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Dallas Cowboys sign cornerback Saivion Smith, former XFL player
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys signed cornerback Saivion Smith on Friday, adding the former XFL player about the same time the spring league announced it was suspending operations. Smith played for Houston, which was the only undefeated team in the XFL when the league stopped playing last month after...
XFL suspends operations, lays off employees
The XFL has suspended operations and laid off its employees. XFL workers were told of the layoffs during an in-house conference call Friday. After canceling the remainder of its season last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, but promising to be back in 2021, the upstart league backed by WWE...
Slippery Rock’s Roland Rivers ready for his close-up at NFL Draft
Roland Rivers III saw no reason to ease into his pro day last month. The former Slippery Rock quarterback’s first throw in front of representatives from 21 NFL teams was a deep post — 65 to 70 yards — off a play-action. The pass connected, and it set the tone...
Mike Tomlin spends long days on phone ‘talking football’ with Steelers staffVideo
These days, Kiya Tomlin can hear her husband’s familiar, booming voice coming from out of their home office. “I don’t know what they are talking about,” the wife of Mike Tomlin said, while chuckling, by phone this week, “but all I know is just that they just talk soooooo much...
Penn State gets commitments from three prospects in a busy afternoon
Penn State received verbal commitments from three prospects within an hour’s time Friday afternoon. Four-star safety Jaylen Reed of Detroit posted on Twitter his intention to enroll Thursday night. Then, four-star safety Zakee Wheatley of Severn, Md., and four-star cornerback Kalen King of Cass Technical in Detroit committed Friday afternoon,...
Kiya Tomlin, wife of Steelers coach, converts fashion business into mask-making operationVideo
Kiya Tomlin kept her four-person staff on payroll after her Etna-based fashion retailer was ordered to close as part of the state’s social-distancing directive. The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, she was forced to abandon production of her spring collection, and decided to sell her existing inventory at...
5 Penguins among best centers of past 53 years in NHL.com listVideo
To fill space and provide content during the suspension of its season, the NHL is releasing top-16 lists on its official website. It should come as no surprise for an organization so synonymous with scoring that the Pittsburgh Penguins are well represented on the list of the game’s best centers...
Jim Nantz adjusting to not calling Final Four, MastersVideo
Jim Nantz couldn’t figure out why he was getting text messages from friends about the 1986 Masters, unaware it was the first of eight Masters being shown during a second week in April unlike any other. That was his first Masters for CBS Sports. “And there’s no doubt about it....
High school athletes struggle with PIAA’s decision to cancel winter, spring sports
Liv Kelly figured this news was coming. It didn’t make it any easier to take. On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Tom Wolf announced all Pennsylvania schools would be shut down for the rest of the academic year. A few hours later, the PIAA canceled its suspended winter sports championships and the...
Rams trade WR Brandin Cooks to TexansVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are trading receiver Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans, according to a person familiar with the deal. The NFL Network reported the Rams will get a second-round pick while sending a future fourth-rounder to Houston. Cooks will help the Texans replace DeAndre Hopkins,...
Tua Tagovailoa’s agent says he’s healthy, will be ready for campVideo
Tua Tagovailoa’s agent said the quarterback is healthy and will be ready for training camp. Tagovailoa held a virtual pro day with former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer on Thursday after the former Alabama star’s personal pro day was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Video of Tagovailoa’s workout will be...
Slugger Mark Reynolds says he’s retiring after 13-year runVideo
PHOENIX — Slugger Mark Reynolds is retiring after hitting 298 homers over 13 seasons with eight teams. The 36-year-old made the announcement Thursday on SiriusXM Radio. When the free agent was asked whether he still was pursuing a new team, Reynolds said he’s “moved beyond that, I’ve retired.” He added...
UFC 249 canceled after ESPN, Disney halt Dana White’s plansVideo
LOS ANGELES — UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC president Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic. After defiantly vowing for weeks to maintain a regular schedule of fights while the rest of the sports world halted, White confirmed the...
Bryan Rust content if suspension of season costs him milestone for PenguinsVideo
Despite missing the first 11 games of the season because of a hand injury, Bryan Rust blew past his career high for points Jan. 14. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ next game three days later, he established a personal best for goals. Each occurred before the All-Star break, and Rust kept...
New Eagles DT Javon Hargrave discusses leaving Steelers: ‘It was real tough’Video
Of course, Javon Hargrave said, he wanted to stay in Pittsburgh. The Steelers were the team that brought him into the NFL with the No. 89 overall pick in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He felt he was part of a “winning” culture, and he had developed...
Coronavirus shutdown presents challenges for teams, sponsorsVideo
CHICAGO — There are no sponsored power plays at the moment. No doughnut races in the fourth quarter. No calls to the bullpen presented by phone companies. Amid the coronavirus shutdown, sports business executives are having tough conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon....
Jimmie Johnson mulls future in red-flagged farewell NASCAR seasonVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR champion and all-around Everyman, has added home-schooling elementary teacher to his resume. The sports stoppage from the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a red flag on Johnson’s farewell tour. He had planned a final season of racing a full NASCAR schedule, but so far...
Tiger Woods ready to play Masters and realizes it has to waitVideo
Tiger Woods felt strong and fit enough to compete for another green jacket. He could sense the adrenaline starting to flow, along with a strange sensation. He was grumpy. Instead of flying to Augusta National for the Masters this week, he was home in Florida, where the only competition for...
Oilers say Colby Cave remains in medically induced comaVideo
TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave remains in a medically induced coma in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. The Oilers, through Cave’s family, provided an update on Cave’s status Thursday on their Twitter account. “This is giving his brain time to heal...
Pirates 22nd most valuable MLB team, according to Forbes; Yankees topVideo
NEW YORK — Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $5 billion, up 9% over last year and 47% more than the No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers at $3.4 billion. The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped 1% to $1.26 billion, 22nd in MLB. The Yankees are second...
NBA, ESPN to present HORSE tournament with current, past starsVideo
The NBA, the National Basketball Players Association and ESPN will stream a HORSE tournament on ESPN’s app. The NBA HORSE Challenge will have eight participants. The quarterfinals are to be shown Sunday and the semifinals and final April 16. The quarterfinal matchups are Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks against...
Chiefs bring back CB Bashaud Breeland on 1-year dealVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back cornerback Bashaud Breeland on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $4.5 million, helping to alleviate one of the Super Bowl champions’ biggest concerns ahead of the NFL Draft. The deal was confirmed to the Associated Press...
Oddsmakers like Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes to win MVP, but big money is on another QBVideo
Assuming the 2020 NFL season begins on time, Thursday marked 154 days until the first game would kick off. Although a lot can happen between now and Sept. 10, oddsmakers in Las Vegas have handicapped the NFL MVP race. According to William Hill Sports Book, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has...
Penn State coaches will seek big plays, leadership from Clairton’s Lamont Wade
Whether Lamont Wade was at Clairton or Penn State, one or two doses of a good thing wasn’t enough. While leading Clairton to the WPIAL Class 1A championship in 2016, he returned interceptions for touchdowns in three consecutive playoff games. The last of the picks turned into an 83-yard score...
PIAA officials cancel spring sports season, winter sports championships
For nearly a month, high school student-athletes held out hope they could return to normalcy on the fields, courts and track. On Thursday, those hopes were dashed. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced all schools in the state will remain closed for the remainder of the school year as people all...
