US Open ’25: Hogan and Woods and other key anniversaries in the U.S. Open this year

FILE – In this June 11, 1950, file photo, Ben Hogan, center, smiles over a crowd and poses with his wife, Valerie, left, as he receives the U.S. Open Golf Championship trophy from James D. Standish, Jr., Detroit president of the United States Golf Association, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/File)

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the U.S. Open:

100 years ago (1925)

Site: Worcester Country Club

Winner: Willie MacFarlane

Runner-up: Bobby Jones

Score: 74-67-72-78-291

Margin: Playoff (MacFarlane 147, Jones 148)

Winner’s share: $500

Noteworthy: Jones felt his club moved the ball in the rough on the 11th hole of the first round. Officials were unable to confirm this and left it to Jones to make a ruling. He called a one-shot penalty on himself. Praised for his sportsman ship, Jones famously replied, “You might as well praise me for not robbing a bank.”

AP story: Willie MacFarlane, “finest of men and a great golfer,” in the words of America’s greatest amateur, little Bobby Jones of Atlanta, tonight is the open champion of the United States, a victory by a single stroke today ending the greatest tournament in history. The final score was 72 to 73 at the end of the second 18 holes of a playoff to decide the deadlocked tourney. Jones’ opinion of the victory is of weight, for he was was — national amateur and former open champion — who fell before the other’s prowess in a history-making playoff. Only after a throng of several thousand had boiled in the terrific heat through 36 holes did the end come, and then it was at the final green.

75 years ago (1950)

Site: Merion Golf Club

Winner: Ben Hogan

Runner-up: Lloyd Mangum and George Fazio

Score: 72-69-72-74-287

Margin: Playoff (Hogan 69, Mangrum 73, Fazio 75)

Winner’s share: $4,000

Noteworthy: Hogan hit 1-iron to the 18th in the final round, leading to one of golf’s most iconic photos. When he played the 18th during the third round earlier that morning, he hit 6-iron to the green. It was an example of how much fatigue he had from his battered legs.

AP story: Ben Hogan’s legs held out today like stanchions of steel, and the game little man from Texas smashed Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio with strokes to spare in their 18-hole playoff for the National Open Golf Championship. In winning his second Open title within three years, Hogan climaxed gloriously the most remarkable comeback in the history of sports. This time a year ago, it was doubted that he ever would play golf again after barely escaping with his life from a head-on motor car collision near Van Horn, Texas.

50 years ago (1975)

Site: Medinah Country Club

Winner: Lou Graham

Runner-up: John Mahaffey

Score: 74-72-68-73-287

Margin: Playoff (Graham 71, Mahaffey 73)

Winner’s share: $40,000

Noteworthy: One year after Tom Watson had the 54-hole lead and shot 79, he had a 36-hole lead and shot 76-77. Watson won the first of his eight majors a month later at Carnoustie.

AP story: Lou Graham, a 12-year-old tour veteran, wore down ambitious John Mahaffey and ended a career of golfing obscurity with a two-stroke victory Monday in the 18-hole payoff for the U.S. Open crown. “It’s the dream of a lifetime,” the 37-year-old Graham said in his soft, Tennessee drawl. He won it with a 71, even par on the 7,032 yards of gently rolling, heavily wooded countryside that makes up the Medinah Country Club course The bitterly disappointed Mahaffey, now a runner-up seven times since his lone tour title, didn’t make a birdie in the hot and humid playoff and had a score of 73.

25 years ago (2000)

Site: Pebble Beach Golf Links

Winner: Tiger Woods

Runners-up: Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez

Score: 65-69-71-67-272

Margin: 15 shots

Winner’s share: $800,000

Noteworthy: Jack Nicklaus played in his final U.S. Open. In each of the four majors he played for the last time, Woods was the winner.

AP story: Standing on the 18th fairway, Tiger Woods turned his back on Pebble Beach and looked out over Carmel Bay in the final moments of the most monumental U.S. Open victory ever. He was all alone, playing for himself — and for history. No one was close to catching him. No one is close in the game. “We’ve been talking about him for two years. I guess we’ll be talking about him for the next 20. When he’s on, we don’t have much of a chance,” Ernie Els said. While the rest of the field was playing for second, Woods took aim at the record books. When the final putt fell, Woods owned his third major championship, along with the kind of records no one imagined possible.

20 years ago (2005)

Site: Pinehurst No. 2

Winner: Michael Campbell

Runner-up: Tiger Woods

Score: 71-69-71-69-280

Margin: 2 shots

Winner’s share: $1,170,000

Noteworthy: Retief Goosen and Jason Gore played in the final group and combined to take 165 strokes. Goosen shot 81, Gore shot 84.

