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Report: Pirates still have shot at All-Star 3B

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on a recent podcast that the Pittsburgh Pirates are still interested in All-Star slugger Eugenio Suarez. He hit .228 last season with 49 homers and 118 RBIs while playing with the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks. ”I would certainly ...

Steelers interview Mike McCarthy

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers interviewed Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy for their vacant head coaching position on Wednesday. McCarthy is now the second candidate to interview in person for the position opened when Mike Tomlin stepped down after 19 seasons. McCarthy was a head coach for the ...

Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones elected to baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltrán fielded a question about the impact of his role in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal as deftly as he grabbed so many balls hit to him in center field. “There’s no doubt the Astros situation has been a topic,” he said, “not positive toward my way. ...

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka reaches the third round

MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated a tenacious Bai Zhouxuan of China 6-3, 6-1 early today to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Sabalenka raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set but then needed seven set points at Rod Laver Arena to take the set against the ...

Jimmy Butler suffers torn ACL

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler will require surgery and miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during the third quarter of a 135-112 victory over his former Miami team. The Warriors made the announcement Tuesday ahead of their home game against Toronto. Elsewhere in sports: - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 seventh-round draft pick, it was announced Tuesday by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. - ...

Tennessee Titans agree to hire Robert Saleh

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans agreed to hire Robert Saleh as their coach late Monday night, hoping he can speed up their rebuild and end the franchise’s skid of four straight losing seasons, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on ...