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Other than Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR playoff field is shaky
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. should feel safe heading to Darlington Raceway for the Cup Series’ regular-season finale. The 2017 series champion has a 58-point cushion in the playoff standings, likely enough considering the most any driver could make up is roughly 60. Thirteen of the 16 postseason...
Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from the last man in the BMW Championship to a winner Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a one-shot victory that opened up all sorts of possibilities he never imagined possible a week ago. Bradley pulled away from mistake-prone Adam Scott early...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 25, 2024: Omar Alfonzoz, P.J. Hilson lead Grasshoppers to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-63) lost to Columbus (Guardians), 5-2. C Dylan Shockley (.250) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. 2B Nick Gonzales (.356), CF Joshua Palacios (.253), LF Billy Cook (.287), DH Jack Suwinski (.185) and RF Matt Gorski (.241) all had singles. RHP Luis Cessa (4-5, 4.58) took the...
Florida team rallies to beat Taiwan, win Little League World Series title
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Lathan Norton scored from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Fla., rallied Sunday to beat Taiwan, 2-1, in eight innings and claim the Little League World Series championship. Taiwan clung to a 1-0 from the first inning until Florida’s last at-bat. The team...
Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to sign-stealing investigation
Michigan has received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into an in-person scouting and sign-stealing operation being run by a football staffer, the NCAA and the school said Sunday. Michigan previously received a draft of the NOA that included allegations of...
Analysis: Examining Pitt’s degree of difficulty in each of its 12 games
A popular query from local college football fans over the past month has been, “How is Pitt looking?” Beyond the unoriginal, not-funny-anymore answer — “big and sweaty” — it’s difficult to come up with a definitive response. The most consequential moments of practice, plus two scrimmages, are closed to the...
Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open soon after Olympic gold
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko covered her face with her hands and cried tears of joy. An Olympic gold medal. Entry into the Hall of Fame. And now another major championship title — at the home of golf, no less. Summers don’t come much better than that. Ko completed...
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey sells at auction for over $24 millionVideo
DALLAS — The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions said the New York Yankee slugger’s jersey went for a record-breaking $24.12 million after a...
Yasmani Grandal honors son’s request with 2-run walk-off homer to lift Pirates past Reds
Yasmani Grandal has received repeated requests from the youngest of his three children, son Ryatt, and has answered with the same result. “My 3-year-old keeps telling me to hit homers,” Grandal said with a smile. “Every time he’s said that, I’ve hit a homer, so he needs to keep telling...
Former Franklin Regional standout Hudock recovering nicely after scary motorcycle accident
He doesn’t remember much from the night he almost died, but Ayden Hudock uses words such as “lucky” and “blessed” a lot more since he wrecked his motorcycle. From what those who reconstructed the accident scene have told him, both of those words are appropriate. It was May 25 when...
After long road, the left-handed Brady Feigl finally finds way to majors with Pirates
As Brady Feigl got familiar with his locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, the 33-year-old left-handed reliever couldn’t explain how his journey finally brought him to the major leagues. Feigl is famous for having a namesake who looks nearly identical but is more of a mirror image. They are almost...
Chismars put aside sibling rivalry, share QB duties at Greensburg Salem
Sometimes, the Chismar brothers’ car rides home from practice are animated and loud. Other times, post-workout trips back to the crib are quiet. It all depends on the mood. “If we have a good day, we’ll talk about it,” sophomore Brody Chismar said. “If one of us has a bad...
Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton: ‘I’m going to be the best D-end in the country’
Is he cocky or confident? If Dani Dennis-Sutton is right, it won’t matter. Dennis-Sutton has made three starts at defensive end heading into his junior season. There are two good reasons for this: Chop Robinson and Adisa Isaac. A pair of first-team All-Big Ten ends last season, Robinson was a...
Stock up, stock down after Steelers fall to 0-3 to complete preseason
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ official preseason record is as follows: zero wins (up), three losses (down). But those results are meaningless. Here are some more specific areas that emerged up or down after Saturday’s 24-17 loss at the Detroit Lions that concluded the exhibition schedule: STOCK UP Russell Wilson Wilson finally...
Alabama high school football player dies after suffering injury during game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama high school football player died Saturday, a day after he was critically injured during a game. Morgan Academy quarterback Caden Tellier was hurt following a tackle in the third quarter of the school’s game Friday night against Southern Academy in Selma, headmaster Bryan Oliver told...
Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to win the Dutch Grand Prix, cut standings gapVideo
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lando Norris just can’t seem to get his starts right. For once, it didn’t stop him beating Max Verstappen. Norris started on pole position but was slow off the line — a persistent problem for him — allowing Red Bull driver Verstappen to jump ahead. Norris closed...
Harrison Burton wins a wild NASCAR Cup race at Daytona for a playoff berth no one saw coming
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Out of his ride and far removed from the playoff picture, Harrison Burton changed his fortunes with a lap to remember Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Burton passed two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch on the final lap in overtime to pick up his first...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 24, 2024: Jack Suwinski doubles, homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-62) lost 6-3 to Columbus (Guardians). CF Jack Suwinski (.180) went 2 for 4 with a double and his third Triple-A home run. 2B Nick Yorke (.332) went 2 for 5. DH Henry Davis (.307) went 1 for 5 with two RBIs. C Jason Delay (.283) went 2...
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase returns to practice after ‘hold in’
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase ended his contract “hold in” and practiced for the first time this summer on Sunday, two weeks before Cincinnati opens the season against the New England Patriots. The Bengals sent out photos from the closed practice on social media showing Chase participating...
Edward Kizza scores twice to deliver important win to Riverhounds, coach Bob Lilley
Edward Kizza scored goals, Eric Dick recorded another shutout and coach Bob Lilley recorded a milestone win as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds rolled to a 3-0 road victory over Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday night. The win was critical for the Riverhounds (7-9-10), who stayed within three points of Loudoun and...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: Starting offense improves, Nick Herbig shines, but Steelers drop preseason finale
If Pittsburgh Steelers fans know anything about me, I am nothing but a beacon of optimism. My glass is always half-full. My black-and-gold glasses are always on. I always can find a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. As a result, even though the Steelers dropped a 24-17 decision...
Keegan Bradley takes 1-shot lead over Adam Scott at BMW ChampionshipVideo
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches. He certainly looked the part Saturday in the BMW Championship, all while...
Pirates fall flat to Reds in front of sellout crowd; Hunter Stratton injured in freak collision
A sellout crowd of 38,137 packed PNC Park Saturday to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Cincinnati Reds after the club inducted Barry Bonds, Jim Leyland and Manny Sanguillen into their Hall of Fame. In what ended as a 10-2 beatdown by the Reds, the pregame Hall of Fame...
5 things we learned in high school football Week Zero: Kick returns liven up openers
The spread offense. The no-huddle. The Gatorade shower. High school football has borrowed plenty of trends from the college and pro ranks, but the NFL’s new kickoff format is one that traditionalists hope never makes its way to Friday nights. They say a long kickoff return nowadays is a rare...
Entering Pirates Hall of Fame together made it ‘extra special’ for Barry Bonds, Jim Leyland
Being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame with Barry Bonds made it “extra special” for Jim Leyland, even if their roles were reversed Saturday at PNC Park. Where the brash Bonds was humbled by the honor, the low-key Leyland got to gloat about another accolade after the former...