AP story: Michael Campbell answered every challenge Tiger Woods threw his way Sunday until a U.S. Open full of surprises got the biggest one of all. Woods blinked first. Ten years after being touted as a rising star, Campbell finally delivered a major championship no one expected with clutch par saves and a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that proved to be the knockout punch. The only drama at the end was whether Campbell would beat Pinehurst No. 2. He missed a 3-foot par putt on the final hole for a 1-under 69 to finish the tournament at even par. It was good enough for a two-shot victory over Woods, who charged along the back nine until missing an 8-foot par putt on the 16th hole, then three-putting from 25 feet on the par-3 17th, the same hole that doomed his chances at Pinehurst six years ago.

10 years ago (2015)

Site: Chambers Bay Golf Club

Winner: Jordan Spieth

Runners-up: Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen

Score: 68-67-71-69-275

Margin: 1 shot

Winner’s share: $1,800,000

Noteworthy: This was the first U.S. Open televised by Fox Sports in a 12-year deal. It gave up the rights after five years.

AP story: Jordan Spieth is halfway home to the Grand Slam, a prize only three of the biggest names in modern golf have ever chased. And he still can’t believe how he got there. Spieth won the U.S. Open in a heart-stopper Sunday with a turn of events even more wild than the terrain at Chambers Bay. He thought he had it won with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole. He threw away a three-shot lead one hole later. He made birdie on the final hole. And then he thought it was over as Dustin Johnson settled in over a 12-foot eagle putt for the victory. Three putts later, Spieth was the U.S. Open champion. Spieth joined Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in getting the first two legs of the modern slam that Palmer created on his way to St. Andrews in 1960. That’s the next stop for the 21-year-old Texan whose two major championships could not be any more different. A wire-to-wire runaway at Augusta National. A nail-biter on the edge of Puget Sound. And another major heartache for Johnson.

5 years ago (2020)

Site: Winged Foot Golf Club

Winner: Bryson DeChambeau

Runner-up: Matthew Wolff

Score: 69-68-70-67-274

Margin: 6 shots

Winner’s share: $2,250,000

Noteworthy: It was the first U.S. Open in September since 1913.

AP story: Call him a mad scientist in a tam o’shanter cap. Call him a game-changer in golf. Any description of Bryson DeChambeau now starts with U.S. Open champion. In a breathtaking performance Sunday at Winged Foot, on a course so demanding no one else broke par, DeChambeau blasted away with his driver and had short irons from the ankle-deep rough on his way to a 3-under 67. When his 7-foot par putt fell on the 18th, DeChambeau thrust those two powerful arms into the air. This was validation that his idea to add 40 pounds of mass, to produce an incredible amount of speed and power, would lead to moments like this. Two shots behind Matthew Wolff going into the final round, he passed him in five holes, pulled away to start the back nine and wound up winning by six shots. Wolff, trying to become the first player since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to win the U.S. Open in his debut, closed with a 75.

Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) smiles and points during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level.

The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “Will he? Or won’t he?” speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

The Steelers and Rodgers had been circling each other for months. Rodgers even visited the team’s facility in late March, driving in undercover in a nondescript sedan wearing a hat and sunglasses.

While there were plenty of nice words from both sides in the aftermath, Rodgers didn’t rush to put pen to paper, telling “The Pat McAfee Show” in April that his attention was focused on helping people in his inner circle who were “battling some difficult stuff” and that he didn’t want to decide until he knew he could fully commit.

With mandatory minicamp coming next week, Rodgers apparently finds himself in a place where he can give the Steelers his full attention.

Rodgers joins a team that has been stuck in a transitional period at quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season. Either Rodgers or Mason Rudolph — who returned to Pittsburgh on a two-year deal in March — will likely be Pittsburgh’s fifth Week 1 quarterback in five seasons.

The Steelers have stayed competitive, up to a point anyway, amid the constant churn at the most important position on the field. Pittsburgh has reached the playoffs four times in the last five seasons, only to be quickly escorted out of the postseason in lopsided fashion each time.

Justin Fields and Russell Wilson — who combined to lead the Steelers to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth last season — ended up in New York. Fields will replace Rodgers with the Jets after agreeing to a two-year deal. Wilson is heading to the Giants on a one-year contract.

Those deals left Rodgers and the Steelers without any other reasonable options. Both sides have their reasons for consummating what is essentially a marriage of convenience.

Rodgers hopes to author a happier ending to his Hall of Fame career after two eventful, if underwhelming, seasons with the Jets. While Rodgers is hardly a long-term solution in Pittsburgh, he is the best option left after the Steelers chose not to use one of their higher picks in April’s draft on a quarterback, instead taking a late-round flyer on former Ohio State star Will Howard.

The union brings Rodgers and Tomlin — the longest-tenured head coach in major professional North American sports — together after years of what is the football equivalent of flirting.

