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Ohtani hits 100th homer with Dodgers, but Pirates take 9-7 win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Pham and Jared Triolo each drove in two runs, and the Pirates spoiled a big night by Shohei Ohtani to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 on Tuesday night. Ohtani hit his 100th home run with the Los Angeles Dodgers and had a pair of doubles. Ohtani hit a solo shot off ...

Rodgers trying to reshape legacy in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers sits in the corner of a largely empty Pittsburgh Steelers locker room on a random afternoon late in training camp. The day might be over, but the NFL’s oldest active player is in no rush to leave. The four-time MVP stands up and walks over to a nearby trash ...

Steelers sign RB Warren to a 3-year extension

PITTSBURGH — When Jaylen Warren arrived in Pittsburgh in the spring of 2022 as an undrafted rookie free agent running back, he was hoping he could do enough to earn a spot on the practice squad. Warren has done far more than that. Six months after letting former first-round pick Najee ...

WVU defense flew under the radar with strong performance

The focus of the season opener against Robert Morris was on Rich Rodriguez’s return and who the starting quarterback was going to be, but it was Zac Alley’s defense that went under the radar and completely dominated, aside from a few plays. Although Robert Morris is an FCS school, ...

AP Top 25 poll preview: Defending champ Buckeyes poised to return to No. 1

As pro wrestling great and noted philosopher Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man. Defending national champion Ohio State is still the man in college football. The purveyors of preseason rankings had anointed Texas largely because of what in retrospect was an ...

Strasburg uses big second half to top Central

STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central's youthful squad gave visiting Strasburg all it could handle through the first half Saturday night at Harding Stadium. The Crusaders led at halftime of their home opener at Harding Stadium, were out-gaining the Tigers by more than a 2-1 margin at the break, ...