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Pitt secures verbal commitment from Michigan high school safety Elijah Dotson
Pitt continued a productive recruiting week Saturday when 2025 high school defensive back/wide receiver Elijah Dotson verbally committed to the Panthers while considering 21 scholarship offers. Dotson is the sixth member of Pitt’s class of 2025. Pittsburgh gets a commitment from four-star S Elijah Dotson.After a good few seasons, he’s...
Pirates fall to Cubs in bottom of 9th on controversial walk-off
An impressive pitching duel between the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bailey Falter and the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga dominated the majority of Saturday’s game at Wrigley Field, but a controversial safe call at home plate in the bottom of the ninth gave Chicago a 1-0 walk-off victory. With one out and David Bednar...
Winning culture evident in experienced Steelers draft class
Roman Wilson played on Michigan teams that went to the college football national playoffs in three consecutive years and won a championship after the 2023 season. Troy Fautanu’s teams at Washington went 25-3 in his two full seasons as a starter, reaching the national title game this past year. On...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Why are the Pirates protecting Paul Skenes’ arm?
On Friday, the Pirates pulled Paul Skenes from his second MLB start while he was pitching a no-hitter. I get it. But here’s betting Skenes would have completed the no-no. In six innings, Skenes threw 100 pitches. A vast portion were unhittable. He struck out 11, including the first seven...
Injured Pirates navigate frustration, loneliness, slow passage of time while recovering
There’s no shortage of unfortunate health-related situations that can land an MLB player on the injured list. While the spectrum of ailments that puts players on the mend is vast, those in recovery mode usually share a common perspective gained from being out of the action. “More than anything, being...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan named Team USA hockey coach for 2026 Winter Olympics
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will lead the United States men’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, USA Hockey announced Saturday. Sullivan, 56, will also lead Team USA at the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off, which features the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden. Hosts...
Inside Paul Skenes’ scintillating 1st MLB win: Pitch by pitch, inning by inningVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Yasmani Grandal was blunt last week when asked to assess Paul Skenes’ MLB debut, when the 21-year-old lasted four innings against the Chicago Cubs, allowing three runs and six hits. “Not the best I’ve seen him, that’s for sure, but I hold him to high standards,” Grandal...
Dodgers acquire lefty Anthony Banda from Guardians for cash
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Anthony Banda from the Cleveland Guardians for cash on Friday. The 30-year-old left-hander has a 2.12 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 17 innings in 12 games for Triple-A Columbus this season. Banda pitched in 10 games for the Washington Nationals last...
Pirates farm report for May 17, 2024: Bubba Chandler walks 5 of 7 batters for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-21) fell 8-3 to Toledo (Tigers). 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.345) went 2 for 4 with a double, a walk and his seventh stolen base. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.253) went 1 for 2 with a triple, two RBIs and two walks. C Henry Davis (.226) went 1 for...
LPGA monitoring health issues after 10 players withdraw from Mizuho Americas Open
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LPGA officials are concerned about health issues at the Mizuho Americas Open after 10 players withdrew from the event over the past two days, including seven with various illnesses. The LPGA issued a statement late in the second round Friday, saying it will continue to monitor...
Xander Schauffele leads, but Scottie Scheffler’s arrest dominates talk at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under-par 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele,...
Former Blues coach Craig Berube officially hired to coach Maple Leafs
ST. LOUIS — Craig Berube has a new home. Berube was hired by the Maple Leafs on Friday afternoon, as the former Blues coach takes over perhaps the most high-profile job in the NHL. Berube coached the Blues for parts of six seasons before he was fired in December after...
Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee to have season-ending surgery on dislocated left shoulder
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his left shoulder while crashing into an outfield wall. The Giants announced Friday that Lee will have season-ending surgery in the next couple of weeks. Lee leaped in an attempt to...
Team Penske in spotlight as it prepares run for Indy 500 pole
INDIANAPOLIS — All of the attention ahead of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is squarely on Team Penske. Not because Josef Newgarden is the defending race winner. Or because Will Power and Scott McLaughlin have been fast all week. Or because team owner Roger Penske, who also owns the series...
Mystik Dan looks like horse to beat in Preakness on what could be muddy track
BALTIMORE — His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, Mystik Dan doesn’t need a sloppy track — or “Seinfeld” character Cosmo Kramer’s comedic endorsement — in the Preakness on Saturday because the Kentucky Derby winner has raced and thrived in...
Pitt adds 6-8 wing, Bosnia native Amsal Delalic to 2024-25 roster
Jeff Capel added a third member to Pitt’s 2024 freshman recruiting class Friday when 6-foot-8 guard Amsal Delalic of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced his verbal commitment on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amsal Delalic (@amsal_the_delalic) Delalic, 20, played professionally this season for the Borac BL...
Mercyhurst ace from Freeport looks for landing spot for final college baseball season
Jarrett Heilman graduated from Mercyhurst on May 11, closing out four years of academic studies at the Erie university. The Freeport product, who also fashioned a standout three-year collegiate pitching tenure with the Lakers baseball team, now is searching for a place to conclude that career with one year of...
Paul Skenes dominates, strikes out 11 in 6 no-hit innings as Pirates blow out Cubs
Paul Skenes’ four-inning MLB debut last week against the Chicago Cubs was promising but ultimately left something to be desired. In big-league start No. 2 on Friday at Wrigley Field, Skenes faced the Cubs again and put together an outing that was far more becoming of the former Pittsburgh Pirates...
Pirates pull Paul Skenes after 6 no-hit innings against CubsVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes dazzled in his second MLB start Friday, blanking the Chicago Cubs over six no-hit innings, recording 11 strikeouts and one walk. Skenes’ day at Wrigley Field came to an end after 100 pitches. The only baserunner he allowed was a fifth-inning walk to Michael...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes set to face Cubs again in 2nd MLB start
The similarities between Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes’ first and upcoming second MLB starts are obvious. As was the case last Saturday in his big-league debut, he’ll face the Chicago Cubs, this time at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Friday. That means navigating a similar lineup...
Mark Madden: Forget late division games; biggest issue with Steelers’ schedule is short rest
The Pittsburgh Steelers got screwed by the NFL’s scheduling. But not that bad. Not playing a division foe till Week 11 isn’t a big deal. Does it really matter when you play which game? If anything, that could help the Steelers. They’re breaking in a new quarterback, different offensive coordinator...
Jake Paul, Mike Tyson trade insults as they hype planned summer fight in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul and Mike Tyson traded insults and expletives as they previewed their fight just a few football fields from the site of the planned summer bout, the 80,000-seat home of the Dallas Cowboys. As for substance, there wasn’t much Thursday night. Paul downplayed the suggestion that...
Yasmani Grandal’s mentorship helps fuel success for Pirates rookie pitcher Jared JonesVideo
Before he was called up to the big leagues, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes worked with catcher Yasmani Grandal just one time at Triple-A Indianapolis but came away impressed by the 35-year-old veteran. “He’s an encyclopedia of how to get guys out,” Skenes said of Grandal upon arriving in...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in...
Tim Benz: Many complaints over the Steelers’ schedule are preemptive excuse making
There sure seems to be a lot of complaining from Pittsburgh Steelers fans and media when it comes to how the NFL drew up the schedule for the Black and Gold. NFL has beef with the Steelers. 4/6 road games to open the year 5/7 road games between weeks 10-16...
