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Penguins beat Flyers in overtime as Sidney Crosby gets 500th career goalVideo
There’s little Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby can show off that would surprise the Philadelphia Flyers. They are fully aware that he is the focal point of the Penguins’ attack. It has mostly been that way since 2005 when he made his NHL debut. And it will likely be that...
Popular, productive ‘Mr. National’ Ryan Zimmerman retiresVideo
Known to many as Mr. National, Ryan Zimmerman was there for it all with the baseball club in D.C. The first draft pick in Washington Nationals history, and the public face of the franchise, he lived through 100-loss seasons, playoff heartache and, finally, a World Series championship. And now, at...
By the numbers: With 500 goals, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby climbs many lists
On the occasion of his 500th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, here are 10 top five lists involving Penguins captain Sidney Crosby: Most goals, Penguins 1. Mario Lemieux 690 2. Sidney Crosby 500 3. Jaromir Jagr 439 4. Evgeni Malkin 429 5. Jean Pronovost 316 •...
Lundy leads Penn State past No. 19 Michigan State 62-58Video
STATE COLLEGE — Seth Lundy hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1 minute, 37 seconds remaining and finished with 17 points as Penn State beat No. 19 Michigan State, 62-58, on Tuesday night. John Harrar had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and Jalen Pickett added 10 points for the Nittany Lions...
Slowed by hamstring, James Harden to make 76ers debut Feb 25Video
CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden has an MVP and several scoring titles on his mantle — and now he’s ready to add a championship trophy. Harden was introduced by the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday after last week’s blockbuster trade that sent disgruntled guard Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets. Asked...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scores 500th career goal
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal during Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The goal came at 16:34 of the first period on a power-play opportunity and supplied the Penguins with a 2-1 lead. A Sid-sational moment for a sensational player.Congratulations, Sidney! ???? pic.twitter.com/WrPh5R4qDx— NHL...
Brad Keselowski trying to honor late dad at Daytona 500Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski climbed out of his battered race car at the end of last year’s Daytona 500, yanked off one glove and threw it at the smoking heap of steel and sheet metal. He did the same with the other glove before pulling off his helmet,...
No bats, no balls, no fans: Pitchers, catchers don’t reportVideo
Max Scherzer won’t be starting spring training workouts Wednesday in the warmth of New York Mets camp in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Marcus Stroman won’t be shaking off rust amid the cactus at the Chicago Cubs complex in Mesa, Ariz. No crack of bats or thwacks of balls popping into...
Penguins staffer Matt Cullen fills in for injured assistant coach Todd ReirdenVideo
Matt Cullen was in a familiar place Tuesday morning. Standing over a faceoff dot at PPG Paints Arena. One after another, the pucks smacked off the ice for a faceoff drill. “Clap! Clap! Clap!” The only difference between the 18,373 draws Cullen took during his career and the faceoffs he...
Backyard battle with his brother prepared North Carolina’s Puff Johnson for college
If Puff Johnson crashes his 205-pound frame into Pitt’s 280-pound John Hugley on Wednesday night, North Carolina’s sophomore guard probably will be able to handle it. At least Hugley won’t throw Johnson into the bushes when the Panthers and Tar Heels get together at the Dean Dome. That’s how Puff’s...
Texas Longhorns are No. 1 as college baseball season begins
When he was coach at Texas, Augie Garrido often would say the minimum expectation for the Longhorns was to reach the College World Series every year. And he was only half-joking. Those expectations extend well beyond the program’s passionate fan base this year. With almost all the pieces back from...
U.S. women’s figure skaters struggle at Olympic short programVideo
BEIJING — Three U.S. women advanced to the free skate but struggled to break into medal contention in an event that has been overshadowed by the latest Russian doping scandal. The dominant Russians had three of the top four spots, and Alysa Liu was the only American breaking into the...
U.S. to face Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinalsVideo
BEIJING — Miroslav and Michaela Knies will have big smiles on their faces when their son Matt plays for the United States against Slovakia at the Olympics. The quarterfinal matchup Wednesday is also special for Matt Knies, a University of Minnesota forward who has strong ties to his parents’ birth...
Doug Ferguson: The good noise and the bad noise on the PGA TourVideo
LOS ANGELES — Four days in the Arizona desert, particularly the weekend of the Phoenix Open, provided a clear reminder of what the PGA Tour has needed. A sport best performed in silence is most entertaining when there is noise, as long as it’s the right kind of noise. For...
At Skaggs trial, 4 MLB players testify they received drugs
FORT WORTH, Texas — Four major league players testified Tuesday they received oxycodone pills from a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to the pitcher’s overdose death. Pitchers Matt Harvey, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian and first baseman C.J. Cron played for...
Super Bowl has 101 million TV viewers, up from 2021
NEW YORK — An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021 and capping a stirring playoff schedule for the NFL. Last year’s game had a television audience of 95.2 million, the lowest since...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Lauren Connors shines at PAC meet
Saint Vincent made quite a splash at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s swimming and diving championships. Junior Lauren Connors won four individual championships and earned the meet’s most valuable performer, the first woman in team history to earn the honor. The Bearcats’ Josh Gurekovich, meantime, was named PAC coach of...
Aaron Donald: ‘Force of nature’ who never lost his humility
The passage of time has blurred the truth. DeWayne Brown, who has trained Aaron Donald for the past 13 years, said his protege wasn’t wearing cleats the day he was “killing people” in one-on-one drills at a Pitt camp during summer 2008. Greg Gattuso, the defensive line coach largely responsible...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Flyers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, DeSmith has a 4-3-2 record, a 3.03 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and two shutouts. His most recent game came in a 2-0...
Steelers name Pat Meyer as new offensive line coach
For the second time in a week, the Pittsburgh Steelers filled an open position on their offensive coaching staff with a former Carolina Panthers assistant. On Tuesday, the Steelers announced the hiring of Pat Meyer as offensive line coach. On Feb. 8, the Steelers named Frisman Jackson their wide receivers...
Kamila Valieva skates into 1st place after Olympic short program
BEIJING — Kamila Valieva skated off the Olympic ice with the lead in the women’s short program and tears in her eyes. They were not tears of joy. The enormous pressure and scrutiny on the 15-year-old Russian dynamo, who is at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, appeared...
Cameron Sutton evolved into every-down leader for Steelers in ‘21
Throughout his NFL career, Cameron Sutton has been the man who could do everything for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It wasn’t until Year 5, though, when Sutton did do everything for them, and on a full-time basis. Only one Steelers player (Terrell Edmunds) was on the field more often during the...
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon
LONDON — If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against covid-19. And the No. 1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported...
U.S. faces Canada again in women’s hockey for Olympic gold
BEIJING — American assistant captain Hilary Knight calls it “a beautiful rivalry.” Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sums it up as “very fun.” Don’t be fooled by the pleasantries. One of international sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge matches will play out for the second time at the Beijing Olympics, with the...
Jason Trout humbled to be part of Pitt-Greensburg’s 1st Hall of Fame class
He is the second-leading scorer in boys basketball at Greensburg Salem High School, having topped the list for a nine-year period from his graduation in 1993 until 2002, when his record was broken. His 2,160 career points in men’s basketball at Pitt-Greensburg from 1996-2000 represents the most at the Hempfield-based,...
