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Browns agree to acquire Pro Bowl defensive end Za’Darius Smith from Vikings
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns’ defensive line has gone from disappointing to perhaps dominant. Cleveland, which has spent the offseason upgrading a unit that underperformed last season, agreed Friday night to acquire three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Za’Darius Smith from the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the deal told...
Joey Porter Jr. takes the field for 1st time not as his father’s son but as a true Steeler
The walk from the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room to the outdoor practice fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex extends not much longer than maybe 40 yards. And while Joey Porter Jr. has been timed clearing that distance in 4.46 seconds, on Friday it took him considerably longer. “It took me...
Once judged the nation’s top QB recruit, Hunter Johnson seeks to catch on with Steelers
When Hunter Johnson committed to Clemson as ESPN’s top-ranked quarterback recruit in the country, Deshaun Watson was in the middle of consecutive seasons in which he was a Heisman Trophy finalist. The next QB to sign with Clemson – a year to the day later – was another Heisman finalist,...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor leads United States to opening win in IIHF World ChampionshipVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Tournament: Penguins forward Drew O’Connor scored the winning goal and had two assists for the United States which claimed a 4-1 win against Finland in a tournament-opening preliminary...
Questions linger about horse deaths in Kentucky with Preakness up nextVideo
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and his wife, Alison, have been fielding messages from friends outside horse racing about the spate of deaths at Churchill Downs leading up to and on Kentucky Derby day. “They’re texting, ‘What’s going on?’ ” McGaughey said. “They don’t want to hear that (is...
Black College World Series hopes to spur MLB careers for HBCU playersVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams — all from historically Black colleges and universities — had names that won’t resonate with the average baseball fan. Wiley. Bluefield State. Ruste. The Black College World Series, held this week in...
Steelers sign 4 draft picks, including 3rd-round tight end Darnell Washington
With the team’s rookies in town for minicamp, the Pittsburgh Steelers are using the time to get some of their draft picks under contract. On Friday, the Steelers announced the signing of four players to four-year rookie contracts: Darnell Washing (third round), Nick Herbig (fourth), Cory Trice (seventh) and Spencer...
Steelers’ top draft pick Broderick Jones ‘ready to work’ at team’s rookie minicamp
When the Pittsburgh Steelers open the season Sept. 10 against San Francisco, the past two NFL Defensive Players of the Year will share the field at Acrisure Stadium. By then, Broderick Jones presumably will have tried to slow 2021 winner T.J. Watt countless times in practice. The question is, will...
Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the 148th Preakness following an encouraging workout at Churchill Downs, its co-owner said. Mage galloped about 1½ miles at a brisk pace with exercise rider J.J. Delgado aboard on a cloudy but mild Friday morning at the track. Co-owner and...
Pirates closer David Bednar embraces role as native son
After making 13 of a possible 29 appearances in March/April — one inning almost every other day — David Bednar pitched just twice in the first 10 days of May. There wasn’t any need for a closer during the ongoing period when the Pittsburgh Pirates lost nine of 10 and...
30 years after on-ice collision, former Penguin Kevin Stevens relives that moment and his long comeback
Ask anyone associated with the 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins what they remember about the Patrick Division Final against the New York Islanders. Any player. Any coach. Any fan. Any vendor at the Civic Arena. The responses will be nearly universal. Overtime loss. Game 7. David Volek. 4-3. Strangely, though, the one...
Penguins A to Z: Mark Friedman fills his role as a depth defensemanVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Pirates farm report for May 11, 2023: Cal Mitchell homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-19) blew a 5-1 lead and lost 8-7 to St. Paul (Twins). LHP Cam Alldred (5.00) started and allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit and three walks in three innings. He struck out five. RHP JC Flowers (4.15) walked four in one inning and gave up...
NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting LionsVideo
Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11. Aaron Rodgers...
NHL suspends Pietrangelo, Nurse on eve of critical Game 5 between Golden Knights, OilersVideo
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights will be without their best defenseman in Game 5 with their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers hanging in the balance. Alex Pietrangelo was suspended for one game Thursday by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his slash on Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl...
Steelers open 2023 season at home against San Francisco, close it in Baltimore
For the first time in nine seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open the regular season at home, and they will do so against one of the top teams from the NFC. The Steelers will kick off the 2023 season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 1...
S.Y. Noh leads Byron Nelson by 3 after course record-tying 60Video
McKINNEY, Texas — S.Y. Noh thought he didn’t have quite enough distance with his 3-wood as he pondered going for the green in two on the par-5 18th hole to set up a potential eagle and a 59 in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson. The South Korean...
Defending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson spent most of his career trying to show he could win races. So when the 32-year-old Swede pulled into victory lane at last year’s Indianapolis 500, he savored every moment of the seemingly endless victory lap. Now, the defending race champion and current IndyCar points leader...
Last-place St. Louis Cardinals trying to find their wayVideo
CHICAGO — When Dylan Carlson looks at his St. Louis teammates, he sees a long list of accomplishments. There is reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt and seven-time All-Star Nolan Arenado. And Adam Wainwright, a World Series winner closing in on 200 career victories. All that past success is one reason...
Flyers promote Danny Briere, hand rebuild to player-turned-broadcaster Keith Jones
PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers had been drubbed in yet another loss in April 2021 — a dreary preview for two more adrift seasons ahead — when analyst Keith Jones went on the televised postgame show and cut loose on the sorry state of the franchise. “This is a team that’s...
Column: West Virginia’s Bob Huggins still has a job, somehow, despite anti-gay slur
The abhorrent word rolled easily from Bob Huggins’ lips. Not once, but twice. That should’ve been enough to earn an early retirement, but college athletics has no shame. So, Huggins remains the men’s basketball coach at West Virginia. A bit poorer, but hardly a pauper. And, yeah, he’ll be suspended...
Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster Pat McAfee apologizes over ‘stealing from poor’ remarkVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending a lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized Thursday for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been ” stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case. Favre and McAfee both announced the settlement. McAfee,...
Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl on pace to break record for most goals in NHL playoff year
Leon Draisaitl is scoring goals in the NHL playoffs at a rate not seen in four decades. The big German has 13 goals through Edmonton’s first 10 games, the most since Mark Messier scored 14 in 1983 and the third-highest total through 10 games in more than a century. Newsy...
European tour issues more fines, possible suspensions, for 26 players who competed for LIVVideo
Equipped with a favorable court ruling, the DP World (European) Tour has expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months. The tour already has issued fines of $125,000 to 17 players who played in the first two LIV Golf...
It’s official: Pitt will spend Thanksgiving in Brooklyn for the NIT Season Tip-Off
Pitt made its Thanksgiving plans official Thursday with the announcement that the Panthers will be one of four teams participating in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The dates — Nov. 22 and 24 — are the days immediately before and after the holiday. Pitt’s...
