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Western Pa. Sports Museum adds Franco Harris’ rings to exhibit ahead of Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is on the minds of all sports fans with the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs set for Sunday in Arizona. For those wishing to bask in the ’70s Steelers Super Bowl glory days, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum in the Strip District...
West Virginia’s Gold-Blue spring game set for April 22

West Virginia’s annual Gold-Blue spring football game will be played at 1 p.m. April 22, at Milan Puskar Stadium, the university announced Thursday. The Mountaineers will start spring drills March 21 and hold 15 spring practices, concluding with the Gold-Blue game. Tickets are available for $10 each at wvugame.com or...
Lakers rejuvenated after trade? Can they hang with Bucks? Best Bets for Thursday

BY JIM DERRY | 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...
Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl 57 player props: Over on Kelce, under on Mahomes

BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, which has propelled them to their third Super Bowl appearance in the past four years. The Chiefs will be taking on the Philadelphia Eagles this time around in Super...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith rebounds after a somewhat dry January

Casey DeSmith didn’t do anything too elaborate during his team’s recent bye week. By his description, he just drove south until it got warm. Or, at least warm enough to play some disc golf. In his case, he found sufficient calefaction outside of Charlotte, N.C. He was probably due a...
Damar Hamlin put prayer in football back in the spotlight

PHOENIX — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo Bills’ defensive back collapsed during a game last month in Cincinnati, many people witnessing the horrifying scene did the only thing they could to help. They prayed. Players and coaches from both teams...
AP source: Nets trading Kevin Durant to Suns; former OLSH, Pitt standout Cam Johnson heading to Brooklyn

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant’s time in Brooklyn ended early Thursday when the Nets agreed to trade him to the Phoenix Suns, a person with knowledge of the details said. The Suns will send OLSH grad Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to...
First Call: NFL experts debate Kenny Pickett’s ceiling; J.J. Watt declares his Steelers fandom; Roger Goodell backs refsVideo

Thursday’s “First Call” features a declaration of Pittsburgh Steelers loyalty from a retired All-Pro. Commissioner Roger Goodell discusses the state of NFL officiating. There are differing opinions on a comparison for Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. And LeBron James celebrates the 500th win for Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot. Waving the towel...
U mad, bro?: Readers send Valentines on Steelers predictions, Mike Tomlin’s recent record, Ron Hextall’s roster

This is our final “U mad, bro?” before Valentine’s Day. Obviously, Pittsburgh sports fans are feeling the love. Some of you are fawning over Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Others are swooning over Penguins general manager Ron Hextall. And then there are all of you who just can’t get enough of...
Pirates by Position: Ke’Bryan Hayes dazzles at 3B but has yet to show power for the position

If the dazzling plays made by Ke’Bryan Hayes didn’t prove he was baseball’s best glove at third base, the measures of metrics made it clear he was the best defender in the game. “I’ve got a lot of confidence anytime a ball is hit over his way,” Pirates outfielder Bryan...
Wisconsin men’s basketball beats Penn State in OT

UNIVERSITY PARK — Chucky Hepburn scored 19 points, and Connor Essegian added 18, the two combining for nine of Wisconsin’s 11 3-pointers in a 79-74 overtime victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. After a layup by Max Klesmit gave Wisconsin a 76-72 lead with 44 seconds remaining in overtime,...
Minor league report: Nailers lose 4th consecutive gameVideo

Forward Brooklyn Kalmikov had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home loss to the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 24 saves on 28 shots for Wheeling (19-21-4-0), which has lost four consecutive games. Highlights: The...
Kedrian Johnson, Emmitt Matthews lead West Virginia over No. 11 Iowa State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points, and West Virginia held off No. 11 Iowa State, 76-71, on Wednesday night. Emmitt Mathews added a season-high 20 points for the Mountaineers (15-9, 4-7 Big 12), who have won five of seven to get their season moving...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot wins 500th game, walks into basketball history with LeBron JamesVideo

Two decades before Keith Dambrot won the 500th game of his 25-year coaching career, he walked into Shaka Smart’s office and said, “Come with me.” Off they went to a gym in Akron where Smart, not knowing what would happen next, watched a Hummer pull up to the curb. Out...
Duquesne rolls over George Mason for coach Keith Dambrot’s 500th career victory

Duquesne continued its slow climb through the Atlantic 10 standings Wednesday night with a 75-52 victory against George Mason at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The victory was the 500th in coach Keith Dambrot’s 25-year career (the past six at Duquesne), but it also was important for the Dukes in their season...
Analysis: LeBron James defies odds with no drop-off in sightVideo

LeBron James is 38 years old. He is in Season 20 of his NBA career. He is, by conventional basketball-playing standards, ancient. History says his decline should have started already. Except it hasn’t. Not even close. And count that as just another example of what sets James apart from so...

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