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.
March 11, 2025 4:33 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are making their first big move in free agency trying to fix a porous offensive line by bringing in Pittsburgh left tackle Dan Moore. That’s what a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The Titans have agreed to a four-year deal worth $82 million with $50 million guaranteed. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the signing. The NFL Network first reported the deal. Contracts cannot be finalized until the new NFL year starts Wednesday afternoon. The Steelers also released veteran defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, a move that will free up about $7 million in salary cap space ahead of free agency. Ogunjobi spent three years in Pittsburgh. The 30-year-old finished with a career-low 41 tackles in 2024 and had just 1 1/2 sacks, tied for the fewest since his rookie year with Cleveland in 2017. Pittsburgh also tendered an offer to restricted free agent running back Jaylen Warren. Warren has rushed for more than 1,600 yards in his three seasons in Pittsburgh.
March 11, 2025 4:41 am
Quarterback Sam Darnold has agreed on a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because teams can’t sign free agents until Wednesday. Darnold had his best season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, leading them to 14 wins. He replaces Geno Smith, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
March 11, 2025 4:42 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday. The Yankees said the 34-year-old right-hander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ head team physician, will operate. Cole experienced discomfort following his second spring training outing Thursday. New York also is missing another starting pitcher, AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil, who will be sidelined for at least three months because of a strained lat muscle.
March 10, 2025 4:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers finally have their established big-play wide receiver. The Seattle Seahawks are sending two-time Pro Bowler D.K. Metcalf to Pittsburgh for at least a second-round pick, two sources with knowledge of the deal tell The Associated Press. The sources spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official. Metcalf will receive a new five-year, $150 million contract in Pittsburgh. His exodus from Seattle comes during a tumultuous stretch for the Seahawks, which dealt quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
March 10, 2025 4:34 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Jarry made his first start since being sent to the minors on Jan. 16 as Pittsburgh won for only the second time in regulation in its last 11 games. Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. In likely his last game against the franchise with which he won three Stanley Cups during 13 seasons, Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves.
March 10, 2025 4:36 am
Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that Garrett’s deal includes $122.8 million guaranteed, an average annual salary of $40 million with a total value of $204.8 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t announced. Garrett, the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year, had asked for a trade last month but the Browns were adamant about keeping the 29-year-old star in Cleveland.
March 10, 2025 4:35 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players. The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not release that figure, which was first reported by ESPN.com. The new contract adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. The extension comes following Allen’s seventh NFL season in which he became the Bills third player to earn NFL MVP.
