Boston Red Sox’s new starter shares his thoughts on leaving the Los Angeles Angels and why he sees Boston as the perfect next chapter in his MLB journey.

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium on Sunday announced the death of Sox, a 17-year-old female Masai giraffe. The giraffe had been euthanized on Friday after a long bout with a chronic condition, the zoo said in the announcement.

I didn’t attend PiratesFest this weekend. I recently finished covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous demise and the Penguins’ washout of a homestand. My Pittsburgh sports masochism knows at least some limitations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired pitcher Chase Shugart from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Matt McShane. The 28-year-old Shugart, who was designated for assignment on January 15,

JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) already connects Pittsburgh and Boston, and has served Florida cities from Pittsburgh as well in the past. And it’s no stranger to the JFK-Pittsburgh route. It connected the two cities using Embraer 190 aircraft from June 2006 until February 2013.

During a recent visit to Fort Myers, Florida, I had the chance to interview Boston Bruins great Don Awrey. He played 979 games in the NHL over 17 seasons and 10 of those were with the Bruins where he won two Stanley Cups (1970 and 1972).

In this edition of Roob’s Bonus Obs, we toss around Darius Slay’s future, an insane Saquon Barkley fact, Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s unique place in Eagles history and tons more.

Syracuse, N.Y. ― The Clemson Tigers are one of the hottest teams in the ACC as they prepare to host the Syracuse Orange on Wednesday night. Clemson (15-4, 7-1 ACC) has won six of its last seven games with the only loss coming at Louisville.

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

The Tigers enter the day at No. 31 in the NET rankings (up five spots from last week) and are 5-4 in games against Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams after their win at Pitt. They’re No. 26 in the latest KenPom ratings, Syracuse (9-9, 3-4) is coming off a 77-69 win at Notre Dame last Saturday. That followed a 85-61 loss to Louisville earlier in the week.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school

The George Fox women’s basketball team bounced back from a loss in a big way, dominating wire-to-wire in a 72-50 victory over Whitworth. From the