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Clark leads Team Canada to hockey sweep of U.S.
Emily Clark is fine not being one of Team Canada’s top offensive threats. She had no problem putting the puck in the net Sunday, though, as her hat trick lifted the Canadians to a 5-3 win over Team USA at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “It feels a little...
Chuks Okorafor starting at right tackle for Steelers vs. Rams; JuJu Smith-Schuster active
It’s official. The Pittsburgh Steelers have shuffled their starting offensive line for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The team announced that second-year Chuks Okorafor is making his second career start on the offensive line. After not playing a snap all season, Okorafor was named the starting right tackle....
Broadcaster apologizes for Don Cherry’s comments on immigrants
TORONTO — A Canadian broadcast company has apologized for hockey commentator Don Cherry’s remarks about what he believes are new immigrants not honoring the country’s fallen soldiers. The 85-year-old Cherry, who has been criticized in the past for his outspoken conservative politics, seemed to single out new immigrants in Toronto...
AP Top 25: LSU landslide No. 1; Minnesota jumps into top 10; Penn State falls to No. 9
LSU is an overwhelming No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama in a 1-2 matchup, and Minnesota moved into the top 10 for the first time in 57 years. After two weeks of historically close voting at the top of poll, LSU received 54 first-place...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 shootout win against the Blackhawks: First things first, there was no update on forward Sidney Crosby. The Penguins’ captain left the game with 18:09 left in the third period due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan suggested there might be an update on Monday...
Quietly and without credit, QB Mason Rudolph guiding Steelers to wins
He’s the interim starting quarterback for a team that hasn’t lost a game in more than a month. Individually, he has lost only one game he has started and finished in his career — and that was seven weeks ago. The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a four-game winning streak, with...
Other runners come forward after former teen star makes abuse allegations
Track and field is facing a painful and public reckoning with the treatment of some female athletes. Former teen running star Mary Cain’s account this week of alleged physical and emotional abuse at the recently disbanded Nike Oregon Project is prompting more top athletes to come forward. Amy Yoder Begley,...
Myreon Jones leads Penn State men’s basketball team past Wagner
STATE COLLEGE — Pat Chambers believes Penn State can be one of the best defensive teams in the country. Two games in, the Nittany Lions appear to be headed in that direction. Myreon Jones scored 14 points, and Penn State pulled away from Wagner, 91-64, on Saturday. Lamar Stevens added...
Penguins rally to defeat Blackhawks in shootout but lose Crosby to injuryVideo
Half a decade has rolled by since the previous occasion the Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. On Saturday, the Penguins snapped that slump of 10 games with a 3-2 shootout victory at PPG Paints Arena. But of greater significance is the well being of captain Sidney Crosby. He left the...
Focus on catching up as 1979 Super Steelers convene for ceremony
When they convened this weekend to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Bowl XIV, members of the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers had no shortage of memories to discuss. They could talk about how they were the first team to win four Super Bowls and the only one to win it in...
UPG women win AMCC soccer title, earn NCAA berth
Still undefeated and wanting more, the Pitt-Greensburg women’s soccer team won its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title Saturday with a 3-2 victory over Penn State Behrend before 247 at Westmoreland County Community College. The victory secures the Bobcats (19-0-1) a spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins...
District college football roundup: Rock sets records, moves to 10-0 with win over Gannon
Roland Rivers III threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns as Slippery Rock moved to 10-0 for the first time in school history by defeating Gannon, 56-7, on Saturday in PSAC play. Rivers III set the single-season (36) and career passing touchdown marks (64) for the Rock. Jake Chapla’s six...
LSU snaps losing streak against Alabama behind Burrow’s big game
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Joe Burrow passed for 393 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 1 LSU snapped an eight-game losing streak to No. 2 Alabama with a 46-41 victory Saturday. The Tigers (9-0, 5-0 SEC, No. 2 CFP) are no longer second fiddle in the SEC West — and maybe...
