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Cam Johnson stays with Nets on 4-year deal worth $108M
NEW YORK — Cam Johnson (Pitt, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) is staying with the Brooklyn Nets on a four-year deal worth about $108 million after quickly becoming one of their top players following his arrival in the trade for Kevin Durant. Johnson averaged 16.6 points in 25 starts...
No. 15 in national recruiting rankings, Pitt lands German offensive lineman Moritz Schmoranzer
Pitt’s 2024 recruiting class — now numbering 20 prospects who have made their commitments public — jumped to 15th in Rivals.com’s national rankings Friday night after offensive lineman Moritz Schmoranzer of Roanoke, Va., told coach Pat Narduzzi he plans to enroll next year. 1000% committed❗️❗️@CoachDuzzPittFB @Pitt_FB @CoachBorbs @FrankCignetti @BatesBacker @CoachAPowell...
Moore, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13 under
DETROIT — Taylor Moore and Taylor Pendrith shared the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13-under Friday, hoping to hold off a veteran trying to end a victory drought and a promising young pro aiming for his first PGA Tour victory. Pendrith shot an 8-under 64 at Detroit Golf Club, one...
Golden Knights re-sign goalie Adin Hill on eve of free agency
Adin Hill is returning to the Vegas Golden Knights after backstopping them to their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. The Golden Knights re-signed their playoff hero goaltender Friday to a $9.8 million, two-year deal that carries an annual salary cap hit of $4.9 million through 2025. Hill is...
NBA free agency roundup: Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Kyle Kuzma staying putVideo
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are going to try again together in Dallas. Draymond Green is going to chase more championships with Stephen Curry in Golden State, just like Khris Middleton is alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee. And Jerami Grant is staying put in Portland, for serious money. All those...
With Maulers in USFL title game, Ray Horton lobbies for son Jarren to get his due in coaching ranks
CANTON, Ohio — It took 30 years and stops at seven NFL destinations for Ray Horton to secure a head coaching job at any level of football. And it came not in the sport’s most decorated league but rather in the upstart USFL. Horton, the former Steelers assistant who was...
Damar Hamlin’s vision for Chasing M’s Foundation coming to fruition
Damar Hamlin never doubted the Chasing M’s Foundation could do big things. He just didn’t exactly anticipate being able to do so many of them so quickly. Not that the 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and Central Catholic product is complaining. If anything, it’s the opposite. Actually, it’s exactly the opposite....
Downtown Chicago course presents significant challenge for NASCAR Cup SeriesVideo
CHICAGO — There are seven 90-degree turns. There are manhole covers, and transitions from concrete to asphalt and back. The margin for error is small, and any rain will make the course exponentially more difficult. Welcome to the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history. NASCAR brings its 75th...
Penguins extend qualifying offers to 5 restricted free agents
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins extended qualifying offers to five of their nine pending restricted free agents Thursday. Forwards Jonathan Gruden, Filip Hallander and Drew O’Connor, defenseman Ty Smith and goalie Filip Lindberg were extended offers. Forward Ryan Poehling and defensemen Peter DiLiberatore, Colin Swoyer and Josh Maniscalco did...
ESPN lays off Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose, Steve Young
Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off Friday as part of job cuts by the network. ESPN had planned this additional round involving on-air talent to prevent further reductions to off-air staff after two rounds...
Pirates reinstate reliever Colin Holderman from injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates regained the services of one of their key bullpen pitchers, as Friday afternoon, right-hander Colin Holderman was reinstated from the 15-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the Pirates optioned right-handed reliever Cody Bolton to Triple-A Indianapolis. “I’m really excited to be back, especially after a nice...
Trades, not signings, might be the better moves for Penguins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Bill Guerin speaks, it’s one part informative and one part stand-up routine. On Thursday, after the second day of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, Guerin, the former Pittsburgh Penguins forward-turned executive-turned Minnesota Wild general manager, held court with reporters and was asked about the NHL’s...
