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Cornerback Joe Haden active for Steelers’ game against Titans
Listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week, Joe Haden will return from a four-game absence and start at left cornerback Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their game at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans. Haden had sat out with a foot injury that he sustained...
Minor league report: Valtteri Puustinen gets two points for Penguins in lossVideo
Forward Valtteri Puustinen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who were routed by the rival Hershey Bears, 8-3, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Defenseman Chris Bigras recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-10-1-2) while defenseman Matt Bartkowski and Jordy Bellerive each added goals. Goaltender...
Taz Sherman helps rally West Virginia past UABVideo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Taz Sherman scored 17 points, Kedrian Johnson made four free throws in the final 31 seconds and West Virginia rallied past UAB, 65-59, at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Basketball Classic on Saturday at the renovated Legacy Arena. Sherman scored 15 after halftime, making 4 of...
Bishop Sycamore labeled ‘scam’ by Ohio Department of EducationVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team got clobbered in an ESPN-televised game didn’t live up to its billing educationally either: It turned out to be “a scam,” according to an investigation by the Ohio Department of Education. Republican Gov. Mike...
Penguins adjust to NHL’s enhanced protocols for covid-19
Against the backdrop of a week that has been chaotic around the NHL because covid-19, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Saturday was pretty normal. Sure, a handful of players were absent, but for typical hockey-related ailments. But prior to practice, the NHL and the NHL’s Players Association (NHLPA)...
Evan Rodrigues finds chemistry with Sidney Crosby on Penguins’ top lineVideo
The Buffalo Sabres have had throngs of malfunctions over the past decade. That’s why they’re on course to miss the postseason for an 11th consecutive season. One of those countless failures was Evan Rodrigues. Not so much him. But what they did (or didn’t do) with him. They didn’t play...
Steelers show success with no-huddle, so why not run it more often? Answer is not so simple
Correlation is not necessarily causation, but tell that to frustrated fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Twice in a span of 19 days, their team nearly pulled off two of the biggest comebacks in franchise history, erasing a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit Nov. 21 at the Los Angeles Chargers and scoring 28...
Strength of bond between Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot, LeBron James on display from Ohio to Oregon
Whenever Keith Dambrot is on the subject of basketball, he’s bound to throw out an occasional LeBron James reference. In the days leading up to this weekend, Dambrot was uttering the NBA superstar’s name a bit more often as he prepared his Duquesne Dukes to face UC Irvine on Sunday...
QB Zappe breaks Burrow’s TD mark, leads Western Kentucky to Boca Raton Bowl winVideo
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bailey Zappe capped his record-setting season in style, and Western Kentucky capped a difficult week with a bowl win. Zappe broke a pair of single-season FBS records by passing for 422 yards and six touchdowns, and Western Kentucky handed Appalachian State its first-ever bowl loss by...
NFL reduces testing for asymptomatic vaccinated playersVideo
NEW YORK — Only unvaccinated players and those experiencing possible symptoms of covid-19 will be tested, starting Sunday, under the NFL’s revised protocols. Also, higher risk players have until 2 p.m. Monday to send written notice if they choose to opt out, according to a memo sent to clubs Saturday...
New York Mets hire Buck Showalter as managerVideo
NEW YORK — Buck Showalter is back on the bench in New York. Nearly 30 years since making his name in pinstripes, Showalter has been hired as manager of the Mets as he returns to the Big Apple to take over his fifth major league team. The former New York...
Titans activate OLB Bud Dupree before playing the SteelersVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will have outside linebacker Bud Dupree available Sunday when they play his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans (9-4) activated Dupree off injured reserve Saturday. They also elevated wide receiver Cody Hollister and offensive lineman Daniel Munyer from the practice squad for the...
Pitt gets past St. John’s on Jamarius Burton’s buzzer-beater
NEW YORK — Jamarius Burton’s runner with 0.4 seconds left lifted Pitt over St. John’s, 59-57, in the showcase game of the Gotham Classic on Saturday. After St. John’s (8-3) tied the score on two Dylan Addae-Wusu free throws, Burton took the inbounds pass and stormed down the court before...
