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Bengals agree to deals with Zack Moss, Geno Stone, will release Joe Mixon
The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed on two-year deals with running back Zack Moss and safety Geno Stone, two people familiar with the contracts told The Associated Press on Monday. The team also is releasing Joe Mixon, another person with knowledge of the team’s plans told the AP. The three people...
With Wilson’s addition secure, Steelers get much-needed help at punter as free agent frenzy opens
Uneventful? Perhaps, depending the perspective. But the first day of NFL free agency’s “legalized tampering” was nothing, if not unique, for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Consider — dating to just before midnight Sunday evening — over the first 24 hours of the player-acquisition carousel, the Steelers were known to have agreed...
Browns agree to re-sign defensive linemen Za’Darius Smith and Maurice Hurst, AP sources sayVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns agreed to re-sign defensive end Za’Darius Smith and defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, a person familiar with the contracts told the Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the free agents have yet to sign the deals to...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Bryce Butler honored by CAA
Bryce Butler quickly found out what his role would be when he made the jump to Division I college basketball. He accepted it with a sense of gratitude and committed to being one of the best reserves in the game. The grad student guard at the College of Charleston came...
City Game in the NIT? Could happen if Pitt, Duquesne don’t make NCAA Tournament
Remember the City Game? It wasn’t long ago — 2018, to be exact — that Pitt was continuing its dominance over Duquesne in the intracity college basketball series, which is on pause. Neither of the school’s current coaches — Pitt’s Jeff Capel and Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot — has had much...
Russell Wilson joins list of late-career former superstars acquired by Pittsburgh teams
Russell Wilson is one of the biggest veteran “names” ever acquired by a Pittsburgh pro sports team via free agency or trade. A Super Bowl-winning quarterback and nine-time Pro Bowl honoree, Wilson is one of the NFL’s most recognizable stars. But that Wilson is coming to the Steelers for the...
Pitt’s Blake Hinson, Bub Carrington, Ishmael Leggett earn All-ACC honors
Pitt’s Blake Hinson, Bub Carrington and Ishmael Leggett claimed All-ACC honors in voting conducted by a 75-person panel of 60 media members and all 15 head coaches. The conference released the results Monday afternoon. Hinson was named to the All-ACC first team, making it two years in a row with...
Steelers agree to terms with veteran punter Cameron Johnston
The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted little time filling one of their most glaring holes. The void at punter. Not much more than four hours into the start of the so-called “legal tampering period” of NFL free agency, word broke the Steelers had agreed to terms with veteran Cameron Johnston. Johnson, 32,...
Colts agree to 3-year, $70M deal with Michael Pittman Jr., AP source says
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard did everything he could to keep receiver Michael Pittman Jr. off this year’s free agent market. On Monday, he completed the job. Two weeks after promising Pittman would be in Indy next season — one way or the other — the sides...
Bailey Falter throws 3⅔ scoreless innings in start but Red Sox beat Pirates
Bailey Falter came to camp with the intention of competing for a spot in the starting rotation and hopes of making the Opening Day roster, willing to pitch in whatever role the Pittsburgh Pirates want to use him. “It doesn’t matter to me,” Falter said. “Start, long guy, closer —...
Saquon Barkley signs with Eagles, who also add Bryce Huff
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to contracts with former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and former New York Jets defensive end Bryce Huff, two people familiar with the deals told the Associated Press on Monday. Barkley is set to sign a three-year deal for $26 million guaranteed...
Westmoreland products Ashley Orischak, Olivia Kolowitz poised to help St. Francis (Pa.) softball get back to top of NEC
The St. Francis (Pa.) softball team has become accustomed to a fair amount of success in recent years. Since 2017, the Red Flash have won five Northeast Conference titles and made the same number of appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, with Plum’s Jordan Seneca and Yough’s Kelsie Marconi...
Penn State New Kensington softball team aims for return to conference championship
As members of the Penn State New Kensington softball team prepared for their season-opening spring trip to Florida, Molly Collins sent each player a list outlining exactly what she would need for the journey south. Sophomore pitcher Addy Gregg said Collins, a Riverview grad and PSNK’s only senior, is affectionately...
