This list will create some debate. We used our algorithm to breakdown the Top 10 states in the nation, coming into the 2019 season. The list...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Bryan Rust landed in prime spot on top line
Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some of them were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION...
Who’s next to follow Teddy Blueger’s long road to Penguins lineup?
When the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Teddy Blueger to a two-year contract on Tuesday, assistant general manager Bill Guerin praised the 24-year-old center’s ability to “trust the process of going through the proper steps to get to the NHL.” A look at Blueger’s career path to date shows Guerin wasn’t kidding....
Penn State picked to finish 4th in Big Ten East
Penn State was picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten East behind Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State in a preseason poll conducted by Cleveland.com. A total of 34 media members who cover the Big Ten participated in the poll. Michigan was the choice of 20 voters to win...
First Call: 1 Steeler loves his ‘Madden’ rating; Penguins legend Ron Francis gets new gig
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” at least one Steeler is happy with his EA Sports “Madden NFL 20” ranking. Brooks Koepka is big-timing Tiger Woods. And a new gig for a Penguins legend. Madden madness The EA Sports ratings are out for this year’s “Madden NFL 20” video game. And everybody...
Documentary highlights Team Israel’s journey to 2017 World Baseball Classic
From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to Seoul, South Korea, Team Israel made history in 2017 by qualifying for the World Baseball Classic for the first time in its nation’s history. The team’s underdog journey to the world stage inspired the making of a documentary “Heading Home, the Tale of Team...
British Open preview: Possible challenge for Koepka; McIlroy’s homeland pressure; Tiger lays low
As is always the case when we get ready for a major golf championship, Brian Taylor of Real Golf Radio joins us on the Breakfast With Benz podcast. Brian comes on to speak with us about the British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Among the topics we outline:...
Steelers 2-a-days, plus 1: Tegray Scales, Christian Scotland-Williamson, Conor Sheehy
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Tim Benz: Can Penguins coach Mike Sullivan be empowered by his contract extension?
It’s our final “money quote” post, looking at the interview Trib columnist Mark Madden conducted with Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan on 105.9 the X last week. Here, we examine Sullivan’s recent contract extension. Empowering the head coach rarely has been a priority for the Penguins. That’s not to...
Tim Benz: Pirates better off ‘living in the past’ than the present
If current Pittsburgh Pirates players are upset about their organization living in the past, I have an idea to fix that. Do something worth remembering in the present! A recent report stated some Pirates players asked management to stop showing a promotional video that was geared around them watching Willie...
Former Pitt-Greensburg coaches Strickland, Williams, land head coaching jobs elsewhere
A pair of former Pitt-Greensburg coaches landed lead positions at new programs. Sean Strickland, who led the UPG men’s basketball team for seven years before a two-year stint as women’s associate head coach at Penn State Beaver, is the new associate head coach of the women’s program at Muskingum in...
Pirates score twice in the ninth, beat Cardinals 3-1
ST. LOUIS — Colin Moran wanted to hit the ball hard, and in the air, with two on in the ninth inning of a tied game. He didn’t, but it turned out well anyway. Moran drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored twice...
Pirates farm report for July 16, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 47-46) was too late for this edition. RHP Eduardo Vera (5-7, 6.27) is expected to start for the Indians on Wednesday night. Next: Wednesday vs. Syracuse (Mets), 1:35 p.m. ••• ALTOONA (Double-A, 49-42) lost 4-2 to Trenton (Yankees) despite outhitting the Thunder, 13-7. Eight of nine Curve batters...
Bushy Run Legion tops Hempfield East for District 31 title
Bushy Run didn’t win the District 31 American Legion regular-season title, but it heads into the Region 7 tournament on a roll. The region tournament opens Friday at Latrobe, and Bushy Run is playing like a team that wants to be playing a few more weeks, maybe even a month....
Georgia leads growing SEC pack chasing powerhouse Alabama
HOOVER, Ala. — Kirby Smart talks about the Georgia taking “that next step.” Quarterback Jake Fromm wants the Bulldogs “to get over the hump.” In the SEC, that step — or hump — is beating Alabama. Georgia has pushed the Crimson Tide to the brink in a SEC championship game...
Tiger Woods tries to get up to speed for year’s final major at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Tiger Woods was on the practice range when the gates at the British Open opened Tuesday, and before long, he was on the tee and ready to go. He just didn’t go for very long. Woods played a full round at Royal Portrush when he arrived...
First-year WVU coach, surging Texas big parts of new-look Big 12
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tom Herman knows Texas is probably a bit ahead of schedule after 10 wins in his second season that included making the Big 12 championship game and a Sugar Bowl victory. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Longhorns are back just yet. “We weren’t here to just have...
Plum grad Ashley Amato hopes to end career on high note at Akron
The Akron women’s soccer team is one of the youngest at the Division I level. Only one senior is on the 2019 roster: Plum graduate Ashley Amato. Amato, entering her fourth year as a starting defender, understands her time on campus is winding down, and she wants to do whatever...
Steelers OL Matt Feiler takes road less traveled to NFL career
In a few weeks, hundreds of high school football players will take to fields all over Western Pennsylvania to begin to prepare for the upcoming season. It would be asking a lot for one of them to become the next Aaron Donald, the former Penn Hills star who is the...
Some Pitt football thoughts as the ACC gathers in Charlotte
Pat Narduzzi will open his fifth training camp as Pitt’s coach Aug. 2 on the South Side. The Panthers will have the place to themselves for a few weeks until the Pittsburgh Steelers return from Saint Vincent, creating that state of seclusion football coaches demand at camp. For three weeks,...
Devin Gee, Dan Obremski share West Penn Open lead after opening round
It looks like it’s going to be a tight race at the 116th annual Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship. There are 24 golfers who shot even-par or lower in the first round Tuesday at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. Oakmont Country Club head professional Devin Gee and PGA...
