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Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas didn’t tip his hand or offer any kind of substantive suggestions as to who he was looking for in the team’s next head coach Monday in Cranberry. And that’s largely because he and his staff are still compiling a group of candidates...

Tuesday’s “First Call” features more smoke about how close the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys may have come to a George Pickens trade. A pair of former WPIAL standouts are getting rookie minicamp invites from the Steelers. There was some confusion over Kenny Pickett’s fifth-year option. Duquesne basketball is losing...

The Pittsburgh Steelers and veteran wide receiver Robert Woods agreed to a one-year contract, according to a report from the NFL Network on Monday evening. Woods, 33, is entering his 13th NFL season. In his prime with the Los Angeles Rams, Woods had three seasons of at least 86 catches...

Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel added another player to the 2025-26 roster Monday when 7-foot center Kieran Mullen made a verbal commitment to the Panthers. On3Sports reported his commitment and said the plan is for Mullen to redshirt as a freshman next season. Pitt has landed the commitment of...

The end of an era is upon the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team announced a mutual parting of ways with two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan on Monday afternoon. Behind the bench in Pittsburgh since December 2015, Sullivan’s 409 wins with the Penguins are a franchise record (Dan Bylsma is...

HARRISBURG — The Trump administration said Monday the University of Pennsylvania violated laws guaranteeing women equal opportunities in athletics by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and into team facilities. The administration’s statement does not name Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and coach Mike Sullivan parted ways Monday. Here’s a look at Sullivan’s tenure with the team: June 18, 2015: Mike Sullivan is hired as head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Dec. 12, 2015: Sullivan replaces Mike Johnston as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. June 12, 2016:...

The Pittsburgh Penguins franchise has not been in this position for 10 years. Even then, having a coach with Mike Sullivan’s NHL experience on the bench made him a slam-dunk hire to lead the Penguins, who promoted him from the club’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton affiliate. Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas...

After four seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coaching staff, Mike Sullivan is no longer with the organization. Sullivan’s contract expired at the conclusion of this past season, when he held the title of senior offensive assistant. Sullivan was the team’s quarterbacks coach the previous three seasons, and during the...

Two days after wrapping up a draft in which they selected two defensive tackles, the Pittsburgh Steelers released a veteran at the position, Montravius Adams. The transaction was reported by ESPN. Adams has played eight NFL seasons, the past 3½ with the Steelers. The release was not surprising in the...

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hung out and golfed with President Donald Trump over the weekend. The internet reacted. In response, Barkley, also a former Penn State star player, told people to “get out my mentions with all this politics.” Their hangout occurred a day before the Philadelphia Eagles’...

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” — Galatians 6:7. Nor can football be mocked. Shedeur Sanders reportedly botched the predraft process. He displayed his entitlement and arrogance during interviews, interrupting one to take a personal FaceTime call. Sanders was referred to as...

Ten days earlier, Mike Sullivan stood at the lectern in the cramped media room at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry and offered a terse but direct response when asked about his future. “My intentions are to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins,” Sullivan said April 18,...

WASHINGTON — Washington’s NFL franchise is set to return to the nation’s capital as part of an agreement between the organization and the District of Columbia government to build on the site of the old RFK Stadium. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday the District of Columbia and the Commanders reached...

Monday’s “First Call” features more ire in the direction of the Pittsburgh Steelers from ESPN’s Mel Kiper. The Atlanta Falcons are responding to the story about one of their coach’s sons prank-calling Shedeur Sanders. The Steelers turned heads with an undrafted free-agent signing. And a Pitt baseball alum picked up...

In his evaluation of the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers draft, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X likes most of the picks. But one specific selection stands out. “The pick I find in particular to be intriguing is Jack Sawyer — The Modern Day Warrior — from Ohio State, the...

Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Chandler McCabe admits she has a bit of a hang-up when it comes to recruiting. “I’ve never really recruited height, because I’m really tall, and I really hated contact,” the 6-foot-3 McCabe said with a laugh. “My nose got broken three times. I was a...

Before the Pittsburgh Pirates left for a six-game swing in Los Angeles, Andrew McCutchen voiced to TribLive his concerns about how they needed to find consistency in their lineup instead of the constant shuffling. Based on the batting orders against the Angels and Dodgers last week, that message was received...

To use one of Mike Sullivan’s favorite verbal crutches, he and the Penguins will both be “moving forward.” They just won’t be doing so together. That’s the right decision. Frankly, it’s overdue. Kyle Dubas, the Penguins’ president of hockey operations and general manager, announced Monday that Sullivan and the team...

If you came up with a list of words to describe the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason in advance of the draft, I don’t think these would have made the cut: Clinical. Crisp. Clean. Coordinated. Procedural. Organized. Well orchestrated. The fact that it’s almost May and the club’s three rostered quarterbacks are...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-12) fell to St. Paul (Twins), 5-3. PH/DH Nick Solak (.394) hit a solo homer. 2B Nick Yorke (.242) was 1 for 3 and knocked in two runs. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.266) was 2 for 5 with a double. LF Jack Suwinski (.400) doubled. RHP Carson Fulmer...