Russell Wilson by the numbers – a look at new Steelers QB
A numerical-based sampling looking at the career of Russell Wilson, the quarterback who has agreed to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers: 9 Number of seasons (all among his first 10 in the NFL) that Wilson has been named to the Pro Bowl 1 Times Wilson was named to an AP...
Mark Madden: Mediocre veterans, Mike Sullivan’s system among Penguins’ plethora of problems
The Penguins have just one goal in their last 190:07 of hockey. But refreshing Penguins notes score big all the time. SHOOT THE PUCK! • It’s OK to lose now. Don’t get too mad when the Penguins do. If the Penguins finish in the NHL’s bottom 10, that keeps their...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ tailspin provides familiar look at an unfamiliar time of year
Watching the Pittsburgh Penguins in March this year has been like watching the Pirates in August most years. They are bad. They are out of it. And they are playing like they know it. What’s next at PPG Paints Arena? It’s probably too dangerous to shoot off Zambelli fireworks displays...
First Call: Former Bronco rips Russell Wilson, praises his fit in Pittsburgh; rumored Steelers’ DL free agent target retires
Monday’s “First Call” has a scathing review of quarterback Russell Wilson. He reportedly agreed to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. The trade market is soft for Bears quarterback Justin Fields. A potential veteran addition along the Steelers defensive line is off the table. And we look at the...
Norwin girls wrestlers relish special moments during PIAA’s inaugural season
Avalin Barry sat in the black and gold bleachers of North Allegheny High School’s gymnasium, her Sasquatch-patterned sweatpants tucked into a gray medical boot on her right leg and a brown cowboy boot on the left. The Norwin freshman and first-year wrestler wasn’t able to compete in the first WPIAL...
John Ludvig brings rare dose of belligerence to Penguins lineupVideo
John Ludvig probably had no idea what coach Mike Sullivan said about him ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sunday afternoon home game vs. the Edmonton Oilers. “He’s physical, and he brings that added dimension to our blue line that we don’t have a lot of, quite frankly,” Sullivan said before...
After ‘crazy’ year, a more muscular Alika Williams plans to prove versatility for Pirates
Alika Williams knows how quickly fortunes can change, especially after a “crazy year” saw him start the season at Double-A only to be traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and promoted to the major leagues the next month. After being thrust into the starting shortstop role late last July, Williams decided...
Blake Hinson’s shots, speeches get equal credit for leading Pitt to 2nd season of 20-plus victories
When Pitt ventures into Washington, D.C., on Thursday for its ACC Tournament quarterfinal, the Panthers’ hope of advancing to even greater heights rests in large part with Blake Hinson and how accurately the basketball flies off his fingertips. Pardon us for stating the obvious. Pitt coach Jeff Capel has put...
League of their own: Norwin girls wrestlers relish special moments during PIAA’s inaugural season
Avalin Barry sat in the black-and-gold bleachers of North Allegheny High School’s gymnasium, her Sasquatch-patterned sweatpants tucked into a gray medical boot on her right leg and a brown cowboy boot on the left. The Norwin freshman and first-year wrestler wasn’t able to compete in the first WPIAL...
Madden Monday: Steelers had a better option at QB than Russell Wilson
The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly signing former Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson. During this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE said that the organization should have gone in a different direction. “They should be getting Kirk Cousins right now,” Madden said. “If you get...
Reports: QB Russell Wilson agrees to sign with Steelers in free agency
Soon-to-be free agent quarterback Russell Wilson has indicated on social media that he plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers once the NFL calendar year begins on Wednesday. On Wilson’s X account, formerly known as Twitter, he posted a 50-second video late Sunday night that showed Steelers highlights to the...
Penguins waive forward Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Jonathan Gruden on waivers Monday afternoon. Should no other team claim Gruden by 2 p.m. Tuesday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This season, Gruden has played in a career-best 11 NHL games and scored one goal while averaging...
