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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes watched playoffs while awaiting his child’s birthVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes had his mind on the playoffs even as he was awaiting the arrival of his third child. The Chiefs quarterback said Tuesday that his wife, Brittany, let him watch some of the wild-card games Sunday while they were waiting for her to give birth....
Steelers sign quarterback who once kept them out of playoffs to reserve/futures contract
As they head into the offseason with all three of their quarterbacks on the 53-man roster set to hit free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a contingency plan for the 2025 season. Skylar Thompson, who had limited playing experience with the Miami Dolphins this past season, was one of 17...
Houston Texans cut ties with former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
The Houston Texans have cut former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. The Texans claimed Johnson off waivers after the Baltimore Ravens released him in Week 16. The Ravens cut Johnson after he refused to go into the team’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was upset by his role...
Gael Monfils outduels fellow Frenchman in Australian Open 1st-round match for the agesVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Australian Open. The entertainer’s instinct in him got a lot of value out of clinching it in five. In a...
Former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma brings the same energy to the KrakenVideo
It became his signature as much as the Stanley Cup title he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to in 2009. Be it in a postgame media scrum or a practice session that was recorded for television, Dan Bylsma was fond of repeating some variation of “We’ve got to get to our...
Mike Tomlin to Steelers fans questioning his job: ‘I understand their frustration… I share it’Video
Mike Tomlin beamed with the self-assuredness of a man who will presumably put on a gold jacket one day as a Hall of Fame NFL head coach. Three days after another dispiriting playoff loss ended another underwhelming Pittsburgh Steelers season, Tomlin during his season wrap-up news conference Tuesday was asked...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin a game-time decision vs. Seattle; Tristan Jarry scheduled to start
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin could return to action Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena vs. the Seattle Kraken after an absence of four games. Malkin, designated to injured reserve because of an unspecified ailment, was listed as a game-time decision by coach Mike Sullivan following the Penguins’ Tuesday morning skate...
Pitt hits the road to meet Florida State in quest for redemption
Jeff Capel knows there is too much basketball left on Pitt’s schedule to label Wednesday night’s encounter at Florida State a must-win game. But it is certainly is a must-see event for the coach. After losing two in a row, including a 29-point margin of defeat at Duke and Pitt’s...
For Duquesne football, challenges of playing Pitt in ’25 opener are well worth the opportunity
Last week’s announcement about Duquesne being Pitt’s season-opening opponent at Acrisure Stadium to start the 2025 college football season generated a lot of buzz on the Bluff. During a halftime interview at the Duquesne-St. Joseph’s basketball game on Wednesday, Dukes athletic director Dave Harper admitted he was hoping to get...
First Call: Steelers LB was hampered during playoff loss; team already looking at RBs in draftVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some background on a Pittsburgh Steeler who was compromised heading into Saturday night’s playoff game at Baltimore. The Steelers are already looking at running backs in advance of the NFL draft. A former Steeler turned in a highlight on defense during the “Monday Night Football” playoff...
Should the Steelers want to keep Russell Wilson? Should T.J. Watt want to stay in Pittsburgh?
Before linebacker T.J. Watt and quarterback Russell Wilson went into meetings at Steelers headquarters Monday, both players told media members they want to stay in Pittsburgh for years to come. For Wilson, that would mean signing here — presumably on a multi-year deal — instead of leaving in free agency...
Rams overwhelm Vikings in wild-card playoff game moved to Arizona because of L.A. wildfiresVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying nine times to win 27-9 Monday night in an NFC wild-card game that was moved out of Southern California because of devastating wildfires. Rookie Jared...
Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark
Authorities in Indianapolis have charged a 55-year-old Texas man with felony stalking of Indiana Fever star and WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark. Michael Thomas Lewis is accused of repeated and continued harassment of the 22-year-old Clark beginning on Dec. 16, the Marion County prosecutor’s office wrote in a...
Roki Sasaki won’t sign with New York Yankees, Texas Rangers or San Francisco GiantsVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them. Giants general manager Zack Minasian announced during a news conference Monday to introduce Justin Verlander that San Francisco no longer was in contention. Sasaki’s decision...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel looks up to Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton — before trying to beat him
When Felton J. Capel II was coaching Old Dominion in the 1990s, he and his wife often spoke admiringly about a coach they often met at Nike conventions. Their son, who grew up to be Pitt coach Jeff Capel, listened intently to those conversations. The man’s name is Leonard Hamilton,...
After ‘heartbreak’ of rookie season cut short, Troy Fautanu preps to be Steelers ‘25 starting RT
When Troy Fautanu on Monday made the statement that his rookie season was “not how I planned it going,” he was smiling in what was a nonverbal expression of, “obviously.” But when, four months ago, Fautanu learned that his rookie NFL season likely was going end just after it had...
‘We all love Coach T’: Players voice support for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin despite collapse
After a late-season collapse ended with another one-and-done playoff performance, the Pittsburgh Steelers know changes are coming. Where frustrated fans want that to start with Mike Tomlin, the team’s most decorated player voiced support for the embattled coach. As the Steelers cleaned out their lockers Monday at UPMC Rooney Sports...
After 3 decades, Rick Bertagnolli steps down as Cal (Pa.) softball coach
The man who turned Cal (Pa.) softball into a national power is leaving the dugout. Longtime coach Rick Bertagnolli is calling it a career after 30 years leading the Vulcans. The veteran leader won 71.4% of his games, compiling a record of 972-389 and leading Cal to back-to-back NCAA Division...
QB Allar, RBs Allen, Singleton announce plans to return to Penn StateVideo
Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar, who announced a vague plan to return to campus in December, officially has decided to return to Penn State in 2025. And his two backfield mates are coming back, as well. Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen also announced Monday that they plan to return...
Russell Wilson on re-signing with Steelers: ‘That’s the plan. I love it here.’Video
The 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback publicly expressed that he wants to be the Steelers starting quarterback in 2025, too. “That’s the plan,” Russell Wilson said from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday. “I love it here and everything else. I think we have a great football team. Obviously,...
Coach Tory Verdi’s halftime ‘conversation’ led Pitt to historic come-from-behind victory
In theory and practice, the college basketball locker room is off limits to the prying eyes and ears of the outside world. It’s a sanctuary for players and coaches to conduct their business on a deeply personal level. That’s true in most postgame situations, but Pitt’s MaKayla Elmore revealed a...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: GCC grad Matt Metrosky draws interest in transfer portal
Looking for a new college football team, Matt Metrosky could still end up playing close to home. The junior lineman, who was a member of the Pitt football team the last four years as a walk-on, recently entered the NCAA transfer portal and immediately got a nibble on the line....
Auburn rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 after Tennessee loses, Georgia is ranked for 1st time since 2011
Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow Southeastern Conference program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (15-1) claimed 60 of 62 first-place votes...
Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones saysVideo
DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said in a statement Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. The team’s search for its next...
New crop of players, new style of play have Saint Vincent women’s basketball team trending in right direction
Even a coach who has been on the bench for 15 seasons doesn’t know everything. So no one could blame Saint Vincent women’s basketball coach Jimmy Petruska if he wasn’t sure what to expect from his 2024-25 group. The previous team, which had gone 11-9 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference...
