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Penguins’ Teddy Blueger showing he belongs in NHL
Nick Bjugstad is a 6-foot-6 blue-chipper with a 24-goal NHL season on his resume. Jared McCann is a former first-round pick with a shot teammates rave about. But the new addition making the biggest impact for the Pittsburgh Penguins these days might be Teddy Blueger, the little Latvian who could,...
FSU starting QB Deondre Francois dismissed from team after domestic dispute surfaces on social media
Florida State starting quarterback Deondre Francois has been dismissed from the team after a domestic dispute surfaced on social media Saturday night. The school released a statement from head coach Willie Taggart on Sunday afternoon announcing Francois’ departure. “Last night, I informed Deondre Francois that he is no longer a...
Longtime pro pitcher Mike DeMark enters Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame
Mike DeMark occasionally pitched during his playing days at Penn-Trafford, but his knuckleball wasn’t enough to become a regular part of the Warriors rotation. Not that DeMark minded. He preferred hitting, and his abilities in the batter’s box got him to perennial Division III power Marietta. But after a year,...
W&J’s Zach Queen breaks school 3-point record
Sophomore guard Zach Queen became the 3-point king this season for the Washington & Jefferson basketball team. Queen, a Hempfield graduate, set the school record with 3-pointers in a season, with 69. The mark came in Saturday’s 80-76 home victory over Thiel in overtime. His record-breaking 3 with four seconds...
Annual Golden Gloves tournament to begin Saturday
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host Golden Gloves tournament bouts Saturday at the Royal Place Restaurant, 2660 Library Road in Pittsburgh. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first bell set for 7. For information or tickets, call Gloria Cvetic at 412-576-9285. The Royal Place card is the...
Newly acquired Nick Bjugstad laments missed chances in Penguins loss to Toronto
TORONTO – By racing in from the airport and turning in a strong performance in his first home game just hours after being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, forward Nick Bjugstad already made a good first impression on his new team. On Saturday, he just missed a couple...
Pitt adds a linebacker to its 2019 recruiting class
Pitt continued to fortify a position where it is losing three prominent seniors when linebacker SirVocea Dennis said Saturday night he gave coach Pat Narduzzi a verbal commitment. Dennis, 6-foot-1, 214 pounds, attends the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. Unranked by Rivals.com, he nonetheless signed with the Air Force Academy...
Paul Newberry: Patriots prevail in instantly forgettable Super stinkerVideo
ATLANTA The NFL should’ve ended the season two weeks ago. This Super Bowl was a hot mess, really no better than a sloppy preseason game. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots captured their sixth championship Sunday night, an amazing accomplishment that was overshadowed by the ugly way they won...
Super Bowl a homecoming for Rams’ Sean McVay
ATLANTA — They still talk about that play at the Marist School. Wham Naked. If there was ever any doubt that Sean McVay was a coach-in-the-making, it should’ve ended that night in 2003. “He was special,” said Alan Chadwick, who was McVay’s high school coach at Marist. “He had a...
Sidney Crosby takes blame in Penguins loss to Maple Leafs
TORONTO — Sidney Crosby scored a crackerjack first-period goal on a power-play one-timer Saturday night and was named one of the three stars of the game. He didn’t commit a glaring turnover or take an ill-timed penalty. On the surface, it looked like he turned in the type of standout...
Robert Morris loses in 2OT at Fairleigh Dickinson
TEANECK, N.J. — Darnell Edge matched a career-high with 28 points and made a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left in the second overtime as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Robert Morris, 97-94, on Saturday to move within a game of the Colonials atop the Northeast Conference standings. Xzavier Malone-Key...
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes wins MVP, Rams’ Aaron Donald repeats as top defensive player
ATLANTA — Patrick Mahomes’ breathtaking breakthrough season earned him the NFL’s MVP award. The Chiefs quarterback landed a pair of honors at NFL Honors on Saturday night, taking the Associated Press 2018 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards. In his second pro season, Mahomes led Kansas City to...
Jimmie Johnson poised to show critics his racing days are not over
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson, one of the most polite and professional athletes in sports, rarely gets rattled. Unless he is being trolled on social media. Johnson’s patience was very much tested last season, the worst of his NASCAR career. He could handle the losing, the internal struggles at Hendrick...
