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Bills add ’13 Seconds’ to history of heartbreaking losses
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — After “Wide Right” and “Music City Miracle,” the Buffalo Bills begin the offseason adding a new entry into their history of playoff heartbreak: “13 Seconds.” That’s how much time separated the Bills from securing the next step in their Super Bowl aspirations. Instead came a stunning...
Pitt looks for cracks in Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim’s zone defense
Two weeks ago, Pitt’s John Hugley received his first taste of Syracuse’s distasteful (to opponents, at least) 2-3 zone defense. In a 77-61 loss inside Syracuse’s Carrier Dome on Jan. 11, Hugley scored eight points, more than seven off his team-leading average of 15.8 per game. It was one of...
Ole Miss enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 yearsVideo
Unbeaten on the road this season, Mississippi entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years on Monday, coming in at No. 24. The Rebels (17-2) have won their first seven games away from home, including a victory over then-No. 23 Kentucky on Sunday. The...
Auburn flies to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 1st time in historyVideo
War Eagle is flying high over men’s college basketball for the first time in history. A barely ranked afterthought to begin the season, Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win,...
Steelers have a long history with OT rules, including 1st OT playoff game under current format
With the NFL’s overtime rules at the top of many fans’ minds in the wake of Sunday night’s thrilling playoff game between Buffalo and Kansas City, it has been largely forgotten that the first overtime played under the current format involved the Pittsburgh Steelers. In this town, it’s not remembered...
MLB negotiators meet in person for 1st time since Dec. 1Video
NEW YORK — Negotiators for locked-out baseball players and management met in person Monday for the first time since Dec. 1, the day before the start of the sport’s first work stoppage since 1995. Veteran reliever Andrew Miller was the only player to attend the two-hour bargaining session. Colorado Rockies...
Poised and confident, Patrick Mahomes has Chiefs back in AFC title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You could spend about a year describing the frantic two minutes that led to overtime between the Bills and Chiefs on Sunday night, when Kansas City rallied for a heart-pounding 42-36 victory to reach its fourth consecutive AFC title game. Or you could use two words:...
David Ortiz, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, with eight MVPs and seven Cy Young Awards between them, are in the bottom of the last inning in their Hall of Fame bids. Either they get in Tuesday — and it’s going to be close — or Cooperstown may elude them entirely. David Ortiz...
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger out 6 to 8 weeks with fractured jawVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger will be sidelined six to eight weeks following surgery for a fractured jaw. The team announced Blueger’s status Monday afternoon. He was injured during Sunday’s 3-2 shootout home win against the Winnipeg Jets. At 11 minutes, 3 seconds of the first period, Blueger chased a...
T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward named to Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL team
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive standouts T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL team for the 2021 season, the organization announced Monday. Watt, who was honored for the third consecutive season, shared the outside linebacker position with former Penn State star Micah Parsons. Parsons,...
Mother-daughter duo of Trish and Allison Brownlee help revive diving program at IUPVideo
When IUP swimming coach Chris Villa received word the school would be reviving its diving program, little did he know he would find a diver and a coach in the same house. Allison Brownlee, a Derry grad who competed at Division II Delta State in Mississippi, transferred to IUP to...
Plum graduate Kennedie Montue flashes potential with D-I Oakland
When Kennedie Montue finally got her shot this season with the Oakland University basketball team, she made it count. That should come as no surprise since making shots is what the Plum graduate does best. Montue, a freshman guard, played five total minutes in the Golden Grizzlies’ first 11 games,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill women win 9th straight game
Seton Hill remained one of the hottest teams in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference basketball, rallying past Pitt-Johnstown, 65-58, for a ninth straight victory. Senior Katie Nolan played her best game of the season, scoring a career-high 31 points and pulling down 15 rebounds while shooting 12 of 16 from the...
Mark Madden: Winning matters most in NFL playoffs; that’s why Steelers shouldn’t want Aaron Rodgers
At 39, Ben Roethlisberger was one-and-done in the playoffs. At 38, Aaron Rodgers did the same. Rodgers quarterbacked a better team, got a first-round bye and had home field. Do you still want Rodgers to be the Steelers’ next quarterback? You shouldn’t. These playoffs feel like a changing of the...
Chiefs-Bills thriller shows what elite quarterback play is all about, raises overtime questions
When it comes to great endings in Pittsburgh Steelers playoff history, there are plenty to chronicle. • The Immaculate Reception • Santonio Holmes’ catch at the end of Super Bowl XLIII • The comeback against the Browns at Heinz Field • Jim Harbaugh’s near Hail Mary in the 1995 AFC...
Madden Monday: As for Aaron Rodgers coming to the Steelers — ‘He’s a big mouth’
When it comes to how things went in the first non-Steelers playoff weekend of the year, our Mark Madden had one big takeaway during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. “It’s a changing the guard at quarterback. You’ve got (Tom) Brady out in the divisional round. You got (Aaron) Rodgers and...
Tim Benz: If quarterback mobility is in question, do the Steelers need to look elsewhere for an answer?
The season-ending press conference for Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin featured a moment similar to one we had seen numerous times in that setting throughout 2021. That was Tomlin discussing mobility at the quarterback position. “Quarterback mobility is valued, not only by me but by everyone. It’s just a component...
First Call: Antonio Brown mocks Bucs’ defeat; possible candidate for Steelers defensive coordinator; AFC/NFC title game odds
Monday’s “First Call” checks in on Aaron Rodgers’ state of mind as Pittsburgh Steelers fans join the rest of the NFL in wondering what will become of his career after this season. We also give you Antonio Brown’s latest social media hilarity. Some interesting gambling odds for the NFL’s conference...
Chiefs rally past Buffalo, 42-36, in OT in wild playoff gameVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a never-say-die showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams, and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills and Chiefs played a classic Sunday night decided by one of them calling tails and the other making him pay for it. Josh Allen’s decision on...
Swafford eagles 16th, wins AmEx for second time in 5 yearsVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Hudson Swafford won The American Express for the second time in five years Sunday, breaking a late tie with an eagle in a closing-round 8-under-par 64. Swafford beat Tom Hoge by two strokes on PGA West’s Stadium Course after beginning the day three strokes behind rookies...
Ayoka Lee scores NCAA record 61 as K-State women rout No. 14 OklahomaVideo
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Ayoka Lee broke the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I with 61 points to help Kansas State romp to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma on Sunday. She made 23 of 30 shots from the floor — all 2-pointers — for the Wildcats (15-4,...
Return to Tampa Bay next season no lock for Tom BradyVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — If Tom Brady played the last game of an unprecedented career, he ended with one of his toughest losses after a stunning comeback. Bloodied and battered by the Los Angeles Rams, the 44-year-old seven-time Super Bowl champion rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back from a 27-3 deficit,...
Rams hold off Buccaneers rally, advance to NFC championship gameVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Matthew Stafford stood on the sideline helplessly watching Tom Brady be Tom Brady, leading another exhilarating comeback. This time, though, the seven-time Super Bowl champion left too much time on the clock, giving Stafford a chance to create some playoff magic of his own. Turns out, 42...
Another short postseason, another uncertain offseason for Aaron Rodgers, PackersVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers heads into another offseason of uncertainty after one more frustrating finish to a brilliant year. Rodgers drove the Green Bay Packers to a touchdown on the game’s opening possession, then couldn’t get them back in the end zone the rest of Saturday night. Their...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen finding more offense by going to the netVideo
Forward Kasperi Kapanen helped spark the Penguins’ 3-2 comeback shootout win against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. His goal at 6 minutes, 55 seconds of the third period broke up the Jets’ shutout bid. And it came with a little bit of luck. After making a...
