Bucs show power in win over Brewers
Sports
July 9, 2024
Quinn Priester picked up the win after throwing six innings of relief in Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Bart hit a grand slam and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the sixth inning to storm ...
LeBeau dishes on legendary 2008 defense in new book
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
July 9, 2024
On Sunday, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum is hosting a launch for a new book about the 2008 Super Bowl Champion Steelers defense. It’s entitled “Legendary: The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Defense...
Sports, Sports Columns
July 9, 2024
2013 • Farmers Insurance fought off Dairy Queen in J. Budd Grebb Summer Basketball League action. The 74-65 win means that the Farmers Insurance team is hot on the heels of the league-leading BeeGraph...
Utah entering Big 12 favored to win title
NCAA, Sports
July 9, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Utah has won 26 conference championships in five different leagues, most recently capturing two Pac-12 titles and appearing in four championship games during its 13 seasons in that le...
U.S. Senior Women’s Open tees off Aug. 1
Other Sports, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
July 9, 2024
Some of the all-time best women’s golfers will be on the course at Fox Chapel Golf Club. Championship golf is returning to Pittsburgh this summer. The United States Golf Association will hold the sixt...
Biles has shot at history at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer 
July 9, 2024
Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team don’t need to be reminded of what happened in Tokyo three years ago. Mostly because nearly all of them lived it. Biles, reigning O...
Other Sports, Sports
July 9, 2024
MUNICH (AP) — After seeing off another one of the pre-tournament favorites to reach the Euro 2024 final, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has warned England or the Netherlands that his team can still imp...
Brett Favre asks for lawsuit’s reinstatement
NFL, Sports
July 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will ask a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football of Fame member, for...
Young gymnast offers hope for Ukraine’s Olympic future
Olympics, Sports, World News
July 9, 2024
CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine (AP) — When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics is the ultimate goal. Th...
Olympics, Sports
July 9, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) — Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia. Yousofi, Afghanistan’s flag bear...
Willie Mays receives final military honors
MLB, Sports
July 9, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie Mays received final military honors for his time served in the U.S. Army during a special presentation of an American flag to son Michael and taps was sounded at a public m...
Olympics, Sports
July 9, 2024
By the Associated Press Olympic medal-winning gymnast MyKayla Skinner Harmer is drawing criticism for a since-deleted YouTube video in which she said the U.S. Center for SafeSport is making it difficu...
Sports
July 9, 2024
Messi leads Argentina over Canada EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 109th international goal and first of the tournament, leading defending champion Argentina over Canada 2-0 on Tue...
Despite rocky outings, Pirates see Santana’s potential
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
July 9, 2024
In a way, the July 6 outing of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana summarized his identity through seven years as a big-league pitcher: promising but volatile. During an eventual 5-2 loss to th...
Monessen Florist streak hits four with lopsided loss
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 8, 2024
After an extended break for AAU play, the Steel City Summer Basketball League picked back up Monday. Things remain the same in the standings as Marie Slagus Howard Hanna Simon remained unbeaten and mo...
Hampton’s Ballintine looking to hit target at Cal
Cal (Pa.), Local Sports, Sports
By By JOHN GRUPP Trib Total Media 
July 8, 2024
With no long snapper on the roster, the incoming freshman is expected to start for Vulcans. Hampton’s Braeden Ballintine was about 10 years old when his dad challenged him to try something with a foot...
Girls rugby becoming more popular in high schools
High school, Sports
By By MATTHEW PURURCKER Trib Total Media 
July 8, 2024
Rugby is not a universally beloved sport in America, but that does not mean it is devoid of athletes who cherish the game. The uptick in girls playing rugby in the greater Pittsburgh area and across t...
Keller goes 8, picks up 10th win as Bucs beat Mets
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 8, 2024
Oneil Cruz and Josh Palacios homered in the Pirates’ 8-2 win over New York at PNC Park. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched eight innings for his 10th win of the season and Joshua Palacios’ home ru...
Belle Vernon shakes slow start to top Charleroi
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 8, 2024
Kaden Faychak went 3 for 4 with a double and triple to help lead Belle Vernon to a Game 1 win. Charleroi started off on the front foot, but it was Belle Vernon that rallied back and stayed undefeated ...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 8, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers safety Cam Sutton for the first eight games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The league announced the de...