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Early signing day: Notre Dame, Pitt, Kentucky among Power 5 schools to land WPIAL, City League recruits

The excitement of signing day used to be limited to February, but that changed five years ago when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in mid-December. A number of WPIAL and City League seniors took that opportunity Wednesday,...
Browns QB Mayfield, coach Stefanski test positive for covid-19

CLEVELAND — The Browns’ covid-19 outbreak has widened and worsened. Quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders as Cleveland deals with a widespread outbreak during its playoff pursuit. Stefanski’s positive test was first...
Penn State 4-star signee Nicholas Singleton hopes to follow in Saquon Barkley’s footsteps

STATE COLLEGE — Nicholas Singleton chuckled a little bit as he described his anticipation of signing with Penn State on National Signing Day. “It’s going to feel good, I’ll tell you that,” the Governor Mifflin running back said Tuesday. “It’s a lot of pressure off because there’s still coaches that...
Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons first of Pitt’s prospects to submit signed letter of intent

Sean FitzSimmons, who helped lead Central Valley to three WPIAL championships, back-to-back PIAA titles and 27 consecutive victories, was the first Pitt prospect to sign and submit his letter of intent Wednesday morning. Pitt welcomed FitzSimmons onto the team at 7:05 a.m., five minutes into the signing period. The 1st...
Tim Benz: Bad starts have become a big problem for Steelers on both sides of the ball

One of the biggest issues facing the Pittsburgh Steelers — emphasis on “one” of — is their recent propensity to get off to awful starts and get down big in games. • In each of their last three contests, the Steelers have allowed their opponent to score first. It’s more...
This date in sports history: Dec. 15

1925 — The first NHL game is played at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The Americans score first, but the Montreal Canadiens prevail 3-1, before 17,000 in attendance. 1929 — The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in their first game at Chicago Stadium. Vic Ripley scores twice in...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to BearsVideo

Defenseman P.O Joseph scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Goaltender Matt Jurusik made 22 saves on 26 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-9-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the...
Penguins beat Canadiens, extend winning streak to 5

Entering Tuesday, the Penguins were one of the better defensive teams in the NHL by most basic defensive statistics. They were third in the league with a goals-against average of 2.44 and ninth in terms of average shots allowed at 30.4 per contest. Coach Mike Sullivan is hesitant to share...
Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks NBA career 3-point recordVideo

NEW YORK — Stephen Curry has shot his way to the top of the NBA record book for 3-pointers. Curry hit his 2,974th 3-pointer Tuesday night in the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the New York Knicks, breaking the record set by Ray Allen. Curry hit...
Sullivan says Penguins received covid-19 booster in October

Members of the Penguins received a booster shot for covid-19 on Oct. 30, coach Mike Sullivan said. No specifics were offered, but Sullivan indicated “all” members of the team were given the booster. According to Sullivan, the booster was distributed following a 4-2 home loss the New Jersey Devils. The...
Mike Tomlin expecting healthy roster when Steelers face Titans to kick off stretch run

Mike Tomlin’s ability to turn over stones, the term he used to describe getting the Pittsburgh Steelers back on track after a loss at Minnesota, will depend on the health of his injured players. At his weekly news conference Tuesday, Tomlin mentioned eight players who could be available Sunday when...
Wild’s Bill Guerin promoted to take over as U.S. men’s Olympic GMVideo

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin was promoted to take over the men’s U.S. Olympic hockey team Tuesday, two months after Stan Bowman’s resignation in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal. “Unfortunately, things turned out the way they did, and we’re here today,” Guerin said during a...
Saquon Barkley supports Joe Judge, wants to stay with GiantsVideo

Saquon Barkley wants to be there when the New York Giants get back on a winning track. The 24-year-old Penn State product has seen plenty of losses since the Giants drafted him No. 2 overall in 2018, but the running back doesn’t want to go anywhere else despite speculation about...
Covid-19 outbreak for Hurricanes prompts postponement of game vs. WildVideo

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Carolina Hurricanes became the latest NHL team hit by a coronavirus outbreak Tuesday as four more players were placed in the covid-19 protocol, prompting the league to postpone their game at Minnesota. The call came a little more than five hours before the scheduled start...
Pressing matters surround Pitt, Michigan State while they prepare for Peach Bowl

There was plenty to discuss Tuesday when representatives of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl showed up at Pitt headquarters. First of all, getting formalities out of the way, Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan sat down at a news conference and officially offered an invitation to Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke for...
Latest NIL twist: Millions being pledged to college athletesVideo

AUSTIN, Texas — Six months after one of the biggest rule changes in the history of college sports, money for athletes is being pledged by the millions in a development that has raised concerns about the role of wealthy alumni eager to back their beloved alma maters. At Texas, one...

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