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Penguins shut out by Senators as losing streak reaches 7

Including Thursday, Evgeni Malkin has been sidelined for seven consecutive games by an undisclosed injury. And during that stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been perfect in one sense. That is to say they haven’t won a single game without the dazzling superstar inhabiting his typical station as center of the...
Pitt volleyball swept by Texas A&M as Panthers fall in Final 4 for 5th straight year

The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and fallen in the Final Four, their seasons ending just short of a shot at a national championship. Thursday night in...
With T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig ailing, Steelers sign Jeremiah Moon to add to OLB room

Amid uncertainty regarding the health of two of their top three outside linebackers, the Pittsburgh Steelers are suddenly deprived of the exceptional depth they thought they had at the position. To address that, the Steelers on Thursday brought back a player who served as their No. 4 outside linebacker last...
‘You could feel the tension in the room’ — Air-it-all-out meeting helps turn around Steelers defense

A few weeks ago, ranking much closer to the bottom of the league than the top in many relevant categories, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense decided it needed to talk. Collectively, and to each other. According to the player who most often lines up in the center of the unit and...
Pirates manager Don Kelly finalizes staff, adding new infield, assistant pitching coaches

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly rounded out the rest of his coaching staff by hiring Chris Truby as infield coach, Shawn Bowman as field coordinator and Thomas Whitsett as assistant pitching coach, the team announced Thursday. They will be joined on Kelly’s staff by Kristopher Negrón as bench coach, Bill...
Jack Sawyer prepping for 1st start for Steelers in wake of injuries to T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig

For the first time in his young NFL career, Jack Sawyer played more than half of the defensive snaps in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 victory Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The rookie fourth-round draft pick from Ohio State could exceed that workload Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit...
Returning to hometown not as important as returning to field for Steelers’ rookie Derrick Harmon

After missing the past three games — and five overall — in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers because of knee injuries, first-round pick Derrick Harmon is expected to return Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit Lions. It will be a special moment for Harmon — and not...
4 more players added to Steelers’ injury report; Nick Herbig, James Pierre remain out

Starters Zach Frazier and Keeanu Benton were among four players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report Thursday, and none of the previously injured players was given any upgraded statuses. Center Frazier (triceps) and safety Jabrill Peppers (illness) did not practice at all Thursday after previously not being mentioned as...
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

STATESVILLE, N.C. — A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said. The Cessna C550 erupted into a large fire when it hit the ground. It...
Reports: WR Jakobi Meyers, Jaguars agree to 3-year, $60M extension

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Receiver Jakobi Meyers and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms on a three-year, $60 million contract extension Thursday that includes $40 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. The Jaguars (10-4) traded two 2026 draft picks — fourth- and sixth-rounders — to Las Vegas to acquire Meyers at...
Allen and Bills look to clinch playoff spot and prevent Browns’ Garrett from getting sack record

Josh Allen will attempt to reach a couple of milestones Sunday while also not becoming part of what Myles Garrett hopes is a record-setting day. Allen and the Buffalo Bills can clinch a seventh consecutive playoff spot with a win at Cleveland and a loss or tie by either Indianapolis...
WNBA players union authorizes negotiators to call a strike if needed during CBA talks

NEW YORK — WNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, the union announced Thursday as it continues to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the league. The WNBPA and league have been negotiating a new agreement for the past few months, extending the...
Former Steelers linebacker Myles Jack arrested on felony firearms charge in Texas

Myles Jack, a former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, is facing firearms charges after being arrested Tuesday in Frisco, Texas. According to a Frisco Police Department news release, officers responded to a welfare check at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday and heard gunshots from inside a residence. Officers set up a perimeter and evacuated...
$Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers ‘still not without pain’ in left wrist, 1 month after fractures$

Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers ‘still not without pain’ in left wrist, 1 month after fractures

With Aaron Rodgers coming off what was, arguably, his best two-game stretch of the season, it’s been largely forgotten that Tuesday marked one month since the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback suffered fractures in his left wrist. Rodgers said after practice Wednesday his non-throwing (left) hand “is still not 100%.” “I’m still...
First Call: J.J. Watt updates his brother’s recovery; Steelers look for OLB depth

Thursday’s “First Call” has J.J. Watt’s latest comments on his brother’s health. The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to bolster the ranks at outside linebacker while T.J. Watt recovers from his lung ailment. The Penguins hit the road in hopes of getting off their six-game losing streak. And there are some...
Penn State’s Terry Smith offers updates on coaching staff, opt-outs ahead of Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith met with media members on a video conference call on Thursday morning ahead of the Lions’ Pinstripe Bowl matchup with Clemson at Yankee Stadium. Smith said as of Thursday morning, only four Penn State veterans have opted out: defensive tackle Zane Durant, running...

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