Sports category, Page 1408
Winless in ’21, Danielle Kang starts new LPGA year with winVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Danielle Kang readily admits she, and her golf game, remain a constant work in progress. She spent much of the offseason finding a way to be “comfortable being uncomfortable.” It seems to be working. On a difficult championship test at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, Kang...
Gonzaga suspends John Stockton’s season tickets over mask rule
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga has suspended John Stockton’s basketball season tickets after the Hall of Fame point guard refused to comply with the university’s mask mandate. Stockton, one of Gonzaga’s most prominent alums, confirmed the move in a Saturday interview with The Spokesman-Review. “Basically, it came down to, they were...
Penguins beat Jets in shootout but lose forward Teddy Blueger
At face value, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 shootout win against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday was all an NHL team can hope for in any game. A win and two points. And for the Penguins, it’s been mostly positive as far as the results go. They...
Where does Jeff Capel turn after Pitt’s 27-point loss to Clemson?
No need to sift through long lists of seasons and scores to find a game in which Pitt suffered a worse loss than the 75-48 outcome Saturday night at Clemson. It was near the end of the forgettable (though no one does forget) 2017-2018 season, the last of Kevin Stallings’...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese out against Jets
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese will miss Sunday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Head coach Mike Sullivan announced Aston-Reese’s status during a video conference with media prior to the game. Aston-Reese was labeled as “day-to-day.” During Friday’s 5-2 road win against...
Rookie Dan Moore stated his case in 2021 as Steelers’ long-term left tackle of the future
Dan Moore Jr. never redshirted in college. He didn’t when he got to the pros, either. Outside observers of the Pittsburgh Steelers presumed from the time Moore was drafted with the 128th overall pick all throughout the summer and until the latter portions of the preseason that Moore would take...
Gould’s FG on final play gives 49ers 13-10 upset of Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Robbie Gould lived up to his name. On a field littered with snow flurries, Gould made a 45-yard field goal Saturday night as time expired and the San Francisco 49ers knocked off the top-seeded Packers 13-10 and possibly ended Aaron Rodgers’ tenure in Green Bay. Gould...
Minor league report: Alexander Nylander leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
Two goals by forward Alex Nylander, including one in overtime, led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 comeback home win against the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen contributed a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-16-1-3) while defenseman Juuso Riikola added two...
‘Best buddies’ Lee Hodges, Paul Barjon share AmEx lead
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Lee Hodges and Paul Barjon took advantage of a late tee time Saturday to miss the worst of a windy day and share the third-round lead in The American Express. “It was tough early, and it kind of died on our back nine a little bit,”...
Penguins recall forward Radim Zohorna from taxi squad
The Penguins have recalled forward Radim Zohorna to the NHL roster from their taxi squad. In four NHL games this season, Zohorna has two points (one goal, one assist). Capable of playing either center or wing, Zohorna’s most recent NHL game was a 2-1 overtime road win against the San...
No close call for Pitt in blowout loss at Clemson
Jeff Capel spoke with reporters and answered their questions for five minutes Saturday after Pitt’s embarrassing 75-48 loss to Clemson. But he didn’t have much to say. “They were terrific and we were really bad,” he said in a recurring theme of the conference call. He sounded like a coach...
Penn State unable to overcome Murray brothers, IowaVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Keegan Murray had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and Iowa beat Penn State, 68-51, on Saturday. Kris Murray, Keegan’s twin, scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half for Iowa (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten). Patrick McCaffrey and Jordan Bohannan added 11 points...
FG as time expires lifts Bengals past Titans, into AFC championship game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cincinnati Bengals just keep ending postseason droughts, and their latest victory has them in their first AFC championship game in 33 years. Rookie Evan McPherson kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the fourth-seeded Bengals past the top-seeded Tennessee Titans, 19-16, on Saturday to...
Nelly Korda leads loaded field going final round of LPGA”s Tournament of ChampionsVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions — the LPGA’s 2022 kickoff event. Four women who have won majors are among the top five players. Korda, the world’s No. 1 and five-time winner...
Bills headed to KC for high-profile AFC title game rematch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stefon Diggs walked off the field inside Arrowhead Stadium back in October with two very distinct feelings: elation that his Bills had avenged an AFC title game loss to the Chiefs and the conviction they would meet again. Get ready for the latest throwdown between two...
Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler announces retirement
After 19 seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ staff and the past seven as defensive coordinator, Keith Butler announced his retirement from coaching Saturday. In a statement released by the team, Butler thanked the Rooney family, head coaches Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin as well as the scores of other coaches...
West Virginia losing streak hits 3 after setback at No. 18 Texas TechVideo
LUBBOCK, Texas — Terrence Shannon is getting back on track, and No. 18 Texas Tech keeps winning at home. Shannon scored a season-high 23 points in only third game back from a lingering back issue, including the go-ahead three-point play, and the Red Raiders remained undefeated on their home court...
Free agents, draft prospects abound as Steelers weigh best way to land quarterback
Trades involving high-profile quarterbacks returned to fashion last offseason with the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions swapping starters Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff and the Philadelphia Eagles sending Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Such deals don’t come along every offseason, and they are even rarer when they involve...
Gillespie scores 28, No. 11 Villanova beats Georgetown 85-74
Collin Gillespie scored 28 points, Justin Moore added 19 and No. 11 Villanova won at Georgetown 85-74 on Saturday. Gillespie connected on 6 of 9 3-pointers, including four in the second half. Villanova erased an eight-point, second-half deficit to continue its dominance over Georgetown. The Wildcats (14-5, 7-2 Big East)...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins feature the best core of its generation
Detroit won its last Stanley Cup in 2008, kept its core together too long and aged out. Los Angeles won its last Stanley Cup in 2014, kept its core together too long and aged out. Chicago won its last Stanley Cup in 2015, kept its core together too long and...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is finding more goalsVideo
He certainly has scored more iconic goals, both in their gravity and their cosmetic appeal. Heck, this one didn’t even have the impediment of a goaltender in net. But it was an important goal for Sidney Crosby within the context of his 2021-22 season. During the late stages of a...
Islanders great Clark Gillies dies at 67
Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders’ dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67. The Islanders announced Gillies death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is...
Minor league report: Alexander Nylander leads Penguins past MarliesVideo
Two goals and an assist by forward Alexander Nylander lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-1 home win against the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored the game-winning goal and recorded an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (12-6-1-3) while forward Sam Poulin contributed two...
Sidney Crosby, Penguins bail out struggling Casey DeSmith to win 4th straight game
Mike Sullivan hasn’t been keen on discussing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltending depth as of late. Within the past week, the team’s coach has been asked if Casey DeSmith, the incumbent backup, is battling for his job with Louis Domingue, a reserve with ample NHL experience. Sullivan has offered the same...
Robert Morris men drop another game to Purdue Fort Wayne
Damian Chong Qui scored 20 points and Purdue Fort Wayne shot better than 60% inside and outside the 3-point arc as the Mastodons rolled to an 86-62 Horizon League men’s basketball victory over Robert Morris on Friday night in Fort Wayne, Ind. Purdue Fort Wayne (10-8, 5-4) scored 14 points...
