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Pirates sign seven more draft picks, including fifth-rounder Grant Ford
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed seven more draft picks on Wednesday, including fifth-rounder Grant Ford, a right-handed pitcher from Reno-Nevada. Also signing were Clemson catcher Kyle Willis (12th round), Georgia Tech outfielder Chase Murray (13th), The Masters University infielder Aaron Shackelford (14th), Rollins right-hander Garrett Leonard (15th), Minnesota catcher Eli Wilson...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi improves to No. 42 in Sporting News’ ranking of college football coaches
The college football off-season has only about a month left, which makes it time for Sporting News’ annual ranking of the coaches, 1-130. Not surprisingly, the top 25 is the exclusive domain of the Power 5, led by the Big Ten with seven coaches, followed by the SEC with six,...
U.S. catches heat for World Cup goal celebrations in 13-0 rout
REIMS, France — The goals were one thing, the celebrations another. The U.S. women’s national team faced criticism following its record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand on Tuesday night. The win set a World Cup record for goals and margin of victory. Alex Morgan alone had five goals, matching the most...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers have to hope JuJu learned dos and don’ts from AB
To say JuJu Smith-Schuster learned from Antonio Brown is an understatement about the understudy of the NFL’s most prolific pass-catcher and social-media star of this decade. That Smith-Schuster embraces the opportunity to replace Brown as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ top player in both regards is only as valuable as how much...
Eric Lindros backing anti-concussion efforts in native Canada
TORONTO — Hockey Hall of Famer Eric Lindros is hoping a new campaign launched across Ontario will help amateur athletes, parents and coaches better identify the signs and symptoms of a concussion after his career was cut short by repeated blows to the head. “You see anything that’s off or...
Warriors play final game at Oracle trying to force Game 7Video
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry offered a long list of things motivating the Golden State Warriors to extend their season once more and keep alive the chase for a third straight championship. Winning for injured teammate Kevin Durant certainly ranks No. 1 heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals....
Fox Chapel’s Sheppard named MVP of pro ultimate disc all-star game
Max Sheppard turns 24 next week, and he picked up an early birthday present Saturday as he brought home Most Valuable Player honors at the inaugural American Ultimate Disc League all-star game in Madison, Wis. The Fox Chapel and Edinboro graduate is making the most of his fifth season on...
Analysis: Koepka the man to beat U.S. Open at Pebble BeachVideo
A step-by-step guide to winning the U.S. Open, which begins Thursday at Pebble Beach: Step No. 1: Don’t hit it into the rough. Step No. 2: There is no Step No. 2. Just follow Step No. 1. That might be overly simplistic, but staying on the fairway will go a...
Pirates recall Mitch Keller to start Wednesday’s game against Atlanta Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled top prospect Mitch Keller and will start the right-hander against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at SunTrust Park. It will mark Keller’s second start in the majors. In his debut, Keller allowed six runs in the first inning, including a grand slam, before throwing three...
Sharon native, Pitt alum Teryl Austin back in town working for SteelersVideo
It was 28 years ago a recent Pitt graduate by the name of Teryl Austin had wrapped up a brief playing career in the CFL and moved on to his life’s work, taking a job at the local Coca-Cola bottler. Austin, then in his mid-20s, on occasion would run into...
At minicamp, Steelers work on improving 2-minute situations
The first two days of minicamp practices for the Pittsburgh Steelers each ended with the first-team offense, followed by the second-team offense, trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown in a simulated 2-minute drill. It wasn’t by happenstance. Each of the final seven games last...
Five suspects detained in shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — An alleged gunman and five accomplices were detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz, Dominican officials said Wednesday, while providing no information about why a group of young men would try to kill their country’s most beloved sports hero. Four other...
James Conner expects Steelers to spread carries evenly
James Conner was a workhorse in his first season as a Pittsburgh Steelers starter last year, eating up more than 62% of the carries in the ground game and 64% of the targets to running backs in the passing game. At least one key player in the locker room believes...
