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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce expected to play against Broncos on Thursday night after ankle injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce is expected to be available when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, despite hurting his ankle when he slipped on the turf in last weekend’s win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Chiefs did not practice Monday, but Kelce was...
Analysis: Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi might need to reach back into transfer portal for QB help
The list of transfer quarterbacks Pitt has lured on campus is a long one, just as long as Pat Narduzzi’s nine-year tenure as head coach. Yet only two of the nine — Nathan Peterman and Kedon Slovis — made significant, positive contributions as starters. And Slovis quickly transferred out last...
Change of pace: Peter Laviolette brings an up-tempo style to Rangers as third coach in four seasonsVideo
NEW YORK — Peter Laviolette is the New York Rangers’ third coach in four seasons. His arrival in the offseason brought in another system, another philosophy and another coaching style. The championship expectations remain the same. Laviolette, who led Carolina to the Stanley Cup championship in 2006, said he knows...
WR Diontae Johnson confident he will come off IR after bye for Steelers’ next game
The minimum time for his injured reserve stint having expired, does Diontae Johnson believe he is ready to return in time for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next game? “(Heck) yeah, I’m coming back,” the team’s veteran No. 1 receiver said Tuesday. Johnson has not played since suffering a hamstring injury early...
Tim Benz: Biggest questions in need of answers heading into Penguins’ opening night
The Pittsburgh Penguins open their season Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. It’s the first of 82 games and the start of six months worth of angst, tension, excitement and agony. That’s why we love it. Here are the five biggest questions I...
Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup shows the value of depth at every positionVideo
Leon Draisaitl acknowledged there was a reason he and the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs last season. Asked what stood out about the team that eliminated them and went on to win the Stanley Cup, one thing came to the German star’s mind. “They’re...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby ready for another ‘next’ one in Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard
Sidney Crosby has seen this before. For the past 18 seasons, he has witnessed it. And 18 years ago, he lived it. Being the “next” one. The latest claimant to that designation, Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, made his NHL debut in front of a national television audience Tuesday in...
Lessons from last season could shape how NHL’s top contenders vie for Stanley Cup in 2024Video
All Connor McDavid wants to do after establishing himself as the best hockey player in the world is win the Stanley Cup. He knows he can’t do that in October, when the NHL playoffs feel like they are a lifetime away. “There’s 82 full games before you can get back...
Bruins hope to finish job this season after record-setting run ended in playoff flopVideo
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are looking ahead at a new season, not back at the one where they posted the best record in NHL history and then lost in the first round of the playoffs. “My rearview mirror is broken,” team president Cam Neely said as the 2023 Presidents...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel expected to play in season opener
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is expected to be in the lineup for his team’s season-opening contest against the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Guentzel’s status following an optional morning skate. Guentzel underwent surgery on his right ankle in early August and the...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Greensburg Salem grad wins 1st cross country title
Cal (Pa.) senior Malia Anderson (Greensburg Salem) picked up her first individual cross country title by winning the Carnegie Mellon Invitational at Schenley Park. Anderson won the 5K in a time of 18 minutes, 36.1 seconds. She had two runner-up finishes in her career before her victory. Women’s cross country...
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid star Eden Hazard retires from soccer
BRUSSELS — Eden Hazard is putting an end to a 16-year injury-hit career marked by great success at club level and unfulfilled promise with the Belgium national team’s “Golden Generation.” The 32-year-old Hazard announced his retirement from all soccer on Tuesday after more than 700 matches and two Premier League...
MLB playoffs back at the Globe with Texas Rangers part of them, and not neutral 3 years after covid
There was a World Series and other postseason games played at Globe Life Field even before Texas Rangers fans got to see their own team do anything in the stadium with a retractable roof. And who knew back in 2020 that World Series MVP Corey Seager had already picked out...
Less than a year after Ronaldo career seemed in crisis, Portugal on the brink of reaching Euro 2024
MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of leading Portugal to another major soccer tournament less than a year after his international career appeared to be over. It wasn’t clear what the future held for the five-time Champions League winner when he walked away from Manchester United last...
Diamondbacks jump all over another Dodgers starter and beat LA for 2-0 lead in NLDS
LOS ANGELES — Not many people picked the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat Milwaukee in the NL Wild Card Series. Even fewer pegged them to take down the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series. Surprise! After a rough ending to the regular season, the upstart youngsters from the desert...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot still has ‘pretty good juice’ in 5th decade as a coach
Keith Dambrot laughs when he recalls his journey as a coach, starting in 1981 as a 23-year-old assistant at Akron (his alma mater) before he accepted his first job as a head coach at the age of 25 at Tiffin. And, now, with his 65th birthday looming, he is entering...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger calls Steelers’ pass game ‘non-existent,’ gives thoughts on Matt Canada’s future
Tuesday’s “First Call” features some opinions from former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the state of the franchise’s offense. We check in on a former Penguins goalie. And we have some honors for Robert Morris hockey and Duquesne football. Big Ben’s big advice During his latest “Footbahlin’” podcast, retired...
Saint Vincent men’s soccer team set for 1st night game under new lights
Let there be light for Saint Vincent College athletic teams. The school will make history at 7 p.m. Tuesday when the men’s soccer team plays host to Thiel under the lights. “This is an exciting time for Bearcat athletics,” interim athletic director D.P. Harris said in a press release. “We...
Raiders intercept Jordan Love 3 times, hold on to beat PackersVideo
LAS VEGAS — Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers 17-13 on Monday night to stop a three-game skid. The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22 of...
Braves rally for win over Phillies after game-ending double play
ATLANTA — After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on two-run homers by Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley and a game-ending double play for the ages to even the NL Division Series at one win apiece...
Column: AJ Allmendinger overcomes demons to play playoff spoiler in NASCAR win at CharlotteVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger finds the pressure of racing at NASCAR’s top levels so intense that he once took a two-year mental health break. “I struggle to believe in myself every day. It’s an ugly place sometimes,” Allmendinger said. “I always say I have the best life possible, and...
Mario Cristobal, coaches take full blame for Miami’s decision to not run out clockVideo
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami coach Mario Cristobal reiterated Monday that he takes full responsibility for the Hurricanes not taking a knee in the final seconds of their loss to Georgia Tech, even as offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson revealed that he actually called the play in which the ball was...
Projecting the Penguins’ season-opening lineup
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their season-opening roster Monday, and with the exception of the occasions injuries or other factors interceded, it includes franchise pillars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang for the 18th consecutive year. But there are plenty of new faces on almost every line, pairing and even...
5 things we learned: 4th-quarter comebacks becoming the norm for Steelers
Five things we learned from Steelers 17, Ravens 10: 1. Comeback kids Trailing by a touchdown as the third quarter expired? The Pittsburgh Steelers had the Baltimore Ravens right where they wanted them. Overcoming the 10-3 deficit as the fourth quarter began Sunday, the Steelers won for a fourth consecutive...
Penguins announce season-opening roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their roster to open the 2023-24 season and a handful of transactions Monday evening. In total, the roster has 22 players (12 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders). Forwards — Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Jansen Harkins, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto,...
