George Pickens' first interaction with media in a week featured 18 questions over a 3-minute span. Only four of those 18 elicited answers of more than one sentence. One of Pickens' most expansive responses Wednesday came when asked if he was confident in how the Pittsburgh Steelers are deploying him

In what has been the year of the kicker in the WPIAL, local legs are getting into the act.

Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38 after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era.

With Pittsburgh Steelers players Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth in attendance at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins had more of a George Pickens kind of night in their season opener. Their net was "Open (Bleepin') Always." The Penguins lost 6-0 at home to the New York Rangers in their first

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " The roof panels over the home of baseball's Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton, with debris littering the field and much of the seating areas Thursday after the deadly storm barreled across the state. Team officials said only a

MADRID " Rafael Nadal announced Thursday he will retire from tennis at age 38 following next month's Davis Cup finals. Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared with his rivals in the so-called Big Three, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. "Really, everything I have

You'd think that after a blown lead on primetime to the Dallas Cowboys, angry Pittsburgh Steelers fans would overload my inbox and my social media mentions. You'd be wrong. Oh, don't misunderstand. There was plenty of bile and venom for me to read about the how the Steelers played. But

Thursday's "First Call" gives us a Dallas Cowboy who is changing his tune about George Pickens. We examine the Pittsburgh Steelers' place in the trade derby for Davante Adams. A former Steelers defensive back got a workout with the Cleveland Browns. And there are some theories about Russell Wilson's future.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were thumped in their season opener Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena, falling 6-0 to the New York Rangers in a game largely devoid of any offensive success. The loss offered an initial look at the club's power play, now overseen by first-year assistant David Quinn. By game's

SAN DIEGO " Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres, 8-0, Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux