NBA playoffs roundup: Pritchard leads Celtics past 76ers in Embiid’s return
Payton Pritchard made six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff...
Pirates farm report for April 26, 2026: Khristian Curtis’ 10 strikeouts help Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 10-17) dropped the series finale to St. Paul (Twins), 3-1. 3B Enmanuel Valdez (.275) homered in the ninth inning for the Indians’ run. 2B Termarr Johnson (.162) was 0 for 1 with a walk. CF Mitch Jebb (.375) was 0 for 4 with a strikeout. DH Davis...
Mt. Pleasant grad Jonas King receives invite to Chiefs rookie camp
Jonas King keeps climbing. He flew under the college football recruiting radar slightly coming out of Mt. Pleasant but found his way onto the field at the NCAA Division II level. While he was at Mercyhurst, the school made the jump from NCAA Division II to Division I. The 6-foot-5,...
Monte Coleman, who won 3 Super Bowls as a Washington linebacker, dies at 68
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Monte Coleman, the hard-nosed linebacker who won three Super Bowls with Washington and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a conference championship, has died. He was 68. UAPB and the Commanders announced his death Sunday. No cause of death was disclosed. “Monte Coleman was one of the...
Mike Tomlin joins NBC as analyst, says Steelers’ veterans ‘were worthy’ of new coach
Mike Tomlin, while making his broadcasting debut Sunday, said he resigned as Pittsburgh Steelers coach in part because the team’s veteran players “were worthy” of new leadership. NBC officially announced Tomlin would be joining the network’s “Football Night in America” as a studio analyst. He was interviewed Sunday by “NBA...
Korda wins Chevron Championship for 3rd major
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelly Korda is back to No. 1 in the world and looks every bit the part. Korda was so untouchable at The Chevron Championship that no one got closer than four shots of her the entire weekend. She played her last 29 holes at Memorial Park in...
Dramatic Zurich Classic win by the Fitzpatricks puts Alex on PGA Tour
AVONDALE, La. — It was a fantastic finish for the Fitzpatrick family — a mother and father beaming along the 18th green at the TPC Louisiana as their sons celebrated a PGA Tour triumph together. Matt Fitzpatrick and younger brother Alex combined for a 1-under 71 in alternate-shot play Sunday...
Carson Hocevar earns 1st NASCAR Cup victory with last-lap pass at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Carson Hocevar ensured the Talladega Superspeedway fans who witnessed his first NASCAR Cup Series win would remember it. After outdueling Chris Buescher with a last-lap pass Sunday, Hocevar celebrated with one of NASCAR’s most unconventional victory laps. While sitting on the windowsill of his No. 77 Chevrolet...
Cup of Joe (Starkey): If the Penguins are going to make history, these 2 players better join the fray
Hello? Anybody there? We’re four games into the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, and Penguins wingers Anthony Mantha and Egor Chinakhov still haven’t picked up the phone. In the regular season, those two combined for 100 points and 51 goals in just 124 combined games. In this series, they have combined for...
NHL playoffs roundup: Sabres score 4 goals in 1st period vs. Bruins, take 3-1 lead in series
BOSTON — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff shut down any talk of putting forwards Tyson Kozak and Jason Zucker back in after injuries sent them to the locker room late in Game 4 of Buffalo’s first-round playoff series against the Bruins. “I said ‘There’s no need to return at this time,’”...
Analysis: Early look at Penn State’s 2027 NFL Draft possibilities
Time for an early sneak peek at what Penn State’s 2027 NFL draft class could look like. Keep in mind I have yet to see many of these Nittany Lions transfers play live. But I do have a pretty good feel for the PSU returnees. It’s doubtful all the players...
NFL rookie minicamp invites begin coming in for undrafted Pitt players
The 2026 NFL Draft has wrapped. Of the 257 players to hear their names called at the podium in Pittsburgh, only one, linebacker Kyle Louis, chosen in the fourth round by the Dolphins, was a Pitt product. Louis’ former teammate, tailback Desmond Reid, was signed as an undrafted free agent...
