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Vikings get upstart Giants in playoffs with ‘do it now’ viewVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings quickly found their stride under rookie head coach Kevin O’Connell as a confident, close-knit and resilient team — featuring the league’s leading receiver — with an NFL-record 11 wins by eight points or fewer. Just because O’Connell’s career is ascending doesn’t mean this season of...
Playoffs pit Bengals against Ravens in quick rematchVideo
CINCINNATI — The Bengals and Ravens play for the second consecutive week — and third time this season — on Sunday night in a wild-card playoff game. The AFC North rivals know each other pretty well by now. “They know what we try to do on offense, We know what...
Bills turn focus to Dolphins with Damar Hamlin recovering at homeVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With Damar Hamlin recovering at home, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott smiled when asked if he thought the tide of bad news might finally be turning for his team. And he jumped on an opportunity to move forward to Sunday, when the AFC East champion Bills...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scratched due to illness
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson was scratched for Friday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed illness. The team announced his status via Twitter shortly before the opening faceoff. In 40 games this season, the left-handed Pettersson — who has primarily been deployed on the left side of...
49ers seeking 3-game sweep vs. Seahawks in wild-card gameVideo
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan knows the challenges of trying to beat an opponent three times in a season after falling short a year ago in the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers open this postseason with a similar challenge when they host NFC West rival Seattle in...
Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence, Chargers’ Justin Herbert face off in playoff debutsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence feels as if he has been in the playoffs the past two months. Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars were 3-7 and four games behind division-leading Tennessee in late November. It was clear they needed to find ways to start winning close games. Lawrence easily could...
Back ‘where it all began’: To delight of fans, Pirates sign star outfielder Andrew McCutchen
The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing back Andrew McCutchen, reuniting with their most popular player of the PNC Park era to the delight of a fan base that has voiced its frustration since he was traded. McCutchen, 36, agreed Friday to a one-year, $5 million contract, pending physical, that will return...
Teenager Coco Gauff in a hurry as she readies for Australian OpenVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff acknowledges she tends to be in a bit of a hurry as she moves through life. The 18-year-old Floridian doesn’t stick around in a city after a tennis tournament ends: “Even if it’s a nice place,” she said with a chuckle, “I like to leave.”...
Jadeveon Clowney apologizes to Myles Garrett for Browns favoritism commentsVideo
CLEVELAND — Jadeveon Clowney now says he’s sorry. Clowney said he apologized to Browns star Myles Garrett more than a week after the defensive end criticized Cleveland, saying the organization favored his teammate and was more focused on getting him to the Hall of Fame than winning. Clowney also claims...
Pitt to celebrate anniversary of Jerome Lane’s famous dunkVideo
Pitt will celebrate one of the most memorable highlights in college basketball history Jan. 25 as the Panthers host Wake Forest at the Petersen Events Center. “Send it in, Jerome!” night will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Jerome Lane’s backboard-shattering dunk from Jan. 24, 1987, against Providence. “SEND IT IN...
Penguins again recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Mark Friedman keeps racking up the miles, even if they come without games. On Friday, the Penguins recalled the reserve defenseman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). This transaction comes two days after he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He traveled on Thursday to North Carolina with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Pirates avoid arbitration with 4 pitchers but don’t reach settlement with Ji-Man Choi
The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided arbitration with four right-handed pitchers Friday but couldn’t come to a settlement with newly acquired first baseman/designated hitter Ji-Man Choi. The Pirates agreed to settlements with starters JT Brubaker and Mitch Keller and relievers Robert Stephenson and Duane Underwood Jr., announcing the signing of all four...
3 keys as Pitt continues road swing at Georgia Tech
After a loss to Duke on Wednesday in which Pitt blew an 11-point halftime lead, the Panthers remain on the road and take on Georgia Tech at 3 p.m. Saturday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. Here are three keys for the Panthers (11-6, 4-2 ACC): Embrace rebounding roots Noting Pitt...
