NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion — which has been a topic for some time — will again be discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press...
2 receiver prospects visit Steelers ahead of NFL DraftVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted two receiver prospects Monday ahead of the upcoming NFL Draft. Cincinnati’s Jeff Caldwell and Kentucky’s Kendrick Law made top 30 prospect visits after each posted notable numbers at the scouting combine. Caldwell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.31 seconds. Law completed 21 reps on the bench...
Jets agree to trade quarterback Justin Fields to Chiefs to serve as Mahomes’ backup, AP source says
NEW YORK — The New York Jets have agreed to a trade that will send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The Jets will receive a sixth-round draft pick in 2027 for Fields and pick up...
PIAA postpones basketball semifinals involving Chartiers Valley, Obama Academy
Winter weather forced PIAA officials to postpone eight basketball semifinal games scheduled for Monday night. A pair of Western Pennsylvania teams were impacted by the changes. Chartiers Valley’s game against West York at Altoona High School in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball semifinals was postponed. It will be played...
TV Talk: Where to watch March Madness
As professional sports leagues make more deals with streaming services, it can sometimes be clear as mud where to watch a sports telecast. This year’s men’s March Madness games are spread over four networks: CBS and Turner Networks TNT, TBS and truTV. Games start with the First Four on Tuesday...
Pirates option IF Enmanuel Valdez, reassign OF Dominic Fletcher in latest round of cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates made another round of cuts, and infielder Enmanuel Valdez was the latest casualty. Valdez was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday morning, while outfielder Dominic Fletcher was reassigned to minor league camp. The 27-year-old Valdez played 31 games for the Pirates last season, batting .209/.294/.363 with four...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: WBC performance shows Paul Skenes is ready to lead the Pirates
The World Baseball Classic semifinal Sunday night was filled with superstars making spectacular plays, hitting majestic home runs and putting on a ridiculous display of pitching against two of the most dangerous batting orders in baseball history. That Pittsburgh played a central role made it all the more thrilling. A...
Penguins rookie Ben Kindel’s education continues at an accelerated rateVideo
Against the context of a season that has been remarkably — if unexpectedly — successful, an empty-net goal isn’t anything to boast about. But someone has to score them. And someone has to be on the ice for what is typically a demanding defensive situation. And in this scenario, the...
Kennesaw State, Texas, NC State and Queens all notching firsts in the NCAA Tournament West Regon
Amir Abdur-Rahim will always hold a special place in Kennesaw State’s basketball history. Not only was he the first coach to lead the Owls to the NCAA Tournament, Abdur-Rahim set an example by the way he lived his life and coached his players. So when Kennesaw State reached the tournament...
Ball or strike? Bethel Park product Mason Miller seals U.S. victory over Dominican Republic on controversial call
MIAMI — Ten days later, the United States and the Dominican Republic would have kept on playing. Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller’s full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team’s dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners...
‘Wants the moment’: Paul Skenes shines in the WBC spotlight, treats it same as Pirates outings
MIAMI — Paul Skenes pitched with poise through pressure, dispatching a series of stars on a night of great stakes in a sold-out stadium with millions watching on TV. This was the type of game he never sees with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he may not experience on a regular...
Madden Monday: Penguins survived without Evgeni Malkin — now he must deliver
When the Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night, they’ll be getting Evgeni Malkin back from his five-game suspension. Not a moment too soon, according to Mark Madden during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. After all, it feels like the team has been clinging to...
First Call: Steelers’ offseason class rated in ESPN’s top 5; Connor Heyward talks about leaving Pittsburgh
Monday’s “First Call” has a positive spin on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ free-agent class. We say goodbye to Connor Heyward as he leaves the Steelers for an AFC rival. Another ex-Steeler has a new home. The Penguins are set to face a difficult foe, and the Robert Morris hockey team is...
Paul Skenes helps U.S. beat Dominican Republic to reach 3rd straight WBC title game
MIAMI — Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered, and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 on Sunday and move one win from capturing its second World Baseball Classic championship. The loaded American roster — led by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ NL Cy...
Duquesne men not selected for NIT
Five Atlantic 10 teams — Dayton, Davidson, George Mason, George Washington and Saint Joseph’s — made the NIT cut Sunday night. Duquesne, another one, didn’t. Despite the A-10’s push for the Dukes’ inclusion in college basketball’s second-fiddle tournament, the National Invitation Tournament selection committee didn’t see it that way. With...
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing skidVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Gabe Klassen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. Forward Rutger McGroarty and defenseman Owen Pickering each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-15-6-2), which snapped a season-worst five-game losing...
West Virginia women to host Miami (Ohio) in NCAA Tournament 1st round
West Virginia’s women’s basketball team will be on its home court for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament … if the Mountaineers can advance. WVU was awarded the No. 4 seed during Sunday night’s NCAA selection show and will play No. 13 Miami (Ohio) in the opening round...
Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women’s NCAA Tournament
UConn was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday and enters March Madnes s needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. The Huskies (34-0) are looking for their 13th national title and becoming the first team to repeat...
Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty
LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago and first since the death of his father in a December house fire. “I knew it took a few weeks to...
Tim Benz: VCU hoping to benefit from Pittsburgh pixie dust after A-10 Tournament winVideo
The coach from Philadelphia, whose team wears black and gold, beat the Flyers (with a guy named L’Etang) at PPG Paints Arena to win a basketball championship. A lot of that fails to compute, right? But there was no such confusion as to how coach Phil Martelli Jr. and his...
Cameron Young is clutch on island green, rallies to win The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young delivered the biggest birdie of his career on the most notorious hole on the TPC Sawgrass, a sand wedge to 10 feet to tie for the lead in The Players Championship. And then he was even better on a shot equally daunting. Young...
Duke, Arizona, Mich, Florida get top seeding for March Madness, Miami (Ohio) squeaks in as 11 seedVideo
Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by Arizona, Michigan and Florida, each of whom would love a repeat of last season when all four No. 1s made it all the way to the Final Four. The top line was the most predictable thing to...
Newest Steelers CB Jamel Dean can tackle, too
Jamel Dean flexed his coverage skills by picking off three passes last season, but the newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback also has some muscle to his game. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound defensive back says he won’t shy away from a tackle. “You play defense, so you’ve got to be able to...
Konnor Griffin homers in 9th to prevent shutout as Pirates stumble against Rays
Konnor Griffin hit his fourth home run of spring training in the ninth inning to spare the Pittsburgh Pirates a shutout loss. The Tampa Bay Rays got three-hit performances from Jake Fraley and Cedric Mullins, who homered and had four RBIs in a 6-1 win over the Pirates on Sunday...
VCU silences Dayton supporters, wins Atlantic 10 tourney at PPG Paints Arena
As the confetti began to fly Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena following No. 2 seed VCU’s triumphant 70-62 victory against No. 4 Dayton in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament championship game, a familiar figure silently thumped his chest. Phil Martelli Sr. is Saint Joseph’s former longtime coach with...
