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Sanderson scores in OT as Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-3 to avoid sweepVideo
OTTAWA, Ontario — Defenseman Jake Sanderson scored on a long wrist shot from the left boards at 17:42 of overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-3, on Saturday night to force a fifth game in the first-round series. Sanderson kept the puck in at the blue...
Former Pitt, Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon to sign with Cleveland Browns
Before Donovan McMillon got to college, he had an NFL combine-themed party to celebrate a birthday while he was in high school. It’s safe to say that preparation for the NFL Draft is something the Peters Township native and former Pitt player had looked forward to for a long time....
Pirates farm report for April 26, 2025: Konnor Griffin belts 3 hits, 2-run homer for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-11) edged out St. Paul (Twins), 6-5. RHP Braxton Ashcraft (2-2, 5.81) earned the win despite giving up five runs on seven hits, including two homers, in five innings. He walked two and struck out five. RHP Hunter Stratton (5.40), RHP Tanner Rainey (6.43), PHP Isaac Mattson (1.74)...
Pitt’s Brandon George to sign with Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon George is highly confident in his abilities, and he believes his experiences at Pitt have prepared him for a career in the NFL. But George is blessed with a high sense of self-awareness. After becoming a starting linebacker during the final of his six seasons at Pitt, George plans...
Steelers add 7 undrafted free agents, including WRs Roc Taylor, Ke’Shawn Williams
After bypassing wide receiver with all of their seven selections, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a pair soon after the draft ended. Roc Taylor of Memphis and Ke’Shawn Williams of Indiana joined five other prospects from other positions that the Steelers announced as having agreed to contract terms as undrafted free...
Former Pitt kicker Ben Sauls signs with Steelers
Ben Sauls just sounds like an NFL kicker. Literally. Sauls proved so to the scouts and team personnel from across the NFL during Pitt’s pro day last month. “I know today especially,” Sauls said at pro day, “people wanted to hear the ball off my foot.” Seriously? Scouts care about...
Barbashev scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Wild 4-3 in Game 4 to even first-round seriesVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Some puck luck finally went the Vegas Golden Knights’ way, and they avoided getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime, and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff...
Streaking Journalism is 3-1 morning line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill DownsVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in the horse racing’s marquee event. Sovereignty is the 5-1 second choice of 20 horses and will start from the...
Transfer WRs impress for Penn State in Blue-White game
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s 2025 spring camp is in the books after the Blue-White game delivered a few offensive standouts on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. In reality, the biggest piece of news came before the scrimmage kicked off. Syracuse’s Trebor Pena, arguably the top wide receiver in the spring...
Steelers address physicality in NFL Draft, beef up defense on Day 3
What transpired this weekend at the NFL Draft provided further confirmation that the Pittsburgh Steelers were sick of being pushed around in the playoffs. After losing a sixth consecutive playoff game in January — and trailing by at least 21 first-half points in four of the past five postseason matchups...
Riverhounds drop 1st match in USL Jagrmeister Cup
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ first match in the newly formed USL Jagrmeister Cup was hard to swallow. Darren Smith scored in stoppage time to give Detroit FC a 1-0 victory over the Hounds on Saturday. In the 91st minute, Ben Morris sent a cross from the left side into the box...
Tim Benz: Our annual ‘What the Steelers didn’t get in the draft’ recap
At the end of every NFL Draft, anyone who covers the Steelers puts together a recap of the franchise’s selections. I like who the Steelers picked. I advocated for a defensive lineman in Round 1. That’s what they did by drafting Oregon’s Derrick Harmon. Then the team added on by...
Donte Kent bio: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (229th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
Donte Kent Seventh-round pick, No. 229 overall Cornerback, Central Michigan 5-foot-10, 189 pounds Stats: Over 53 games in five college seasons, Kent had 235 tackles (171 solo, 4½ for loss), two interceptions, 47 passes defended and two forced fumbles. Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Congrats to Donte Kent! The STEEL of the...
