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Penguins drop Flyers in first game with fans in attendance
Within the context of the past year, Tuesday was a great day for hockey. Fans, albeit a limited number of them, were allowed to enter PPG Paints Arena and cheer the Penguins while also booing the rival Philadelphia Flyers. It was the first time spectators who paid for entry were...
No. 4 Illinois makes statement, dismantles No. 2 MichiganVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Andre Curbelo scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half, and No. 4 Illinois dismantled No. 2 Michigan with a smothering defensive performance, routing the Wolverines 76-53 on Tuesday night. Playing again without injured star Ayo Dosunmu, the Illini (19-6, 15-4) kept Michigan from...
Penguins fans eager to return to PPG Paints Arena
It was a great day for hockey — especially for Pittsburgh Penguins fans returning to PPG Paints Arena to enjoy the game in person. Tuesday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers marked the first hockey night in Pittsburgh with fans in attendance since last March. Gov. Tom Wolf eased some...
No. 6 WVU loses overtime thriller to No. 3 BaylorVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coach Scott Drew jumped on Mark Vital’s back after Baylor clinched the Big 12 championship, pointed a finger to the sky, then raced off the court ahead of his players to prepare for an even more raucous celebration. “I was able to beat them into the locker...
Pitt stops 5-game losing streak with victory against Wake Forest
Long before what remained of Pitt’s basketball team banded together to save what looked like a lost season, freshman William Jeffress did something that amazed coach Jeff Capel. And he did it days before the 70-57 victory against Wake Forest on Tuesday stopped Pitt’s five-game losing streak — away from...
Kevin Stefanski, Browns back at ‘square one’ after 2020 turnaround
CLEVELAND — Kevin Stefanski’s first season as an NFL coach was sublime, almost storybook. He ended Cleveland’s long playoff drought, won a postseason game — watching from his basement as he recovered from covid-19 — and guided his team around endless obstacles in a global pandemic to almost make the...
Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden to miss game under covid-19 protocol
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden will miss Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena because of protocol related to covid-19 protocol. No specifics on Reirden’s status beyond his absence from tonight’s game were provided. Reirden’s primary duties involve directing the team’s power play as well...
Cardinals’ all-out recruiting pitch brings J.J. Watt to the desertVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — J.J. Watt didn’t lack for suitors when deciding where to continue his football career. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year said there were four or five teams seriously in the hunt. But the more he looked at his options, the more the Arizona Cardinals made...
Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell rolls into Vegas on hot streakVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael McDowell was rolling along at Homestead-Miami Speedway when he saw another driver signal for a car to pass. When McDowell came upon the same driver, he wasn’t given the same courtesy. “I literally saw a driver wave another driver by, and then race me for the...
Wisconsin bills seek to ban transgender athletes
MADISON, Wis. — Transgender athletes would be banned from participating in girls and women’s sports in Wisconsin from kindergarten through college under bills introduced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers, proposals that come as more than a dozen other states consider similar measures. The Wisconsin proposal faces an almost certain veto from...
Big Ten confirms winning percentage to determine titleVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Big Ten confirmed Tuesday its regular-season basketball championship will be determined based on winning percentage. Michigan, at 13-1 in conference play, is the current leader on the men’s side. Second-place Illinois, which is 14-4, played at Michigan on Tuesday night. The clarification from a league...
Braves’ Freddie Freeman celebrates his new baby ‘twins with a twist’Video
Freddie Freeman found a way to top the double honors of winning the NL MVP and Hank Aaron Award. The Atlanta Braves first baseman’s bigger thrill is having two new baby boys. He describes his babies, Brandon and Maximus Turner, as his “twins with a twist.” The twist is they...
