March 13, 2025 2:48 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph is back to where he once belonged. The veteran quarterback has reached an agreement to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a two-year deal, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been made public. The signing gives the Steelers at least one experienced quarterback on the roster after Pittsburgh declined to bring back Justin Fields, who signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets. Russell Wilson, who started Pittsburgh’s last 12 games in 2024, is meeting with other teams this week
March 12, 2025 12:01 am
Trailing by seven entering the fourth quarter, Peters Township rallied past Thomas Jefferson to advance to Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinals. The Indians held TJ to just seven points in the final quarter, shutting out the Jaguars over the final three minutes. Meanwhile, the Peters offense found its rhythm, pulling even with 3:23 to play, thanks to a Bri Morreale three-pointers, her third of the game. Three minutes later, Morreale calmly drained a pair of free throws to set the final score. Peters Township will take on District 10 champion Cathedral Prep Saturday. South Fayette girls and Upper St. Clair boys also won Wednesday night to advance.
Tuesday was a rough night for the two Washington County basketball playoff teams in the PIAA second round. West York blew open a close game, outscoring Peters Township 46-20 in the middle quarters, as the Bulldogs eliminated the Indians from the 5A boys bracket. Upper St. Clair used turnovers and three-point shots to pull away from Canon-McMillan, eliminating the Big Macs from the 6A girls tournament. PIAA Finals are set for the Giant Center, March 27-29. Click for PIAA Brackets
Second Round
Wednesday, March 12
5A Girls Peters Township 57, Thomas Jefferson 53
5A Girls South Fayette 70, West York 41
6A Boys Upper St. Clair 50, Gov. Mifflin 38
Tuesday, March 11
5A Boys West York 75, Peters Township 49
6A Girls Upper St. Clair 46, Canon-McMillan 32
March 13, 2025 4:59 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Safety Damar Hamlin is returning to Buffalo, and the Bills also continued restocking their their defensive front by agreeing to sign tackle Larry Ogunjobi. The Bills announced reaching an agreement to sign Hamlin to a one-year contract. A person with knowledge of the deal, meantime, confirmed Ogunjobi agreeing to a one-year contract that includes $8 million in guaranteed money. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the agreement is not final until later in the day. NFL.com first reported the agreement. Hamlin returns to Buffalo after starting 14 games last season in continuing a remarkable comeback for a player who had a near-death experience two years ago
March 13, 2025 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is off to a strong start in his return to the NHL. Pittsburgh demoted the two-time All-Star to the minors in mid-January after a string of poor performances. Jarry returned in early March and has put up back-to-back victories for the first time since before Christmas. Jarry outdueled future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury in a win over Minnesota. He backed it up by stopping 36 shots against Pacific Division-leader Vegas. Jarry says going to the minors helped free his mind and allowed him to focus on his game.
March 12, 2025 4:42 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Omojafo scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Robert Morris beat Youngstown State 89-78 to claim the Horizon League Tournament championship and clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Juwan Maxey scored 23 points for the Penguins. Robert Morris led the whole way. Robert Morris will make its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2015 when the Colonials beat North Florida in the First Four before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Duke in the first round.
March 12, 2025 4:43 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Konstantynovskyi scored with a tip-in in the final minute and Tae Davis hit 1 of 2 free throws with 0.5 seconds left after a controversial foul to help Notre Dame rally for a 55-54 victory over Pittsburgh in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The 12th-seeded Fighting Irish (15-17) will play No. 5 seed North Carolina in the second round on Wednesday.
March 12, 2025 4:34 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored 49 seconds into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. Vegas had tied it late in regulation on a slapshot by Noah Hanifin with 6 seconds remaining. The Golden Knights never touched the puck in the extra period. Pittsburgh controlled the faceoff and held onto it until Karlsson ripped his ninth goal of the season from just above the right circle. Sidney Crosby scored twice for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 35 saves in his first home start in nearly two months. Jack Eichel had an assist for Vegas. He now has 78 points on the season, tying William Karlsson’s single-season club record.
March 12, 2025 4:39 am
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is out with another injury. Woods says he ruptured his left Achilles tendon and had surgery Tuesday. He did not offer many details. But the injury will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question whether he can play in any other major championship the rest of the year. Woods says he was ramping up his practice when he felt a pain in his left Achilles. He says it was determined to be a ruptured tendon. Woods says he had minimally invasive surgery. Those involve a smaller incision and lead to a shorter recovery time. But it’s typically a month until someone can even put weight on their foot.
March 10, 2025 2:13 am
A brawl erupted in the final quarter of Friday’s PIAA 5A Boys first round playoff game. Game officials stopped the contest with 3:12 remaining in the fourth quarter and host Meadville leading by eight points. While officials were discussing multiple fouls, both personal and technical, an altercation took place in the bleachers behind the Meadville bench. It then spilled out onto the basketball court and included several players. Monday, after receiving reports from both schools, the PIAA declared the game a double forfeit, publicly censured both schools and placed requirements on both districts affecting their eligibility for next year’s district and state basketball tournaments.
PIAA Statement, issued Monday, March 10:
“Due to the blatant violations of the PIAA Bylaws, the Meadville vs. Uniontown basketball game will be recorded as a forfeiture for each team.
*-PIAA publicly censured both schools for the actions in the March 7, 2025 PIAA First Round Inter-District Basketball contest held at Meadville HS against Uniontown Area HS.
*-Both schools are removed from the PIAA Inter-District Basketball Tournament and are suspended from participation for the remainder of the 2024-25 basketball tournament.
*-Both schools are also removed from the 2025-26 PIAA Basketball Inter-District Basketball Tournament unless the following provisions are adhered to:
1) A plan of action will be submitted to PIAA detailing what processes are in place to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future. School submitted action plans are due by Wednesday, March 19th, 2025.
2) All players for the 2025-26 school year will complete the NFHS Sportsmanship module
3) All coaches in the 2025-26 basketball program will complete the NFHS Sportsmanship and the Teaching and Modeling Behavior modules.
4) The identified spectators from each school whose identities are known to school administration are to be banned from attendance at any and all school sponsored activities until June 15, 2026.
5) Each school is reprimanded for not addressing the unsportsmanlike behavior of their spectators which is a direct violation of the PIAA Bylaws as detailed in Article 1, Section 5, Spectators of the PIAA Bylaws.
March 11, 2025 4:40 am
The Steelers won’t have Justin Fields back at quarterback next season. Fields has reached a two-year, $40 million deal that includes $30 million guaranteed with the New York Jets, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. As of Monday morning, Schefter said that Russell Wilson has still been in talks with the Steelers. At the same time, reports say veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers is under consideration to join the Steelers. “Rodgers and the Steelers are expected to talk and explore a union. The idea of Rodgers playing for Mike Tomlin is in play,” Schefter posted on X Monday morning. This all comes a day after the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. The NFL free agency officially begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
