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Teams considering a coaching change should be encouraged by some of the quick turnarounds around the NFL. Three teams with new coaches entered Week 11 holding a playoff position. Dan Quinn’s Washington Commanders (7-4) led that group in victories despite a 26-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night....

Two down, one to go for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. Josh Omojafo’s 17 points led four players in double figures as the Colonials ran past Lindenwood, 67-53, Friday night in the Urban-Bennett Invitational at UPMC Events Center, their second win in the three-day, round-robin tournament and third straight...

The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Matt Nieto from long-term injured reserve on Friday and placed forward Blake Lizotte on regular injured reserve. Nieto has not played and NHL contest since Nov. 30, 2023 due to various knee injuries that have required surgery. During a recent conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of...

After making it through a week of practice unscathed, Nick Herbig is ready to return to game action for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It was good,” Herbig said of his first full week of work since suffering a hamstring injury during an Oct. 6 game. “I felt awesome.” Awesome enough to...

George Pickens doesn’t need to glance at where the Baltimore Ravens are ranked in pass defense to know the Pittsburgh Steelers have an advantage in the passing game. Pickens is the advantage. The Steelers wide receiver proved as much last season, with two big fourth-quarter catches against three-time Pro Bowl...

T.J. Watt has been lauded for years by rookies and other newcomers to the Pittsburgh Steelers for his selfless tendency to help explain the nuances of the defense and share his knowledge on the skills and moves for elite pass rushing. But when it comes to the Steelers’ heated rivalry...

The Pittsburgh Steelers know it’s impossible to simulate what Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson can do, but they believe they have the closest thing in backup Justin Fields. Fields, who started the first six games this season, is doing his best impersonation of the two-time NFL MVP while running the...

Call it a Yinzer version of Willie Wonka’s golden ticket. The owner of an autographed Paul Skenes rookie debut baseball card could receive season tickets at PNC Park behind home plate for 30 years. Claiming the prize would mean turning the card over to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The pitcher’s card...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Tyson is set for his first sanctioned fight since 2005 as the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion takes on much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Texas. The eight-round bout Friday night at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys will be streamed on Netflix, which has more...

Some have said I’m too hard on Evgeni Malkin. I don’t think that’s correct. It’s true I don’t see him as Sidney Crosby’s equal. Because he’s not. But Malkin is an all-time great. It’s true I would have traded Malkin in 2018 when he would have fetched big return. Assembling...

Alco Parking has been cracking down on football tailgaters in response to complaints that some large pre-game parties on the North Shore were getting out of hand, according to company president Merrill Stabile. Stabile said a small number of problematic tailgating organizers — he estimated maybe three or four —...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled 20-year-old defenseman Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday morning ahead of a 7 p.m. road puck drop vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets. Pickering, the Penguins’ first-round (No. 21 overall) draft pick two years ago, would be in line to make his...

Few things in the NFL are as predictable — and anticipated — as a Steelers-Ravens game with significant stakes and AFC North title implications. The latest chapter of this rivalry is taking on a decidedly different type of anticipation — the expectation of points actually being scored. Usually, the gravitational...

Bubba Chandler will enter the 2025 season as the No. 1 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Baseball America’s new top-10 team rankings, though it might not be long before the 22-year-old right-hander joins the major-league starting rotation. Chandler, a 22-year-old right-handed pitcher with an elite fastball, went 10-7 with...

Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2) and Baltimore Ravens (7-3) is one of a few excellent contests across the NFL this week. A few. Things are kind of top-heavy in the NFL these days. There are 11 teams with only two or three wins. Then, a big, mushy middle...

In the midst of Pitt’s two-week stretch of misery, a streak of positivity could emerge Saturday at Acrisure Stadium when the Panthers meet No. 20 Clemson. Every year from 2016-23, Pitt has defeated at least one nationally ranked opponent, ranging from second-ranked Clemson and Miami in 2016 and 2017 to...

There were concerns Aaron “Oobi” Strader had broken his collarbone late in the regular season, an injury that would’ve cost top-seeded Pine-Richland its quarterback. The injury was painful but proved less severe than first feared, letting the dual-threat sophomore return for a limited role in last week’s quarterfinal win. Strader...

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts rolled over, face down, and grabbed his helmet. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback’s head was spiked into the turf by Washington linebacker Frankie Luvu in the second quarter and bounced off the ground. Hurts was evaluated for a concussion — “I guess I beat the protocol,” he...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Friendship is at the heart of how a fight came together between 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Friction helped build the hype for a bout that is testing the formula for how boxing is delivered to the masses, a first-ever...

After electrifying baseball as a rookie pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes now officially can say he’s one of baseball’s best. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander was selected an All-MLB first-team starting pitcher Thursday night during an award show in Las Vegas televised on MLB Network. Skenes was joined on...