Penguins recall forwards Josh Currie, Drew O’Connor
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday recalled forwards Josh Currie and Drew O’Connor from their taxi squad. Additionally, defenseman P.O Joseph was assigned from the NHL roster to the taxi squad, and forward Frederick Gaudreau was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League to the taxi squad. These transactions were...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield’s Orie sisters continue dominance
Shattering throwing records are nothing new to Hempfield’s Orie sisters. They’ve had spots on the Spartans’ big leaderboard. Now they’re breaking marks together at the collegiate level. DePaul sophomore Mackenna Orie broke a school record in the shot put in the program’s first competition since March at the Big East...
‘Emotional wreck’: Star departures hit Houston sports fans
HOUSTON — Five-year-old Sawyer Brown was inconsolable. Her father, Chris Brown, had told her James Harden wouldn’t be with the Houston Rockets anymore after being traded to Brooklyn. “I want James Harden to be on the Texas team,” she said, tears filling her eyes, in a video he shared on...
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee, Iowa wrestlers try to defend Big Ten title after long layoff
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Running outdoors when the temperature was below zero wasn’t optimal, but it was the only way Iowa wrestlers could stay in shape during their 10-day pause because of positive covid-19 tests in the program. “When you’re doing that, you think, ‘I don’t know how many sports...
Collin Morikawa charts on course despite Tiger Woods comparisonsVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — The red shirt for Collin Morikawa to wear Sunday at the Workday Championship never arrived in time. The comparisons with Tiger Woods keep coming up in other ways. When Morikawa turned pro in 2019 after graduating from Cal, he began his PGA Tour career by making the...
Indians manager Terry Francona: Team didn’t cover up for former pitching coachVideo
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment. In a story Tuesday, The Athletic reported 12 current and former Indians employees have come forward...
Todd Frazier hits 2nd home run as Pirates lose Grapefruit League home opener to Tigers
Todd Frazier continued his bid to make the Pittsburgh Pirates as a nonroster invitee to spring training, hitting his second home run in three Grapefruit League games. Frazier’s shot to left field off Erasmo Ramirez in the fourth inning was the Pirates’ only run in a 6-1 five-inning loss to...
Duquesne’s success in Atlantic 10 Tournament likely tied to defense
After coaches review video with players until their eyes hurt, there are no secrets at the end of a basketball season. Even this year, with covid-19 protocols limiting Duquesne to 16 games (approximately half a season), coach Keith Dambrot expects no surprises when his No. 9-seeded team meets No. 8...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to be placed on covid-19 list
It’s been 360 days since Pittsburgh Penguins fans were last able to watch a game in person at PPG Paints Arena because of the covid-19 pandemic. They’ll have to wait for a few more, at least, to see the team’s captain for similar reasons. Sidney Crosby will not play in...
30 years after Penguins-Whalers trade: John Cullen, Grant Jennings on trading places, awkward meetings, rental evictions
Thursday night, at 9:15 p.m., Penguins fans will probably be gritting their teeth through the latter stages of yet another excruciatingly close Eastern Division game against the Flyers. They should take a moment. Pause the game on the DVR, and look out toward Hartford, Connecticut. Then, with a raised glass,...
First Call: Diontae Johnson’s admission about drops; 17-game NFL season plans; gamblers bailing on Penguins
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an interesting admission from Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. We also get a peek at what a 17-game NFL schedule may look like. People may be overrating J.J. Watt’s impact on the Cardinals. Gamblers have faith in Ke’Bryan Hayes but are losing trust in the Penguins....
Tim Benz: 3 things Penguins need to fix against Flyers
A limited number of Penguins fans will be allowed into PPG Paints Arena Tuesday night just in time to see a three-game set against the hated Philadelphia Flyers. It’s a crucial series given the current state of the clustered Eastern Division standings. The cross-state rivals will begin play jockeying for...
Anthony Alford returns from season-ending injury to flash power for Pirates
It was a bittersweet reunion for Anthony Alford and the Toronto Blue Jays, the organization that drafted and developed him, then discarded him last summer by designating him for assignment. When Alford came to bat against Robbie Ray on Monday in Dunedin, Fla., it was as a designated hitter in...
