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Pitt boosts 2026 recruiting class to 4 prospects after getting commitments from 2
Pitt secured verbal commitments from two members of the class of 2026 over the weekend, giving coach Pat Narduzzi four among prospects who will be seniors in high school next season. ???????????????? @CoachDuzzPittFB @CoachRush_CTFB @CoachDaws_ @Detroit_CTFB lets work. pic.twitter.com/FLxzX3wsY7— Marcus Jennings 3 ⭐️ 2026 DB (@marcusjenn24) March 23, 2025 Defensive...
Kyle Larson wins Cup Series at Homestead, finishes 1 race shy of triple-header sweepVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman with six laps remaining in NASCAR’s Cup Series race Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving the Hendrick Motorsports driver the 30th win of his career at one of his best tracks. Larson sped by as Bowman scraped the wall on Turn 4 with...
Duquesne women survive Miami (Ohio) rally, advance in WNIT
The season will continue for the Duquesne women’s basketball team after the visiting Dukes survived a late rally by Miami (Ohio) to record a 73-66 victory Sunday in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. “Anytime you win in March, and you can say see you tomorrow, you...
Viktor Hovland finds a swing that works and rallies to beat Justin Thomas at InnisbrookVideo
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Viktor Hovland found a swing that worked down the tough closing stretch at Innisbrook on Sunday, making three late birdies to rally past Justin Thomas with a 4-under-par 67 for a one-shot victory in the Valspar Championship. Hovland has changed coaches five times since he last...
Yankees mourn the death of Brett Gardner’s youngest sonVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees shared tragic news Sunday afternoon, announcing the death of Brett Gardner’s youngest son, Miller. According to a statement released by the former Yankees outfielder and his wife, Jessica, Miller died after falling ill on vacation. He was 14. “We have so many questions...
After making history, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci wants legacy to go beyond wins
PHILADELPHIA — For 10 minutes straight Saturday night, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci downplayed his history-making fifth NCAA title the way an NBA All-Star might dismiss winning a pickup game. Minutes after the final bout of Starocci’s collegiate career, an NCAA official introduced him at a news conference as the...
Previewing the Pirates: Endy Rodriguez wins 1 position player battle, helps solve another
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened spring training with a glaring hole at first base and a handful of candidates looking to take advantage of the opportunity to make the Opening Day roster. With Spencer Horwitz sidelined after surgery on his right wrist, everyone from veterans Darick Hall and DJ Stewart to...
Joey Wentz strikes out side as Pirates bullpen perfect, bats quiet in loss to Blue Jays
The Pittsburgh Pirates got seven strikeouts in three perfect innings from their bullpen but little production at the plate in dropping the penultimate game of their spring training schedule. The Toronto Blue Jays scored two runs off Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter in a four-hit third inning and held on for...
No March Madness brackets remain perfect but 1 bracket won $1 million at Warren Buffett’s company
Brackets, busted. The handful of remaining perfect brackets in the NCAA Tournament busted out on Sunday, ending the hopes of millions against exceptionally long odds. The final perfect brackets on Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports were shredded with Saturday’s games. Top-seeded Florida’s 77-75 win over two-time reigning national champion UConn...
Florida ends UConn’s bid for 3rd straight national title with 77-75 March Madness winVideo
RALEIGH, N.C. — For 30 minutes, UConn showed the mettle and toughness that delivered back-to-back national championships for Dan Hurley, outplaying top-seeded Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. And then Walter Clayton Jr. took over. The Gators’ first-team All-America guard scored 13 of his 23 points in...
N.C. State officially announces hiring of McNeese’s Will Wade as new Wolfpack men’s basketball coach
RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State has made it official: McNeese’s Will Wade is the Wolfpack’s new men’s basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Sunday, coming a day after Wade’s McNeese team lost to Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. An introductory news conference for Wade is...
Fired high school girls basketball coach apologizes for hair-pulling incident with playerVideo
NORTHVILLE, N.Y. — A coach who was fired within hours of pulling a player’s ponytail after a loss in a New York girls basketball state championship game issued an apology Sunday, saying his actions were unacceptable. Jim Zullo, formerly the coach of the girls team at Northville Central, was dismissed...