Full-strength Wolves take series lead into Game 4 vs. Lakers, as health looms large in NBA playoffsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have the assets to repeat or even surpass their run last year to the Western Conference finals, with a go-to player who is one of the biggest stars, a couple of shutdown defenders and a productive and versatile bench, to name a few. They are...
In Pitt QB shakeup, Julian Dugger enters portal, ex-Western Carolina star transfers in
Pitt’s quarterback depth chart underwent a major overhaul Saturday. Redshirt freshman Julian Dugger, a Penn Hills graduate, announced he was entering the transfer portal hours after the Panthers landed a commitment from another quarterback, Cole Gonzales, who’s already well connected with offensive coordinator Kade Bell. A 6-foot, 198-pound senior, Gonzales...
Los Angeles Rams select Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield in 7th round
If Konata Mumpfield doesn’t make it in the NFL, rest assured it won’t be because the stress of the moment gets too big for him. An honorable mention all-ACC wide receiver for Pitt this past season, Mumpfield was drafted in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Rams at No....
Harrisburg’s Donte Kent excited to be drafted by Steelers with second 7th-round pick
Donte Kent grew up in Harrisburg, but he didn’t grow up rooting for the team that selected him Saturday in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Kent, a 5-foot-10, 189-pound cornerback from Central Michigan, not only didn’t cheer for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he wasn’t a fan of the Philadelphia...
NASCAR returns from only break of season with drivers hoping to stop Bell, Hamlin and LarsonVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR is back in action after its only weekend off of the 38-race schedule with a Sunday showdown at Talladega Superspeedway, where the drivers will try to halt the early domination shown by Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson. The trio arrived at the Alabama track...
Steelers draft LB Carson Bruener — son of team scout, former TE Mark Bruener
Carson Bruener spent the third day of the NFL Draft sitting in the same seat of the same couch at the same family cabin in coastal Washington state that his father sat in when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995. The method of telephone has surely changed...
Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles settling in quickly with Nittany LionsVideo
STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was fresh off coaching Ohio State’s defense to a national championship win not long after the Nittany Lions...
Carson Bruener bio box: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (No. 226 overall) in 2025 NFL Draft
CARSON BRUENER Seventh-round pick, No. 226 overall Linebacker, Washington 6-foot-1, 227 pounds Stats: Led the Huskies with 104 tackles and three interceptions as a senior. Hometown: Woodinville, Wash. ???? 12 TKL???? 2 INTCarson Bruener was everywhere in @UW_Football's win over USC ????#B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/29v6waIWzZ— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 3, 2024...
Minnesota Vikings select Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew in 6th round
Gavin Bartholomew appeared in 49 of Pitt’s 52 games over the past four seasons, starting 41 and having at least one catch in all but seven of them. “I feel great,” Bartholomew said prior to performing drills among fellow tight ends at the NFL combine earlier this year. “I’ve been...
Penn State linebacker Kobe King picked by Minnesota Vikings in 6th round
The latest off-ball linebacker to enter the NFL out of “Linebacker U,” Kobe King during the combine relayed a chat he had with management of an unnamed NFL team. King is an old-school style inside linebacker who’s hoping to enter the league just as old-school is coming back into fashion...
Los Angeles Chargers pick Pitt’s Branson Taylor in 6th round of NFL Draft
A tear of the lateral meniscus in a knee ended the senior season of Pitt starting left tackle Branson Taylor. The ensuring recovery from surgery prevented Taylor from taking part in drills at the NFL combine, too. Five months of frustration and rehab, though, melted away when Taylor was finally...
Supercross Championship draws motorcycle fans to Pittsburgh’s North Shore
With the number of cars and tailgaters on the North Shore Saturday, passersby would think fans were gearing up for a Steelers game. Hardly. The excitement was for the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Acrisure Stadium. Elite riders like Jett Lawrence, Cooper Webb and Haiden Deegan will vie...
