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At 464 pounds, Florida’s Desmond Watson could become the heaviest draft pick in NFL historyVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Considering everything massive defensive tackle Desmond Watson showed during Florida’s pro day, his most impressive feat might have been escaping the practice facility without anyone noticing. The 6-foot-6, 464-pound pro prospect somehow slipped team personnel and media members after his workout in front of NFL scouts Thursday....
Don’t write off future Cinderellas just because it’s an all-power conference Sweet 16, coaches sayVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly every year there’s at least one lovable underdog that rises from obscurity in the NCAA Tournament to capture the hearts of basketball fans and bust their brackets. Not this year. All 16 regional semifinalists are from power conferences for the first time since the bracket expanded to...
Kenny Pickett plans return to Acrisure Stadium as honorary captain for Pitt spring game
Kenny Pickett has been on the move since leading Pitt to an ACC championship in 2021, but he’s getting back to his college roots next month before digging deep into his new duties as a Cleveland Browns quarterback. Drafted in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 and...
After guiding team to 1st NCAA Tournament berth in 34 years, Saint Francis’ Rob Krimmel retires
Saint Francis men’s basketball coach Rob Krimmel has decided to retire from coaching, the university announced Thursday. Krimmel, 47, led the Red Flash to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 34 years last week after Saint Francis won the NEC Tournament title. Saint Francis then lost to Alabama State, 70-68,...
Upper St. Clair’s husband-wife tandem looking to make history at PIAA championships
In each of the last two years, history was nearly made by Berlin Brothersvalley, a small District 5 school located outside of Somerset. The Mountaineers boys basketball team, coached by Brentwood grad Tanner Prosser, reached the PIAA Class A championship game in 2023 and 2024, but lost both years to...
Pirates place RHP Jared Jones on IL, add LHP Ryan Borucki to finalize Opening Day roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates made multiple roster moves to finalize their 26-man Opening Day roster, most notably by placing a pair of prominent players on the injured list. The Pirates placed right-handed pitcher Jared Jones on the 15-day injured list with a ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow and...
‘It’s really all of it’: Penn State QB Drew Allar can improve in all areas this spring
What is James Franklin’s checklist for his veteran quarterback this spring? Drew Allar, entering his fourth season at Penn State and his third as the starter, is coming off a season in which he threw for 3,327 yards and 24 touchdowns against only eight interceptions. Allar threw for 391 yards...
Newly signed Russell Wilson says he expects to be the Giants’ starting QB this upcoming season
Russell Wilson has bounced around the NFL the past few years, a one-time Super Bowl winner suddenly without a consistent home while facing doubts and critics about his play. The 36-year-old quarterback is now officially at his latest stop after signing his one-year contract with the New York Giants on...
Greensburg Salem wrestler claims 2 junior state titles to lead long list of Westmoreland County champs
Greensburg Salem’s Colton Writt recently captured two junior wrestling state titles. He was among nine wrestlers from Westmoreland County to win titles at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling tournament and/or the Keystone State tournament. Writt won the 8U 75-pound title at the PJW tournament and the 74-pound title in the 7-8...
Robert Morris’ Josh Omojafo, Kam Woods join 3 teammates in transfer portal
The unfortunate remnants of success struck Robert Morris again Thursday when 6-foot-5 shooting guard Josh Omojafo and point guard Kam Woods announced plans to enter the transfer portal. That makes four starters to enter the portal since the end of the season. Omojafo spent two seasons at Division II Gannon...
Flyers fire coach John Tortorella in midst of another losing season
The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday with nine games left in another losing season for a franchise that hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2020. The Flyers are last in the Metropolitan Division at 28-36-9 for 65 points under the notoriously brusque Tortorella. The Flyers suffered their...
Plenty of reasons why Cam Heyward is clarifying his remarks about Aaron Rodgers
Cameron Heyward sure sounds like he is walking back his comments about potential new teammate Aaron Rodgers. During his “Not Just Football” podcast last week, Heyward was asked about the drawn-out discussions regarding the Steelers’ vacant starting quarterback job. “I think, just (sigh) … I want to play football,” Heyward...
