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Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Norwin’s Reilly Parker to coach at W&J
Norwin graduate Reilly Parker is joining the women’s volleyball coaching staff at Washington & Jefferson, giving her a return to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in a new capacity. Parker was a standout player at Bethany, where she was a three-time All-PAC First Team selection. She was named the 2022 Ohio...
Pitt joins group of 5 ACC schools ranked in preseason coaches’ poll
Pitt’s inclusion in the USA Today Sports/American Football Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 poll is not surprising. The Panthers are No. 16 — their highest preseason ranking in that poll since 2010 — after returning a plethora of starters from a team that finished 11-3 and was ranked No. 13...
Ravens reach 4-year extension with All-Pro K Justin Tucker
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a four-year contract extension with star kicker Justin Tucker. The team announced the move Monday. Tucker’s previous deal was through 2023. A five-time All-Pro, Tucker has been a game changer for the Ravens in his 10 years with the team. He’s...
Steelers activate Tyson Alualu off PUP list, sign OLB Ron’Dell Carter
The Pittsburgh Steelers activated veteran defensive lineman Tyson Alualu off the physically unable to perform list and signed outside linebacker Ron’Dell Carter on Monday. The Steelers’ oldest player at 35, Alualu opened camp on the PUP list because of swelling in a knee attributed to offseason training. A presumed starter,...
PGA Tour says players knew consequences of joining LIV Golf
The PGA Tour asked a federal judge in San Francisco to deny the appeal of three suspended players who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf and now want to compete in the tour’s lucrative postseason, arguing the players knew the consequences two months ago. Talor Gooch, Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford are...
Phillies pushing hard for 1st playoff berth since 2011
PHILADELPHIA — Bob Boone waved to the Phillies crowd that accentuated the “Booooo” in his name in honor of the Gold Glove-winning catcher that caught the last out of the 1980 World Series. He was an All-Star, a defensive whiz in Philly, a revered member of that championship season who,...
Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron returning for 19th season; David Krejci coming back too
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci — two members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team — to one-year deals on Monday. Almost three months after he left the ice without any certainty that he would return, Bergeron...
Mark Madden: Pirates whiff on inaugural Hall of Fame class
The Pirates’ intent is always in question. Their competency is doubtful, too. But you’d think they could at least get the inaugural class of their in-house Hall of Fame right. They didn’t. Fifteen Pirates and four Pittsburgh-based Negro League stars will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 3 at PNC...
Penguins add to player development, scouting staff
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Chris Butler as a player development coach, Greg Pateryn as a professional scout and Garrett Peters as a global crossover scout, general manager Ron Hextall announced Monday. Butler, 35, spent last season as an amateur scout with the Arizona Coyotes. He will work with hockey operations...
Brewers tumble out of 1st in division after trading Hader
MILWAUKEE — In the week since trading four-time All-Star closer Josh Hader, virtually nothing has gone right for the Milwaukee Brewers. They owned a three-game lead in the NL Central when they sent Hader to the San Diego Padres, but have gone 1-5 since and trail the streaking St. Louis...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi confirms ‘nothing significant’ with Kedon Slovis’ injury report
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said nearly as much about his own injury Monday as he did about what may be ailing would-be starting quarterback Kedon Slovis. Some information was tossed around Twitter on Saturday, indicating Slovis had suffered an unspecified injury during a closed practice. Pat Narduzzi, on competition at...
First Call: Steelers still look to improve RB depth; NFL tweaks helmet rule; ex-Pirates pitcher continues to shine out west
Monday’s “First Call” shows the Pittsburgh Steelers are still attempting to strengthen depth at running back. Some interesting tinkering with the NFL rule book is taking place. And a former Pirates pitcher continues to dominate in the National League West. A little help? The Steelers are still looking to get...
First-year Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz opens up about each level of Nittany Lions defense
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach James Franklin is in his ninth season with the Nittany Lions, but this is his first season without Brent Pry. The former PSU defensive coordinator is now Virginia Tech’s head coach. Manny Diaz was Franklin’s choice to replace Pry. Diaz, formerly the Miami head...
Steelers move Monday practice to Latrobe Memorial Stadium, open to public
Monday’s Pittsburgh Steelers training-camp practice was moved from Saint Vincent College to Latrobe Memorial Stadium, the team announced early Monday morning. The session will begin, as scheduled, at 1:55 p.m. and is open to the public. No ticket will be required for entry. The fields at Saint Vincent remain soggy...
Oklahoma assistant head coach Cale Gundy resigns after using offensive language
Oklahoma assistant head football coach Cale Gundy announced his resignation Sunday after using offensive language during a film session last week. Gundy, who had been with the program as an assistant since 1999, made the announcement in a social media post on Sunday, and the school confirmed it with a...
Madden Monday on Kenny Pickett: ‘I’m told he may not be ready to play exhibitions yet’
The Pittsburgh Steelers play their first preseason game in the post-Ben Roethlisberger era on Saturday. So far in training camp, the three quarterbacks competing to replace him have done little to inspire much confidence about what the offense will look like in his absence. Not like it looked all that...
Greg Allen’s play on base paths proves why Pirates showed patience with outfielder
Greg Allen was aiming to make an impact, 90 feet at a time. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder used his hitting to drive in one run and his quick thinking and speed on the base paths to score two more in an 8-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Allen’s...
High-end Pittsburgh summer basketball league features fierce competition, fun trash talk
Every Monday through Thursday afternoon during the summer, Gilmore Cummings comes to A Giving Heart Community Center, a small, gritty gym located on Climax Street in Allentown, to prepare for the night’s basketball games. “I want to build a culture for the pros and college kids here in Pittsburgh,” Cummings...
Tim Benz: 1st Pirates Hall of Fame class has an important inclusion, a glaring omission and a contentious debate
Looking at the list of inaugural Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame inductees, my immediate thought was that the decision makers involved got one important name right, one omission glaringly wrong, and there is one debate that could get harder to reconcile the longer the player in question stays out. In...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 7, 2022: Jamie Ritchie’s 4 hits help Indy top Louisville
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 51-52) won 11-8 over Louisville (Reds). C Jamie Ritchie (.214) was 4 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. 3B Drew Maggi (.213) doubled in two runs. SS Diego Castillo (.259) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. LF Hoy Park (.219) had two RBIs. RF...
Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th NASCAR Cup win at MichiganVideo
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. “Good timing, for sure,” he said. Harvick’s win shakes up the playoff race...
Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham ChampionshipVideo
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joohyung “Tom” Kim announced his arrival on the PGA Tour when the 20-year-old South Korean closed with a 9-under-par 61 for a five-shot victory in the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, making him the second-youngest winner on the PGA Tour since World War II. A marathon day because...
Twins’ Kirilloff to have season-ending wrist surgeryVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins outfielder and Plum grad Alex Kirilloff will undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist, the team announced Sunday. Kirilloff, a 2016 first-round draft pick, will travel with Minnesota on its road trip to Los Angeles and undergo ulnar shortening surgery on Tuesday. “Any time you’re talking...
Rose dismisses sexual misconduct questions at Phillies feteVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him because of a woman’s claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor. “It was 55 years ago, babe,”...
After slow start, Pirates pound Orioles for 1st win at Camden Yards since 2008
The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t get on base through the first four innings, as Baltimore Orioles right-hander Spenser Watkins pitched to perfection by retiring the first 13 batters he faced. Then the floodgates opened. The Pirates pounded the Orioles for eight hits and eight runs over the next three innings, including...
