PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, whose imaginative goal calls made his raspy voice immediately recognizable to Pittsburgh Penguin fans for decades, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lange's death Wednesday. No cause was given. "Mike was a wordsmith — a magician ...
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia was awash in green on Valentine's Day to celebrate its Super Bowl champions. Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took turns hoisting ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Temple coach Stan Drayton has found a new job coaching Penn State's running backs. Penn State coach James Franklin announced the hire on Friday. Drayton went 9-25 in three years at Temple before getting fired last November with two games left in the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Olivia Miles tied a Notre Dame record with eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, leading the second-ranked Fighting Irish to an 88-57 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Notre Dame (13-0, 22-2 ACC) won its 17th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in the nation ...
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Tyler Perkins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and Villanova defeated No. 9 St. John's 73-71 on Wednesday night, ending the Red Storm's 10-game winning streak. Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats ...
NEW YORK (AP) — D'Angelo Russell had 22 points, five rebounds and four assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-96 on Wednesday night in the teams' last game before the All-Star break. Nic Claxton had 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Cam Johnson added 16 ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Yo Philly: Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni are world champions. A ferocious Philadelphia Eagles defense tormented and frustrated Patrick Mahomes while Hurts made all the plays the offense needed. So much for the Kansas City Chiefs' quest for a Super Bowl three-peat. It ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 135-127 on Sunday. Gary Trent Jr. added a season-high 23 points and Bobby Portis had ...
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — PJ Haggerty had 20 points and seven assists, Dain Dainja added 18 points and eight rebounds, and No. 17 Memphis used a second-half rally to beat Temple 90-82 on Sunday. Dainja was 5 for 7 from the floor as Memphis (20-4, 10-1 ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Travis Kelce is an unusual example of an offensive star who has a keen interest in his next opponent's offensive line. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end won't even be on the field at the same time as Philadelphia's offensive front ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clark Hunt was not quite 5 years old when he settled into his seat in Tulane Stadium beside his parents to watch the Kansas City Chiefs, the franchise his father had founded in the brazen days of the American Football League, as they ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist to help the Philadelphia Flyers snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Scott Laughton and Garnet Hathaway also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 32 saves. Erik ...
DETROIT (AP) — Malik Beasley scored a career-high 36 points and Detroit Pistons built a 34-point lead and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-112 on Friday night. Tobias Harris added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who led 78-49 at halftime. Ausar Thompson had 14 points, eight ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Andy Reid and Matt Nagy vs. Vic Fangio. Nick Sirianni and Kellen Moore vs. Steve Spagnuolo. This Super Bowl is a matchup of some of the brightest — and oldest — minds in the NFL. Reid and Fangio are 66. Spagnuolo is 65. When the Kansas City Chiefs (17-2) go for a ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 18 points, Ven-Allen Lubin added 17, and North Carolina defeated Pittsburgh 67-66 on Saturday in a back-and-forth battle between two teams in need of a win. North Carolina (14-10, 7-5) won after losing four of five games, including a 73-65 setback at ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Tomasino scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night. Blake Lizotte and Rickard Rakell also scored and Bryan Rust had two assists ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Terry Bradshaw always wondered what might have been if his Pittsburgh Steelers had reached the Super Bowl either of the times they had a chance to win three in a row. Ronnie Lott has long lamented just one bounce of the oblong ball that he believes ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saquon Barkley hurdled backward into the highlight reel and ran straight toward the record book in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He set the franchise season record for yards rushing. He's the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 30 points Wednesday, and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-101, on the night the Heat traded Jimmy Butler to Golden State. The game played out amid online reports in the first half that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Outfielder Tommy Pham joined his 10th major league team, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates worth $4,025,000. The deal is pending a successful physical for Pham, who turns 37 next month. The signing is the most notable free agent acquisition by the ...