Division II forward Kraig Gilbert becomes the latest transfer for Jeff Capel, Pitt
Pitt’s major roster retool had largely cooled off since mid-April, when the Panthers were busy restocking their ranks with a flurry of transfers. But on Friday, the reinforcements for Jeff Capel and Co. grew, as Division II (Concord University, W.Va.) forward Kraig Gilbert became the ninth player from the portal...
Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to play for Canada in IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon has been named to Canada’s roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. Hockey Canada announced its roster Friday. A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Wotherspoon set career highs this past season, appearing in 80 games and scoring 30 points (three...
‘You’re going to be special’: How Max Iheanachor went from football novice to Steelers 1st-rounder
Bobby Godinez brought a pair of size-16 cleats to a park in Torrance, Calif., to meet a future first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But on that day five years ago, Max Iheanachor was still a teenage basketball player who’d yet to play football. That was about to change....
First Call: Darius Slay pans Steelers’ defensive strategy; John Calipari speaks out against NCAA Tournament expansionVideo
Friday’s “First Call” has some inflammatory quotes from an ex-Steeler about the team’s defense. A big-time men’s college hoops coach with local roots isn’t a fan of the new expansion of the NCAA Tournament. The Pirates are taking on a slumping National League foe. And Robert Morris’ lacrosse team is...
Joe Starkey: Steelers cannot properly assess Will Howard and Drew Allar with 2 vet QBs on hand
At some point, I do not know when, the Pittsburgh Steelers might have to sacrifice wins in order to develop a quarterback. You’d think that time would be now. They haven’t come close to winning a playoff game since the 2016 season. They have run through quarterbacks like socks since...
The week ahead: Pirates to host Rockies, Phillies at PNC Park
The week ahead vs. Rockies 6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 6:40 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT) 12:35 p.m. Thursday (SN PIT) • The Rockies were MLB’s worst team last season at 43-119 and again have had their share of struggles. They entered their weekend series with the Phillies at 15-23 and...
Does NHL need more replay reviews for penalties, or would they slow the game?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour figures the NHL has the best officials in the world. He still thinks they could use some help in sorting through the chaos — both before and after the whistle — that comes with the NHL playoffs. Brind’Amour has backed the idea...
LIV Golf had a blank canvas. The PGA Tour could use one as it tries to solve a packed schedule
LIV Golf had a seemingly endless supply of Saudi money that suddenly is coming to an end. Overlooked is another of its assets — this one with no price tag — the PGA Tour would love to have. A blank canvas. Even as LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil was trying...
Tim Benz: Expected Aaron Rodgers arrival brings ironic twistVideo
If reports from 93.7 The Fan and national media outlets are accurate, the long-expected wait for Aaron Rodgers’ return to the Pittsburgh Steelers is just about over. The word from The Fan Morning Show is that Rodgers is scheduled to be in town by Friday morning. Their anticipation is that...
Penguins A to Z: Tristan Broz has to stay healthy to become a full-timer NHLerVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Tim Benz: Fans pushing back against expansion of NFL regular season, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are expanding to 76 teams. That news became official Thursday. The expansion is being positioned as a way to get more mid-majors into the field, when, primarily, the universities that will benefit the most by this move will still be the power conferences....
Pirates prospect watch: Ronny Simon dominating Triple-A pitching
Ronny Simon Position: OF Height: 5-foot-8 Weight: 196 pounds Level: Triple-A Notable: Ronny Simon appears to be showing no remnants of the shoulder injury that ended his 2025 major-league stint just as it started. An outfielder at Triple-A Indianapolis, Simon was named the Indians’ player of the month in April,...
Full Count: Luke Novosel aims to keep Pirates healthy in dream job as head athletic trainer
Luke Novosel has had a lifelong love for baseball, and his passion for the game was the bond between him and his father, Ron, to the point that he promised his paternal grandfather, Frank, that he would one day work for the Pittsburgh Pirates. For Novosel, that dream started as...
Formula 1’s electrical revolution is losing spark; V8 power could return
Four races into Formula 1’s new era, and the peak of electrical power’s influence on the sport may already be in the rearview mirror. The Miami Grand Prix was the first under changes that slightly limited the role of the electrical power which has redefined racing this year. The president...
Pirates farm report for May 7, 2026: Indy wins on walk-off single by Rafael Flores Jr.
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 14-22) beat Omaha (Royals), 5-4, on a walk-off RBI single by C Rafael Flores Jr. in the bottom of the 10th. Flores (.222) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. SS Alika Williams (.356) went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs. 2B Termarr Johnson...
Hurricanes beat Flyers in Game 3, move within a win of 2nd straight sweep
PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play, and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Thursday night. The Hurricanes — who...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears to win semifinal seriesVideo
Forward Gabe Klassen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a series-clinching 4-1 win against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 4 of an Atlantic Division semifinal series at the Giant Center in Hershey on Thursday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won the best-of-five series, 3-1. This marks the Penguins’ first...
Martin Laird gets in Myrtle Beach as an alternate and leads with a 64
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Martin Laird didn’t find out he was in the Myrtle Beach Classic until Monday. Three days later, he tied his personal-best with nine birdies in a 7-under-par 64 that gave him a one-shot lead Thursday in only his second PGA Tour start of the year. Aaron...
Mark Madden: A city breathlessly awaits Aaron Rodgers’ arrival
Aaron Rodgers is coming to town! Like Santa Claus, only Rodgers looks older. His sleigh may have landed by the time you read this. (It’s akin to when TV stations track Santa on Christmas Eve.) Given his aversion to decision-making, Rodgers may check his list more than twice. Opinions on...
Ex-Ohio State players, including NFL veterans, to join sexual abuse lawsuit against the school
Thirty former Ohio State football players, including some former NFL players, have agreed to join a federal lawsuit against the university over the sexual abuse of student athletes decades ago by a team doctor, a lawyer in the case said Thursday. The lawyer, Rocky Ratliff, said in an interview that...
Pair of homers, Mitch Keller’s strong start lift Pirates to series win over Arizona
The Pittsburgh Pirates were aiming for a series win in Thursday afternoon’s rubber match at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Having been blown out and blanked in Tuesday’s opener at Chase Field, the Pirates got a masterful performance from Paul Skenes on Wednesday in a 1-0 victory. Behind six strong innings and...
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team brackets will jam...
New Pitt assistants, program alums Ricardo Greer, Ronald Ramon aim to help Panthers get back on track
Ricardo Greer never played at Petersen Events Center. Ronald Ramon might hardly recognize from his days in a Pitt uniform, when the Panthers’ home court was among college basketball’s toughest venues for a visitor and constantly sold out. Greer (1997-2001) and Ramon (2004-08) are former Pitt standouts who were formally...
Penguins’ Connor Clifton, Tommy Novak to play for United States in IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Connor Clifton and forward Tommy Novak have been selected for the United States’ roster in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. USA Hockey announced its roster Thursday. Chicago Blackhawks forward Sam Lafferty, a native of Hollidaysburg, was also selected. Clifton, a native of...
Pirates place reliever Chris Devenski on 15-day injured list, recall RHP Cam Sanders
Pirates relief pitcher Chris Devenski served his two-game suspension but still won’t be able to take the field with this teammates. The Pirates on Thursday placed the righty on the 15-day injured list with an undisclosed illness. Devenski received a two-game suspension Tuesday from MLB after his ejection for intentionally...