Friday Football Footnotes: 1 neutral site AFC title game would be bad enough — making it permanent is an awful idea
Now that the door has been opened to such a conversation, there are some who feel that the NFL may give consideration to having the AFC and NFC Championship games in a neutral site. Dumb idea. Well, dumb from the standpoint of what’s good for the fans. I’m sure it’d...
NFL All-Pros: Travis Kelce, Justin Jefferson unanimous; 16 first-timers
Travis Kelce and Justin Jefferson are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2022 NFL All-Pro Team, and Sauce Gardner is the first rookie cornerback selected in 41 years. The Chiefs’ Kelce and the Vikings’ Jefferson received first-team votes Friday from all 50 members of a nationwide panel of media members...
Steelers FS Minkah Fitzpatrick named to AP 1st-team All-Pro list for 3rd time in career
Minkah Fitzpatrick continues to pull in the hardware. The Pittsburgh Steelers free safety was named to the AP All-Pro first team Friday for the third time in his NFL career. Fitzpatrick also made the first-team list in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He was the only Steelers player to earn...
The case for — and against — Steelers keeping each of their free agents on defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers offseason has just begun — but the “legal tampering” period for unrestricted free agency begins a mere two months from Friday. As such, the Trib will take a look at each of the Steelers’ 18 players scheduled for free agency, and why (or why not) the Steelers...
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski expected to make 1st start with Penguins
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Dustin Tokarski for Friday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena. It will be his first career start for the Penguins. Tokarski made his Penguins and season debut on Tuesday in a 5-4 home win against the Vancouver Canucks. During...
Mark Madden: Steelers offense was terrible, but was it Matt Canada’s fault?
The citizenry has dubbed offensive coordinator Matt Canada the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Great Satan, visiting upon Canada all the sins of an offense that averaged just 18.1 points per game. Everything that went wrong was Canada’s fault. If it went right, it was the doing of rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett. The...
Photo gallery: Andrew McCutchen is coming home
According to a source, the Pirates and Andrew McCutchen have agreed to a one-year contract, pending a physical. Related • Andrew McCutchen returning to Pirates The veteran outfielder was an MVP and five-time All-Star with the Pirates. McCutchen hit .291 with 203 home runs and 725 RBIs over nine season...
Andrew McCutchen returning to Pirates on 1-year, $5 million deal, bringing former face of franchise home
Andrew McCutchen is coming back home, possibly to finish his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The immensely popular, five-time All-Star outfielder and 2013 NL MVP who was the catalyst in leading the Pirates to end two decades of losing seasons with three consecutive postseason appearances, agreed Friday to a one-year...
First Call: Decisions in New England may impact Steelers coaching staff; Penguins face tough challenge; Pitt looks to rebound
Friday’s “First Call” has an update on a job hunt that involves a Pittsburgh Steelers assistant. The Metropolitan Division in the NHL had an interesting night. The Penguins were aided by some old friends. Also, the Winnipeg Jets are at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. And the Pitt hoops team...
Tim Benz: Steelers need to decide how real its offensive line improvement truly was
In a way, I feel bad for the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen. In a few ways, actually. For one, the fans and media were all so certain that the offensive line was the Steelers’ weakest link that it wasn’t until early November that the public stopped holding the unit responsible...
Raiders QB Derek Carr says he embraces challenge of new city, teamVideo
LAS VEGAS — Quarterback Derek Carr said Thursday in his first public comments since being benched by Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels that he is ready for the challenge of playing in a new city. “I once said that if I’m not a Raider I would rather be at...
Robert Morris men fall short at OaklandVideo
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Trey Townsend’s 30 points led Oakland over Robert Morris, 69-65, on Thursday night. The Colonials (8-10, 3-4 Horizon League) were led by Kahliel Spear, who recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and two steals. Robert Morris also got 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals from Enoch...