First Call: Vikings can’t ‘100%’ shut door on Aaron Rodgers; Adam Schefter won’t rule out Rodgers retiring
The Minnesota Vikings aren’t entirely giving up on the prospect of signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers. However, Rodgers may give up on football before signing with them or the Pittsburgh Steelers. Russell Wilson shows off the arm for his new fans in New York. The Steelers interviewed a successful college quarterback...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: LHP Joey Wentz wins final spot as Pirates finalize Opening Day roster
Joey Wentz took shots to his left wrist and his right shin on a couple of comebackers in the span of three pitches in his final outing for the Detroit Tigers but didn’t experience any real pain until the next day. That’s when Detroit designated the left-handed reliever for assignment,...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans resist criticism of Aaron Rodgers; Pirates fans hate MLB economics
I’m heading to New Jersey for the Sweet 16 Thursday after this posts. So, I’m in a March Madness frame of mind. That said, here are our brackets for “U mad, bro?” this week. • Aaron Rodgers is the No. 1 seed in the “What are the Steelers doing at...
Minor league report: Penguins clinch playoff berth in overtime winVideo
Forward Avery Hayes scored two goals, including one at 4:48 of overtime, for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The victory extended a winning streak to three games for the Penguins, who secured a playoff berth...
Pirates’ Jared Jones diagnosed with right UCL sprain, won’t throw for 6 weeks
Less than 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Pirates begin the season at the Miami Marlins, the club offered clarity on what had emerged as the biggest question of spring training: a prognosis on Jared Jones. Per Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk, who spoke with reporters in Miami on...
Saint Vincent College women’s bowling team to make 1st NCAA Tournament appearance
Basketball season is over, but there is a different kind of March Madness brewing at Saint Vincent College. The excitement level is just as grand for the women’s bowling team, which is NCAA Tournament-bound for the first time. “We have nothing to lose and everything to gain,” senior bowler Sabine...
6 Saint Francis men’s basketball players enter transfer portal
A week after playing in just its second NCAA Tournament, Saint Francis’ decision to reclassify its athletic program to Division III and join the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in 2026-27 has sparked a mass exodus of men’s basketball players. Six more from the Northeast Conference school, including leading scorer Riley Parker,...
Saint Francis athletes, recruits left to ponder futures after school says it’s dropping to D-III
Montrell Johnson decided it was time to raise his grade point average. The Highlands senior spent a lot of time working to bring his average up to close to 3.0. When he verbally committed to play football at Saint Francis University last week, Johnson believed he had everything in place...
Pitt’s NFL hopefuls grind through Pro Day with something to prove
Former Pitt safety P.J. O’Brien started playing football at the age of 3 in a league called Super Pee Wee in Pompano Beach, Fla. And there he was Wednesday — 19 years later — still chasing footballs, pass catchers and dreams all over a football field, unwilling to put an...
Calipari embraces new Cinderella role with 10th seeded Arkansas in Sweet 16
SAN FRANCISCO — In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest thing to it. After routinely taking powerhouse teams in his first decade at Kentucky to the Sweet 16 and beyond, Calipari has surprisingly done the same in...
TribLive writers offer predictions for 2025 Major League Baseball season
Opening Day is set for Thursday across Major League Baseball, and TribLive writers Kevin Gorman, Jerry DiPaola and Justin Guerriero and columnist Tim Benz have thoughts on how the season will shake out. Here’s a look: Award winners NL MVP Kevin Gorman: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers Jerry DiPaola: Juan Soto, Mets...
Players rocking T-shirts are everywhere in March Madness. Why? ‘It’s part of that dripper vibe’
Mouhamed Dioubate would love to tell you he had a good, practical reason to start rocking a compression shirt underneath his Alabama jersey. That it keeps his arms warm. That he loves the way it feels. That it’s a tribute to the old school days of Patrick Ewing and Chris...
Now with Arizona, Caleb Love takes on Duke again
NEWARK, N.J. — He’s back. If there’s a single player Duke or any of its fans would love to not run into when the stakes are this high, Caleb Love would be that player. Love used to play for Duke’s biggest rival, North Carolina. Now he plays for Duke’s next...
