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Rio Takeda of Japan shoots a blistering 8-under 64 in China to win her second LPGA title
SANYA, China — Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese. The 21-year-old Takeda finished on 17-under 271 for the four rounds on China’s southern...
Buffalo Bills release NFL’s active sacks leader Von Miller in a salary cap-saving move
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills announced the long-anticipated decision to release Von Miller on Sunday, parting ways with the aging edge rusher whose contract proved too expensive for his dwindling playing time and production. The move allows the Bills to free up about $8.4 million in salary cap...
Myles Garrett becomes the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history at $40 million per year
Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that Garrett’s deal includes $122.8 million guaranteed, an average annual...
Plum resident steps into boxing ring at age 46 to fulfill lifelong dream
When Plum resident Dan Borowski stepped into the ring at the 2025 Las Vegas Masters Championships, he was living out a lifelong dream. Borowski never thought he’d be a 46-year-old boxer, but there he was, taking on Maurice F. Comstock Jr. in the Sin City. Borowski, a full-time contractor who...
Believe it or not, it’s football season and spring drills are set to begin at Pitt
Pitt football’s hopeful journey toward ACC title contention — not just respectability and relevance — began only days after the six-overtime, 4-minute, 38-second loss to Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl. Cell phone at the ready, coach Pat Narduzzi got busy in the transfer portal, bringing in 13 players who...
Analysis: If Pitt can find a way to win, Irish/Tar Heels rematches may be feel-good tonics for disappointing season
For the purposes of advancement in the ACC Tournament, Pitt might have received the least favorable matchup for the first round that begins Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. When league officials unraveled the five-way tie for ninth place, Pitt was seeded 13th — the lowest of the five — and must...
‘A standard to uphold’: Jared Triolo brings Gold Glove defense to Pirates in super utility role
Jared Triolo wears Wilson gloves, so he doesn’t get to enjoy one of the best perks of winning his first Gold Glove: The gold Rawlings patch. Instead, Triolo has a small, gold baseball diamond on his glove. “Start stacking them. That would be the goal,” Triolo said, noting that San...
Duquesne men lose to Saint Louis in overtime, get No. 9 seed for A-10 tournament
It was some early madness. From the start Saturday night, Duquesne and Saint Louis weren’t about to concede. But somebody had to win. Gibson Jimerson scored a career-high 35 points, Robbie Avila added 22 — including a key 3-point shot with 36 seconds left in overtime — and Saint Louis...
Augi Williams scores in debut, leading Riverhounds to draw with North Carolina
Augi Williams was the highest profile offseason addition to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds roster. In the team’s season opener, the signing already paid dividends. Williams scored the tying goal in the 57th minute, sending the Riverhounds to a 1-1 draw with North Carolina FC on Saturday night in Cary, N.C. While...
Ayumu Hirano, Olympic champion snowboarder, has new, more important title: dad
ASPEN, Colo. — The biggest life-changer for snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano since he won an Olympic gold medal: He became a father. That, as much as triple corks or big airs, has been his focus over the last few months. It doesn’t figure to change much, even as he ramps...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin records hat trick as Penguins rout SenatorsVideo
Forward Sam Poulin had a natural hat trick and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in an 8-3 rout of the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It was the second hat trick in Poulin’s professional career Forward Ville Koivunen contributed a goal and two assists...
Pitt ends losing streak with 93-67 victory against Boston College
With the pressure off and its spot secured in the first round of the ACC Tournament, Pitt had nothing to lose and only confidence to restore Saturday night while cruising to a 93-67 victory against Boston College at Petersen Events Center. The No. 13-seeded Panthers (17-14, 8-12) will play No....
West Virginia hangs on after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF, 72-65, on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 minutes. Powell and Small each made five 3-pointers. Amani Hansberry added...
Joey Logano returns to Phoenix after winning 2024 Cup Series title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009. Logano’s love affair for Phoenix took an even deeper turn...
D’Marco Dunn scores 25, Penn State beats No. 12 Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — D’Marco Dunn had 25 points, and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points and 11 rebounds as Penn State rallied in the second half for an 86-75 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin on Saturday, preventing the Badgers from clinching a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin...
At 77, New Kensington native Steve Kazor working nonstop to build UFL’s Michigan PanthersVideo
Steve Kazor recently went 21 months without a day off. Twenty-one months? Asked to clarify that time frame, Kazor confirmed. Months. Not days. Not weeks. Well, there was one day he took off. Sort of. It was the day one of his sons got married, but even then Kazor confessed...
Hat tricks rare among Penguins defensemen
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Ryan Shea and Erik Karlsson have each recently recorded two-goal games. During a 5-3 home loss to the New York Rangers on Feb. 23, Shea scored a pair of goals in the third period (which were his first two goals of the season). Then Karlsson collected two...
Steelers, GM Omar Khan have money to spend, positions to fill as free agency approaches
Armed with the fifth-highest salary cap space among the 32 NFL teams, Omar Khan won’t be afraid to spend his resources when free agency begins this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers general manager has $63-64 million at his disposal, per salary cap tracking websites. It’s more money than he has had...
Pirates taking non-traditional approach at shortstop by focusing on flexibility, future
BRADENTON, Fla. — When the Pittsburgh Pirates made a move at shortstop by switching Oneil Cruz to center field, they believed they had his replacement at the ready in Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Ironically enough, it was a move from shortstop to center field while playing for the New York Yankees in...
Penn State hones physical development of QB Drew Allar
STATE COLLEGE — There’s little doubt one of the biggest keys to Penn State’s 2025 season lies in senior quarterback Drew Allar. The Medina, Ohio, native took a step forward in his second year as a starter last season, especially as a vocal leader and a runner out of the...
Pirates pound spring training-best 15 hits against Braves, but blow 3-run lead in 9th
The Pittsburgh Pirates got their most hits in a Grapefruit League game this spring, digging out of an early two-run deficit by banging out 15 in building a three-run lead over the Atlanta Braves. But the Braves rallied to score four runs off Jaden Woods in the bottom of the...
Former OF Tyler Naquin says comeback as pitcher started last year
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — As he begins his attempted comeback at a new position, Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tyler Naquin says his transition from playing outfield to pitching was more than a year in the making. Naquin, who played the outfield for four major-league teams from 2016-23, signed a minor-league contract with...
3 Periods: New defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok shows mobility in Penguins debut
At the time the Pittsburgh Penguins traveled for Tuesday’s road game at the Colorado Avalanche, defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok had spent nearly a month with the club, awaiting an opportunity to suit up. Acquired via waivers from Utah Hockey Club on Feb. 9, Kolyachonok was practicing regularly with the Penguins but...
Penguins assign defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday, one day after he was recalled under emergency roster conditions. A right-handed shot, the 25-year-old St. Ivany has split the 2024-25 season between the NHL and AHL rosters. In 19 NHL...
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy released after district attorney declines to pursue charges
AUSTIN, Texas — Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence. Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman his office...
