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Minor league report: Nailers snap losing streakVideo
A hat trick and an assist by forward Brooklyn Kalmikov led the Wheeling Nailers to an 8-4 road win against the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk (Va.) Scope Arena on Wednesday. Forward Tyler Drevitch had two goals and an assist for Wheeling (24-30-5-0) while forward Gianluca Esteves contributed a goal...
Fairleigh Dickinson rolls past Texas Southern in First FourVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Ansley Almonor scored 23 points, and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Texas Southern, 84-61, on Wednesday night to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in four seasons. The Knights held a 14-2 lead after a 12-0 run in the opening 3 minutes, 29 seconds and never gave up the...
Panthers add RB Miles Sanders, TE Hayden HurstVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers added two significant offensive weapons to help out their incoming rookie quarterback. The Panthers announced Wednesday they agreed to terms with former Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders (Penn State, Woodland Hills) and former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Hayden Hurst, both unrestricted free agents....
AP source: Browns, safety Juan Thornhill agree to 3-year deal
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns went to the Super Bowl champions for a new safety. Cleveland reached an agreement with former Kansas City Chiefs free agent safety Juan Thornhill on a three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. Thornhill is getting a...
Pitt’s Guillermo Diaz Graham likes the flavor of his first taste of March Madness
When Guillermo Diaz Graham walked onto the UD Arena floor for Pitt’s First Four NCAA Tournament game Tuesday, he was startled by the enormity of the crowd. Born in the Canary Islands 20 years ago, Guillermo and his twin brother, Jorge, had been playing basketball for years. Why such a...
Texas A&M poses stiff challenge to Penn State in NCAA 1st roundVideo
For the first time in more than a decade, Penn State men’s basketball is going dancing. The Nittany Lions head into the bracket as a No. 10 seed, eyeing a matchup against No. 7-seed Texas A&M at 9:55 p.m. Thursday. On paper, the Aggies should pose a challenge to Penn...
Pro Bowl safety Jordan Poyer agrees to 2-year deal to stay with BillsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Pro Bowl safety Jordan Poyer elected to stay put by reaching a two-year agreement to re-sign with the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday after briefly testing free agency. Poyer’s return immediately solidifies Buffalo’s secondary, which stood to lose a key leader and contributor who spent much of...
WVU’s Huggins looks to keep special year going in NCAA TournamentVideo
It has been quite a year for West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. Huggins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. He became the winningest active Division I coach last week when Jim Boeheim retired at Syracuse. The Mountaineers (19-14) overcame a horrible start to Big...
2023 fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings: There’s a new No. 1 in Corbin Burnes
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The Home Field Sports fantasy baseball rankings series continues with starting pitchers, which is an essential position to be strong at when building a successful team. While it seems smart to load up on elite starting pitching early in the draft, the issue...
With no offers, 4 Steelers become unrestricted free agents — including Steven Sims, James Pierre
The 4 p.m. deadline Wednesday came and went, and the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to offer tenders to any of their restricted free agents. Players in that category were center J.C. Hassenauer, cornerback James Pierre, wide receiver Steven Sims and running back Jeremy McNichols. They become unrestricted free agents. The cheapest...
Patriots add WR JuJu Smith-Schuster with 3-year deal
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots made their first big pickup of free agency Wednesday, adding free agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster confirmed the move in a post on Twitter saying he was “Excited for my next chapter in New England!” “I will give this organization everything I have, thank...
Reports: Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield agree on 1-year dealVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed on an $8.5 million, one-year contract with quarterback Baker Mayfield, according to multiple reports. Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick by Cleveland in 2018, joins his third team since last July. He gets an opportunity to compete with Kyle Trask to replace...
Reports: Cowboys to release 2-time rushing champ Ezekiel ElliottVideo
The Dallas Cowboys plan to release running back Ezekiel Elliott, ending a seven-season run for a two-time rushing champion whose dominance faded, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Elliott will be designated a post-June 1 cut. The move will save Dallas about $11 million under the salary cap this season. While...
5 things to know about Pitt vs. Iowa State in the NCAA TournamentVideo
We now know that the Pitt Panthers (23-11) are going to be in the field of 64 after their 60-59 First Four victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night in Dayton. We’ve long known that their potential opponent would be the Iowa State Cyclones (19-13), who finished fifth in a...
Blue Jays tag starter JT Brubaker for 4 runs to beat Pirates
The Toronto Blue Jays tagged starter JT Brubaker for four runs on four hits in a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game before 6,905 at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Fla. Brubaker, who had six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings and leads the...
NBA suspends Ja Morant 8 games for having gun in video
MIAMI — The NBA suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay on Wednesday after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game when the Grizzlies play in Miami...
Penguins return to New York for critical games with Rangers
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins were in Madison Square Garden, things were uncertain. After succumbing to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of a first-round playoff series — a power-play goal in overtime by forward Artemi Panarin supplied the hosts with a 4-3 victory — the Penguins answered...
Sam Burns loves the Valspar; NCAA play-in special: Best Bets for March 15
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...
West Mifflin native Logan Cooley named finalist for Hobey Baker Memorial Award
University of Minnesota forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, has been named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, an honor that recognizes the top men’s player in college hockey. A total of 10 finalists were announced by the award’s committee on Wednesday. All 61 NCAA...
Aaron Rodgers says he intends to play for Jets in 2023Video
Aaron Rodgers says his intention is to play for the New York Jets in the coming season as the four-time NFL MVP quarterback waits for the Green Bay Packers to trade him. Rodgers made his comments Wednesday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM....
2023 NCAA Tournament West Region preview: Reigning champion Kansas, storied UCLA
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports The West Region in the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament gives us an important lesson about draws, especially when it comes to top-seed Kansas. A year ago, KU followed a painless path to the Final Four, then emerged victorious in New Orleans for...
Mitch Keller to start Pirates’ Opening Day against Reds
When Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton brought Mitch Keller into his office, he casually asked the right-hander about his side session and how many pitches he threw. Then Shelton dropped a subtle surprise question. “How many do you think you’ll throw on the 30th?” Shelton asked. Keller paused and a...
Mark Madden: No sugarcoating this Penguins mess
A Syracuse radio host got fired for being too negative about Syracuse University’s sports teams. His station’s boss said, “I’m an SU fan. I bleed orange.” It read like a story from The Onion or The Babylon Bee. Like satire. Analysis quashed by fanboy drivel. Then again, real news has...
Steelers 2023 free agency tracker: Signings, departures, who’s left
As NFL teams look to reshape their roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers are no exception. Here’s a look at their comings and goings in free agency: Signings ● Miles Boykin, who signed a one-year contract to return for a second season with the Steelers, caught only two passes last season but...
Penguins prospect Sam Poulin to return from mental health hiatus
Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin will rejoin the organization after a three-plus month leave of absence to address his mental health. Taking leave and returning to his native Quebec on Dec. 7 for what was then termed as a personal matter, Poulin announced his decision to return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
