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Rafael Nadal’s retirement ceremony was based on what he wanted, tennis official says
MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes. “Rafa is an amazing player and has a legacy of tennis that he will leave...
St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach
The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement just five days after the 2022 Jack Adams Award winner was let go by the Boston Bruins. Blues president and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the stunning change Sunday. He is expected to address...
From Drew Allar to Tyler Warren, the story behind Penn State’s game-winning play at Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — James Franklin had a decision to make, one that could damage or enhance Penn State’s dreams of reaching the College Football Playoff and competing for a national title. Penn State, leading Minnesota by one point with 29 seconds left in regulation, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Golden Gophers’...
Penguins rookie defenseman Owen Pickering earns promotion to top pairing
Ryan Shea probably could say he knows Pittsburgh Penguins rookie defenseman Owen Pickering better than most in the club’s locker room. Pickering, 20, was promoted to the NHL just over a week ago, and through his first three games, had paired with Shea. Naturally, Pickering and Shea have conversed quite...
Minor league report: Nailers, Sergei Murashov conquer KometsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made a season-high 48 saves on 52 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-4 road win against the Forth Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Saturday. Murashov improved his ECHL record to 6-2-0 as Wheeling (9-3-1-0) extended a...
Pine-Richland defense shines en route to 9th WPIAL championship
Jay Timmons pointed to a corner of Acrisure Stadium where he watched games as a kid, remembering back to when his father played linebacker for the Steelers. So, yes, he knows a little about defense. “I’ve been dreaming of playing on this field for so long,” said Timmons, a Pine-Richland...
Utah spoils Sidney Crosby’s milestone night as Penguins suffer 8th loss in past 10 games
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic didn’t have to ruminate a great deal when asked how to describe his team last week. “Inconsistent is probably a good word, a good way to describe it,” Nedeljkovic said in Cranberry on Wednesday. “Game to game, period to period, sometimes even shift to shift....
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby scores 600th career goal in 2nd period vs. UtahVideo
Both symbolically, as one of the most important figures in Pittsburgh Penguins franchise history, and statistically, as arguably the most gifted all-around player of his generation, Sidney Crosby walks on the same ground as Mario Lemieux. With his 600th career goal Saturday against Utah Hockey Club at PPG Paints Arena,...
No. 4 Penn State stays on playoff track with narrow 26-25 win over MinnesotaVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Penn State left nothing to chance with a championship chase still on the line. The Nittany Lions were determined to end this game with the ball in their hands. Drew Allar passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a score and led two late fourth-down conversions...
Pitt loses quarterback Eli Holstein to leg injury before losing game to Louisville
There aren’t many moments in a football game worse than losing your starting quarterback in the opening 10 minutes. But after Eli Holstein left the field at L&N Stadium on a cart with a serious injury — his left leg in a boot, his day finished — Pitt found several...
Devin Neal scores 4 times, Kansas beats No. 16 Colorado 37-21 as Buffs’ Big 12 title hopes take hitVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Devin Neal ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns, caught four passes for 80 yards and another score and led Kansas to a 37-21 victory over No. 16 Colorado on Saturday that dealt a big blow to the Buffaloes’ hopes of playing for the Big 12...
Avonworth shuts out Central Valley to win WPIAL Class 3A championship
Avonworth senior running back Nico Neal was itching to have one more opportunity to play at Acrisure Stadium. After two years of being champions in waiting, the fifth-seeded Antelopes battered down the door during a 17-0 win over Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A title game Saturday evening. Neal...
CJ Donaldson has two short TD runs, West Virginia beats UCF 31-21 to become bowl eligibleVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — CJ Donaldson had two short rushing touchdowns, and West Virginia became bowl eligible with a 31-21 victory over UCF on Saturday. Garrett Greene threw a TD pass in his final home game, and Jahiem White added a short rushing score for the Mountaineers (6-5, 5-3 Big 12)....
Which way? Mike Tomlin’s Steelers teams often go on late-season runs — good and bad
In pro golf parlance, Saturday is “moving day,” the penultimate day of a tournament when players try to improve their standing to make a run at the title in the final round. For the Steelers, this time of year is similar. Particularly under Mike Tomlin, the stretch between mid-November and...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to start against Utah Hockey Club
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Utah Hockey Club at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 10 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 3-3-3 record, a 3.17 goals against average and...
District college football roundup: Clutch defensive play leads Slippery Rock to playoff win
Brayden Long threw for 270 yards and a touchdown and Michael Henwood made a game-saving defensive play to lead Slippery Rock to a 14-7 victory over New Haven (8-3) in first round of the NCAA Division II tournament Saturday. With Slippery Rock (10-1) leading 14-7 late in the third quarter,...
No. 2 Ohio State takes control in the 2nd half and runs over No. 5 Indiana 38-15Video
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana, 38-15, on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan...
Penguins activate Kevin Hayes from injured reserve, send Vasily Ponomarev to AHL
Ahead of their Saturday night home game against Utah Hockey Club, the Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Kevin Hayes from injured reserve. Hayes has missed the past eight games with an unspecified injury and last suited up Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders. In 14 games, the 32-year-old has three...
Central Connecticut’s defense makes 7 interceptions to earn NEC’s bid to FCS playoffsVideo
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Elijah Howard ran for 110 yards and scored two touchdowns, the Central Connecticut defense made seven interceptions and the Blue Devils beat Duquesne, 21-14, on Saturday to claim the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Howard provided the game-winning score by running it in...
Tanner, Charles connect for 2 TDs and Robert Morris tops Stonehill 31-13Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Zach Tanner threw two touchdown passes to Shawn Charles, and Robert Morris ended the season with a 31-13 win over Stonehill on Saturday. Tanner and Charles hooked up for an 86-yard score on the second snap for the Colonials (7-5, 4-2 Northeast Conference) and then went for...
West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley finds comfort in his second NHL season with Utah
Coming home is always special for Logan Cooley. It’s even more special when his mother, Cathy, offers a grand feast in their West Mifflin abode. Such was the case on Friday as Cooley, a forward with the Utah Hockey Club, had a day off before facing the Pittsburgh Penguins on...
No. 11 Miami pulls away in the 4th, tops Wake Forest 42-14 to move 1 win from ACC title gameVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and threw two touchdowns to Jacolby George on another record-breaking day, Mishael Powell ran back an interception 76 yards for a touchdown and No. 11 Miami pulled away late to beat Wake Forest, 42-14, on Saturday. The Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1...
Jennings has 3 TDs as No. 13 SMU routs Virginia 33-7 to clinch a spot in the ACC title gameVideo
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 13 SMU clinched a spot in the ACC championship game by routing Virginia, 33-7, on Saturday. Isaiah Smith and Jared Harrison-Hunte had two sacks each to help the Mustangs (10-1,...
South Park rides running game to secure WPIAL Class 2A championship
It was a turn back the clock day in the 2024 WPIAL Class 2A championship game Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Nearly two decades since South Park played in a district title game, the Eagles’ approach on offense was more of a game plan from seven decades ago. It was ground...
Fort Cherry knocks off Clairton to go back-to-back as WPIAL Class A champs
Fort Cherry captured its second consecutive WPIAL Class A title by using a little trickery and luck to stun Clairton, 21-20, Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. The top-seeded Rangers (14-0), who struggled against Clairton’s defense in the second half, put together a 13-play, 82-yard game-winning drive utilizing two trick plays on...
