Sports category, Page 2436
Ex-West Virginia QB Will Grier’s education begins with Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie quarterback Will Grier got in his first work with the Carolina Panthers this weekend, and Cam Newton continued to be limited — even on the kickball field. Grier, the team’s rookie third-round draft pick out of West Virginia, threw for the first time with his new...
Cowboys make easing Ezekiel Elliott’s workload priority with 2 rookie RBs
FRISCO, Texas — Tony Pollard returned kicks and caught passes while growing up admiring Reggie Bush, making it easy to believe the former Memphis running back would be a change-of-pace option behind two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott for the Dallas Cowboys. The rookie fourth-round pick is also 6-foot, 210...
Pirates send cash to Angels for pitcher Chris Stratton
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to get Chris Archer back into the starting rotation before the end of the current 11-game road trip, but they continue to fortify their beleaguered pitching staff, anyway. The Pirates sent cash considerations to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday for right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton. Stratton,...
Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth took different paths to cusp of golf history
Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth have a shot at their own slice of history at the PGA Championship. That might have looked like a long shot considering how they started their careers. Go back seven years to find Koepka and Spieth near the end of their NCAA days — Koepka...
Outdoors notices for May 12, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • There were 184 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on May 9. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 198 targets. Ruffsdale (196), Hecla (192), East Huntingdon (189) and Youngwood (185) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (39) leads the season standings,...
Steelers Ryan Switzer, B.J. Finney star as special guests at prom for patients
Ryan Switzer and B.J. Finney might be role players for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the special guests were superstars Friday night at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s prom for patients. Thanks to @steelers @Switz and @catcenter66 for attending our annual prom! pic.twitter.com/gxhkUfF2q1— UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (@ChildrensPgh) May 10,...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers should be setting new tone at rookie minicampVideo
This apparently wasn’t the time or place to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers and their problems of the past year, not with dozens of players being introduced to the organization at rookie minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. I asked Mike Tomlin anyway. The Steelers, after all, missed the playoffs...
Zach Gentry catching on at tight end with Steelers
As he ran routes and caught passes this weekend at rookie minicamp, Zach Gentry couldn’t help but conjure memories of the most prolific tight end to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Perhaps it’s because, like Heath Miller did for 11 seasons, Gentry provided an inviting target while sporting a No....
Broncos’ Shelby Harris takes credit for Steelers’ late-season meltdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ late-season collapse and offseason drama wasn’t Antonio Brown’s fault. Don’t blame Ben Roethlisberger, either. The real culprit was Shelby Harris. Who? Harris was the Broncos defensive lineman who intercepted Roethlisberger on a third-and-goal pass with 1 minute, 3 seconds left in a Week 12 game in Denver....
Mike Tomlin: Seeking more speed ‘a factor’ but not ‘the factor’ for Steelers
Judging by how they spent their picks on defensive players during the draft last month, it would be reasonable to assume the Pittsburgh Steelers have put a premium on adding speed to their defense. Coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t go that far, at least not explicitly. “A factor, not the determining...
Volume of players at rookie minicamp keeps Mike Tomlin busy
Of the 60 players attending the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp this weekend, 18 were invited on a tryout basis. Coach Mike Tomlin and his staff try to evaluate as many players as possible during the workouts, but he admits it is difficult to get a strong scouting report on everybody....
Steelers draftee, Ohio native Justin Layne clears house of Browns paraphernalia
Justin Layne was born and went to high school in Cleveland. It’s not surprising, then, that he was raised a Cleveland Browns fan. And a big one. Getting drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers? Yeah, that changed things. “Oh yeah, Browns everywhere,” Layne said of his house – before April 26....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers play numbers, name games at rookie minicampVideo
For the first day of Steelers rookie minicamp, all eyes were on No. 55 – and Devin Bush was enjoying every moment. “It was fun, just being out there and getting back in football mode and learning plays and being around different guys,” said Bush, the inside linebacker from Michigan...
Pitt scores second consecutive upset of nationally ranked North Carolina
Pitt recorded its second consecutive stunning victory against a nationally ranked North Carolina team Friday, defeating the No. 11 Tar Heels, 7-1, at Charles L. Cost Field. The game was the first between the teams since Pitt upset then-No. 5 North Carolina in the 2018 ACC Tournament. “It was another...
Adam Frazier homers in 1st as Pirates right ship with win over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Adam Frazier opened the game with a homer, Starling Marte drove in the winner and Trevor Williams allowed one run in seven solid innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, on Friday night. Marte’s RBI single off of Andrew Miller (1-2) broke a...
Kyler Murray impresses in 1st Cardinals practice despite wrong cleats
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals’ rookies took the practice field for the first time Friday, and all eyes were on quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray, the top overall pick last month in the NFL Draft, sported a white tie-on headband as he threw over the outstretched arms of coach Kliff...
Pirates minor league report: May 10, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-16) won 6-5 over Lehigh Valley (Phillies). CF Jason Martin (.172) hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run fifth, which gave the Indians a 5-1 advantage. The IronPigs scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to nearly complete a comeback. C Jacob Stallings (.280)...
Hempfield grad Bridget Guy defends ACC title in pole vault
Virginia redshirt senior Bridget Guy defended her ACC women’s pole vault title at her home facility Friday night. Guy’s winning height was 14 feet, 2 inches, her best of the season. She won the 2018 title with a jump of 14-7 1/2. All smiles from our pole vault medalists!! ?...
On broken foot, Slippery Rock’s Courtney McQuaide wins third PSAC pole vault title
Courtney McQuaide fought back tears as she limped to the medal stand and pulled herself up to the top block to receive her gold medal. It wasn’t the writhing pain she felt in her left foot or the thrill from winning a third straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference pole vault...
Former Sewickley Academy golfers earn conference honors
Sewickley Academy graduate and Carnegie Mellon men’s golfer Jason Li proved the Rookie of the Year award he received from the University Athletic Association last season was no fluke. Li, a sophomore, recently earned all-UAA first team honors and was named the conference’s co-player of the year. Li won both...
Maria Santilli concludes strong freshman tennis season at Cincinnati
Cincinnati women’s tennis coach Eric Toth knew he had a gem in Norwin graduate Maria Santilli, but she exceeded his expectations. “Maria had an outstanding freshman season,” Toth said. “Winning 14 singles matches in the dual-match season was probably a little better than I thought she would do for a...
Amid turmoil, horse racing avoided catastrophe at Kentucky Derby
Horse racing was one step away from disaster. Amid all the turmoil the beleaguered sport is facing during Triple Crown season, it might have caught a break at the Kentucky Derby. When Maximum Security drifted to his right in the final turn, his back legs almost became entangled with those...
Buccaneers’ 1st-round pick Devin White changes numbers, hits practice field
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One of Devin White’s first orders of business as the fifth overall pick in the NFL Draft was selecting a new jersey number with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 2018 Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top college linebacker wore No. 40 at LSU and was...
Whalers fans still rooting, 22 years after the team’s move
HARTFORD, Conn. — For Mark Anderson, the opening game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins was a trip down memory lane. Anderson was watching Game 1 closely Thursday night at a gathering in suburban Hartford as the Bruins rallied to beat the Hurricanes, 5-2, behind four goals in...
Mark Madden: Supporting Liverpool part of something bigger, magical
It’s a place unlike any other. It has personality. It has a vibe. It’s inanimate, yet somehow lives and breathes. It’s populated by ghosts, but they’re friendly spirits. They’ve seen it all, and they want you to see it, too. From the Kop, preferably. Anything can happen at Anfield. This...