Lefty Kyle Harrison strikes out 12 as Brewers blank Pirates to avoid series sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates were seeking their first sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in a decade, but Kyle Harrison proved to be a roadblock. The 24-year-old left-hander recorded a career high 12 strikeouts in six scoreless innings, and the Brewers used a five-run fourth inning for a 5-0 win Sunday afternoon...
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama available to play vs. Trail Blazers after clearing concussion protocol
PORTLAND, Ore. — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is available to play Sunday in Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers after clearing the NBA’s concussion protocol. Wembanyama, the league’s first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, missed Game 3 on Friday in...
Howard? Rudolph? Allar? Reminiscent of 2018, Steelers have decisions to make at QB
A veteran future Hall of Fame returning starter. A trusted longtime backup. The previous year’s late-round rookie who turned some heads. And added to the mix is a third-round draft pick with intriguing pedigree. That likely will be the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback position room once training camp opens in...
Direction of the Boston Red Sox feels ‘up in the air’ after Cora’s firing, Trevor Story says
BALTIMORE — Less than 24 hours after the Boston Red Sox shockingly fired manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff, infielder Trevor Story said the club’s path forward feels unclear. “I mean obviously, it’s kind of up in the air what the true direction is,” the two-time...
A ‘hot pick’ at No. 257: How the Broncos made Red Murdock this year’s Mr. Irrelevant
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — University at Buffalo linebacker Red Murdock was starting to wonder if he’d get drafted at all when the Denver Broncos made him “Mr. Irrelevant” as the 257th and final pick of the NFL draft on Saturday. “The thoughts crept in, but I was trying to keep my...
Giants and Jets each got A-pluses in the AP’s NFL draft early grades
From Fernando Mendoza to Red Murdock, 257 players were selected in the 2026 NFL draft. Some will have instant success. Others will need more time to develop. Not all of them will make the roster. Teams spent several months scouting, interviewing, dissecting each player’s physical skills and character before the...
‘Dreams come true’ for Penguins rookie Ilya Solovyov in his 1st postseason game
PHILADELPHIA — While Game 4 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday surely commanded the attention of television viewers in every corner of Pennsylvania from McKees Rocks to Malvern, it was also appointment viewing for one town in eastern Belarus. Mogilev. That is...
Postseason success nothing new for Penguins goaltender Arturs SilovsVideo
PHILADELPHIA — There might not be another soul in the state of Pennsylvania who has a better idea of what Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs can do in a demanding situation than Rick Tocchet. Currently employed as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, Tocchet previously held the same station with...
Sabastian Sawe breaks fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon to shatter world record by 65 seconds
LONDON — The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one runner, but two. In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby leads the way but isn’t alone in Penguins’ season-saving winVideo
Does the “Phans of Philly” group have any money left after they bought I-95 billboard space to mock Sidney Crosby? If they do, hopefully they buy similar billboard ad placement somewhere between Pittsburgh International Airport and PPG Paints Arena. Maybe the Penguins captain will see the signs on the way...
Minor league report: Penguins to face Bears in semifinal roundVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will face the rival Hershey Bears in a best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal round of the Calder Cup playoffs. That matchup was determined on Saturday with the sixth-seeded Springfield Thunderbirds defeating the third-seeded Charlotte Checkers in a first-round series. With the second-seeded Penguins receiving a bye through the...
Hempfield alum Brose, lineman from Delaware, gets rookie camp invite
Hempfield alum Fintan Brose did not hear his name called on the big stage at the NFL Draft, but he still could carve a path to the pros. Brose, a Delaware graduate, received news late Saturday that he has been invited to rookie camp with the Las Vegas Raiders. Brose...
Penguins stay alive in series with 4-2 win in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Having missed the postseason in each of their previous three campaigns, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a heightened appreciation for the privilege of playing truly meaningful games into late April. They’ll be able to play one more such game thanks to a 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers in...
