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Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71Video
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police...
Mark Madden: Caitlin Clark is WNBA’s catalyst, only player to impact new media rights contract
Caitlin Clark is the only reason for the WNBA’s increase in popularity. Clark gets fouled, injured, disrespected and excluded despite being the rising tide that lifts all boats. (Clark’s eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike makes the hurt easier to live with. Clark works for Nike, not the WNBA. The...
Pirates 2nd-round pick Angel Cervantes announces he will attend UCLA; 4 picks sign
Pittsburgh Pirates second-round draft pick Angel Cervantes stunned the baseball world Wednesday night when he announced he would bypass professional baseball to attend UCLA. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound right-hander from Downey (Calif.) Warren High School, who doesn’t turn 18 until Aug. 21, was selected with the No. 50 pick in the...
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields carted off practice field with toe injury
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields has a dislocated toe on his right foot and will be evaluated by the team on a daily basis. The team announced the diagnosis a few hours after Fields limped off the practice field Thursday morning and was carted into...
First Call: Juan Thornhill pushes back at Cleveland’s portrayal of his skills; viral video of funny Browns photo op goofVideo
A new Pittsburgh Steeler is still unhappy about how he was portrayed in Cleveland. The Browns had an unfortunate viral moment. Another Steeler is in the NFL’s Top 100. And a former Steelers first-round pick may have just suffered a season-ending injury. All that in Thursday’s “First Call.” Not over...
Pat McAfee issues on-air apology to Ole Miss student after spreading false internet rumor
ESPN’s Pat McAfee apologized to a University of Mississippi student Wednesday after he advanced a viral story about the woman’s sex life during an episode of his show in February. The rumor turned out to be untrue. The 19-year-old and her family ended up posting a response to the internet...
Finding playing time for 3 cover corners won’t be an issue for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
No two dogs, one bone scenario will be necessary in training camp this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Or in the case of the team’s veteran cornerbacks: three dogs, two bones. The Steelers already had former second-round pick Joey Porter Jr. at one corner spot and found a complementary piece...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin, Omar Khan, T.J. Watt say a lot without saying it allVideo
Steelers general manager Omar Khan hasn’t spoken to the Pittsburgh media since the team traded George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys back in May. There’s been a lot to catch up on since then. “We signed Aaron Rodgers, and (I) can’t wait for the fans to get to know him....
U mad, bro?: Fans go off about T.J. Watt’s contract, Paul Skenes’ lack of run support, Bob Nutting’s ineptitude
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season is essentially over because Steelers training camp has started. But that doesn’t mean Pirates fans can’t fire a few parting shots on their way off to irrelevance. Even after sweeping the Tigers. Also, some readers are already in training camp mode, getting their Steelers dander up...
After succession of sweeps, Pirates hoping they can find way to show some consistency
When Spencer Horwitz saw the ball clear the center-field fence for his first career grand slam, he turned toward Pittsburgh Pirates first-base coach Tarrik Brock as he rounded the bag and let out a primal scream. It served as a release of anger amid a blissful celebration and was a...
Ravens’ John Harbaugh on White House visit with Trump: ‘I root for our president’
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh described his recent visit with President Donald Trump as simply another great opportunity to meet a chief executive. Harbaugh and several family members — including his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh — were invited to the White House earlier...
Penn State’s Drew Allar on his 2025 approach: ‘Not taking any of these moments for granted’
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to individual statistics, you can’t argue with Drew Allar’s numbers. Penn State’s fourth-year quarterback has thrown 49 touchdown passes and run for 10 touchdowns. Interceptions? Just 10. Allar enters the 2025 season, his final one at Penn State, with a 62.9 percent completion percentage,...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson declines to comment on arbitration case that stemmed in part from his free agency
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasn’t at all interested in discussing the arbitration case that’s helped cause so much upheaval within the NFL Players Association. In January, arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of collusion by owners in contract negotiations with quarterbacks after the Cleveland Browns gave...
Pirates farm report for July 23, 2025: Shalin Polanco’s 2 homers key Grasshoppers’ victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-39) scored seven runs in the fifth inning en route to a 9-6 victory over Toledo (Tigers). LF Billy Cook (.259) was 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer, his seventh of the season. RF Nick Solak (.373) was 3 for 4 with a double...
Penn State blocks out noise, focuses on playoff run
LAS VEGAS — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10. “Coming to Penn State, I came here to win Big Ten championships...
Pirates sign 8 more members of 2025 draft class, bringing total to 12
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced eight more signings from their 2025 draft class Wednesday, all of whom were assigned to the rookie Florida Complex League in Bradenton. Shortstop Gustavo Melendez (fourth round, Colegio la Merced, Puerto Rico), catcher Adonys Guzman (fifth, Arizona), outfielder Josh Tate (eighth, Georgia Southern), second baseman Dylan...
A look at which sports groups have enacted transgender bans
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition. Here’s a glance at the most prolific of those that have clarified or altered such rules this year: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Effectively barring...
ACC notebook: Florida State coach Mike Norvell ‘extremely excited’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell was so exuberant at Wednesday’s ACC preseason football media days that he was practically yelling during his news conference. “I’m extremely excited,” he said when asked about his enthusiasm. It’s easy to understand why in moving on from last year’s remarkable crashout....
Omar Khan ‘feels really good’ about Steelers roster — but won’t rule out more acquisitions
After spending three months putting together the roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers, general manager Omar Khan likes how his work has played out. That doesn’t mean, though, he is willing to rule out the possibility he will continue to tweak now that training camp has opened. “I’ll be honest with...
Mike Tomlin: ‘Very difficult’ for Steelers to trade Minkah Fitzpatrick
After taking plenty of time to gush about the team’s two newest acquisitions, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged what the organization had to submit to get them. Minkah Fitzpatrick was a first-team All-Pro safety during three of the six seasons he spent with the Steelers. But he was traded...
Venus Williams, 45, gets wild-card entry for Cincinnati Open after win in WashingtonVideo
MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams’ return to professional tennis will not just be a one-tournament visit: She was awarded a wild-card entry Wednesday for next month’s Cincinnati Open. The 45-year-old Williams is participating in her first event in more than a year this week at the DC Open and won...
Browns open training camp with rookie RB Quinshon Judkins’ status undeterminedVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has to deal with uncertainty during training camp about a second-round draft pick for the second straight year because of an off-field incident. Stefanski said the Browns were still gathering more information on Quinshon Judkins after the rookie running back was arrested...
NASCAR will hold 1st street race on active military base at Naval Base Coronado in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years. The move to the San Diego area does not eliminate a return to Chicago, where NASCAR will still...
It took 3 months, but Steelers remained confident Aaron Rodgers was signing
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent the opening days of the new league year with only Skylar Thompson as the only quarterback on their roster. They didn’t have a bona fide starter until Aaron Rodgers signed almost three months later. Through it all, the Steelers brain trust said Wednesday, they remained secure...
Vikings’ Jordan Addison waits for potential NFL suspension after drunken driving plea dealVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison’s off-the-field trouble, the Minnesota Vikings believe, is fully behind him. There is one more pressing matter to resolve, leaving the team and the third-year wide receiver and former Pitt star to wait on potential punishment from the NFL as training camp unfolds. After Addison avoided...
