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Pirates sign 1st-round pick Quinn Priester

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday signed their first-round draft pick, high school pitcher Quinn Priester, keeping the right-hander from following his commitment to play at TCU. Priester will start his career with the Gulf Coast League Pirates. Contract terms were not announced, but the slot value for the No. 18...
Bruins’ consistency faces final test in Stanley Cup Final vs. BluesVideo

ST. LOUIS — The strains of Jay-Z and Linkin Park’s “Numb/Encore” mashup emanated from a small speaker on the hallway floor outside the visiting locker room following the Boston Bruins’ morning skate. “I don’t know what you’re expecting of me … put under the pressure … of walking in your...
Injury transforms former Highlands pitcher Alworth

Highlands graduate and Bethany junior baseball standout Tyler Alworth is used to being the workhorse of his team’s pitching staff. After all, he was one of Highlands’ bright spots during his senior year. When he took the mound, the Golden Rams always had a chance to pull out a win....
Unretired Witten says he wants to blend in with Cowboys

FRISCO, Texas — Jason Witten talks a lot about just wanting to blend in now that he is back for a club-record 16th season with the Dallas Cowboys after a year in retirement. Ask about playing time among a group of decidedly younger tight ends, and, well, the franchise leader...
U.S. national soccer coach Jill Ellis downplays comments by ex-goalie Hope Solo

REIMS, France — U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis downplayed critical comments made by former goalkeeper Hope Solo, who said the World Cup-winning coach “cracks under pressure.” Ellis addressed the remarks Monday, a day before the defending champion U.S. team opens World Cup play against Thailand, saying, “Comments are comments.”...
USGA might face more pressure than players at U.S. OpenVideo

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The stage is set for what should be the ideal U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, perhaps the most popular of all U.S. Open courses with its magnificent Pacific coastline and small greens, with its history of high drama and great champions. The fairways are roughly the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield grad Guy vaults to All-American finish

Hempfield graduate Bridget Guy is an All-American in the pole vault for a third time. The redshirt senior at Virginia finished fourth in the event last week at the NCAA Division I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. Her top vault was 14 feet, 7-1/4 inches, a season best....
Analysis: Nadal, and everyone else, should stop doubting him

PARIS — This time, about a month out, even Rafael Nadal had his doubts about what his chances were going to be for yet another French Open title. He wasn’t alone. But that part was nothing new: Folks have been questioning him for years, wondering when his body would break...
Pirates place Jordan Lyles on IL, recall Montana DuRapau

The pitching woes continued for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as they sent a third starter on the injured list Monday. Jordan Lyles was placed on the 10-day IL with hamstring tightness, two days after he lasted only three innings in a 5-3 loss at Milwaukee. Lyles labored through 92 pitches against...
Fox Chapel grad Sheppard earns MVP honors at Ultimate all-star game

Max Sheppard, a Fox Chapel High School and Edinboro University graduate, captured Most Valuable Player honors at the American Ultimate Disc League’s annual all-star game Saturday in Madison, Wisc. Representing his hometown Pittsburgh Thunderbirds, Sheppard helped Team KPS score a 28-27 victory over Team Rowan in double overtime. He finished...
Scoring Factory’s Pete Strobl to coach in Germany

Basketball guru Pete Strobl, who founded The Scoring Factory training business in Pittsburgh, is headed overseas to coach the professional game. Strobl, 41, was named head coach of Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, which played in the highest level of German basketball. He was an assistant for Basketball Bundesliga of Ratiopharm Ulm...
Former Steelers LB Arthur Moats announces retirement

Seventeen months after playing in his final game as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arthur Moats announced his retirement Monday. Moats, who started 25 of the 62 games he played for the Steelers from 2014-17, posted a video to his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts. The montage of highlights...
District 31 Legion baseball heating up entering new week of games

Hempfield East sits atop the District 31 American Legion standings heading into a new week of games. The team is 5-0 and has outscored its opponents by a 52-14 margin. Not far behind in second place is Latrobe at 5-1. It has only surrendered six runs in its six games...
Looking for a pitcher? Fans troll Pirates job fair tweet

The Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park are looking for some seasonal help and tweeted about a job fair being held this week. No, they are not advertising for starting pitchers or bullpen help. On Monday the Pirates posted to Twitter, “Want to work at PNC Park this summer? We’re holding...
Swin Cash reportedly set to join front office of New Orleans Pelicans

Former McKeesport basketball star Swin Cash is reportedly set to join the front office of the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN is reporting Cash, who played at UConn and in the WNBA, will become vice president of basketball operations and team development. Her duties will include scouting, developing players and...
Ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz flown to Boston after being shot in a bar

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — David Ortiz was flown to Boston for more medical care Monday after the former Red Sox slugger was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. The 43-year-old was in stable condition in intensive care at a Santo Domingo...

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