They’ve long held each other in high esteem and have enjoyed a handful of memorable on-field interactions that went viral. Last fall, they playfully nodded at each other as a sign of respect after Tomlin was forced to burn a timeout when Rodgers tried a quick snap that would have ended with the Steelers being penalized for having too many men on the field.

Pittsburgh is hoping Rodgers has enough left physically to go with a football IQ that remains elite. He was solid if not spectacular last season in New York, throwing for 28 touchdowns against 11 interceptions.

Yet his play on the field often took a back seat to the drama off it as the Jets cycled through coaches and limped to a 5-12 record, with Rodgers spending much of his time in New York defending comments he made on platforms like “The Pat McAfee Show.”

The Steelers are no strangers to drama. If there’s been one constant since the team’s last Super Bowl appearance — a loss to Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in February 2011 — it’s the ability to employ talented, if mercurial players.

The list runs the gamut, from Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown to Le’Veon Bell to JuJu Smith-Schuster to George Pickens, traded to Dallas last month.

Pittsburgh has retooled a bit in the offseason, including acquiring two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf from Seattle. The Steelers quickly signed him to a new five-year deal to bring some stability (and hopefully maturity) to a wide receiver room that’s lacked both.

The one thing Pittsburgh hadn’t done was do the same at the most important position on the field. Tomlin and team president Art Rooney II both kept the door open for Fields and Wilson to return, only to stand by idly when Fields bolted for the Jets and make no serious attempt to retain Wilson.

While the Steelers did bring back Rudolph, a season removed from leading them on an improbable run to the playoffs, he is considered a backup.

The field of experienced players available eventually winnowed down to Rodgers.

His arrival is a stopgap, one that Pittsburgh hopes will keep it competitive until a long-term solution arrives, most likely in the 2026 draft. Until then, Rodgers and the Steelers will try to make the best of a marriage of convenience of their own making.

Penguins Hire Rangers assistant Dan Muse as New Coach

New York Rangers assistant coach Dan Muse, right, watches during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker File)

Jun 4, 2025 2:30 PM

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Muse is the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins hired the former New York Rangers assistant and tasked him with helping the franchise navigate a rebuild during the twilight of longtime captain Sidney Crosby’s career. Muse replaces Mike Sullivan. Sullivan and the Penguins split in April after a nearly decade-long tenure that included a pair of Stanley Cup titles. The Rangers scooped up Sullivan, naming him their coach in May. The 42-year-old Muse was hired after a monthlong search by Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas. Muse’s hiring leaves the Boston Bruins as the last of eight teams with offseason head coaching vacancies.

Still One Vote Shy Of Renewal After Revote on Aliquippa Basketball Coach Status

(File Photo of Aliquippa Coach Nick Lackovich taken by Beaver County Radio Satff)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa head boys’ basketball coach has not been decided yet after a recent meeting. The Aliquippa School board voted 4-3 on Monday in favor of renewing head coach Nick Lackovich’s contract. However, they needed one more vote of 5-3 to reinstate him. The board president, Tina Price-Genes, abstained from the vote. Board member Yvonne Jackson walked out of the meeting and did not return. The vice president of the board, Nicole Bible and board members, Sandra Gill and Brian Sims voted against renewing Coach Lackovich’s contract. The board members who voted for Coach Lackovich’s contract to be renewed were: Janice Cain, Catherine Colalella, Torri Durham Flannigan and Kenny Rainey. The next meeting to decide the head coach for Aliquippa boys’ basketball will be on Wednesday, June 11th at 6 p.m., the only meeting of that month for the Aliquippa School Board.

Reynolds hits go-ahead 3-run homer, Pirates score 7 in 8th to beat Dbacks 9-6

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds, right, celebrates his three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Pirates’ Oneil Cruz, left, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Bryan Reynolds had four hits, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a six-run deficit to stun the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6. The Pirates, who entered the night 0-29 when trailing after seven innings, were down 6-2 before scoring seven times in the eighth against Arizona relievers Kevin Ginkel and Jalen Beeks. Joey Wentz (2-1) pitched 3 2/3 innings of long relief for the Pirates. David Bednar retired the side in order in the ninth for his sixth save. The Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead, including Corbin Carroll’s first-innng homer

Riverside Boys Go For The Gold Against Quaker Valley Wednesday on Beaver County Radio

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(Brighton Twp., Pa.) The Riverside Panthers Boys Baseball team will look to once again bring home the WPIAL Boys 3A Baseball Championship on Wednesday afternoon at 5:00 PM. Beaver County Radio’s Mike Azadian and Gene Matsook  will have the call as the Panthers take on Quaker Valley on 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com.  If you can’t tune into the game you can click the link below to listen on-line via beavercountyradio.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Freedom Bulldogs Go for Gold on Beaver County Radio Wednesday

