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76ers reportedly reverse course, won’t build contentious stadium
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received approval for the controversial project from the city council. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday that multiple council members had confirmed the change in plans. The...
Patriots hire Super Bowl champ Mike Vrabel as coach
The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach. The team announced the hiring Sunday morning, a week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo following the team’s season-ending victory over the Buffalo Bills. Mayo finished 4-13 in his lone season. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive...
Penguins’ Michael Bunting involved in car accident outside PPG Paints Arena, won’t play vs. Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting was involved in a car accident outside of PPG Paints Arena on Sunday afternoon ahead of the club’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. The incident took place at the intersection of Washington Place and Centre Ave. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated that Bunting and all...
5 things we learned: Steelers’ run defense makes wrong kind of history
Five things we learned from Ravens 28, Steelers 14: 1. Running on empty Fifty years ago, the Steelers authored the greatest run-stopping performance in NFL history when they held the Minnesota Vikings to 17 yards on 21 carries en route to a 16-6 victory in Super Bowl IX. Imagine what...
Analysis: Jeff Capel will need all his resources to shake Pitt out of its 2-game slump
No one inside or outside Petersen Events Center knows the Pitt basketball team better than Jeff Capel, its seventh-year coach. Yet it was fair for reporters — and anyone else watching at The Pete or from afar — to wonder why Capel did not use anyone on his bench for...
Son of Quaker Valley AD embarks on career in college basketball
Michael Mastroianni, son of Quaker Valley’s athletic director/boys basketball coach with the same name, graduated from Ohio State in 2021. Mastroianni majored in finance and had a minor in coaching education. Since college, he has juggled career paths in both basketball and business. He currently is the chief of staff...
Zane Durant’s decision to skip 2025 NFL draft a crucial benefit for Penn State
It’s NFL declaration time for a collection of draft-eligible Penn State players in the wake of the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Notre Dame. And on Saturday morning, two days after the Orange Bowl, James Franklin and his staff got some great news. Zane Durant, Penn State’s...
Steelers vs. Ravens: What they’re saying in Baltimore after win
Absolute domination. The Baltimore Ravens completely throttled the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday. The Steelers looked disjointed and confused on the way to a 28-14 loss. The Ravens? They look like they could be heading to the Super Bowl with such a commanding performance. The numbers don’t lie: Baltimore blew past the...
‘I hope I’m here’: Free agent quarterback Russell Wilson open to returning to Steelers
BALTIMORE — Russell Wilson is a man who loves to talk about moments, and the Pittsburgh Steelers signed the Super Bowl champion quarterback for ones such as their AFC wild-card game. When it came time to be the man of the moment, Wilson — and the Steelers — came up...
Post-car accident, Penguins glad Michael Bunting is OK
Some Pittsburgh Penguins fans may have noticed a significant vehicular jam near PPG Paints Arena as they made their way to the rink for Sunday’s contest vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. In this case, usual game traffic was not to blame, but rather a car crash at the intersection of...
Airing of Grievances: Another hideous start, rotten run defense result in 6th straight playoff loss for Steelers
A Steelers season that had a lot of promise at 10-3 is now over thanks to an all-too-familiar collapse. It was another slide that started in December and ended with a thud in early January. It’s been that way in Pittsburgh pretty much since the end of the 2017 regular...
Steelers keep faith in organization after yet another late-season collapse, early playoff exit
BALTIMORE — It feels like more 34 years at this point. But it was only 34 days ago that the Pittsburgh Steelers were riding high. A victory over the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 8 was the Steelers’ seventh in their past eight games, moved them to 10-3 and extended their...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Railers in shootoutVideo
Shootout goals by forwards Jack Beck and David Jankowski gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Worcester Railers at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Saturday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a regulation goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-6-2-0) while forward Kyle Jackson contributed two assists. Goaltender Sergei...
Ovechkin scores 873rd career goal, Frank gets 1st as Capitals beat Predators 4-1Video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators, 4-1, on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Capitals. Logan Thompson stopped 32 shots as the Capitals won for...
Ravens run roughshod over Steelers to win AFC wild card game, extend streak of playoff futility
BALTIMORE — The Pittsburgh Steelers had no answers. Not for Lamar Jackson’s read-option runs or big-play passes. Not for Derrick Henry’s breakaway bursts through the middle. And certainly not for a streak of playoff futility that stretched to six straight losses in an eight-year span under Steelers coach Mike Tomlin,...
Steelers notes: Justin Fields quickly makes his playoff debut
BALTIMORE — It didn’t take long for Justin Fields to make his NFL playoff debut. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ change-of-pace quarterback, Fields checked in for the third snap from scrimmage of Saturday night’s wild-card round game against the Baltimore Ravens. Fields, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith spent...
J.J. Spaun takes the lead at Sony Open with a wide-open chase in the wind of WaialaeVideo
HONOLULU — Stephan Jaeger had nine birdies for the lowest round this week at Waialae, and two of the most important holes for him Saturday in the Sony Open were pars. Jaeger knows dropping a shot is losing ground, and the way the Sony Open is playing out, no one...
Texans intercept Herbert a career-high 4 times in a 32-12 win over Chargers in wild-card playoffVideo
HOUSTON — Derek Stingley says the Texans aim to force three turnovers a game. On Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers, they surpassed that goal with the All-Pro cornerback grabbing two of Justin Herbert’s career-high four interceptions to help Houston roll to a 32-12 wild-card playoff victory. “We’re just going...
Steelers without starting RG Mason McCormick for playoff opener at Ravens
BALTIMORE — Spencer Anderson will make his first career playoff start and fourth start in any meaningful NFL game as an offensive lineman in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wild-card round postseason opener Saturday night. Anderson will be at right guard in place of rookie Mason McCormick, who will not play against...
Penguins shellacked in sloppy display vs. Senators
Erik Karlsson remained optimistic after the Pittsburgh Penguins were smacked by the Ottawa Senators, 5-0, at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Not just about his team. But others as well. “We can go home, hopefully watch the Steelers win a game tonight,” the defenseman said. “And wake up tomorrow and...
Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men’s tennisVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he is doing so to buttress a game already good enough to have won four Grand Slam titles. He also has his young rival, Jannik Sinner, in mind. “The...
Deion Sanders expresses interest in Raiders’ coaching jobVideo
LAS VEGAS — Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has his eyes on the Las Vegas Raiders’ coaching job, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. “He has a very strong interest in the job,” the person said. The person indicated that NFL-connected associates of Sanders reached out to...
CBS’ Jim Nantz will reach a rare broadcasting milestone when he calls his 500th NFL game SundayVideo
Jim Nantz has called many signature events during his nearly 40 years at CBS Sports. He will reach a milestone Sunday, though, that only a few NFL announcers have accomplished. Nantz will call his 500th NFL game when the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos in an AFC wild-card round...
Steelers add OT Calvin Anderson from injured reserve, elevate 2 receivers for playoff game
The Pittsburgh Steelers added reinforcements along the offensive line and at wide receiver for their AFC wild-card playoff game at Baltimore on Saturday night. Tackle Calvin Anderson was reinstated from injured reserve, and he will be active for the playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium. Anderson provides depth with rookie...
After beating Pitt, Louisville coach Pat Kelsey credits Carnegie native Skip Prosser, who ‘taught me everything I know about coaching’
Louisville coach Pat Kelsey grew up in Cincinnati, roots for the Bengals, played at Xavier and coached at Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C., and the College of Charleston (S.C.). Yet when he walked away from his postgame news conference Saturday after Louisville defeated Pitt 82-78 at Petersen Events Center, he...
