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Canadian Nick Taylor holds off Mickelson for win at Pebble BeachVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. The Canadian managed both just fine Sunday and won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his second career victory. With the gallery eager to see Mickelson add a record sixth victory at...
Dieter Kurtenbach: How did Andrew Wiggins look in his first Warriors game?Video
SAN FRANCISCO Andrew Wiggins wasn’t spectacular in his first game as a Golden State Warrior. He wasn’t a revelation to the team or the game of basketball. But his Saturday debut in blue and yellow was an unquestioned success. Wiggins looked good, solid. He looked like he fit in with...
Erik Jones wins crash-fest at Daytona to open NASCAR seasonVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first race of the NASCAR season was a demolition derby that turned Daytona International Speedway into a giant junkyard. The Busch Clash? More like the Busch Crash. Erik Jones won Sunday’s race that left a multi-million dollar trail of destruction and masked the fact the...
Ricky Stenhouse claims Daytona 500 pole in debut with new teamVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. needed just two days to get his new team to the top. Stenhouse won the pole Sunday for the season-opening Daytona 500 next weekend, putting JTG-Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR spotlight for a week. Stenhouse’s third pole in 257 Cup Series starts and...
Bubble watch: Purdue makes push for NCAA bid-securing finishVideo
Purdue is positioned to chase down an NCAA Tournament bid, thanks in part to the Big Ten’s depth of quality teams. The Boilermakers had 10 losses by the end of January and are one game better than .500 in conference play. Yet they are ranked No. 26 in the NCAA’s...
John Steigerwald: Small-market teams should steal Astros’ tactics
Spare me the outrage. People in and out of MLB are being whipped into a frenzy again over the Houston Astros’ stealing signs on their way to a 2017 World Series win. Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reported this week MLB’s claim the plan was “entirely player-driven” is...
Ex-Pirate Morton says he regrets not trying to stop Astros from stealing signsVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two-time All-Star pitcher Charlie Morton said he regrets not doing anything to try to stop the Houston Astros from illegally stealing signs and relaying the information to their hitters during the team’s 2017 World Series championship season. Morton, who pitched seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Report: Steelers to hire South Carolina’s Bryan McClendon as WR coach
The search for the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach appears to have taken coach Mike Tomlin back to the college ranks. Bryan McClendon, formerly the offensive coordinator at South Carolina, will fill the position vacancy on the Steelers, according to Mike Gillespie, sports director at the ABC affiliate in Columbia,...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Position battles take center stage at Pirates spring training
If there is optimism surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates entering spring training, it’s with the change in leadership. The starting lineup is another story. New Pirates manager Derek Shelton inherits a 93-loss team minus its ace pitcher, All-Star closer, veteran catcher and best all-around player when pitchers and catchers report to...
Penguins have developed into mostly 3-line teamVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — In theory, it has the makings of an intriguing and, potentially, potent fourth line. There’s the skilled former first-round pick trying to resurrect his career as a 30-goal scorer on the left wing. Then at center, a hiccup-quick homegrown prospect who showed he belongs in the NHL...
New XFL kicks off with entertaining debut in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The debut of the new XFL had a punt blocked for a touchdown, a juiced-up crowd roaring for big plays and a player swearing during an in-game television interview. The actual football was hit and miss. College national championship-winning former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones was the biggest...
Pitt coach Jeff Capel has learned, taught more than basketball in his 45 years
Jeff Capel makes all the tough calls during a Pitt game. Zone or man-to-man? Don’t forget to box out. Shoot the 3. Pull it back and run the weave. Those are basketball-related matters he has employed as a player and designed and taught as a coach for most of his...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Panthers 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Panthers. SUNRISE, Fla. — Mike Sullivan can be blunt, terse and curt to speak with. At the same time, he will do just about anything to stop short of criticizing a player individually. Even with players he clearly did not care for...
Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown fulfills dream by committing to Duquesne
Since he was 8 years old, Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown hoped to play college football for a hometown school. On Thursday, Brown achieved his goal when he signed a national letter of intent with Division I FCS Duquesne, where he likely will play linebacker or safety. Has Always been a...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms, 5-3
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 27 save for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss at home to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jan Drozg, Myles Powell and Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (24-18-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins fend off late rush to beat Panthers, 3-2Video
SUNRISE, Fla. — After six days of gallivanting across sunny Florida, the Pittsburgh Penguins spent enough time on beaches to come away with thoroughly increased levels of melanin and vitamin D. They even managed to collect two points Saturday thanks to a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at BB&T...
Kevin Harvick parks distractions, keeps eyes squarely on NASCAR roadVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick put a mic drop on his TV broadcasting career and turned off the dial on his radio show. The moonlighting gigs have been parked, minimizing his distractions, maximizing his family time, but certainly not accelerating any thoughts about retirement. If he kept his talk...
No. 1 Baylor earns top seed in NCAA committee’s initial rankingsVideo
San Diego State has rolled through its schedule, charging into February as the only Division I team still undefeated. But if teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament today, the Aztecs would travel across the country to play in New York. The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee gave San...
Robert Morris beats Sacred Heart, runs win streak to 5 games
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Charles Bain scored 16 points, AJ Bramah added 14 and Robert Morris held off Sacred Heart, 61-58, on Saturday to win its fifth straight. Sacred Heart closed to 60-58 on Aaron Clarke’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds left, but Jon Williams iced it with a free throw, and...
Lamar Stevens leads No. 22 Penn State over MinnesotaVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Lamar Stevens was celebrated as an elite scorer and a published author Saturday. Penn State’s do-it-all forward, who wrote a children’s book that was distributed to fans before No. 22 Penn State’s game against Minnesota, is well on his way to authoring another story. Maybe one for...
Changes to Pirates pitching staff could take time
The question didn’t require an immediate answer, but Derek Shelton had one ready. “Who’s your opening day starter?” the Pittsburgh Pirates’ first-year manager was asked at PiratesFest, two months and two days before the season begins March 26 in Tampa. Shelton’s answer: “You got an opinion?” Everyone does, of course,...
New XFL kicks off with entertaining debut in DCVideo
WASHINGTON — The debut of the new XFL had a punt blocked for a touchdown, a juiced-up crowd roaring for big plays and a player swearing during an in-game TV interview. The actual football was hit and miss. College national championship-winning former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones was the biggest...
Spring training: time for pitchers, catchers and cheatersVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball returns to the field next week when pitchers, catchers and cheaters report to spring training. Fans await the annual sunny scenes of favorites stretching on bright green grass in Florida and Arizona. This year the players bring along dark clouds of scandal — the 2017 World...
St. Bonaventure continues mastery of Duquesne
In the 14-team Atlantic 10, Duquesne and St. Bonaventure have shown they can play some pretty tight defense, the Dukes ranking third in scoring defense at 63.7 points per game; St. Bonaventure fourth at 64.1. So, what was up with that high-scoring affair between the two on Saturday at UPMC...
Penguins defenseman John Marino to miss game against PanthersVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — Penguins defenseman John Marino will miss Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers due to a facial injury according to coach Mike Sullivan. “John will not play tonight,” Sullivan said. “He’s being held out for precautionary reasons. He’ll be evaluated on Monday when we get back to Pittsburgh...
