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It should have been surprising. Lionel Messi, at age 39, beating two defenders down the wing and firing a perfect cross into the box for Lautaro Marti...

(TNS) — The Penguins will open the 2026-27 season in the same place their 2025-26 campaign came to a close: Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena. The F...

(TNS) — The Steelers’ first open practice of training camp is July 29 at Saint Vincent College, and we’re counting down the days with a look at their ...

(TNS) — All’s quiet on the Joey Porter Jr. contract front a little more than two weeks before the Steelers report to Saint Vincent College for trainin...

(TNS) — So far, the story of the Penguins’ offseason is what they haven’t done. They haven’t acquired a star. They haven’t traded away any of their ag...

(TNS) — Penn State forward Gavin McKenna put pen to paper on his three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs over the holiday weeken...

WASHINGTON — On Saturday, Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds found out that they weren’t selected to the All-Star Game. On Sunday, both homered to help t...

The busiest stretch of the NHL offseason is here. Free agency opened at noon Wednesday, and the Penguins have the salary cap space to be major players...

It wasn’t just a good story that led to Eli Heidenreich being a seventh-round selection in his hometown by his hometown team. The Pittsburgh native be...

Ron Francis and Kyle Dubas have been trying to make this happen for a while. When the Carolina Hurricanes fired Francis in 2018, he looked at joining ...

(TNS) — Seventh-round picks know they have a steep hill to climb to still make an NFL roster as rookies. But the skill set of Robert Spears-Jennings, ...

(TNS) — When the Steelers and Green Bay Packers met in Super Bowl XLV in 2011, the showdown wasn’t solely about Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers, ...

DENVER— The Pirates flew out west with a .500 record last Sunday. Seven days later, after experiencing the dry heat of West Sacramento, Calif., and th...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For all the offense, leadership and star-power Gavin McKenna brought to Penn State hockey this season, coach Guy Gadowsky discove...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – The Pittsburgh Penguins named Ron Francis as special advisor of hockey operations. In his new role, Francis will assist the Penguin...

(TNS) — It’s been a rough June for the Pirates. Don Kelly’s club entered Wednesday with a 5-9 record on the month. A few of their recent victories wer...

(TNS) — I’m tired of talking about the Pirates bullpen. It’s been the club’s clear weakness since the start of the season. There’s almost nothing left...

(TNS) — The Steelers aren’t going to have an old-school mentality when it comes to how they use their safeties. Forget the traditional sense of a stro...

(TNS) — Troy Fautanu and Mason McCormick have a connection the Steelers are relying on to be a key component of their offensive line. So much so that ...

(TNS) —How does it make sense that one of the best offensive teams in baseball has a weakness like left-handed pitching? Yet that’s where the Pirates ...