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Steelers lose
two to injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins and tight end Jake McGee on injured reserve after they were hurt during organized team activities last week. Both players are out for the 2018 season.
The Steelers announced the moves Tuesday. The team said Hawkins and McGee were injured on May 30.
This is the second time in three years that Hawkins will not play a snap during the regular season due to injury. A fourth-round pick by the Steelers in 2016, Hawkins missed his rookie season because of a shoulder issue suffered during training camp. He appeared in five games in 2017 for the AFC North champions.
McGee spent 2017 on Pittsburgh’s practice squad.
The Steelers filled the roster spots vacated by Hawkins and McGee by signing offensive tackle Bryce Harris and tight end Ryan Malleck to one-year contracts.
Conway to box at Rivers Rumble VIII
Professional boxing returns to Rivers Casino Friday for “Rivers Rumble VIII,” presented by Rivers Casino in association with Made Men Promotions. The venue opens at 5 p.m. and the first bell rings at 7 p.m.
The main event features undefeated Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (12-0, 5 KO) in the biggest fight of his career when he battles Mexican warrior Jose “El Negro” Ramirez (28-7, 16 KO) for the IBA Intercontinental Jr. Lightweight Championship in a scheduled for 10-round bout.
Conway, who earned his title shot after a TKO victory over Victor Abreu in February, trains at the Brownson House. Ramirez, the former WBO International Champion, has won three of his last four fights and has faced the likes of boxing’s pound-for-pound best fighter Vasyl Lomachenko and World Champions Oscar Valdez and Abner Mares.
Two C-H football players commit
Two students at Chartiers-Houston High School have chosen colleges to continue their academic and football careers.
Matt Whitfield will be attending Washington & Jefferson College and play linebacker. Whitfield was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at linebacker. Whitfield recorded 325 tackles during his career. He was selected a captain his senior year and was named All-Conference for his junior and senior seasons.
Noah Minney will continue his academic and athletic career at Wooster College. Minney was a three-year starter as a center and defensive end for C-H and a four-year letterwinner. He was selected as a captain his senior year and named All-Conference for his junior and senior seasons.
Pony baseball
Preston Burgard went 2-for-2 with two doubles to help Ace Sporting Goods to an 8-5 win over Washington Hyundai in Washington Pony League action.
Michael Shallcross went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Ace Sporting Goods.
Jackson Price went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Washington Hyundai.
In the majors
Miguel Andujar hit his first career grand slam, CC Sabathia pitched seven innings to snap a five-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2.
Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning to power the Minnesota Twins past Chicago 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader.
That spoiled a stellar start by White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez.
Miguel Sano’s RBI single set up Escobar for his latest clutch hit against his original team.