Keith Butler: Steelers did ‘great thing’ by trading up to draft Devin Bush
Evidenced mostly by a 9-6-1 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t do enough to replace injured inside linebacker Ryan Shazier for the 2018 season. Finding a player with Shazier’s blend of speed, athleticism and instincts remained atop the team’s wish list heading into the NFL Draft, and nobody was happier than...
Steelers new replay-challenge czar prepping by watching all 300+ NFL challenges from 2018
There were more than 300 replay reviews in the NFL last season. Teryl Austin vows to watch all of them. Hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers in January as their senior defensive assistant and secondary coach, part of Austin’s duties with his new team is to be something of a replay-challenge...
JuJu Smith-Schuster says he learned from Antonio Brown’s Steelers exitVideo
JuJu Smith-Schuster said he was disappointed with how Antonio Brown’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers ended but said he wouldn’t describe their subsequent Twitter feud as hatred. The Steelers wide receiver exchanged words with Brown since the seven-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro wideout was traded to the Oakland Raiders,...
WPIAL baseball and softball teams gearing up for shots at PIAA gold
The PIAA baseball and softball championship matchups are set, and five WPIAL teams – Beaver and Serra Catholic for baseball and Penn-Trafford, Elizabeth Forward and Frazier for softball – will attempt to bring home state titles. The WPIAL has a team in the 4A baseball final for the second year...
Grunewald, runner with cancer who inspired many, dies at 32
MINNEAPOLIS — Gabriele Grunewald, one of the country’s top middle-distance runners, has died at her home in Minneapolis after inspiring many with her long and public fight against cancer. She was 32. Her husband, Justin Grunewald, posted on Instagram about her death late Tuesday and confirmed it Wednesday in a...
Steelers announce training camp schedule, with 15 open workouts
For the 54th consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Steelers will conduct training camp at Saint Vincent College this summer, with players reporting for work by 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25. The first workout will be held Friday, July 26 at 2:55 p.m. The Steelers will hold 15 practices that are open...
Pirates plan to build top pick Quinn Priester ‘the right way’ in Bradenton
The Pirates gave Quinn Priester and his family the prototypical tour of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, from getting his first view inside PNC Park to a ride on the incline and lunch at Primanti Bros. On Wednesday, they put Priester on a plane. After signing their first-round pick, the Pirates sent...
First Call: Pirates’ Melky Cabrera’s rising trade stock; Antonio Brown embraces ‘Hard Knocks’
For “First Call” Wednesday, is Melky Cabrera getting traded? How about Derek Dietrich? Antonio Brown seems pumped for “Hard Knocks.” High praise for a Pitt product in the NFL. And the Pirates first-round pick insists his arm is fine. Will Melky move? MLB.com posted a list of 10 players whose...
Pitt’s Qadree Ollison could be ‘dangerous’ with Falcons’ offense, NFL analyst says
It wasn’t the strongest NFL draft class for running backs. But Pitt’s Qadree Ollison may be one of the most impactful of the bunch. That’s according to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt. Here’s what he said about the Falcons’ fifth-round pick. “In a perfect world for the Falcons, Devonta Freeman and Ito...
Kevin Gorman: Penguins GM playing with poker face on trading Phil Kessel
Phil Kessel pulled a page out of the playbook of another Pittsburgh sports superstar, using his leverage like Antonio Brown to kill a trade before it could be finalized. Difference is, Jim Rutherford didn’t cave like Kevin Colbert. Where the Steelers general manager stayed true to his word about trading...
NHL competition committee recommends expansion of instant replay
After several controversial calls sparked outrage during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL/NHLPA competition committee has recommended an expansion of instant replay. The committee called for changes to the coach’s challenge system as well as the expansion of a referee’s ability to review calls on his own. The committee did...
Steelers’ Sutton Smith, ex-hockey player and Blues fan, breaks down Stanley Cup Final
It’s Blues vs. Bruins on Wednesday in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. So I turned to the best possible hockey expert in Pittsburgh for analysis for our podcast today. Look out, Bob Errey and Phil Bourque. Step aside, Colby Armstrong and Mike Rupp. This is Sutton Smith’s time...
