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Pirates by Position: Joey Bart ready to live up to billing, as catcher becomes position of depth

In the span of one year for the Pittsburgh Pirates, catcher has gone from a precarious position to one with enough depth that there promises to be plenty of competition in spring training. But the Pirates were clear that the catcher who wasn’t on their Opening Day roster last season...
Tim Benz: Rooting against a Chiefs 3-peat? Consider the alternatives — past, present and future

Here’s something I’ve heard more than once in Pittsburgh since the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles was set. ”I’d like to see a three-peat someday, just not these Chiefs.” That’s a sentiment I share. Unfortunately, I also share the other half of that thought....
Report: Penguins forward Rickard Rakell to be added to Sweden’s roster in 4 Nations tournament

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell is expected to be named as a replacement to Sweden’s roster in the NHL’s upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. His anticipated addition to that roster was reported by Swedish outlet Aftonbladet on Monday. Rakell will replace Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson who is currently...
Minor league report: Nailers sunk by WalleyeVideo

Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 25 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-3 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-6-0. Forward James Hardie had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (28-12-2-0)....
Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching could come in May for World Series champion DodgersVideo

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is “about right,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at the team’s annual fan fest. He reiterated that Ohtani won’t pitch in the season-opening Japan Series against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19 in Tokyo. The two-way superstar...
Eagles, Chiefs arrive in New Orleans for Super Bowl weekVideo

NEW ORLEANS — The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have landed in New Orleans for Super Bowl week. They exited their planes to sunshine and temperatures in the 60s on Sunday afternoon, a week before their matchup Feb. 9. Players and staff made their way down movable staircases from...
De’Aaron Fox to join Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio as part of 3-team trade, AP sources sayVideo

Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard: De’Aaron Fox is on his way out of Sacramento and headed to San Antonio. Fox is one of the centerpieces of a trade agreed to by three teams, one that sends Zach LaVine from Chicago to Sacramento, Zach Collins from San Antonio to...
Rory McIlroy overpowers Pebble Beach and wins in a runawayVideo

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy played a game nearly as magnificent as the Pebble Beach scenery Sunday as he powered his way past a pack of contenders and closed with a 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy is one of the top...
Former LSU receivers score 8 times as NFC tops AFC in Pro Bowl Games, 76-63Video

ORLANDO, Fla. — With Olympic flag football three years away, this much is becoming clear: the U.S. team should want a former LSU receiver on its roster. The four ex-Tigers competing in the Pro Bowl Games scored a combined eight touchdowns in a flag football game that capped the NFC’s...
Raiders hire Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator

Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the hire. Kelly was the offensive coordinator on Ohio State’s national...
2-time defending champ Chiefs become NFL juggernaut fans love to hateVideo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs were once the lovable NFL underdogs, led by the good-natured coach who couldn’t win the big one, the plucky quarterback with the Kermit the Frog-like voice, and the superstar tight end with charisma to spare. Five years after their first trip to...
Robert Morris men come up short at Wright StateVideo

Even with its late-game miscues, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team nearly kept its long winning streak alive Sunday at Wright State. But the Colonials weren’t able to come through. Andrew Welage’s jumper and Jack Doumbia’s free throw in the final 11 seconds completed a run of 10 unanswered points...
Javon Small scores 19 points as WVU beats Cincinnati to end 3-game skidVideo

CINCINNATI — Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists, and West Virginia beat Cincinnati, 63-50, on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads the Big 12 in scoring, shot 6 of 14 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Joseph...
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during 3 years of turmoil, dies at 86Video

NEW YORK — Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 after the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder...
Analysis: There’s time to fix what ails Pitt, but it starts now with Virginia in town

If you’re one of those college basketball fans into analytics and asking numbers to tell a story, they won’t paint an impressive picture of Pitt. At the halfway point of its ACC schedule (10 down, 10 to go), Pitt is: • 5-5 against conference foes. • 4-4 in games decided...
Welcome to the Madhouse: NASCAR hits tiny Bowman Gray Stadium for rough-and-tumble racingVideo

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ryan Blaney was a little kid the first time he raced at Bowman Gray Stadium — he figures he couldn’t have been older than 10 — and remembers it being the coolest thing he’d ever done in motorsports. He was in a Bandolero, an entry-level car designed...

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