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Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. It is not every step, every minute. But it is there. And as much hardware as he has in his mended right leg, the limp figures to be with him for as long as he...
Seton Hill baseball showing flair for dramatic with walk-off wins
Walk-off wins have become a hot commodity for the Seton Hill baseball team. Nobody has done it better lately, or with more flair, than the Griffins. They were at it again Sunday, earning two thrilling, extra-inning victories against visiting Pitt-Johnstown to stretch their winning streak to 11. (The streak has...
Pirates place catcher Austin Hedges on 7-day concussion IL, add Tyler Heineman as backup
After using eight players at the position last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ catching carousel has started early. The Pirates placed Austin Hedges on the seven-day concussion injured list Tuesday and selected the contract of Tyler Heineman, who will join Jason Delay as the backstops while Hedges is out. To make...
Handful of NHL contenders thrive following major injuriesVideo
Mark Stone missing two months and counting after back surgery threatened to sink the Vegas Golden Knights. Instead, they have risen to the top of the Western Conference. Losing Kirill Kaprizov for several weeks looked like a big blow to the Minnesota Wild. They since have moved into first place...
Browns WR Woods ruptures Achilles tendon during workoutVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns second-year wide receiver Michael Woods II likely will miss the entire 2023 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon while working out with quarterback Deshaun Watson in Texas. A sixth-round draft pick last year, Woods got hurt Monday while catching passes from Watson. A team spokesperson said...
Jon Rahm looks to regain momentum at Masters after rough March
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm looked nearly unbeatable just a month ago. Now, the world’s No. 3-ranked player suddenly finds himself looking for a way to regain his top form this week at the Masters. After winning three tournaments in a six-week span culminating in a two-shot victory over Max...
Darius Miles pleads not guilty to capital murder chargeVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former Alabama basketball player pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus. Darius Miles, 21, of Washington, D.C., entered the plea Monday, according to court documents. Miles, a...
Column: LIV has more to lose than it does to gain at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters should be above all the clamor caused by 18 players from LIV Golf and this feeling of “us versus them” in the first major championship of the year. But just wait until names and numbers start to fill the white scoreboards around Augusta National on...
Pitt’s Phil Jurkovec ascends to top of QB depth chart — but no guarantees
Pat Narduzzi likes to talk about competition at every position. No one is safe. No one should feel comfortable, especially in April. When Pitt’s coach was asked Tuesday how his quarterbacks are progressing this spring, he curiously turned his attention to the position battle at backup quarterback. By doing so,...
Rory McIlroy returns to Masters in search of green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy has had plenty of memorable moments on the back nine on Sunday, but two of the best have had nothing to do with the four-time major champion holding up a trophy at the end. One came in 2018, when McIlroy was paired with Tiger Woods...
Thunder-Warriors spread play, MLB first five innings parlay: Best bets for April 4
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks among 3 prospects to visit with Steelers
On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers brought in three more college prospects for pre-draft visits, they interviewed another top cornerback in addition to two players from N.C. State. Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks, who could be taken in the first round, visited UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Tuesday, along with...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Jake Williams belts walk-off for Yale
Jake Williams took a gap year after he left Franklin Regional and enrolled at Yale. Now, he is hitting gap shots for the baseball team. Williams, a junior, was a hero last week for the Bulldogs when he capped a four-hit game with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom...
Penguins prospect Joel Blomqvist signs tryout with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist signed an amateur tryout contract (ATO) Tuesday with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the season. A second-round pick (No. 52 overall) of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2020, Blomqvist is considered one of the organization’s top prospects. Up until this...
On Sports: Recalling when UConn’s championship coach picked Huskies over Pitt; Penguins start critical 5-game stretch
Dan Hurley proved himself a national championship-caliber coach. Could it have happened in … Pittsburgh? Speaking of Monday’s men’s national title game, it was a tough act to follow in regards to viewership after the women’s game Sunday. Unlike college basketball, the NHL isn’t a single-elimination sport. But the Penguins...
Celebrations, destruction on campus follow UConn victory
STORRS, Conn. — Some UConn fans pulled down signs and light poles, smashed windows and caused other damage after thousands of people, most of them students, spilled onto campus after watching the Huskies’ NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State. Fifteen people had been arrested by early Tuesday and 16...
Adama Sanogo snags ball, Most Outstanding Player honors for UConn in NCAA title win
HOUSTON — Adama Sanogo stood on the sideline watching his UConn teammates dribble out the final seconds to secure the program’s fifth NCAA championship. He looked eager, ready to sprint in at the first chance. When the horn sounded, reserve Andrew Hurley used both hands to spike the basketball near...
NHL’s Pride nights collide with LGBTQ+ political climate
Sports leagues and teams often use Pride nights to raise the visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people — as well as sell them tickets — and the NHL has been a leader. They can include special jerseys designed by LGBTQ+ artists, performances, information tables, even drag performances. And they’re largely...
UConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era
HOUSTON — There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season started. It was made up mostly of the UConn players and coaches themselves. The team that was among “others receiving votes” in the first AP poll of the season ended...
Draft prep 101: Potential draft picks speak to evolving look of Steelers defensive frontVideo
Each day this week, “Breakfast With Benz” will get you ready for this month’s NFL Draft by posting daily “Draft 101” podcasts. Former NFL and college scout and current Steelers Nation Radio host Matt Williamson joins Tim Benz for daily podcasts breaking down draft-eligible players in different position groups. Tuesday...
‘Air’ follows Trafford native’s pursuit of Michael Jordan for NikeVideo
Most people won’t get a chance to see a movie made about their lives — much less see themselves portrayed by A-list Hollywood leading man Matt Damon. Trafford native John “Sonny” Vaccaro is about to get both. “Air: Courting a Legend” premieres Wednesday in theaters nationwide. Directed by Ben Affleck,...
UConn caps dominant tournament run with rout of San Diego State
HOUSTON — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it finally became clear there was only one thing that could stop the UConn Huskies. The final buzzer. The team from Storrs, Conn., topped off one of the most impressive March...
Carson Briere dismissed from Mercyhurst hockey team
ERIE — The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere has been dismissed from the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team after a video showed him and another athlete at the school pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst posted Monday night on Twitter that Carson Briere “has...
Bryan Reynolds overcomes muffed fly ball, homers twice to help Pirates defeat Red Sox
Teammates at Vanderbilt and best friends off the field, Bryan Reynolds and Jason Delay were drafted in 2016 by the San Francisco Giants. Nearly seven years later on Monday night, circumstances placed them in Boston’s Fenway Park, teammates again. This time, members of the Pittsburgh Pirates. And as the first...
‘You can be (ticked) off’: Henry Davis, Pirates prospects motivated by assignment to Altoona
ALTOONA — Henry Davis was blunt as could be about his minor-league assignment, starting this season with the Altoona Curve again after finishing last year with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Double-A affiliate. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, the 23-year-old catcher doesn’t dance around any notions that...
