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AFC playoff breakdown: Tom Brady, Patriots don’t get usual R&RVideo
Tom Brady and the defending champion New England Patriots aren’t getting their usual bye week to rest, relax and recharge. Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens earned the AFC’s top seed for the first time since the current playoff format was adopted in 1990. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City...
Now NFL rushing leader, Titans’ Derrick Henry his own worst criticVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No one is a harsher critic of Titans running back Derrick Henry than himself. “I just want to do my job very well,” Henry said Wednesday. “If I don’t, I’m hard on myself. I just keep working until I get it right.” The NFL rushing leader and...
Western Pa. schools raising catfish in 1st-of-its-kind classroom programVideo
Trout were rarely on the menu when Eric Davis grew up fishing in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Greene County. It’s not that he didn’t like the fish. But they were scarce. There’s just not a lot of the cold-water habitat they need in the rolling coal-country hills bordering the West Virginia panhandle....
Stars rally to beat Predators at Winter Classic in front of 85,630 fansVideo
DALLAS — Dallas Stars interim coach Rick Bowness had just seen a very similar comeback by his team, though the surroundings for this one were drastically different. While pigs raced during timeouts next to the outdoor rink, which was built in the middle of a historic football stadium and framed...
2021 NHL Winter Classic headed to MinnesotaVideo
DALLAS — The 2021 NHL Winter Classic will be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field, the home stadium of the MLB’s Twins. NHL officials announced the site for next Winter Classic during this season’s game Wednesday at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Minnesota’s opponent for the next New...
Tyler Johnson leads Minnesota past Auburn in Outback BowlVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — With the clock winding down on a dominating performance in the Outback Bowl, Minnesota fans broke into a chant of “Row The Boat, Row The Boat, Row The Boat.” The never-give-up mantra coach P.J. Fleck used to help change the culture of Golden Gophers football continues to...
Alabama rolls past Michigan in Citrus BowlVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jerry Jeudy could have sat out Alabama’s bowl game and still almost certainly would have been a first-round draft pick. He played instead, and if this was his finale, his stock likely soared. Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes, Jeudy became the first Alabama player to top...
Penguins forward Sam Lafferty hopes to learn from healthy scratch
After being a healthy scratch on Monday, Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Sam Lafferty could find himself back in the lineup for Thursday’s home game against the San Jose Sharks. On Wednesday, with forward Jake Guentzel sidelined following surgery on his right shoulder, Lafferty skated on the right wing of the...
David Stern, NBA’s commissioner for 30 years, dies at 77Video
NEW YORK — David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesday. He was 77. Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage Dec. 12 and underwent emergency surgery. The league said he...
Underclassmen thriving at the point in college basketballVideo
Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton knows well the challenges that face young point guards in college basketball. The best ones often are so in sync with their coaches that they know exactly the right call without hearing it from the sideline. Building that connection takes time for young players as they...
How do the Penguins replace Jake Guentzel’s offense?Video
Alex Galchenyuk knows he can’t replace Jake Guentzel. After all, Guentzel is an All-Star and leads the Pittsburgh Penguins with 20 goals. But someone has to be the team’s top left winger. Based on the team’s practice Wednesday in Cranberry, Galchenyuk will get the first crack at that daunting assignment....
Mark Madden: Jake Guentzel’s injury is Penguins’ worst yetVideo
Of all the injuries suffered by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a campaign that resembles the Battle of Gettysburg more than any hockey season, Jake Guentzel’s might have hurt worst. The 25-year-old winger was following a career year with yet another career year. What will almost certainly be Guentzel’s last competitive...
Steelers 2020 free-agency primer: Difficult decisions loom
Instead of focusing on ways to stop and attack the New England Patriots for a playoff game this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn their attention to 2020. “When you are not in the tournament,” coach Mike Tomlin said at his season-ending news conference Tuesday, “it allots you more time...
Penn State’s Marcus Allen makes 2019 Steelers debut in Week 17, looks ahead to 2020
It took until the year’s final week and the season’s final game, but Marcus Allen made his 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season debut. The Penn State alumnus and 2018 fifth-round pick played special teams during Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “I just feel blessed to get another opportunity to...
How much of Mike Tomlin’s season-ending press conference should give Steelers’ fans hope?
Fellow TribLive columnist Kevin Gorman joins me for our last wrap up of Mike Tomlin’s weekly press conferences in 2019. Given that the Steelers have been eliminated short of the playoffs for a second straight year, the next time we do this may be August in Latrobe, and the “Hard...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Thunderbirds in shootout
Forwards Thomas Di Pauli and Sam Miletic each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Forwards Anthony Angello and Jordy Bellerive each had two assists for the Penguins (17-12-3-2)...
Recreational vehicles and more outdoor newsVideo
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a new piece of gear and more: Tip of the week Suggest a winter camping trip to an uninitiated friend, and the reaction often is muted at best. But winter can be a really fun season for camping, provided...
Wyoming rolls over Georgia State for Arizona Bowl victoryVideo
TUCSON, Ariz. — Xazavian Valladay ran for 204 yards and scored two touchdowns, quarterback Levi Williams accounted for four scores and Wyoming rolled over Georgia State, 38-17, in the Arizona Bowl on Tuesday. Wyoming (8-5) started slow before scoring two quick touchdowns late in the first quarter and early in...
Trick play, field goal lift No. 21 Navy over Kansas State in Liberty BowlVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bijan Nichols kicked a 23-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining, and No. 21 Navy capitalized on a fourth-down gamble in the final minute to beat Kansas State, 20-17, in the Liberty Bowl on Tuesday. A Navy team with the nation’s top-ranked rushing attack set up the...
UConn legend Kemba Walker tops AP men’s basketball all-decade teamVideo
Some of the greatest college basketball players of the 2010s played one season before leaving for the NBA. Others stuck around and had sustained success before graduating to professional basketball. The Associated Press All-Decade team is a mix of both. A panel of 26 AP Top 25 voters picked the...
Tim Benz: Plenty for Steelers to fix that Ben Roethlisberger can’tVideo
When assessing the 2020 Steelers offense, the easy thing to say is, “Ben Roethlisberger will be back, and that’ll fix everything.” Given how good the defense could be again, what a dream scenario that would be! Too bad it isn’t close to true. Yes, Roethlisberger will fix a lot. Red-zone...
Oregon, Wisconsin could put on Rose Bowl thrillerVideo
PASADENA, Calif. — When Oregon and Wisconsin met in the Rose Bowl eight years ago, two brilliant offenses put on a 45-38 thriller on one of the most exciting afternoons in this venerable game’s history. The Ducks’ rematch with the Badgers on Wednesday could have similar offensive fireworks, given the...
Interceptions lead Arizona State past Florida State in Sun BowlVideo
El Paso, Texas — Willie Harts returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to lead Arizona State to a 20-14 victory against Florida State on Tuesday in the Sun Bowl. Harts, a freshman cornerback, halted a 14-0 surge by Florida State (6-7) and helped the...
No. 5 Georgia, No. 8 Baylor motivated for Sugar BowlVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer figures suffering through 11 losses two seasons has given him a healthy perspective as the Bears prepare for their Sugar Bowl showdown against established SEC power Georgia. “I’ve gotten to be here over this three-year transition. Obviously, from a win standpoint, a complete...
Top 5 stories in Pittsburgh sports in 2019
Much like a year ago, the 2019 Steelers season ended in disappointment when the team fell short of reaching the playoffs. Also like 2018, the past year was filled with captivating storylines in Pittsburgh sports. Here’s a few of the most memorable: 1. Quarterback carousel Life without Ben Roethlisberger was...
