Smith talks tight ends, pistol formation and fullbacks
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 3, 2024
New Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith arrived with a reputation for leaning on tight ends. Over the first week-plus of training camp, that certainly has appeared to play out. Thou...
Analysis: Biles’ greatest power might be her toughness
Olympics, Sports
August 3, 2024
PARIS (AP) — In the early days after she was adopted by her grandparents, Simone Biles, a preschooler at the time, put herself in charge of younger sister Adria. Part of it was Biles doing what big si...
Wilson told to tone it down in win over Belgium
Olympics, Sports
August 3, 2024
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it’s to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to f...
Federal judge overturns verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ suit
NFL, Sports
August 3, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge overturned a jury’s $4.7 billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment to the NFL. U.S. D...
Beauvillier happy to be ‘on the good side’ with Pens
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
August 3, 2024
Anthony Beauvillier had an obvious rooting interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins a long time ago. A native of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, he gravitated to that small town’s most celebrated native, goaltender M...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 3, 2024
As measured by the rhythm of a football season, Tuesday was a milestone for Cory Trice in that it was during the first padded practice of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2023 training camp that Trice suffere...
Rypien’s 3 TD passes lead Bears past Texans
NFL, Sports
August 3, 2024
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — While Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud and other starters from both teams watched from the sideline, the NFL’s new kickoffs didn’t provide any excitement. Brett Rypien stole the show be...
Mara wants progress for Giants after last season
NFL, Sports
August 3, 2024
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants co-owner John Mara and his family have been around the NFL long enough to know not to label an upcoming season make-or-break for the front office and coaching s...
Getting the most out of Parsons a priority for Cowboys
NFL, Sports
August 3, 2024
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has never had a player like Micah Parsons who can be used in so many different ways. Parsons has never been coached the way Zimme...
U.S. win first medal in sailing since Rio Olympics
Olympics, Sports
August 3, 2024
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — In what sailors called the first “normal wind” day of the 2024 Olympics, Spain and the Netherlands won gold medals in the men’s and women’s skiffs respectively on Friday, whil...
Defending women’s champ loses in surfing competition
Olympics, Sports
August 3, 2024
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Defending Olympic women’s surfing champion Clarissa Moore of the United States was beaten in the Paris Games quarterfinals on Thursday as competition resumed in Tahiti after t...
EF’s Morgan heading into season on a winning note
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 3, 2024
The defending WPIAL Class 3A champion has had a productive summer in tournament play. Fresh off a high school campaign where she captured the first-ever WPIAL girls’ golf title for Elizabeth Forward, ...
Frazier’s Vaughn commits to D1 E. Tennessee St.
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 3, 2024
The Commodores third baseman chose the Bucs over a handful of PSAC schools. Frazier softball’s Grace Vaughn has been fielding offers from a number of Division II PSAC schools with an opportunity to co...
Pirates rally from five-run deficit, ultimately fall to D’backs
Sports
August 3, 2024
Ketel Marte’s 9th inning homer, his second of the game, proved to be the game-winning run. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell homered from both sides of the plate in his Arizona debut, Ketel Marte also hit t...
Ledecky wins 13th medal with silver in the pool
Sports
August 3, 2024
Katie Ledecky became the most decorated woman in swimming history. NANTERRE, France (AP) — It wasn’t the medal Katie Ledecky would’ve preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a ni...
Sports
August 3, 2024
2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • In the Fayette County League Playoffs, top-seeded Rostraver was expected to make quick work of Bud Murphy’s but their opponents had a different plan. Rostraver won the ...
Sports
August 3, 2024
BADMINTON 1:30 p.m. - CNBC — Women’s Doubles Gold Final (Taped) BASKETBALL 11:15 a.m. - NBC — Men’s Group C: Puerto Rico vs. USA 3 p.m. - CNBC — Men’s Group C: Serbia vs. South Sudan 6 p.m. - USA — Me...
2-minute drill a highlight to end practice
Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS: INSIDE THE ROPES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
One of the highest-profile and most interesting to watch of any drill at training camp is the 2-minute simulation the Pittsburgh Steelers will end practices with on occasion. Thursday was its first ap...
Decision to reclassify pays off for Bucs’ top pick
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
No. 9 overall pick Konnor Griffin was introduced to the media Wednesday at PNC Park. From his vantage point at PNC Park Friday, soaking in the moment after being signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Konn...
Steelers bring back depth linebacker Markus Golden
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
Veteran outside linebacker Markus Golden signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, returning to the team with which he spent his ninth NFL season in 2023. Golden, 33, served as the top backup t...