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New NCAA president says NIL rules could protect athletes
As Charlie Baker takes over as NCAA president, he brings a different way of thinking about one of the most important and polarizing issues in college athletics: regulating how student-athletes monetize their fame. To Baker, athletes such as quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada and Miami basketball players Hanna and Haley Cavinder...
2023 fantasy baseball 1B, 3B rankings: Don’t sleep on Vinne Pasquantino, Gunnar Henderson
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Fantasy baseball draft season is here now that MLB Opening Day is only a few weeks away, and Home Field Sports has positional rankings beginning with first base and third base. The corner infield spots tend to produce mainly power hitters that remain...
Pirates among 17 teams possibly on MLB’s local media broadcast lineup
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks. Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and...
Mark Madden: Jakob Chychrun would help Penguins reach the playoffs, but does that move make sense?
As Friday’s NHL trade deadline looms, the most concrete option for the Pittsburgh Penguins seems to be the potential acquisition of defenseman Jakob Chychrun from Arizona. The price, we’re told, is two first-round draft picks. Other teams reportedly kicked the tires on Chychrun, including Boston, Edmonton and Los Angeles. But...
Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies
PARIS — Just Fontaine, the French soccer great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine’s former club Reims and the French soccer federation confirmed his death on Wednesday. Fontaine took six games to achieve his feat at the 1958 tournament...
Kobe Bryant family settles photo lawsuit for $28.5 million
LOS ANGELES — The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020...
First Call: Penguins linked to 3rd Vancouver trade rumor; Taylor Lewan may now be targeting Steelers division rival
The Pittsburgh Penguins are being linked to a third Vancouver Canuck trade option. Free agent offensive tackle Taylor Lewan may have moved on from targeting the Steelers. Two former Pirates pitchers have been injured in spring training. And Damar Hamlin is still searching for a way to get back on...
Tim Benz: Steelers GM Omar Khan has tough choices about keeping roster together
The Pittsburgh Steelers are quite the conundrum, aren’t they? It’s a team that seems to have tons of needs every offseason. Yet, at the same time, the front office always seems so desperate to retain as many players on the roster as possible. You know, all those great rosters that...
For Pirates flamethrower Luis Ortiz, mixing in a changeup could round out starter’s repertoire
BRADENTON, Fla. — Luis Ortiz focused on throwing four-seam fastballs against Baltimore lefty Franchy Cordero, falling behind in the count after failing to find the strike zone on his first three pitches. Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander got a called strike on a belt-high heater and a swing and miss...
Hurricanes, Leafs, Oilers among Stanley Cup contenders loading up with tradesVideo
The New York Rangers are far from the only top contender making big moves with still three sleeps left before the NHL trade deadline. The Rangers acquired Patrick Kane from Chicago in a three-team trade Tuesday night, adding the three-time Stanley Cup champion to their core that reached the Eastern...
Brock McGinn plays role in Penguins’ comeback win over Predators hours after being waived
The Pittsburgh Penguins look like a different team. Less than a week ago, they jettisoned frustrating forward Kasperi Kapanen through waivers on Saturday. By Wednesday afternoon, they might look different once again if underwhelming forward Brock McGinn and reserve defenseman Mark Friedman do not clear waivers. And certainly, once Friday’s...
3-pointer in closing seconds sends Robert Morris to Horizon quarters
Michael Green III cherishes his role as sixth man on the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. On Tuesday night, the Colonials senior guard played like No. 1. Green’s 3-point shot with two seconds left lifted Robert Morris to a 67-64 victory over IUPUI in a Horizon League Tournament first-round game...
Rangers acquire star winger Patrick Kane from BlackhawksVideo
The New York Rangers acquired Patrick Kane in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, reuniting the star winger with former teammate Artemi Panarin and stamping themselves as a Stanley Cup contender in the loaded Eastern Conference. New York was believed to be out of the running for Kane...
Column: A PGA Tour offering no guarantees still can deliver
ORLANDO, Fla. — LIV Golf chose to start its new season when the PGA Tour’s biggest stars were certain to be taking the week off. What the rival league got was a reminder that a tour offering no guarantees still can deliver when least expected. The Honda Classic was the...
Alabama coach Nate Oats apologizes for Brandon Miller’s pregame pat-down
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nate Oats apologized and took responsibility for allowing freshman forward Brandon Miller to continue going through a pat-down during pregame introductions. Miller had received the pat-down upon his introduction well before the Jan. 15 arrest of then-teammate Darius Miles and another man on capital murder...
Buccaneers plan to release RB Leonard FournetteVideo
INDIANAPOLIS ― Bucs general manager Jason Licht raved about rookie running back Rachaad White and even backup Ke’Shawn Vaughn on Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine. Then a question was asked about Leonard Fournette. Licht paused. “I think Leonard Fournette still has several years left in him as a three-down...
Nick Gonzales, Jason Delay homer as Pirates beat Orioles for 1st win of spring training
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates got their first spring training win, thanks to a fast start and a pair of home runs. Tucupita Marcano and Canaan Smith-Njigba both drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates jumped out to a five-run lead, and Nick Gonzales and Jason Delay...
Bills GM: Damar Hamlin’s return hinges on his medical progress
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has a few more visits to doctors before determining whether he can pursue his goal of returning to play football after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field in January. In providing the update at the NFL combine in Indianapolis...
Falcons cut veteran QB Mariota, gain $12 million in cap room
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons released quarterback Marcus Mariota on Tuesday, a move that was expected after the veteran was benched late in the season. The Falcons were 5-8 with Mariota as the starter before rookie Desmond Ridder started the final four games, winning two. “We really appreciate Marcus and...
Pitt invited to coach Mike Brey’s going-away party at Notre Dame
Mike Brey said he’s excited about almost everything that will occur Wednesday night at Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus. He said 30 of his former players are coming to the game against Pitt, Brey’s last at home after nearly 23 years as Notre Dame’s coach. The night will...
‘So blessed to be alive’: A week after collapsing at Pirate City, Ernie Withers throws 1st pitch
BRADENTON, Fla. — One week after going into cardiac arrest and requiring CPR at Pirate City, Ernie Withers threw the ceremonial first pitch to the doctor who saved his life. Wearing a black Pittsburgh Pirates jersey, Withers tossed the ball Tuesday at LECOM Park to Pirates medical director Dr. Patrick...
Bucks-Nets spread play, plus a chalk favorite parlay: Best bets for Feb. 28
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...
Penguins place Brock McGinn, Mark Friedman on waivers
For the second time in five days, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed players on waivers. On Tuesday, forward Brock McGinn and defenseman Mark Friedman were the latest members of the roster to be waived. The fate of each player won’t be determined until 2 p.m. Wednesday. If McGinn and Friedman clear,...
Browns plan to release veteran safety John Johnson III
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have opened another hole in their defense. General manager Andrew Berry said Tuesday that the team will release veteran safety John Johnson III, who signed a three-year $33.75 million contract as a free agent two years ago. Johnson hasn’t lived up to his big deal,...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph remains confident, even after a rookie mistakeVideo
It was a rare sight. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ most upbeat and effervescent player was in a bad mood. He was simply despondent. Approximately 10 minutes after the Penguins suffered an ugly 4-2 come-from-ahead home loss to the New York Islanders on Feb. 20, rookie defenseman P.O Joseph was at his...
