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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pitt takes control late, earns ‘gritty win’ over North Carolina
From afar, you needed to be a lip reader to know what Pitt coach Jeff Capel was saying to his team when it opened the second half Tuesday night giving up easy baskets to North Carolina. But it wasn’t difficult to see the anger in his eyes and the purpose...
Ravens hire former Colts coach Chuck Pagano to work with their secondary
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to join their defensive staff. The team announced the move Tuesday night, saying Pagano would be a senior secondary coach. Pagano coached the Colts from 2012-17. He then spent a couple seasons with the Chicago...
Pirates, Jovan Oviedo go to 1st salary arbitration hearing of year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jovan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates argued the first salary arbitration case of the year Tuesday. A right-hander who turns 27 on March 2 and had Tommy John surgery that forced him to miss all of last season, Oviedo asked for a raise from $765,000 to...
Brittney Griner to sign with Atlanta Dream, AP source says
Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, a person familiar with the agreement told the Associated Press on Tuesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. WNBA free agents can’t sign contracts until Feb. 1. Griner has spent her entire 11-year...
Hailie Deegan puts NASCAR in rearview mirror as she fails to find funding for top Xfinity seat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hailie Deegan has left NASCAR behind for open-wheel racing this season and it could be for good. She’s been one of NASCAR’s most marketable drivers — she has nearly 5 million followers across ger social media platforms — but hasn’t had the performance or funding to land...
Wild sideline Kaprizov for at least a month, with surgery needed on lingering lower-body injury 
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on the lingering lower-body injury he recently returned from and will be sidelined for at least a month. General manager Bill Guerin said during practice Tuesday that Kaprizov is expected to be back with the team later this season,...
Blues put Brandon Saad on waivers with the intent of sending him to the minors 
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues put veteran forward Brandon Saad on waivers Tuesday with the intent of sending him to the minors. General manager Doug Armstrong said Saad, a Gibsonia native, would be assigned to Springfield of the American Hockey League if he clears or be playing for...
Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni have this in common: Eagles fans wanted them fired 
“Fire Andy” chants echoed throughout the stands in Philadelphia during Andy Reid’s final season coaching the Eagles in 2012. Nick Sirianni heard many of those same fans yelling “Fire Nick” in Week 6. Now, the two head coaches are facing off in the Super Bowl for the second time in...
Steelers positional analysis: Starting safeties return to secondary that wilted down stretch
This is the ninth in a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Safeties When Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II discussed the team’s roster during his annual season wrapup this week, he talked about the need to get stronger on the defensive...
Jake, Logan Paul suggest their next fight is against each other on HBO Max
Brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul made social media announcements Tuesday that suggested their next fight will be against each other and aired on HBO Max. Calling it the “moment you’ve waited a decade for,” the posts featured a head-to-head shot of the brothers with a March 27 date and...
Steelers QB Russell Wilson added to Pro Bowl games roster as injury replacement
The Pittsburgh Steelers benefited from another player being unavailable to play in the Pro Bowl games when quarterback Russell Wilson was named as a replacement for Buffalo’s Josh Allen. Earlier in the day, guard Isaac Seumalo was selected to replace Trey Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, who is not...
MLB The Show 25 cover features Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson and Elly De La Cruz
MLB The Show 25 announced Tuesday that rising stars Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson and Elly De La Cruz will be the cover athletes on its upcoming video game. It’s the first time MLB The Show has featured three athletes on the same cover. The game is scheduled to hit the...
Tush push could play a prominent role in the Super Bowl if championship Sunday was any indication
If the conference championships are any indication, some of the highest drama in the Super Bowl in New Orleans in two weeks could come on the tush push perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles and decrypted by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles (17-3) are so adept at their vaunted short-yardage...
Adam Frazier, an All-Star for Pirates in 2021, rejoins club on 1-year deal
A familiar face is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year major-league deal: Adam Frazier. Frazier, 33, agreed to a deal with the Pirates for 2025 worth $1.525 million, a source confirmed to TribLive on Tuesday. Frazier was a sixth-round draft pick (No. 179 overall) by the Pirates in...
Penn State’s ‘all-in’ push for 2025 follows successful model set by Big Ten foes
In Penn State’s post-Orange Bowl locker room — between the tears, yelling or thousand-yard stares — it was clear the 2024 team felt it was capable of winning a national championship. Junior defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton was among those seemingly most impacted by the loss, seeking solace from former Penn...
Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo added to Pro Bowl roster
Starting left guard Isaac Seumalo became the sixth Pittsburgh Steelers player added to the AFC roster for the NFL Pro Bowl games. Seumalo will replace guard Trey Smith, whose Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl and, therefore, won’t participate in the Pro Bowl festivities this weekend in Orlando....
Tim Benz: Forget Mike Tomlin ‘living in his fears,’ it’s Art Rooney II we should be talking about
One of Mike Tomlin’s favorite catchphrases is, “We don’t live in our fears.” The Pittsburgh Steelers coach says it all the time when he feels like using some old-fashioned football coach machismo to justify a roll of the dice on a fourth down play call, a long field goal attempt,...
First Call: Art Rooney II comments on Bears’ interest in Mike Tomlin, updates status of Steelers coordinators
Tuesday’s “First Call” has Art Rooney II’s version of events regarding the Chicago Bears’ inquiry about Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s availability. We also have a late Pro Bowl invitation for a Steelers offensive lineman and an update on the status of both coordinators. Plus, Robert Morris tries to play...
Preseason games, playoff format leading concerns with Penguins for new CBA
Kris Letang has seen labor strife between the NHL and NHLPA before. More than a decade ago, the league canceled the first three months of the 2012-13 season after several negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA for a collective bargaining agreement stalled out. The threat of the entire season being...
Riverhounds sign high-scoring forward
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds struggled to find the back of the net at times last season, finishing 15th in the 24-team USL Championship with 41 goals scored in 34 games. They made a major acquisition Monday aimed at changing that. The Riverhounds signed former All-Star forward Augustine Williams, a striker who...
Without Evgeni Malkin, punchless Penguins fall to Sharks
With forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Monday. Earlier in the day, the team placed Malkin on injured reserve. Via audio provided by the Penguins media relations staff,...
Pitt football to host national runner-up Notre Dame on Nov. 15
Pitt won’t play 11 of the 12 teams that advanced to the first College Football playoff during the 2024 season, but the national runner-up is coming to Acrisure Stadium. The ACC announced its 2025 schedule Monday night, and one of the highlights for Pitt will be a visit from Notre...
New coach Aaron Glenn: ‘We’re the freakin’ New York Jets. We’re built for this’ 
Aaron Glenn was settling into retirement from playing football and looking to make his mark in the business world and “be the best dad I can be.” One day, a few years removed from playing his last snap, he was watching a game at home. “I forgot who was playing,...
Tre Donaldson scores 7 during Michigan’s game-closing 9-0 run for a 76-72 victory over Penn State 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run, and Michigan edged Penn State, 76-72, on Monday night. Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to extend the lead...
Josh Allen ponders what-ifs after Bills lose to Chiefs again in playoffs 
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down year. Instead, Allen and the Bills again fell short of their goal of winning the Super...


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