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Penguins notebook: Defenseman Marcus Pettersson remains sidelined
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson remained sidelined for Sunday’s 6-3 victory against the rival Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. He remains on injured reserve with an undisclosed ailment. Sidelined for the past nine games, he was injured during a 5-4 home win against the Capitals on Jan. 19. During the...
New bloods Gonzaga, Villanova still thriving amid pandemic
College basketball’s bluebloods earned elite status through multiple championships, sustained traditions of winning and revolving doors of star players through their programs. A new group of teams has inched closer to basketball royalty and has remained relatively steady even as the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the sport. Top-ranked...
Serena Williams reaches Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams tumbled to the ground, her heavily taped right ankle turning, her body contorting, her racket flying. This was early in the second set of a competitive-as-can-be matchup in the Australian Open’s fourth round against a younger version of herself — stinging serves, huge groundstroke cuts,...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates start spring training focusing on developing top prospects
After his first spring training as a major league manager was interrupted by baseball’s shutdown because of the covid-19 pandemic, Derek Shelton referred to the shortened summer camp in July as 2.0. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates skipper is steering a club that is in total teardown into a spring training...
Penn State gives up fastbreak winner in defeat vs. Nebraska
UNIVERSITY PARK — Teddy Allen raced for a fastbreak layup off a steal with 12 seconds left, lifting Nebraska into a 62-61 win over Penn State on Sunday, ending the Cornhuskers’ string of 25 Big Ten losses that stretched back more than a year. After a quick timeout to set...
Georgia Tech sends Pitt to 5th loss in past 6 games
Pitt hadn’t played in eight days and had trouble finding its offensive rhythm. Georgia Tech was playing its third game in five days and looked more refreshed than fatigued. The result was Pitt’s fifth loss in the past six games, 71-65, to the Yellow Jackets on Sunday in Atlanta. Coach...
Goaltender Tristan Jarry leads Penguins past Capitals
Just looking at the basic numbers, Tristan Jarry was hardly outstanding Sunday. He was nothing close to the All-Star he was for most of the 2019-20 season. There hasn’t been a point in the 2020-21 season in which he has been in that zip code. But he was better Sunday...
Tim Benz: If Pens fans are skeptical of Hextall-Burke duo, praise from Philadelphia may help
Some Penguins fans may be a bit slow to fully embrace Ron Hextall as the team’s new general manager because of his history with the Philadelphia Flyers. Or, perhaps better phrased, quicker to turn on him if he is not an instant success. That said, some of the loudest approvals...
Southmoreland grad forced out of softball after 3 seasons
Adeline Nicholson had a decision to make, but this wasn’t quite like choosing between taking a rip at a 3-0 pitch or chancing a walk. No, the former Southmoreland softball slugger came to a crossroads in her playing career and made a harsh, yet potentially life-changing choice to step away...
Breaking down the NL Central heading into spring training
A team-by-team look at the National League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: Chicago Cubs Manager: David Ross (second season). 2020: 34-26, first place, lost to Marlins in first round...
NFL’s Chris Hogan declares for Premier Lacrosse League draft
Chris Hogan is trading touchdowns for goals and returning to his athletic roots. The NFL wide receiver, who most recently played with the New York Jets, announced Saturday he has signed with the Premier Lacrosse League and declared his eligibility to be selected in the league’s draft next month. “As...
Penguins recall goaltender Maxime Lagace from taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Maxime Lagace from their taxi squad on an emergency basis. He will serve as backup to starting Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s home game against the Washington Capitals. No reason for the transaction or the status of regular backup Casey DeSmith was provided by the team....
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to do something Sunday he never has done. Play the Washington Capitals. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry will be in net for Sunday’s home game at PPG Paints Arena against their long-time rivals. It will be Jarry’s first career game against the Capitals....
Gateway grad Olivia Miller building impressive resume with Pitt gymnastics
Olivia Miller takes nothing for granted as she trains and competes for the Pitt women’s gymnastics team. The Gateway graduate remembers how quickly a season can be taken away as the Panthers’ 2020 campaign ended prematurely when the coronavirus pandemic started to take hold last March. The 2021 season has...
This date in sports history: Feb. 14Video
1934 — The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the NHL All-Stars, 7-3. The game is played as a benefit for former Toronto player Ace Bailey. Bailey suffered a skull fracture earlier in the season from a hit by Boston’s Eddie Shore. 1936 — Maribel Vinson wins her eighth U.S. figure skating...
California native Orozco finds comfort zone in Pittsburgh, with Carlow women’s basketballVideo
For California girl Angelica Orozco, adjusting to life in Pittsburgh was easy. A native of Fillmore in the Golden State, Orozco was looking for a school where she could play basketball and study for a career in nursing. She hadn’t heard of Carlow until her basketball coach at Buena High...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Crunch for 1st winVideo
Forwards Chase Berger, Kyle Olson and defenseman Will Reilly each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road win against the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. It was Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s first victory of the season. Forward Jonathan Gruden...
Analysis: Texans self-destructing with each bad move
HOUSTON — J.J. Watt is gone from the Houston Texans, and Deshaun Watson wants out, too. The Texans have been making plenty of headlines this offseason. Not one has been good. Watt was released Friday, ending the tenure of the face of the franchise, and things could get even worse...
Johnny Manziel says he’s done with football — mostly
ATLANTA — No more football for Johnny Football unless it’s just for kicks. After a self-destructing pro career that never came close to fulfilling his enormous potential, Johnny Manziel says he’s done with the game that gave him his catchy moniker — even as he’s dabbling in a fledgling, fan-controlled...
Robert Morris falls to Oakland in final home game of season
Robert Morris’ first men’s basketball season in the Horizon League has been a challenge. After winning the Northeast Conference Tournament championship a year ago, the Colonials find themselves in the cellar of the Horizon’s standings with just two regular-season games remaining. They just lost their leading scorer and rebounder, too,...
English soccer at breaking point over abuse on social media
Death threats. Racist abuse. Sexist slurs. And social media accounts allowed to stay active even after spreading bile. English football has reached breaking point with players, coaches, referees and officials aghast at the ongoing proliferation of hate aimed at them on Instagram and Twitter. A week that began with the...
Facing a Grand Slam great: Dream come true? Big loss? Both?
Ahead of his match against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, Cameron Norrie hit what sounded like all of the right notes, the sorts of sentiments that express a healthy blend of respect and confidence. A bit intimidated but not too intimidated. A bit in awe but not too in...
Penguins adapt to the NHL’s latest round of covid-19 protocols
Jason Zucker doesn’t mind social distancing. At least in one specific instance. “It’s helped me a lot personally just because I’m further away from ‘Rusty,’ ” the Penguins forward joked in reference to his occasional linemate, Bryan Rust. “So I don’t have to deal with him as much on a...
No. 12 Oklahoma wins wild, wonderful one at No. 14 West VirginiaVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Reaves helped No. 12 Oklahoma pull off an impressive win on the road. Reaves scored four of his 28 points in the final minute of the second overtime and the Sooners held off No. 14 West Virginia, 91-90, on Saturday. Oklahoma (13-5, 8-4 Big 12) squeaked...
Duquesne set to play George Mason on Wednesday in A-10 makeup game
Cleared of its covid-19 complications, Duquesne will travel to Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday to play George Mason. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at EagleBank Arena. It’s a makeup of a game that would have been played Saturday. The game Wednesday replaces the Dukes’ trip to Davidson. After a...
