Pitt volleyball team enters final 2 matches with ACC title, NCAA seeding on line
For the past several years, the quest for the ACC women’s volleyball title mostly has been a two-horse race between Pitt and Louisville. But with the expansion of the conference, the top of the standings has become more crowded. As Pitt prepares to host Louisville at 7 on Wednesday night...
Josh Reed scores 17 for Penn State in win over Boston University
UNIVERSITY PARK — Josh Reed scored a season-high 17 points for Penn State in a 96-87 win over Boston University on Tuesday night. Reed shot 5 of 6 from the field and was perfect on six attempts from the free-throw line and grabbed eight rebounds. All four other starters for...
Seton Hill men lead wire-to-wire to defeat Pitt-Greensburg in matchup of unbeatens
Seton Hill has been hatching plans to change the way it defends. The personnel the talented Griffins have allows them to guard straight up. How they shield against opposing teams could dictate how far they go this college basketball season. “We’re trying to play more man-to-man,” Griffins coach Ben Wilkins...
Bears QB Caleb Williams maintaining focus after beating Steelers
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams’ quest for better passing accuracy took a different turn Sunday in the Chicago Bears’ 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. And Williams sees the need for improvement Friday when the Bears (8-3) test their offense against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (8-3)....
Pitt checks in at No. 22 in latest College Football Playoff rankings; top 5 unchangedVideo
After an impressive ranked upset on the road of Georgia Tech, Pitt checked in at No. 22 in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings. The Panthers (8-3, 6-1 ACC) are ranked No. 24 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Georgia Tech, after falling 42-28 on Saturday to the then-unranked...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow excited for long-awaited return, Thanksgiving stage vs. RavensVideo
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow confirmed Tuesday that he’ll be returning on Thanksgiving night to start against the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow had surgery to repair a turf toe injury Sept. 19 and is making his return nearly a full month ahead of schedule. “We pushed it within the...
PGA Tour has fewer cards, smaller fields, but big changes still to come
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Sunday at Sea Island was supposed to be looked upon as doomsday for so many PGA Tour players who left the final event of the PGA Tour season without a full card. This was the year the tour eliminated 25 cards, raising the bar to...
Bills provide QB Josh Allen another veteran option by signing receiver Brandin Cooks
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills provided Josh Allen and their inconsistent passing attack yet another veteran option by signing free agent wide receiver Brandin Cooks on Tuesday. Cooks joins the Bills after the New Orleans Saints granted the player’s wish by waiving him last week. And his signing...
Pirates president says team has ‘resources to add aggressively’ in free agency this offseason
Travis Williams smiled in the face of a steady rain before distributing Thanksgiving dinners Tuesday outside PNC Park, reiterating that the Pittsburgh Pirates have changed neither their expectations nor plans. Amid reports they are preparing to be spenders in free agency — linked to sluggers Josh Naylor, Kyle Schwarber and...
Steelers’ Daniel Ekuale suspended 5 games for violating performance enhancing drug policy
Pittsburgh Steelers backup nose tackle Daniel Ekuale, who is on season-ending injured reserve with an ACL tear, has been suspended five games by the NFL for violating its policy on performance enhancing drugs. The suspension is without pay. Ekuale, 31, signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract in free agency. He...
Things are good for Penguins rookie Ville Koivunen. But they could be better
Ville Koivunen was feeling pretty good Tuesday. During a practice session in Cranberry, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward was skating into the offensive zone on the right wing, then … THUD! That was the noise his body made when it was slammed to the ice on the blue line, thanks...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes receives record $3.4M in pre-arbitration bonus pool
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes received a record $3,436,343 from this year’s pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money to top younger players. A 23-year-old right-hander who debuted in May 2024, Skenes was a unanimous winner of this year’s NL Cy...
Red Sox acquire right-hander Sonny Gray from the CardinalsVideo
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox acquired 36-year-old right-hander Sonny Gray, a three-time All-Star, from the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for righty Richard Fitts and a prospect. Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow had said adding a starting pitcher behind ace Garrett Crochet was one of the team’s...
Penguins assign forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With a handful of players on the verge of returning to the active roster, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. Goaltender Tristan Jarry and rookie forward Ville Koivunen are currently designated to injured reserve due to undisclosed ailments...
Penguins’ Tristan Jarry, Bryan Rust expected to be available against Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Bryan Rust are each expected to be available for their team’s lineup entering Wednesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse suggested both players will be able-bodied enough to suit up for the contest following a practice in...
Playing next to elite fellow LBs, Pitt’s Braylan Lovelace proves he can play with the bestVideo
Braylan Lovelace entered this season already having proven himself as a valuable contributor at Pitt. In 2024, the Leechburg grad thrived as a rotational member of the Panthers’ linebacking corps, posting 53 tackles and 10.5 for loss. But this season, Lovelace assumed a starting role at middle linebacker next to...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin has ‘optimism’ that Aaron Rodgers will start at quarterback against Bills
Aaron Rodgers will begin the week as a limited practice participant, but coach Mike Tomlin is expecting the 41-year-old quarterback to be ready Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Buffalo Bills in a game with playoff implications for both teams. Rodgers missed the Steelers’ 31-28 loss at Chicago last...
Steelers will be without LT Broderick Jones, DT Derrick Harmon for game vs. BillsVideo
Two former first-round draft picks — one on each side of the line — won’t be available for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when they play the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium. Left tackle Broderick Jones will miss the game with a neck injury, and defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will...
This Thanksgiving, Pittsburgh sports figures owe thanks to Mike Tomlin and the Steelers
As we head into Thanksgiving, I can’t help but notice the cornucopia of Pittsburgh sports figures who owe a debt of thanks to Mike Tomlin and the Steelers. Their loss in Chicago on Sunday has the local sports scene so engulfed in flames that no one is paying attention to...
Would players stay at Penn State if Terry Smith became head coach?
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s ongoing search for a head coach has plenty of layers to it. Not only will the next hire bring his own schemes, mottos, practice traditions and coaches, but he may bring his own players, too. And any player on Penn State’s current roster will be...
Hines Ward lone former Steelers player to reach semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting
Hines Ward again has reached the semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting. Other eligible members of the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t as fortunate. Maurkice Pouncey, James Harrison and Gary Anderson did not advance to the list of 26 semifinalists remaining on the Hall of Fame ballot that was...
Tim Benz: Loss to Bears puts Steelers’ non-losing season streak in danger
Whatever the 21-year stretch of never having a losing season means to coach Mike Tomlin, owner Art Rooney II and anyone else in the Steelers organization, they better understand how much Sunday’s defeat in Chicago has put it in peril. Linebacker T.J.Watt seems to have a grasp of that. “The...
First Call: Ja’Marr Chase omits Jalen Ramsey’s name from spitting apology; Bengals expect Joe Burrow at QB vs. Ravens
Ja’Marr Chase has apologized for spitting at Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey. But he didn’t specifically apologize to Ramsey himself. Chase and Joe Burrow may be returning in Cincinnati at a good time for Steelers fans. The Browns are staying with Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. And we’ve got some...
Christian McCaffrey’s big night leads 49ers to victory over Panthers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Christian McCaffrey gained 142 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown in his first game against Carolina since he was traded away three years ago, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 20-9 victory over the Panthers on Monday night. McCaffrey’s big night helped the 49ers...
Bernie Kosar is discharged from hospital a week after receiving a liver transplant
Bernie Kosar was discharged from the hospital Monday, a week after receiving a liver transplant. The former star quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and the University of Miami received the transplant Nov. 17 at UH Cleveland Medical Center in University Circle. He identified the donor as Bryce Dunlap, who had...