Pitt kicker Alex Kessman knows how to handle stressVideo
Alex Kessman speaks slowly and thoughtfully, a pace he prefers. Hey, you don’t rush a kicker. It’s no different than how he methodically marches off distances while lining up a kick — three steps back, two steps over — after getting his traditional fist pump and a good word from...
West Virginia no match for Texas Tech as losing streak hits 5 gamesVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Texas Tech quarterback Jett Duffey continues to give West Virginia fits. The junior moved the offense at will in the first half, and the Red Raiders used a fast start to beat West Virginia, 38-17, on Saturday, handing the Mountaineers their fifth straight loss. Duffey threw for...
Robert Morris defense leads charge in win over Duquesne
Robert Morris continued its remarkable turnaround Saturday afternoon as the Colonials defense took a major role in a 41-21 victory over rival Duquesne. The defense forced seven turnovers, Mason Gray returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Dukes were held without a first down until there were 22 seconds left...
Robert Morris men outclassed on road at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Mike Brey liked what he saw at both ends of the court, and particularly in light of how young this college basketball season is. “This is what, 20 home openers?” Brey said of his time as Notre Dame coach following Saturday’s 92-57 blowout victory over Robert...
Outdoors notices for Nov. 10, 2019
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Nov. 1, Fort Hand (2-2) defeated Butler (2-2), 1,165-1,152, and Clymer (4-0) beat Murrysville (0-4), 1,169-1,157, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Butler (3-1) beat Fort Hand (0.5-3.5), 1,107-1,080, and Clymer (4-0) defeated Murrysville (0.5-3.5), 1,151-1,091....
Ex-Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta returns with BlackhawksVideo
It wasn’t just hot. It was humid. It was sweaty. It was parts-of-your-skin-stick-to-other-parts-of-your skin hot. On June 20, 2012, Pittsburgh was in the midst of a searing heat wave with temperatures routinely in the low 90s. The NHL was staging is entry draft that weekend and, as is typically the...
Minnesota holds off Penn State in battle of unbeatens
MINNEAPOLIS — The progress made by Minnesota in coach P.J. Fleck’s third season was met by natural skepticism outside the long-languishing program, with even the most ardent fans in full prove-it mode for this game of unbeaten teams against Penn State. From start to finish, the Gophers matched the moment....
Pitt men’s basketball brought back to earth with loss to Nicholls State
Jeff Capel doesn’t expect anyone to be lauding the Pitt men’s basketball program. The second-year Panthers coach knows adjustments will be necessary after losing to Nicholls State on Saturday at Petersen Events Center. Pitt looked uneasy on offense and played with a general malaise during a 75-70 loss. Any goodwill...
Speed coach DeWayne Brown takes pride in training Aaron Donald on path to NFL stardomVideo
When it comes to Aaron Donald, DeWayne Brown counts his blessings that the first player he trained who made it to the NFL has become one of the league’s best players. Brown can relate to Donald’s drive, as he’s a self-made man who comes up with creative and sometimes unorthodox...
Kevin Gorman: Pittsburgh should be rooting for Aaron Donald, even when he plays the SteelersVideo
Aaron Donald wants to call his Heinz Field homecoming a business trip, nothing more than another game where his mission is to disrupt and dominate for the Los Angeles Rams. That he was raised in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, starred at Penn Hills and was an All-American at Pitt makes...
Four Downs: Mason Rudolph at his best when Steelers protect him
1.Feeling pressure The Pittsburgh Steelers have done a good job of protecting their young quarterback. It’s a good thing, too, because Mason Rudolph has struggled when he hasn’t been protected. According to data compiled by Pro Football Focus, Rudolph has the worst passer rating while under pressure (37.8) of any...
Belle Vernon gets revenge, stuns South Fayette
For 364 days, Belle Vernon Area worked long and hard to get to where they were Friday night. That’s the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal. All the blood, sweat, tears and hard work paid off. The Leopards scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past South Fayette, 41-30,...
