Malkin nets pair of goals in return to Penguins

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Evgeni Malkin couldn’t have dreamed up a better return to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup.

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Chiefs’ experience ready for Steelers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last time the Chiefs played the Steelers in the playoffs, Tyreek Hill was a wide-eyed rookie wide receiver, Chris Jones was learning the ropes at defensive tackle and Travis Kelce was only just becoming one of the league’s best tight ends.

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NFL’s TV ratings has big increase

An extra week of games, close finishes and a non-election year helped propel the NFL to its highest regular-season ratings in six years.

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Watt may play for Cards

The Arizona Cardinals are a team in desperate need of a spark, stumbling into the playoffs with a 1-4 mark over five games.

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Steelers should be healthy for KC

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers could be close to fully healthy when they travel to Kansas City to take on the AFC West champion Chiefs in the opening round of the playoffs on Sunday.

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Browns sticking with QB Mayfield

CLEVELAND — The Browns aren’t ready to throw Baker Mayfield away just yet.

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Djokovic’s status for Australian Open remains in limbo due to visa, COVID

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has moved to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne last week, before his visa was revoked and then reinstated in a COVID-19 vaccination saga that has overshadowed the days leading up to the...

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MLB, players resuming talks

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players’ association are scheduled to meet Thursday, ending a 42-day break in negotiations that began when management started a lockout in the sport’s first work stoppage since 1995.

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Zimmer, Nagy, Flores fired by respective NFL teams

From the NFC North to the AFC East, the firings began almost immediately after the NFL’s first 17-game season concluded.

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Big Ben, Steelers not done yet

Overtime win at Baltimore, coupled with Colts' upset loss at Jacksonville, result in playoff berth

BALTIMORE — Calm as can be on what could have been his final pass, Ben Roethlisberger was right on target, finding Ray-Ray McCloud over the middle on fourth down to set up Pittsburgh for the winning field goal in overtime.

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Penguins’ win streak snapped at 10 games

DALLAS — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski scored 1:15 apart late in the third period and the Dallas Stars stopped Pittsburgh’s winning streak at 10 games, beating the Penguins 3-2 on Saturday.

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Smith sets PGA record at 34-under

KAPALUA, Hawaii — No one ever finished a PGA Tour more shots under par than Cameron Smith, and he needed every one of them to outlast Jon Rahm and win the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

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Champion skater out with COVID

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two-time champion Alysa Liu withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, less than a day after a third-place finish in the short program put her in position to make the Olympic team.

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Cardinals’ Watt off injured list

TEMPE, Ariz. — Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt has been designated to return from the injured reserve list by the Arizona Cardinals, leaving open the possibility he could boost the team’s defense during the playoffs.

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Butler’s Bresnahan gets racing win

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Windsong Patriot crushed his rivals by more than four lengths for trainer Nathan Bresnahan of Butler during harness racing action Friday at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

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Smith leading T of C by 3 strokes

KAPALUA, Hawaii — The scenery off Kapalua suggests a chill vibe. The scoreboard at the Sentry Tournament of Championship delivered a clear message to get a move on it.

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Steelers-Ravens still creates buzz

The past week has been a whirlwind for Ben Roethlisberger. The fans in Pittsburgh gave their quarterback quite a retirement send-off, and the emotions from that night will surely linger for a while.

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Butler natives, champs honored by hometown

Martial artists Stewart, Zang receive key to city

The city of Butler recently honored two of its very accomplished sons.

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Penguins win 10th straight

Pittsburgh topples rival Flyers, 6-3

PHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Penguins won 10 straight games for the sixth time in franchise history, getting two goals each from Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel to beat the depleted Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 on Thursday night.

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Ready for finale

Big Ben, Steelers need victory in Baltimore to keep hope alive

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged his emotions were still high in the hours following a 12-point win against Cleveland on Monday night.

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Penguin streak hits 9

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues scored 12 seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied for a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

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Pens trade Lafferty to ‘Hawks

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in exchange for forward Alex Nylander.

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NFL looks into Super Bowl move

NEW YORK — The NFL, not surprisingly in the midst of a rise in COVID-19 cases, has looked into other potential sites for next month’s Super Bowl.

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