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Henrik Lundqvist signs with Capitals as goalie carousel spins in NHL free agencyVideo
Nets around the NHL will look very different next season after a flurry of musical goaltenders in free agency. Henrik Lundqvist is joining a team he tormented in the playoffs for years, Braden Holtby is leaving the franchise he led to the Stanley Cup, Jacob Markstrom got big bucks to...
Browns star Myles Garrett off to dominant startVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett shrugged off his latest award with the same ease he shows when blasting past a helpless right tackle on his path to the quarterback. Being chosen AFC Defensive Player of the Week didn’t excite Garrett. “It is something they should have done already by now,” the...
Latest economic model spurs interest in new NASCAR teamsVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Marks tried three times to buy the NASCAR equivalent of a franchise license that guarantees a car a spot in each week’s race. Twice he was outbid, he said, and a third deal fell apart. Without that charter, Marks had almost no chance to get his...
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Riley Barber joins Red Wings
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Riley Barber has signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. According to Cap Friendly, Barber’s deal carries a salary cap hit of $750,000 and is believed to be a two-way contract. A native of Washington, Pa., Barber joined the Penguins organization after being traded...
Penguins hope cheaper is better in signing Mark Jankowski as 3rd-line center
In his seemingly never-ending search to replace Nick Bonino as the Penguins’ third-line center, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford usually has gone big in trying to fill that void. That’s to say he’s traded away some significant assets for players with large salary cap hits in hopes of giving...
Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall investigated for alleged player mistreatmentVideo
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State is conducting an internal investigation into allegations men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall mistreated players, the school and Marshall confirmed. Stadium, a multiplatform sports network, said the inquiry began after the university learned it was conducting an investigation in which it interviewed 36 players and former...
No. 1 Djokovic escapes in 5 sets, will face No. 2 Nadal in final of French OpenVideo
PARIS — Novak Djokovic seemed well on his way to yet another ho-hum victory, yet another French Open final, yet another matchup against rival Rafael Nadal. And then, suddenly, what had been a gallop became a grind. Slightly more than two hours into his semifinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday,...
Respected Dusty Baker leads reviled Houston Astros into ALCSVideo
LOS ANGELES — If there’s a universally recognized good guy among the generally reviled Houston Astros, it’s Dusty Baker. At 71, he’s the first manager to lead five franchises to the postseason, but still is chasing his first World Series title at the helm. The Astros have advanced to their...
Senators sign ex-Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to 4-year contract
The Ottawa Senators signed former Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $6.25 million on Friday. Murray, who the Senators acquired in a trade with the Penguins on Wednesday, just completed a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of 3.75 million. A...
Steelers pledge to be aware of, ‘take good shots’ at Eagles’ Carson Wentz when he runs
Only nine players in the NFL have more rushing touchdowns. Only six quarterbacks have more rushing yards. Particularly in their two most recent games, the Philadelphia Eagles have been unafraid to use quarterback Carson Wentz as a runner. “They are capable and willing to run Wentz, particularly in those situational...
Penguins sign former Oilers forward Josh Currie to 1-year, 2-way contractVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed minor league forward Josh Currie to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000. Currie, 27, has spent the bulk of his seven-year professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL). Last season, he appeared in 56 AHL games with the Bakersfield Condors and led that team in...
Former Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signs with Capitals
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. The contract will carry a salary cap hit of $4 million. Just completing a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $5.5 million, Schultz, 30, spent parts of five seasons with the Penguins and was...
’51-6, that’s all I got to say’ – before homecoming, Miles Sanders recalls last game at Heinz FieldVideo
He went to high school about 10 miles from Heinz Field, and he was afforded two opportunities to play at the venue during college. Forty-eight hours before his first game at Heinz as a professional, Miles Sanders recalled the most recent time he played there. “51-6,” Sanders told reporters on...
Penguins sign former Flames forward Mark JankowskiVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed former Calgary Flames forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Jankowski, 26, appeared in 56 games last season and scored seven points (two goals, five assists). Averaging 11 minutes, 6 seconds of ice time in 2019-20, Jankowski primarily has...
Former Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson signs with Rangers
Former Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson has signed with the New York Rangers. Per The Athletic, Johnston agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.15 million. On Monday, the Penguins bought out the final three years of a five-year contract they signed Johnson to in 2018. Johnson, who had a salary cap...
Penguins re-sign forward Evan Rodrigues to 1-year deal
Evan Rodrigues’ time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was brief. His time away from them was even shorter. On Friday, the Penguins re-signed the versatile forward to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Initially acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 24, Rodrigues (5-foot-11,...
T.J. Watt returns to Steelers practice, will play Sunday vs. Eagles
Crisis averted for the Pittsburgh Steelers. T.J. Watt, one of the NFL’s best defensive players, returned to practice Friday after missing Thursday’s session because of a knee injury. “I feel great,” Watt said during a video conference call with media Friday afternoon. “Practiced well today. I was flying around, and...
Jets covid-19 tests come back negative; Titans had no positive tests Friday
All New York Jets players and coaches tested negative for covid-19, and Sunday’s game against Arizona will be played on time. The Jets posted a statement on social media Friday night, hours after their training facility was closed because of a presumptive positive coronavirus test for one player. “This evening,...
Masked Pitt Panthers hit the road for Boston and a test of resiliency
The Boston hotel where Pitt will stay Friday night in advance of its game against Boston College is off-limits to outsiders. Coach Pat Narduzzi already has warned his team about the perils of travel during a pandemic. “I told them everybody up there’s got it. So, just stay away from...
Whitey Ford, 91, pitcher who epitomized mighty Yankees, dies
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball’s perennial champions in the 1950s and ’60s, has died. He was 91. A family member told The Associated Press on Friday...
Duquesne plans Thanksgiving trip to Louisville bubble for 5-game basketball event
Duquesne signed a commitment letter to travel Louisville over the Thanksgiving holiday, live in a bubble for about 10 days and play five nonconference basketball games. The multiteam event, known as an MTE, can begin Nov. 25, the first day the NCAA allows teams to start their seasons. “It’s probably...
Pitt, Boston College are opponents Saturday, but fighting the same battles
On Saturday, the Pitt and Boston College football teams will be opponents. Most of the rest of the year, though, these two teams fight many of the same battles. They are city schools in pro sports towns, trying to reestablish the national pulse they had in the 1980s. Doing the...
Mark Madden: It’s time for Titans’ season to end as NFL forges on
The Tennessee Titans have wrecked their season. The Titans defied an NFL mandate and had two unauthorized practices. Their coach, Mike Vrabel, lost institutional control. As of this writing, 23 players and staff members have tested positive for covid-19. Last week’s home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed. Sunday’s...
Steelers broadcaster Tunch Ilkin announces he has ALSVideo
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers broadcaster and former player Tunch Ilkin has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Ilkin announced in a video released via his church. Known often as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a degenerative disorder that gradually takes away the brain’s power to control the muscles. According to webmd.com,...
MLB-best Dodgers to 14th NLCS after 12-3 win to sweep Padres
ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers have completed the first step of what they hope is a long stay in the Lone Star State. Turner put the Dodgers ahead with a record-breaking hit in a big inning fueled by a nice stop-gone-bad by Fernando Tatis Jr.,...
