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Penguins place defenseman Mike Matheson on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Mike Matheson on injured reserve, retroactive to Friday, because of an undisclosed ailment. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Matheson would be sidelined for an indefinite period of time following Sunday’s 4-3 shootout win at PPG Paints Arena. “He was injured in the (Friday’s) game,” Sullivan said...
Balanced Purdue staves off Penn State men’s basketball team
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue held off rusty Penn State, 80-72, on Sunday. It was Purdue’s first home game since Christmas Day and the first game for Penn State since Dec. 30 after four conference...
Penguins get 1st win, defeat Capitals in shootout
Mike Sullivan often professes he has one overriding factor he considers when he crafts his lineup for each and every game he oversees as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach. What players will give his team the best chance to win that particular contest? On Sunday, with his team seeking its first...
Pitt shows it can score, but rebounding might be the key to enduring success
Pitt’s flurry of points against Syracuse on Saturday can be quantified in a variety of ways. • The Panthers scored 96 points, the most in a conference game that didn’t go into overtime since Pitt recorded 98 against DePaul in 2008. • It also was Pitt’s highest total against the...
Maceo Austin rejoins Duquesne teammates at practice
Duquesne sophomore guard Maceo Austin rejoined his teammates at practice Sunday after missing the past three games while taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, coach Keith Dambrot said. “We are glad to have him back,” Dambrot said. “It means a lot.” Austin probably won’t play Wednesday against Rhode...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against CapitalsVideo
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan professes his primary consideration in crafting a lineup for any game is to dress the players he believes will give his team the best chance to win. For Sunday’s home opener at PPG Paints Arena against the rival Washington Capitals, backup goaltender Casey DeSmith will be...
Penn Hills grad Adia Brisker finding new role after transferring to Morgan State
Adia Brisker has experienced her fair share of trials and tribulations throughout her life. The most recent obstacle involved her choice to transfer to Morgan State after a rocky first season at Niagara. The Penn Hills alum didn’t struggle statistically on the basketball court in her freshman year at Niagara....
This date in sports history: Jan. 17Video
1961 — The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star MVP honors. Robertson has 23 points and 14 assists in a 153-131 victory for the West at Syracuse, N.Y. 1971 — The first Super Bowl under the NFL-AFL merger ends with Baltimore...
Bills advance to AFC championship with win over Ravens
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Taron Johnson could’ve kept running into next week on a 101-yard interception that carried the Buffalo Bills to their first AFC championship game appearance in 26 years. Johnson’s pick-6 of Lamar Jackson’s pass with 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter secured a 17-3 win over...
Robert Morris loses in overtime to Illinois-ChicagoVideo
CHICAGO — Rob Howard scored 18 points as Illinois-Chicago narrowly beat Robert Morris, 66-62, in overtime Saturday. Maurice Commander and Teyvion Kirk added 15 points each for the Flames. Commander also had eight rebounds, and Kirk posted eight rebounds. Illinois-Chicago (7-4, 4-2 Horizon League) scored 25 points in the second...
Aaron Rodgers, Packers beat Rams to reach NFC title game
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers made sure he’d play an NFC championship game at home for the first time in his Hall of Fame-caliber career. Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score as the top-seeded Green Bay Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 32-18, in...
Saints’ Drew Brees sees playoff clash with Tom Brady’s Bucs as fate
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees periodically discusses his long, extraordinary NFL journey in terms of fate and destiny. The New Orleans Saints quarterback says, for example, that his career-threatening throwing shoulder injury at the end of the 2005 season was meant to be. It precipitated his departure from the Chargers...
Browns’ Joel Bitonio ‘pumped’ for playoff debut after covid-19
CLEVELAND — Joel Bitonio’s neighbors set off fireworks late Sunday night after the Cleveland Browns stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card game. The loud bangs signified something more for the Pro Bowl guard — a second chance. Cleveland’s longest-tenured player, Bitonio was activated from the covid-19 list Friday after...
Penguins aim to limit defensive miscues after 0-2-0 start
Even at 0-2-0, the Penguins claim they see plenty of positives to the start of their season. Particularly on defense. And sure enough, they have hindered the opposition, which to this point has been limited to a pair of road contests against the Philadelphia Flyers, in terms of shots on...
Reports: Steelers expected to promote Matt Canada to offensive coordinator
The Pittsburgh Steelers are promoting from within to replace Randy Fichtner, according to multiple national reports. Matt Canada is expected to be named offensive coordinator, per ESPN and the NFL Network. Canada just completed his first year on the Steelers’ staff, serving as quarterbacks coach. The longtime college coordinator and...
Australian Open arrivals hit by 3 covid-19 positive testsVideo
Three coronavirus cases have been detected among charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials to Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, health authorities and tournament organizers said Saturday. Forty-seven players from the two affected flights — arriving from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi — are in a strict 14-day...
Penguins forward Jared McCann fined for blow to head of Flyers’ Travis SanheimVideo
Penguins forward Jared McCann was fined $10,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Saturday for a hit he delivered with his elbow to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Sanheim on Friday. During a 5-2 road loss in Philadelphia, McCann was assessed a minor penalty at 14...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Many to blame for Penguins’ 0-2 start
It’s only two games, but… • Tristan Jarry has been brutal. He’s too deep in his net, his stick isn’t busy, his rebound control is rotten and his vaunted puck handling has been a non-factor. Some goaltenders can’t handle being labeled No. 1. Is Jarry one of those? We figure...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie returns early from injury, scores 24 to help defeat Syracuse
At one point, Justin Champagnie just laughed at Jeff Capel’s question. “I kept asking him, ‘Are you OK?’ ” Pitt’s coach said. ” ‘Are you tired? Are you tired?’ Champagnie’s answer: A definite “No!” Who could blame Capel for being concerned? Was his star forward putting too much trauma on...
Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year
LOS ANGELES — Even after canceling the Tournament of Roses parade during the summer and scaling back the pregame festivities normally associated with the Rose Bowl, David Eads and his staff were still preparing for a College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Day to be played at the picturesque...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Productive day for Pirates, who add another Polanco
Signing another Polanco might have provided a punchline for fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Friday proved to be a productive one for an organization that is making moves to rebuild from the bottom up. The Pirates started by signing 15 international prospects, highlighted by the top teenage outfielder in...
5 moves the Steelers must make for the offseason to be a successful one
Coming off a 12-4 year, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered the offseason facing the type of questions usually reserved for teams with a reversed record. They have an alarming number of free agents and already are over a salary cap that is projected to decline in 2021. They have an aging...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie returns from knee injury, starts against Syracuse
Justin Champagnie beat his timetable for recovery from a knee injury by two weeks and was in the starting lineup Saturday for Pitt’s game against Syracuse at Petersen Events Center. Champagnie injured the knee in practice Dec. 20, but missed only two games after four others were postponed because of...
Penguins forward Jared McCann to have disciplinary hearingVideo
Penguins forward Jared McCann is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Saturday for a hit he delivered to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Sanheim on Friday. During a 5-2 road loss in Philadelphia, McCann was assessed a minor penalty at...
With college sports on hold, Hampton grad lends hand at nursing home
Hampton graduate Jason Goodman last winter won a PSAC indoor track championship. This winter, the Slippery Rock senior is doing something even more important. Goodman is working as a nursing assistant at a Pittsburgh-area nursing home during the covid pandemic that canceled all winter sports in the Pennsylvania State Athletic...
