LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Renegade opened Saturday as the morning line favorite for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, which is set for May 2.

Twenty-eight years after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected his father, Notre Dame defensive lineman Gabriel Rubio became a second-generation NFL Draft pick by the franchise.

Eli Heidenreich heard his name called in his hometown Saturday … and by his hometown team, realizing a dream to be drafted into the NFL.

For decades, our health care system has been dysfunctional. The free market is good for some things, but health care is not one of them. We have the highest per capita spending globally, yet our system ranks last among high-income countries.

Gail Friedman likely would not have attended the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh if it weren’t for her grandkids.

Whether rolling down the busway on a Football Flyer or screeching beneath the Allegheny River on the T, riders say Pittsburgh’s free public transit has proved to be one of the real winners of the NFL draft.

McFadden’s Irish pub boasted a line down North Shore Drive on Thursday afternoon. The bar between PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium usually doesn’t get jam-packed until late at night, but business was booming most of Thursday and Friday.

During Monday’s pre-NFL Draft press conference, new Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy made his thoughts known about the size of his quarterback room.

The Steelers took a quarterback in the third round of this year’s NFL draft for the simplest of reasons:

Ken Eriksen saw Toryn Fulton’s multi-talented skill set from the beginning.

The streak is finally over.

Lacrosse midfielder Karlie Johnson, the girls’ all-time leading goal scorer at Norwin, has taken a liking to Yough’s Cougar Mountain Stadium.

Francesca Pietragallo is off to a strong start for her sophomore year. The Shady Side Academy track standout snapped a 10-year-old school record in the 200-meter dash during a dual meet last week.

Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman was only interested in finding a way to make the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. That’s what he told himself, anyway, when the Foxes went through a four-game stretch of the Section 1-5A schedule where they lost three times in four games.

Saint Vincent men’s volleyball snagged three major postseason awards in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Frank Siegel is interested in whatever challenge the Fox Chapel tennis program may have for him. The sophomore first started playing doubles with junior Grant Fenton during the section tournament.

ISLAMABAD — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 46, authorities said Saturday.

On the final day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, what’s on tap?

There’s a Will, but apparently not a way.

For the third and final day, football fans will flock to the North Shore and Point State Park for the 2026 NFL Draft.

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation, we are simultaneously speeding toward its impending demise. Depressing, I know. The division and hate Americans seem to have for each other is increasing exponentially with no end in sight.

This week may have been all about football in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but the first round of the NHL Playoffs have also been ruling the thoughts of hockey fans who love their hometown team. And the Pittsburgh Penguins love their city back, which is why the team holds a number of community games every season to celebrate the diverse fanbase.

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