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TKO Group, which houses WWE and UFC, partners with Saudi entertainment authority on boxing league
NEW YORK — TKO Group, the company that houses WWE and UFC, entered a multiyear agreement with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority to create a new boxing promotion, it was announced Wednesday. Led by UFC president and CEO Dana White and WWE president and TKO board member Nick Khan, TKO...
Coldplay working with FIFA to produce first-ever World Cup final halftime show for 2026
DALLAS — Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin is working with FIFA to curate the first Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final next year. The MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — to be known as New York New Jersey Stadium for the World Cup — will host the final...
Chiefs trading All-Pro offensive guard Joe Thuney to Bears for 2026 4th-round pick, AP source says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are trading two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had...
NASCAR countersues 23XI and Front Row, as well as Michael Jordan’s agent, in dispute over charters
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Wednesday filed a counterclaim against Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports alleging they “willfully” violated antitrust laws by orchestrating anticompetitive collective conduct in connection with the most recent charter agreements. 23XI and Front Row were the only two teams out of 15 that...
A look at the unlucky 13 ‘first-shot’ goals the Penguins have allowed this season
It’s definitely an oddity. But a frequent one. In their 64 games this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed a goal on the first opposition’s first shot 13 times. “Sometimes, it’s just a matter of getting yourself ready to go,” Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic said at PPG Paints Arena on...
Mark Madden: Bargain shopping Steelers likely to again make mediocre moves during free agency
NFL free agency starts March 12. That’s not far off. But there’s no reason to be excited about what the Steelers will do. Because they won’t do anything. Not until the first wave subsides. Then the Steelers will do their usual bargain shopping. The Steelers have a little over $60...
First Call: Justin Fields as Steelers’ 1st QB choice may be brewing; a look at chances of landing Davante Adams, Darius Slayton
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some direction for speculation about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation. We have gambling odds on the Steelers acquiring Davante Adams and information on another wide receiver who may be in the mix. Plus, we check in on a former Penguin who is hunting a career milestone,...
Robert Morris basketball brings ray of sunshine to bleak Pittsburgh sports landscape
Every Pittsburgh sports fan will admit one unfortunate truth these days: The entire local sports scene is at low tide. The Penguins are about to miss the playoffs for a third straight year. The Steelers haven’t won a playoff game in eight seasons. And the only thing the Pirates can...
After birth of 1st child, reliever Isaac Mattson ready to compete for spot in Pirates bullpen
BRADENTON, Fla. — After spending the better part of two days in a hospital, Isaac Mattson finally found time last Friday to go outside and throw a weighted plyometric ball against the fence in his backyard. “I was just trying to do a little bit of something,” Mattson said, “but...
Tim Benz: Travis Hunter’s ‘2-way player’ opinion makes sense but misses bigger picture
Maybe we finally found something Travis Hunter can’t do: talk baseball. The college football star recently won the Heisman Trophy as a two-way player. He excelled as a cornerback and wide receiver at Colorado. Now he is about to become a first-round draft choice, and many are wondering if he...
West Virginia wins at Utah to hand loss to former coach
SALT LAKE CITY — Javon Small scored 18 points to help West Virginia beat its former coach Josh Eilert and Utah 71-69 on Tuesday night. Small hit a 3-pointer and Eduardo Andre followed with an alley-oop dunk to spark a 14-6 surge to give West Virginia a 70-64 lead with...
Robert Morris men to host Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals
The Robert Morris men’s basketball team Tuesday night learned who its quarterfinal-round opponent will be in the Horizon League Tournament. The top-seeded Colonials (23-8) will play host to No. 8 Wright State (15-17) at 8 p.m. Thursday in the second game of a doubleheader at UPMC Events Center. In the...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Senators
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 24 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. The result dropped Larsson’s record to 9-5-3. Forward Atley Calvert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-15-7-1). Highlights: Penguins defenseman Sebastian...
Losing streak reaches 3 as Penguins fall to Avalanche
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost. Again. This time, they were defeated by the powerful Colorado Avalanche, 4-1, at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday. It was their third consecutive loss and their eighth loss in their past 10 games (2-6-2). But members of the team expressed satisfaction with how they lost...
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin stays unpredictable as he approaches career goals recordVideo
ARLINGTON, Va. — Wayne Gretzky was so able to control hockey games from behind the net that the area became known as “Gretzky’s office,” as he put up more assists than anyone else in NHL history has points. Alex Ovechkin has scored so many goals with his patented one-timer from...
Duquesne men cool off, lose to VCU at home
The league’s top team was facing the defending Atlantic 10 champs. Virginia Commonwealth had revenge on its mind. But for a time Tuesday night, it was Duquesne that was looking like the better team, the fresher team, the hungrier team. “Early in the game, we were very disruptive,” Duquesne coach...
Only 2 NFL players get franchise tag as Vikings let Sam Darnold hit marketVideo
Dallas signed defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the franchise tag deadline Tuesday, and Minnesota declined to give the tag to quarterback Sam Darnold, clearing the way for him to hit the open market next week. Only two players were given the tag for 2025 before Tuesday’s deadline, with Cincinnati receiver...
Pitt’s Khadija Faye named 1st-team All-ACC in women’s basketball
Graduate student Khadija Faye’s name will stand among the most decorated Pitt women’s basketball players of all-time after she was named Tuesday first-team All-ACC. Faye, a 6-foot-4 center, joins Liatu King (2024) and Brianna Kiesel (2015) as the only Pitt women named first-team All-ACC in basketball. Previously, six players —...
Golf’s standard is getting higher. Scores should be getting lower
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Cognizant Classic once had a reputation for some of the toughest scoring conditions on the PGA Tour because only one number for the score was required next to the winner’s name. During a 16-year stretch from when it first went to PGA National in 2007, only...
Duquesne’s Megan McConnell named A-10 defensive player of year
Duquesne senior Megan McConnell on Tuesday was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in women’s basketball. The Chartiers Valley product and a sister of Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell also earned a place on the all-conference first team, defensive team and academic team. “We celebrate Meg and...
Steelers’ search for running back depth leads them to deep draft class at NFL Combine
Defensive line remains the cream of the NFL Draft crop, but a position on the offensive side is gaining steam after the conclusion of the scouting combine. Running backs did nothing to hurt their collective draft stock after testing took place over the weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis....
Control issues plague Andrew Heaney, bullpen in Pirates’ blowout loss to Red Sox
Left-hander Andrew Heaney, who signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in late February, is the club’s biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason. The 33-year-old made his spring training debut Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., and struggled...
Mavs star Kyrie Irving suffers torn ACL and is out for the season
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Irving was injured in the first quarter of Dallas’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on...
Ex-Penn State safety Jaylen Reed receives high praise for NFL Combine performance
Jaylen Reed appeared to surprise himself when he ran a solid 4.49-second 40-yard dash on Friday at the NFL Combine. Well, he’s apparently not the only one who came away impressed. Around the NFL’s Nick Shook declared Reed an All-Combine Defensive Team standout from his on-field workouts at Lucas Oil...
Eagles make Barkley highest-paid running back with 2-year, $41.2M dealVideo
Saquon Barkley will become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after his record-setting season helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Eagles are giving Barkley a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million with $36 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Barkley’s new deal includes $15 million...
