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Auburn a unanimous No. 1, Duke now No. 2; Michigan St into top 10, Louisville ends AP Top 25 drought
A wild week of upsets and court stormings led to a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. One constant: Auburn. The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released on Monday, holding on to the top spot following a week...
Oilers captain Connor McDavid suspended 3 games for cross-checking Conor Garland in the headVideo
NEW YORK — Three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid was suspended three games for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland in the head. The Edmonton Oilers captain had a hearing with the league’s Department of Player Safety on Monday. The suspension was announced shortly after. It was the second suspension of his career...
As J.T. Miller trade rumors swirl, Canucks GM says he’s open to making a deal if it makes senseVideo
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said Monday he is open to making a trade as long as the deal makes sense for the team. His remarks come as trade buzz continues to swirl about the future of star Canucks center J.T. Miller, a native of...
Ravens look for answers after top-tier offense undone by playoff turnovers
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Mark Andrews has been reclusive since his dropped 2-point conversion sent Baltimore to defeat against the Buffalo Bills. Then again, what can Andrews and his teammates really say to make sense of the Ravens’ latest season-ending disappointment? Andrews left the locker room without speaking to reporters...
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman seeks breakthrough for Black coaches on a historic day in AmericaVideo
ATLANTA — Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman felt more comfortable talking about the national championship his players had a chance to win Monday night than the history attached to it if they pull it off. Still, it’s hard to ignore the connections between Freeman’s fate — he is trying...
T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Chris Boswell represent Steelers on football writers’ all-NFL team
T.J. Watt was one of eight repeat selections and among three Pittsburgh Steelers players voted to the all-NFL team Monday by the Professional Football Writers of America. Watt was named to the list for the second consecutive year and fifth time in his career. Also among the players honored by...
‘I think this team has solid character’: Jeff Capel defends Pitt’s attitude, outlook through skid
Pitt’s four-game losing streak has its players and coaches looking in the mirror searching for solutions and trying to weather the storm. The Panthers (12-6, 3-4 ACC) have not won since Jan. 4 against Stanford and most recently lost in overtime to Clemson at Petersen Events Center on Saturday. Entering...
Steelers positional analysis: Promising offensive line looking to put aside injuries
This is the first in a series examining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster, position by position, heading into the offseason. Today: Offensive line It was just two years ago that the Pittsburgh Steelers fielded the healthiest offensive line in the NFL with their five starters playing 99% of all snaps. As...
Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team rights ship after rocky start, hopes to contend in AMCC
After winning its first two games, including a nail-biting overtime victory over Grove City in the opener, the Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team looked like it was on its way to a fast start. Then came the next seven games. The Bobcats won only one of them, a string that included...
A-K Valley grads help form foundation as Mercyhurst women’s bowling moves into Division IVideo
Ask a college freshmen about the biggest differences between their current level and high school, and the answers often are similar. Athletes are more accomplished. Game is faster. There’s more depth on rosters. But when Deer Lakes grad Tia Germanich donned a Mercyhurst bowling jersey and walked into her first...
Mark Madden: PiratesFest drives home notion the team has no ambition beyond profit
The annual PiratesFest propaganda rally lived up to the spirit of the franchise this past weekend at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. It was wall-to-wall horse manure. That’s what I’m told, anyway. I didn’t attend. I refuse to be an enabler. Some highlights: • A Q&A with CEO Travis...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: GCC grad Bailey Kuhns among NEC’s best at Mercyhurst
Holding a spot on a Division I roster and being a Division I player are different things. It’s about actions and results that go beyond landing a spot at a school. Bailey Kuhns found herself on a Division I team when Mercyhurst jumped from the D-II PSAC. Now, the junior...
First Call: Arthur Smith not favored to land Jets’ head coaching job; Patrick Queen takes dig at Ravens
In Monday’s “First Call,” it looks like Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith isn’t going anywhere. Neither is Mike Tomlin. Nor are the Baltimore Ravens going to the AFC Championship game, and Pittsburgh product Damar Hamlin had a hand in that. Patrick Queen seemed happy to catch the final score....
Madden Monday: Art Rooney II is oblivious to, or disinterested in, criticism of Mike Tomlin
At PiratesFest over the weekend, designated hitter Andrew McCutchen told Pittsburgh Pirates fans to “be careful what you wish for,” when it comes to some of their demands of Bob Nutting to sell the team. Funny. That’s a refrain we’ve heard quite a bit this week in the national media...
Pirates’ No. 1 prospect Bubba Chandler blocking out talk of promotion, MLB debut
Paul Skenes could not bring himself to offer an endorsement of Bubba Chandler as a reliable bullpen catcher. This offseason, the two have trained together in a group that includes fellow Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Jared Jones and Kyle Nicolas. In catching Skenes, Chandler, now ranked the Pirates’ No. 1 overall...
Penguins Take 5: Unpredictability of goaltending haunts Kyle Dubas
When he held his first news conference after being hired by the Penguins on June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was asked about his team’s goaltending situation. Tristan Jarry was headed to free agency, so Dubas was going to have to make some moves at the position. “Goaltending is vitally important,”...
Tim Benz: Gap between Pittsburgh sports fans and local team owners has never been so vast
I didn’t attend PiratesFest this weekend. I recently finished covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous demise and the Penguins’ washout of a homestand. My Pittsburgh sports masochism knows at least some limitations. But, via TribLIVE’s Kevin Gorman, I did read about the ire directed toward owner Bob Nutting at the fan...
Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff’s forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4. Gauff entered the match at Rod...
Josh Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens to reach AFC title gameVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a divisional playoff game on Sunday night. The Bills hung on when a wide-open Mark Andrews dropped...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Railers in overtimeVideo
A goal 49 seconds into overtime by forward Matt Koopman gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and three assists for Wheeling (26-8-2) while forward Matty De St. Phalle contributed a...
Austria’s Sepp Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with a lead on the PGA Tour until Sunday. In his two previous victories, he had to charge from far behind on the final day with no time to feel the nerves that roiled his stomach from the...
Saquon Barkley runs for 78 and 62-yard TDs in the snow and Eagles beat Rams to head to NFC title gameVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the turnover-happy Los Angeles Rams 28-22 on Sunday to advance to the NFC championship...
Behind 5 double-digit scorers, Robert Morris edges Milwaukee for 700th win in program history
Josh Omojafo and Kam Woods scored 15 points apiece to pace five double-figure scorers for Robert Morris, and the Colonials defeated Milwaukee, 81-79, on Sunday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena for their third consecutive road win in men’s basketball. It also was the Colonials’ third straight victory overall and fourth in...
‘We have buy-in’: Pirates’ Paul Skenes aims to be catalyst in creating a championship cultureVideo
Before the arrival of Paul Skenes, the expectation around the Pittsburgh Pirates was that the players locked into long-term contracts would take on a leadership role in the locker room. After starting for the National League in the All-Star Game, winning NL Rookie of the Year honors and finishing third...
At Notre Dame, the first ‘America’s Team,’ they wake the echoes on a run to another national title
ATLANTA — Between Touchdown Jesus, “Win One for the Gipper,” Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldn’t quite be football without Notre Dame. With the Fighting Irish waking up the echoes and playing for a title again after a generation-long retreat from the...
