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GENEVA — The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams. Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations...

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2023 preseason schedule Friday. Included in the slate is a neutral-site game Oct. 2 against the Ottawa Senators in forward Sidney Crosby’s home province of Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The Penguins previously played the Senators in a preseason contest in Halifax...

After going more than a month without getting one of their three remaining unsigned draft picks under contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed first-round offensive tackle Broderick Jones and second-round defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to their rookie contracts Friday. Jones signed about an hour after the Steelers inked Benton to his...

Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller kept his chin up, but you could tell he was bummed out. He should be. While speaking with the media Thursday after the Pirates’ 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins, Keller stared everyone in the eye and answered every question like a pro. But he couldn’t...

PHOENIX — Zion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades. But the 18-year-old catcher from Chicago, still sweaty from a workout during MLB’s Draft Combine this week at Chase Field in Phoenix, said he’s got some...

LONDON — The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play in London next season, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday. The teams will play at London Stadium in the third MLB series in the British capital. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox played in London in 2019,...

Let’s play a little game to gauge your level of confidence in the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers. As I’ve previously written, I think the Steelers are going to be a noticeably better team in ‘23, even if that doesn’t necessarily lead to a significant boost in their win total. I’m predicting...

Friday’s “First Call” features a trade idea for the Steelers. But it’s one I wouldn’t pursue. Some recently posted gambling odds don’t reflect well for the Steelers. The Pirates blew a lead and were frequently blown out of the batter’s box Thursday night in Miami. Robert Morris’ hockey schedule has...

Two guards who helped Penn State reach the NCAA Tournament this season made history Thursday night when they were chosen in the second round of the NBA Draft. Jalen Pickett went 32nd overall to the recently crowned NBA champion Denver Nuggets before Seth Lundy was picked 46th by the Atlanta...

Central Catholic wide receiver Peter Gonzalez, one of the state’s top college recruits, committed Friday to Penn State. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound rising senior had narrowed his college options to Penn State, Miami (Fla.) and Virginia Tech. Recruiting website Rivals.com rated Gonzalez as a three-star prospect and ranked him 29th overall...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-40) defeated Columbus (Guardians), 6-2. 1B Miguel Andujar (.346) was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. CF Ryan Vilade (.276) hit a two-run single. RF Mark Mathias (.272) added two RBIs. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.226) was 2 for 3. 2B Nick Gonzales (.257) had a...

Persistent rain forced a postponement of the Thursday portion of the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway to Friday. The rain started as an intermittent drizzle during heat races, but it became heavier prior to the scheduled twin 25 lap main events. Thursday’s features are scheduled to be run Friday starting...

Michael Norris still gets a surreal feeling when he looks for his position on the scoreboard. That’s because he no longer is searching for the familiar No. 72 from his family-owned team. Instead, he is looking for the No. 10. Norris, a Knoch grad, has combined his efforts with his...

Jalen Hood-Schifino, a Penn Hills native who was verbally committed to Pitt as a sophomore in 2019 before changing his mind, became NBA property Thursday when he was drafted in the first round — 17th overall — by the Los Angeles Lakers. Hood-Schifino played college basketball at Indiana for only...

Whether they went down swinging or looking, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t stop striking out against Braxton Garrett. While the Miami left-hander recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts, Mitch Keller protected a one-run lead by mowing down the Marlins for seven innings. Once their duel was done, the bats took over. After...

NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama was the presumed No. 1 pick for months, the rare certainty in an NBA Draft process that’s often a guessing game. Yet as the clock above the stage he was facing ticked all the way down to zero, butterflies set in. “Longest five minutes of...

INDIANAPOLIS — When Buffalo Bills trainers Nate Breske and Denny Kellington rushed onto the field following Damar Hamlin’s collapse in January, they stuck to the plan — right down to positioning Hamlin’s teammates to shield the television cameras. Their quick actions saved Hamlin’s life. Now they’re trying save others. On...

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered another blow amid their nine-game losing streak when they placed outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the 10-day injured list Thursday with low back inflammation. Reynolds leads the Pirates in hits (72), doubles (20), RBIs (40) and batting average (.279) and ranks second in OPS (.823), triples (three)...

Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to multiple reports. The trade also includes a package of draft capital. ESPN first reported...