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Penguin forward Evgeni Malkin to remain sidelined vs. Senators

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will not play in Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Malkin’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Typically deployed as the Penguins’ second-line center and on the second power-play unit, Malkin has missed the past...
Pitt falls to Louisville, drops back-to-back games for 1st time this season

The difference between Pitt and Louisville on Saturday afternoon was only four points in the Cardinals’ 82-78 victory at Petersen Events Center. But there was so much more that made Jeff Capel angry and frustrated after a defeat that led to his team’s first two-game losing streak of the season....
Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died

BOULDER, Colo. — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. The charismatic figure known as Coach Mac died Friday night “after a courageous journey with dementia,” according to a family statement. His family announced in 2016 that he had...
50 years later: Super Steelers reflect on winning 1st Super Bowl, igniting franchise’s legacy

Terry Bradshaw already was feeling immense pressure — internally if not externally — when he took the field for the biggest game of his young NFL career 50 years ago. The sight of an apparently dead body lying in front of him only heightened his anxiety before he led the...
Plum grads Reed Martin, Josh George set sights on NFL Draft

Plum graduates and former Mustangs football teammates Reed Martin and Josh George hope to live out their dreams of playing in the National Football League. Both recently indicated through social media posts that they will take the steps over the next couple of months to get on the radar of...
RB Nick Singleton starred in the Orange Bowl, which might have been his final game at Penn State

MIAMI — Penn State’s postgame locker room was — aside from an expletive or two — silent. The Nittany Lions were less than an hour removed from losing to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal. There were hugs. There were tears. Standing off to the side was Penn...
Ohio State, Notre Dame to meet for title, long after upset losses

Two upset losses stood out among the rest in college football this season. Notre Dame suffered one of them. Ohio State the other. In years past, those losses might have been enough to knock both teams out of the hunt for a national title. This year, with the debut of...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: James Franklin is a Penn State hero, so why all the hate?

To Penn State fans, James Franklin should be a hero. Penn State made the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff semifinals. Any Penn State supporter would have been salivating at that prospect before the season. The Nittany Lions were very competitive in both those games, losing to...
Pitt adds former Louisville freshman Cataurus Hicks, Panthers’ 3rd wide receiver from transfer portal

In his quest to seek upgrades in his wide receiver group, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has received a pledge to enroll from Cataurus Hicks, who played the past two seasons at Louisville. And Pitt’s coach, staff and players know him well. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
Steelers rookies realize urgency of raised stakes in preparation for Ravens in 1st playoffs

As the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced for Saturday’s AFC wild-card game against the Baltimore Ravens, the stakes started to sink in for four rookies who played significant roles this season. It was a normal game week, save the consequences. “It’s single elimination. Win, you move on; lose, you go home,” center...
Ohio State gets shot at 6th national title after beating Texas in CFP semifinalVideo

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jack Sawyer had the kind of moment that will live on long past his playing days with Ohio State. Of course, one more victory would make it that much sweeter. Sawyer stripped Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers — his former roommate — and returned the fumble 83 yards...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin leads Penguins past SenatorsVideo

A pair of goals by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-1 rout of the Belleville Senators at CAA Arena in Belleville, Ont. on Friday. Forward Avery Hayes had a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-8-3-0) while forward Rutger McGroarty recorded three assists. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist...
Jordan Spieth sees wrist surgery as chance to reset, plans to return at Pebble BeachVideo

Jordan Spieth has been playing golf for a month without pain and plans to return from wrist surgery at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ending his longest stretch without competition and looking at his time off as a chance to reset. “I had some really bad habits for a long...
Former rivals Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray team up at Australian OpenVideo

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have known each other for a quarter of a century. They played from the age of 12, meeting 36 times as professionals, including 10 Grand Slam matches. Yet they’ve never been able to talk shop and freely trade all sorts of thoughts...
Harbaugh back in Houston for playoffs a year after winning college title when Chargers visit TexansVideo

HOUSTON — Coach Jim Harbaugh returns to Houston on Saturday with the Los Angeles Chargers for a wild-card playoff game against the Texans, a little more than a year after leading Michigan to a national championship at NRG Stadium. Harbaugh left Michigan after that 34-13 victory and has turned around...
How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame’s run to the CFP title gameVideo

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is, obviously, going to happen on Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff national championship game. The toughest game the Irish played to date probably was the Orange Bowl against Penn State. There were plenty of tough games...

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