Logan Wessel spent last season as a reserve on a talented Mount Carmel team. He used that time to soak in as much knowledge as he could. Wessel gravitated toward one teammate in particular. He found a heck of a player to look up to in Grant Best, who earned all-state honors as a senior […]
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Orlando’s new UFL team hires Anthony Becht as head coach
Orlando’s new UFL team, the Orlando Storm, announced Tuesday morning that former St. Louis Battlehawks coach Anthony Becht will be its first head coach. Becht, who enjoyed an 11-year career as a tight end in the NFL, served as the Battlehawks’ coach for the past three seasons (2023-25). The announcement was made by UFL president […]
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Pitt-Johnstown's Zuro Cirino named AVCA honorable mention
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pitt-Johnstown junior outside hitter Ellie Zuro Cirino was named a 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention selection when this year’s honorees were announced. Zuro Cirino previously earned first-team all-PSAC West, D2CCA and AVAC all-Atlantic Region honors in 2025 to lead Pitt-Johnstown to its seventh overall and third straight appearance in the […]
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Penn State men's soccer hires 2024 national champ Rob Dow as coach
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft announced the selection of Rob Dow as men’s soccer head coach. Dow, who owns the nation’s ninth-best win percentage among active men’s soccer coaches with five or more seasons leading a team, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Vermont for […]
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Lions promote Moore to head volleyball coach
A familiar face will take over the Missouri Southern State University volleyball program. Former MSSU interim head volleyball coach Joshua Moore has been promoted to head volleyball coach. “I am extremely excited to name Joshua Moore our head volleyball coach,” MSSU Director of Athletics Rob Mallory said in a statement. “Joshua stepped up for this […]
Read MorePitcher Emmanuel Clase’s agent jumps out of MLB meeting to secure his $600K bond in sports betting scheme
NEW YORK — The agent for star Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase stepped out of an MLB players union meeting to make sure his high-profile client was free on bond in his sports betting conspiracy case Thursday. “I’m walking outside the room right now,” pro agent Kelvin Nova said over the phone during Clase’s arraignment […]
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Ira Winderman: Culture again allowing Heat to keep the winning within
MIAMI — There was a time when Culture wasn’t a jersey, wasn’t a court design, wasn’t more marketing than meaning. There was a time when Culture held such touchstone value that it practically stood as corporate secret at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. It was about the aura, about sacred regard. It made Culture special. It made […]
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Angel Reese wants the Sky to do more in WNBA free agency: ‘We can’t settle for what we have this year’
Few players are more fixated on the upcoming WNBA free-agency cycle than Angel Reese. More than 100 players will enter free agency this winter as the tumult of a two-team expansion draft and a new collective bargaining agreement promises an offseason of leaguewide upheaval. Those players include 21 of this year’s 24 All-Star selections. Reese […]
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Penn State Notebook: New wide receivers provide lift in blowout win
STATE COLLEGE — Kyron Hudson and Trebor Pena raved Saturday about the atmosphere for their first game at Beaver Stadium, both describing it as special. “I’ve never been in a stadium with that many people,” Pena said. “It was special. It was exciting. It was different.” So was the Penn State offense with the new […]
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Timberwolves and Lynx hire Florida Panthers CEO to same position
New Timberwolves and Lynx controlling owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez made their first major hire Wednesday as they reshape business operations, tabbing Matthew Caldwell to serve as the organization’s CEO. Caldwell comes from the Florida Panthers, where he spent nine years as the NHL franchise’s CEO and president. The Panthers won the last two […]
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Paul Sullivan: Cubs slide continues — and Wrigley Field fans are starting to get antsy
Time flies when you’re in a free fall from first place. The Chicago Cubs were tied for first with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 28 when the team surprisingly announced President Jed Hoyer had agreed to a contract extension. They fell 8½ games behind the Brewers after Friday’s 3-2 loss at Wrigley Field and were […]
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Work hard, play hard: Sports events bring business to Northwest Montana
All over the country, business and tourism experts have been paying attention to the economic boost from sports tournaments, camps and training facilities. It’s no different in Northwest Montana, where sports organizations and business partners want to hit a homerun in helping participants make a trip out of their stay. Discover Kalispell has narrowed […]
Read MoreShohei Ohtani’s celebrity takes over Rays’ Steinbrenner Field
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Eli Manning backs out of Giants ownership purchase
Eli Manning still has a desk inside the Giants’ building, but he won’t be buying a stake in the team. The franchise is looking to sell up 10 percent of a minority stake in the organization. Manning, 44, the two-time Super Bowl MVP, previously had expressed interest in buying in. But he said on CNBC […]
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Paul Sullivan: Reunion weekend offers relief to die-hard White Sox fans tired of rebuilds
Minutes before Mark Buehrle’s statue dedication ceremony Friday in the right field concourse at White Sox Park, a ballpark employee with a cart containing four kegs of beer tried to make his way through the gridlocked crowd awaiting the unveiling. He stopped when he reached an area reserved for members of the 2005 team, failing […]
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Randy Moss ‘doing great’ in cancer recovery as his restaurant partners with Dolphins
MIAMI — Ask Randy Moss where he ranks among the NFL’s all-time wide receivers, and he’ll give you a fiery response. “Is that a real question?” Moss, the Hall of Famer, starts. “Are you being political or are you being real? “Because if we’re talking political, we’ll say Jerry Rice. If we’re talking real football, […]
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Magic secure future of Paolo Banchero with max rookie extension, as much as $287 million
Magic forward Paolo Banchero agreed to sign a five-year, $239 million rookie max extension on Monday, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel. The contract could be worth as much as $287 million, ESPN first reported, as Banchero is eligible to earn 30% of the team’s salary cap should he get voted to an All-NBA […]
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Derrick Rose: Thibs ‘in good spirits’ after Knicks firing with $30M in pocket
Tom Thibodeau has 30 million reasons to smile — even after being dismissed from his post as Knicks head coach. New York fired Thibodeau just days after his fifth season came to a close, a season in which he delivered the franchise’s first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years and back-to-back 50-win campaigns for […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Where Magic stand after NBA draft and what comes next
After introducing first- and second-round picks Jase Richardson and Noah Penda on Friday inside the AdventHealth Training Center, the Magic will shift their focus fully to free agency. NBA teams have been allowed to negotiate with their own upcoming free agents since last Monday and will be able to begin negotiating with all other upcoming […]
Read MorePWHL: Frost re-sign playoffs hero Katy Knoll
Frost re-sign Katy Knoll The Frost on Friday announced the team has re-signed forward Katy Knoll to a one-year contract for next season. Knoll, 24, had a goal and assist in 21 regular-season games as a rookie last year. In eight playoff games, she had two goals and three assists and scored in triple overtime […]
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Mike Bianchi: Blockbuster deal for Desmond Bane puts Magic in championship conversation
Hallelujah, the rebuild is over. No, seriously, this time, it’s really over. It’s finally, officially, historically, euphorically, dramatically, emphatically over. After a dozen years of painful rebuilding and an endless pursuit of acquiring draft capital, cap flexibility and other future assets, Orlando Magic president Jeff Weltman finally pushed his chips into the middle of the […]
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