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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85
DETROIT — Mickey Lolich, who earned three complete-game wins for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to accomplish that feat, died Wednesday. He was 85. The Tigers said Lolich’s wife told them he died after a short stay in hospice care. An...
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...
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...
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...
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...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans angry about a lack of faith in Mike McCarthy and Will Howard
Here’s what I’ve learned over the past week: • I need to give Aaron Rodgers another chance to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback. • I also need to give Will Howard a chance to be the Steelers’ quarterback. • I’m being too hard on the Mike McCarthy hire. • I’m...
Minor league report: Forward Tanner Howe scores first pro goal as Penguins winVideo
Forward Tanner Howe scored his first professional goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (30-12-2-2) also got goals from forwards Avery Hayes, Aaron Huglen and Aidan McDonough as a winning streak reached three games. Goaltender...
Tigers and pitcher Framber Valdez agree to $115 million, 3-year deal, AP source says
Free agent pitcher Framber Valdez and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $115 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Valdez became one of...
Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures
Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Wednesday night exhibition was the first victory at the top Cup Series level for Preece, who drives a Ford for RFK Racing....
Alex Williams scores 25 to lead shorthanded Duquesne over George Mason
Down two players? No problem for Duquesne. As they say, “Next man up.” Alex Williams scored 25 points in his first start of the season Wednesday night to lead the shorthanded Dukes to a 71-65 victory over George Mason, just the Patriots’ third loss and first at home in 15...
Robert Morris wins for 4th time in 6th games, beating Wright State
The defending champs are coming back. Not that Robert Morris has won anything yet, but a victory Wednesday night over the current Horizon League leader is a start for the Colonials, who won their first Horizon Tournament championship last season and look to be making a late-season run. Ryan Prather...
Pete Strobl launches The Scoring Factory PREP basketball academy in Pittsburgh
Basketball fanatic Pete Strobl, the personal shooting coach with a knack for public speaking and clinical leadership, is brainstorming again. Founder of Pittsburgh-based The Scoring Factory, Strobl on Tuesday announced plans for a new and unique boys basketball program designed for high school players seeking a post-graduate season. “Welcome to...
Patriots’ Stefon Diggs has helped fuel Super Bowl run with his fire
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Left back pylon. One knee. Head bowed. Eyes closed. That is how Stefon Diggs will spend some of his final moments prior to kickoff of the first Super Bowl of his career. It’s been a staple of the wide receiver’s routine before each game he’s played...
Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler ready to embrace the chaos at the wild Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brooks Koepka felt comfortable in his return to the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines last week, despite his putter not always cooperating. The five-time major champion’s second start should be even cozier, even as up to 200,000 fans cram onto TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course. Success at the...
Penn State’s Gavin McKenna charged with felony aggravated assault
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna, a freshman center and the presumptive top pick in this summer’s NHL draft, has been charged with felony assault following an incident on Jan. 31. McKenna, 18, struck a 21-year-old male in the face during the altercation, according to the incident...
Curling opens competition at 2026 Winter Olympics as brief power outage pauses play, luge training
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to come to a brief halt because of a power outage. Officials paused the matches at the historic curling stadium when the lights dimmed...
College football’s February signing period is quiet for most schools. Penn State is an exception
College football’s February signing period is pretty much an afterthought for most schools nowadays, but it meant plenty to new Penn State coach Matt Campbell. Penn State signed only two high school recruits during the December signing period because the Nittany Lions hadn’t yet hired Campbell away from Iowa State....
