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Column: Big and booming, Bryson DeChambeau is PGA Tour must-see TVVideo
It’s hard to find a reason to like Bryson DeChambeau. It’s even harder to take your eyes off him. He smashes jaw-dropping drives that seem to defy the physics on which he bases his game. Bulked up on protein shakes and M&M’s, DeChambeau has so far this year been making...
Lightning beat Bruins, improve to 2-0 in seeding roundVideo
TORONTO — Tyler Johnson scored the winning goal with 87 seconds left to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over Boston on Wednesday and send the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins to their second straight loss in the NHL’s playoff seeding round. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots for the...
Leafs’ Jake Muzzin out of the hospital, will not return in seriesVideo
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from the hospital and is back at the team’s hotel, and he will not return to the lineup during Toronto’s playoff qualification series with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Maple Leafs said in a statement Muzzin will remain in...
Bills CB Tre’Davious White considers opting outVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White is unsure if he will opt in or opt out of the upcoming NFL season. White has until 4 p.m. Thursday to decide on his status for the year. The 25-year-old has established himself as one of the best cornerbacks in the league...
River States Conference to play fall sports as scheduled
While most small-college conferences have taken a cautionary approach to fall sports by postponing the season until the spring, one area conference is staying the course. The NAIA River States Conference will buck the trend and have a fall season, leaning on a crutch of guidelines and protocol to play...
Pirates bullpen suffers another big blow as reliever Nick Burdi is shut down for season
The bullpen blows keep coming for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who shut down another high-leverage reliever by placing right-hander Nick Burdi on the 45-day injured list Wednesday with a right elbow injury. The Pirates added utility player JT Riddle, who was on the IL with an abdomen injury, to their major...
Coyotes storm past Predators in Game 3 of qualifying roundVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Conor Garland and Taylor Hall each scored in the third period, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators, 4-1, on Wednesday. Now the Coyotes, seeded 11th in the West in the NHL’s restart, can eliminate the sixth-seeded Predators in Game 4 on Friday in this best-of-five...
Riverhounds notebook: Passing prowess has Pittsburgh piling up assists
With five games under their belt, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds are slowly approaching the midway point of their shortened 2020 season. Through the first part of the season, the Hounds have already suffered a two-game losing streak, they’ve seen players step into big roles, they’ve seen players break records, and they...
Steelers ticket holders have until Aug. 14 to request full refund for 2020 season
The Pittsburgh Steelers set an Aug. 14 deadline for season-ticket holders to request a full refund or credit for games played with fans in attendance at Heinz Field this season. The Steelers already have refunded the cost of tickets for the two home preseason games that were canceled because of...
Panthers avoid elimination, beat Islanders in Game 3Video
TORONTO — Brian Boyle and the Florida Panthers turned the tables on the New York Islanders by playing with more discipline and patience to avoid being swept from the playoffs. Boyle and Mike Hoffman scored goals 2 minutes, 47 seconds apart, and the Panthers took advantage of several miscues in...
Greensburg’s Goetz wins West Penn Open
Winning the 117th West Penn Open wasn’t good enough for Mark Goetz on Wednesday. After he birdied the final to win the championship at Shannopin Country Club, he headed the Green Oaks Country Club to play nine more holes against his cousin Katie (Miller) Gee. At Shannopin, the Greensburg native...
Registration open for 2021 Pittsburgh Marathon
Registration is open for the 2021 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. “We’re excited to get people back to the start line in May,” said Troy Schooley, CEO of P3R, the organization that puts together the Pittsburgh Marathon each year. “Hopefully, we are able to do that. Registration has been open...
Game 4 of Penguins-Canadiens scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday
Game 4 of the Penguins’ best-of-five qualifying round series with the Montreal Canadiens on Friday has been scheduled for 4 p.m. The Penguins are scheduled face the Canadiens in Game 3 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Game 5, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday, but a...
After Game 3 loss, Benz and Madden break down what went wrong in ‘Hockey in the Hub’ postgame show
The Penguins’ season comes down to one game. The Canadiens outlasted the Penguins, 4-3, in Game 3 on Wednesday night to take a 2-games-to-1 lead in the qualifying-round series. The Penguins must win Game 4, scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, to keep their season alive. So in a game in...
Ravens WR Marquise Brown sporting larger frame, more speedVideo
Marquise Brown put up respectable numbers as a rookie last year with the Baltimore Ravens, leading the team’s wide receivers in receptions and touchdowns as the primary downfield target for NFL MVP Lamar Jackson. Now, after an offseason in which Brown fastidiously lifted weights and finally put a lingering injury...
Penguins looking for more from line of Patrick Marleau, Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist
The Penguins don’t number their lines. But they have lines that play the most minutes, the second-most, the third-most and the fourth-most. Right now, the trio of Patrick Marleau, Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist, colloquially referred to as the third line, is bringing up the rear in terms of ice...
Diontae Johnson ready to renew connection with Steelers QB Ben RoethlisbergerVideo
By almost any measure, the numbers Diontae Johnson posted in 2019 were impressive. His 59 receptions led all rookie pass catchers in the NFL and were the most by anyone on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. His 680 receiving yards were second on the team and sixth among all rookies. His...
No covid opt-outs yet for Steelers, who Vince Williams says are keeping players safe
The list of NFL players who have elected to opt out of the 2020 season has grown to more than 50 by Wednesday afternoon. Thus far, though, no members of the Pittsburgh Steelers have. One of the team’s oldest and longest-tenured players says that is in part because the organization...
Inconsistent lineup a constant for Pirates, whose start to the season is out of order
The Pittsburgh Pirates returned to PNC Park to play the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday amid a six-game losing streak with MLB’s worst record and third-worst team batting average. If there is one constant for the Pirates, it’s their inconsistent batting order. Derek Shelton has started a different lineup in all...
NCAA board hands call on fall championships to each division; Division III cancels
The NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday directed each division of the association to decide independently by Aug. 21 whether it will be able to conduct championship events safely in fall sports such as soccer, volleyball and lower levels of football during the coronavirus pandemic. The association’s highest governing body...
Sidney Crosby’s knack for scoring the 1st goal of playoff games lifts Penguins
Sidney Crosby hasn’t been dominant through two games of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ qualifying-round series against the Montreal Canadiens. He hasn’t stood out as particularly the best player in this unique NHL postseason, nor even necessarily on his own team. But that doesn’t mean the Penguins’ captain isn’t making an impact...
UConn becomes 1st FBS program to cancel football over virus
STORRS, Conn. — UConn canceled its 2020-21 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, as other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with high infection rates. “After...
Tiger Woods in better place heading into PGA Championship
SAN FRANCISCO — The course is one Tiger Woods knows well and where he has winning memories. The PGA Championship is a major he has won four times, more than anyone except Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. Woods learned last year that brings no guarantee of playing well. Coming off...
Adam Scott back in PGA chase after long break Down Under
Adam Scott took his own sweet time returning to competitive golf. When he finally showed up at the PGA Championship this week, everyone else ranked inside the top 50 had already revved up for the season’s first major by playing at least one tournament somewhere. But Scott, who checked in...
Penguins adjust to peculiar trend of increased penalties during playoffsVideo
In 2020, seemingly everything is weird or backward. So why not the conventional wisdom regarding officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs, too? The standard operating procedure for hockey postseasons typically involves referees who overlook infractions as part of a “let them play” philosophy. Then again, the standard operating procedure for...
