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Steelers’ Mason Rudolph, Mike Tomlin fire back at Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett’s renewed accusation that Mason Rudolph used a racial slur during a game last November was met by strong rebuttals Saturday from the quarterback, his representative and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Garrett initially made the allegations in November — a week after the incident took place — while...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Canadiens 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Canadiens: Empty netters are kind of an odd thing. Think about it. The goaltender, the one player on a team whose sole job to keep pucks out of a cage, is completely removed off the ice, usually very late. That would be...
Ex-Pirates outfielder Starling Marte says Diamondbacks can ‘win it’Video
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Starling Marte has fond memories of his eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially the stretch from 2013 to 2015 when the franchise made it to the playoffs three straight seasons. A few minutes of research revealed his new team has a great chance to get him...
Photos: Pens vs. Canadiens
Here’s a gallery of the Penguins’ game versus the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 14, 2020 at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins’ newest addition Jason Zucker scored 2 goals to help the Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1....
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 4-2
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Friday. Forwards Adam Johnson and Jordy Bellerive scored goals for the Penguins (25-19-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is on the road...
Kuchar leads by two at Riviera with McIlroy, Scott chasing; Woods falls backVideo
LOS ANGELES — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn’t find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Friday in the Genesis Invitational. He was good enough with the short irons that he still managed a 2-under-par 69 and built...
Jason Zucker scores twice, leads Penguins past Canadiens
Jason Zucker is fully aware of the immense expectations foisted upon him. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded high-end future assets to acquire his services Monday. And, as has been the case for any scoring winger the Penguins have brought in to play with franchise center Sidney Crosby — from...
Northern Iowa reverses course, will pay $10k winner full prizeVideo
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The sponsor of a halftime basketball shooting promotion at Northern Iowa games reversed course in the face of growing criticism and will pay out the full $10,000 to a contestant who competed earlier this week. A public outcry was swelling since the Wednesday night contest, when...
Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has defibrillator inserted to regulate heartVideo
Jay Bouwmeester had surgery Friday to insert a defibrillator to restore his heart’s normal rhythm after the St. Louis Blues defenseman collapsed on the bench during a game in Anaheim this week. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said the procedure was performed at the UC Irvine Medical Center. The 36-year-old...
New A’s infielder Tony Kemp chose not to be part of Astros’ sign stealingVideo
MESA, Ariz. — Called up in September 2017 by Houston, Tony Kemp immediately got asked by teammates whether he wanted to be a part of the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme. His answer was a firm no, and Kemp didn’t feel further pressure to do it. “That stood,” the second baseman said...
Sewickley Academy’s Pryor reaches new heights for Catholic University
Sewickley Academy graduate Justin Pryor is driving to the basket more, and it is helping him on the Catholic University men’s basketball team. Pryor, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, recently had two career-high 15-point games. He said laying the ball up was something he hung his hat on before the Division...
Plum grad Justin Decheck makes impact for Gannon swim team
Plum graduate Justin Decheck is doing better than expected as a freshman on the Gannon men’s swimming team. Decheck, 18, qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship meet this week in York in seven events individually. He ranks seventh in the Division II conference in the 100-yard backstroke with...
Maxime Talbot is still a star with Penguins
The Penguins have had a long, storied history of French Canadian stars. • Michel Briere capped off a promising rookie season in 1969-70 by scoring the first playoff overtime goal in franchise history to claim a series-clinching 3-2 victory against the Oakland Seals in Game 4 of the semifinal round....
UPJ’s Pat Pecora, college wrestling’s winningest coach, keeps climbing
Last Friday at Pitt-Johnstown, Pat Pecora did something he never thought would’ve been possible when he started coaching wrestling 44 years ago. With several alumni in attendance, Pecora’s No. 4-ranked Mountain Cats defeated No. 11-ranked Mercyhurst, 22-12, and the longtime UPJ coach earned his 617th career win, making him college...
Fox Chapel’s Chip Ganassi celebrates race team’s 30th anniversary
When Chip Ganassi was a young kid, he always found himself on something with an engine. Whether it was a go-kart, a dirt bike, a snowmobile or a car, Ganassi loved to just go. “I sort of had a fossil-fuel-fired youth,” Ganassi said. “I was always racing one thing or...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
Boys Class 2A First round No. 4 Springdale (19-3) vs. No. 13 Sewickley Academy (7-12) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Shaler Winner plays: No. 5 Laurel (14-8) vs. No. 12 Winchester Thurston (10-10) Friday in the quarterfinals Coaches: Aaron Epps, Springdale; Win Palmer, Sewickley Academy Points scored/allowed: Springdale, 64.3/53.8; Sewickley Academy,...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates’ search for shortstop of future starts with Kevin Newman, Cole TuckerVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker are former first-round picks who play the same position for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When it comes to their performance, the shortstops are more opposites than anything. Where Newman had a nondescript debut in the major leagues in August 2018, Tucker made an unforgettable...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Canadiens
The Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Friday’s game against against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 27 games this season, Jarry has an 18-8-1 record along with a 2.18 goals against average, a .929 save percentage and three shutouts. With nine...
With champs in tow, Joe Gibbs stands tall as class of NASCARVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — Joe Gibbs was trying to apologize. His driver won another checkered flag at Daytona — the same track where Gibbs’ eponymous race team is the defending Daytona 500 champion — and the 79-year-old wanted to make some things right. He was eight days removed from giving...
Rested Duquesne won’t take struggling Fordham lightly
The Atlantic 10, in a virtual tie with the American Athletic and within arm’s length of the SEC and ACC, ranks eighth among 32 Division I basketball leagues in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). Indeed, the A-10 is a quality conference this season. It might...
Pitt starts run to the finish line in road test against Virginia Tech
Pitt’s last six games prior to the ACC Tournament will go a long way in determining whether Jeff Capel’s second team will be labeled a success or failure. If the Panthers (15-10, 6-8) win four, that puts them on the threshold of 20 victories, a milestone they have reached twice...
Kiski Area grad Joe Woods excited for next phase of coaching career with Cleveland Browns
One Sunday, Joe Woods was coaching for the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. The following Sunday, he was house-hunting in Cleveland. Such is the life of an NFL assistant coach. But Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, loves that sort of life. Woods was named Cleveland Browns defensive...
Pirates newcomer Riddle ready, willing to fill variety of roles
BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Riddle is a newcomer to a team that almost certainly will have the lowest payroll in the major leagues on Opening Day. Yet playing for a thrifty organization such as the Pittsburgh Pirates is nothing new to the utility player. Money was a factor in the...
MLB to raise salaries for minor leaguers in 2021Video
NEW YORK — MLB is raising the minimum salary for minor league players in 2021, according to a memo sent Friday from the commissioner’s office to all 30 teams and obtained by the Associated Press. Two years after successfully lobbying Congress to exempt minor leaguers from federal minimum wage laws,...
Wild GM Bill Guerin fires coach Bruce BoudreauVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season. First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau after a shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Assistant Dean...
