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This date in sports history: March 11Video

1922 — Cornell wins the first IC4A indoor track meet held at the 2nd Regiment Armory in New York. 1947 — Harry Boykoff of St. John’s sets a Madison Square Garden scoring record with 54 points in the Redmen’s 71-52 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) 1958 — Manhattan upsets top-ranked...
Newly signed Cowboys QB Dak Prescott healthy, happyVideo

Dak Prescott walked briskly and bounced up the couple of steps onto the stage for the announcement of the richest contract in the storied history of the Dallas Cowboys for their latest star quarterback. It was five months almost to the day Wednesday since the gruesome ankle injury that ended...
Brian Goodwin’s game-tying grand slam brings a boost to Pirates’ competition in center field

Brian Goodwin could tell by playing the outfield that the wind was doing something different Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field, calling it a difficult night for fly balls. The New York Yankees had built a five-run lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates by sending two of them over the...
Teams need only 5 players to be eligible for NCAA TournamentVideo

All a team needs to play in this year’s NCAA Tournament is five healthy players. How about a coach? The NCAA will get back to you on that. The fluid nature of a March Madness played amid the coronavirus pandemic was spelled out Wednesday, hours before the NCAA selection committee...
Burrell grad Weimer focused on high marks for outdoor track and field season

Elizabeth Weimer is laser focused on throwing the hammer, shot put and discus during her upcoming collegiate outdoor track and field season. The Burrell graduate and redshirt junior at Ashland hopes to carry over momentum gained from an indoor season during which she captured her second straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate...
After slow start to season, Tristan Jarry proving his ‘No. 1 goalie’ worth to Penguins

The resurgence of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry coincides with former NHL All-Star goalie Ron Hextall taking over as the team’s general manager. In the seven games Jarry played before the Feb. 6 announcement of Hextall’s hiring, Jarry had the NHL’s second-worst save percentage (.857) and fourth-worst goals-against average (3.95)....
No fans? Some? A mix? Odd sights, sounds of pandemic sportsVideo

Sports amid the pandemic became a whole different sort of spectacle, especially when it came to spectators — often with zero, sometimes with some and, in at least one instance at a Grand Slam tennis tournament, starting a match with fans in the seats yet finishing it with none present....
Penguins notes: Finally, a new opponent in Sabres

Over the past six weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins have faced four different opponents. Thursday, for the first time since Jan. 28, a Penguins faceoff won’t come up against the New York Islanders (six meetings in that time), Washington Capitals (four meetings), New York Rangers (four) or Philadelphia Flyers (three). Thursday’s...
Unfinished work at a Players Championship that didn’t startVideo

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Hideki Matsuyama made a 25-foot eagle putt on his final hole of the first round at The Players Championship and earned a spot in the record book as the ninth player to post a 63 at the TPC Sawgrass. And then it was gone. The...
Reds star Joey Votto out after positive covid-19 testVideo

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is out indefinitely after testing positive for covid-19 at spring training, the team said Wednesday. The Reds put Votto on the injured list, and he gave the team permission to announce he was sidelined because he had tested positive for the...
West Virginia’s Shane Lyons named recipient of national athletic directors award

West Virginia’s Shane Lyons is one of four recipients of the Athletics Director of the Year Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the university announced Wednesday. “I am humbled and honored to receive this prestigious award, and I share it with all the hard-working people who...
With shortstops Kevin Newman, Cole Tucker injured, Pirates preach patience in recovery

When two of the three players fighting for the same starting job end up seeing Pittsburgh Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk, he expects their competitive spirit to play a role in their recovery. Tomczyk is counting on the relationships and trust he has built with shortstops Kevin Newman...
NFL awards Steelers compensatory pick in 4th-round of draft

Anticipation was that the Pittsburgh Steelers might be awarded two compensatory draft picks this year based on free-agent losses in the 2020 offseason. Instead, they got just one. When the NFL released the compensatory picks list Wednesday, the Steelers were awarded a pick in the fourth round, the 35th pick...
Artemi Panarin rejoins Rangers after 2-week leave of absence

Artemi Panarin rejoined the New York Rangers for practice in Boston on Wednesday after taking a two-week leave of absence. Coach David Quinn said Panarin won’t play Thursday night against the Bruins and his timeline for getting back to game action is unclear. But there’s a buzz around the Rangers...
Texas Rangers in line to be 1st team back to full capacity

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers could have a full house for their home opener next month after debuting their new 40,518-seat stadium without fans in the stands for their games last season. If that happens, the Rangers could be the first team in Major League Baseball or any major...
Steelers get WR, return specialist Ray-Ray McCloud under contract for 1 year

The Pittsburgh Steelers got one of their restricted free agents under contract Wednesday when they signed wide receiver/returner Ray-Ray McCloud to a one-year deal. McCloud, who spent the 2020 season with the Steelers after being signed in training camp, played in all 16 games and was credited with two starts....

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