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Artie Burns gets 1st-team reps on day his Steelers $800,000 roster bonus was due
It apparently was so far off the radar Mike Tomlin would not even entertain the thought. “I didn’t know that he was in adversity,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said Sunday of his former first-round draft pick cornerback Artie Burns. Over a span of about 14 months between ending in late...
Ben Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey among veterans given day off at Steelers camp
During the Pittsburgh Steelers regular season under Mike Tomin, Wednesday traditionally has been Veteran’s Day. In training camp, the holiday is spread out more evenly, and it began Sunday. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center Maurkice Pouncey and linebacker Mark Barron were excused from the first padded practice at Saint Vincent. Cornerback...
Sean Davis injury results in Steelers 1st-team reps for AAF alum Kameron Kelly
Safety Sean Davis suffered a finger injury during Sunday’s practice — the first in pads for the Pittsburgh Steelers — at Saint Vincent. He became the first starter hobbled by an injury. “That finger is being evaluated,” coach Mike Tomlin said. “Maybe a dislocation.” Davis’ injury opened the door for...
Denny Hamlin pulls away after restart to win NASCAR race at Pocono
LONG POND — Denny Hamlin had enough speed In his Toyota, enough confidence in his crew chief and just enough fuel to reach the finish line. Hamlin got the win Sunday at Pocono Raceway — his fifth at the tri-oval track nestled in the mountains — but so much more...
Long toss: Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer heaves ball over CF wallVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a startling scene, Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer suddenly heaved the ball from just past the mound over the center field wall Sunday while being taken out of the game against Kansas City. Bauer was obviously upset, although it wasn’t clear whether he was mad...
John Steigerwald: Equality Act could create major problems for women’s sports
Do you have a daughter, granddaughter or niece who plays a sport in high school or college? If so, you might want to think about contacting your congressperson and ask about the Equality Act. Especially if that congressperson is a Democrat. That party voted unanimously to pass the Equality Act...
Medals just part of rewards for A-K Valley athletes at National Veteran Wheelchair Games
The summer of 2020 will mark the 40th annual National Veteran Wheelchair Games, and multiyear participants, Alle-Kiski Valley residents Jerry Baylor, Brenden Beck and Mark Rosensteel, are planning to be a part of the milestone games. All hope to have as much success — or even more — next July...
Chris Archer rocked in 1st inning; Mets hold off Pirates rally for sweepVideo
NEW YORK — Michael Conforto sparked New York’s offense with a two-run homer in a six-run first inning against Chris Archer, and the Mets held on to beat the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, on Sunday to match their longest winning streak this season at four games. Jason Vargas (6-5) won...
Colombian Egan Bernal wins historic Tour de France
PARIS — On the Champs-Elysees fittingly bathed in the yellow of a golden dusk, a Tour de France for the ages crowned a champion of an unusually young age Sunday: 22-year-old Egan Bernal, South America’s first winner of cycling’s greatest race. “I cannot believe it. It’s just incredible. I am...
Egan Bernal wins Tour de France
PARIS — Egan Bernal has become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France as the three-week race ended with the 21st and final stage on the Champs-Elysees. At 22, Bernal is the youngest Tour winner in the post-World War II era. Bernal succeeded Ineos teammate Geraint Thomas as...
Entering final year of contract ‘fun’ for Steelers’ Bud Dupree
He can’t say with certainty where he will be employed seven months from now. Tens of millions of dollars are on the line. Entering his fifth season, his career is at a crossroads with high financial stakes. But is the pressure of entering a contract year weighing on Bud Dupree?...
Mass at Steelers training camp seeks health, ‘successful completion’ of season
The Pittsburgh Steelers can consider themselves prayed up and ready to go for 2019. On Sunday, team executives, staff and fans gathered at Saint Vincent Parish for the annual Mass for Steelers training camp. The basilica dominates the Unity campus of Saint Vincent College, where the Steelers began their annual...
Steelers camp primer: It’s time to break out the pads for practice
Each day of Steelers training camp, the Trib rounds up some things to pay attention to during practice at Saint Vincent: WHAT TO WATCH No beating around the Bush: The practice will be the first time that the team’s rookie class, led by first-round pick Devin Bush, will don pads...
