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AP source: NBA, players reach deal for a new labor agreement
The NBA will have labor peace for years to come. The league and its players came to an agreement early Saturday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The deal will begin this summer and will last at least...
Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
DALLAS — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court. In the biggest matchup of her life, the dazzling point guard from Iowa had done...
Minor league report: Owen Pickering debuts in Penguins lossVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves on 28 shots in a 4-2 road loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Forward Drake Caggiula and defenseman Ty Smith each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (25-28-6-6) while forward Valtteri Puustinen contributed two assists. Defenseman Owen...
Pirates farm report for March 31, 2023: Endy Rodriguez homers in Indy’s season-opening loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-1) gave up four runs in the ninth and lost its season opener to Omaha (Royals), 8-6. C Endy Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat of the season. DH Mark Mathias went 3 for 4 with a double. 2B Nick Gonzales went 2 for 5...
Mulkey-led LSU women reach 1st title game, top Virginia TechVideo
DALLAS — Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech, 79-72, in a national semifinal game Friday night. Reese finished with 24 points and...
Penguins favored to make playoffs, but it’s crunch time
BY HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF REPORT It’s crunch time for the Pittsburgh Penguins. With seven games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh (37-28-10) holds a one-point advantage over the Florida Panthers for the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins have one game in hand over the...
All female officials in women’s Final Four for 1st time ever
DALLAS — The NCAA has an entirely female crew working the national semifinals and championship game at the women’s Final Four this weekend. It’s the first time that’s ever happened, according to the organization. The NCAA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX this year, which makes it fitting...
Gianna Clemente making name for herself in return to AugustaVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Gianna Clemente was halfway through her practice round Friday at Augusta National when she looked over at the 18th green and couldn’t help but think of the last time she was here, facing a big putt on the final hole at the home of the Masters. Clemente...
Penguins encouraged by progress of injured defensemen; Kris Letang approaches 1,000th game
As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for a spot in the playoffs during this last leg of the regular season, they do so with a still-decimated defensive corps. To be sure, getting back the services of Jeff Petry, who returned to action Tuesday in Detroit after being sidelined for...
Pitt Take 5: With 2 weeks of spring drills remaining, competition continues at several positions
Among Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s main goals for spring drills, the two that stand out are keeping players physically sound through 15 practice sessions and getting the opportunity to conduct at least one scrimmage at Acrisure Stadium. Narduzzi hopes to scrimmage at Acrisure on Saturday, but there’s a lot of...
Penguins acquire defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield on Friday afternoon. The Penguins and Ducks exchanged signing rights for the two players. Per CapFriendly, Caulfield’s signing rights were set to expire Aug. 15, whereas the Penguins will have until June 1, 2024, to sign...
FanDuel Sportsbook promo gives up to $1,000 back in Bonus Bets for MLB Opening Weekend
BY HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF MLB Opening Weekend is upon us and that means that baseball is officially back! Baseball gives bettors a whole other opportunity to make money daily with a plethora of games being played across the country. Whether you’re betting on run lines, over/under totals, futures or...
Penguins eager to apply lessons learned in final meeting with Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ next game represents arguably the biggest remaining challenge of their regular season. Locked in a tight battle for of one of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots and with opportunities to accrue points quickly running out, the Penguins (37-28-10) will face Boston at 3 p.m. Saturday at...
Playing some totals in women’s Final Four, 1 over and 1 under: Best Bets for March 31
BY ZACH EWING | 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...
Damar Hamlin visits Washington to promote AED bill
Ninety percent of the 350,000 people who will suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest this year will not survive. Of them, 7,000 will be under the age of 18. “These victims will not even make it to the emergency room to have a fighting chance at life,” Nancy Brown, CEO of...
Steelers conduct visits with ND State tackle Cody Mauch, Purdue WR Charlie Jones
Cody Mauch, an intimidating presence on the offensive line at North Dakota State because of his two missing front teeth, was one of two players brought in for top-30 visits Friday by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers also brought in Purdue wide receiver Charlie Jones. Mauch and Jones are among...
Mark Madden: Lamar Jackson saga makes you appreciate Kirk Cousins
The Lamar Jackson drama cascades on. The most insufferable part is the ex-jocks who carry water for Jackson. Robert Griffin III is that pack’s leader. He’s a failed Jackson, a Dollar Tree version. He’s trying to live vicariously through Jackson’s desired payday. At least we finally know what that is,...
Marquette’s Shaka Smart voted men’s AP NCAA coach of the year
Shaka Smart has packed an entire career’s worth of experiences into 14 years as a college head coach. He led VCU to an improbable Final Four as a 30-something wunderkind in 2011, guided mighty Texas to a Big 12 Tournament title during six otherwise tepid years in Austin, and now...
Men’s Final Four odds preview: FAU, San Diego State, Miami aim to spoil favored UConn’s party
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports The NCAA tournament is down to the Final Four, and March Madness is ready to bleed into April for the national championship hunt. Three long shots have made it to Houston for the national semifinals — and then there’s UConn, which takes over...
NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond set to favor veteran drivers: See betting picks, odds
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The NASCAR Cup Series will be back to one of its traditional tracks this week at Richmond, which tends to produce more tame racing compared to last week’s chaos at Circuit of the Americas. The trend at recent Richmond races is that experience...
Last to make Pirates roster, reliever Rob Zastryzny’s 1st Opening Day worth the wait
CINCINNATI — Rob Zastryzny wanted to absorb the atmosphere of his first Opening Day but was trying to keep his emotions in check after days of uncertainty if he even would make the Pittsburgh Pirates. A non-roster invitee to spring training, the 31-year-old left-hander’s status was the ultimate cliffhanger. Zastryzny...
Purdue’s Zach Edey named AP men’s NCAA basketball player of the year
Zach Edey spent the days following Purdue’s historic NCAA Tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. Dominating at both ends of the floor during the regular season,...
3 takeaways: Penguins overcome valiant effort by Nashville netminder Juuse SarosVideo
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-0 win over Nashville on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena: Solving Saros Two goals were enough for the Penguins on Thursday, but had they faced a less-talented netminder than Nashville’s Juuse Saros, that number may well have been five or six. Saros faced...
Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals
LONDON — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Tim Benz: Logan Cooley’s NCAA success a highlight for Pittsburgh’s youth hockey development
To this point, it’s tough to envision a scenario in which Logan Cooley’s debut season in NCAA hockey could’ve gone any better. As the No. 3 overall pick (Arizona Coyotes) in last summer’s NHL Draft, much was expected of the West Mifflin product — and he has delivered. The 18-year-old...
