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Turner Sports prepared for its first Stanley Cup Playoffs
Liam McHugh is familiar with the rigors of hosting studio shows during the Stanley Cup playoffs, especially those nights when games go to the multiple overtimes on the West Coast. McHugh is in for some relief this season. With Turner Sports and ESPN picking up the playoffs after 16 years,...
‘Good vibes’ for Rory McIlroy as he defends at soggy Wells Fargo
POTOMAC, Md. — Wearing black rain pants on a soggy, foggy Wednesday morning, Rory McIlroy still had a bounce in his step and plenty of reasons to smile as he chatted with reporters, signed autographs and posed for selfies outside the clubhouse at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. He is...
Pitt lands twin Canary Islands big men Guillermo, Jorge Diaz Graham
When Pitt assistant coach Tim O’Toole first saw the Diaz Graham twins — Guillermo and Jorge — play basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., he immediately knew how he wanted to recruit them. “He didn’t blink,” IMG post-grad coach Jimmy Carr said. “It wasn’t, ‘Which one should I take?...
Pirates recover in second game to earn split of doubleheader with Tigers
The gloves weren’t steady, and the bats provided only two hits with runners in scoring position over 18 innings. But Ben Gamel, Jose Quintana and Daniel Vogelbach performed well when it mattered most and Dillon Peters showed some good can surface, even in defeat. The result Wednesday for the Pittsburgh...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith, forward Rickard Rakell labeled as ‘day to day’
NEW YORK — Injured Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith and forward Rickard Rakell were labeled as “day-to-day” by coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday. Both players were injured during Tuesday’s 4-3 win in three overtimes against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series at Madison Square Garden....
These 10 Penn State football players could go in the 2023 NFL Draft
Penn State football had eight players go in the 2022 NFL Draft over the weekend and another five sign as undrafted free agents after the three-day event concluded. The eight players selected set a new high in the James Franklin era of Nittany Lion football and set a program high...
Devils shake-up: Assistant coaches Recchi, Nasreddine out
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils shook up their assistant coaching ranks Wednesday, firing Mark Recchi while not renewing the contract of Alain Nasreddine. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the decisions Wednesday, less than a week after New Jersey missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and the...
Penn State, Syracuse football to play home-and-home series
The Penn State and Syracuse football teams announced a nonconference home-and-home series for the 2027 and 2028 seasons on Wednesday. The Nittany Lions will host the Orange on Sept. 4, 2027, and will travel to Syracuse Sept. 9, 2028. Penn State leads the series, 43-23-5. The teams last played in...
Pitt women’s basketball adds Big Ten transfers Channise Lewis, Gabby Hutcherson
While rebuilding his roster after winning only two of 18 ACC games in 2021-22, Pitt women’s basketball coach Lance White has added two transfers from Big Ten programs in the past two days. Maryland transfer guard Channise Lewis is the fourth member of Pitt’s ‘22 signing class. Lewis, who has...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Penguins forward Bryan Rust was named as his team’s nominee for the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is presented “to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” All 32 teams present a nominee. Per...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ stars shined in Game 1, but team’s minutemen can’t be diminished
If you’re one of those dullards with a low hockey IQ who doubts the value of Kris Letang to the Pittsburgh Penguins, witness Tuesday’s triple-overtime win against the host New York Rangers. Letang played well. More importantly, he just kept playing. Letang logged 46 minutes and 41 seconds on the...
Penguins goalie Louis Domingue relishes ‘dream’ role in overtime win
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins reserve goaltender Louis Domingue was chased out of his seat twice Tuesday during Game 1 of a first-round series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The first time came at the Penguins bench. As the league’s oldest venue, Madison Square Garden has...
First Call: Kevin Colbert shares background on drafting Kenny Pickett; interesting contract twist for Melvin Ingram
Wednesday’s “First Call” features some background on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ selection of Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett. Former Steeler Melvin Ingram is part of a little-used contract ploy. Ex-Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon has been a big part of the New York Yankees’ torrid start. We check out the Eastern Conference playoff...
