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Mike Tomlin: ‘Not a lot to say’ after loss to Jets puts Steelers in precarious playoff positionVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was well aware the team’s playoff hopes took a hit when they lost to the New York Jets, 16-10, on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Tomlin was ready to hit the mute button after the Steelers (8-7) slipped behind the Tennessee Titans...
Penguins prospect Anthony Angello scoring more in 2nd pro seasonVideo
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ offense has been limited as of late. After all, they’ve been shut out in three of their past five games. But it’s not just the volume of their scoring that has been restricted. It’s also the sources. Of the four goals they’ve recorded over the...
NFL Week 16 review: Saints chasing NFC’s top seed rally to beat TitansVideo
NASHVILLE — Drew Brees threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and Alvin Kamara ran for two TDs as the New Orleans Saints kept their chase of the NFC’s No. 1 seed alive by rallying from a 14-point deficit to beat the Tennessee Titans 38-28 Sunday. The Saints (12-3) had...
Ravens win 11th straight, clinch top seed in AFC playoffsVideo
CLEVELAND — The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC goes through Baltimore, where its MVP candidate will be waiting. Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes — two to tight end Mark Andrews late in the first half — and rushed for 103 yards as the Ravens won their...
Steelers lose control of playoff destiny with road defeat to Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hopeful of securing the AFC’s fifth playoff seed just one week earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly find themselves in a situation murkier than the swamp outside MetLife Stadium after a 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. The higher wild-card seed was removed from...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers find no luck at QB with Duck, Rudolph
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Pittsburgh Steelers came to the Meadowlands hoping to get their playoff wings. Instead, Duck got plucked. And their backup left with a bum shoulder. The New York Jets intercepted Devlin “Duck” Hodges twice in the first half, forcing Mike Tomlin to replace him with Mason...
Steelers switch back to Mason Rudolph after Devlin Hodges throws 2 more INTsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Three days before Christmas, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Rudolph in hopes of saving the day. Mason Rudolph took over at quarterback early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game at the New York Jets after Devlin Hodges threw two interceptions and the Jets holding a...
Penguins assign Blandisi, Di Pauli, Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forwards Joseph Blandisi and Thomas Di Pauli as well as defenseman Kevin Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Blandisi has appeared in 16 NHL games this season and has four points (two goals, two assists). He has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on five separate occasions...
JuJu Smith-Schuster returns to Steelers lineup for Jets game
After missing the past four games with a knee injury, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster will play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the New York Jets. Smith-Schuster hasn’t played since the 21-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 14, when he left the game with a concussion. After...
Empty Thoughts: Canucks 4, Penguins 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks: This was a strange game. Maybe it was because it was a late start on the West Coast and the Penguins were on the second game on back-to-back nights. Additionally, they looked like a group about to embark on a...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Sound Tigers
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 24 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. It marked the third time in five games the Penguins (15-12-3-1) have been shut out. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game against...
Sluggish Penguins lose in VancouverVideo
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jake Virtanen and Coraopolis native J.T. Miller scored power-play goals in the first period, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks (18-15-4). Tyler Myers had two assists. Jake...
Pine-Richland product, ex-Pitt QB Ben DiNucci leads James Madison to FCS title gameVideo
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Ben DiNucci and James Madison didn’t want to leave anything to chance. A week after their high-scoring offense was limited to 17 points, the Dukes got that on their first three possession Saturday night in a 30-14 victory against Weber State that puts them in the Football...
Patriots beat Bills 24-17, win 11th straight AFC East crownVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady appeared for his postgame media session with an ice pack on his right elbow. Bill Belichick was sporting a brand new AFC East championship hat. The New England Patriots had things a little tougher this year, but they came out on top again. Brady passed...
A-K Valley campus clippings: KA grad Kuhn earns All-American honors for Slippery Rock
On the heels of one of the most successful seasons in Slippery Rock football history, several members of the team were honored with selection to the Associated Press Division II All-America team. Kiski Area grad Chad Kuhn, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound redshirt junior defensive lineman, was a second-team pick after he...
Stanford sweeps Wisconsin in Pittsburgh to win NCAA women’s volleyball titleVideo
The NCAA women’s volleyball world had no answer for Stanford outside hitter Kathryn Plummer. Now, it won’t need one. Plummer finished off her Cardinal career Saturday night, hammering 22 kills to lead Stanford past Wisconsin, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20, in the championship match. The championship was the second straight for Plummer...
Kiski Area wrestling falls short at Quad Meet against top teams
Having the opportunity to test your wrestlers throughout the regular season is the best way to improve for the postseason. On Friday, Kiski Area went through one of those situations as it hosted three of the top five wrestling teams in WPIAL Class AAA for the Kiski Area Quad Meet....
Diong, Tillman lead UNLV men over Robert MorrisVideo
LAS VEGAS — Cheikh Mbacke Diong and Donnie Tillman scored 17 points apiece as UNLV defeated Robert Morris, 81-69, on Saturday. Marvin Coleman added 16 points for the Runnin’ Rebels. Tillman also had seven rebounds. Vitaliy Shibel had 13 points for UNLV (5-8). Josh Williams had 17 points and five...
Tshiebwe leads No. 25 West Virginia past Youngstown St 72-64Video
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — West Virginia’s Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver had a happy homecoming. Tshiebwe scored 19 points, and Derek Culver added 15 as No. 25 West Virginia overcame scrappy Youngstown State for a 75-64 victory Saturday. West Virginia (10-1) scored the final eight points to seal its third straight...
Duquesne moves to 10-0 after topping Austin Peay, 86-77Video
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marcus Weathers scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, and Duquesne improved to 10-0 with an 86-77 win over Austin Peay on Saturday in the St. Pete Shootout. Sincere Carry added 16 points for the Dukes, who are off to the best...
North Central (Ill.) routs Wisconsin-Whitewater to win Division III titleVideo
SHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) — North Central of Illinois made the most of its first trip to the NCAA Division III championship game, starting fast and never looking back. Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263 yards and two scores and North Central routed...
Coraopolis’ J.T. Miller making most of opportunity with CanucksVideo
J.T. Miller got to come home a few days early the week of Thanksgiving. Born in East Palestine, Ohio, and raised in Coraopolis, the veteran forward was grateful the schedule worked out that conveniently for him. “It’s routine now, but I also love coming home,” Miller said Nov. 27. “I...
Pirates will look to upgrade offense that struggled to score runs last season
The 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates provided a fine example of new-age baseball thinking that batting average is an overrated statistic. The Pirates hit .265, which was sixth in the major leagues. Yet they had a 69-93 record and finished last in the National League Central for the first time since 2010....
Glamping a camping trend here to stayVideo
Nessmuk didn’t camp because he liked an occasional bout with misery and woe. Far from it. But he’d probably find this level of comfort shocking. Nessmuk, the pen name for George Washington Sears, was a Massachusetts-born, Pennsylvania-bred outdoorsman. He rose to fame in the mid- to late 1800s, writing for...
Outdoors notices for Dec. 22, 2019
Outdoors RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Dec. 13, Clymer (5-3) defeated Fort Hand (4-4), 1,170-1,161, and Butler (6-2) beat Murrysville (1-7), 1,165-1,161, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Clymer (8-0) defeated Fort Hand (1.5-6.5), 1,155-1,080, and Murrysville (1.5-6.5) defeated Butler (5-3), 1,119-1,117. Butler’s...
