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Penguins A to Z: Tristan Jarry’s time finally arrivesVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season expected to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Tristan Jarry Position: Goaltender Catches:...
College Football Playoff semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1 is relocating to the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Texas, a move prompted by California’s ban on spectators at sporting events during the pandemic. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Saturday...
Penn State decides against playing in a bowl game
Shortly after winning their fourth straight game, members of the Penn State football team met Saturday night and decided not to participate in a bowl game this season. Coach James Franklin and vice president for intercollegiate athletics Sandy Barbour announced the decision late Saturday, saying it was the players’ decision...
They’re far from the ultimate prize, but AFC North titles not without significance to Steelers
It’s far from lifting the Lombardi Trophy, but that doesn’t mean a less-significant symbolic championship gesture isn’t without its own gratification. “We want to be able to put on a hat and shirts,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said, “to say we won the AFC North.” Whether that was to...
Packers outlast Panthers for 4th straight victory
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown as the Green Bay Packers reached the end zone on their first three series before hanging on to beat the Carolina Panthers, 24-16, on Saturday night. Aaron Rodgers threw for a season-low 143 yards but produced a...
Najee Harris scores 5 TDs, No. 1 Bama escapes No. 11 Florida
ATLANTA — Najee Harris scored five touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama advanced to the College Football Playoff with a perfect record, holding off No. 11 Florida in a 52-46 shootout for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (11-0, No. 1 CFP) got its toughest test in a...
Minor league report: Nailers lose in overtime to Solar Bears, 3-2Video
The Wheeling Nailers recorded their first point of the season in a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Orlando Solar Bears at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Saturday. Goaltender Shane Starrett made 28 saves on 31 shots in the defeat while forwards Lawton Courtnall and Felix Robert scored goals...
Tiger’s son makes TV debut, looks at home during PNC ChampionshipVideo
The guy with a swoosh on his shirt and a Tiger head cover on his driver looked pretty good. So did Tiger Woods. Charlie Woods, the 11-year-old son of the 15-time major champion, made his national TV debut Saturday in the PNC Championship. And according to his dad, he played...
Jahan Dotson powers Penn State past Illinois for 4th straight win
Jahan Dotson sliced his way through Illinois defenders as if he were juking through a gauntlet of orange practice cones on Saturday night. It’s become typical for Penn State’s top wideout who has posted standout performances all season inside Beaver Stadium, where the Nittany Lions (4-5) beat Illinois, 56-21, to...
AP: MLB payrolls drop nearly $2.5B in pandemicVideo
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball payrolls plunged to $1.75 billion during the pandemic-shortened season from $4.22 billion, and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers led with $98.6 million — the smallest for the top spender in 20 years. Base wages for 40-man rosters tumbled to $1.54 billion, according...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: After delayed start, fall sports move forward
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
NHL eyes division play only; Sharks to play in ArizonaVideo
The NHL is preparing for a pandemic-altered regular season limited to divisional play while trying to determine if the league’s seven Canadian teams will be allowed to play in their country. Taxi squads also are coming back as part of a tentative return-to-play plan reached Friday, and at least one...
Bills beat Broncos for first AFC East crown since 1995Video
DENVER — The Buffalo Bills captured their first AFC East title in a quarter-century Saturday when 24-year-old quarterback Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in a 48-19 rout of the Denver Broncos. The Bills (11-3) scored twice in a 17-second span in the third quarter...
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson rout No. 2 Notre Dame for ACC titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to Notre Dame last month, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney assured his players in the locker room there would be no trophy handed out that night. There would, however, be one up for grabs when they got to Charlotte for the ACC championship...
Saints All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas to miss rest of regular season
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints placed receiver Michael Thomas on injured reserve Saturday, a move that allows the Saints to give a healthy player Thomas’ active roster spot for their final three regular-season games while resting their star receiver for the playoffs. Thomas, the 2019 AP Offensive Player...
Oklahoma wins 6th Big 12 title in row, beats Iowa State
ARLINGTON, Texas — Spencer Rattler threw a 45-yard touchdown to Marvin Mims and also ran for a score as No. 12 Oklahoma won its sixth consecutive Big 12 title, holding on to beat No. 8 Iowa State, 27-21, in the conference championship game Saturday. That impressive title streak probably won’t...
Ohio State beats Northwestern in Big Ten championship, waits for CFP decisionVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Sermon ran for a school-record 331 yards and two second-half touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 3 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. The Buckeyes (6-0) will find out Sunday if they’ve done enough to earn one of four...
This date in sports history: Dec. 20Video
1921 — Baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts the deciding vote to return to best-of-seven World Series from the best-of-nine format. The American League votes to return to best-of-seven World Series, and National League votes for the best-of-nine format. The a best-of-nine series was used in 1903 and 1919-21....
Pitt coach Jeff Capel tests positive for covid-19
Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel has tested positive for covid-19 and will miss the Panthers’ scheduled game against Louisville on Tuesday. According to a news release from the Pitt athletics department, subsequent testing within the program resulted in no additional positive tests. The Panthers (5-1, 1-0 ACC), who defeated...
Drops behind him, Diontae Johnson ready for fresh start when Steelers play Bengals
When Ben Roethlisberger approached Diontae Johnson on the sideline late in the second half Sunday, he asked a question that caught the second-year wide receiver off guard. “He was asking me if I really wanted to play or not,” said Johnson, who was benched for seven series after dropping two...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: It’s an anniversary year for Penguins’ most star-studded Cup team
It crept up quietly because of covid, but 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first Stanley Cup championship season. AT&T SportsNet aired the official highlight video Thursday. It didn’t look like today’s hockey. The goalies wore reasonably sized equipment. Blocking shots wasn’t every player’s sworn duty. There’s...
No. 8 West Virginia holds on to beat Iowa State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride found a way to steer No. 8 West Virginia through a slippery stretch when Iowa State was disrupting the Mountaineers’ offense. McBride scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left, to lift the Mountaineers to a 70-65 victory over the Cyclones...
Oregon holds off USC late, grabs Pac-12 title
LOS ANGELES — Oregon didn’t win its Pac-12 division, and it only got into the championship game because Washington had to drop out. The Ducks hadn’t won a game in nearly a month before they took the Coliseum field Friday night. They still ended up celebrating amid confetti and streamers...
Division titles, playoff seeds at stake for Steelers, other AFC contenders
This much is known about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff situation heading into Sunday: They are assured of being in the expanded field of seven teams representing the AFC. They can win the division title if Cleveland loses at the New York Giants in prime time or if the 11-2 Steelers...
Steelers Four Downs: Despite production, Eric Ebron leads NFL tight ends in penalties, drops
1. Fright-end The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Eric Ebron leads NFL tight ends in categories you don’t want to sit atop of. According to Pro Football Focus, no tight end has more drops (seven) or penalties (six) — albeit for each, Ebron is tied. On the plus side, Ebron is tied for...
