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Eagles, Commanders play for 3rd time with huge stakes
PHILADELPHIA — Take a look at the Eagles since October — en route to 16 total wins for the second time in three seasons — and all the hallmarks of a dominant Super Bowl favorite are checked. A 10-game winning streak. Saquon Barkley rewriting team record books and finishing on...
Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto injured in loss to Kraken
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Matt Nieto each suffered injuries during a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. There was no substantive word from the team as to either player’s status following the game. Malkin did not record a shift beyond...
Bills aim to dethrone long-dominant Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs have met seven times over roughly four years, building such an intense, competitive rivalry that Kansas City safety Justin Reid said the Super Bowl champs just assume they’ll see Buffalo twice a year. Once in the regular season and...
Robert Morris men edge defending league champion Oakland for 5th straight victory
Robert Morris is on a roll in men’s basketball, and the Colonials are doing it by winning the close ones. They claimed another one Saturday, their fifth consecutive victory and fourth by three points or fewer during that time to keep pace with the Horizon League leaders. “(Again) a pretty...
Steelers positional analysis: Time for organization to restock defensive line
This is the sixth in a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Defensive line As the string of seasons without a playoff victory extended to eight for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the longest-tenured player on the roster struggled to make sense of the...
Three Periods: Penguins pairs have their moments during difficult defensive season
Elite defensive statistics should not be expected of teams that lead the league in goals allowed per game. The Pittsburgh Penguins owned that unfortunate distinction through 49 contests, giving up 3.59 goals per contest. To be sure, Penguins goaltenders haven’t showered themselves in glory this season. Tristan Jarry, at the...
Duquesne resets after big loss to Dayton
The question seemed simple enough for David Dixon, one-third of Duquesne’s primary rim patrollers: “Does a result like that last game make you realize that maybe there was some complacency setting in?” His answer, too, referring to the Dukes’ state of mind following their shocking 82-62 loss to Dayton on...
Pitt fends off Syracuse, snaps 4-game losing streak
Earlier this week, while acknowledging his team’s frustrating four-game losing streak, Pitt senior guard Ishmael Leggett insisted the Panthers’ goals remained within grasp. “I definitely think our goals are still attainable,” Leggett said Thursday after practice at Petersen Events Center. “At this point in the season, I think we’re just...
Penguins recall forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Imama, 28, is in his first season with the Penguins organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap...
Australian Open: Madison Keys upsets 2-time champion Aryna Sabalenka in women’s final for 1st Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia — When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women’s champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance to...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ draft focus should be on scoring, quarterback, not defense
The NFL Draft takes place April 24-26. Since we’re going to debate ad nauseam whom the Pittsburgh Steelers should pick from now till then, here’s two early suggestions. • Don’t take a defensive player in the first round. Sure, the Steelers badly need help on the defensive line. But the...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry fall to CometsVideo
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the Utica Comets at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. on Friday. As had become habit this season as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jarry allowed a goal on the...
Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be next coachVideo
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed on a deal to become the storied franchise’s next coach. The somewhat surprising choice announced Friday night is a familiar one for star quarterback Dak Prescott, who worked closely with Schottenheimer the past two seasons when former coach...
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says he ‘used to dream’ of playing QB the way Bills’ Josh Allen does
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are a lot of people who would love to be living Travis Kelce’s life these days. He’s a bona fide NFL star for the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. He’s appearing everywhere from TV shows to advertisements, and he just happens to...
Harris English makes a late charge to the take 3rd-round lead at the Farmers Insurance OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished his 6-under-par 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. English capitalized in the third round after Torrey Pines’ brutal wind calmed down and the...
Ivy League won’t join NCAA antitrust settlement, clings to academics and amateurismVideo
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that will allow schools to pay their players directly, a decision that leaves the conference of eight elite academic institutions clinging to college sports’ amateur model even as it is increasingly abandoned by the NCAA’s biggest powers. Ivy...
Decision on medical redshirt looms for Duquesne guard Jake DiMichele
Jake DiMichele’s unwavering faith in God has carried him through the challenges of a tough childhood while growing up in the gritty Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks. It’s helped him during a championship-caliber high school experience in the classroom and on the basketball court at nearby Our Lady of the...
Eagles’ Saquon Barkley running his way into record book, possibly his 1st Super BowlVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley is unsure why exactly, over the final 30 yards of a 78-yard scoring burst through the playoff snow in a run that whipped Philadelphia Eagles fans out of their frigid state and into a frenzy, he cradled the football in his left hand and repeatedly smacked...
Commanders coach Dan Quinn is on the verge of returning to the Super Bowl 8 years after Falcons lossVideo
ASHBURN, Va. — Brian Robinson Jr. was in a bit of a rut. He ran for a combined 26 yards over the Washington Commanders’ previous two games bridging the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs. Dan Quinn had just the idea. The experienced coach called the...
Steelers positional analysis: Future at QB seems like either/or decision — for now
This is the fifth in a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Quarterbacks As Pittsburgh Steelers fans discovered last year, predicting the team’s starting quarterback in January is an exercise in futility. Twelve months ago, Kenny Pickett appeared to be poised to...
11-year-old collector to sell Paul Skenes’ 1-of-1 Pirates rookie card at auction
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offer wasn’t enough to sway an 11-year old card collector who found the coveted Topps Paul Skenes 1-of-1 Debut Patch rookie card and has decided to sell it at auction. The Los Angeles youth and his family will make the card available in the Fanatics Collect “March...
Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom out 4-6 weeks with knee injuryVideo
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be out 4-6 weeks with a sprained MCL in his knee, the team announced Friday. Markstrom was injured in the second period of the Devils’ 5-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday when Boston forward Justin Brazeau crashed into him....
Jaguars hire Bucs OC Liam Coen as head coach after making necessary moves
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Buccaneers. The sides officially agreed to...
Las Vegas to host 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game. The CFP made the announcement Friday, saying the title game will be played Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority celebrated the news by releasing a video of...
Vulnerable Syracuse defense presents favorable matchup for Pitt
Syracuse living up to its defensive reputation Saturday afternoon at JMA Wireless Dome would bode well for Pitt snapping its frustrating four-game losing streak. The Orange should not be proud of that reputation. This season, Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) is allowing opposing shooters to make 45.8% of their field goals,...
