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Jack Suwinski’s 9th-inning home run beats Cubs as Pirates snap 5-game losing streak
The moment was one Jack Suwinski could only dream about. Playing in his hometown and in front of his family at Wrigley Field, he knew one swing could change the outcome. Chicago Cubs closer Daniel Palencia was bringing the heat, touching 101.6 mph on the radar gun with his first...
Big Ten preview: No. 2 Penn State primed to make run at first conference title since 2016; Ohio St, Oregon in hunt again
The stage is set for Penn State, and now the question is whether the second-ranked Nittany Lions will capitalize. While defending national champion Ohio State, defending Big Ten champ Oregon and heavyweight Michigan are breaking in new quarterbacks, Penn State goes into the season with three-year starter Drew Allar, a...
5 things to watch in Steelers preseason home game vs. Bucs
It, technically, would be inaccurate to call Saturday’s preseason home opener the first time the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game at Acrisure Stadium in 2025. The 2024 regular-season finale was Jan. 4, 2025. The Steelers lost that one, 19-17, to the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the season on a...
Pirates recall RHP Colin Holderman, LHP Evan Sisk, DFA LHP Ryan Borucki in bullpen shakeup
With its bullpen battered by the past two series, the Pittsburgh Pirates addressed it by making a number of roster moves before Friday’s series opener at the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates recalled right-hander Colin Holderman and lefty Evan Sisk from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned rookie righty Cam Sanders and designated...
Michigan football fined millions, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023. The NCAA said it had...
Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins eyes starring role in Pitt’s defense
At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Pitt tight end Malachi Thomas has the kind of frame that sets him up well one-on-one against opposing defensive backs. But so far through the Panthers’ fall camp, Thomas has had tough recurring battles with one of his teammates, a safety he has 2 inches...
Mark Madden: Cam Heyward is the villain in contract battle with the Steelers but won’t go full heel
Hunker down for refreshing sports notes! But they’re mostly Cam Heyward contract dispute notes, which makes them not so refreshing. Because we endured this less than a year ago. • With first-round pick Derrick Harmon and fifth-round selection Yahya Black bolstering the defensive line, could the Steelers get by without...
First Call: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans stand out in Buccaneers’ joint practice vs. Steelers, will sit for game
Friday’s “First Call” has an update on the Tampa Bay depth chart in advance of the Buccaneers’ visit Saturday to Acrisure Stadium to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game. Also, assistant general manager Andy Weidl talks about next year’s quarterback draft class. We preview the Pirates’ trip to...
Former Steeler Larry Foote on hype of this year’s defense: ‘I’m always going to say we were the best’
You could see the attempt at diplomacy oozing through Larry Foote’s wry smile when he was posed with the question in the visitors’ tunnel at Acrisure Stadium: Could the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers defense measure up to the great units you played on during the 2005, ‘08 and ‘10 Super Bowl...
‘Everybody Loves You Now’: Mason Rudolph returns to Acrisure Stadium for the 1st time since his 2023 heroics
The last time Mason Rudolph left the field at Acrisure Stadium, he did so to the sound of cheers and applause. “It’s a one-of-one sort of a stadium with the feel of the yinzers’ best,” Rudolph said after a recent training camp practice. That game was a 34-11 make-or-break win...
Robert MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row for 62 to lead BMW ChampionshipVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under-par 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday. MacIntyre finished...
Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer credits Pete Carroll in helping become more well-rounded coach
OXNARD, Calif. — The tactical part of football came easy to Brian Schottenheimer, but the other aspects of what it takes to be a head coach had to be developed before finally getting the opportunity he always wanted with the Dallas Cowboys this season. The philosophical, organizational and interpersonal pieces...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 14, 2025: Termarr Johnson collects 4 hits in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 68-48) outslugged Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees), 9-6. SS Tsung-Che Cheng (.224) went 4 for 5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. 2B Alika Williams (.263) went 3 for 5 with his fifth homer, two runs scored and two RBIs. RF Nick Yorke (.276) went 3 for 5...
SEC tries to regain championship form after 2 years without title
SEC football is experiencing a championship drought. The powerhouse league hasn’t even played for a national title since the 2022 season. It’s a skid that just means more given the SEC’s nearly two decades of gridiron dominance, which included 13 championships over a 17-year span beginning in 2006. But the...
NCAA to release findings from Michigan football sign-stealing investigation Friday
Michigan will finally learn its punishment from a NCAA investigation into an alleged illegal scouting/sign-stealing scheme. The NCAA formally notified all of the involved parties on Thursday morning that the findings will be publicly released on Friday, according to an NCAA email obtained by The Detroit News. The findings will...
Neal Shipley celebrates Tour card with 63 on Korn Ferry Tour
Neal Shipley was surprised to learn that he earned his PGA Tour card on the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday. Shipley went out and celebrated by shooting an 8-under par 63 on Thursday and is tied for second place with three others, including points leader Johnny Keefer, a shot behind...
Jersey worn by Steelers HOF CB Rod Woodson in 1993 season available at auction
A jersey worn by Hall of Fame cornerback Rod Woodson during the 1993 season, when he was named the NFL’s defensive player of the year, is available to purchase via auction. Woodson’s black No. 26 home jersey is part of the Summer Classic collection at auction house Lelands.com. The game-worn...
Steelers defense not satisfied with performance in joint practice vs. Bucs
Thursday was the first — and, almost certainly, only — time the entirety of the first-team Pittsburgh Steelers defense took the field together in a stadium against an offense of a different NFL team. And according to the Steelers defensive players who talked about it afterward, they weren’t happy with...
After shaky debut, Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson vows to be better in 2nd preseason gameVideo
Kaleb Johnson wanted to make a good first impression for his new team. It didn’t quite work out that way for the former Iowa running back in his Pittsburgh Steelers preseason debut. Held to 20 yards on eight carries, Johnson promises improvement in his encore Saturday night when the Steelers...
NFL teams will again stencil messages in end zone, including ‘End Racism’ and ‘Choose Love’
The NFL is continuing its on-field social justice messaging for a sixth straight season. All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: “End Racism,” “Stop Hate,” “Choose Love,” or “Inspire Change.” Once again, “It Takes...
Pitt gets 3 players on All-Time All-America team after 100 years
Ohio State and Pitt each placed three players on the Associated Press All-Time All-America team announced Thursday as part of the news organization’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the storied honor for the top players in college football. Since 1925, nearly 2,000 men have been named AP first-team All-Americans,...
Prosecutors decline to pursue battery, domestic violence case against Browns rookie JudkinsVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors in Broward County have declined to pursue a case against Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins, who was arrested last month on charges of misdemeanor battery and domestic violence. Judkins was arrested on July 14 by Fort Lauderdale police after they received a report...
Clemson’s experience makes Tigers the ACC favorite … Can anyone challenge them?Video
No. 4 Clemson won so much over more than a decade that it felt like a step back when the Tigers didn’t reach 10 wins two years ago in the first of back-to-back four-loss seasons. Still, the Tigers are the reigning ACC champions and coming off a trip to the...
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice’s disciplinary hearing set for Sept. 30
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will have a disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Sept. 30 in New York, a person with knowledge of the schedule told the Associated Press on Thursday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the details haven’t been announced, said Sue L....
Mike Tomlin to sit veterans again when Steelers face Buccaneers in 2nd preseason game
The venue is different as is the opponent, but Mike Tomlin is treating the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second preseason game much like the first. Tomlin said Tuesday he will rest most of his veteran players when the Steelers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium. The same...
