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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...
Penn State’s Nick Singleton turning the page from debut season to ‘what’s next’
STATE COLLEGE — Nick Singleton can’t seem to shake it. Everywhere the Penn State phenom turns, he still manages to see his record-setting Rose Bowl run. Singleton’s dash through Utah’s defense, one that encapsulated his electrifying freshman season, happened five weeks ago. Friends keep sending him the highlight anyway, and...
Chiefs’ Chris Jones sets sack standard for Kansas City defense
PHOENIX — Chris Jones claims to have very little memory of a relatively benign game in 2017, when the Kansas City Chiefs welcomed the Philadelphia Eagles to Arrowhead Stadium for the second game of the regular season. Jason Kelce remembers it quite well. The veteran Philadelphia center spent the afternoon...
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell tackles diversity, concussions
PHOENIX — From diversity to concussions, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated the league is still looking for improvement. As for officiating, he says: “it’s never been better.” Goodell addressed those topics and more, including the Washington Commanders’ investigation, flex scheduling and international play in his annual Super Bowl news conference...
NFL Network, ESPN pull Michael Irvin from Super Bowl-week shows
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin will not make any of his scheduled NFL Network or ESPN appearances for the remainder of Super Bowl week after a woman complained about his conduct during an encounter Sunday evening in Arizona. Irvin described the interaction to The Dallas Morning News as...
Damar Hamlin appears during Super Bowl event to accept Alan Page Community AwardVideo
PHOENIX — Damar Hamlin made a brief appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week to receive the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award. The Buffalo Bills safety received the award at the Phoenix Convention Center on Wednesday, a little over a month after he went into cardiac arrest and needed to...
Late-night NBA special in Utah and player prop best bets
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...
Calijah Kancey, Joey Porter Jr. among 15 Pitt, PSU, WVU players invited to NFL Combine
The spoils of the 2022 college football season showed up for 15 Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia players in the form of invitations to the NFL Combine. The one-stop scouting mission, one of the biggest events on the NFL calendar, will be held Feb. 28 through March 6 at...
Everything you need to know about Rob Gronkowski’s ‘Kick of Destiny’ with FanDuel Sportsbook
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports If you’ve tuned in to any playoff football over the past couple of weeks — or sports in general — chances are you’ve seen the Rob Gronkowski FanDuel advertisements. The original is a commercial that starts with the famous tight end promoting the...
Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 57 player props: A.J. Brown among top options
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Super Bowl 57 is only a few days away, so the time has come to break down the various player props for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. We’ll kick things off with the Eagles, who have several talented playmakers on...
