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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There won’t be any spectators for the opening test races at the controversial sliding venue for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. That’s because while the track itself is mostly complete, the surrounding area remains a massive construction site. Still, the upcoming World Cup bobsled and skeleton...

The Connors are comfortable with contact when it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Connor Clifton are the team’s two leaders in recorded hits this season. Dewar paces the group with 39, and Clifton is second with 33. But a significant discrepancy exists when auditing the...

Thursday’s “First Call” has news regarding another potential date in Europe for the Steelers. We check the Bears’ injury report in advance of welcoming Pittsburgh. A familiar wide receiver is available on the free agent market. And Darnell Washington clears the air about his weight. Remember Paris According to Adam...

Wednesday marked the 162nd anniversary of The Gettysburg Address. And while it may feel like “four-score and seven years ago” since the Steelers last won a postseason game, it hasn’t really been that long. Not quite, anyway. However, eight years without a playoff victory is enough to make some people...

A Florida company will take over management of the All American+ Field House in Monroeville, the region’s largest indoor volleyball facility. The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to manage day-to-day operations at the field house. “Our focus will be on consistency and service — listening to the community, supporting...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Add Lamar Jackson’s ankle to the list of injuries the two-time MVP has dealt with this season. Jackson missed practice for a second consecutive Wednesday, and while it’s possible that was largely precautionary, the fact that the team listed a new ailment for its star quarterback...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Freshman Kayden Mingo scored a career-high 24 points, and Penn State held off Harvard for an 84-80 victory on Wednesday night. Harvard’s Chandler Pigge made three free throws to tie it 70-all with 4 minutes, 56 seconds remaining. Penn State’s Melih Tunca scored the next four points,...

Following its first hiccup of the season, Duquesne found its stride again. John Hugley IV scored 20 points, Tarence Guinyard and Cam Crawford added 19 apiece and the Dukes rebounded from their first loss of the season to beat Loyola (Md.), 92-78, Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. All 11...

BEREA, Ohio — A natural showman, one of the many gifts inherited from his famous father, Shedeur Sanders is already hyping his first NFL start. It will happen on a 100-yard-long stage in America’s entertainment mecca. “You cannot miss this moment,” Sanders said Wednesday. “It’ll be definitely exciting.” He’s hoping...

Reese Hasley is off to a strong start for the Grove City women’s basketball team. The Deer Lakes graduate and Wolverines senior guard is averaging 10 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists through four games. She collected a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three...

Penn State head coach Terry Smith turned to look at quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien as the seconds ticked toward their team’s 28-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday evening. O’Brien was starting to get sentimental. “I’m looking at him sideways like, we don’t normally have these conversations,” Smith said following...

Rookie defenseman Harrison Brunicke was not in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup Wednesday. And for good reason. There was no lineup. The team is idle until it hosts the Minnesota Wild on Friday. If Brunicke is part of the lineup that night, it’s anyone’s guess. The plan the Penguins have for...

Mike Tomlin targeted Friday as the day he would like to see injured Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers return to the practice field in some capacity. Rodgers wants to do his head coach one better. Rodgers is aiming to practice Thursday as he tries to come back from a left...

Veteran cornerback Darius Slay made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion 10 days prior, according to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ league-mandated injury report. Slay remains in NFL concussion protocol, but that he has advanced to practicing fully is an indication he can and...

An injury has cost once-promising Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. another full season. A 4 p.m. deadline Wednesday to activate Trice to the 53-man roster passed, meaning by rule, Trice will not play for the Steelers this season. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound cornerback opened the regular season on the injured...

At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Pittsburgh Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick is the cornerstone of a defense that has been the backbone of a USL Eastern Conference title run and berth in Saturday’s league final against Western Conference king FC Tulsa. Dick, a Kansas native, came to Pittsburgh in 2024 after...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino cleared waivers Wednesday. That formality allows the team to send him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League should it choose to do so. The 2025-26 season has been underwhelming for Tomasino, who has been a healthy scratch for 10 of a possible 19 games....

In regards to one group eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood has made the cut from 182 all the way down to nine. A charter member of the original “Steel Curtain” defensive line that fronted one of the greatest defenses in NFL history,...

The Steelers never look past the next game. Sunday’s visit to Chicago won’t be an exception. Which is why Aaron Rodgers will play quarterback even though he probably shouldn’t. Rodgers has a broken bone in his left (non-throwing) wrist. Shotgun snaps might be difficult to handle. Snaps under center will...

In recent years, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made it a priority to stock up on goaltenders. That surplus was on display Tuesday morning as they had four netminders on the ice for an optional practice in Cranberry. Granted, one of them was the team’s goaltending consultant (i.e. practice goaltender), 39-year-old...

A week of speculation about who will play quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Chicago on Sunday has already grown tiresome. And it’s only Wednesday morning. The obvious bottom line on the topic is that if the call between Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph is 50-50… it’s not 50-50. It’s...

There couldn’t have been much talking on Pitt’s bus ride home from Morgantown on Thursday after the Panthers were routed by West Virginia on the road for their first loss of the season. All of Pitt’s previous games, wins against Youngstown State, Longwood and Eastern Michigan, had looked routine enough...

Wednesday’s “First Call” has an update on Ja’Marr Chase’s suspension for spitting during the Steelers game Sunday. The Steelers worked out some quarterbacks. A former Steeler is now an Indianapolis Colt. The Pirates are allegedly “in” on some big-name free agents. And Robert Morris got an emotional win over a...