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Cubs acquiring All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in trade with the Astros, AP source saysVideo
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are acquiring All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, paying a big price for one of baseball’s best hitters, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to the Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the...
New Pirates bullpen coach Miguel Perez brings familiarity with organization’s pitchers
A surplus of familiar faces is set to greet Miguel Perez when he joins the Pittsburgh Pirates for spring training in a few months. Perez, whom the Pirates named big-league bullpen coach Friday afternoon, spent the past three seasons as skipper of the Indianapolis Indians. After overseeing the Pirates’ Triple-A...
Former Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz retiresVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz announced his retirement on Friday. His most recent team, HC Lugano in Switzerland’s National League, issued a statement on Schultz’s behalf. Translated from Italian: “Mine is a strictly personal choice. I discussed it with my family and I made the decision to end my...
Mark Madden: Pirates ownership will always choose profit over winning, even amid Paul Skenes’ window
The Pittsburgh Pirates have Paul Skenes, just 22, the NL Rookie of the Year and already MLB’s best pitcher. Yet it seems like a time of no hope. To date, the Pirates’ big offseason move is trading a solid starting pitcher in Luis Ortiz for Spencer Horwitz, a meh first...
Football Footnotes: Key matchups the Steelers must win vs. Eagles beyond containing Saquon Barkley
The most obvious task at hand for the Pittsburgh Steelers this week is figuring out a way to control Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. The Penn State product is leading the NFL in rushing with 1,623 yards. Every coach and player in the Steelers locker room has talked about...
First Call: Travis Kelce’s high praise for Pat Freiermuth; Steelers’ value bumps on Forbes list
Friday’s “First Call” has the latest financial value of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pat Freiermuth gets some high praise. The Penguins look to carry over Thursday’s success in Canada. Plus, we check out this weekend’s slate of games in college basketball and hockey. Money, money, money, money Forbes has published its...
Rams get 4 field goals to beat 49ers 12-6 in sloppy gameVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Joshua Karty kicked four field goals, and the Los Angeles Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout, beating the San Francisco 49ers, 12-6, on Thursday night in a key game in the NFC West race. Four days after beating Josh Allen and Buffalo,...
Penn State’s Warren wins Mackey Award as nation’s best tight endVideo
Penn State’s Tyler Warren is officially the nation’s best tight end. The Nittany Lion was awarded the John Mackey Award — which annually goes to college football’s top tight end — during Thursday night’s College Football Awards Show on ESPN. Warren was a dynamic threat for the Nittany Lions all...
Wrongful death lawsuit closes in death of former Steelers quarterback
A dismissal has been filed in Florida in the wrongful death lawsuit of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Rick Ellsley, the attorney of Haskins’ wife, Kalabrya, issued a statement Thursday morning. The case was dismissed, and settlements were reached between the parties. “All of the settlements that were obtained...
Penguins erupt for 9 goals in road victory over Montreal Canadiens
As a team with many limitations, the Pittsburgh Penguins need to get offense from just about every component of the roster. On Thursday, seemingly every molecule of their lineup contributed offense as the Penguins erupted offensively, bombarding the Montreal Canadiens, 9-2, at the Bell Centre in Montreal. It was the...
Pat Narduzzi short on injury updates for Pitt’s bowl game, but confident opt-outs will be minimized
Pat Narduzzi was in a good mood Thursday when he met virtually with reporters in advance of the GameAbove Sports Bowl, where Pitt will conclude its season Dec. 26 against Toledo. So good, as a matter of fact, that he made a bad joke when asked how quarterback Eli Holstein...
Rested Ravens big favorite over struggling Giants, who are mired in 8-game losing streakVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Baltimore Ravens are doing their best to avoid all the speculation that their game against the struggling New York Giants is going to be a blowout. The Ravens (8-5) are coming off a bye week and are heading to New Jersey to face the Giants...
