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Men’s hockey: Penn State falls at Minnesota, 3-2

Goaltender Liam Souliere made 24 saves for Penn State in a 3-2 loss to Minnesota at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis on Friday. Forwards Christian Sarlo and Kevin Wall each scored goals for Penn State which is off to a 0-2-0 start in the 2020-21 season. Penn State’s next...
Defending champion Thomas Jefferson routs Oil City, returns to PIAA 4A final

Thomas Jefferson had the football 10 times Friday night and scored nine touchdowns, an almost-perfect performance that has the Jaguars headed back to Hershey. TJ teammates Preston Zandier and Conner Murga reached the end zone three times each as the defending state champion steamrolled Oil City, 62-0, in a PIAA...
Paul Newberry: High school coach makes stand during pandemicVideo

For Mark Rose, football is more than a living. It’s a way of life. But it’s not worth dying for. Rose has become a lonely but powerful voice: a longtime high school coach — one of the more successful in football-mad Alabama — who finds it ludicrous to be carrying...
Second-half rally lifts unbeaten Mars boys soccer to program’s first state title

All season long, the Mars boys soccer team was led by its defense. Mars had only allowed eight goals in 20 games, but when District 3 champion Northern scored the ninth in the first half of the PIAA Class 3A championship on Friday at Hersheypark Stadium, the Fightin’ Planets knew...
Pirates part ways with Trevor Williams, Jose Osuna to clear room on 40-man rosterVideo

With the deadline to finalize a 40-man roster Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates faced difficult decisions on which players to part ways with in order to protect a pair of prospects. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington chose to cut ties with two arbitration-eligible players who were unlikely to be tendered, designating...
Former Penguins forward, coach, executive Ken Schinkel dies at 87

Ken Schinkel, an original member of the Penguins franchise, has died at age 87. The Penguins announced his death. A cause of death was not reported. A native of Jansen, Saskatchewan, Schinkel joined the newly formed Penguins at age 35 through the 1967 expansion draft when the NHL doubled in...
Alumni Academy gives NFL prospects 2nd chanceVideo

In normal times, NFL teams sometimes scramble to find players during the season when a wave of injuries or other issues hit. In 2020, multiply those needs exponentially because of the coronavirus pandemic. Helping out the 32 teams on a limited scale — for now — is the NFL Alumni...
Presidents’ Athletic Conference announces plans for spring semester competition

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference on Friday announced tentative plans for seasons affected by the coronavirus pandemic to return to competition during the spring 2021 semester. “We are planning for winter and spring intercollegiate athletic competition, including resumption of postponed fall sports. Across the conference, our teams have been training and...
At 0-4, Penn State defensive tackle P.J. Mustipher seeks accountability

Penn State’s football team had a strong second half at Nebraska this past Saturday. Nebraska gained a mere 95 yards of offense during the final two quarters. Then again, games are usually played with two halves. And Penn State wasn’t nearly as stiff defensively during the first half as it...
Mike Hilton expected to play vs. Jaguars after practicing for 3rd day in a row for Steelers

It’s full speed ahead for slot cornerback Mike Hilton, who is expected to return from a four-game absence Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Hilton practiced for a third consecutive day Friday and no longer is listed on the team’s official injury report....
Perfect on field goals, Chris Boswell thinks extra-point issues are behind Steelers

Chris Boswell will put the NFL’s longest active field-goal streak on the line Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Jacksonville. The veteran kicker has made his past 25 field goal attempts in succession, including all 14 this season. After the franchise-record 59-yard attempt he made two weeks ago in...
Steelers NT Tyson Alualu awaits another Jacksonville homecoming

Tyson Alualu hopes his second trip home to Jacksonville is as rewarding as the first. In 2018, Alualu’s second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers following a seven-year career with the Jaguars, the Steelers overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to eke out a last-second 20-16 victory at TIAA Bank Field. Alualu...
Pitt football changes course, won’t require players to wear masks during Saturday’s game

In a reversal of a previous announcement, Pitt and Virginia Tech players won’t need to pull up their masks to cover the nose and mouth during Saturday’s game at Heinz Field. Pitt’s athletic department, which initially announced Friday that all players would wear face coverings while engaged in competition, clarified...
Browns star Myles Garrett on covid list, out for Eagles

CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett has been slowed down just when the Browns need him most. Cleveland’s dynamic star defensive end and the NFL’s leader in sacks will miss Sunday’s game against Philadelphia — and maybe more — after testing positive for covid-19, dealing the Browns a major blow as they...
AP source: NBA, Raptors denied permission to play in Canada

TORONTO — The Canadian government has denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic. An official familiar with the federal government’s decision told The Associated Press on Friday there is too much COVID-19 circulating in the United States to allow for cross-border...
Steelers Four Downs: Yards after catch fueling passing game

1. YAC daddies The Pittsburgh Steelers rank 18th in the NFL in passing yards per game. That’s not an indictment of the team’s passing game. It is more a function of having a lead so often, thus muting the incentive to throw too much. But despite that mediocre total, three...

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