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Arkansas’ John Calipari not backing off relying on freshmen in NIL, transfer portal eraVideo
Moon native John Calipari embraced the one-and-done era like few college basketball coaches, becoming one of the best annually at bringing in talented freshmen and routinely getting them to Final Fours before shipping them off to the NBA. The formula served him well during his 15-year run at Kentucky that...
Reports: Patriots sign WR Stefon Diggs as new target for Drake MayeVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have signed free-agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs, according to multiple reports, giving quarterback Drake Maye a prime target as he heads into his second season. ESPN reported on Tuesday night that the deal is for three years and $69 million, with $26 million...
Steelers claim veteran offensive lineman Lecitus Smith off waivers
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran interior offensive lineman to their offseason roster, claiming Lecitus Smith off waivers from the New England Patriots on Tuesday. Smith, who will be 27 when training camp opens, has appeared in 18 NFL games since he was a 2022 sixth-round pick of the Arizona...
Russell Wilson officially leaves Steelers, agrees to 1-year contract with Giants, per reports
In a move that signals the Pittsburgh Steelers will have no returning quarterbacks for the second year in a row, Russell Wilson agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Giants, according to ESPN and NFL Network reports. Wilson, who started the final 12 games of the 2024 season,...
Nashville group finds partner in search for land that could become the site of an MLB-ready stadiumVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music City Baseball is teaming with a property company in hopes of buying land that one day could serve as the home of a Major League Baseball team. The deal between Music City Baseball and Lincoln Property Co. announced Tuesday is designed to secure land for a...
There’s no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseballVideo
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove much more challenging. Major League Baseball issued a 62-page report in December that showed how the focus on throwing with increased velocity and using maximum effort on...
Viktor Hovland’s pursuit of hitting pure golf shots is really not that complicatedVideo
Golf doesn’t have to be that complicated. Viktor Hovland only makes it sound that way. Hovland was confounding as ever at the Valspar Championship. His confidence was so low that he arrived at Innisbrook uncertain if he was even going to play, and then, five days later, he delivered two...
Pitt loses 3 more scholarship players, including the Diaz Graham twins
The roster spots continue to open up for Pitt and coach Jeff Capel. Three more players, including a starter and two others who were part of Capel’s rotation most of the season, entered the NCAA transfer portal Tuesday, joining little-used forward Marlon Barnes, who previously announced his plans to transfer....
Linebacker Tony Rojas among Penn State players sidelined at start of spring camp
James Franklin met with reporters ahead of Penn State ‘s spring camp opening on Tuesday. Franklin addressed several key items, including injury updates for a few Nittany Lions. Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas, offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh and tight end Andrew Rappleyea will not be “fully available” at the start...
Stylistic versatility: Those left in the NCAA Tournament have proven they can win a lot of ways
Houston and Gonzaga met in a second-round NCAA Tournament matchup last weekend in Wichita, Kan., that could as easily have been played in the Final Four, the way Kelvin Sampson’s and Mark Few’s teams had played throughout the season. The Cougars were No. 1 in scoring defense, more than a...
Saint Francis to transition from Division I to III beginning in 2026
Saint Francis is reclassifying its 22 athletic programs from NCAA Division I to Division III, the university announced Tuesday. The news comes on the heels of an NCAA Tournament appearance by Saint Francis’ men’s basketball team, the university’s first since 1991, as the Red Flash won an automatic bid by...
Duquesne leading scorer Tre Dinkins enters transfer portal
The portal losses continued to mount for the Duquesne men’s basketball team Tuesday when leading scorer Tre Dinkins put his name in the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed to TribLive. Duquesne G Tre Dinkins has entered the transfer portal, he tells TPR.Dinkins averaged 12.9 points and 3.1 assists per...
Robert Morris’ Alvaro Folgueiras joins teammate Amarion Dickerson in NCAA transfer portal
A day after Robert Morris lost Amarion Dickerson to the NCAA transfer portal, teammate and Horizon League Player of the Year Alvaro Folgueiras also entered his name in the portal, coach Andy Toole told TribLive. Folgueiras, a sophomore, was the Colonials’ second-leading scorer (14.1 points per game) and leading rebounder...