Pirates farm report for July 27, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 53-51) defeated Rochester (Twins), 7-6, in 10 innings. C Christian Kelley (.184) scored the winning run on RF Will Craig’s (.247) fly ball in the 10th. 3B Kevin Kramer (.264) hit his seventh homer. DH Erik Gonzalez (.203) drove in two runs. RHP Geoff Hartlieb (3-0, 2.62) got...
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch seeks rare 3-peat at Pocono
LONG POND — Kyle Busch has swept race weekends across all NASCAR series, so perhaps the idea of driving four times in next year’s packed Pocono slate would hold some appeal for the sport’s winningest driver. “Hell no,” Busch said to laughter. “Not unless they put up a 50-grand bounty...
Southwind Ozzi cruises to 7-length victory in $400K Adios
Five weeks after undergoing emergency hernia surgery, Southwind Ozzi won the $400,000 Delvin Miller Adios by seven lengths on Saturday at The Meadows. Driven by Brian Sears, the 3-year-old pacer finished in 1 minute, 48 seconds, the second-fastest mile in the 53-year history of the race. It was the third...
Plum Junior Legion loses but stays alive in double-elimination state tournament
The Boyertown Grizzlies scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to pick up a 5-4 walk-off victory over Plum Post 980 in a first-round game Saturday at the PA Youth Legion Baseball State Championship in Homer City. Plum (22-6-1) still is alive in the double-elimination tournament and...
Pirates blanked by Mets’ Matz for seventh straight defeat
NEW YORK — For the first time in his five-year career, Steven Matz needed no help from the bullpen. Matz pitched an efficient five-hitter for his first complete game in 90 major league starts, and the New York Mets got home runs from Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis in a...
West Point, Yough Little League softball teams headed for showdown
It will be a Westmoreland County showdown at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Pennsylvania Little League Softball U-11 tournament at West Point. Yough, which defeated Loyalsock, 6-1, and Greencastle-Antrim, 17-3, on Saturday will face returning state champion West Point. The host defeated Greater Wyoming on Friday, 11-1. Riley Miller tossed...
NFL notebook: Bengals receiver A.J. Green carted off field
Near the end of a festive afternoon commemorating the NFL’s centennial season, the Bengals watched A.J. Green get carted off the field with an injury that left the receiver distraught. “You never want to see that,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “It’s unfortunate.” One practice into coach Zac Taylor’s inaugural season,...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Chris Boswell perfect in first camp test, albeit an easy one
Chris Boswell kicked his first live field goals of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp Saturday. But it wasn’t yet an example of the “pressure” coach Mike Tomlin intended to put on his troubled kicker. Like the rookie signed to compete with him, Boswell made all eight of his field goal attempts...
Hempfield East opens state legion tournament with a victory
Hempfield East got three RBIs from Noah Sweeny and four pitchers scattered nine hits in a 6-2 victory over Paxton on Saturday during Day 1 of the Pennsylvania American Legion tournament at Showers Field in DuBois. It was a pair of three-run innings — one in the first inning and...
Steelers lineman Ramon Foster reflects on anniversary of near-miss knee injury
His career with the Pittsburgh Steelers — and perhaps in the NFL — was over. “That was a thought of mine,” guard Ramon Foster said. One year ago Sunday, on the first padded practice of training camp, Foster crumpled to the ground clutching his right knee. Three plays into the...
FIBI wraps up, Sarver turns attention to next year
With the 25th Freeport International Baseball Invitational in the books, event officials already are turning their attention to next summer’s event. FIBI president Chuck Sarver said before the final pitch was thrown and the last of the famed hoagies were sold at the concession stand, talk began of setting the...
Bring on ‘Backs on Backers’: Steelers feel ‘certain excitement’ for first padded practice of camp
There’s not much Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin enjoys more than the annual opening of training camp. Except, maybe, the fourth day each year at Saint Vincent. After reporting day and two days of practice in shorts and shells, the Steelers for the first time will put on the full...
