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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to massive 4-year extension with NBA champion Thunder, AP source says
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting four-year, $285 million extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...
Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley to receive Jimmy V award
Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is the recipient of the 2025 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN and the Jimmy V Foundation announced Monday. Schumacher-Cawley revealed in October that she had breast cancer, but the diagnosis did not stop her from reaching the pinnacle of college sports. She...
Tim Benz: Kyle Dubas doesn’t question the strategy of Penguins’ draft pick stockpile
As Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas started to amass draft picks throughout last season in an effort to help rebuild the franchise, few felt all the selections he had for the 2025 entry process would be used as actual picks. After all, as of Friday morning, he had 11...
First Call: How Steelers’ trade may impact T.J. Watt’s contract; Bill Cowher and George Pickens weigh in on deal
Tuesday’s “First Call” examines the ripple effect of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Jonnu Smith and Jalen Ramsey. Specifically, we gauge the potential impact on T.J. Watt’s contract negotiations. We get trade reaction from George Pickens and Bill Cowher. Plus, a former...
Steelers A to Z: Entering 10th season, Miles Killebrew among best in game on special teams
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
Back adjustment helps Ke’Bryan Hayes get back into swing for Pirates
Ke’Bryan Hayes took a detour on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ return trip from Milwaukee, using an off day to return to his hometown of Houston to visit family, check on the status of the house he’s building and get an adjustment. On his back, not his swing. Hayes squeezed in a...
District 31 American Legion teams jump into busy final week of regular season
It is going to be a busy week for baseball teams in District 31 American Legion. There is a week left in the regular season, and teams are scrambling to get in all their games before Sunday. District 31 President and Latrobe coach Jason Bush said things are proceeding smoothly....
Andrew Heaney takes no-hitter into 6th as Pirates shut out Cardinals in series opener
Overshadowed by the sudden offensive outburst by the Pittsburgh Pirates has been the quality of their pitching, until Andrew Heaney took the mound Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The veteran left-hander shut down St. Louis over 6⅔ scoreless innings – not allowing a hit for 5⅔ innings – and...
Erie Seawolves to be renamed Moon Mammoths by John Oliver
NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and promotions of minor-league baseball teams, announcing: “We are willing to use all of our...
Golden Knights get Mitch Marner in deal with Maple Leafs, give him 8-year, $96M contractVideo
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade with Toronto on Monday, giving him an eight-year, $96 million contract, according to multiple reports. Marner, 28, will count $12 million against the salary cap through the 2032-33 season. He is coming off setting career highs with...
NHL free agency roundup: Champion Panthers re-sign Brad Marchand, Aaron EkbladVideo
The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick Monday less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions. After Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett said they never wanted to leave South Florida, they got their wish. Days after locking up Bennett long term, the Panthers agreed to re-sign...
Nets trading former OLSH star, Pitt player Cam Johnson to Nuggets
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets are trading Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and a first-round draft pick, according to multiple reports Monday. The swap of forwards shortly after free agency opened sends Johnson back to the Western Conference, where he helped Phoenix reach the...
Westmoreland County Campus Clippings: Coaching switch leads to Butler family reunion at West Liberty
Suddenly, Landon Butler will play for his brother next college basketball season. A Latrobe family reunion is happening at West Liberty after Butler decided to leave Coker University in South Carolina following a coaching change. He is transferring to West Liberty, where Bryce Butler is an assistant coach and former...
NBA free agency opens after recent waves of player movement
Victor Wembanyama has another big man to help him out in San Antonio. The Houston Rockets continued their offseason overhaul. And Orlando and Atlanta made moves with eyes on contending this coming season Monday as the NBA’s free agency period got underway. The Spurs lured center Luke Kornet away from...
Rebuilding Pac-12 gets its needed 8th football school with addition of Texas State
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State is joining the Pac-12, giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conference. The Pac-12 and Texas State announced Monday that the Bobcats from the Sun Belt Conference will join holdovers Oregon State and Washington...
Tim Benz: Details of Steelers-Dolphins trade are easier to figure out than the big picture
If you are trying to wrap your brain around the pros and cons of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trade with the Miami Dolphins on Monday morning, I don’t blame you. I’ll let you know when I finish doing that myself. Here’s what I do know. I know that Jonnu Smith and...
Steelers A to Z: 7th-round pick Donte Kent to battle for punt-return job, longshot for DB role
Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2025 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between...
2-time MVP Bryce Harper returns from wrist injury to give Phillies boost in NL East raceVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper got to a point where the condition of his right wrist — bothered by inflammation that stuck him on the injured list — was pretty much as good as it gets. So it’s time to play. Harper returned from a nearly monthlong layoff with...
Penguins’ negotiations continue with Conor Dewar, Philip Tomasino
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Philip Tomasino did not receive qualifying offers as pending restricted free agents by the NHL’s deadline to extend such offers at 5 p.m. Monday. But that does not necessarily mean they will be leaving the club. Earlier in the day, Penguins president of hockey...
Rookie Paige Bueckers named WNBA All-Star starter; Nneka Ogwumike picked for 10th timeVideo
NEW YORK — Paige Bueckers will play in her first WNBA All-Star Game, and Nneka Ogwumike earned her 10th selection, the league announced Monday as it named the players who will join Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier as All-Star starters. Bueckers, who was the No. 1 overall draft pick by...
Carlos Alcaraz needs 5 Wimbledon sets to beat Fabio Fognini
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz, locked in a five-set struggle at Centre Court, looked toward his coach Monday and shouted something about how Fabio Fognini — 38, retiring after this season, winless in 2025 — looked as if he could keep playing until he’s 50. “I don’t know why it’s his...
Carter Sanderson, Brady Peddle go from USHL Clark Cup adversaries to Penguins draft picks
The 2025 Clark Cup Finals to determine the United States Hockey League champion was a series to remember. Pitting the Waterloo Black Hawks against the Muskegon Lumberjacks, it went the distance, requiring five games before Muskegon triumphed 4-3 in overtime. As it turned out, two of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas doesn’t expect to be aggressive in free agency
Kyle Dubas was beaming about his club’s future. In a somewhat ostentatious presentation by the Pittsburgh Penguins at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Monday, Dubas stood up on the stage constructed on the main rink of the facility and showcased each member of the Penguins draft class from...
Penguins announce development camp roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled their development camp roster a few days before welcoming a host of prospects to UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry from Thursday through July 7. All sessions in Cranberry, culminating with a prospect tournament at noon July 7, are free and open to the public. The...
Is EA Sports reviving its college basketball video game franchise?
EA Sports sent a cryptic tweet on Monday that hints at the revival of its college basketball video game franchise. Although not as popular as its college football franchise that was revived last year, EA was among the industry’s leaders in basketball gaming in the early 2000s. Its NCAA Basketball...
