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Nick Singleton explains why he returned to Penn State, skipped 2025 NFL draft
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State star Nick Singleton went back and forth — or in his words, “right and left” — on what to do: leave for the 2025 NFL draft or come back for one more year. After Penn State’s season ended at the Orange Bowl, Singleton sat down...
After 2 years in an Argentine prison, former Masters champ Angel Cabrera is back at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It has been six long years since Angel Cabrera walked the verdant green fairways of the Masters. Two were spent in a gray Argentine prison cell. Once feted with a parade through the streets of Cordoba for his U.S. Open triumph in 2007, and celebrated again for...
Projected 1st-round picks Omarion Hampton, Derrick Harmon hosted by SteelersVideo
A pair of players at positions of need who are expected to be selected in the vicinity of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick were hosted by the team for official draft visits Wednesday. Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon and North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton were joined by late-round running...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ development plan should focus on building a championship contender
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a plan. President of hockey ops/GM Kyle Dubas has a plan. Like with any plan, whether it works remains to be seen. The Penguins have 18 picks over the first three rounds of the next three drafts. That includes four first-rounders. That indicates a commitment to...
This weekend’s Frozen Four will have a heavy Western Pa. influence
As college hockey crowns a men’s national champion at this weekend’s Frozen Four in St. Louis, the event will have a significant Western Pa. influence. Nine skaters from the region will be on rosters from the four teams participating. Wexford’s Brian Kramer will be on defense for the Western Michigan...
Former Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith allows 3 goals in last minute of regulation, as Canucks make NHL history with comeback win over Stars
DALLAS — Kiefer Sherwood set an NHL record three weeks ago by accumulating the most hits in a season. He helped the Vancouver Canucks made history Tuesday night with a big comeback in the final minute of regulation. Sherwood scored with 1 minute, 16 seconds left in overtime after the...
Forward Boko Imama selected as Penguins’ nominee for Masterton Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is often misconstrued as a “comeback award.” And sure enough, the three Pittsburgh Penguins players who have won it came back from some manner of personal hardship. Lowell MacDonald (1973) overcame severe knee injuries, whereas Mario Lemieux (1993) rebounded from Hodgkin’s disease, a form of...
First Call: Shedeur Sanders and Donovan McMillon to visit Steelers; Jaxson Dart meets with Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to meet with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Meanwhile, Jaxson Dart met with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday. The Steelers are also trying to learn more about Pitt safety Donovan McMillon. One of Aaron Rodgers’ favorite targets is holding off on reworking his contract in New...
Tim Benz: Paul Skenes’ rough outing continues typically dreary start for Pirates
On Tuesday night, Paul Skenes actually looked human. Fortunately, there was barely anyone in the ballpark to see it. Even the draw of seeing the Pittsburgh Pirates ace in his 2025 home debut wasn’t enough to lure more than 8,291 out to PNC Park on a 38-degree night against the...
Penguins assistant David Quinn shares thoughts on power play, Erik Karlsson, Matt Grzelcyk
At any given Pittsburgh Penguins practice, a mirror image often presents itself on the ice, as two men decked out in matching attire with similar physical attributes bark out instructions in a coarse New England accent. That would be Mike Sullivan and David Quinn, and one could be forgiven for...
Pirates farm report for April 8, 2025: Bubba Chandler fans 8 in 4 innings for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 2-5) lost 4-2 to Louisville (Reds). RHP Bubba Chandler (0.00) started and threw four dominant innings, allowing one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts. RHP David Bednar worked a perfect sixth, striking out two. RHP Drake Fellows (7.36) and RHP Kyle Nicholas (11.57) also worked a scoreless...
Penguins, Tristan Jarry shut out Blackhawks, but Rutger McGroarty leaves with injury
There is nothing for the Pittsburgh Penguins to gain with what remains of the 2024-25 campaign, at least not from the perspective of contention for the upcoming postseason that they were mathematically eliminated from Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the members of this flawed roster have any intention of simply...
