Oklahoma QB John Mateer to undergo hand surgery, expected to return this seasonVideo
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, one of the nation’s top players in the early weeks of the season, will have surgery to repair an injury to his throwing hand. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said Tuesday that Mateer, a transfer from Washington State who has led the Sooners to wins over top-25...
Guard from Ohio, center from Greece commit to Duquesne basketball
A pair of high school seniors appear headed to Duquesne next season to play men’s basketball for the Dukes. Separate Instagram posts indicate that 6-foot-4 guard Jackson Williams, from Geneva (Ohio) Spire Academy, and 6-11 Greek-born center Dimitrios Ntapsis, from Ontario (Calif.) Veritas Academy, have become Duquesne coach Dru Joyce...
Micah Parsons downplays his return to Dallas, says sacking his mentor Dak Prescott will be ‘painful’
Sacking Dak Prescott would be bittersweet for Micah Parsons. The two-time All-Pro pass rusher downplayed his upcoming return to Dallas and expressed his feelings about potentially taking down his friend and former teammate in a conversation with the Associated Press on Tuesday. Parsons and the Green Bay Packers (2-1) face...
Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald asks friend Michael Jordan for some advice
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Long before Luke Donald was Europe’s captain at the Ryder Cup, he was an amateur golfer at Northwestern in the late 1990s and early 2000s. That time in the Chicago area overlapped with the tail end of Michael Jordan’s heyday winning six NBA titles with the Chicago...
Pitt-Greensburg names Latrobe resident Zadecky as new athletic director
With more than a decade of administrative and coaching experience at several college stops, Lou Zadecky brings athletics acumen to his new position. Zadecky, a Latrobe resident, is the new athletic director at Pitt-Greensburg, the university announced. He replaces Jeromy Yetter, who left to become the commissioner of the AMCC...
Scottie Scheffler is No. 1 in the world and one of 12 at the Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler has been the standard everyone is chasing for the last 856 days. That’s how long he has been No. 1 in the world, the longest stretch in golf for anyone since Tiger Woods. Now he is one of 12 at the Ryder Cup. His matches...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason game against Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the lineup they are scheduled to deploy for a preseason road contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Forwards - Justin Brazeau, Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Connor Dewar, Zach Gallant, Filip Hallander, Aaron Huglen, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, Aidan McDonough, Nolan Renwick, Philip...
Is Penn State changing plans for 1st-year players heading into Oregon game?
UNIVERSITY PARK — The current NCAA redshirt rules allow Penn State a lot of flexibility when deciding which first-year players will take the field in a given year. They can play up to four games and can participate in the postseason without burning the redshirt. If the Nittany Lions make...
Making the Penguins’ roster will be hard, but not complicated for forward Robby Fabbri
Robby Fabbri signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sept. 17, a day before the team opened training camp. But the deal wasn’t exactly an 11th-hour entente. The Penguins and Fabbri made something of a gentleman’s agreement on a PTO that allowed Fabbri to pursue a...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin not surprised by success Brian Flores is having as Vikings defensive coordinator
When Brian Flores filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL in February 2022, Mike Tomlin offered a lifeline. Flores left the Pittsburgh Steelers after one season to become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, and he will meet up with Tomlin and some of his former players Sunday when the...
Report: Bucs WR Mike Evans expected to miss less than 4 weeks with hamstring injuryVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans is expected to miss less than four weeks with a hamstring injury, a person with knowledge of his MRI results told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because...
‘You deserve to be on this team’: Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team. Justin Thomas, who has played in more Ryder Cups than anyone on this American squad, told the U.S....
If Juelz Goff is to assume more prominent role, Panthers confident in their redshirt freshman RB
After earning Pitt’s primary backup tailback spot coming out of fall camp, Juelz Goff positioned himself to be a part of the Panthers’ ground attack in 2025. Desmond Reid was going to continue receiving the lion’s share of carries, in addition to being a regular threat through the air out...
MLB will use robot umpires in 2026
NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two...
Jaxson Dart to start at QB for Giants against Chargers; Russell Wilson headed to benchVideo
More than a few New York Giants fans at the Meadowlands chanted, “We want Dart!” after Russell Wilson threw an interception during a third consecutive loss to start the season on Sunday night. Now they are getting him. The Giants are turning to rookie Jaxson Dart to start at quarterback...
Oklahoma State fires football coach Mike Gundy after 20-plus years
The Mike Gundy era is over. Gundy, one of college football’s most colorful coaches over the last two decades, was fired by Oklahoma State on Tuesday. The 58-year-old Gundy had a career record of 170-90 at his alma mater, where he was a star quarterback in the late 1980s. He...
Steelers’ OLB Alex Highsmith to miss 2nd game in row; Nick Herbig to get another start vs. Vikings
Nick Herbig will make his second consecutive start at outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. He will replace Alex Highsmith, who was ruled out Tuesday by coach Mike Tomlin with a high ankle sprain. Herbig subbed for Highsmith in the Steelers’ 21-14 victory last Sunday at New England...
Pirates select contract of LHP pitcher Hunter Barco, club’s No. 4 overall prospect
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of 24-year-old left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco on Tuesday, setting the stage for a late-season MLB debut by their No. 4 overall prospect. Barco, splitting this season between Double-A and Triple-A, has gone a combined 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA in 99 1/3 innings, with...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin views historic game in Dublin as ‘business trip’Video
Mike Tomlin is nostalgic about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game this weekend in Dublin. He just doesn’t want his players to be. The game in Croke Park against the Minnesota Vikings might be historic because it is the NFL’s first game played in Ireland, birthplace of the Rooney family and the...
Penguins announce 4 franchise icons in Class of 2025 for relaunched team hall of fame
By any measure, the 1983-84 season was the worst in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it was no accident. The roster was constructed with the intent of being awful. And then it was progressively whittled down to something even worse. As terrible as those seven months were that...
Pitt announces kickoff time, broadcast details for Boston College game
Pitt’s Oct. 4 home game vs. Boston College will kick off at noon on the ACC Network, the school announced. That showdown comes after the Panthers host Louisville at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday and will be Pitt’s second ACC league game of the season. So far, all of Pitt’s games,...
Wearing new colors, Greensburg native Loren Byers hoping for special final season in college tennis
Ohio State tennis player and Greensburg native Loren Byers is walking into one of the most important tournaments of his career this week at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. This season, Byers is playing in the main draw, which means he avoids five extra qualifying matches. This,...
Croke Park’s rich history includes Bloody Sunday, Muhammad Ali bout and Queen’s visit
Croke Park will be the setting for Ireland’s first regular-season NFL game when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. “Croker” is more than just a national stadium. It’s the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association, which is deeply rooted in Irish culture and history. The 82,300-capacity Dublin...
First Call: Steelers’ blunt assessment of Patriots’ offense continues; Jordan Addison returning for Vikings
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some interesting quotes in the wake of the Steelers-Patriots game. The Minnesota Vikings are getting an offensive weapon back in advance of their contest against the Steelers in Ireland. Derrick Henry suddenly has a fumbling problem in Baltimore, and the Pirates could influence the National League...
Pat Narduzzi has at least 1 area of confidence coming off Pitt’s loss at WVU
Whenever a college football team drops a game in a way Pitt lost at West Virginia, the topic invariably comes up about how the players will — or won’t — bounce back emotionally when they have to take the field next time out. For Pitt, that’ll be Saturday against Louisville...
