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Agent: Steelers sign free agent defensive lineman Armon Watts
In a move that continues to build depth on the defensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed free agent Armon Watts, according to his agent, David Canter. Watts earned $2.54 million last year, his lone season with the Chicago Bears. Watts, 26, is the third defensive lineman the Steelers have signed...
Will Zalatoris out for PGA Tour season with back surgery
Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury. Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S....
Astros take advantage of Roansy Contreras’ control issues to pound Pirates
A day after losing Oneil Cruz to an injury expected to keep the shortstop out four months, the Pittsburgh Pirates knew their resolve would be tested by a visit from the World Series champions. The Houston Astros took advantage of Cruz’s absence and Roansy Contreras’ control issues to beat the...
Memorable Masters ends with Jon Rahm slipping into green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — By the time Jon Rahm walked up the 18th fairway Sunday, and made like his late idol Seve Ballesteros with a brilliant par save to finish off the Masters, the fact the Spaniard soon would be slipping into the green jacket long had been decided. The most...
Penguins pledge to be at their best after getting some help
The Pittsburgh Penguins looked their best Monday. And they had to. It was team picture day. Before the start of practice at PPG Paints Arena, players wore their white road jerseys and, along with coaches, front office managers, equipment and medical staffers as well as other employees, they assembled at...
Analysis: What does Odell Beckham Jr.’s deal mean for Ravens, Lamar Jackson?Video
The hints were there. Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey last month tweeted that Odell Beckham Jr. “looks like a Raven to me.” John Harbaugh said at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix two weeks ago — three days after signing free agent receiver Nelson Agholor — that Baltimore wasn’t done...
Bruins’ David Pastrnak accomplishes lofty goal of scoring 60Video
David Pastrnak followed Brad Marchand’s advice all the way to a career year. Many years ago, not long after Pastrnak entered the NHL in 2014-15, Marchand told his Boston Bruins teammate, “You have to always aim 10 goals higher than you think you can get.” Pastrnak did just that, shooting...
Pirates OF Bryan Reynolds honored as MLB player of the week after hot start to the season
Bryan Reynolds wanted to get off to a good start this season, but the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder didn’t imagine it would be the best opening week of anybody in baseball. Reynolds was named MLB player of the week Monday after leading the National League with 12 hits, 28 total bases,...
NASCAR suspends Cody Ware after arrest on assault charges
NASCAR suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely Monday after he was arrested on charges of assault on a female and assault by strangulation. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office in Statesville, N.C., indicated Ware’s bond was set at $3,000 after his arrest, according to NASCAR.com. Ware didn’t participate in weekend...
Commanders settle with Washington, D.C., on ticket depositsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders settled a lawsuit with the District of Columbia attorney general’s office over fans’ season-ticket deposit money. Attorney general Brian L. Schwalb on Monday announced the agreement that returns $200,000 to fans and pays $425,000 to the district to resolve allegations related to the deposits. Predecessor...
Timberwolves suspend Rudy Gobert post-punch for play-in game vs. Lakers
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, after the 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout. The Timberwolves announced Monday that Gobert would serve his one-game punishment when...
Nationals-Angels run line play, Yankees-Guardians money line play: April 10 best bets
BY SPENCER URQUHART | 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...
MLB batting average up 16 points, game time down 31 minutes
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s new rules designed to speed pace of play and encourage more action seem to be working through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season. Batting average is up 16 points, stolen bases have spiked 30% and the average game time is down 31...
Penguins name forward Sidney Crosby as team MVP
Forward Sidney Crosby has been named as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ team MVP for the 2022-23 season. This marks the third consecutive season Crosby has claimed the honor and the 11th time overall. The award is voted on by the players. Having appeared in all 80 of the Penguins’ games to...
NBA’s play-in tournament starts Tuesday, giving 8 teams new life
MIAMI — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps opened back in September. It does, however, beat the alternative. There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over — and eight teams with a second chance....
Penguins forward Nick Bonino, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov close to returning
Injured Penguins forward Nick Bonino and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov each appear to be close to returning to the team’s lineup, starting with their regular season home finale Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Both players participated in a spirited practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday in full-contact capacities and...
Mark Madden: Tiger Woods is golf’s most popular attraction, so make some exceptions to sacred rules
If Tiger Woods can still make the shots but can’t walk, the PGA and the four major tournaments should let him use a cart. (Here’s betting LIV Golf would.) It would violate one of golf’s most sacred rules and give Woods an unfair advantage over the rest of the field....
Civil lawsuit alleging ‘blackmail and robbery conspiracy’ filed a year after Dwayne Haskins’ death
Attorneys who filed a civil lawsuit in the death of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins claim he was “targeted and drugged” and the victim of a “blackmail and robbery conspiracy” before he was struck and killed by a dump truck while crossing on foot a Florida interstate in April...
WNBA adding charters for all playoffs and back-to-back games
NEW YORK — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year, the league announced Monday. The league will pay for all of the flights. “It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Associated Press. “Now that we have best of...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe grad Kiley Myers named MAAC pitcher of the week
Senior Kiley Myers was known for her aggressiveness and speed from the pitching circle when she played at Latrobe. Those traits followed her to college softball at Marist. Myers recently earned the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after winning three straight starts. She pitched a three-hit shutout...
After surgery on fractured left ankle, Pirates SS Oneil Cruz expected to miss 4 months
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz underwent surgery late Sunday night to repair his fractured left ankle and is expected to miss four months. Drs. Greg Altman and Darren Frank performed the operation at Allegheny General Hospital to stabilize the fractured fibula and addressed the injury to the syndesmosis, according to...
Defenseman Kris Letang selected as Penguins’ nominee for Masterton Trophy
Defenseman Kris Letang was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) on Monday. The award recognizes “the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to...
Norwin grad Jake Williams hopes to lead Geneva men’s volleyball to AMCC title
Jake Williams would not let his team lose. In the huddle during a timeout, Williams, a 6-foot-1 senior outside hitter for the Geneva men’s volleyball team, exhorted his teammates to pick up their performance. Alderson Broaddus had tied their nonconference match at one set each, and Williams could feel momentum...
Freshmen Ben Aftanas, Colin Solinski having huge seasons for upstart UPG baseball team
Like all coaches, Pitt-Greensburg baseball manager Scott Adams was optimistic about his latest incoming crop of freshmen. But Adams had a sense this season’s group of newbies could be special. At the midway point of the season, he has seen nothing to change that impression. Through early April, the Bobcats...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ reality blurs Sidney Crosby’s virtuoso performance to reach 1,500 points
While watching Sidney Crosby’s virtuoso performance Saturday afternoon in Detroit, one thing went through my mind. This one should be remembered more than it probably will be. That kind of effort from Crosby felt like it should’ve resulted in more of an exclamation point result. With the desperation level being...
