Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk power the U.S. past Denmark 6-3 at the Olympics
Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk’s first of two goals the same way, and the U.S. rode its top line to a 6-3 defeat of Denmark on Saturday night, keeping pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the men’s...
Bittle, Simpkins combine for 44 points to lead Oregon 83-72 past Penn State, snap 10-game skid
EUGENE, Ore. — Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins scored 22 points each to help Oregon snap a 10-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Ducks (9-16, 2-12 Big Ten) had been without a win since Jan. 2 over Maryland, their only previous Big Ten...
Short-handed Panthers routed by North Carolina, also missing starters
The hits keep coming for the Pitt basketball team. North Carolina was next in line to take a shot at the undermanned Panthers, and the 11th-ranked Tar Heels — shorthanded themselves — registered another knockout punch. Seth Trimble and Jarin Stevenson scored 19 points apiece to lead four double-digit scorers...
Power in The Password: Outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia makes strong 1st impression on Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Spencer Horwitz marveled at the home run display by a group of hitters that included Jhostynxon Garcia while standing on the infield Saturday at Pirate City during batting practice. When the right handed-hitting Garcia launched a ball over the fence at the 410-foot mark in right-center of...
NASCAR moves up the Daytona 500 start time by an hour as bad weather looms
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is moving the start time of Sunday’s Daytona 500 up one hour because of the threat of inclement weather. The green flag is now scheduled for 2:13 p.m. Eastern at Daytona International Speedway. William Byron will try to become the first driver in history to...
Penguins’ Arturs Silovs leads Latvia past GermanyVideo
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs made 26 saves on 29 shots for Latvia in a 4-3 win against Germany during a preliminary round game at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milan. It was the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: College football is no longer just the NFL’s feeder system
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has used the courts — specifically, a judge with a law degree from Ole Miss — to finagle a sixth year of NCAA football eligibility. The NCAA will appeal. Chambliss’ reasoning is simple: He would likely be picked in the third round of this year’s...
William Byron will drive backup car in Daytona 500 3-peat bid
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR history Sunday when he attempts to become the first winner of three consecutive Daytona 500s. He’ll have to do it in a backup Chevrolet after his preferred No. 24 was damaged in a qualifying race at...
Joe Starkey: Projecting Pirates lineups is suddenly enjoyable, especially with Konnor Griffin in them
I keep reading about how the Pirates defense could be compromised by their offseason acquisitions, and I keep not caring. I’ll take the offense. Consider the case of all-field, no-hit Ke’Bryan Hayes, now in Cincinnati. Hayes is an elite defender, but how many times per game is he afforded the...
No. 1 Penn State routs No. 2 Ohio State to win Big Ten wrestling dual meet championship
This one never felt like No. 1 vs. No. 2. It wasn’t close. Cael Sanderson’s top-ranked Penn State team is that good. And the talented second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes were missing a few key regulars Friday night in front of a record crowd of 16,006 at Bryce Jordan Center. Ohio...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 26 saves on 28 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 loss to the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Friday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-5-1. Wheeling (29-13-2-2) was shut out for the third time this season. Highlights: The Nailers’...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby scores as Canada beats SwitzerlandVideo
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the tournament in a 5-1 win against Switzerland during a preliminary round contest at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Friday. His goal...
Finland earns feisty win over Sweden at Olympics as McDavid and Crosby score in Canada’s victory
Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby scored in Canada’s 5-1 victory over Switzerland on Friday in men’s ice hockey as Canada improved to 2-0. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists. Thomas Harley and Macklin Celebrini also scored for the tournament favorite. McDavid scored his first Olympic goal when —...
Saint Joseph’s AD named Horizon League commissioner
The Horizon League named Jill Bodensteiner as its seventh commissioner, succeeding Julie Roe Lach, who resigned to take an administrative position with the Indiana Pacers. Robert Morris is among the Horizon League’s 11 member schools, having joined the conference in 2020 following a long tenure as a member of the...
Bhatia and Hisatsune share Pebble Beach lead. Travis Kelce and amateurs head home
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Far removed from the false hopes Taylor Swift would make an appearance at Pebble Beach, Akshay Bhatia and Ryo Hisatsune went about their business quietly at Spyglass Hill and wound up with a share of the lead Friday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am. Bhatia was...
Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men’s figure skating after collapse by ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ilia Malinin’s coronation as an Olympic champion will have to wait. The 21-year-old U.S. figure skater stumbled twice during an uncharacteristically sloppy performance in the men’s free skate Friday, opening the door for Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to win a stunning gold at the Milan Cortina...
Rob Thomson proud Nick Castellanos admits bringing beer to dugout
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year. Deciding their relationship ruptured when Nick Castellanos angrily brought a beer into the dugout after he was pulled from a game, the Phillies released the outfielder even though they owe him $20 million for the final season of...
Patriots star WR Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault charges
DEDHAM, Mass. — Fresh off the Super Bowl, veteran New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Dedham District Court to assault charges. He’s accused of felony strangulation or suffocation and a lesser assault and battery charge against a live-in chef, according to the DA....
How Mike McCarthy went from multisport H.S. star to Steelers coach
Mike McCarthy didn’t reserve a table at the city’s finest restaurant after his daylong job interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Instead, he went to his parents’ house in Greenfield and ate Aiello’s pizza with his family. To him, that was surely his favorite table in town. As one of five...
Could trade deadline enliven NASCAR season? Plenty of moving parts work against driver swaps
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Imagine a scenario in the NASCAR world — say, around the Brickyard 400 in July — when the hot topic isn’t just which driver might kiss the bricks. Try, which driver could kiss his current ride goodbye. What if NASCAR took a cue from stick-and-ball sports...
12-time All-Star Chris Paul, the ‘Point God,’ retires after 21-season NBA run
Chris Paul, the “Point God” who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Paul, 40, made the announcement on the first day of the NBA’s...
Chase Elliott says fuel-mileage strategy is here to stay at Daytona, and everyone has caught on
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Elliott remembers when Hendrick Motorsports was one of the first NASCAR teams to approach superspeedway racing as fuel-mileage events. It wasn’t that long ago, really. Elliott said Friday that turning laps at Daytona International Speedway has changed dramatically since the “Next Gen” car’s debut in...
Brian Flores’ NFL discrimination suit headed to court, not arbitration
NEW YORK — The Brian Flores-led discrimination lawsuit against the NFL can proceed to open court and avoid the league’s arbitration process, a federal judge ruled Friday. Flores, who is joined in the lawsuit by Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, sued the league and three teams in February 2022 after...
NFL wins grievance against the players’ union, banning ‘team report cards’
An arbitrator determined the NFL Players Association violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL by distributing annual “team report cards” and ordered the union to stop making public any future reports. The NFL informed teams of the decision on Friday. “We are pleased with the decision from the arbitrator,...
Steelers enter pivotal part of offseason as Pittsburgh prepares to host NFL Draft
The offseason began with a new head coach and a revamped staff of assistants in place for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The front office brain trust, however, remains in place with general manager Omar Khan and assistant Andy Weidl, which means don’t expect many changes in the way the organization conducts...
