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The final three of Pitt’s five most recent verbal commitments revealed themselves Monday when defensive end Julian “JuJu” Anderson, outside linebacker Justin Thompson and wide receiver DaMarion Fowlkes publicly announced their plans to enroll next year. All three are rated three-star prospects by Rivals.com. Let a dog roam and he’ll...

As Steelers minicamp starts Tuesday, it’s a chance for the media to ask the assistant coaches about all the issues facing the team before training camp begins next month. Here are a few that should be on the agenda. Why can’t Dan Moore play right tackle?: I’m not even going...

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz plans to continue his tradition of celebrating Grand Slam titles with tattoos by getting ink of the date he won his first French Open championship and a drawing of the Eiffel Tower. That art, to help remember Sunday’s 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 comeback against Alexander...

NHL player Sam Lafferty is quite familiar with Sunnehanna Country Club and its rich history in the amateur golf field. As a four-year member, he has played on the par-70 course numerous times. The Hollidaysburg native has ties to the course as he competed in the Wheeling Scholastic Golf Tournament...

Organizers for the proposed 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City released their first budget estimate Monday, projecting total costs of just under $4 billion, with $2.84 billion of that slated for operational costs. The committee said even though there will be 40% more events than the last time Salt...

Norwin alum Kurtis Phipps qualified to wrestle in the U23 Pan American Championships on June 21-22 in Rionegro, Colombia. The Bucknell senior qualified in Geneva, Ohio, by reaching the 61kg finals of the U23 Freestyle Nationals. Phipps went 5-0 and advanced to the best-of-three finals before losing twice to Ohio...

Pittsburgh has a new baseball hero. It’s Mitch the Pitch, and he’s at the top of today’s rotation of refreshing sports notes! • Forget Skenes day. The most exciting day in the Pirates rotation is Keller day. Mitch Keller has won six straight starts. In those six victories, Keller has...

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their passing and defense. The Mavericks can stop worrying about who Boston’s best player is. Everyone is contributing to the Celtics’ quest for an unprecedented 18th NBA...

Monday’s “First Call” has a celebrity boxing idea with a Steelers twist. A former Steeler is retiring at a young age. A Penguins free-agent target may not even get to the open market. There was a big baseball showdown in the Bronx with some Pirates connections. And we celebrate the...

Henry Davis had just watched video replay of the first-inning foul tip that was called a passed ball and cost the Pittsburgh Pirates a run in a game they lost in extra innings to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. So it would be safe to assume the Pirates catcher wasn’t...

Up until this point on the “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLive has yet to fully embrace the idea that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ revamped quarterback position is going to lead to a significant change in productivity. However, during this week’s installment, Madden admits to some...

Rudy Tomjanovich was moved to tears by his latest award, only because he had no idea it was coming or that he was even under consideration. The Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and two-time NBA champion coach with the Houston Rockets was announced Sunday as this year’s recipient of the...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Even on a day when he wasn’t pitching, Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi ended up right in the middle of the action. Not in a way he wanted, though. Kikuchi cost his team an out by bolting from the dugout and colliding with an opponent on...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A year after a broken leg sidelined Eetu Luostarinen for the Stanley Cup Final, the flexible Finn is healthy this time around. That’s a big deal for the Florida Panthers in their pursuit of the first championship in franchise history. Luostarinen made several noticeable defensive plays...

Welcome to semifinals Monday in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. Nine WPIAL teams — six softball and three baseball — are still alive heading into the state final four. How does that compare with recent years? The answer is not favorably for District 7. In 2021, there were a...

A Pittsburgh Penguins double-overtime victory led to a grueling test of endurance running for Jeannette grad Cody Carroll. Carroll completed two marathons in one week’s time — the Eugene Marathon April 28 in Oregon and the Flying Pig Marathon May 5 in Cincinnati. The challenge came about because of a wager...

How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this quiz (answers at the bottom): 1. Where was the first U.S. Open played? a.) Pinehurst No. 2 b.) Newport c.) Shinnecock Hills 2. Who is the only player to complete the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open? a.) Tiger...

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement from playing football Sunday, saying he “found a lot of joy” in the sport, but “the passion has slowly been fading.” In a nearly 18-minute video posted on his YouTube channel, the 31-year-old Waller confirmed he’s stepping away from the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Leon Draisaitl is nothing if not self-aware. Before the Stanley Cup Final, the versatile Edmonton Oilers forward acknowledged he’s a good hockey player and has a special skillset that makes him that way. The day after he and Connor McDavid lost their first foray into the...

SONOMA, Calif. — Kyle Larson celebrated NASCAR approving his participation in the playoffs with his third Cup victory of the season — a Sunday win at his home track. The victory for Larson, who grew up 80 miles away from Sonoma Raceway in Elk Grove, was his second on the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Up 1-0 in Round 1 against Tampa Bay, the Florida Panthers said they had to get better. Down 1-0 in Round 2 against Boston, they said it again. Up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, same thing. And now, leading the...

DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler had more stress than he wanted Sunday at the Memorial and got the victory everyone has come to expect. On a Muirfield Village course so demanding only six players broke par, Scheffler had his highest final round in nearly two years at 2-over-par 74, and...