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LSU's Paul Skenes pitches against Tennessee in a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Skenes, a hard-throwing pitcher who struck out 209 batters in 122 innings for the Tigers, could be the first pick in Sunday night's Major League Baseball draft.(AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)

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Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes could go 1-2 in the MLB Draft. Still, the Pirates might throw a curve
By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer
Sat,07/08/23-8:49AM , 854 Reads
LSU outfielder Dylan Crews is, according to Tigers coach Jay Johnson, “the perfectly built baseball player."

Power. Speed. Defense. Smarts. There is little Johnson believes Crews can't do.

“He's the best college hitter I've ever seen,” Johnson said.
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Florida's Trinity Thomas competes on the uneven bars during an NCAA gymnastics meet against Georgia on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Gainesville, Fla. Thomas, the defending NCAA all-around champion, has 27 perfect 10s in her career, one short of the NCAA record. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

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Too perfect? Scores of 10 are everywhere in NCAA gymnastics
By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer
Wed,04/12/23-2:30PM , 141 Reads
Trinity Thomas spent her entire childhood and most of her teens chasing perfection. No wonder the moment the University of Florida gymnast finally caught it is etched so vividly in her memory.
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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) encourages fans to make noise during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

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Watt's return fuels Steelers to 20-10 win over shaky Saints
By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer
Sun,11/13/22-3:50PM , 199 Reads
PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt felt the familiar and still indescribable jolt the moment he emerged from the tunnel.
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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) looks on before an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Orchard Park, NY. Watt returned to practice this week after tearing his left pectoral in Week 1 against Cincinnati and didn't rule out playing on Sunday, Oct. 30, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko, File)

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Steelers hope Watt's return provides a spark as Saints visit
By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer
Thu,11/10/22-12:20PM , 130 Reads
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin is not ready to bail on 2022, even as the reality that at 2-6 the Pittsburgh Steelers have dug themselves a hole so deep it's difficult to imagine they dig out in time to be anything other than a spoiler down the stretch.
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