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Eagles deny Chiefs a Super Bowl 3-peat with dominant defense
NEW ORLEANS — Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat. It wasn’t even close. DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs, 40-22, on...
Hubie Brown broadcasts final NBA game at age 91
Hubie Brown received tributes from across the NBA community as the former coach and longtime broadcaster headed into retirement after spending more than half a century in pro basketball. The 91-year-old called his final game Sunday as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 135-127. He was awarded the game...
49ers receiver Deebo Samuel has permission to seek a trade
The San Francisco 49ers have given receiver Deebo Samuel permission to seek a trade, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made it public. ESPN first reported that Samuel and his agent had permission to pursue a...
Farm towns rally around native Super Bowl son Cooper DeJean
ODEBOLT, Iowa — In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays in elementary school and taught classmates to run them at recess, residents plan a huge party to watch the town’s native son in the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive back has lifted spirits in Odebolt,...
Report: Jets tell Aaron Rodgers they’re moving on without him
NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers’ tumultuous tenure with the Jets is reportedly coming to an end. The Jets informed the 41-year-old quarterback they plan to move on without him next season, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer. Rodgers reportedly flew to New Jersey last week to discuss his future with...
Eagles’ path to the Super Bowl was paved by the prowess of offensive line
NEW ORLEANS — Travis Kelce is an unusual example of an offensive star who has a keen interest in his next opponent’s offensive line. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end won’t even be on the field at the same time as Philadelphia’s offensive front during Sunday’s Super Bowl, but it’s...
Penguins claim defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers from the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday. In 23 games this season, Kolyachonok has scored five points (two goals, three assists) while averaging 12 minutes, 20 seconds of ice time. A left-handed shot, Kolyachonok has opened 11 games this season on...
4 Nations Face-Off ends hockey’s long wait for an international tournament with the NHL’s best
It has been more than a decade since the NHL last participated in the Olympics and almost nine years since the league’s top players took part in an international tournament. That wait is about to end when the puck drops on the 4 Nations Face-Off involving the United States, Canada,...
Penguins’ forward Boko Imama: ‘Just being true to myself got me here’Video
The Nashville Predators wanted to start heavy. The Pittsburgh Penguins responded in kind. Before a 3-0 win by the Penguins on Feb. 1 at PPG Paints Arena, the Predators — by rule — provided their starting lineup first, and it included Michael McCarron, a 6-foot-6, 232-pound forward who largely plays...
Nice try in Pitt’s loss to North Carolina, but still not enough to end a month of misery
Considered by itself — if it had not been preceded by six losses in eight games — Pitt’s 67-66 defeat at North Carolina would have been far easier to accept. “We fought for 40 minutes,” coach Jeff Capel said. “Really proud of my team with how we fought and how...
‘Speak up’: Pirates stars Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds vow to be more vocal leaders
They were traded for one another in one of the most controversial moves in recent Pittsburgh Pirates history, a deal that sent franchise icon Andrew McCutchen to San Francisco for an unproven Bryan Reynolds. The two have tiptoed around that topic the past two seasons, even as they formed the...
Penguins recall goaltender Tristan Jarry, assign trio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Following a 3-2 road loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Emil Bemstrom and Vasily Ponomarev as well as goaltender Joel Blomqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In a corresponding transaction, the team recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. These transactions come as...
Minor league report: Overtime goal by Owen Pickering gives Penguins comeback winVideo
A goal by defenseman Owen Pickering at 4:36 of overtime gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-11-4-0) came back from a 3-1 deficit in the first period and extended a winning streak to three games. Penguins...
Patchwork Penguins limp into 2-week break with loss to Flyers
With a lineup that was more congruent with the gravity of a preseason contest, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, on Saturday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Already absent the skills of superstar centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins entered Saturday’s entanglement minus top-line...
Chiefs think they have answer for Eagles’ vaunted tush push in Super BowlVideo
NEW ORLEANS — They are two of the more delightful — in Philadelphia — and detestable — to the rest of the league — words that have escalated into the fast-evolving NFL lexicon. Tush push. No team has taken advantage of the rugby-style scrum — deemed so unstoppable that the...
Duquesne grinds out victory over Loyola Chicago to end 5-game skid
A 13-point victory? With the way Duquesne’s offense was broken, how did that happen? The Dukes went scoreless for nearly 7 1/2 minutes to open the second half Saturday, missing their first 11 shots along the way, yet they recovered on the strength of their defense and beat Loyola Chicago,...
‘I hope they do it’: Members of ’70s Steelers, past dynasty teams weigh in on Chiefs’ 3-peat chase
The Kansas City Chiefs will have an unexpected fan Sunday when they attempt to win a record third consecutive Super Bowl. “Mean” Joe Greene, considered the greatest player in Pittsburgh Steelers history and anchor of their four Super Bowl titles in six seasons during the 1970s, says he’s rooting for...
Chiefs QBs coach David Girardi, a New Kensington native, no stranger to big stage
One of the patriarchs of a football-coaching family, Frank Girardi has been so ingrained in football for so long that he isn’t necessarily subjected to a commonly shared parental experience of watching one of his sons during a game. Nervousness. “As a father, I really never had the butterflies that...
Johnson posts a double-double as UCLA feasts on Penn State turnovers for 7th straight win, 78-54Video
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his first career double-double, and UCLA turned in a dominant 78-54 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Bruins forced 18 Penn State turnovers, turning them into 24 points. UCLA turned the ball over just four times....
Thomas Detry shoots 65 to take 5-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Thomas Detry shot a 6-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix Open as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Detry had a two-shot lead to start the round after a 64 on Friday and kept rolling with...
Pitt comes close, but suffers another loss, 67-66 to North Carolina
In what will be many painful moments of reflection while dissecting a 67-66 loss to North Carolina, Pitt’s players and coaches will see why they deserved to lose a game in which they squandered a real chance to win. The result was Pitt’s seventh loss in the past nine games...
With K.C. win, South Fayette’s Justin Watson would be 1st to earn 4 Super Bowl rings in 5-year span
Justin Watson already boasts quite the collection of championship rings. If his Kansas City Chiefs win Sunday night, the South Fayette native can make a claim no player in the history of the game can top. Watson can be part of a Super Bowl-winning team for a fourth time in...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby to miss 2nd straight game with injury, won’t play vs. Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss his second straight game Saturday, coach Mike Sullivan told reporters in Philadelphia ahead of puck drop against the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Crosby was ruled out of Friday’s contest, ending a streak of 229 consecutive games played, at the New York Rangers...
Chiefs face toughest challenge yet as they go for Super Bowl three-peat vs. EaglesVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are pursuing history and a few of Taylor Swift’s records. Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles stand in their way. The Chiefs (17-2) will try to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls...
Alvaro Folgueiras scores 35 to propel Robert Morris past Northern KentuckyVideo
Robert Morris made another strong statement Saturday in its bid for a first-round bye in the Horizon League Tournament, and Alvaro Folgueiras spoke the loudest. Folgueiras scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 10th double-double, Kam Woods scored five straight points late to give Robert Morris...
