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GM Ben Cherington expects Pirates to be better, continues to search for improvements

TAMPA — The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the offseason with a laundry list of upgrades needed to improve on a 76-win, fourth-place finish in the NL Central, one that got even longer when a starting pitcher and catcher were lost to season-ending elbow surgeries. With a dire need for starting pitching,...
Rob Manfred says he will retire as baseball commissioner in January 2029 after 14 yearsVideo

TAMPA, Fla. — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029. Speaking at a spring training news conference, Manfred noted he will be 70 years old and been commissioner for 14 years when his term ends on Jan. 25, 2029. “You...
MetLife Stadium to host 2 outdoor NHL games with playoff implications

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Two games in two days. A concert. Four Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about a 100-mile corridor that runs from New York to Philadelphia. Roughly 140,000 fans sitting in bone-chilling temperatures waiting to shout for a goal or great save. Hockey is coming back to the...
Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen midway through his 11th full seasonVideo

The Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday, ending his time on the job ahead of another crucial trade deadline for the struggling club. President of hockey operations John Davidson made the call midway through Kekalainen’s 11th full season on the job and with just over three...
Joey Logano, Michael McDowell lead Ford sweep of Daytona 500 front row during qualifying

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ford swept the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500 with former race winners Joey Logano and Michael McDowell shocking powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. “This is all about the team. I’d like to take credit, but I can’t. Superspeedway qualifying is 100% the car,” said Logano,...
Tim Benz: Penguins sound like they are running out of answers

After practice on Tuesday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan talked about “rethinking what winning looks like in Pittsburgh.” I’m going to guess whatever he was thinking about isn’t what the Penguins showed Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers, and that’s not what it was supposed to look like. Especially in the...
Why Penn State TE Theo Johnson is rising up NFL draft boards: ‘Traits over production’

Dane Brugler evaluated more than 100 NFL prospects at the Senior Bowl two weeks ago. Brugler, the lead draft expert for The Athletic, spent hours watching reps in Mobile, Ala., taking note of who stood out and are potential risers in the 2024 draft class. Brugler came away impressed with...
As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team

KLADNO, Czech Republic — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory days in the NHL. Strong on the puck, tough to beat by the...
U mad, bro?: Lots of reader Valentines about Steelers, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Arthur Smith

As I was putting “U mad, bro?” together on Valentine’s Day, I sure could feel the love from my readers. Near as I can tell, you think I’m too hard on the Steelers and too judgmental about the Arthur Smith hire, I pick on Tom Brady too much and I...
First Call: Kirk Cousins’ camp keeping an eye on Steelers’ QB situation; Ryan Clark’s future at ESPN unclear

A big-name free-agent quarterback may have an interest in playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers. J.J. Watt is blowing off some derogatory comments about his brother from Micah Parsons. Ryan Clark’s status at ESPN is uncertain. The Penguins are about to play a team that’s in even worse shape than they...
With quick turnaround in Chicago, no time for Penguins to dwell on ugly loss to FloridaVideo

Plenty of coaches, in both amateur and professional environments, have at one point or another preached to their players the necessity of moving past losses quickly. Reporters have inevitably heard some version of the spiel, too. “Things didn’t go our way tonight, but it’s on to the next one.” Whether...
Catching up: Yasmani Grandal embraces opportunity to mentor Pirates catchers

BRADENTON, Fla. — Yasmani Grandal knew the score when he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had a gaping hole at catcher and a former No. 1 overall pick eager for his shot. The 35-year-old backstop, a two-time All-Star in 12 seasons, wasn’t worried about the money. He has more...
Penguins’ John Ludvig nets 1st NHL goal vs. Florida, his former teamVideo

Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena left close to zero room for any celebration by the home team, which fell 5-2 and at one point trailed 4-0 in the second period. After an uneventful first 25 minutes of play, the Panthers busted...
WPIAL playoff berth means a lot to Hillel Academy, a tiny Orthodox Jewish school in Squirrel Hill

As the boys basketball coach at Hillel Academy, Yoni Eglash has fielded a number of questions since his team joined the WPIAL two years ago. Questions like, “What is Hillel Academy?” “No one knows, unless you talk to the Jewish kids at Allderdice,” Eglash said with a laugh. “They know.”...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel injured in loss to Panthers

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel, one of the team’s top players, suffered an undisclosed injury in the late stages of a 5-2 home loss to the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan did not provide a substantive update on Guentzel’s status other than to indicate he was...
Penguins hammered by Panthers, lose forward Jake Guentzel to injury

Be it because of faith, denial or just flat-out stubbornness, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ belief in themselves as being a playoff-caliber squad appears to be genuine. But with barely more than two months remaining in the regular season, they need wins more than conviction if they are to play meaningful games...

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