Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker Bud Dupree, 48, jumps while trying to defend a pass during a training camp practice in Latrobe last month.
ALTOONA — Cam Vieaux tossed seven scoreless innings and benefitted from early run support to fuel the Altoona Curve in a shutout victory, 3-0, over the Hartford Yard Goats on Monday at People Natural Gas Field.
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JOHNSTOWN — Bedford opened the girls tennis season with a 5-0 shutout of Greater Johnstown on Monday.
EVERETT — Central defeated Everett in golf on Monday, 360-371.
ALTOONA — Altoona Curve manager and Indiana, Pa. native Michael Ryan notched his 214th victory as the team’s manager, setting a new franchise record, when his ballclub defeated the Bowie Baysox, 5-4, in comeback fashion on Sunday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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MARTINSBURG —Homewood Foundation held its annual Golf Classic on August 14, 2019 at Iron Masters Country Club in Roaring Spring.
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EVERETT — Bedford opened its golf season on a strong note with a victory at Everett on Friday.
Josh Frankenberry swept Friday night’s Pure Stock features as he picked up a pair of wins at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway.
ALTOONA —The Altoona Curve brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth but their rally fell short in a 6-2 loss to the Bowie Baysox in the opener of a three-game series on Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — This was supposed to be the breakout year for Ross Chastain, whose hard work caught the eye of a sponsor who promised to fund the eighth-generation watermelon farmer in the best ride of his career.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt DiBenedetto has been told by Leavine Family Racing he will not be brought back for a second season with the NASCAR team in 2020.
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — On the range, Justin Thomas had no idea where the ball was going. Some five hours later, he had a share of the course record at Medinah.
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USA Football is piloting the game’s first long-term development program in the hopes of growing the game and catching up to other sports around the world.
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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trace McSorley looks to pass against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of a NFL football preseason game, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Baltimore.
CLEARFIELD — The Bedford Over-The-Hillbillies captured their seventh overall championship at the Clearfield “Past-Your-Prime” Modified Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament last weekend.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hawaii sits behind all but 10 U.S. states in population, but when it comes to the Little League World Series, it’s become America’s hottest team.
Flood City was the national runner-up in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series with two Bedford County players on the team: Ben Kormanski and Justin Whysong. The team was coached by Rod Jarvis Jr. and finished second in the national championship to a team from Hawaii in a tournament played in…
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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The unofficial credo as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff for Darryl Drake this season was, “Shut out the noise,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger relayed as training camp wrapped up Thursday.
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The Baltimore Ravens will see a little bit of Aaron Rodgers on Thursday night in their preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. They’ll probably just shrug: The Ravens have won 14 consecutive exhibition matches.
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — The course is familiar to Tiger Woods. The circumstances are not.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols had two hits and three RBIs Wednesday and set the major league record for career hits by a foreign-born player, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Freking’s left foot points back toward home plate as she assumes her stance inside a mesh batting cage on the grounds of Little League headquarters. The bat head swivels slightly as she stands tall, with that angled left foot helping her stay square to th…
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the top of the 10th inning, Oneil Cruz singled home the first score run of the night before Logan Hill blasted a two-run homer to lift the Altoona Curve to a 3-0 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Wednesday at FNB Field.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fresh off his first full season in the majors, Jameson Taillon seemed to be on the brink of big things for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford always planned to be Penn State’s starting quarterback. The opportunity came sooner than even he expected.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett knows his numbers in his first year as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback weren’t great. He doesn’t particularly care.
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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Gray, rainy skies and a subdued, sparse fan turnout made for a fitting setting Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to practice for the first time since the sudden death of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake.
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Coco Gauff will get a chance to try for an encore: The 15-year-old from Florida received a wild-card entry Tuesday for the U.S. Open’s main draw.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Reigning national champion Clemson has taken any drama out of the Atlantic Coast Conference race.
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The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup.
STATE COLLEGE — The local Senior Pirates finished off the DBacks 11-3 on Sunday thanks in part to Jim Dunlap, who drove in four runs on a double in the second and a home run in the seventh.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — New coach Neal Brown has a tall task as he tries to prevent West Virginia’s perennially prolific offense from turning pathetic.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley has no problem watching preseason games from the sidelines, if that’s what New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur wants.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown lost his grievance with the NFL on Monday over his use of an old helmet that is no longer certified as safe to use for practice or play.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive tackle Robert Landers struggles with mental illness, and he doesn’t care who knows it.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Reed still hasn’t reached top five in the world.
The Everett 10U All-Stars went undefeated and took first place in all four of their tournaments this summer at Chestnut Ridge, Bedford, Somerset, and Conemaugh. Team members are (left to right): Front Row — Gabi Dadetto, Lyla Levy, Jade Colledge, and Karlee Foor. Middle Row — Brooke Hillegas…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will open its 2020 season March 26, its earliest start other than international games. The schedule also features a late April series in Puerto Rico between the New York Mets and Miami Marlins.
JOHNSTOWN — One year after Martella’s Pharmacy became the first Johnstown entry in the AAABA National Tournament to win the championship, the team was back in the final against the same team that it faced in the championship last year.
JOHNSTOWN — Martella’s Pharmacy advanced to the AAABA Tournament Championship with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Bandits in a semifinal matchup, Friday night.
ALTOONA – Domingo Robles took the Altoona Curve through the first seven innings before Blake Cederlind and Matt Eckelman each pitched one inning each of a 1-0 victory over the Reading Fightin Phils on Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Friday night was the Muss Weyant Special at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway, and the drivers were all charging hard for victory.
ALUM BANK — It’s rather easy to understand why Jerry Radford chose the name “Grandview” for his golf course.
ALTOONA — Cody Bolton tossed five shutout innings in route to a 2-0 win for the Altoona Curve over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The road to college for athletes is no longer lined with traditional mile markers. It used to be that batting averages, points per game or yards per carry paved the way for sports stars.
JOHNSTOWN — Martella’s Pharmacy earned a trip to the semifinals in the 75th annual AAABA Tournament with a 5-4 victory over Zanesville on Thursday night at Point Stadium.