OL Rashaad Coward called up, DL Isaiah Buggs ruled out for Steelers vs. Titans
The Pittsburgh Steelers reinforced their depth on the offensive line by calling up Rashaad Coward from the practice squad to be available for Sunday’s home game against the Tennessee Titans. The Steelers also announced Saturday that reserve defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs was downgraded to “out” on the league-mandated game status...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker misses practice as a ‘maintenance day’
Penguins forward Jason Zucker did not participate in the team’s practice in Cranberry on Saturday. Coach Mike Sullivan termed his absence as a “maintenance day.” In 29 games this season, Zucker has 10 points (four goals, six assists). Forward Evgeni Malkin practiced as well but not in a full-contact fashion....
Norwin grads looking forward to sibling rivalry on college court
Magen and Mara Polczynski have Jan. 19 and Feb. 16 circled on their calendars. They have for a while now. Those are the days when the Westminster and Grove City women’s basketball teams will meet in Presidents’ Athletic Conference games. The teams are traditional rivals that don’t need much motivation...
Wexford native’s racing career takes left turn into full-time NASCAR truck series ride
If someone told Kris Wright in November of 2019 that he’d be racing full time in NASCAR in three years, he would’ve told them they were crazy. That’s because he had just signed a deal to race in Formula 3 in Europe. Little did Wright or anyone else know in...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Evan Rodrigues deserves to stay on Penguins’ top line
Pascal Dupuis was a nondescript talent before playing on a line with Sidney Crosby. Skating with Crosby made him a legit top-six winger. Chris Kunitz was average before playing on a line with Crosby. Skating with Crosby turned Kunitz into a first-team NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. Crosby can’t...
Steelers Four Downs: Najee Harris under siege by defenders quickly
1. Happy with Harris In today’s NFL world, it’s become controversial to invest too many resources in running backs. That made the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft choice of Najee Harris one to keep an eye on. So far, the traditional measures of results have been mixed. But what about a...
Spokesman: Jaguars owner waited after game before deciding to fire Urban MeyerVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to set the record straight about owner Shad Khan’s firing of embattled coach Urban Meyer. A spokesman for Khan told the Associated Press on Friday night that the decision to move on from Meyer was made after Jacksonville’s 20-0 loss at Tennessee...
Minor league report: Forward Jared Cockrell leads Nailers past Admirals
Two goals by forward Jared Cockrell led the Wheeling Nailers to a 3-1 road win against the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Va. on Friday. Goaltender Stephanos Lekkas made 32 saves on 33 shots for Wheeling (13-8-1-0) while forward Bobby Hampton added a goal. The Nailers’ next...
Coastal Carolina holds off Northern Illinois in wild Cure BowlVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Grayson McCall threw four touchdown passes, and Coastal Carolina held off Northern Illinois, 47-41, in the Cure Bowl on Friday night, with the game ending with the Huskies at the Chanticleers 4. McCall was 22 for 30 for 315 yards, and Braydon Bennett ran 108 yards and...
Jeff Carter, penalty killers help Penguins run winning streak to 6 with OT victoryVideo
Jeff Carter was relieved. Sure, scoring an overtime goal and leading the Penguins to a hard-fought 3-2 home win against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena will sate the soul. But seeing your teammates kill a penalty you took with less than five seconds remaining in regulation? That will...
NHL shuts down 2 more teams for a week amid covid surgeVideo
Postponements and coronavirus problems for the NHL are coming at a dizzying and disquieting pace not seen since earlier in the pandemic. The league shut down two more teams through the Christmas holiday break Friday, eager to avoid putting all 32 on pause amid worsening covid-19 conditions across North America....
Forward Sam Lafferty returns to the Penguins’ lineup
With forward Brian Boyle sidelined by an undisclosed injury, the Penguins inserted reserve forward Sam Lafferty into their lineup for Friday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. It was only Lafferty’s eighth game of the season. He has been a healthy scratch for 22 of the...
