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Ex-Steeler Jonnu Smith signs with Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have addressed their depth issues at tight end by signing veteran Jonnu Smith to a one-year contract. Rosenhaus Sports, which represents Smith, announced the signing in a social media post on Thursday. Smith, 31, caught 38 passes for 222 yards and ...

Bucs leave 10 on base in defeat

SAN DIEGO — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vasquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League’s third ...

Oneil Cruz homers for Pirates late to beat Padres, 1-0

SAN DIEGO — Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Cruz improbably lined a low 98-mph pitch from Miller (4-2) into Petco Park's short porch in ...

Former Pitt defensive back signed to Steelers’ roster

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers signed defensive back Brandon Hill on Tuesday. Hill was originally drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, spending time on their practice squad. Hill also spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. Hill played ...

Nick Gonzales’ 12th-inning RBI single sends Pirates past Padres

SAN DIEGO — Nick Gonzales led off the 12th inning with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Esmerlyn Valdez homered and Rafael Flores Jr. had an RBI double in the sixth for the Pirates, who ...

PGA’s new postseason message: Toughest to qualify for and win

ATLANTA — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer. Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 ...