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From Spain to the United States, former Robert Morris forward Alvaro Folgueiras’ basketball dream has Iowa in the Sweet 16

TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras left Spain as a 16-year-old with a dream to play basketball in the United States. He made the biggest shot of his life in the national spotlight to eliminate the defending champions from the NCAA Tournament. On college basketball’s grandest stage and with his mother...
Even with robot umpires, MLB managers will find reasons to argue and get ejected

TAMPA, Fla. — Kevin Cash isn’t worried that manager ejections will become a relic of baseball’s past just because robot umpires have arrived to settle some debates. “You only get two challenges, right? That can come up in the first inning,” the Tampa Bay Rays manager said. Manager tantrums at...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea eager to return from injury

It was a simple question. But Ryan Shea qualified his answer somewhat. Can he eat? “I can,” Shea said. “Today.” Any issues the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman had with caloric intake were because of a presumed jaw injury he suffered during a 5-4 home shootout win against the Winnipeg Jets on...
Pitt parts ways with men’s basketball assistants Tim O’Toole, Jason Capel

Jeff Capel might have been retained by athletic director Allen Greene — at least for 2025-26 — but early into the offseason, a pair of his assistants are being let go. Associate head coach Tim O’Toole and assistant Jason Capel, Jeff Capel’s younger brother, will not be retained for this...
Pitt’s Isaiah Neal enjoying life at defensive end

Pitt’s Isaiah Neal had good reason to enter the offseason with confidence. Last fall, after the Panthers were decimated by injury at defensive end, Neal — to that point a tackle — was tasked to transition to the outside midseason. By year’s end, Neal had impressively played the part, recording...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea expected to rejoin lineup

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea is expected to rejoin his team’s lineup for a game against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Shea, sporting a full face shield to protect a suspected jaw injury, participated in a morning skate in Cranberry with no apparent limitations on contact....
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined by injury

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to be scratched for Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena. Via social media, the team announced Malkin will be sidelined due to an undisclosed injury and has been labeled as “day to day.” The specific nature of Malkin’s injury...
Syracuse hires former star guard Gerry McNamara to take over as men’s basketball coach

Syracuse turned to its past by hiring former star guard Gerry McNamara on Tuesday in a bid to guide a fading men’s basketball program back to prominence. The 42-year-old McNamara, nicknamed “G-Mac,” is returning to where he and Carmelo Anthony led the Orange to a national championship in 2003. McNamara...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Will Steelers take 1st-round game-breaker for 1st time in nearly 20 years?

You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo …. Michael DeRosa, @MichaelLDeRosa: It has been 18 years since the Steelers took a...
First Call: Linebacker appears on Steelers’ draft radar; Najee Harris’ comeback attemptVideo

Tuesday’s “First Call” shows us a potential position of interest for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the upcoming NFL Draft. A former Steeler is trying to prove he can still play. The Penguins are back at it against the NHL’s very best. And there is news from the ice and the...
Previewing the Pirates: Rebuilt bullpen could see Dennis Santana, Gregory Soto as closers

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, the final bullpen moves came down to their starting pitching, but the biggest decision will be who serves as closer. From the outset of spring training, the bulk relief role was going to be determined by who won the fifth spot in the rotation. When Carmen...
What are the Steelers getting in Jamel Dean? A full scouting report on Pittsburgh’s new cornerback

One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest moves in free agency was to address the starting cornerback position opposite Joey Porter Jr. The franchise did so by signing Tampa Bay’s Jamel Dean. The 29-year-old inked a three-year, $36.75 million contract with the Steelers on March 13. Jay Recher is a frequent...
ESPN’s Adam Schefter: If Aaron Rodgers doesn’t return to Steelers, Kirk Cousins would be ‘logical pivot’Video

Instead of just getting a straight answer from the Pittsburgh Steelers — or from Aaron Rodgers himself — about their 42-year-old quarterback’s plans to play or retire in 2026, we are forced to follow a trail of bread crumbs for information. Again. Just like last year. Even though free agency...
Robot strike zone will create winners and losers among pitchers, batters who earned human calls

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kevin Gausman got 709 called strikes over the past decade on pitches out of the strike zone, tied for the third-highest total in the major leagues. “I would have thought maybe I was top 20 maybe, but top five is kind of kind of crazy,” the Toronto...
Rockies begin franchise makeover under leadership of DePodesta, Byrnes

DENVER — Two months ago, the Colorado Rockies assembled more than 300 of their scouts, coaches, business personnel and new baseball minds for a meeting at Coors Field. First order of business: an introduction. The main item: Getting everyone on the same page. Because turning around a franchise that has...
Key, Strack help Kentucky women beat West Virginia to secure Sweet 16 trip

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Teonni Key had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Clara Strack had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Kentucky nearly gave up a big lead and held on to beat West Virginia, 74-73, on Monday to advance to the NCAA women’s Sweet 16 for the first time in...

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