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Will Howard bio: Steelers’ sixth-round pick (185th overall) in 2025 NFL Draft

Will Howard Sixth-round pick, No. 185 overall Quarterback, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 236 pounds Stats: Albeit with the benefit of extra games while playing for the national champions, Howard ranked among the top six in the country in completion percentage (an Ohio State-record 73.0%), passing touchdowns (35) and passing yards (4,010)....
Steelers add to QB depth on 3rd day of draft, select Ohio State’s Will Howard in 6th round

On the third day of the NFL Draft and in the sixth round, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their developmental quarterback. With the No. 185 overall selection, the Steelers took Ohio State’s Will Howard. It was the fifth consecutive player the Steelers selected from a Big Ten program and second...
Houston Texans select Penn State safety Jaylen Reed in 6th round of NFL Draft

Jaylen Reed didn’t take too much time to ponder what was the biggest lesson he learned from coach James Franklin over four years as part of the Penn State football program. If you’re not five minutes early, you’re late. “It might seem like a little thing, but if you show...
Steelers add another d-lineman, draft Iowa’s Yahya Black in 5th round

No secret that their defensive line needed an injection of youth, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the position the focus of two of their first four picks of this draft when they selected Iowa’s Yahya Black in the fifth round Saturday. Black joins first-round pick Derrick Harmon as defensive linemen added...
Yahya Black bio box: Steelers’ 5th-round pick (No. 164 overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo

YAHYA BLACK Fifth-round pick, No. 164 overall Defensive tackle, Iowa 6-foot-6, 336 pounds Stats: Started 27 games over the past two seasons at Iowa. In those two years, he totaled 85 tackles, including 12 for loss. He also had 4.5 sacks with seven pass breakups and two forced fumbles. Hometown:...
Shedeur Sanders’ long wait ends when Browns take him in the 5th round of the NFL draft

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders’ long wait finally has ended. The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. That ended a stunning fall for Sanders, the most...
Steelers continue to address defense in 4th round by selecting Ohio State edge rusher Jack Sawyer

Bypassing a quarterback again to start the third day of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers addressed defense for the second time when they took Ohio State edge rusher Jack Sawyer in the fourth round Saturday. Sawyer was the No. 123 overall pick. He was selected even with several quarterback...
Jack Sawyer bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (123rd overall) in 2025 NFL DraftVideo

Jack Sawyer Fourth-round pick, No. 123 overall Outside linebacker, Ohio State 6-foot-4, 260 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2024, Sawyer had nine sacks, three forced fumbles, 59 tackles (25 solo) and six passes defended in 16 games. Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio Top 10 Pick Armand Membou started at RT for...
Penn State adds transfer wide receiver Trebor Pena from Syracuse

It’s no secret: Penn State has long been trying to find another difference-maker at wide receiver via the transfer portal. James Franklin has addressed it, receivers coach Marques Hagans has addressed it and even athletic director Pat Kraft has said it. “We need a wide receiver,” Kraft bluntly said in...
Pitt makes Barry Dunning Jr. signing official

Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel welcomed transfer Barry Dunning Jr. to the program Saturday, as the Panthers announced his official signing. The transfer from South Alabama committed to the Panthers on April 12. “Barry is a dynamic athlete who has continued to improve throughout his college career,” Capel said...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: NHL sabotages its own playoffs

The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway. Hockey’s showcase, or so the NHL thinks. Early TV ratings showed that viewership is down 12%. That’s no surprise. Hockey is a winter sport. It’s played on ice. But we’re already a month into spring and the postseason just started. The NHL season is...
On campus: Former Plum bowler Mareana Pilyih named Division III Rookie of the Year

Mareana Pilyih made a seamless transition from high school bowling at Plum, where she was a two-time WPIBL Most Valuable Player honoree, to the collegiate game at Saint Vincent College. As a freshman this past fall and winter, she led the Bearcats with a 191.3 average over 105 games with...
North Allegheny grad Kyle Demi making most of final season at Pitt

Good things happen when Kyle Demi pitches as a senior. The 6-foot-2 right-hander turned his final year at North Allegheny into a chance to play at Pitt, and now he’s having by far his best season with the Panthers. “Overall, it’s been going really well,” Demi said. “Better than anything...
Pirates’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa producing on offense but seeks defensive improvement at shortstop

Nearly two-thirds of a year has passed since Oneil Cruz’s move from shortstop to center field last August. That seismic organizational decision by the Pittsburgh Pirates now transcends parts of the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. Yet even with Cruz an increasingly familiar sight in center field, a double-take is still...
Penguins A to Z: Despite mixed results, Joel Blomqvist remains part of the futureVideo

With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 55 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Pirates prospect watch: Lefty Hunter Barco enjoys red-hot start to year at Double-A

Prospect Watch Hunter Barco Position: LHP Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 235 pounds Level: Double-A Altoona Through two seasons as a professional baseball player, Hunter Barco has not yet known the feeling of one being uninterrupted by injury. A second-round (No. 44 overall) draft pick out of Florida by the Pirates in...

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