By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a sprained ankle, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat erased an early 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 on Monday night.
Duncan Robinson scored 13 ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer
Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the heralded fireballer who equaled the hype, to the point he started the All-Star Game just two months after making his big league debut.
Luis Gil was an afterthought for the New York Yankees, earning a spot in ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cale Makar scored two goals, Casey Mittelstadt scored one and Justus Annunen had 24 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night in a game where a referee was stretchered off the ice.
Makar is off to a sensational scoring ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Here's a statement that would have seemed like a shocker for at least the last decade:
The Baltimore Ravens lost because of inferior placekicking.
Justin Tucker's struggles show no sign of subsiding. And after two more missed ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The phrase sounded odd coming out of DeShon Elliott's mouth. Even though it happened to be true.
Standing inside the Pittsburgh locker room Sunday after another taut victory over the Baltimore Ravens pushed the Steelers to 8-2 and gave ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Dunn made four 3-pointers and scored 23, Guillermo Diaz Graham added a double-double and Pittsburgh had no problems dispatching West Virginia 86-62 on Friday night.
Dunn hit seven of his 12 shots from the floor — including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc — and 5 of 7 ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple fired coach Stan Drayton on Sunday after losing records in all three of his seasons.
Drayton went 9-25 overall and 4-18 in the American Athletic Conference. He was fired a day after Temple beat FAU 18-15 on a field goal in overtime.
Defensive coordinator Everett ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping Lamar Jackson. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens quarterback.
They study film. Just like everybody else. They read their cues. Just ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens still haven't figured out how to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh's defense stifled Jackson and the NFL's top-ranked offense on Sunday as the Steelers topped their AFC North rivals behind ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping Lamar Jackson. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens quarterback.
They study film. Just like ...
By The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cade Klubnik wanted to get out of bounds. Needed to get out of bounds.
The clock was running. Clemson was trailing Pittsburgh and all of the Tigers' timeouts were gone. So the junior quarterback broke into the secondary on a designed run and then ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night.
Sidney Crosby and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for Pittsburgh in the shootout.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny had two goals and an assist, heralded rookie Matvei Michkov added a pair of assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday night.
Travis Sanheim and Egor Zamula each had a goal and an assist and Tyson Foerster also scored ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.
Zach Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson and ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cade Klubnick sprinted 50 yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 1:16 remaining and No. 17 Clemson fended off Pittsburgh 24-20 on Saturday.
The Tigers (8-2, 7-1 ACC) had done little on the ground all day before the junior quarterback tucked ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Turns out baseballs aren't the only thing Paul Skenes can get to move fast.
A Topps trading card featuring a patch from the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher's jersey and his autograph is so hot the Pirates are making a splashy offer in hopes of landing it in trade.
The ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Dunn made four 3-pointers and scored 23, Guillermo Diaz Graham added a double-double and Pittsburgh had no problems dispatching West Virginia 86-62 on Friday night.
Dunn hit seven of his 12 shots from the floor — including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc — and 5 of 7 ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter to a 98-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
Joel ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.
Zach Aston-Reese, ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.
Zach Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson and ...