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Reports: Raiders set to trade TE Darren Waller to GiantsVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Tight end Darren Waller is being traded to the New York Giants, who will send the Las Vegas Raiders a 2023 third-round draft pick, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The Giants will send the Raiders their No. 100 overall selection, which was acquired from the Kansas City...
Split-squad Pirates battle back to tie Twins, lose to Orioles despite 9th inning rally
After a day off, the Pittsburgh Pirates used a split squad to play two games Tuesday afternoon. That meant splitting the coaching staff for the Grapefruit League games. Where manager Derek Shelton’s team took a 7-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., bench coach Don...
Pitt’s Heather Lyke named finalist for SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year
DAYTON, Ohio — Pitt’s across-the-board success in athletics has gained Heather Lyke national recognition. Lyke, who has been Pitt’s athletic director since 2017, was named a finalist for the Sports Business Journal Athletic Director of the Year award. Pitt finished the fall portion of the academic year ranked sixth in...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns to lineup
Playing the Montreal Canadiens will always be special to P.O Joseph. As a native of Laval, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, the novelty of competing against the team he grew up rooting for will always be present for him. But for the moment, just playing is a big enough novelty...
D’Angelo Russell prop, Nuggets-Raptors money line play: March 14 best bets
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...
Pitt Take 5: Win or lose, Panthers can celebrate this season, look to the future and the return of Will Jeffress
DAYTON, Ohio — No matter what happens to Pitt on Tuesday night against Mississippi State, the season should not be judged by one 40-minute period of basketball. A loss would be Pitt’s fifth in the final eight games of the season, probably tied to each one of the following reasons:...
Steelers agree to contract with free-agent guard Nate Herbig, bring back Damontae Kazee
For the second consecutive free-agent period, the Pittsburgh Steelers made it a priority to beef up the interior of their offensive line. Then, they retained a versatile member of their secondary. Twelve months after signing veterans who became their starting right guard and center, the Steelers agreed to terms with...
2023 NCAA Tournament South Region preview: Alabama favored, but don’t sleep on Virginia
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will begin with the South Region, which is headlined by No. 1 overall seed Alabama. Alabama has put together their best men’s basketball season in recent memory as they look to secure their first national championship, and...
NCAA tournament Midwest Region preview: Can anyone stop top seed Houston?
By SHANE JACKSON | Home Field Sports contributor You have probably been told to pick upsets early in your NCAA tournament bracket before settling for chalk in the later rounds. That is especially true in the Midwest Region this year, which will have its Sweet 16 and Elite Eight take...
Injury sidelines Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov on ‘week-to-week’ basis
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis because of an undisclosed injury. His status was announced by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan following a morning skate at PPG Paints Arena in advance of Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Kulikov was injured during the second period...
Pitt center John Hugley IV to enter transfer portal
On the day of Pitt’s first NCAA Tournament game since 2016, a player once thought to be key in the team’s potential reemergence opted to part ways with the program. Junior center John Hugley IV announced Tuesday morning he is entering the transfer portal. “ … It is with careful...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee aims for 4th NCAA title
Nobody has beaten Spencer Lee this season. The redshirt senior is 17-0 and has dominated his opponents, while extending his winning streak to 55. Five more wins and he will have a fourth NCAA title. The Franklin Regional grad is the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds for the NCAA...
7-time NASCAR champ Johnson adds COTA, Coca-Cola 600 to sked
Jimmie Johnson is adding Coke and COTA to his NASCAR schedule. The seven-time NASCAR champion said Tuesday he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet in the March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 as part of his limited race lineup this season....
Michael Henn returns to March Madness with Penn State
Growing up in Washington, Michael Henn fell in love with basketball — the family sport. That love took him to UC Davis, California Baptist, Portland, Denver and, finally, Penn State. It kept him going through bone spurs, and it carried him all the way back to the NCAA Tournament. At...
Tim Benz: Steelers waiting on ILB market despite manageable deals across the NFL
While most Pittsburgh Steelers fans have their eyes on what the franchise is doing in free agency at cornerback, I’m more interested in what they are going to do at inside linebacker. On Day 1 of the legal tampering period, the Steelers decided to let cornerback Cameron Sutton go to...
‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte. Before Fosbury, many high jumpers cleared their heights...
Jay Wright on Pitt’s turnaround; Penn State’s NCAA tough opener; West Virginia’s showdown with Maryland
This will be the most exciting week of college basketball in Western Pennsylvania in a long time. Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia have all qualified for the NCAA Tournament in the same year for the first time since 2011. The action gets going Tuesday night as Pitt takes on...
First Call: Patrick Peterson won’t ask for No. 7 with Steelers; Mike Tomlin describes ‘darkest professional day’; Bengals lose DBs
Tuesday’s “First Call” touches on a delicate situation for new Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson. Mike Tomlin opens up about the toughest moment of his Steelers coaching career. We have the latest developments surrounding Lamar Jackson’s contract situation in Baltimore. The Cincinnati Bengals may be weaker in the secondary next...
Now healthy, Colin Holderman wants to prove to Pirates that he belongs in back of bullpen
Now that he is healthy and has added to his arsenal, Colin Holderman wants to prove to the Pittsburgh Pirates that he belongs in the back end of the bullpen. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound right-hander, acquired from the New York Mets last July in the Daniel Vogelbach trade, has set his...
Pirates reliever Duane Underwood Jr. puts finishing touch on Puerto Rico’s perfect win
Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever Duane Underwood Jr. put the finishing touches on eight innings of perfection as Puerto Rico made history in the World Baseball Classic. Underwood retired all three batters he faced in the eighth inning as Puerto Rico didn’t allow a baserunner in 10-0 mercy-rule win over Israel...
Penn State promotes ‘superstar’ assistant Deion Barnes as next defensive line coach
On the eve of spring camp, Penn State filled its latest coaching vacancy. Turns out, it’s the internal candidate most thought had the inside track at the job. Deion Barnes was promoted to be Penn State’s defensive line coach. The program announced the decision on Monday night, a day before...
NFL free agency roundup: Bengals lose Jessie Bates, keep Germaine Pratt
Former Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates agreed to sign a four-year contract worth $16 million annually with the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, according to his agent. Bates started 79 games in five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. Bates had 14 interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered two. He was a...
Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dies at 82Video
NEW YORK — Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died at age 82. Pepitone was living with his daughter Cara Pepitone at her house in Kansas City, Mo.,...
NFL will consider reviewing roughing-the-passer penalties
The NFL’s competition committee will consider making roughing-the-passer penalties and personal-foul penalties subject to video review. The two potential rule changes were among nine the league announced Monday in its 2023 playing rules, bylaw and resolution proposals submitted by clubs. The Los Angeles Rams proposed the change that would allow...
Pitt’s big challenge in NCAA First Four: Contain Mississippi State’s 6-11 Tolu Smith
DAYTON, Ohio — The game will hit the TV sets in the Canary Islands at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, an hour later on the Spanish mainland. “My dad will be watching,” Pitt freshman Jorge Diaz Graham said. “My friends, maybe.” But, Jorge, don’t they have to get up and go...
