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An empty Little League baseball field is shown in Washingtonville, N.Y., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Mike DeLuca envisioned his youngest son, John, capping his baseball career the same way most 12-year-old All-Star squads from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, had for the last two decades: with a week spent playing teams from all over the country at Cooperstown Dreams Park in early August. Then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States and the shutdowns began. (AP Photo/Paul Kazdan)

Game off: Youth baseball leagues scrambling amid pandemic

by Will Graves AssociatedPressApril 13, 2020

File-This Oct. 8, 2019, file photo shows Simone Biles of the U.S. performs on the vault during the women's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Biles is the 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year. She is the first gymnast to win the award twice and the first to win it in a non-Olympic year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year

by Will Graves Associated PressDecember 26, 2019

Ben Cherington smiles as he is introduced as the new general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team at a news conference, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Cherington on Pirates: scouting will drive success

by Will Graves Associated PressNovember 18, 2019

This 2019 photo provided by USA Gymnastics shows Li Li Leung. New USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung has no problem with Olympic champion Simone Biles or any other member of the sport speaking out. In fact, Leung welcomes it, well aware it's part of the healing process for the embattled organization in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. (Wendy Barrows Photography/USA Gymnastics via AP)

New USA Gymnastics president points to ‘positive trajectory“

by Will Graves Associated PressAugust 8, 2019

Simone Biles stretches during practice for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Biles on USA Gymnastics’ failures: ‘You couldn’t protect us’

by Will Graves Associated PressAugust 7, 2019

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates a 2017 touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Pittsburgh. The New England tight end has dominated the Steelers throughout his career, no matter how Pittsburgh opts to defend him.

Steelers know they must stop Gronkowski

by Will Graves Associated PressDecember 14, 2018

FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2017, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) warms up before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, in Houston. The Le'Veon Bell watch is almost over for the Steelers. The star running back has until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, afternoon to sign his one-year franchise tender and be eligible to play this season. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, FIle)

Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, out for 2018

by Will Graves Associated PressNovember 14, 2018

Simone Biles practices on the floor during a training session at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Wednesday, in Boston.

Progress slow for USA Gymnastics in wake of Nassar scandal

by Will Graves Associated PressAugust 15, 2018