NL West Preview: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres lead a loaded division
Could October deliver another thrilling slugfest between the rival Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres? Or, it could be the Arizona Diamondbacks’ turn again on the big fall stage. In the loaded NL West, Shohei Ohtani and the big-money Dodgers remain the team to beat after winning 11 of...
NL East Preview: Juan Soto joins Mets in power-packed division with Phillies and Braves
NEW YORK — Juan Soto is back in the NL East, a much richer man with a new address and a different uniform. Same powerful bat, though. Again a serious problem for Braves and Phillies pitchers. Following a World Series appearance for the New York Yankees last year, Soto jumped...
NL Central Preview: Brewers looking to hold off Cubs and Reds at top of division
CHICAGO — Christian Yelich and Milwaukee finished on top of the NL Central each of the past two seasons. A three-peat is going to be quite the challenge. While the Brewers had a quiet winter in the wake of their third division title in four years, the Chicago Cubs revamped...
AL West Preview: The Astros will look different, and that could mean a new division champ this year
The Houston Astros will certainly look different when trying to continue their impressive run of AL West titles, after letting two of their best hitters go and with Jose Altuve likely moving to left field. This could be the season that another team finally overtakes the Astros as division champs....
AL East Preview: Yankees and Orioles are still talented, but the race at the top could be tighter
Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes are gone from the division, and although the Yankees and Orioles can certainly succeed without them, the AL East seems noticeably tougher to predict this year. In 2023, Baltimore and Tampa Bay won 101 and 99 games, with the rest of the division another 10...
AL Central Preview: Four solid teams, and then the White Sox
The American League Central was a surprisingly strong division last season, with four teams finishing above .500. Then there was the Chicago White Sox — who racked up 121 losses for the most defeats in modern Major League Baseball history. Expect more of the same in 2025. The defending champion...
Tim Benz: Pirates hopes of winning ‘in the margins’ is easier said than done
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton laid out the key to his team’s 2025 improvement on a 76-86 record a year ago. “I think you win in the margins, very much so,” Shelton told reporters in Bradenton, Fla. “We have to win those margins.” Exactly how wide are these “margins” we...
MLB preview: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers hope to become 1st repeat champs since ’98-’00 YankeesVideo
Shohei Ohtani was in the batter’s box for the season’s first pitch Tuesday, arriving at the Tokyo Dome coronated a World Series champion. Twenty-nine other teams will be trying to dethrone his Los Angeles Dodgers, who flexed their financial might again during the offseason hoping to become the first repeat...
Defying odds after knee injury, Hunter Stratton rewarded by Pirates with 40-man roster spot
Hunter Stratton had beaten the odds before, so the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever was convinced he could beat a timeline to return from injury. A 16th-round draft pick who spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, Stratton persevered to make his major-league debut in September 2023. After being nontendered that offseason,...
2025 Pirates 40-man roster breakdown
The Pittsburgh Pirates have 20 pitchers and 20 position players on their 40-man roster as the 2025 season approaches. Here’s a look at each player: Pirates’ 40-man roster No. Name, Ht., Wt., Pos. 67 Braxton Ashcraft, 6-5, 220, RHP: If top-10 prospect can stay healthy, his upper 90s fastball should...
‘I want to win’: Paul Skenes sets bar high, aims to raise ceiling for Pirates
Paul Skenes isn’t shy about saying he wants to win with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though he doesn’t directly discuss winning a World Series. Instead, the 22-year-old right-hander talks about raising the floor and the ceiling as if issuing a challenge not just to himself but the entire franchise. Skenes is...
Penn State, Carter Starocci celebrate titles, Gable Steveson upset at NCAA wrestling
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State’s Carter Starocci won an unprecedented fifth national title and Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the heavyweight final Saturday night at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with President Donald Trump in attendance. Hendrickson, a transfer from Air Force, trailed in the...
Riverhounds pick up 1st win of season in home opener
As the seconds ticked off the Highmark Stadium scoreboard Saturday along the banks of the Monongahela, Bob Lilley and his Pittsburgh Riverhounds found the much-needed first win and 3 points, putting together a 1-0 home-opener victory against Hartford Athletic. The game was played in brisk, windy conditions as 4,026 braved...
