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Mark Madden’s Hot Take: NHL would be smart to adopt CHL’s rule changes
The Champions Hockey League is a season-long tournament involving elite teams in Europe. The CHL is instituting some interesting rule changes: • Minor penalties serve the full two minutes, even if a power-play goal is scored. • If a goal is scored during a delayed penalty, the penalty still is...
Jeff Capel boosts Pitt’s depth, adds grad transfer guard Michael Hueitt
A week after guard Dior Johnson left school, Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel moved to bolster his depth at the position by adding graduate transfer Michael Hueitt Jr. to the roster. Pitt will be Hueitt’s fourth school since finishing his high school career at Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville, N.C.,...
Coach who lost his job for praying on field kneels again in first game after years of legal battles
BREMERTON, Wash. — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers was back on the field Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court held his practice was protected by the Constitution. Joe Kennedy strode alone to midfield, knelt...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 1, 2023: Carter Bins belts homer in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-69) lost 8-5 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP John O’Reilly (3-6, 5.08) started and gave up six runs, five earned, on six hits in 3.2 innings to take the loss. 3B Malcom Nunez (.251) went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.250) went 1 for...
High school football roundup for Sept. 1, 2023: Avonworth takes down Central Valley
Carson Bellinger threw for 105 yards and a touchdown as Class 3A No. 4 Avonworth earned a 28-20 victory over Class 4A No. 4 Central Valley (1-1) in a nonconference football game Friday night. The Lopes (2-0) opened a 14-0 lead after Bellinger connected with Andrew Kuban on a 74-yard...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 1 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 1 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 361 - Devin Harris, Shady Side Academy (16 of 29) 276 - Keegan Smetanka, Shaler (14 of 20) 243 - Adam DiPasquale, Greensburg Salem (22 of 40) 207 - Jake Wolfe, Montour (11 of 17) 197 -...
Mt. Lebanon tops rival Bethel Park in overtime, avenging last year’s OT loss
Mt. Lebanon thought they’d won and then were sure they’d lost, so the surprised smile junior Noah Schaerli showed afterward summed up Friday’s win perfectly. “It was unbelievable,” said Schaerli, who caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in overtime to secure Mt. Lebanon’s 19-16 win over host Bethel Park in a...
Franklin Regional’s goal-line stands turn back Latrobe
Two goal-line stands and two third-quarter touchdown runs by Kyle Dupill helped Franklin Regional defeat Latrobe, 28-21, in a heart-thumping nonconference battle Friday at Memorial Stadium. It might have been a nonconference game, but these two Westmoreland County foes battled like it was for a conference title. The Panthers (1-1)...
Action-packed 10th inning lifts Pirates over Cardinals
In defeating St. Louis on Friday evening, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to 62-73 on the year, tying their win total from a year ago when the club went 62-100. Last season, the Pirates won their 62nd game Oct. 5, 2022, the final day of the year. Getting to that number...
Deer Lakes dominates rival Burrell in shutout
Last year’s matchup between Burrell and Deer Lakes went to overtime before the Bucs pulled out a six-point victory. An extra session wasn’t needed Friday in the latest edition of the series between the area rivals. Deer Lakes scored three times in the first half, added two TDs in the...
SMU celebrates entrance into ACC, contrast from death penalty days
DALLAS — SMU athletic director Rick Hart shot a small batch of red and blue confetti from a fake champagne bottle before machines showered the stage with plenty more. The scene celebrating the university’s acceptance into the ACC on Friday was quite the contrast to the somber, and eerily silent,...
No spider bite or fainting spell at U.S. Open for Tommy Paul and his family. Just another winVideo
NEW YORK — When Tommy Paul was a kid growing up in Greenville, N.C., his family would drive the 500 or so miles up to New York the week before the U.S. Open to watch qualifying matches — “It was free,” he notes — and catch a glimpse of some...
Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss; Luis Rubiales breaks week-long silence
MADRID — Spain’s government began a move to oust suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who ended a week of silence Friday by insisting he was the victim of a smear campaign. Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for his behavior during and...
Ahead of big sports weekend, dispute with Disney leaves millions of cable subscribers in the dark
A company representing nearly 15 million cable subscribers and The Walt Disney Co. blamed each other Friday for a dispute that has cut off Disney-owned stations to viewers on the eve of a big sports weekend for U.S. Open tennis and college football fans. The dispute between Disney and Charter...
Pirates No. 1 pick Paul Skenes rebounds in 2nd start at Double-AVideo
As the Pittsburgh Pirates looked to build upon a three-game win streak Friday in St. Louis, No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes aimed for a reversal of fortunes in his second start with Double-A Altoona. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound right-hander struck out three in two shutout innings against Erie, lowering his...
Hugs from MJ: Bubba Wallace eager to show just reaching playoffs not enoughVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bubba Wallace got a big hug from team owner Michael Jordan in the pits at Daytona last week after the racer clinched his first career NASCAR playoff appearance. Now, Wallace is primed to show he and his 23XI Racing team have even more in the tank this...
Column: As Georgia goes for 3-peat, those who’ve done it before provide perspectiveVideo
ATHENS, Ga. — When Larry Farmer walked into UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion for the first time, his gaze quickly turned toward the rafters. It was impossible to miss all those championship banners. “I immediately knew that was the standard,” Farmer recalled Friday. “It was right there in plain sight. Second or...
Ravens GM Eric DeCosta excited to see J.K. Dobbins play, staying quiet on RB’s contractVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta had plenty of nice things to say about J.K. Dobbins. He was also pretty reticent about the possibility of a new contract for the running back. “I try to keep that stuff in house,” DeCosta said. “We’re excited to see what...
Oregon State, Washington State face uncertainty in what’s left of Pac-12
Just like that, the Pac-12 has been reduced to the Pac-2. Oregon State and Washington State will be the last two standing in the conference after Stanford and California announced Friday they are bolting for the ACC in 2024. There’s speculation the Beavers and Cougars may join the Mountain West...
MLB won’t extend pitch clock for postseason
NEW YORK — MLB is keeping the pitch clock the same for the postseason as it was for the regular season, brushing aside complaints from some players. Following an MLB executive council meeting this week, the commissioner’s office informed the competition committee there will be no change, a decision first...
Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed
The move by Stanford and California to the ACC was one born out of need not convenience. After watching seven fellow Pac-12 schools follow conference flagships Southern Cal and UCLA to new homes last month, the success-rich programs at Stanford and Cal had no viable options left other than joining...
Pirates give 1B/OF Miguel Andujar another shot in big leagues
For the second time this season and the first in over three months, Miguel Andujar will get a chance to prove he belongs at the major-league level. In a series of roster moves announced Friday, the 28-year-old outfielder/first baseman’s contract was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis. He joins the Pirates for...
Mason Cole enters 2nd season with Steelers looking like long-term center
When Mason Cole signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, he was joining his third team in three seasons. The Steelers, meanwhile, were on their fourth starting center in three seasons. Turns out, both found desired stability — in each other. Cole, by all indications, has been a perfect fit...
Steve Mears, Bob Errey will not return to Penguins broadcasts on SportsNet Pittsburgh
The new era of Pittsburgh Penguins television broadcasts that’s set to begin Oct. 2, when AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh transitions into SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP), will have reverberations felt in the broadcast booth. AT&T SportsNet play-by-play announcer Steve Mears and longtime color commentator Bob Errey will not return this season, a source...
Mark Madden: Omar Khan’s work with Steelers has been impeccable, but don’t get carried away
The notion that the Kendrick Green trade was some revolutionary display of general managing by the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Omar Khan is a bit silly, just like so much about the team’s hype-clogged preseason. Khan traded a marginal asset for another marginal asset: Green to Houston for a sixth-round pick. The...
