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Cardiac events a frightening, familiar sight in the NHL
The horror that swept across the NFL when Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a game this week in Cincinnati was all too familiar to members of the hockey community. Five players in the NHL over the past 25 years who collapsed during...
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski excited, prepared to help Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ new year got off to a rotten start with their 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday at Fenway Park in the Winter Classic. That setback was amplified by the loss of their All-Star goaltender, Tristan Jarry, who appeared to injure his right leg in the...
Bills uplifted by Damar Hamlin’s progress, hope to show resilience
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills got a much-needed jolt of good news on Thursday. Coach Sean McDermott and his team found out that safety Damar Hamlin has made remarkable progress in his recovery since his heart stopped during Monday night’s game. In three days since the Bills were...
Penn State QB Beau Pribula on ‘amazing’ freshman season, relationship with Drew Allar
Beau Pribula has spent the last year living what he called a “childhood dream.” Pribula was a Penn State fan before he was a standout quarterback at Central York. He has photos as a kid wearing the blue jersey and white helmet to prove it. Now, he wears that uniform...
‘Been Everywhere’: TCU conference-hopping run to title game
FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU had quite the conference-hopping journey on its way to the national championship game. The Horned Frogs won or shared titles in three leagues over 16 seasons after the Southwest Conference disbanded. The small, private school was left out when four other Texas schools from the...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger’s admission about Kenny Pickett; Harrison, Ward miss Hall of Fame cut; ex-Steeler WR released
Thursday’s “First Call” features high praise from Ben Roethlisberger for his Steelers quarterback successor. A former Steelers wide receiver is back on the market. Two Steelers greats didn’t make the list of Hall of Fame finalists. The Penguins have a lot to copy from Thursday’s opponent. And Duquesne’s women’s team...
U mad, bro?: Fans torn on too much, too little heat on Matt Canada, Kenny Pickett, Steelers’ late-season push
Is Goldilocks actually a Steelers fan? And if so, she seems to email me a lot. Because I’m getting the sense that, with feedback I get, our criticism of the Steelers is, often, too hot. Strangely, it is just as frequently too cold. Will you folks ever let me know...
Trib 10: Basketball power rankings make season debut
Last year proved that when it comes to high school basketball, it’s not the size of the school but how much gold it won that matters. When the dust settled following the PIAA basketball championships in which nine WPIAL teams participated, a pair of Class 2A squads were alone on...
Canada thumps U.S. in world junior hockey semifinalsVideo
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Thomas Milic made 43 saves and Canada overcame an early deficit to beat the United States 6-2 on Wednesday night to advance to the world junior hockey championship game. Seeking its 20th title, Canada will face...
Minor league report: Sam Houde leads Penguins past CheckersVideo
Two goals by forward Sam Houde led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-3 home win against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forwards Drake Caggiula, Alex Nylander and Valtteri Puustinen all had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-9-2-3) while forward Filip Hallander contributed...
Paul Newberry: The games will go on after Damar Hamlin — they always do
It was a horrific scene, no doubt. A young athlete just getting started on a promising NFL career, seemingly the personification of fitness and health, popping up from a rather innocuous-looking tackle — and then slumping back to the turf. Just like that, fighting for his life. Naturally, when a...
Michigan men snap Penn State’s winning streak
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hunter Dickinson scored 17 points shooting 6 for 10, Jett Howard scored 14 points and Michigan beat Penn State, 79-69, on Wednesday night to end the Nittany Lions’ five-game winning streak. The Wolverines (9-5, 3-0 Big Ten) last started 3-0 in conference play in the 2020-21...
Duquesne defeats VCU behind Jimmy Clark III’s career night
Jimmy Clark III might have had one destination (Northwest Florida) in between his current team and Virginia Commonwealth, for whom he played from 2019-21, but that didn’t stop the Duquesne junior guard from lighting up the Rams, his former squad, Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. By game’s end, with...
Pitt product Darrelle Revis picked as Hall of Fame finalist in 1st year of eligibilityVideo
Former Pitt and Aliquippa star Darrelle Revis, Joe Thomas and Dwight Freeney are finalists in their first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. The 15 modern-day players who will be considered later this month by the selection committee include returning finalists DeMarcus Ware,...
Raiders’ Josh Jacobs produces through pain in what could be final season with teamVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — It’s another game week, which means more questions about Raiders running back Josh Jacobs’ injury status. His availability, however, is seldom in question. Jacobs has played through plenty of pain this season, and this week is coping with hip and oblique injuries as Las Vegas prepares to...
FCS football title game features battle of North, South DakotaVideo
The tiny South Dakota town of Rosholt isn’t that far from the North Dakota state line and is a place where allegiances are split between the Jackrabbits and Bison year-round — and never more pronounced than this week. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits from Brookings and North Dakota State Bison...
Injured QB Lamar Jackson still absent from Ravens practiceVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A month after his injury, Lamar Jackson remains absent from practice. Baltimore’s star quarterback hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee Dec. 4 in the Ravens’ victory over Denver, and there was no change to that Wednesday. The Ravens have one more regular-season game this weekend at...
Reyna family flagged Gregg Berhalter incident; interim U.S. soccer coach namedVideo
NEW YORK — The U.S. soccer team was plunged into public turmoil Wednesday when the family of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna said it notified the U.S. Soccer Federation of a decades-old incident involving Gregg Berhalter and his wife in response to the coach’s disparagement of Claudio’s son, young star...
Reports: Red Sox, Rafael Devers agree to 11-year, $331M extensionVideo
BOSTON — Rafael Devers agreed to an 11-year extension worth $331 million with the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the agreement told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the deal. Locking up Devers, a two-time...
Georgia’s proud defense looking to bounce back against TCU
ATLANTA — Georgia’s proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including the 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Even against stiff competition in the postseason, when higher-scoring games can be expected, that’s a humbling and somewhat shocking development...
Mark Friedman feels all right on Penguins’ defense
There was really only one reason the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Dec. 27. Actually, two. First, they had injuries among their incumbent defensemen. And second? “He’s played extremely well (with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton),” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Dec. 29. “He’s been their...
Former Pitt QB Nathan Peterman to start in place of Bears’ Justin Fields in finaleVideo
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Justin Fields won’t get a chance to break the single-season rushing record for a quarterback. Fields will miss the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings because of a strained hip, and Pitt product Nathan Peterman will start in his place, coach Matt Eberflus said Wednesday. Fields...
Marko Thomas resigns position as Greensburg Central Catholic football coach
With four young sons, including a 1-year-old, and three of them active in multiple sports, Marko Thomas decided it was time to be a dad instead of a coach. Thomas told his players Tuesday he has resigned as head football coach at Greensburg Central Catholic after two seasons. Thomas, 42,...
Pirates trade RHP Bryse Wilson to Brewers for cash considerations
Bryse Wilson is headed to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced they traded the 25-year-old right-handed pitcher to their NL Central Division rival Wednesday for cash considerations. The Pirates designated Wilson for assignment Dec. 28, when they signed lefty reliever Jarlin Garcia. Wilson, 25, was 4-13 with a 5.37...
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has ‘successful’ ACL surgery
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said he had “successful” knee surgery to repair an ACL injury he suffered against the New England Patriots on Dec. 12. The 25-year-old posted a picture of himself laying in a hospital bed with the message: “ACL surgery was successful, thank you...
