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After sluggish start, Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is in ‘a way different place’Video
It might have been the best indicator as to how late of a start Sidney Crosby has had to the 2021-22 campaign. Not so much as it pertains to when he first started games this season. But when he started to make a true impact on the ice. During the...
Steelers’ lineman J.C. Hassenauer returns to practice, B.J. Finney placed on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another interior offensive lineman to injured reserve Wednesday, but they are close to getting another back on the 53-man roster. Center/guard B.J. Finney was placed on IR with a back injury that has bothered him for most of the second half of the season. The designation...
Report: Former Pirates RF Gregory Polanco nearing deal to play in Japan next season
Former Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco, a one-time top prospect who became a lightning rod for fans, is reportedly close to signing a contract to play in Japan next season. Dominican sports writer Tenchy Rodriguez reported on Twitter that a deal with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball...
Pitt long snapper Cal Adomitis joins Kenny Pickett, Jordan Addison as first-team All-Americans
All five NCAA-recognized All-America teams have been released, and Pitt made its mark on each. The American Football Coaches Association team was the last of the five Wednesday, and quarterback Kenny Pickett, long snapper Cal Adomitis and wide receiver Jordan Addison were recognized. Pitt has three first-team All-Americans for the...
Mark Madden: Amid covid chaos, NHL should keep players away from Beijing Winter Olympics
The NHL is embroiled in covid chaos. Calgary and Carolina experienced recent postponements because of team outbreaks. Covid has caused 10 NHL games to be pushed back this season. More will follow. Covid isn’t going away. The NHL may shuffle its protocol. Some want a pause in play, but that’s...
Early signing day: Notre Dame, Pitt, Kentucky among Power 5 schools to land WPIAL, City League recruits
The excitement of signing day used to be limited to February, but that changed five years ago when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in mid-December. A number of WPIAL and City League seniors took that opportunity Wednesday,...
Browns QB Mayfield, coach Stefanski test positive for covid-19
CLEVELAND — The Browns’ covid-19 outbreak has widened and worsened. Quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders as Cleveland deals with a widespread outbreak during its playoff pursuit. Stefanski’s positive test was first...
Penn State 4-star signee Nicholas Singleton hopes to follow in Saquon Barkley’s footsteps
STATE COLLEGE — Nicholas Singleton chuckled a little bit as he described his anticipation of signing with Penn State on National Signing Day. “It’s going to feel good, I’ll tell you that,” the Governor Mifflin running back said Tuesday. “It’s a lot of pressure off because there’s still coaches that...
Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons first of Pitt’s prospects to submit signed letter of intent
Sean FitzSimmons, who helped lead Central Valley to three WPIAL championships, back-to-back PIAA titles and 27 consecutive victories, was the first Pitt prospect to sign and submit his letter of intent Wednesday morning. Pitt welcomed FitzSimmons onto the team at 7:05 a.m., five minutes into the signing period. The 1st...
Tim Benz: Bad starts have become a big problem for Steelers on both sides of the ball
One of the biggest issues facing the Pittsburgh Steelers — emphasis on “one” of — is their recent propensity to get off to awful starts and get down big in games. • In each of their last three contests, the Steelers have allowed their opponent to score first. It’s more...
This date in sports history: Dec. 15
1925 — The first NHL game is played at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The Americans score first, but the Montreal Canadiens prevail 3-1, before 17,000 in attendance. 1929 — The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in their first game at Chicago Stadium. Vic Ripley scores twice in...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to BearsVideo
Defenseman P.O Joseph scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Goaltender Matt Jurusik made 22 saves on 26 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-9-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the...
Penguins beat Canadiens, extend winning streak to 5
Entering Tuesday, the Penguins were one of the better defensive teams in the NHL by most basic defensive statistics. They were third in the league with a goals-against average of 2.44 and ninth in terms of average shots allowed at 30.4 per contest. Coach Mike Sullivan is hesitant to share...
Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks NBA career 3-point recordVideo
NEW YORK — Stephen Curry has shot his way to the top of the NBA record book for 3-pointers. Curry hit his 2,974th 3-pointer Tuesday night in the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the New York Knicks, breaking the record set by Ray Allen. Curry hit...
Sullivan says Penguins received covid-19 booster in October
Members of the Penguins received a booster shot for covid-19 on Oct. 30, coach Mike Sullivan said. No specifics were offered, but Sullivan indicated “all” members of the team were given the booster. According to Sullivan, the booster was distributed following a 4-2 home loss the New Jersey Devils. The...
Mike Tomlin expecting healthy roster when Steelers face Titans to kick off stretch run
Mike Tomlin’s ability to turn over stones, the term he used to describe getting the Pittsburgh Steelers back on track after a loss at Minnesota, will depend on the health of his injured players. At his weekly news conference Tuesday, Tomlin mentioned eight players who could be available Sunday when...
Wild’s Bill Guerin promoted to take over as U.S. men’s Olympic GMVideo
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin was promoted to take over the men’s U.S. Olympic hockey team Tuesday, two months after Stan Bowman’s resignation in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal. “Unfortunately, things turned out the way they did, and we’re here today,” Guerin said during a...
Saquon Barkley supports Joe Judge, wants to stay with GiantsVideo
Saquon Barkley wants to be there when the New York Giants get back on a winning track. The 24-year-old Penn State product has seen plenty of losses since the Giants drafted him No. 2 overall in 2018, but the running back doesn’t want to go anywhere else despite speculation about...
Covid-19 outbreak for Hurricanes prompts postponement of game vs. WildVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Carolina Hurricanes became the latest NHL team hit by a coronavirus outbreak Tuesday as four more players were placed in the covid-19 protocol, prompting the league to postpone their game at Minnesota. The call came a little more than five hours before the scheduled start...
Pressing matters surround Pitt, Michigan State while they prepare for Peach Bowl
There was plenty to discuss Tuesday when representatives of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl showed up at Pitt headquarters. First of all, getting formalities out of the way, Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan sat down at a news conference and officially offered an invitation to Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke for...
Latest NIL twist: Millions being pledged to college athletesVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Six months after one of the biggest rule changes in the history of college sports, money for athletes is being pledged by the millions in a development that has raised concerns about the role of wealthy alumni eager to back their beloved alma maters. At Texas, one...
WR Odell Beckham among 7 Rams put on covid-19 reserve listVideo
LOS ANGELES — Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and six of his Los Angeles Rams teammates went on the reserve/covid-19 list Tuesday amid the latest expansion of their virus outbreak. Defensive backs Terrell Burgess and Juju Hughes, tight end Brycen Hopkins, tackle Alaric Jackson, injured nose tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day and practice...
Chiefs place DT Chris Jones in covid-19 protocolVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs was placed in the covid-19 protocol on Tuesday, one day after wide receiver Josh Gordon tested positive and two days before a crucial game against the Chargers. Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn’t sure whether...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers WR Chase Claypool’s maturation ‘can’t happen fast enough for him’
Mike Tomlin didn’t need to remind wide receiver Chase Claypool that his first-down pose in the final minute Thursday at Minnesota cost the Pittsburgh Steelers precious seconds on a winding clock. “We don’t wait for stuff like that to happen,” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. “That is...
Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke says discussions underway toward contract extension for Pat Narduzzi
New to her job in 2017, Heather Lyke made a bold move when she extended Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi’s contract seven years through 2024 — only days after the conclusion of a 5-7 season. Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that Pitt’s athletic director confirmed Tuesday that another extension for...
