August 19, 2024 4:31 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — George Kirby worked six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners ended a five-game skid with a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kirby (9-9) pitched five shutout innings and allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five and walking two. The 26-year-old right-hander rebounded after surrendering 11 runs and 12 hits in 3 2/3 innings his last time out, a 15-1 loss at Detroit on Aug. 13. Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer, Josh Rojas and Dominic Canzone added solo shots and Victor Robles added a two-run double. Joey Bart homered for the Pirates, who lost for the 13th time in 16 games.
August 19, 2024 4:33 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama has won the FedEx St. Jude Championship just like everyone expected. No one expected a wild finish like Sunday at the TPC Southwind. Matsuyama lost a five-shot lead in a matter of four holes on the back nine. He suddenly was trailing. And then he birdied the last two holes to win by two shots with a 70. Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland tied for second. Nick Dunlap also felt like a winner. He was in contention to win, and then he was in danger of not being among the top 50 who advanced to next week.
August 19, 2024 4:32 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to help the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 92-75. With 232 assists so far this season, Clark broke the previous WNBA rookie record of 224 by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998. Aliyah Boston grabbed 15 rebounds to go with nine points and a career-high eight assists for Indiana. Jewell Loyd led Seattle with 26 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike added 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
August 18, 2024 7:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson slogged through a forgettable preseason debut in Pittsburgh. The veteran quarterback passed for 47 yards and did not lead a scoring drive as the Steelers lost 9-3 to the Buffalo Bills. Wilson was sacked three times and looked rusty in his first action since last December while playing for Denver. Tyler Bass kicked three field goals for the Bills, who held star quarterback Josh Allen out of the lineup as a precaution after a pregame thunderstorm made the field slick. (Photo: AP)
August 18, 2024 7:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a first-inning homer, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Seattle Mariners 7-2. Rowdy Tellez and Jared Triolo also connected for the Pirates, who have won the first two games of the three-game series following a 10-game losing streak. Joey Bart added a pair of doubles. Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter matched a career high with eight strikeouts while allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings. It was the fifth consecutive loss for Seattle.
August 17, 2024 4:11 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out six and ended a four-start winless streak, and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Skenes (7-2), who was 0-2 in his previous starts, allowed three hits and issued a career-high four walks in his first win since July 11. David Bednar weathered a rocky ninth inning for his 21st save. Jorge Polanco homered for Seattle. Logan Gilbert (7-9) took the loss, giving four runs, three earned, and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.
August 17, 2024 4:20 am
Jason Kelce was destined for a career in the media long before he partnered with his brother, Travis, to co-host a popular podcast. It was evident early on after Andy Reid selected Kelce in the sixth round of the 2011 draft that his dynamic personality would play well on the other side of the microphone. Kelce became a go-to source for reporters throughout his 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s insightful, eloquent and funny. Kelce has the skills to succeed in television and he brings credibility to the studio where he’ll be part of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” broadcast team.
August 16, 2024 4:32 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson is expected to be in the lineup when the Pittsburgh Steelers host Buffalo in their second preseason game. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Wilson will run out with the starters as long as he doesn’t have any setbacks from a calf injury that has slowed him during training camp. Tomlin estimates the starters will play about four series against the Bills, though he may shorten that if Wilson and company find early success. The Steelers signed the 35-year-old nine-time Pro Bowler to a one-year deal in March.
August 16, 2024 4:30 am
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie Drake Maye ran for a touchdown and led the New England Patriots on two of the team’s three scoring drives in a 14-13 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The No. 3 overall draft pick out of North Carolina appeared in just one series in the Patriots’ preseason opener, but played the second and third quarters of this one. He finished 6 of 11 for 47 yards. Philadelphia sat starting QB Jalen Hurts for the second straight preseason game. Backup Kenny Pickett played the entire first half and completed 11 of 13 passes but for only 67 yards.
August 16, 2024 4:36 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Kirk is in the lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele are in the mix as they have been all year. The surprise at the start of the PGA Tour postseason might have been Hideki Matsuyama. He’s been through a lot the last week. He lost his wallet in London last week when someone snatched his bag. He also lost his caddie and coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Their passports were in the stolen bag and they had to go back to Japan. All that and Matsuyama still shot 65.
