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Even on Halloween, the Penguins could not mask what had become frighteningly obvious. They need to play better defense. Having been regularly perforated by opposing offensive attacks, the Penguins entered Thursday with a six-game losing streak and an edict to be stouter in defending. “It starts with the puck and...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte watched the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series on Wednesday night, defeating the host New York Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5. But he didn’t necessarily have a rooting interest, even if he spent the first six years of his NHL career with the Los...

Chris Boswell made it 2 for 2 in collecting an NFL monthly honor. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ veteran kicker Thursday was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October. Boswell made all 22 of his placekick attempts during the Steelers’ four games over the past four weeks, three of...

Pat Narduzzi doesn’t remember the Kent State/Rutgers game played Oct. 27, 2012, in Piscataway, N.J. Nor did the game register in his consciousness that day. He was too busy in Madison, Wisc., preparing Michigan State’s defense for its 16-13 overtime upset of No. 25 Wisconsin. But what happened to Rutgers...

It’s tough to win in November as a WPIAL football team with an identity crisis. “That’s when they’re trying to do everything and they’re average at everything,” said Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak, whose Jaguars don’t have that problem. They’ve got a talented passer, but they’ve also long established themselves...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte could be in line to make his season debut with the club Thursday night at home vs. the Anaheim Ducks. As a result of a freak accident toward the end of the preseason, Lizotte saw the start to his first year with the Penguins put...

The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward prospect Vasily Ponomarev from their injured non-roster list and assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday. Ponomarev had been sidelined after appearing to injure his left shoulder during a preseason game Oct. 1. In three preseason games, Ponomarev had one...

Thursday’s “First Call” features a message from Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to struggling goalie Tristan Jarry. Zach Frazier and Nick Herbig discuss their health. Steelers special teams coach Danny Smith tells the story of how the team decided to bring back Corliss Waitman. And there were some Pirates ties...

NEW YORK — When the World Series started, it was hard to figure what Freddie Freeman would be able to provide for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He left no doubt about the MVP winner. Freeman broke records by homering in the first four games and matched a Fall Classic mark...

STATE COLLEGE — Abdul Carter is having the most fun he’s ever had playing football, and his teammates on No. 3 Penn State’s defense are feeling the effects. Sure, they have enjoyed Carter’s violent pass rushes, sideline-to-sideline tackling and his stern, crossed-arms, head-nodding celebration. Above all, they love the space...

Here’s my personal “U mad, bro?” submission for this week: I’m mad that Nov. 1 isn’t a national holiday. Kids should get Nov. 1 off so they can stay out late and trick-or-treat under cover of darkness as all the unholy ghosts, witches and goblins intended. Halloween was not meant...

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallying on sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts in the eighth inning to beat New York 7-6 in Game...

Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 27 saves on 30 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped two of three shots in a shootout for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday. Currently assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning...