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Mark Madden: Penguins need to play different kind of hockey to succeed in new East division
The NHL allegedly starts Jan. 13 after a training camp of approximately 15 minutes. That’s right in the middle of the NFL playoffs. Will made-for-TV hockey capture America’s fancy? It didn’t this past summer. With big financial losses guaranteed for every team, there doesn’t seem a logical reason to play...
Baker Mayfield, Browns move closer to playoffs, top Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns have their first 10-win season in a while, and they’re on the verge of ending the NFL’s longest playoff drought. They’re thinking much bigger than all that after a dominant 20-6 win over the New York Giants on Sunday night....
PSUAC cancels fall and winter athletic seasons
The athletic programs in the Penn State University Athletic Conference, including Penn State New Kensington, Beaver, Fayette, Greater Allegheny and Shenango, continue to come to terms with Friday’s decision by the conference’s executive committee to cancel all intercollegiate athletics competition for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer and...
This day in sports history: Dec. 21Video
1891 — Dr. James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules created by Naismith, the game is tested by 18 students at the School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Mass. Using a soccer ball, two peach baskets and two teams of nine players each, the objective...
Tim Benz: Wanna blame Notre Dame for College Football Playoff mess? Me too, but we can’t
The easiest thing in the sports world to do is to hate Notre Dame. The arrogance. The individualism. The hype. The specially catered ACC membership rules. The money. The independent television network deal. So when the Fighting Irish were drubbed 34-10 by Clemson in the ACC Championship Game, that resulted...
First Call: Antonio Brown finally scores for Tampa; Le’Veon Bell may get more carries for K.C.
Monday’s “First Call” examines a potentially expanding role for Le’Veon Bell in Kansas City. Antonio Brown finally scores for Tampa Bay. Win No. 1 for the New York Jets may actually prove costly. And the odds are out for the College Football Playoff. Leaning on Le’Veon? The Kansas City Chiefs...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Cam Lee, Drew O’Connor return from EuropeVideo
While the NHL and most leagues in North America still on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, several leagues in Europe and a handful in North America have already opened play for the 2020-21 season. Twenty of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers have already played this season, primarily in...
Coastal Carolina, Cincinnati headline Bowl Day snubsVideo
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers did everything asked of them and then some. Coastal played 11 games during a pandemic that wreaked havoc on schedules nationwide and won them all. The Chanticleers even added unbeaten BYU late in the season on short notice and pulled out a victory in one of...
Team Thomas wins PNC Championship as Tiger Woods celebrates memory with his sonVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods traded text messages on the eve of the final round at the PNC Championship, their teams tied for the lead and in contention. Neither mentioned winning. This was about Woods getting to play alongside 11-year-old son Charlie, watching him twirl the club...
West Virginia to play Tennessee in Liberty Bowl on New Year’s Eve
West Virginia (5-4) will play Tennessee in the Liberty Bowl at 4 p.m. Dec. 31 in Memphis, Tenn. It is WVU’s first bowl game under second-year coach Neal Brown. The Mountaineers are 0-2 in the Liberty Bowl. They beat the Volunteers, 40-14, in the only other matchup between the teams,...
NFL roundup Week 15: Jets edge Rams to avoid winless seasonVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Sam Darnold passed for 207 yards and the New York Jets finally earned the first victory of their miserable season Sunday, holding on for a 23-20 win that erased the possibility of the third winless 16-game season in NFL history. Frank Gore rushed for an early touchdown...
Tim Benz: Steelers have plenty to get right in Monday’s ‘get right game’
The expression of the week when describing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Monday night test against the Cincinnati Bengals has been, “It’s a ‘get right’ game.” If you’ve listened to any sports radio at all this week, you’ve heard that phrase applied to the thinking of how things should go down in...
No more reign: Belichick’s Pats eliminated from playoff race
MIAMI — Some things with the New England Patriots haven’t changed, such as Bill Belichick’s impassive demeanor, win or lose. He wore a protective mask and offered only a few words as he stared into a camera Sunday and described his reaction to being left out of the playoffs for...
Lamar Jackson leads surging Ravens to rout of Jaguars
BALTIMORE — No drama, no comeback and, thankfully, no cramps. Instead, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens enjoyed a feel-good, confidence-building blowout that boosted their chances of reaching the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Jackson threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Baltimore built a 26-point...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team falls to Marshall on road
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Jannson Williams tied his career high with 24 points as Marshall beat Robert Morris, 85-71, on Sunday. AJ Bramah had 16 points for the Colonials (1-2). Jon Williams added 15 points. Kahliel Spear had 13 points. Taevion Kinsey had 17 points for Marshall (5-1). Obinna Anochili-Killen added...
NHL, NHLPA formally announce plans for 2020-21 season
After spending the bulk of the the 2020 calendar year off the ice because of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL and the NHL Player’s Association on Sunday formally announced plans to open the 2020-21 season. The campaign is scheduled to open Jan. 13 with each team playing a 56-game schedule...
Completing the season was a triumph for James Franklin and Penn State
At 4-5, Penn State’s football team finished with a losing record. The team’s decision to decline a bowl invitation — made following a 56-21 home win against Illinois on Saturday — will guarantee a sub-.500 mark for the first time since 2004, when many members of the current squad were...
Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth declares for 2021 NFL Draft
Penn State junior Pat Freiermuth declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. The 2019 All-American and 2020 Big Ten tight end of the year made the expected announcement Sunday, just a day after the Lions topped Illinois, 56-21, to end their season at 4-5. “It has been an absolute honor representing...
College Football Playoff matchups: Alabama vs. Notre Dame; Clemson vs. Ohio State
A college football season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff. Alabama vs. Notre Dame. Clemson vs. Ohio State. Four of the the bluest of blue bloods and the teams that have comprised the top four in all the relevant...
AP Top 25: Notre Dame over A&M in final regular-season poll
Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State topped the final Associated Press college football poll of the regular season Sunday with No. 4 Notre Dame comfortably ahead of No. 5 Texas A&M. Before the College Football Playoff selection committee revealed its selections for the final, AP Top 25 voters released their final...
Penguins A to Z: Tristan Jarry’s time finally arrivesVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season expected to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Tristan Jarry Position: Goaltender Catches:...
College Football Playoff semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1 is relocating to the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Texas, a move prompted by California’s ban on spectators at sporting events during the pandemic. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Saturday...
Penn State decides against playing in a bowl game
Shortly after winning their fourth straight game, members of the Penn State football team met Saturday night and decided not to participate in a bowl game this season. Coach James Franklin and vice president for intercollegiate athletics Sandy Barbour announced the decision late Saturday, saying it was the players’ decision...
They’re far from the ultimate prize, but AFC North titles not without significance to Steelers
It’s far from lifting the Lombardi Trophy, but that doesn’t mean a less-significant symbolic championship gesture isn’t without its own gratification. “We want to be able to put on a hat and shirts,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said, “to say we won the AFC North.” Whether that was to...
Packers outlast Panthers for 4th straight victory
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown as the Green Bay Packers reached the end zone on their first three series before hanging on to beat the Carolina Panthers, 24-16, on Saturday night. Aaron Rodgers threw for a season-low 143 yards but produced a...