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(Brighton Twp., Pa.) The Freedom Bulldogs Boys Baseball Team has been on a mission all season. That mission to is bring home gold to Bulldog country. They have the chance to bring home the WPIAL 2A Championship on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM.  Beaver County Radio’s Mike Azadian and Gene Matsook  will have the call as the Bulldogs take on Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com.If you can’t tune into the game you can click the link below to listen on-line via beavercountyradio.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pirates right-hander Jared Jones to miss 2025 season after undergoing elbow surgery

FILE – Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones (37) delivers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, on Feb. 25, 2025, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

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Date May 21, 2025 12:32 PM
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates’ right-handed pitcher Jared Jones has undergone elbow surgery and will not return in 2025. The 23-year-old Jones initially complained of elbow pain in mid-March. The decision to have surgery came after Jones complained of discomfort in the elbow during his rehab. The extent of the damage to the elbow wasn’t initially known. Though the team has not put a firm timetable on a possible return, Jones will be out for at least the remainder of this season. The 23-year-old Jones made the Pirates out of spring training in 2024 and pitched well, going 6-8 with a 4.14 ERA

Oscar Mayer’s Fleet of Wienermobiles Go Head-to-Head in Inaugural “Wienie 500”

(Photo Provided by AP with Release. Oscar Mayer unveils the “Wienie 500,” a first-ever Wienermobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, streaming live May 23 ahead of the Indy 500.)

 

CHICAGO & PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 20, 2025–

 

Oscar Mayer announces the “Wienie 500” – a first-of-its-kind spectacle where the fleet of Wienermobiles will haul buns to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a race unlike any other. Ahead of this year’s Indianapolis 500, which draws more than 330,000 fans who consume nearly 30,000 hot dogs, Oscar Mayer’s beloved Hotdoggers will make their racing debut on the very same track as the pros. The race will be streamed live on Friday, May 23 at 2pm ET on the FOX Sports app and across @INDYCARonFOX social accounts, and fans can catch highlights from the race during Sunday’s Indy 500 pre-race show on FOX.

The Wienie 500 will also mark the first ‘meat-up’ of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the fleet, each sporting an all-new look. Each Wienermobile will represent a different regional dog, including the Chi Dog (Midwest), New York Dog (East), Slaw Dog (Southeast), Sonoran Dog (Southwest) Chili Dog (South) and Seattle Dog (Northwest). From custom Hotdogger racing suits, to a trophy presentation in the ‘Wiener’s Circle’, complete with a condiment spray and hot dog for the wiener’s enjoyment, every moment of the race is designed to spark smiles, serving up a delightful racing event only Oscar Mayer can.

“The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer and the start of hot dog season,” said Kelsey Rice, Brand Communications Director at Oscar Mayer. “As a brand known for sparking smiles in disarmingly delightful ways, it’s only fitting that we bring a race of epic proportions to the Speedway and celebrate a timeless tradition: delicious meats and a little friendly competition to kick off a summer of wieners.”

As part of the fun, Oscar Mayer is inviting fans across the nation to get in on the action. In collaboration with DraftKings, fans can predict the outcome of the unforgettable race by answering a series of race-related questions. Beginning today, fans can head to Draftkings.com/wienie500 to enter the free-to-play pool, and those who rack up the most points will win a share of the total cash prize of $10,000.

The inaugural Wienie 500 marks the beginning of a summer of celebrating the American staple, proving that even the most unexpected places – like a professional racetrack – is the perfect setting for an Oscar Mayer wiener. The Wienie 500 is part of a partnership between Oscar Mayer and IMS that names Oscar Mayer the ‘Official Hot Dog’ of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. The first-of-its-kind race is also supported by an advertising campaign rolling out across the country, along with more surprises to come this summer.

To learn more about the Oscar Mayer Wienie 500 and see the ultimate wiener crowned, visit OscarMayer.com and follow @OscarMayer on Instagram and TikTok.

Gene Lamont is returning to the Pirates, this time as an advisor to manager Don Kelly

FILE – Detroit Tigers coach Gene Lamont gives instruction during a spring training baseball workout in Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gene Lamont is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired their former manager as a special advisor to current manager Don Kelly. This is Lamont’s third stint with Pittsburgh. He served as a coach under Jim Leyland from 1986-91. Lamont later spent four seasons as the Pirates’ manager, posting a record of 295-352 from 1997-2000. Kelly took over as Pirates manager for the remainder of the season when the club fired Derek Shelton. Kelly and Lamont go back to their time together with the Detroit Tigers. Kelly was a utility player for Detroit from 2009-14, which overlapped with Lamont’s 11-year stint as a coach for the Tigers.