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Dennis Santana made a memorable entrance against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the lights went out at PNC Park and he walked out from the bullpen to Dominican rapper Rochy RD’s song, “Original.” Santana’s exit was even more entertaining. The Pittsburgh Pirates closer got Shohei Ohtani swinging at a slider...

Mike Tomlin thinks so highly of Jabrill Peppers that he mistakenly thought the former Michigan star safety was a high first-round pick when he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2017. Tomlin seemed to be taken aback when asked Tuesday whether the Steelers, who had shown pre-draft interest in...

As Pitt got its Tuesday morning practice underway at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, music blasting from multiple loudspeakers provided an instant reminder as to the Panthers’ challenge this weekend. Not that anyone inside Pitt’s locker room had forgotten. “(Coach Pat Narduzzi) has the speakers blaring with crowd noise, different chants...

Mike Tomlin made one thing clear about his offense Tuesday at his weekly news conference: He doesn’t want to see his 41-year-old quarterback on his backside four times on a weekly basis. Aaron Rodgers was sacked four times — and hit seven overall — in the Steelers’ 34-32 victory against...

LAS VEGAS — Sidney Crosby is well aware of the trade talk swirling around him, now that he and the Pittsburgh Penguins have gone three seasons without making the playoffs. Going into another at age 38 with little realistic hope of the team contending, the three-time Stanley Cup champion acknowledged...

In the oft-deemed Wild West era of the transfer portal and NIL in college football, you see unexpected departures from rosters every year. It’s much less common, though, to see one of those departures make their way back to a program two years later. That’s become a reality at Penn...

Some ex-Steelers are unhappy with what they are seeing from a trio of current players in black and gold. Retired Steelers offensive lineman Trai Essex has gotten into the media game. He hosts the “Snap Count Show” with former teammate Charlie Batch on the Big Play Sports Network. The two-time...

Pitt will welcome three of the nation’s top men’s basketball programs to Petersen Events Center this season as part of its ACC schedule that was released Tuesday. Duke, Louisville and Clemson, who all finished in the AP Top 25 last season, are set to visit the Panthers as part of...

Tuesday’s “First Call” has injury news for the Seattle Seahawks as they get ready to arrive at Acrisure Stadium for Sunday’s game against the Steelers. We check in on Russell Wilson’s status in New York, and we update the health of a former Steeler who was injured for Miami. Plus,...

Aaron Rodgers was excellent in his debut as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He was 22 of 30 (73%) for 244 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 136.7 en route to a 34-32 victory over the New York Jets. That statement and...

Pitt announced Tuesday that it will assume the responsibilities of Alliance 412, “unifying support for Panther student-athletes into one streamlined and powerful platform.” When Alliance 412 was founded in 2021 by Pitt mega-donor Chris Bickell, the collective proved critical in helping the Panthers navigate a new world of college athletics...

NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list. Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center...

Jalen Carter was fined $57,222 by the NFL but avoided another suspension after spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott seconds into the league’s season opener Thursday night. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle was ejected from Philadelphia’s 24-20 victory over Dallas before playing a snap. He’s expected to be on the...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The late British golf writer Peter Dobereiner never liked the idea of continental Europe being invited to take part in the Ryder Cup, regardless of the Americans winning all but one time over the previous 30 years. He no doubt would feel the same if that...

On paper, the European team heading to New York to defend the Ryder Cup hardly could be more similar to the winning lineup two years ago. Look closer, and plenty of things are different. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have moved to LIV Golf. Bob MacIntyre, a rookie in Rome,...

The Big Ten’s lackluster schedule this week exemplifies a problem facing the conference: Not enough teams are testing themselves outside of league play. The Big Ten prides itself on having a nine-game conference schedule, which traditionally had set it apart from the Southeastern Conference. Yet the SEC will move to...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints first-year defensive backs coach Terry Joseph used to love working in college football, having spent the last 19 years at some of the biggest brands in the game. His stops included LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Tennessee and, most recently, Texas. Earlier this year,...

That Bubba Chandler’s starting debut Sunday was disastrous was deflating, given that he was billed as baseball’s best pitching prospect. That the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander was disgusted with his performance, however, was a sign of his competitive fire. Chandler came out firing four-seam fastballs at the Milwaukee Brewers, only...

Five things we learned from Steelers 34, Jets 32: 1. Dreaming big For the first time since the 2015 season, the Steelers put up 34 points in a second opener. For the first time since 2020 when Ben Roethlisberger was in his penultimate season, a quarterback had four touchdown passes...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Some fans might have raised eyebrows at how much running back Kenneth Gainwell played in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener Sunday. Even Gainwell himself admitted that when he joined the Steelers via a one-year, $1.79 million contract in March that he did not even envision playing...