PITTSBURGH — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday. The Braves were leading 6-5 when ...
LONDON — Linda Noskova didn’t pay much attention to tennis as a kid until she watched Czech compatriot Petra Kvitova win the Wimbledon final in 2011. “That is maybe one of the first moments when I realized that such a sport as tennis exists,” the 21-year-old Noskova said after playing on Centre Court at the All England Club for the first time on Thursday. More Czech kids will surely be watching on Saturday when the country is guaranteed to add another champion to its rich legacy at Wimbledon. Noskova beat Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to set up an all-Czech women’s final ...
One of the biggest parts of Minor League Baseball involves seizing opportunities when they come up. That’s exactly what Derek Berg has been doing the last month-plus. Picked in the 10th round of the 2024 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Berg is getting his chance to catch for the ...
The Sinking Valley Two-Man Invitational tournament will be decided this weekend with the Bedford duo of Adam Ritchey and Josh Leibfried back to defend their title from last year. This Sinking Valley best-ball event was first held in 1969, and few may know that the event’s initial monicker ...
Ever wonder what it would be like to play in one of golf’s major championships? That’s exactly what Altoona’s Artie Fink Jr. experienced last week when he was one of 156 golfers who competed in the 2026 U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. A lengthy 7,170-yard ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Kylian Mbappe had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembele scored the other goal and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappe’s goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career and came in his 20th match at the tournament, moving him one behind Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Dembele scored his fifth goal of the tournament in the 66th. Mbappe was taken down in the 76th minute and was taken off for a substitute a minute later. He was then shown sitting on the bench with an ice pack ...
