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Ramey, Kim each shoot bogey-free 64s at PGA National, grab early lead at Cognizant ClassicVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chad Ramey’s first two trips to PGA National as a professional were largely forgettable. He might have a chance to change that this week. Ramey shot a bogey-free round of 7-under-par 64 on Thursday in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm...
Stacy Wakefield had a passion for service that continued after husband Tim Wakefield’s deathVideo
Stacy Wakefield had somewhere she needed to be. Two months after her husband — longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, died from cancer — and with the disease wreaking havoc inside her own body, she was back at Boston’s Dana Farber Children’s Hospital, delivering presents and some cheer to...
Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights as a result of unruly fan behavior
PHILADELPHIA — For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst. Those dog days of April — when the Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal — are...
Steelers GM Omar Khan sees ‘good players’ available to fill thin center position
INDIANAPOLIS — If the 2024 NFL season started today, Nate Herbig would be the starting center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Given that Herbig has taken just 47 career snaps at the position and none since 2021, he is the replacement for recently released two-year starter Mason Cole on paper only....
Iowa star Caitlin Clark declares for WNBA Draft, will skip final season of college eligibility
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced Thursday she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and enter the WNBA draft. “While this season is far from over and we have a lot...
Steelers GM Omar Khan has ‘full faith’ in QB Kenny Pickett, also hoping to retain Mason Rudolph
INDIANAPOLIS — While he has “full faith” in Kenny Pickett resuming his role as the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, general manager Omar Khan is committed to providing competition for the starting job. And he hopes it involves Mason Rudolph. Khan said Thursday at the NFL Combine that he has begun negotiations...
Paul Skenes shines in 1st spring start for Pirates, retiring Orioles’ No. 1 overall picks
SARASOTA, Fla. — As baseball’s top overall and pitching prospects, they needed no introductions to the diehards. They got them from the public address announcer anyway. Now pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes. Leading off for the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson Holliday. The highly anticipated showdown marked the beginning of...
For some, Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring mark cannot be eclipsed by Caitlin Clark or anyone elseVideo
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU’s dome-roofed basketball stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, is named for a supremely crafty, skilled and mesmerizing player who has been known since 1970 for scoring more career points than any man or woman in NCAA history. That could change within days. Those who played...
Some of the top Steelers plays called by Bill HillgroveVideo
After 30 years as the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Hillgrove announced his retirement from that gig Thursday. Here are 10 of the most memorable plays (listed chronologically) for which Hillgrove provided the soundtrack on the Steelers radio network: Jan. 14, 1996: ‘The Steelers are headed to Phoenix!’ An...
Penguins place Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall then return Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, several hours ahead of their 10 p.m. puck drop in Seattle vs. the Kraken. In a related transaction, fellow forward Jonathan Gruden was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Shortly before the start of Thursday’s game...
Tim Benz: Art Rooney II and Steelers must do better, but fans should take NFLPA grades with a huge grain of salt
The Pittsburgh Steelers, specifically team owner Art Rooney II, are taking a beating when it comes to the release of the 2024 NFL Players Association report cards. As posted by our Joe Rutter Wednesday, the Steelers ranked No. 28 overall out of 32 teams in a survey of 1,706 players....
Stacy Wakefield dies less than 5 months after her husband, World Series champion Tim Wakefield
Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and two-time World Series champion Tim Wakefield, has died. Her family said in a statement released through the Red Sox that she died Wednesday at her Massachusetts home, less than five months after her husband died at...
Longtime play-by-play man Bill Hillgrove retires from Steelers
A man known for exquisite preparation in his professional dealings, Bill Hillgrove didn’t necessarily plan for Thursday to play out the way it did. But it was impossible not to recognize how perfectly fitting the way the day in which Hillgrove announced his partial retirement was going to end. “I’m...
U mad, bro?: Backhanded compliments, slaps to the face, fears of Pittsburgh teams slipping into the 1980s
Have you ever heard the phrase “backhanded compliments”? This week’s “U mad, bro?” hits me with a couple of those backhands right across the face. Mark Madden gets one too. So do the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterbacks and Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. At least I’m in good company. Let’s start with...
First Call: Steelers’ minority ownership movement; ILBs interview with team at combine; Mason Rudolph’s future
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ ownership structure is getting shuffled. The franchise is talking to lots of linebackers at the NFL Scouting Combine. There’s more conversation about Mason Rudolph’s future and that of former Pitt star Aaron Donald as well. All that in Thursday’s “First Call.” Money movin’ The long-discussed sale of...
Big plays from Erik Karlsson something for Penguins to ‘get excited about’
When Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas pulled off a three-team, nine-player trade to acquire defenseman Erik Karlsson in August, he probably had nights like Tuesday in mind. The Penguins were looking to complete a comeback on the road against the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks when Karlsson alertly kept...
Speedy Ji Hwan Bae learning benefits of slowing it down in field, at plate for Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Where Ji Hwan Bae attracted attention for his speed as a rookie for the Pittsburgh Pirates, whether it was stealing bases or chasing down fly balls, he is learning the benefits of slowing down. The Pirates had Bae split time between second base and center field last...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by Royals
Taylor Gauthier made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-0 road loss to the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Wednesday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 20-14-1 as Wheeling (30-20-1-1) was shut out for the second time this season. Highlights: Earlier in...
Robert Morris falls to Northern Kentucky in final home game
As the regular season comes to a close, Robert Morris’ position within the 11-member Horizon League is solidified heading into the upcoming conference tournament. The Colonials (10-20, 6-13) will be the league’s No. 9 seed when the tournament begins March 5. Given that circumstance, not much was on the table...
Second-half surge leads Duquesne to 75-63 victory against La Salle
After Duquesne’s 75-63 victory Wednesday night against La Salle, coach Keith Dambrot opened the door to his team’s locker room. Not literally, but his postgame remarks offered insight into how the Dukes rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to begin the second half on a game-deciding 17-4 run. Was there...
Former GCC track star Corinn Brewer working to bring women’s decathlon to the Olympics
Decathlete Corinn Brewer is working to change the Olympics. A lofty sounding goal? Yes. But not to the former Greensburg Central Catholic track and field standout who is a first-year multi-event athlete and pole vaulter at Lehigh. Brewer is pushing for the games to add the women’s decathlon, an event...
Tsung-Che Cheng flashes power with 2-run homer, but Tigers rally past Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Tsung-Che Cheng didn’t join the Pittsburgh Pirates at spring training last year because he was playing for his native Taiwan in the World Baseball Classic. When the 22-year-old shortstop the Pirates call “Z” saw his name in the starting lineup against the Detroit Tigers, Cheng had a...
Former WWE, WCW wrestler Virgil, a Wilkinsburg native, dies at 61
Professional wrestling is all about characters and stories — two things Mike Jones is associated with under his wrestling personas. Jones, born in Wilkinsburg and a Pittsburgh area resident most of his life, died Wednesday morning at age 61, according to WWE. Information had been public since 2022 about his...
Steelers slammed in NFLPA survey about working conditions, team facilities
INDIANAPOLIS — Pittsburgh Steelers players like the working environment created by head coach Mike Tomlin but don’t think much of ownership or the way their families are being treated on game days. That was the takeaway from the NFL Players Association’s second annual team report card that was released Tuesday...
Goaltending tandems like the Penguins’ Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic are the norm
Patrick Roy doesn’t know why goaltenders don’t routinely play more than 60 games — or even 70 — a season these days. But he knows exactly how he would feel if he didn’t get such a workload were he still strapping on the pads in today’s NHL. “Good question,” Roy...
