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Bills hang on for 34-31 wild-card win over DolphinsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing by throwing two touchdown passes 3 minutes, 11 seconds apart in the third quarter and rallying the Buffalo Bills to a 34-31 win over the injury-depleted Miami Dolphins in an AFC wild-card matchup Sunday. Cole Beasley scored the go-ahead...
Pirates sign top-10 South Korean RHP prospect, 21 other internationals
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Sunday an international free agent class that features a top-10 prospect in South Korean right-handed pitcher Jun-Seok Shim and top-30 prospect in Dominican outfielder Raymond Mola. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Shim, 18, throws a fastball that sits at 94-96 mph and tops out at 100 and a...
Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. A left-handed shot, Gruden has appeared in 32 AHL games this season and has scored 16 points (11 goals, five assists). Primarily deployed as a center, Gruden has been on a productive stretch...
Penguins reserve defenseman Taylor Fedun continues to fill an important roleVideo
Taylor Fedun’s most recent recall to the Pittsburgh Penguins roster has gone exactly like his first two. That’s to say the right-handed defenseman has not played a game and likely won’t unless something unforeseen happens. And he’s perfectly fine with that. Just being in the NHL, even as a healthy...
Penn State freshman RB Kaytron Allen looking forward to 2023: ‘I can keep improving’
Michigan star Blake Corum was Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded rusher in the Big Ten in 2022. Minnesota’s Mohamed Ibrahim and Illinois’ Chase Brown ranked second and third, respectively. Coming in fourth was a Penn State freshman — but not the one you might expect. Kaytron Allen, not Nick Singleton, earned...
Georgia football player, staff member killed in wreck after title celebration
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday in a car wreck, the school said, just hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship with a parade and ceremony. Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash, which...
Damar Hamlin cheers on Bills from home, says ‘heart is with’ team
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati two weeks ago, cheered via Twitter from home Sunday during Buffalo’s wild-card playoff home game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my guys as they compete...
Lawrence rallies Jaguars from 27 down to beat Chargers 31-30
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence’s confidence somehow never wavered. Not after the first interception. Or the second. Or the third. Or even the fourth. The generational quarterback simply delivered a generational comeback. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft followed four interceptions with four touchdown passes — one...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 18 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. Lindberg replaced goaltender Taylor Gauthier to open the second period for reasons that were not certain. Gauthier stopped all...
Penguins swept in regular-season series with Hurricanes
Jason Zucker corrected himself. When asked for something of a scouting report on the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, the rambunctious Pittsburgh Penguins forward stopped to edit himself. “We haven’t played well against Carolina this year,” Zucker said before pausing. “Well, I shouldn’t say we haven’t played well....
Brock Purdy’s 4 TDs lead 49ers past Seahawks in playoffsVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a wild-card game Saturday. Purdy picked up where he left off in the regular season for...
Davis sets NCAA 3-point record as Detroit Mercy beats Robert MorrisVideo
DETROIT — Antoine Davis scored 41 points with a career-best 11 3-pointers to set the NCAA career 3-point mark, and Detroit Mercy beat Robert Morris, 87-75, on Saturday. Davis made 11 of 18 3s and was 15 for 26 overall. His 11 3s gave him a career total of 513,...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Pirates need to capitalize after signing Andrew McCutchen
Now that Andrew McCutchen is again a Pirate, a big switch must be made: McCutchen should change his uniform number from 22, the digits he wore during his prior Pittsburgh tenure. It doesn’t matter what number McCutchen uses. It just has to be different. There’s no conflict: No. 22 has...
Nike Sibande’s season-best afternoon propels Pitt to victory at Georgia Tech
Taking a two-game losing streak into Saturday’s tipoff at Georgia Tech, Pitt successfully regrouped, picking up a key ACC win in Atlanta, 71-60. It was Pitt’s first win at McCamish Pavilion. The Panthers (12-6, 5-2 ACC) were propelled by guard Nike Sibande, who scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-12...
Steelers faced with adding pieces to defense that again could be NFL’s highest paid in 2023
The way the Pittsburgh Steelers defense finished the season, it provided justification for all of the money earmarked to that side of the football. Heralded as the highest-paid defense in the NFL, the Steelers got some bang for their buck in the second half when a 7-2 finish and four...
AP source: Hamlin visits teammates for 1st time since injuryVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damar Hamlin visited with teammates at the Bills facility on Saturday for the first time since being discharged from a Buffalo hospital and about two weeks after the safety went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati....
Sherfield scores 22, Oklahoma closes out West Virginia, 77-76Video
NORMAN, Okla. — Grant Sherfield scored 22 points, Jalen Hill made four clutch free throws in the final minute and Oklahoma defeated West Virginia, 77-76, on Saturday. Hill added 14 points for Oklahoma (11-6, 2-3 Big 12), and Milos Uzan had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists. At 1...
Through bone marrow donation, Duquesne’s Ayden Garnes saves stranger’s life
Approaching two weeks into Duquesne University’s offseason winter workouts, Ayden Garnes is a bit sore and somewhat fatigued. While his football teammates are feeling the burn from their work in the weight room, Garnes’ discomfort is of an entirely different nature. On Jan. 4, he underwent a surgical operation in...
Pitt forward John Hugley IV to miss remainder of season, seek redshirt year
Pitt junior forward John Hugley IV will miss the remainder of the season, as he is opting to take a step back from basketball “while coping with mental health challenges as well as recovery and reconditioning from a preseason injury.” Team officials announced Hugley’s decision Saturday afternoon. Hugley earned honorable...
Analysis: Applauding Andrew McCutchen’s reunion with Pirates
Now that the happy homecoming side of Andrew McCutchen agreeing to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates has commenced, there is talk that it could provide the perfect ending. The 36-year-old outfielder has a golden opportunity to end his major-league career with the team that drafted him and the city where...
A case for — and against — the Steelers keeping each of their UFAs on offense/special teams
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming crop of unrestricted free agents, the heavy lean is to those on defense. Nine players who started at least one game on defense are scheduled to be UFAs, including four who were full-time starters. On offense, the pending free agent who played...
Minor league report: Nailers fall at home to KometsVideo
Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 36 saves on 38 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena on Friday. Forward Justin Addamo scored the lone goal for Wheeling (17-16-1-0). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Cincinnati...
Hobbled Penguins unable to keep up with Jets
Friday the 13th didn’t present any kind of bad luck for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Just a daunting challenge in the form of the Winnipeg Jets, one of the NHL’s better teams. “They play a really, really, really honest game,” Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta said following an optional morning skate at...
NFL regular-season TV ratings down 3% over last seasonVideo
NFL regular-season ratings saw a 3% decrease from last season, which was not unexpected with “Thursday Night Football” moving from Fox and NFL Network to exclusively airing on Amazon Prime Video. The 272 regular-season games averaged 16.7 million viewers across TV and digital platforms. The league also said that 185...
Sean McVay decides to keep coaching, stays with Rams
LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay has decided to return for a seventh season with the Los Angeles Rams after taking a break to contemplate his future following the first losing season of his career. The youngest coach in NFL history to win the Super Bowl has decided not to take...
