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Latrobe grad Hanna Green eyes potential Olympic run in 2020
Hanna Green graduated from Latrobe in 2013 as one of the top 400-meter runners in the state. When she graduated from Virginia Tech four years later, she was an elite NCAA Division I 800-meter runner. Instead of retiring from running, Green decided to continue to run and train, so she...
Knoch graduate R.J. Makowski earns master instructor status at taekwondo championships
When R.J. Makowski began his pursuit of taekwondo master instructor status one year ago, he initially thought it would be a similar feeling to when he achieved his six black belt degrees in the Korean martial art. But when the owner of Makowski Martial Arts in Sarver reached the final...
Iron City Homecoming wrestling event a fundraiser for Bruce and Carol Sammartino Foundation
Heroes get remembered but legends never die, and Friday at Pro Sports in Monroeville, Northeast Wrestling, The Pros of Wrestling and superstars from World Wrestling entertainment will come together to honor one of Pittsburgh’s greatest legends, Bruno Sammartino, with a fundraiser for the Bruno and Carol Sammartino Foundation. Iron City...
Beadling SC 16U boys fall in USYS National Championship for 3rd straight year
For the third straight year, the 16U Beadling boys soccer team fought its way to the United States Youth Soccer Championship this past weekend in Overland Park, Kan. But, also for the third straight year, the team comprised of players from the Pittsburgh area fell just short of the ultimate...
Pirates swap pitchers with Triple-A Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued trying to find the right combination in the bullpen Tuesday when right-handed pitchers Geoff Hartlieb and Yefry Ramirez were recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. Right-handers Alex McRae and Montana DuRapau, who combined to allow 11 hits and every run in the 11-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Carl Hagelin’s exit came earlier than expected
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 were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Carl Hagelin...
Zion Williamson embraces his new normal
The past few weeks have been a blur to Zion Williamson. Picked No. 1 in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Signed his first pro contract that could be worth as much as $45 million over the next four years. Went to summer league and got hurt after...
Pitt basketball announces dates for first 12 games of 2019-2020 season
Pitt announced the first 12 games of its men’s basketball schedule Tuesday, including the opener Nov. 6 against ACC opponent Florida State at the Petersen Events Center. It’s the first time Pitt will start the season with a conference game. All but three of the 12 will be played at...
With blindfold off, Terrell Edmunds set for 2nd season with SteelersVideo
For an NFL rookie, training camp has been compared to being blindfolded. When it is removed, wide-eyed players can require an adjustment to bright lights. Before Terrell Edmunds could get settled last summer, the 2018 first-round pick was starting at strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. By comparison, he feels...
Brazilian police dismiss rape claim against soccer star Neymar
SAO PAULO — Brazilian police said Tuesday they’ve decided there are no grounds to bring rape charges against soccer star Neymar. And they’re investigating whether his accuser filed a false report. “We checked all the possibilities. I did not see enough elements to indict,” Sao Paulo police investigator Juliana Lopes...
Anatomy of a losing streak: How did the Pirates get this bad this fast?
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing streak is not singularly about Josh Bell or the trade of Jordan Lyles or pitchers who don’t belong in the big leagues or the inability to win close games. It’s about all of that. Let’s start with Bell. • The guy knows how to throw a...
Ravens coach John Harbaugh says ‘we love Baltimore’ amid political divide
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he and his family love the city of Baltimore. “I can just tell you this: My wife, my daughter and me, we love Baltimore,” Harbaugh said Monday while speaking to reporters. “We love the people in Baltimore — everywhere. Maybe it’s because people in...
Former Penguins winger Chris Kunitz, ‘the ultimate teammate,’ announces retirement
Chris Kunitz, a key component of three Stanley Cup teams for the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced his retirement Tuesday at age 39. Kunitz, who played for the Chicago Blackhawks last season, will stay with that organization as a player development adviser, working with young players on the NHL roster and on...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell’s apology; weird trick pitch; odd NFL rule enforcement
You’ll like the fact that Le’Veon Bell apologized — until you find out who he is referencing. Also, a weird hidden ball trick. And an under-the-radar rules enforcement in the NFL. All that and more in “First Call” for Tuesday. An apology … to whom? Le’Veon Bell has finally apologized....
