Max Scherzer signs 1-year, $15.5-million deal with Jays
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By By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer 
February 1, 2025
Max Scherzer is joining the Toronto Blue Jays, agreeing to a $15.5 million, one-year contract on Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to the AP on condit...
Ex-Steelers kicker Suisham enjoys journey into girls hockey
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
February 1, 2025
Like plenty of professional athletes, former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham had to get a real-life job when his playing days were over. And, sure enough, he has a tiny office he shares with ...
Football Footnotes: What Rooney didn’t say about the Steelers
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By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
February 1, 2025
When Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II speaks, he’s not particularly demonstrative. He chooses his words carefully. He avoids speaking in absolutes. He just doesn’t say very much at all. Period....
Teen skaters and coaches, hunters among crash victims
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February 1, 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio ...
World champion Russian skaters built new life as coaches in U.S.
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February 1, 2025
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. They were also a married cou...
Chiefs’ Mahomes has matured on and off the field
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February 1, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first time Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to the AFC championship game, back in January 2019, he was a first-year starter who had just guided a long-suffering f...
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February 1, 2025
2005 • Charleroi High’s Jenn Crabb needed only 96 seconds to join the 1,000-point club. It was the last 30 minutes of the game that did in the Cougars in their Class AA Section 5 battle with Beth-Cent...
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February 1, 2025
Brownson House looking for girls basketball teams The Brownson House in Washington is looking for girls basketball teams The 2025 Brownson House Spring Girls Youth Basketball League will begin the sec...
Eagles settle in after injury to top Greyhounds
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 31, 2025
Bella Dumbroski poured in a game-high 31 points as Serra Catholic got a section road win. Serra Catholic and Monessen played their second section matchup against each other Thursday night in a 61-45 r...
Chris Harper, Ben Hays lead Bearcats past visiting Bears
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
January 31, 2025
The Bentworth duo each scored 22 points as the Bearcats won the 4th quarter, 19-10. The Bentworth boys basketball team has been working itself back into postseason contention the last couple of weeks,...
BVA finding its stride
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
January 31, 2025
After suspension of three starters, the Leopards are on their way to high playoff seed and section title. A five-game suspension of three starting players could have sent a talented Belle Vernon boys ...
All ‘Jazzed’ up: Farnan’s career high leads Gladiators
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 31, 2025
The South Allegheny girls basketball got big performances from Jaz Farnan and Ella Lotz as they rolled to a win over visiting Steel Valley to open up a boy-girl doubleheader on the Gladiators’ floor T...
What Capel believes Pitt needs to be ‘really good’ team
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
January 31, 2025
Pitt won 22 games in 20232024, and perhaps to an outsider that seems like a nice season. In another world, at another time, maybe. It’s almost three times the victory total in former Pitt coach Kevin ...
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January 31, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, P...
Penn State returns to Rec Hall to cure late-game blues
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January 31, 2025
PennLive via Trib Total Media STATE COLLEGE — The Bryce Jordan Center won’t ever be heralded as one of the cathedrals of college basketball, even if it housed Penn State hoops for the next 100 years. ...
Goff near perfect to open Pro Bowl Games for NFC
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January 31, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Detroit quarterback Jared Goff delivered a near-perfect performance in “passing the test” and helped the NFC take a 14-7 lead over the AFC during the opening night of the Pro Bowl...
NFL to investigate Tucker allegations
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January 31, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — The NFL will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area...
PGA Tour contemplates fines for slow play
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January 31, 2025
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the ...
Pirates win arbitration case with Oviedo
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 31, 2025
Johan Oviedo, coming off injury, will make $850,000 this season with the Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo will make $850,000 in 2025 as a result of the first salary arbitr...
Wilks joins Jets staff as defensive coordinator
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By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
January 31, 2025
The New York Jets agreed to terms with Steve Wilks to be their defensive coordinator, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Wilks is the first coordinator hired ...