UNLV hires former Florida, Mississippi State head coach Dan MullenVideo
LAS VEGAS — UNLV is reaching into the SEC to keep momentum going for its 24th-ranked football team, hiring former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen on Thursday. He will be introduced in a news conference Friday morning. UNLV athletic director Erick Harper, in a news release, called Mullen...
Pitt women’s volleyball defeats Oregon in thriller to reach NCAA Tournament Elite 8
Pitt sophomore Olivia Babcock stands 6-foot-4, with a right arm that can be intimidating when she moves purposely from the back row and swings it with all her strength. It’s almost as if she’s trying to deflate the volleyball with one massive blow. An All-American and ACC Player of the...
Juan Soto introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15-year dealVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Mets wanted Juan Soto to know his future with them could be set in stone. When the free agent outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen’s house in Beverly Hills, Calif., for a presentation last month, the team showed a video that included an image...
‘Execution fuels emotion’: Steelers soft-spoken LG Isaac Seumalo wants win in return to Philly
Pittsburgh Steelers left guard Isaac Seumalo wants to treat his first trip back to Philadelphia like business as usual, even going so far as to repeat Mike Tomlin’s mantra about “nameless, faceless” opponents. After spending seven seasons with the Eagles, Seumalo knows that’s not true. He’s still close with his...
Colorado’s Travis Hunter piles up awards; Indiana’s Curt Cignetti named coach of the yearVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it. The Colorado Buffaloes’ two-way standout even celebrates at an elite level, unveiling imaginative...
Steelers injuries: DeShon Elliott, Larry Ogunjobi, George Pickens continue to miss practice
Two practices into the week, three Pittsburgh Steelers starters have not taken the field because of injury. Safety DeShon Elliott, defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi and receiver George Pickens again sat out practice Thursday, according to the league-mandated injury report. Pickens suffered a hamstring injury late in practice last week and...
Steelers notes: Team struggles in Philly – but Russell Wilson does not
It has been discussed at length this week that the Pittsburgh Steelers have not won a game in Philadelphia since 1965. That’s OK. Their starting quarterback has never lost there. The Steelers have lost 10 consecutive in their trips across the state. But while he was with the Seattle Seahawks...
Minnesota reaps windfall from epic comeback of lake trout in Lake Superior
MINNEAPOLIS — Once-rare lake trout in Lake Superior are doing so well that state biologists will use the fish to stock the species in lakes around the state, officials have announced. This fall, the Department of Natural Resources successfully harvested lake trout eggs from fish captured in two nets set...
Off the couch and into the fire: Chiefs keep finding reinforcements for Super Bowl-contending rosterVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pick your adjective to describe the Kansas City Chiefs this season — charmed, serendipitous, fortunate or just plain lucky — and it probably fits and not just because they keep winning games that come down to the wire. Every time they need help at a position,...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds to play in 2025 Jägermeister Cup
For the first time, a U.S. soccer league will hold its own interleague cup, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will participate. The United Soccer League announced Thursday the expansion of the USL Jägermeister Cup, which will unite teams from the USL Championship and League One. The USL Jägermeister Cup will include...
Teryl Austin, Steelers know they can’t have A.J. Brown repeat from last game at Eagles
Teryl Austin could do nothing but laugh and repeat the question. “Do I recall that game?” the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator said Thursday of the most recent time his team played in Philadelphia. “That was not a good game for us.” No, it was not. The Eagles connected for three...
Bill Belichick ‘always wanted’ to give college coaching a try. Now he will at North CarolinaVideo
Bill Belichick had just been introduced Thursday as North Carolina’s next football coach when chancellor Lee Roberts came armed with a gift: a short-sleeved gray hoodie — a bit of a trademark from Belichick’s NFL coaching days — bearing a blue interlocking “NC” logo. It was the visual confirmation, which...
Despite turnovers in Big Ten title game, Penn State carries offensive momentum into CFPVideo
By now, Penn State players and coaches long have digested last weekend’s Big Ten championship game loss to Oregon, with all eyes and attention on the College Football Playoff. A new season awaits the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions, who host No. 11 SMU on Dec. 21 at Beaver Stadium....