Tim Benz: Josh Bell made a comical throw. Another play was even worse
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell made this, uh, “throw” in the bottom of the second inning Monday night in Cincinnati. Let’s see if it looks any better on replay.... pic.twitter.com/vQGli0awub— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) July 30, 2019 Yuck! The Reds TV broadcast described that throw from Bell as looking like...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Jordan Lyles trade, Joe Haden contract
I’m moving this week. So I took Monday off. Eventually, I emerged from a sea of boxes, cable wires, duffel bags and clothes I should’ve thrown away a long time ago to record Madden Monday. Sorry it’s a day late. Mark Madden and I caught up in his studio at...
Tim Benz: How can Pirates blow up what doesn’t exist?
This probably shouldn’t have hit me the way it did. It was late Saturday night on the set of the CW “Nightly Sports Call.” So maybe I was a bit testy. With the July 31 MLB trade deadline looming, a call came in asking if it was time to “just...
10-run inning seals Pirates’ fate in 9th consecutive lossVideo
CINCINNATI — All nine Reds crossed the plate in a parade unseen in Cincinnati since the days of the Big Red Machine. All the down-and-out Pittsburgh Pirates could do was watch glumly. Jose Iglesias’ grand slam completed Cincinnati’s 10-run second inning and the Reds beat the Pirates, 11-6, on Monday...
Pirates minor league report: July 29, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 53-52) was too late for this edition because of a rain delay. Next: Tuesday vs. Columbus (Indians), 7:05 p.m. ••• ALTOONA (Double-A, 53-51) was idle. The Curve have yet to name a starting pitcher for Tuesday night’s game. Next: Tuesday at Trenton (Yankees), 7 p.m. ••• BRADENTON (High-A,...
Packers OC: Aaron Rodgers, Matt LaFleur a great combinationVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — All the talk surrounding the Packers this offseason has been about the relationship between new head coach Matt LaFleur and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. But another very important piece to Green Bay’s offensive puzzle this season is offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett said Monday that...
Recently retired Troy Tulowitzki: Baseball ‘wasn’t as enjoyable’ after injuries
NEW YORK — Troy Tulowitzki was frustrated his body kept letting him down. “There came a point in time this year after I strained my calf that it just wasn’t as enjoyable as it once was because I couldn’t do some of the things work-wise that I had had done...
Hempfield East Legion team loses to Swoyersville at state tourney
An error and a walk led to three unearned runs in the fourth inning, which was enough for Swoyersville to defeat Hempfield East, 4-1, in an American Legion winners’ bracket game at the state tournament in DuBois. Hempfield East pitcher Lance Dailey was a tough-luck loser. He allowed only two...
Yough rallies, will face West Point for Little League Softball U11 state title
Westmoreland County will be home of the Pennsylvania Little League Softball 11U champion in 2019. That’s because Yough punched its ticket to the title game 6 p.m. Tuesday against defending champion West Point. Yough needed four runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on to edge Loyalsock...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Receiver Diontae Johnson shows his skillsVideo
It wasn’t quite a day that a reasonable fan should be saying, “AB who?” — as a spectator from the Chuck Noll Field bleachers was heard saying Monday. But Diontae Johnson showed off some of the skills that compelled the Pittsburgh Steelers to spend a high third-round pick on him....
Kameron Kelly gets another shot to prove worth to Steelers at free safety
For the second time in three months, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned to little-known Kameron Kelly with starting free safety Sean Davis unavailable to practice. When Davis missed some OTA workouts in May, the Steelers turned to Kelly, whom they signed shortly after the Alliance of American Football folded in...
