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U.S. beats out China to win mixed aerials Olympic debut
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Ashley Caldwell thinks of Christopher Lillis as family, and Justin Schoenefeld as something even more. Together, they’re Olympic gold medalists. The trio of Americans won gold in the Olympics’ first mixed team aerials event Thursday, giving the United States its first medals in the freestyle skiing discipline...
First Call: More Steelers GM names to track; Malik Willis hype grows; NFL games in Germany; Fleury shines; Kessel scores
Thursday’s “First Call” introduces us to a few more candidates in the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager black book. More hype about the Steelers and a potential first-round quarterback. The NFL is heading to Germany. And three ex-Penguins flash out West. Keep ’em coming Add two more names to the Steelers...
U mad, bro?: Fending off rampaging readers about Steelers QB situation, Tom Brady, Olympics in China
After opening my inbox this week, now I know what Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris feels like. I was facing an oncoming assault from a bunch of angry people, with a free run, who wanna rip my head off. Meanwhile, I’ve got nowhere to escape, and no one to...
Let’s be ‘Blount’: Former Steeler LeGarrette Blount gives his story on why things went so bad for him in Pittsburgh
Appearing on 93.7 The Fan from Radio Row at the Super Bowl, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back LeGarrette Blount cleared up some questions about his time in Pittsburgh. Blount signed with the Steelers before the 2014 season. But he didn’t make it through the entire year. Because on Nov. 17,...
Golden moment: Nathan Chen wins long-sought Olympic title
BEIJING — Nathan Chen completed his four-year journey toward an elusive Olympic gold medal Thursday, following his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate that earned him a standing ovation from supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium. The 22-year-old star landed all five of his...
Rams’ Von Miller back on big stage 6 years after MVP performanceVideo
Zac Taylor texted Sean McVay after the Los Angeles Rams acquired Von Miller from the Denver Broncos in a midseason trade. Not to congratulate him. To thank him. The Bengals had a trip to Denver coming up in December, and Cincinnati’s coach was grateful he wouldn’t have to worry about...
Ithiel Horton’s 25 points help Pitt beat Florida State, stop 4-game losing streak
Ithiel Horton knows what it takes to shoot a basketball through the cords. Eyes on the rim. Feet square. Ball secure. Fire. But there was much more to it Wednesday night when he scored 25 points in his first start of the season, leading Pitt (9-16, 4-10 ACC) to a...
American Chloe Kim turns in big 1st run, defends Olympic halfpipe titleVideo
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run — one of her best top-to-bottom performances — as she easily defended her Olympic halfpipe title Thursday. The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and with the contest already over, the 21-year-old American still attempted to go...
Minor league report: P.O Joseph scores again as Penguins loseVideo
Defenseman P.O Joseph scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 3-1 road loss to the Rochester Americans at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Wednesday. Joseph has scored goals in four of his past five games. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 17 saves on 19 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Duquesne losing streak hits 8 with defeat at Dayton
Duquesne’s losing streak expanded to eight games Wednesday night with its second lopsided loss of the season to Dayton. “They just have better players than we do,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said, clearly upset with another lackluster finish from his team. Kobe Elvis scored 13 points, and Toumani Camara added...
Star scorer Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy too much for Robert Morris
Robert Morris has seen enough of Detroit Mercy and its shooting star, Antoine Davis. Nearly a year after the Titans and Davis torched the Colonials three times in a span of seven days, they made their first-ever appearance on Robert Morris’ Moon campus and did it again Wednesday night. Davis,...
Rams’ Cam Akers a medical marvel in comeback from torn AchillesVideo
Cam Akers was not supposed to be here. Not now. Not after tearing his right Achilles tendon in July, an injury that normally takes at least nine months and as much as a year from which to recover. But the Los Angeles Rams running back has proven he’s far from...
Report: Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication
BEIJING — Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week. The sample was reportedly obtained in December, when the 15-year-old Valieva...
Bruins goalie Rask ending comeback, announces retirementVideo
BOSTON — The winningest goaltender in Boston Bruins history is calling it a career. Citing an inability of his body to respond after his recent return to the ice following offseason hip surgery, Tuukka Rask announced his retirement from NHL on Wednesday. “Today is a day that I hoped would...
Top-ranked Jon Rahm looking to win at home in Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Top-ranked Jon Rahm starred at Arizona State and lives in the Valley of the Sun. He’s still trying to put it all together in the WM Phoenix Open. “It’s always a week I look forward to,” Rahm said Wednesday after playing nine holes in the pro-am with...
16 years later, snowboard racer Lindsey Jacobellis gets her goldVideo
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When bad things happen at the Olympics, no one ever lets it go. Nobody’s learned that lesson the hard way more than Lindsey Jacobellis. A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racer gave away the gold medal with a showboat...
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: League won’t tolerate racism, discriminationVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Under a baking California sun, Roger Goodell knew the heat was coming. At his annual Super Bowl news conference Wednesday, the NFL commissioner was grilled on two hot topics that have put the league under heavy scrutiny: racism and discrimination in hiring. There were other issues that...
Joe Burrow’s scrambling helps Bengals reach Super BowlVideo
Nearly every time the Kansas City Chiefs got pressure on Joe Burrow in the AFC championship game, he managed to pull off a surprising escape. That ability to get out of trouble with his legs is one of Burrow’s best traits and a big reason why he has the Cincinnati...
How Pitt WRs coach Tiquan Underwood learned Bill Belichick is ‘a man of his word’
Tiquan Underwood caught three passes for 30 yards for the New England Patriots during the 2011 season. Yet, he was proud to be part of the team the week before Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Then, the day before the game, he got the call: Bill Belichick wanted to see...
Canadiens fire Ducharme, hire Martin St. Louis as interim coach
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fired coach Dominique Ducharme on Wednesday and made Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis the interim coach of the team with the NHL’s worst record. Ducharme was dismissed after Montreal began its season with a dismal 8-30-7 record for a league-worst 23 points. The 48-year-old’s...
Steelers officially promote Teryl Austin to defensive coordinator
Teryl Austin will get his third chance to run a defense in the NFL. Austin, a Sharon native and Pitt graduate, is the new defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Austin’s promotion was reported over the weekend but was not finalized until Wednesday. We have named Teryl Austin as our...
Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, Damarri Mathis, Cal Adomitis invited to NFL Combine
If you want to keep up with Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, Damarri Mathis and Cal Adomitis in their quest to reach the next level of football, you need to be willing to travel as much as they do. All three Pitt products have been invited to be among the 324 former...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese seeks more offense
Zach Aston-Reese was in a familiar spot Monday. Boston. He was at TD Garden watching the famed Beanpot tournament between the men’s hockey teams of Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern, Aston-Reese’s alma mater. The Penguins forward went to a semifinal contest between Northeastern and Boston College with Brian...
8 former Penn State players invited to 2022 NFL Combine
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State will be well-represented at the 2022 NFL Combine later this month and into March. Eight former Nittany Lions were invited to participate in the event in Indianapolis, which is scheduled to run from Feb. 28 through March 7, ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft:Defensive back...
NFL says it will oversee investigation of Commanders’ Snyder
The NFL moved quickly Wednesday to take over an investigation into alleged sexual harassment by Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, saying the league, not the team, will hire an investigator to lead the probe. The Commanders announced Wednesday morning that the team had hired an outside investigator to look into...
