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Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojevic, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship,...
SEC reprimands Alabama coach Nate Oats for making contact with Missouri playerVideo
The Southeastern Conference reprimanded Alabama coach Nate Oats on Wednesday for making physical contact with a Missouri player. Oats pushed Missouri’s Aidan Shaw away from Alabama’s bench during a first-half timeout in the Crimson Tide’s 93-75 victory on Tuesday night. “Nate Oats’ actions were unacceptable and violated the expectations for...
After waiting out the bye week, Lamar Jackson is ‘antsy’ to take the field for the playoffsVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson might have a bit of cabin fever, NFL style. A first-round bye left the star quarterback with no game last weekend, and Jackson has made it clear that he’s itching to take the field and play. He has repeated one word in particular —...
Packers-49ers playoff rivalry has produced many memorable momentsVideo
Kyle Juszczyk remembers the different feel when he took the field for the first time in the playoff rivalry between his San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. Two storied franchises with rich traditions that produced big stars facing off against each other on the playoff stage. The teams...
How Penn State football’s new transfer additions can impact the program in 2024
Penn State has made six additions to its roster for the spring semester, including three players who were five-star recruits coming out of high school. Let’s break down how the six new Nittany Lions can impact the program. WR Julian Fleming Fleming might only have one year of eligibility remaining,...
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes hitting road for 1st time in playoffs to play Buffalo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason. Five straight AFC title games. Three conference championships. Two Super Bowl titles. One shattered helmet. Mahomes will try something entirely new Sunday night, though, when he leads the...
First-year coach DeMeco Ryans transforms Texans with relentless mindsetVideo
HOUSTON — DeMeco Ryans was in high school when a coach told him if he wanted to make a career out of football, he would have to show great energy on every single snap. Ryans took that message to heart and now in his first year as coach of the...
Steelers add 17 players to reserve/futures contracts, including former Saints WR Marquez Callaway
The Pittsburgh Steelers began the process of roster construction for the 2024 season by signing 17 players to reserve/futures contracts Wednesday. The group includes nine players who finished the season on the Steelers practice squad. Returning to the offseason roster are defensive back Luq Barcoo, wide receiver Denzel Mims, running...
Former Pitt sports information director Beano Cook elected to College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame
Born in Boston, but a Pitt man until the day he died, Carroll H. “Beano” Cook has been posthumously elected to the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame Class of 2024, the organization announced Wednesday. Known as the Pope of College Football because of his love for and knowledge of...
Strawberry and Gooden, honored by Mets with retired numbers, regret descent into drugs and alcohol
NEW YORK — Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden thought back to what might have been, how their starry accomplishments would have been so much greater had they not succumbed to the drugs and alcohol that shattered their careers. On the day the New York Mets announced they will retire Gooden’s...
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after having a heart attack
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46....
Steelers’ offseason primer: dates, deadlines, draft, free agency and more
Pittsburgh Steelers fans disappointed by their team’s season ending Monday woke up the next morning to word that NFL draft was exactly 100 days away. Rest assured many fans were already eagerly looking ahead to it and prognosticating whom the Steelers might take. While the draft is certainly a highlight...
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, reassign Radim Zohorna
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday afternoon, announcing the move on social media platform X. In a corresponding transaction, forward Radim Zohorna was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Zohorna was placed on waivers Tuesday but cleared, allowing for his reassignment. Shea, a 6-foot-2 left-handed shot, has appeared...
Cameron Heyward wants to stick around with Steelers in 2024 — and, if healthy, maybe beyond
If his body cooperates and the finances can be ironed out, Cameron Heyward would like to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024. Heyward, though, isn’t selling himself short. He sees no reason why a 14th season wearing the black and gold would be his last. “In my mind, I...
Analysis: While The Pete sits empty for 2 weeks, Pitt hopes to become fighters on road
Say goodbye to the Pitt men’s basketball team for the next two weeks. Players will be around campus, of course, practicing on their appointed days, going to class and meeting with coach Jeff Capel and his staff. But the next home game is Jan. 31 against Wake Forest after three...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel avoids injury after leaving game against Kraken
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel was slammed into the boards by Kraken forward Eeli Tolvanen with about nine minutes remaining in the third period of Monday’s 3-0 victory over Seattle. Tolvanen was assessed a boarding minor penalty, and Ruhwedel left the ice and did not to return. On Wednesday, Ruhwedel participated...
Janet Guthrie will be honored by NASCAR Hall of Fame nearly 44 years after her final Cup race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Janet Guthrie says she grew up “out in the woods of southwest Miami,” the oldest of five children with a reclusive mother who limited the family social life to time with relatives. Despite the limitations, she was extremely adventurous, making her first solo plane flight and a...
Helmet manufacturer: Mahomes’ shattered lid in playoff game ‘did its job’Video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in NFL history....
Penn State hires Justin Lustig away from Vanderbilt to coach special teams and 2 other positions
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Justin Lustig has been hired to coach Penn State’s special teams and two other positions, the school announced Wednesday. Lustig was associate head coach and special teams coordinator at Vanderbilt the past two seasons. He takes over for Stacy Collins, who took an assistant’s job at...
Browns shake up offensive staff, coordinator Alex Van Pelt, 2 other assistants gone
CLEVELAND — For the second straight year, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has made a major offseason change to his staff. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has parted ways with the team, leaving just days after Cleveland was blown out in the wild-card round by Houston and following a season in...
Former Clairton football star Tyler Boyd headlines 2024 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Nobody in WPIAL history won more consistently than Clairton’s Tyler Boyd, whose football teams were part of a state-record winning streak that eventually reached 66 games. He went 48-0 in his three years as a starter. Add in his freshman season and the Bears were 63-1 with four WPIAL titles...
Paul Skenes highest ranked of 4 Pirates in Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list
Baseball America rated right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes its No. 9 prospect, and the 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick is one of four Pittsburgh Pirates in its updated top 100 prospect rankings. Right-handed pitchers Bubba Chandler (59) and Jared Jones (74) and second baseman Termarr Johnson (77) also are ranked...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger thinks Mason Rudolph should compete for starting job; ESPN has 3 other Steelers QB ideas
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Ben Roethlisberger endorses the idea of giving Mason Rudolph a chance to start at quarterback next year in Pittsburgh. An ESPN analyst has other ideas for the Steelers to pursue. The Browns are making major changes. And Robert Morris looks to avoid a first on the...
TV Q&A: With SportsNet Pittsburgh changing tiers on Comcast, what does that mean for regional sports network fees?
Q: I’m one of the subscribers to Comcast’s Xfinity Popular TV package that will apparently be losing access to SportsNet Pittsburgh on Jan. 16 to watch Penguins and Pirates games. I have been paying $13.30 as a regional sports fee. I wonder if that fee will be removed since I...
Tim Benz: Broderick Jones still thinks LT is ideal, but he won’t lobby for a change
If you are looking for positives from the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers, the rookie class is one of them. First-round pick Broderick Jones and second-round picks Joey Porter Jr. and Keeanu Benton all became starters and/or regular contributors throughout the season. Third-rounder Darnell Washington played in all 17 games, logging more...
