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Former Moon, Penn State standout Puff Johnson joins Ohio State after court ruling
Former Penn State star Puff Johnson is back in college basketball, as well as the Big Ten. Johnson has been added to Ohio State’s roster, the Buckeyes recently announced. He was granted a temporary restraining order by a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas this past Friday. He was deemed...
Incoming snowstorm forces TV change for Pitt men’s basketball, tip-off change for Duquesne women
Plummeting temperatures and expected snow and ice will impact dozens of states over the weekend, meteorologists are warning. As a result of inclement and extreme weather warnings, the ACC announced several game time and television network changes for Saturday. Pitt’s noon tip-off at Petersen Events Center vs. N.C. State remains...
Tim Benz: A tweak to the Mike McCarthy conversation
Editor’s note: This column was originally posted Jan. 23, a day before news broke the Pittsburgh Steelers were hiring Mike McCarthy as their next head coach. It would just be more “Mediocre Mike.” Except it would be a different Mike. That’s been the most common reaction to the notion of...
The Steelers are (likely) in the market for yet another QB. None of the options are ideal
Pat Freiermuth was speaking with media the day after the most recent Pittsburgh Steelers season ended. The topic was the difficulties he has faced in gaining traction as a reliable producer in the receiving game. “I think it’s going to be, what, 10 quarterbacks in six years?” the veteran tight...
The AP NFL MVP finalists are Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford
NEW YORK — Christian McCaffrey is the first player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year, joining Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player award. McCaffrey and Maye are also...
Baseball America ranks Konnor Griffin its No. 1 prospect, as 3 other Pirates make top 100 list
When Baseball America released its top 100 prospects list Wednesday, Konnor Griffin had only strengthened his status as the No. 1 prospect in the game with “an iron grip.” The 6-foot-4, 225-pound shortstop, who shined at three minor league levels, is one of three teenagers and four players in the...
Treysen Eaglestaff hits 6 3s to help West Virginia beat Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Treysen Eaglestaff hit six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to help West Virginia beat Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday night. Brenen Lorient made 7 of 11 from the field and scored 15 points for West Virginia (13-6, 4-2 Big 12). Jasper Floyd had 12 points on...
Farm-raised Penguins defenseman Brett Kulak offers a dependable game
Hockey is full of tired, boring cliches. Got to get pucks deep. Keep it simple. Go to the dirty areas. A goaltender standing on his head. One that is a bit more descriptive is the proverbial Canadian farm boy. But that one isn’t exactly a trope for Brett Kulak. He...
Joe Starkey: Kyle Dubas is the star as Penguins return to EdmontonVideo
Yes, it was Sidney Crosby versus Connor McDavid again as the Pittsburgh Penguins made their once-a-year visit to Edmonton on Thursday. But the real star at the moment is Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas. After striking out more than Jack Suwinski early in his Penguins tenure, Dubas has suddenly become...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans express wide range of heated emotions after Mike Tomlin’s resignationVideo
NFL coaching changes are never easy. They bring out a lot of acrimony and frustration. Especially when you only do them every two decades or so. That is the case with the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans in the wake of Mike Tomlin’s resignation last week. But fret not! PiratesFest...
First Call: Another team showing interest in Steelers coaching candidate Anthony Weaver; new Brian Flores developments
Thursday’s “First Call” has a newsworthy twist on the potential courtship of Brian Flores back to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Another team is in the mix for Anthony Weaver. Andy Weidl has lots of competition to get the Atlanta Falcons general manager job. And we find out if any teams in...
Penguins’ second line sparks win against Flames
With All-Star defenseman Kris Letang missing a game for the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames, 4-1, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday. Letang is considered day-to-day due to an undisclosed injury, the team announced via social media. With Letang scratched, the...
Rick Pitino’s 900th win could come against his son when St. John’s visits Xavier this weekend
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino is on the cusp of another coaching milestone. And get this — his first shot at 900 wins comes against his son. In a family circle twist of fate, Pitino has 899 career victories on the college basketball court as he leads St. John’s into...
Mets acquire ace pitcher Freddy Peralta from Brewers in trade
NEW YORK — The active New York Mets acquired ace pitcher Freddy Peralta and right-hander Tobias Myers from Milwaukee on Wednesday night in a trade that sent two top prospects to the Brewers. Milwaukee received pitcher Brandon Sproat and minor league infielder/outfielder Jett Williams. Peralta gives the Mets a frontline...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Senators in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 16 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 6-3-3. Forwards Atley Calvert and Rafael Harvey-Pinard each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-11-2-2). Senators forward...
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold feeling ‘really good’ after playing with oblique injury in divisional round
RENTON, Wash. — After playing with an oblique injury in the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, quarterback Sam Darnold said he has felt “really good” in the days since the victory. “Just attacking rehab these last couple days,” Darnold said Wednesday. “Obviously,...
Missed free throws, layups doom Pitt as Boston College wins on late 3-pointer
Last weekend, Pitt suffered one type of humiliating loss in a 41-point beatdown against Louisville. On Wednesday at Boston College, the Panthers felt the sting of a different type of defeat. Pitt battled through a sluggish offensive start and the ejection of point guard Damarco Minor only to fall 65-62...
Scottie Scheffler makes his 2026 debut amid palm trees and desert at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler always keeps score. His most recent competition before starting the PGA Tour season was at home in Dallas when Si Woo Kim took some cash off the world’s No. 1 player, only to have to give most of it back from a separate game....
Bo Bichette excited about challenge of moving to hot corner with MetsVideo
NEW YORK — From hitting in the clutch to testing free agency, Bo Bichette has soaked up plenty of baseball advice from his big league dad over the years. Dante Bichette doesn’t have much to offer about handling the hot corner, though. After signing a $126 million, three-year contract with...
After 4 NFC title game losses with Packers, Davante Adams resumes chase of ‘mythical thing’ for Rams
LOS ANGELES — Davante Adams reached the NFC Championship game four times during his eight seasons with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Every time, Green Bay came up just short of the Super Bowl, and Adams still feels the pain. “It just feels almost like a mythical thing to me...
Full circle: Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy interviews for Steelers’ head coach opening
As an NFL head coach, Mike McCarthy’s greatest achievement came at the expense of his hometown Steelers, but 15 years later, the Pittsburgh native might get a chance to make amends. McCarthy, 62, had an interview with the Steelers on Wednesday, establishing himself as a candidate to become the team’s...
PiratesFest shorter on star power, as Paul Skenes will miss fan event to accept Cy Young
Pittsburgh Pirates fans will get their first glimpse of the team’s newest additions — including former All-Stars Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn and Gregory Soto — but PiratesFest will be shorter on star power because of notable absences at the annual fan festival this weekend. That includes their biggest draw, as...
Record crowds witness Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff advance at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Another day, another record crowd. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz advanced in straight sets Wednesday, and the No. 3 seeds — Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev — also progressed to the third round of the Australian Open. The combined numbers for day and night sessions, 103,720...
Ex-Alabama player who played in NBA G League gets temporary college eligibility
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ex-Alabama player Charles Bediako, who has spent the past 2 1/2 years competing in the NBA Summer League and G League, had his college eligibility temporarily reinstated Wednesday by a judge who blocked the NCAA from retaliating for his return to the 17th-ranked Tide. Bediako had signed...
Derry alum Kyle Schmitt returning to Maryland football as assistant coach
Kyle Schmitt is circling back to his college alma mater as his coaching career winds into a new chapter. According to the Capital Gazette, the Derry graduate is set to become the tight ends coach at Maryland, where he played from 2001-04 and coached as a graduate assistant for two...
