LONDON — A year ago, it was a matter of bouncing back after wasting three match points in a devastating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final and showing that he could still win a Grand Slam after a three-month doping ban. This year it was about demonstrating that he still has the ...
SOUTHPORT, England — Peter Uihlein was back at Royal Birkdale for the first time in nine years, and there were times late Sunday afternoon when he felt as though he was seeing the links course for the first time. The turf was more brown than green, a sign of hot weather that has been baking ...
USSEL, France — Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. Van der Poel was in a group of four contesting the victory. He accelerated with about 200 meters to go, then held off Norwegian rider Tobias Johannessen and Britain’s Tom Pidcock before spreading his arms as he crossed the line. All three were timed at 3 hours, 27 minutes, 51 seconds. “It was a really hard stage after a hard week for the team,” said Van der ...
PHILADELPHIA — For the second time in as many years and third time in the last four drafts, the Pirates took a trip to the Bayou to find a draft pick. This year, that brought them outfielder Derek Curiel with the fifth pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. Curiel joins Paul Skenes (2023) and Jared ...
PITTSBURGH — Over the course of a long six months-plus Major League Baseball season, every team will ride its share of ups and downs, and be faced with adversity on several occasions. The Pittsburgh Pirates are going through that situation right now, and their season may very well depend ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Jacob Gonzalez and left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jaden Woods and Pittsburgh’s Competitive Balance-A round (No. 34 overall) selection in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft. Friday’s game between the Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park was postponed due to inclement weather. The Pirates and Brewers will play a split doubleheader on Saturday. The first game will start at 12:05 p.m., while the second game will begin at 4:05 or one hour after ...
