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By JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...

University of Minnesota forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, has been named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, an honor that recognizes the top men’s player in college hockey. A total of 10 finalists were announced by the award’s committee on Wednesday. All 61 NCAA...

BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports The West Region in the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament gives us an important lesson about draws, especially when it comes to top-seed Kansas. A year ago, KU followed a painless path to the Final Four, then emerged victorious in New Orleans for...

When Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton brought Mitch Keller into his office, he casually asked the right-hander about his side session and how many pitches he threw. Then Shelton dropped a subtle surprise question. “How many do you think you’ll throw on the 30th?” Shelton asked. Keller paused and a...

A Syracuse radio host got fired for being too negative about Syracuse University’s sports teams. His station’s boss said, “I’m an SU fan. I bleed orange.” It read like a story from The Onion or The Babylon Bee. Like satire. Analysis quashed by fanboy drivel. Then again, real news has...

As NFL teams look to reshape their roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers are no exception. Here’s a look at their comings and goings in free agency: Signings ● Miles Boykin, who signed a one-year contract to return for a second season with the Steelers, caught only two passes last season but...

Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin will rejoin the organization after a three-plus month leave of absence to address his mental health. Taking leave and returning to his native Quebec on Dec. 7 for what was then termed as a personal matter, Poulin announced his decision to return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have agreed to 2023 contract terms with 27 players on their 40-man roster who are pre-arbitration eligible, with one notable exception: Oneil Cruz had his contract renewed. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the 24-year-old shortstop will be paid the major league minimum of...

Roughly 12 hours after news broke that Robert Spillane left via free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly agreed to terms with his apparent replacement. Former Washington Commanders inside linebacker Cole Holcomb is set to join the Steelers on a three-year deal, according to the NFL Network. Holcomb, who will turn...

As the debate around the timing of the opening day of the Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season continues, a Lehigh Valley legislator has joined the ranks of those considering moving the opener back to its traditional Monday after Thanksgiving. Last week, state Sen. Lisa Bosola posted a legislative memo looking for...

The Pittsburgh Steelers were apparently in on the bidding for a free agent inside linebacker. A former Steelers offensive lineman is now on the open market. One interesting possibility for a Steelers signing is off the board, but another may have just become available. And a local hockey standout is...

It kinda felt like the Penguins were saying “mission accomplished” before the job was really done. Anything like that ever happened before? Heading into Tuesday night’s game against the lowly Montreal Canadiens, the Penguins had been riding a hot streak. They had won seven of nine games. They had risen...

Jared Triolo was hitless in his first 19 at-bats of spring training when he finally broke out of his funk Tuesday with a fly ball that was misplayed by Baltimore Orioles right fielder Dylan Beavers. After the eighth-inning double, Triolo came to bat in the bottom of the ninth with...

A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitchers fueled the Dominican Republic to a one-hitter in a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Israel on Tuesday in the World Baseball Classic at loanDepot Park in Miami. Starter Roansy Contreras allowed one hit and recorded four strikeouts in throwing 28 of his 41 pitches...

Whatever the Pittsburgh Penguins hope to accomplish this spring, it will likely involve All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry. But in the last stages of winter, just completing a game appears to be a challenge too great for Jarry. During a repugnant 6-4 loss at PPG Paints Arena against the Montreal Canadiens,...

DAYTON, Ohio — A difficult job just became moreso Tuesday night when Pitt center Federiko Federiko, who started 27 games this season, was not in the starting lineup for the Panthers’ NCAA Tournament First Four game against Mississippi State. Federiko, a 6-foot-11 sophomore, injured his knee last week in an...

Robert Spillane never left the field on defense at the end of his fourth season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’ll be taking that durability westward. Spillane, a 27-year-old inside linebacker, agreed to a two-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, a source confirmed. The deal is worth $9...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street. Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., who helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was...

Among the handful of opening days on the annual calendar for major college football, Tuesday’s is far from the most anticipated. It isn’t as important as the start of preseason camp or, certainly, the first gameday of a season. But this unseasonably cold Tuesday morning at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex’s...