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Athletics announce plans to play the next 3 seasons in minor league park near Sacramento
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned new stadium in Las Vegas is built. The A’s announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an...
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season
Caitlin Clark is capping her illustrious college career with another record-breaking season and another set of prestigious awards. The star guard from Iowa was honored Thursday as The Associated Press Player of the Year in women’s basketball for the second consecutive year. Clark received 35 votes from the 36-member national...
Mercyhurst athletics moves up to Division I, will compete in Northeast Conference
Mercyhurst is bumping up its athletics program. The private Catholic-affiliated institution in Erie announced Thursday that it accepted an invitation into the Division I Northeast Conference, effective this fall for the 2024-25 academic year. With the exception of the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams, Lakers athletics currently competes at...
Penguins recall forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday morning in advance of a crucial road game against the rival Washington Capitals. This marks the second time this season Poulin has been recalled to the NHL roster. He was previously summoned on...
U mad, bro?: Readers bristle at criticism of Russell Wilson from Seattle, idea of Dak Prescott in Pittsburgh next year
As always, this week’s “U mad, bro?” relies on meat and potatoes: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback debates and Penguins trades. But we also branch out to some uncharted territory: concert bookings, World War II history, and, even more foreign of a concept, the NBA. Never accuse my readers and listeners of...
First Call: Steelers may have eyes on Joey Porter Jr.’s cousin; new Steelers jersey numbers known
In Thursday’s “First Call,” the Pittsburgh Steelers could be expanding the family tree in the defensive backfield. Justin Fields’ jersey number is now known. Penguins fans are keeping an eye on the Eastern Conference standings. Pirates fans watched another unbeaten team go down as their own team was losing for...
Here’s a new one for WPIAL athletic directors: Game called on account of solar eclipse
Athletic directors are not surprised when rain or snow wreaks havoc on spring sports schedules. But there’s another act of nature — one far more infrequent — that has WPIAL schools rescheduling games slated for Monday. It’s the solar eclipse. The much-anticipated astronomical event will arrive in Western Pennsylvania between...
Jack Suwinski finds favorable matchups, produces extra-base hits for Pirates in defeat
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jack Suwinski waited five games to finally face a right-handed starting pitcher and move into the cleanup spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup. The lefty slugger came off the bench in three of the first five games this season, as the Pirates faced a steady string of...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Fuel in overtimeVideo
Despite a goal and three assists by forward Dillon Hamaliuk, the Wheeling Nailers lost, 6-5, in overtime to the Indy Fuel at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Forward Dustin Manz had two goals for Wheeling (35-28-4-1) which has lost four consecutive games while forward Jordan Frasca contributed three...
UConn men delayed ahead of Final Four because of plane issues
STORRS, Conn. — Defending national champion UConn’s trip to a second consecutive Final Four is having a tough time getting off the ground. The Huskies were still in Connecticut on Wednesday night after the plane they were supposed to take to Arizona experienced mechanical issues getting to the East Coast....
Mitch Keller hit hard, Pirates strike out 13 times in first loss of season
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pittsburgh Pirates were bound to lose eventually. They went down swinging, only after having so many strike calls go against them. The Washington Nationals struck out 13 batters, with five going down looking at called third strikes. When Bryan Reynolds was called for breaking his wrists...
All 10 skaters brawl off opening faceoff at start of Devils-Rangers gameVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff. The main event was Rangers forward Matt Rempe taking on New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid, with the two having history from the...
‘You got some Yinzer in ya’: Pirates catcher Joey Bart has deep family ties to Lower Burrell
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As soon as Joey Bart got word that he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, he called his father. Tommy Bart grew up in Lower Burrell, where he was a multi-sport star for the Burrell Bucs and instilled his love for Western Pennsylvania in his son....
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau press for golf unification
DORAL, Fla. — Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week when they head to Augusta National for the Masters. They’re saying the same things this week, albeit a golf world apart. Sounding an alarm going into the year’s first major, McIlroy and DeChambeau...
‘An awesome privilege’: Pirates rookie RHP Jared Jones to start vs. Orioles in home opener
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jared Jones didn’t realize he was scheduled to start Friday’s home opener for the Pittsburgh Pirates until he got a text message from his father. Even then, the 22-year-old rookie right-hander remained skeptical. “He goes, ‘Hey, you know you’re scheduled for the home opener?’ No, I’m not....
Women’s Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men
The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four compared with that for the men’s semifinals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms. The average price of a ticket sold to the...
Pirates put catcher Jason Delay on injured list, making room for Joey Bart
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Jason Delay on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right knee inflammation, making room on the active roster for newly acquired catcher Joey Bart. Delay went 0 for 3 with a walk and a sacrifice in the Pirates’ 9-7 win over the Miami Marlins...
Owner of Baffert-trained Muth sues Churchill Downs seeking to allow horse to run in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owner of Arkansas Derby winner Muth has sued Churchill Downs Inc. and is seeking a temporary injunction against what it called the track’s “illegal” ban of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert that keeps the colt he trained from competing in next month’s 150th Kentucky Derby....
Brewers place RHP Trevor Megill on concussion list after he faints in a store
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Megill has gone on the seven-day concussion list after passing out while recovering from an apparent case of food poisoning. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Wednesday that Megill suffered from food poisoning on Saturday during the team’s three-game road series with the New York...
Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday
NEW YORK — For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets was postponed because of rain. Wednesday night’s game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, originally an off day for both teams...
Former PSU assistant James Johnson links Final Four upstarts N.C. State, George Mason
In many ways, the regional finals of the NCAA tournament are comparable to the NFL conference championship games. Just getting to the Final Four is a lot like getting to the Super Bowl. Except it’s not quite such a bummer if you don’t grab the college basketball championship. Just based...
Buffalo Bills agree to trade top receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston TexansVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills are trading their top receiving threat, Stefon Diggs, to the Houston Texans in a deal that was agreed to on Wednesday. In announcing the trade, the Bills acquired the Texans’ second-round pick in the 2025 draft, which Houston acquired in a trade with...
Bub Carrington will leave Pitt, declare for the NBA Draft
On the most important day of his 18 years — the day he put college life behind him and decided it was time to grow up and be a pro — Bub Carrington thanked everyone. Heck, it took him more than two minutes to get through the list. It included...
LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft via Vogue photo shoot, says ‘I didn’t want to be basic’
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bayou Barbie is WNBA bound. LSU star Angel Reese formally declared for the WNBA draft less than two days after the Tigers’ season ended with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Reese made her announcement...
Pitt’s Matt Goncalves, M.J. Devonshire among draft prospects hosted by Steelers
Pitt alumni M.J. Devonshire and Matt Goncalves were among four NFL Draft prospects hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers for official visits Wednesday. Devonshire, a cornerback from Aliquippa, and Goncalves, a tackle, are projected to be third-day picks in the draft later this month. They were joined at UPMC Rooney Sports...
