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Crosby scores in Pens’ 3-2 victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored in his season debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Crosby,…



Predators feast on Penguins, 5-1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – After losing three straight, the Nashville Predators got a balanced effort to get back on the winning track. Kevin Fiala and…


Pats too much for Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tom Brady and LeGarrette Blount were too much for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger or no Ben Roethlisberger. Blount ran for 127…


Predators down the Penguins 5-1

The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Predators came into Saturday night’s game dealing with a bout of food poisoning. The Penguins are more likely…




Penguins bite Sharks

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Evgeni Malkin, Scott Wilson and Patric Hornqvist scored during a furious third-period rally to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to 3-2 victory over…


Penguins, Sharks set for rematch

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The stakes are nowhere near the same: hockey immortality versus two points in the standings in the second week of a long…


Jones confident as Patriots loom

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Landry Jones is a realist. Call it the byproduct of spending the last three-plus years fighting for a job and fending off…


Pens blanked in Montreal

MONTREAL (TNS) – When they are in sync, the Penguins play an intelligent, detail-oriented game. And when they are not, they can play the way…


Big Ben has surgery; not out long term

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The cartilage in Ben Roethlisberger’s aching left knee is repaired. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are optimistic their franchise quarterback will return…


Pens fall in overtime, 4-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jared Bednar’s streak is just chugging along. Gabriel Landeskog redirected a shot by Nathan MacKinnon past Marc-Andre Fleury 22 seconds into overtime…


Steelers can’t swim with ‘Phins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – The Miami Dolphins left Ben Roethlisberger limping, and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t look much better. Roethlisberger missed…




What a way to start!

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Phil Kessel beat Braden Holtby in the fourth round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins began the defense of their Stanley…


Coates focused on getting better

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The adjustment period was bumpy, filled with shaky hands, shoddy route running and Sammie Coates’ own admission that he wasn’t in the…




More injuries for Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team that has become accustomed to dealing with injuries through the first five weeks of the season….



Steelers bring down Jets

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Gaining Ben Roethlisberger’s trust can be a difficult process for any new Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. Once it’s earned, however, it’s unshakeable….




Steelers’ juggling act

PITTSBURGH (AP) – There’s no such thing as an individual meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak. When Munchak turns on the video…


Obama honors Penguins at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the…


Dangerfield gets some respect

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jordan Dangerfield never lost faith, even as the months passed and the dreaded visits to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s office informing…



Penguins poised to defend Cup

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Cullen is well aware of the Stanley Cup hangover. The longtime NHL forward helped the Carolina Hurricanes raise the trophy in…


Steelers dominate Chiefs, 43-14

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdowns passes for the fifth time in his career and the Pittsburgh Steelers throttled the Kansas City Chiefs…




Steelers to add new faces on defense

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Lawrence Timmons spent a portion of last Sunday in a Philadelphia hospital trying not to freak out about a puncture wound to…


Crosby MVP as Canada wins Cup

TORONTO (AP) – Brad Marchand scored a short-handed goal with 43.1 seconds left and Canada beat Team Europe 2-1 on Thursday night to win the…



Bucs beat up on Arrieta, Cubs

PITTSBURGH (AP) – John Jaso hit for the cycle and drove in five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the…


Tomlin: Bell will be used a lot

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Every week a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers support staff lines the hallway leading to the team’s locker room with photos taken…


Cubs lambaste Bucs

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Javier Baez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs while major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six…



Eagles clobber Steelers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Carson Wentz threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, a fierce defense shut down Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and the Philadelphia…




Brewers avoid sweep

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Chris Carter hit his 37th home run, matching his career high, and Scooter Gennett sliced an opposite-field, two run homer to help…


Bucs climb back over .500

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Sean Rodriguez hit a home run and a two-run single, Andrew McCutchen went deep, rookie Chad Kuhl pitched six strong innings and…