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Purdue hires Illini coordinator Ryan Walters as new coachVideo

Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski promised to conduct a national search for Jeff Brohm’s replacement. He found the new guy just across the state line. The Boilermakers announced Tuesday they had hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as their head coach less than a week after Brohm left for his...
Column: PGA Tour year in review based on shots from 14 clubsVideo

One swing can go a long way, whether the shot ends up in the water, on the green or in the hole. One swing cost Mito Pereira his first major championship. It validated the rise of Tom Kim. And for Jordan Spieth, it had observers on the edge of their...
Moroccan World Cup ‘dream’ faces biggest test against FranceVideo

DOHA, Qatar — Morocco’s improbable, history-making run at the World Cup is about to get its ultimate test. Africa’s first World Cup semifinalist is playing defending champion France and striker Kylian Mbappé, the leader of a new wave of soccer superstars coming out of an era dominated by Lionel Messi...
WR Cole Beasley comes out of retirement to rejoin BillsVideo

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Receiver Cole Beasley ended a brief retirement to take one more shot at extending his career by reuniting with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday. Beasley was signed to Buffalo’s practice squad, rejoining the team that cut him in March for salary-cap reasons and...
Lionel Messi, Argentina beat Croatia to reach World Cup finalVideo

LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer’s biggest prize for the first time. And, at 35, he could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty kick and had a hand in the other two goals...
Robert Morris will open 2023 football season at Air Force

The 30th season of Robert Morris NCAA Division I football in 2023 also will be the first of the joint alliance of the Big South and Ohio Valley conferences. The 10 combined teams, six from the OVC and four from the Big South, will play a six-game league schedule. Robert...
Latrobe alum Bryce Butler named national basketball player of week by D2CIDA

West Liberty junior swingman Bryce Butler, a Latrobe graduate, received national recognition Tuesday when he was named the Division II Conference Information Directors Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Butler, who has helped lead the No. 4 Hilltoppers to a 9-0 start, had 25 points — on 11-of-16 shooting,...
Why do the Penguins lead the NHL in hits?

It’s a conventional wisdom that makes sense in hockey, especially in an age where seemingly every action on the ice is documented to a granular level with advanced metrics. If you have a lot of hits, you probably don’t have the puck a lot. After all, it’s impossible to register...
Chris Wormley knee injury will require surgery, effectively ending his Steelers season

Chris Wormley’s third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers likely is over as a result of a left knee injury he suffered late in the third quarter Sunday in the 16-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Wormley was seen sporting a brace Monday, and coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday that the...
Calijah Kancey recognized as Pitt’s 4th consensus All-American in past 3 seasons

Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is officially recognized as a consensus All-American after he was named Tuesday to the first team by the Sporting News, his fourth separate designation since the end of the regular season. He previously was honored by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and...
Bellevue’s Matthew Driscoll keeps North Florida running, all the way to The Pete to play Pitt

Other than another NCAA Tournament berth for his North Florida basketball team, Matthew Driscoll likes nothing better than waking early and running along the Atlantic Ocean. Running anywhere, actually. When Driscoll, who grew up in Bellevue and graduated from Northgate High School and Slippery Rock University, brought the Ospreys to...
Pitt gets verbal commitment from Georgia running back

With third-team All-American Izzy Abanikanda likely ticketed for the NFL Draft and Vincent Davis and C’Bo Flemister finishing up their senior seasons at Pitt, coach Pat Narduzzi needs to replenish his stock of running backs — for 2023 and beyond. To that end, Narduzzi received his second verbal commitment from...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin: Kenny Pickett will start at Carolina if cleared from concussion protocolVideo

Mike Tomlin said it’s too soon to know whether Kenny Pickett will be cleared to return from concussion protocol to start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Carolina. Tomlin also believes it is premature to name a starting quarterback in the event Pickett cannot play against the...
DePaul visits Duquesne after Johnson’s 23-point showing

DePaul Blue Demons (6-4, 0-1 Big East) at Duquesne Dukes (7-3) Pittsburgh; 7 p.m. Wednesday Bottom line: DePaul plays the Duquesne Dukes after Javan Johnson scored 23 points in DePaul’s 91-70 victory over the UTEP Miners. The Dukes are 6-2 on their home court. Duquesne is second in the A-10...
NBA rebrands, redesigns its MVP award as The Michael Jordan Trophy

Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player awards, and then-Commissioner David Stern greeted him at the midcourt ceremony with words that were both simple and profound. “You are simply the standard,” Stern said that night in 1992, “by which...
Vince Velasquez ready to ‘take advantage’ of opportunity with Pirates to return to rotation

When the Pittsburgh Pirates offered Vince Velasquez the chance to join their starting rotation, the 30-year-old right-hander had to make what he called “a quick decision.” “I realized the opportunity that was being given was definitely something I wanted to take advantage of,” Velasquez said Tuesday at PNC Park after...

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