Penguins bring on Kori Cheverie as guest coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins brought on Kori Cheverie as a guest coach for the 2023-24 season. Her appointment was announced by the team Friday. Cheverie will work with the team’s coaching staff during the upcoming development camp, which begins Saturday, and will assist during training camp and periodically throughout the 2023-24...
2023 USFL Championship at a glance: Pittsburgh Maulers vs. Birmingham Stallions
The Pittsburgh Maulers will try to complete their quest to go from worst to first when they meet the the Birmingham Stallions at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 2023 USFL Championship game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game will be broadcast on NBC. Here’s...
Mark Madden: MLB’s greed was on display Thursday — Pirates’ players should have refused to play
Feel my heat, takin’ you higher, burn with me, these refreshing sports notes are on fire! So is Canada. That’s why we can’t breathe. • The Pittsburgh Pirates should be canceling games because of unsafe air quality. The players stated their concerns but were forced to play Thursday. It’s MLB’s...
Spain keeps Putellas and 3 of the rebel players for Women’s World Cup
MADRID — Spain will head to the Women’s World Cup with two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and three of the 15 players who had renounced the national soccer team after a spat with coach Jorge Vilda. Vilda on Friday announced the 23 players who will play in the July...
New pro women’s hockey league set to launch with 6 teams, with Pittsburgh a possibility
Organizers announced plans Friday to launch a new women’s professional hockey league in January that they hope will provide a stable, economically sustainable home for the sport’s top players for years to come. The North American league is expected to start with six teams — three in the U.S. and...
Caroline Wozniacki is returning to tennis 3 years after retiring
Caroline Wozniacki, a former No. 1-ranked tennis player and the 2018 Australian Open champion, announced Thursday that she is returning to competition three years after she retired to start a family. The U.S. Tennis Association said it will grant Wozniacki a wild-card invitation to participate in the U.S. Open, which...
MLB Draft expert sticking with Dylan Crews as Pirates’ No. 1 pick despite concerns about cost
Suggesting that the Pittsburgh Pirates will draft LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with Major League Baseball’s top draft pick next month has become an increasingly popular opinion. That’s largely because there’s a growing belief that longtime perceived No. 1 pick — LSU outfielder Dylan Crews — will ask for more money...
Venus Williams will begin her 24th Wimbledon appearance against Elina Svitolina
WIMBLEDON, England — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will begin her 24th appearance at the tournament against 2019 semifinalist Elina Svitolina, while Friday’s draw put two-time titlist Andy Murray up against wild-card entry Ryan Peniston in an all-British first-round matchup. Williams, who is 43 and has played just five matches...
Steelers 2-a-days: CB Madre Harper has all the tools; OLB Alex Highsmith due for a contractVideo
Editor’s note: From the end of minicamp through the day the team reports to training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2023 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order,...
Former Clemson kicker B.T. Potter looks to prove he’s NFL-worthy while at Steelers campVideo
It wasn’t exactly drilling a 52-yard field goal to give his team the lead in the College Football Playoff national championship game. But to B.T. Potter, a recent organized team activities session in which he was asked to kick field goals in a “mayday,” late-game simulation drill gave him a...
First Call: Steelers still linked to ILB; ex-Steelers CB has a new team; outlet unimpressed by Penguins’ draft
Friday’s “First Call” takes yet another look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inside linebacker position. One blossoming Steeler makes a list of young NFL superstars. And an ex-Steelers defensive back has a new team. Plus the Penguins draft got at least one mediocre review, and we check in on the next...
‘He’s an All-Star’: Pirates push for pitcher Mitch Keller to make NL team for Midsummer Classic
After Mitch Keller outdueled former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on Wednesday night, there was a buzz around the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse that Keller had proved a point to the baseball world. If there were any questions of whether he was deserving of being selected to his first All-Star...
Tim Benz: Mike Sullivan doesn’t want Penguins to be a copycat, but is he hoping for a time machine?
You could tell it was a question Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan had been mulling over himself before it was asked of him during a media session Wednesday. In advance of Day 1 of the NHL Draft in Nashville, Sullivan was asked about the NHL being a “copycat league,” and,...
