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Liverpool owner FSG prepared to sell shares in EPL club
MANCHESTER, England — The owner of Liverpool confirmed on Monday that it is open to selling shares in the Premier League club amid reports it is inviting offers from potential buyers. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) said in a statement that it remains committed to the club, which it bought in...
Bruins’ Neely: Team ‘dropped the ball’ in signing Miller
BOSTON — Bruins President Cam Neely said Monday the team “dropped the ball” with its internal vetting of Mitchell Miller, ultimately leading to the decision to rescind its contract offer to the defenseman. The 20-year-old Miller was selected by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2020 draft, but the...
First Call: Chase Claypool’s first game with Chicago; Pittsburgh native with Bears draw praise; ‘MNF’ game has Steelers ties
In Monday’s “First Call,” we examine Chase Claypool’s first game with the Chicago Bears. Another Bear with Pittsburgh ties is making headlines. We preview a “Monday Night Football” game with lots of Steelers implications. And a former Steeler in Tennessee had a rough week. First outing After last week’s trade...
Steelers vs. bye week: What they’re saying about Pittsburgh at season’s halfway point
Is tanking the rest of the season really an option for the Pittsburgh Steelers? Will coach Mike Tomlin string together a few wins and sabotage the opportunity of a high draft pick draft? The bye week came in the form of a beautiful November Sunday and the opportunity to clean...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris’ men’s, women’s hockey teams practicing together for next year’s return
Latrobe’s Serena Slusarczyk clearly remembers where she was when she got the news about Robert Morris University cutting its hockey programs. “I was trying on my high school graduation gown,” Slusarczyk recalled. “I get a text message to get on this Zoom call. And they say the RMU hockey program...
Madden Monday: For scapegoats during Penguins’ losing streak, ‘you have got to start with the Big 3’
At the start of the NHL season, I praised the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the games they needed to win in an effort to bank points early. In other words, build a cushion before the oldest team in hockey wore down late in the season and suffered too many injuries....
Pirates A to Z: Miguel Andujar hoping to tap back into power potential with Pirates
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Miguel Andujar to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Miguel Andujar Position: Left fielder/Designated hitter Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 27 (March 2) Height: 6 foot Weight: 211 pounds 2022 MLB...
Minor league report: Filip Hallander scores twice as Penguins lose to BearsVideo
Forward Filip Hallander had two goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-2-0-1) also got a goal and an assist from forward Jonathan Gruden while forward Valtteri Puustinen contributed two assists....
USF coach Jeff Scott fired, a day after lopsided loss to Temple
TAMPA — South Florida coach Jeff Scott was fired Sunday, one day after his team gave up 621 yards of offense in a 54-28 loss to Temple that dropped him to 4-26 at the school. Special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato will be the interim coach for the remainder of...
Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championshipVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Penske Perfect. From the first NASCAR race with the new Next Gen car, the Daytona 500, the IndyCar championship and now the NASCAR Cup title, it’s been about as close to a perfect season as possible for Roger Penske. Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship on...
Numbers aren’t adding up for Steelers’ 2nd-year running back Najee Harris
With the NFL expanding its season to 17 games a year ago, a running back needs to average just 59 yards a game if he is going to produce a 1,000-yard season. Najee Harris is averaging 45 in his second year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a pace that would put...
NFL Week 9: Jets shut down Josh Allen in win over rival BillsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Jets’ defense shut down Josh Allen, Zach Wilson threw a touchdown pass and Greg Zuerlein kicked a go-ahead 28-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining to lift New York to a stunning 20-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills. With the game tied at 17, the Jets...
Penguins assign forward Drew O’Connor to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forward Drew O’Connor to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Initially recalled Oct. 31, the 24-year-old O’Connor has appeared in three NHL games this season and has no points while averaging 8 minutes, 32 seconds of ice time per contest. In eight AHL games this season, the left-handed O’Connor...
Joe Mixon scores 5 TDs as Bengals dominate PanthersVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon rushed for 153 yards and scored five touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals built a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 42-21 rout of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Mixon, who came into the game with three TDs all year, scored four times in the first...
Penguins trying to boost a struggling power play
The Penguins’ practice session on Sunday in Cranberry was different. Then again, these are different times for a franchise embroiled in a seven-game losing streak for the first time since determining your top eight friends on MySpace was the world’s most distressing social media concern. There wasn’t much in the...
Judge, Díaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends
HOUSTON — Aaron Judge, Edwin Díaz, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson and Xander Bogaerts were among 131 players who became free agents on Sunday as baseball’s business season began just hours after the final out of the World Series. Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom and Carlos Rodón are set to join them...
3 takeaways: Improved penalty kill rendered irrelevant as Penguins’ losing streak reaches 7Video
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 loss to Seattle Saturday evening: Worst skid since 2006 Failing to come away with a win Saturday night against the Kraken put the Penguins in less-than-ideal company as far as the franchise’s longest losing streaks in recent memory are concerned. By allowing the...
Plum Stallions capture AYFL 10U championship
Plum Midget Football Association teams went 1-1 in Super Bowl championship games as the Allegheny Youth Football League wrapped up its 2022 season Oct. 29. The Stallions (10U) completed an undefeated season (10-0) with a 13-0 win over Lower Burrell in the championship game at Bushman Field in Natrona Heights....
Gateway grad Brady Sundin named PAC Newcomer of the Year for Saint Vincent cross country
The Saint Vincent men’s cross country team collected a pair of top-10 finishes and three in the top 20 to finish fourth at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships Oct. 29 on its home course near campus in Latrobe. One of those top-10 finishes came from Gateway graduate Brady Sundin, who...
Disruptive ‘D,’ dominant all-around show by Kaytron Allen led Penn State past Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Penn State’s defense has made most offenses look feeble in 2022. The losses to unbeaten Ohio State and Michigan? Few programs possess that kind of offensive talent. Indiana certainly doesn’t, and the Nittany Lions dominated the Hoosiers’ offense Saturday in a 45-14 Big Ten East victory at...
Astros’ Jeremy Peña 1st rookie hitter to win World Series MVP
HOUSTON — Jeremy Peña’s key to success was keeping his head dry. Capping a freshman season like no other, he became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP award Saturday night after hitting .400 in the Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. “The hardest...
Robert Morris looks to find footing in 3rd year in Horizon League
In early March of 2020, the Robert Morris men’s basketball squad was riding high. After finishing the regular season tied for second place in the Northeast Conference, the Colonials plowed through the NEC Tournament, defeating St. Francis in the title game to claim the league’s automatic bid for the upcoming...
WVU revamps roster under newly minted Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bob Huggins looks over his revamped roster at West Virginia and already likes what he sees from some newcomers. “The ball goes in,” Huggins said. “The ball actually goes in. It’s great. It’s more fun to watch that.” West Virginia finished 16-17 last season and lost 10...
Micah Shrewsberry hopes Penn State takes step forward in Year 2
STATE COLLEGE — The whirlwind has slowed down a bit for Micah Shrewsberry as he enters his second season at Penn State. Personally, anyway. “I know my way around campus,” Shrewsberry said with a laugh. “May not know the street names around campus, but I can get there when I...
After a long, hard road, Parker Stewart returns to Pitt — where it all began
Parker Stewart’s early college basketball career was marked by more off-court tragedy and on-court defeat than seems fair for any young man to endure. He was talented enough to play for Pitt and Indiana in two high-profile, power conferences, but when he was confronted with his final season of eligibility...