Washington Wild Things’ stadium renamed EQT Park
The Washington Wild Things’ baseball stadium has a new name: EQT Park. On Tuesday, Sports Facility, LLC, which owns the club, announced a three-year naming rights partnership with natural gas firm EQT Corporation. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The former Wild Things Park, home to the ball...
Capitals re-sign defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an 8-year extension worth $72 million
The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an eight-year extension worth $72 million. General manager Chris Patrick announced the contract Tuesday, hours before the Capitals played at Winnipeg in a matchup of the top two teams in the NHL. Chychrun will count $9 million against the salary cap...
USC looks to keep March Madness title hopes alive without generational talent JuJu Watkins in lineup
LOS ANGELES — If Southern California wants to win its first national championship in 41 years, the Trojans will have to find a way to get it done without star guard JuJu Watkins. They notched their 30th win for the first time since 1986 by walloping ninth-seeded Mississippi State, 96-59,...
North Side author highlights Pittsburgh’s history of stadiums and arenas
Pittsburgh had the first indoor rink in North America with artificial ice. The Schenley Park Casino was located at the entrance to Schenley Park when it opened in 1895. Built at a cost of $400,000, it had 18-foot windows, 1,500 incandescent lights, two tiers of seating, luxury boxes, a café,...
Steelers’ QB waiting game highlights plenty of other roster issues
The football world is waiting with simmering impatience to see if the Pittsburgh Steelers sign Aaron Rodgers to be their next starting quarterback. But as “Ayahuasca Aaron” ruminates over the decision, by extension another truth has come to light. The Steelers have plenty of other issues besides quarterback — especially...
First Call: Aaron Rodgers’ decision expected ‘within the next few days’; Steelers talking with a college QBVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an optimistic spin on the Aaron Rodgers watch for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants. In the meantime, the Steelers are talking to a college quarterback in advance of the NFL Draft. A depth defensive lineman may be on their wish list too. We’ll preview...
Whether it’s turnover or rearranging chairs, Pirates will have new-look Opening Day lineup
What’s more surprising, that the Pittsburgh Pirates return only a dozen or so players from last year’s Opening Day 26-man roster or the possibility they could have new starters at almost every position? As the Pirates prepare for their season opener Thursday at the Miami Marlins, the only players from...
Tim Benz: Paul Skenes is right. The Pirates owe the city more. Time to pay up
I’m not exactly sure who Paul Skenes was talking about. Maybe Skenes doesn’t even know. But while the young Pittsburgh Pirates ace was speaking with Alex Stumpf for a recent feature on MLB.com in advance of Thursday’s 2025 season opener in Miami, Skenes made some noteworthy comments about the state...
Texas hires Xavier’s Sean Miller, the coach who beat the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hired Xavier’s Sean Miller to take over the Longhorns basketball program Monday, turning to the coach who had just knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament a few days earlier in an attempt to spark a program that struggled in its first season in the Southeastern...
West Virginia women fall to North Carolina, which sets up Sweet 16 meeting with Duke
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Alyssa Ustby scored 16 of her 21 points after halftime to help North Carolina beat West Virginia 58-47 on Monday night in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The fifth-year senior’s big night included 10 third-quarter points for the third-seeded Tar Heels (29-7), who...
When March Madness meets the transfer portal, the world’s biggest scouting combine erupts
DENVER — They are playing for more than trips to the Final Four and a chance to cut down the nets at March Madness. It is also a chance to see and be seen by other teams. The transfer portal opened Monday, giving basketball players a 30-day window to switch...
Pitt’s Eli Holstein, Kenny Johnson working on mental, aerial connection
The play during Pitt’s intrasqaud scrimmage Saturday at Acrisure Stadium called for a slant route, but quarterback Eli Holstein and wide receiver Kenny Johnson saw something else. “Eli looked over there and saw that Cruce (Pitt safety Brookins) cheated down a little bit,” Johnson said. “So, he wasn’t really going...
