Larry Fitzgerald to become 11th Pitt player enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Fitzgerald once wore a gold helmet, but now he’s getting a gold jacket. The former record-setting receiver at Pitt will be enshrined this summer in the Pro Football Hall of Fame following a legendary 17-year NFL career that left no doubt he’d someday reach Canton. Ultimately, he got there...
Rookie Avery Hayes sparks Penguins’ win against Sabres
Despite dressing a lineup that had more pockmarks than one might find in February during the 221-mile drive between the Steel City and the Nickel City, the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 5-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on Thursday as they entered the...
Make-A-Wish grants Super Bowl dream for Pittsburgh teen
Connor Hennick, a 14-year-old, has dreamed of going to the Super Bowl for as long as he can remember. Now, the self-declared lifelong Steelers fan is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area for the Super Bowl LX through Make-A-Wish. The Hennick family, of McCandless, arrived at their hotel around...
Schwartz resigns as Browns’ defensive coordinator after being passed over for head coach
CLEVELAND — Jim Schwartz resigned as the Cleveland Browns’ defensive coordinator after three seasons. The team announced Friday that Schwartz handed in his letter of resignation a day earlier. Schwartz has led one of the league’s top defenses over the past three seasons but was upset about being passed over...
Joe Starkey: Ravens went risky. Steelers stayed safe. Who’ll be proven right?
You knew as soon as the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens became unexpected members of this year’s coaching cycle that one of them would hire a young, untested riser of a defensive coordinator as its new head coach. You just didn’t think it would be the Ravens. Neither did I. That...
Defensive linemen Eliyt Nairne, Jeremiah Warren bring different kinds of experience to Pitt
The two interior defensive linemen Pitt brought in through the transfer portal in January had formative experiences at their previous colleges. For Eliyt Nairne, who spent 2025 at Tulane, that was competing in the College Football Playoff. Jeremiah Warren, who played three years at Illinois before joining Pitt, was mentored...
Pirates add pitching depth by signing righty Jose Urquidy
The Pittsburgh Pirates struck out on another top free agent target when left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez signed with the Detroit Tigers but added one of his former teammates Thursday. The Pirates agreed to sign right-hander Jose Urquidy to a one-year, $1.5 million contract, a source confirmed to TribLive. The 30-year-old...
First Call: Jay Glazer offers new layer to Mike Tomlin’s resignation; Andy Weidl’s name floated for NFC job
Thursday’s “First Call” advances some new talking points about Mike Tomlin’s resignation. Another NFC team is being linked to Pittsburgh Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl. The Penguins have a tough game to close out their schedule before the Olympic break. And a very familiar name may be making a...
Penguins recall forward Avery Hayes from AHL ahead of game in Buffalo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Avery Hayes from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday, setting up a possible NHL debut for the former undrafted winger. Hayes, 23, has scored 13 goals with 10 assists in 31 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season. He was one of the AHL club’s...
Penguins assign forwards Avery Hayes, Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With the NHL entering its Olympic break, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forwards Avery Hayes and Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. The team did not announce the transactions but they were reflected on the AHL’s website in the early hours of Friday morning....
Rams’ Matthew Stafford edges Patriots’ Drake Maye for the AP NFL MVP award
SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye for the AP NFL MVP award Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003. Stafford received 24 of 50 first-place votes while Maye got 23. But Maye has a chance to go home this...
Pirates by Position: Infield adds 2 All-Stars, but will Konnor Griffin start season at shortstop?
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened last season with a pair of Gold Glove winners on the left side of the infield — shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes — and question marks on the right side. This spring, their lineup could feature a pair of All-Stars — first baseman...
For RMU hockey coach Derek Schooley, watching his daughters play each other on home ice will be a ‘full-circle moment’
Hopefully, Robert Morris University hockey defenseman Kaitlyn Schooley of Moon has plenty of meals on her university dining card. Maybe she can just pick up a pizza on the way back to her apartment, or grab a sandwich at the rink. But if she had any notion of swinging by...
Honor Huff leads West Virginia’s rally in Big 12 victory over Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — Honor Huff scored 16 points, all in the second half, and dished six assists as West Virginia rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Cincinnati, 59-54, on Thursday night. Huff scored 11 points in a row amid a 16-2 rally midway through the second half that gave the...
WR Cooper Kupp leading way on, off field for Seahawks ahead of Super BowlVideo
SAN JOSE, Calif. — While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously received heaps of praise from his teammates. Four years removed from the most productive season of his career, Kupp will become the sixth player in NFL history...
Burnett scores career-high 31, No. 2 Michigan routs Penn State to reach school-record 21-1 mark
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nimari Burnett scored a career-high 31 points, leading No. 2 Michigan to a 110-69 win over Penn State on Thursday night. The Wolverines have won seven straight to set a school record with a 21-1 overall record. They are 11-1 in the Big Ten, tied atop...
Gotterup shoots 63, Scheffler struggles in 1st round of Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Chris Gotterup seems to have figured out TPC Scottsdale, giving him a chance to finally see the Saturday spectacle of the Phoenix Open. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will need to go low in his next round if he’s going to get to the weekend. Gotterup shot a bogey-free...
There is Olympic gold in the air up there, but many of these daredevils aren’t huge fans
LIVIGNO, Italy — Ask freestyle skier Colby Stevenson if he likes big air, the most high-flying event in a sport full of them, and his answer is short and to the point. “No,’ he said. “I have no real use for it.” Which makes him pretty much like a lot...
1980 U.S. ‘Miracle on Ice’ hockey team looks back on run as Olympics arrive
From the coffee shops and bars to the local grocery stores, the neighbors know all about Mike Eruzione, Buzz Schneider and John Harrington for their roles in one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports. They are long since retired, now more focused on their golf games than...
U.S. opens women’s Olympic hockey tournament with rout of Czechia
MILAN — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women’s national team’s roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn’t do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra. It’s a decision Wroblewski made upon taking over the team four years ago. and one immediately...
Patriots OC Josh McDaniels takes winding path, returns to Super Bowl for 10th time
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When it comes to being an offensive coordinator in the NFL, few coaches have fared better than New England’s Josh McDaniels. As a head coach, it’s been a completely different story. The six-time Super Bowl champion is back in the title game after taking a one-year...
Teen sensation Connor Zilisch is the most hyped NASCAR rookie since possibly Jeff Gordon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As sleet pelted Bowman Gray Stadium during NASCAR’s preseason warm-up race, multiple drivers complained about poor visibility and the wet track conditions. One of them — the youngest driver in the field — hit the button on his radio and grumbled it was time to get back...
U.S. figure skating squad chasing more Olympic gold as competition set to start
MILAN — The powerful U.S. figure skating squad will have its first opportunity to shine at the Winter Olympics on Friday when the team competition begins at the Milano Ice Skating Arena just hours before the opening ceremony. The Americans are the defending champions in the event. After they were...
Tarik Skubal wins salary arbitration case, will be paid record $32 million
Tarik Skubal won his salary arbitration hearing with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, and the two-time Cy Young Award winner will be paid a record $32 million this year instead of the team’s $19 million offer. Jeanne Charles, Walt De Treux and Allen Ponak made the decision one day after...
Antetokounmpo remains with Bucks as NBA trade deadline passes
Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Antetokounmpo had been the center of attention heading into the trade deadline amid reports that the Milwaukee Bucks started listening to offers for the two-time MVP and nine-time all-NBA...