Paul Skenes gives up career-high 5 runs as Cardinals beat Pirates to even series
The St. Louis Cardinals proved Paul Skenes is human, after all. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander, the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year and 2025 Cy Young favorite, surrendered the most earned runs of his 26 career starts as the Cardinals did all of their damage in two innings. The Cardinals...
Scottie Scheffler back to defend Masters title, if he can make it through Champions DinnerVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The prerogative of choosing the menu for the Champions Dinner at the Masters falls upon the defending champion, and Scottie Scheffler made an addition in his second go-around at those selections that underscored his wry sense of humor. His dad used to make wonderful meatballs. It was...
Pirates left to explain why personalized ‘Bucco Bricks’ from PNC Park ended up on scrap heap
In the latest of a series of events aggravating the team’s fans, the Pittsburgh Pirates issued a statement Tuesday explaining the appearance of commemorative bricks once displayed outside PNC Park at a recycling center. The “Bucco Bricks” program began in 1999. For $75-$150, fans could personalize a message on a...
Former Robert Morris standout Amarion Dickerson transfers to Southern Cal
Amarion Dickerson has become the first men’s basketball player from Robert Morris’ latest NCAA Tournament team to find a new home. The reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year will head to the West Coast and join Southern Cal next season. The 6-foot-7, 185-pound Dickerson, who scored 25 points...
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero declares for NBA Draft after junior season at Arkansas
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero, who emerged as a double-digit scorer for Arkansas, has declared for the NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound junior forward averaged 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this winter for the Razorbacks. Thiero played his first two college seasons at Kentucky before following coach John...
Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau back in fold at the Masters on rare occasionVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For now, there’s another tradition unlike any other at the Masters: The first opportunity in nine months for all the world’s best players to compete against each other. Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are among the biggest stars in golf whom hardly anyone sees during this great...
Florida shows up late again, this time for the team’s championship celebration on campus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It was fitting that Florida arrived nearly two hours late to its on-campus celebration Tuesday. After all, it was exactly how the Gators played while winning the NCAA Tournament. Coaches and players returned to Gainesville roughly 16 hours after rallying to beat Houston, 65-63, in San Antonio...
Pitt notebook: Spring ball provides opportunity for Penn Hills’ Julian Dugger to put lessons learned to work
One look at Pitt’s Julian Dugger immediately tells you he is seriously unlike many of his teammates. And not just because he plays quarterback, the most important position on the field. He stands 6-foot-3 and is 205 pounds, and he is blessed with those long legs built for striding that...
Column: Rory McIlroy, hopes for Masters green jacket lie with his willingness to suffer heartacheVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy had every reason to believe the Masters would be the first major he won. He was 21 with no scar tissue, only brown, curly locks spilling out of his cap. And most importantly that Sunday afternoon in 2011, he had a four-shot lead. Now it’s...
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson sees 1st national title slip away in painful fashion
SAN ANTONIO — All Kelvin Sampson could do was stand there, hands on hips with a blank look on his face, as the ball bounced loose and Houston’s latest chance at a national title bounced away, too. The coach who has commanded all details over a 36-year career of wins,...
Pirates mourn loss of Octavio Dotel, killed in a nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic
The Pittsburgh Pirates are mourning the loss of Octavio Dotel, the former relief pitcher who was among at least 44 people killed when a nightclub roof collapsed Monday night in his native Dominican Republic. Dotel was among the crowd attending a concert by merengue singer Rubby Perez at Jet Set...
Nuggets fire coach Michael Malone, oust GM Calvin Booth in stunning moveVideo
Michael Malone, who coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023 and has led the team to eight consecutive winning seasons, was fired Tuesday in a stunning move that comes with less than a week in the regular season. Also out: general manager Calvin Booth, whose contract will...
Forward Matt Nieto rejoins the Penguins
Matt Nieto was back in Cranberry for the second time in less than a week. Such an occurrence is standard for members of the Pittsburgh Penguins as that is where the team’s practice facility is located. But being a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins has not been as regular of...
