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Orioles send message in acquiring star pitcher Corbin Burnes
A few months ago, general manager Mike Elias said the Baltimore Orioles would keep their “foot on the gas pedal” after winning 101 games and the AL East title. This is what that looks like. When they acquired All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes on Thursday night, the Orioles sent a message...
Michael Jordan’s signed NBA championship sneakers sell for record $8M at auction
NEW YORK — Signed sneakers Michael Jordan wore during NBA championship games sold for a whopping $8 million at an auction in New York City. Sotheby’s announced Friday that a set of six individual sneakers worn by the basketball legend broke the record for the most expensive game-worn sneakers ever...
Athletics sign lefty Alex Wood, acquire righty Ross Stripling from Giants
OAKLAND, Calif. — David Forst and Farhan Zaidi are longtime friends who worked together for years in Oakland, and now executives of each Bay Area team. They made a trade Friday that had been discussed for months, and the Athletics acquired a pair of pitchers to join their rotation who...
Mets agree to 1-year deals with relievers Shintaro Fujinami, Jake Diekman
NEW YORK — The New York Mets beefed up their bullpen with two moves Friday, agreeing with free agents Shintaro Fujinami and Jake Diekman on one-year contracts. Fujinami’s deal is for $3.35 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity...
After wife’s successful surgery, Duquesne men’s coach Dambrot will travel with team to Rhode IslandVideo
Duquense men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot will be on the sidelines after all for the Dukes’ Atlantic 10 game at Rhode Island. Dambrot, in the wake of his wife Donna’s successful surgery for breast cancer, had been undecided about his travel plans until after learning of Thursday’s positive outcome. He...
AK Valley campus clippings: Freeport grad Heilman earns preseason honors
Freeport graduate Jarrett Heilman, a senior pitcher at Mercyhurst, has been tabbed a preseason All-American for Division II by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The righty is coming off his best season as Laker. He logged 65 innings on the mound while posting a 1.38 ERA, the third-best in...
Pitt 5 Things: With Irish, past Pitt stars in town, Panthers have reason to pay attention to history
Saturday is a big night for Pitt fans eager to see what the immediate future holds but remain tethered to the past for all the right reasons. While the Panthers attempt to return to relevance this season, members of the 1974 and 2009 Pitt teams will be honored at Petersen...
NASCAR returns to the Coliseum with the future of Clash event uncertain in Southern CaliforniaVideo
NASCAR’s debut on a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum two years ago was a bold experiment that featured a pre-race show by Pitbull, a halftime performance by Ice Cube, a rowdy USC student section and some pretty decent racing. The made-for-TV event was a clear success in...
Loss to Chiefs still stings, but Ravens have no choice but to move on toward a busy offseasonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It’s always tough when your offseason begins just before the Super Bowl. When Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh met with reporters Friday, it was clear last weekend’s loss to Kansas City in the AFC championship game still stung. “Every single team in...
Several current, former Penguins players have experience at Winter OlympicsVideo
Following an absence of 12 years, NHL players will be permitted to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, commissioner Gary Bettman revealed Friday afternoon. Players will also be free to represent their home countries in the 2030 Winter Olympics, a host location for which has yet to...
Steelers announce hiring of Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator
Three days after the Pittsburgh Steelers completed their courtship of Arthur Smith, the organization announced his hiring Friday as offensive coordinator. Smith, 41, spent the past three seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. He previously spent two years as offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. The Steelers interviewed...
NHL announces plans to send players back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for 1st time since 2014
TORONTO — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. The world’s top hockey league will allow its players to participate in the Games in 2026 in Milan and in 2030 under an agreement announced Friday by the NHL, the NHL Players’...
Theo Epstein to return to Red Sox as advisor and part-owner of parent company, Fenway Sports Group
BOSTON — Theo Epstein, who as Red Sox general manager was the architect of two World Series championships, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company, Fenway Sports Group. Epstein, who also helped the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 title —...
Improving power play a major order of business for Penguins post-All-Star break
With Marcus Pettersson’s overtime winning goal lifting his club over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 27, the postgame mood at PPG Paints Arena heading into the All-Star break was undoubtedly positive for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The night before, the Penguins (22-17-7) lost in a shootout to the Florida Panthers...
Mark Madden: If the Steelers won’t change Arthur Smith’s staff, maybe they’ll upgrade personnel?
This is a magical time of year for Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Optimism runs rampant. Mock drafts pile up. We imagine that new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will revolutionize, not be a different take on the same outdated offensive philosophy. (The vision is Mike Tomlin’s, not the coordinator’s.) We’re told Smith...
Baker Mayfield helps NFC to early lead over AFC in revamped Pro Bowl Games
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield beat Houston’s C.J. Stroud in the Precision Passing skills challenge, helping the NFC build a 12-6 lead over the AFC on the opening night of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. The made-for-TV Pro Bowl Skills Show, aired Thursday night from a fieldhouse on...
Senior Bowl features well-traveled QBs, other top prospects
MOBILE, Ala. — The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power Five program to another. Led by Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon’s Bo Nix, all seven have spent this week leading up to Saturday’s Senior Bowl working on their next landing...
Tim Benz: Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot redefining ‘garbage time’ in college basketball
In any sport, the phrase “garbage time” usually refers to the last few minutes of a blowout game. It’s a chance for an empty-net goal, a few extra baskets, or some inconsequential passing yards en route to a two-touchdown loss. However, Duquesne basketball coach Keith Dambrot is starting to have...
Football Footnotes: Why Arthur Smith’s offense worked in Tennessee and how it may work again with the Steelers
It’s been three days since word broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to hire Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator. By now, you’ve probably read a lot about what went wrong for him as Atlanta’s head coach from 2021-23. Those teams never made the playoffs, going 7-10 every year. The last...
First Call: 2 NFL coaching moves have Steelers ties; bar set for Jake Guentzel’s trade return?
Friday’s “First Call” spotlights a pair of NFL coaching moves that tie into the Pittsburgh Steelers. We reflect on a very important Steelers Super Bowl anniversary. The market for a Jake Guentzel trade may have just been set for the Penguins. Also, both Robert Morris hockey teams have important conference...
Chris Shula, grandson of Don Shula, to be Rams’ defensive coordinator
LOS ANGELES — Chris Shula, the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, will be the Los Angeles Rams’ new defensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not yet...
Big night from Markeese Hastings not enough for Robert Morris men
Robert Morris played a catch-up game for the entire night Thursday at Oakland and dropped its second straight Horizon League men’s basketball decision. Blake Lampman scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, and the Golden Grizzlies went on to an 87-72 victory over the Colonials in...
Patrick Cantlay takes off PGA Tour board hat, shoots 64. He trails Thomas Detry by 1 at Pebble BeachVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week as a PGA Tour board member trying to nail down a deal for a $3 billion investment. It didn’t seem to affect his day job at the AT&T Pebble...
All-Star notes: Elias Lindholm found out mid-flight he was traded from Calgary to Vancouver
TORONTO — Elias Lindholm was on his way back to Calgary from a trip to Mexico when he learned he had been traded to NHL-leading Vancouver. When he arrived at All-Star Weekend on Thursday, a new Canucks jersey with his name and No. 23 on the back was waiting for...
Browns give Titans permission to interview Bill Callahan, who’s expected to join son, AP source saysVideo
CLEVELAND — There are now two Callahans with the Titans. Offensive line coach Bill Callahan is leaving the Cleveland Browns to join his son Brian’s staff with the Tennessee Titans, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Thursday night. Callahan has informed the Browns that he’s...
