Notre Dame, Penn St. RB tandems share stage once again at NFL’s scouting combine
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Notre Dame running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price rekindled some fond memories at this week’s NFL’s scouting combine. They shared a room — just as they used to when they were college teammates. Only here, one of college football’s best backfield duos is no longer working...
Penguins rout 1st-place Golden Knights as Arturs Silovs records shutout
Things moved pretty quickly for Arturs Silovs as the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender began play on Sunday. To be precise, they took no less than 24 minutes to move. That’s guesstimate of how long it took the Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights to orchestrate a hiccup-quick first period during a...
Texas moves to No. 1 seed in latest NCAA women’s bracket preview, joins UConn, UCLA, South Carolina
Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now. The Longhorns replaced Vanderbilt as the fourth top seed in the second reveal by the NCAA basketball selection committee of teams in line for the top 16 seeds Sunday. Texas...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Golden Knights
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 27 games this season, Silovs has a 12-7-8 record, a 2.86 goals-against average, an .897...
South Carolina’s Staley says school is working to bring 3 former players home from Israel
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said on social media Saturday that the school is working to try and help a few former players return home from Israel where they are playing professionally. The trio of former Gamecocks — Tiffany Mitchell, Destiny Littleton and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan — as well as...
Iowa State transfer Carson Hansen ready to battle for Penn State’s RB1 job
Kooper Ebel was one of many Iowa State regulars who followed Matt Campbell to Penn State after the 2025 season. Ebel, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior linebacker, produced 77 tackles last season, tying him for the ISU team lead with safety Marcus Neal Jr. Neal is another Cyclone who is State...
Riverhounds gear up for USL Championship title defense as strike looms
It was business as usual for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds this weekend as they hosted a pair of games at Highmark Stadium to put a wrap on their 2026 preseason schedule. They took down West Virginia, 2-1, on Friday and then on Saturday morning, a pair of goals in the 50th...
Spencer Horwitz taking open-minded approach about finding position to play for Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Where Spencer Horwitz is still trying to figure out where he fits in with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he’s looking forward to playing a prominent role for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. Not that there is any more certainty over which position he’ll play. Horwitz, who...
Shane Lowry and Austin Smotherman tied for the Cognizant Classic lead at 13 under
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Shane Lowry has yet another chance to win at PGA National. The native of Ireland who now calls South Florida home had a bogey-free round of 8-under-par 63 on Saturday, moving to 13-under and finishing with a share of the lead following three rounds of...
Dukes can’t sustain success on road, fall at conference leader St. Louis
It’s no secret Duquesne’s road success in Atlantic 10 games this season has helped the Dukes stay in contention for an A-10 Tournament high seed. They had won five of seven against conference opponents away from UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. With time winding down in the regular season, Duquesne took an...
Huff, Lorient lead West Virginia past No. 19 BYU, 79-71
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff scored 19 points, Brenen Lorient added 18 and West Virginia led the entire second half and beat No. 19 BYU, 79-71, on Saturday night. DJ Thomas added 13 points, and Jasper Floyd and Chance Moore had 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-8 Big 12)....
W&J women defeat Saint Vincent, successfully defend PAC basketball title
LATROBE — Winning last year’s PAC women’s basketball championship created a confident foundation for the returning players at Washington & Jefferson. That confidence traveled with the Presidents to Robert S. Carey Center for Saturday’s conference tournament final against top-seeded Saint Vincent despite the Bearcats sweeping the regular season series. It...
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 27 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 20-6-2. Defenseman Matt Dumba scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (36-13-4-2), which had a four-game...
Pitt leads for entire game, tops Cal by double digits on the road
Playing a team dominant on its home court and hungry to solidify its NCAA Tournament credentials presented Pitt with a tall task Saturday at Cal. The Bears, squarely on the March Madness bubble and 16-3 at Haas Pavilion entering tipoff, had a lot to play for. But Pitt came out...
Penguins, forward Evgeni Malkin to discuss contract after season
Following his team’s 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin indicated his agent, J.P. Barry, will discuss a potential contract extension with the team following the season. “We talk a little bit with J.P. a couple of days...
Late heroics from Josh Reed, Freddie Dilione send Penn State to surprise win over Iowa
Josh Reed scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12, and Penn State rallied to beat Iowa, 71-69, on Saturday, ending the Nittany Lions’ three-game losing streak. Freddie Dilione V scored 15 points, and Ivan Juric scored 11 for the Nittany Lions (12-17, 3-15 Big Ten). Penn State finished...
Oneil Cruz extends hitting streak to 5 games, leads Pirates past Astros with 3-run home run
Oneil Cruz continued his hot streak at the plate in Grapefruit League play, hitting his first home run of spring training. Cruz extended his hitting streak to five games by blasting a three-run homer to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros at CACTI Park...
Penguins fall to Rangers in yet another shootout loss
There have been plenty of surprises in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 season. And most have been pleasant, such as four lines that can generate offense, stout defensive schemes and a viable pursuit of a playoff berth as March opens. Perhaps their most enduring surprise has been anything but pleasant. The...
Steelers casting a wide net in investigating wide receivers to draft
Makai Lemon termed the experience of chatting with Mike McCarthy as “a blessing.” Jordyn Tyson referred to McCarthy as “a legend.” Antonio Williams said he had “a great meeting” with McCarthy, the newly hired Pittsburgh Steelers coach. There’s no truth to the rumor that every one of the nearly four...
Robert Morris routs Cleveland State, caps regular season on 7-game winning streak
There’s been no stopping the Robert Morris machine of late. Like a year ago, the Colonials closed out the regular season on a seven-game winning streak, this time thumping Cleveland State, 83-64, on Saturday at UPMC Events Center only days ahead of the start of the Horizon League Tournament. And...
NASCAR returns to road racing with Tyler Reddick on pole and chasing Cup Series history against Shane van Gisbergen
AUSTIN, Texas — Shane van Gisbergen was so dominant on road courses last season than many had looked at NASCAR’s first road race of 2026 like it was already settled: SVG in a runaway. Hold on. Tyler Reddick’s pursuit of racing history may yet have a say in that. Reddick...
Starters from Franklin Regional ’24 team making mark in college basketball
The starting five from Franklin Regional’s PIAA boys basketball runner-up team from 2023-24 merged directly into college basketball. All five are playing this season at the NCAA Division III level. Here is a look at where they are now and how they are doing: Cam Rowell, So., G, Washington &...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Thanks, Maz, for being the hero that never disappointed
When I was 9, I fell in love with sports. Specifically, baseball and the Pirates. (Neither had been ruined yet.) I wrote my first fan letter to my favorite Pirate. (Kids did things like that then.) He sent me a signed postcard. I still have it. It made a big...
Outfielder Jake Mangum proving to Pirates he’s willing to do whatever it takes to win
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jake Mangum had a pair of strikeouts in a game that was scoreless, so he saw an opportunity when the Baltimore Orioles left third base open and decided to run with it. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning Friday, Mangum dropped a bunt...
Joe Starkey: She sculpted the Bill Mazeroski statue — and hardly anybody knows
Every so often, Susan Wagner will visit PNC Park to see those powerful Pirates legends statues. Last weekend provided such an occasion, albeit a sad one. Bill Mazeroski died. Dozens journeyed to his bronze likeness at the end of the cul-de-sac on Mazeroski Way, near the right-field entrance, in front...