Pitt’s losing streak reaches five in 65-56 loss to Syracuse
When two teams get together and one has trouble shedding the other and building a comfortable advantage, the outcome is often decided by moments. Plays that last mere seconds, but ultimately determine a winner and loser. Pitt’s 65-56 loss to Syracuse on Saturday at Petersen Events Center had three of...
Pirates prospect Cole Tucker could add flavor to infield
With his bushy hair, wide smile and gregarious personality, no one would describe Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Cole Tucker as vanilla. “I’m not that vanilla,” Tucker said at PiratesFest last week. “I’ve got some sprinkles in my game.” Tucker, though, considers “vanilla” a compliment. After all, two of his role...
Rickie Fowler takes 4-stroke lead into final round at Phoenix Open
Rickie Fowler had eight birdies in a 7-under-par 64 on Saturday, taking a four-shot lead over Matt Kuchar into the final round of the Phoenix Open. Twice a runner-up at TPC Scottsdale, Fowler navigated a difficult two-putt on the par-4 18th hole to reach 20-under 193. Kuchar shot a bogey-free...
Youth meets experience as Rams, Patriots clash in Super Bowl
ATLANTA — Hey, have you guys been here before? If you’re a New England Patriot, the answer pretty much is “all the time.” If you play for the Rams, the reply basically is “never in my life.” So if experience is a factor in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the overwhelming edge...
Ex-Steeler Alan Faneca falls short of Hall of Fame; Ty Law makes cut
Alan Faneca didn’t get the knock on his hotel room door for the fourth year in a row, which signified he missed the cut for the Pro Football Hall of Fame again. Aliquippa native Ty Law was more fortunate. Law was among five modern-era candidates selected Saturday, making the Hall...
Duquesne loses lead, game at Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio — Obi Toppin scored a career-high 26 points, Jalen Crutcher added 16 and Dayton turned back Duquesne, 68-64, in a showdown for third place in the Atlantic 10 Conference on Saturday. Crutcher hit three 3-pointers and combined with Toppin to go 10 of 16 from the field as...
Brandon Knapper breaks out as WVU beats Oklahoma
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On a day where a groundhog predicted an early spring, West Virginia basketball fans got the opposite, a little sunshine. While Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow on a cloudy day in that part of Pennsylvania, Brandon Knapper came off the bench to score a career-high 25...
Newest Penguins get crash course before team takes on Toronto
TORONTO – Friday night’s 5-3 Penguins victory over Ottawa gave coach Mike Sullivan a reminder of the biggest reason for any winning hockey team’s success. It’s the talent, effort and execution of the players. He came to that conclusion after watching Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann get off a plane,...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 3, 2018
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Jan. 25, Butler (10-2) defeated Fort Hand (2-10), 1,176-1,141, and Clymer (8-4) defeated Murrysville (4-8), 1,169-1,154 in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Clymer (10-2) topped Murrysville (2.5-9-5), 1,140-1,1105, and Butler (10-2) beat Fort Hand (1.5-10.5), 1,152-1,080....
Trade to Florida leaves former Penguins center Derick Brassard with sunny disposition
Former Pittsburgh Penguins center Derick Brassard had no trouble finding the bright side of the trade that sent him to the Florida Panthers on Friday. “Super excited to be here,” he said after taking morning skate in Florida with his new team Saturday. “Waking up and seeing the sun and...
Though later than usual, Erie welcomes ice fishing season
Luke Soboleski and two friends dragged their equipment-laden sled onto the Misery Bay ice on a recent sunny afternoon, joining about 25 other huts dotting the popular Presque Isle State Park ice-fishing spot. Soboleski, 19, of McKean, and his friends drilled three holes — one for each fisherman — and...
Jeff Gordon’s influence on NASCAR honored at Hall of FameVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gordon’s immense influence on NASCAR was highlighted during a star-packed Hall of Fame induction ceremony befitting a driver who changed the trajectory of an entire sport. Gordon was the top vote-getter in the 10th class of the Hall of Fame, which included the late drivers Davey...
