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Pitt loses most of its 20-point lead, but escapes with 84-82 victory against Syracuse
On the surface, there was nothing cute about Pitt’s 84-82 victory against Syracuse on Tuesday night. It was thrilling, intense in the final minutes and nearly devastating for a Pitt team that almost lost a 20-point lead in the second half. But cute? That’s how Blake Hinson described one postgame...
3 takeaways: For Penguins fans, Rangers game featured visits from familiar villains
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 3-2 win over their Metropolitan Division foe New York Rangers on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. Playoffs atmosphere With several months of the regular season remaining, during which time the Penguins will need to continue to handle business on a nightly basis within a...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by MarliesVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Toronto Marlies at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Tuesday. Forward Filip Hallander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-7-2-2) while forward Alex Nylander and defenseman Xavier Ouellet scored the Penguins’...
Penguins get important divisional win over rival Rangers
It was only the 32nd game of the schedule for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There are still 50 more to go in the regular season. The only thing at stake were two (or possibly three) points. And they did quite a bit to downplay any narratives of trying to avenge any...
Reports: YouTube TV front-runner for NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’Video
YouTube TV has emerged as the favorite to land the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package of out-of-market games, but the sides have not finalized a deal, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday evening. A deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke...
Eastern Michigan beats San Jose St. in Famous Idaho Potato BowlVideo
BOISE, Idaho — Taylor Powell threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns, Samson Evans rushed for a pair of scores and Eastern Michigan defeated San Jose State, 41-27, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday. Eastern Michigan (9-4) won a bowl game for the second time in program history....
Jeannette grad Robert Kennedy to play final college football season at N.C. State
He has been bringing it up since he first fell for the game. Robert Kennedy used to talk about making it to the NFL when he was playing for the Jeannette Midgets youth football organization. When he was slipping tackles and scoring touchdowns in West Jeannette. The multi-talented back mentioned...
WR Zion Fowler changes mind again, rejoins Pitt’s 2023 recruiting class
Zion Fowler visited Pitt’s campus five times during the recruiting process. So, even after the three-star wide receiver prospect decommitted from Pitt on Nov. 18, he never stopped thinking about a career with the Panthers. On Tuesday afternoon, the day before national signing day, Fowler of St. Peter’s Prep in...
Ravens put WR Devin Duvernay on IR with foot injury, claim Sammy Watkins off waiversVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens put Devin Duvernay on injured reserve Tuesday in another blow to their increasingly maligned wide receiver group. Duvernay was limited in practice by a foot injury, and the team announced a short time later that he was going on IR. The Ravens claimed...
Penguins winger Jason Zucker makes speedy return after missing 2 games with injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins got a key contributor back on the ice Tuesday evening against the visiting New York Rangers. Forward Jason Zucker, who had missed the Penguins’ recent road trip to Florida and Carolina with an unspecified lower-body injury, was included in the lineup for the first time since Dec....
Zach Wilson to start at QB for Jets against Jaguars on Thursday nightVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Zach Wilson is getting another start for the New York Jets, and this one in prime time. Coach Robert Saleh announced the decision Tuesday that Wilson will be under center Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars as the Jets (7-7) try to hold on in the...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has ‘chance’ to play at DallasVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Imagine this: Jalen Hurts back at quarterback for the Eagles only six days after his right shoulder was mashed into Bermuda sod on a blustery afternoon in Chicago. The scenario ostensibly has gone from long shot after it was revealed Hurts had sprained his throwing shoulder — the...
Column: Tiger has shots and a limp to keep everyone guessingVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods relished the two days spent with his son, along with the chance to remind anyone watching he still has game. Some of the shots he hit during the PNC Championship did not belong to a ceremonial golfer. Woods hasn’t lost his needle, either, as sharp...
Chiefs’ Mahomes making MVP bid with more balanced approachVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes always has pushed the boundaries of what is possible on the field. And plenty of times over five seasons as the starting quarterback in Kansas City, a line was crossed that led to some admonishment from Andy Reid. Over the past two years, though,...
Penn State’s Kalen King, ‘one of the best corners in the country,’ ready for Rose Bowl spotlightVideo
When Penn State and Utah kick off at the Rose Bowl, the Nittany Lions will be without one of the top prospects in the 2023 draft. Joey Porter Jr., a first-team All-Big Ten pick and a projected first-round selection, is sitting out after declaring his NFL intentions. And yet, even...
Upper St. Clair’s Vincent Trocheck finds new home with RangersVideo
Vincent Trocheck remained on the ice fairly late for the New York Rangers’ morning skate Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. And for good reason. He had to skate off the big home-cooked feast he devoured Monday. A native of Upper St. Clair who maintains a home in Wexford, Trocheck invited...
Pirates announce signing of free agent catcher Austin Hedges to 1-year, $5 million deal
Austin Hedges was raised in Southern California, but his family roots run deep in Pittsburgh, so the free-agent catcher was pumped about the prospect of playing games for the Pirates at PNC Park. Hedges visited his mother’s family in the South Hills every year, recounting with pride that his late...
AP source: Ishbia agrees to buy Suns, Mercury for $4 billionVideo
Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from the embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4 billion, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press on Tuesday. It is the first step in a process that is expected to...
Mike Tomlin not providing ‘pound of flesh’ in his handling of Marcus Allen penalty
If fans were hoping Mike Tomlin would criticize Marcus Allen at his weekly news conference Tuesday, they came away disappointed. Tomlin declined to discuss specifics about Allen’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty between the third and fourth quarters Sunday in the Steelers’ 24-16 win at Carolina. He also wouldn’t talk about personal...
Mike Tomlin humbled to coach in Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary game vs. Raiders
Mike Tomlin joked Tuesday that he was sitting in section 135 at Three Rivers Stadium on Dec. 23, 1972, when running back Franco Harris caught a ball above his shoe top and ran for a 60-yard touchdown to complete what has been voted the greatest play in NFL history. In...
People crowd the streets to see Argentina’s World Cup soccer team
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of thousands of fans streamed into the streets of Buenos Aires Tuesday, eager to catch a glimpse of the open-top bus carrying the Argentine national soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time as it headed to the capital...
Jubilant Morocco welcomes home history-making World Cup team
RABAT, Morocco — Tens of thousands of jubilant Moroccans welcomed their national soccer team home Tuesday after the players exceeded the North African nation’s wildest expectations and finished fourth at the World Cup in Qatar. Fans packed squares and lined up along avenues and streets in and around Rabat, lighting...
Masters to invite all eligible players, even those who have joined LIV
Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday in the division it has caused in golf. The Masters, the smallest field among the four majors, is by invitation and there...
Kenny Pickett expected to start Steelers-Raiders matchup on Christmas Eve
Barring a late setback, quarterback Kenny Pickett will return to practice Wednesday and start for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night against the Las Vegas Raiders at Acrisure Stadium. Pickett did not play last Sunday in the Steelers’ 24-16 win at Carolina while dealing with concussion symptoms. He was limited...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Rangers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Tuesday’s home game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 20 games this season, Jarry has a 14-3-3 record, a 2.63 goals against average, a...