Penguins go into ‘survival’ mode immediately as they win Game 1 versus Rangers
Based on how the regular season wrapped up, I would’ve been impressed if the Pittsburgh Penguins had simply survived Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the New York Rangers. Actually, considering how things started Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, I’m just happy they were able...
Tim Benz: Following Kevin Colbert, new Steelers GM will have big shoes to fill, big decisions to make
Outgoing Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is leaving behind a towering legacy. He helped build rosters of three AFC Champions, two of which won Super Bowls. The Steelers enjoyed 226 regular-season wins under his guidance, 15 more in the playoffs. Not to mention drafting Pro Bowlers such as Casey...
Minor league report: Nailers claim series with overtime win
An overtime goal by forward Matthew Querica gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 series-clinching road win against the Fort Wayne Komets in Game 6 of a Central Division semifinal round at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Tuesday. The Nailers won the series, 4-2. Forward Sean...
OT goal provides highlight for Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin during ‘tough time’Video
NEW YORK — Five-on-five scoring has been somewhat rare for Evgeni Malkin as of late. Of the 20 goals he scored during the regular season, only nine came at even strength. And sure enough, it took him a while to score his first five-on-five goal of the postseason. But then...
Pirates farm report for May 3, 2022: Henry Davis homers in Greensboro win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-11) was doubled up by Louisville (Reds), 6-3. LHP Nathan Kirby (1.42) started and threw two scoreless innings. So did RHP Max Kranick (2.70). RHP Shea Murray (18.00) and RHP Matt Eckelman (0-1, 10.13) each gave up two runs in an inning of relief. CF Travis Swaggerty (.194)...
5 Things from Penguins’ Game 1: Sidney Crosby line absolutely dominant
Five analytics-based observations about the Pittsburgh Penguins after a postseason-opening 4-3 triple-overtime victory against the New York Rangers in Tuesday’s Game 1 at Madison Square Garden: 1. First(-class) line The Penguins’ top line of Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust accounted for all three of the team’s regulation goals...
Penguins’ Jeff Carter earns respect of teammates, enjoying complementary roleVideo
Jeff Carter’s career resume is sterling enough that he might be the face of some playoff franchises: 17 seasons, 1,100-plus games, 800-plus points and two Stanley Cups. But for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Carter put it on the eve of this postseason, he is “just another piece” of the leadership...
Penguins recall goaltender Alex D’Orio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
NEW YORK — The Penguins recalled goaltender Alex D’Orio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction comes less than 24 hours after incumbent goaltender Casey DeSmith left Tuesday’s 4-3 road win against the New York Rangers in triple overtime in Game 1 of their first-round...
Penguins win Game 1 on Evgeni Malkin goal in 3rd OT with 3rd-string goalie in net
NEW YORK — Prior to Tuesday, there had not been a playoff game in Madison Square Garden for nearly five years. On Tuesday, the Penguins and New York Rangers staged a contest that felt like it took roughly half a decade to complete. A goal by forward Evgeni Malkin at...
Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith suffers lower-body injury in 2nd OT of Game 1 vs. Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins were forced to turn to their third-string goalie at a most inopportune time. Louis Domingue came on with 10 minutes, 42 seconds left in the second overtime period of what ended up a 4-3 triple-overtime win in Tuesday’s Game 1 first-round playoff series at the New York...
Capitals rally late, stun top-seeded Panthers in Game 1
SUNRISE, Fla. — T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots and the Washington Capitals rallied past the top-seeded Florida Panthers, 4-2, in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series Tuesday night. Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller also scored...
Heat’s Tyler Herro overwhelming pick as NBA’s Sixth Man of Year
MIAMI — Tyler Herro was told before the season began that he wouldn’t be in the Miami Heat starting lineup. To his credit, he saw that as an opportunity. “I said, ‘Let’s go for Sixth Man of the Year,’ ” Herro said. And that’s what he got. Herro was announced...
