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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown hooked up for three touchdowns Thursday night and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense shut down the Indianapolis Colts…

The Associated Press Steven Stamkos, Taylor Hall, Johnny Gaudreau and Jonathan Quick: The NHL’s injured-reserve list could ice its own all-star lineup. If it seems…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – J.T. Miller scored short-handed to cap a second-period rally, helping the New York Rangers overcome an early two-goal deficit to beat the…

CLEVELAND (AP) – A short bus ride into Ohio put Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers back in the fast lane. The playoffs remain a possible…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For once, Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma couldn’t complain about his team’s lack of offense. Anders Nilsson stopped 46 shots, plus…

NEW YORK (AP) – Kris Letang scored 1:24 into overtime, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the last-place New York Islanders 3-2 on Friday night to…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers can’t explain it exactly. They’re not much into excuses either. Yet there’s no denying the offense that runs so…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and three assists and T.J. Oshie enjoyed a four-point game as the Washington Capitals broke out of…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin understands the negativity associated with a four-game slide and stressed his underachieving team would do its best…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The slumping Pittsburgh Steelers will have to scramble for a playoff berth without defensive end Cam Heyward. Heyward is out for the remainder…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ramon Foster knows the drill, even if it’s one the Pittsburgh Steelers have been largely able to avoid most of the last…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Murray stood tall for the Pittsburgh Penguins during a key second-period sequence in which the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs tried to…

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Harvick has been backed into a corner before in NASCAR’s elimination-style playoffs. Put Harvick in a must-win situation, and he’s…

Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley had a message for all of his young players who received their first extended exposure to the NFL in the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Eric Staal’s third-period goal proved to be the game-winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Thursday night. Staal…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Antonio Brown can do a lot of things, most of them spectacularly. Weaving his way through three defenders to get open, however,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Conor Sheary scored twice, including the winner with 1:42 left, to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday…

  The Associated Press The comparisons are inevitable. Connor McDavid understands it. So does Sidney Crosby. Franchise centers don’t come along very often. Particularly ones with…

BALTIMORE (AP) – The Baltimore Ravens frustrated longtime nemesis Ben Roethlisberger long enough to build a three-touchdown lead. By the time Roethlisberger finally found his…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Sidney Crosby is on such a roll these days, he could probably score blind-folded. Crosby scored twice, Matthew Murray stopped…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sidney Crosby is on such a roll these days, he could probably score blind-folded. Crosby scored twice, Matthew Murray stopped…

BALTIMORE (AP) – Not too long ago, Terrell Suggs spent extra time in the weight room in anticipation of the hard-hitting, physically exhausting drama known…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings can’t win in regulation, and they’re unbeatable in extra time. They fail to score a goal for…

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs proved correct in his prediction – Ben Roethlisberger will start at quarterback Sunday for the Steelers barring any…

CLEVELAND (AP) – The wait ’til next year is finally over. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions. Ending more than a century of flops,…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Most fans around the country can sit back and savor Game 7. Not so easy for anyone who has spent a lifetime…

CLEVELAND (AP) – Terry Francona watched the mass of humanity from high above. Four months ago, the Indians manager watched on a TV from his…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins showed their resilience. Their coach hopes they can make it a little easier on themselves, though. Evgeni…

CHICAGO (AP) — Cleveland’s 1-0 World Series win over the Chicago Cubs was the most-watched Game 3 in 12 years. Friday night’s game drew an…

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and the Cleveland Indians crashed a Wrigley Field party 71 years in the making. Leave it to that…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jake Arietta made a brief run at a no-hitter and ended another 71-year pause between celebrations for the Chicago Cubs and their…

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,…

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex was eerily quiet Monday a few minutes after 11 a.m., its ice surface empty except for an…

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

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

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…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs fans are turning their attention to the World Series for the first time in 71 years. Overjoyed fans streamed out…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tom Brady wanted the showdown with Ben Roethlisberger, if he’s being honest. And the New England star is far from the only…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins started defense of their Stanley Cup championship without their captain and Stanley Cup-clinching goaltender, but that hasn’t been a…

The Steelers might be down to three healthy receivers for the game Sunday in Miami. Markus Wheaton will miss the game with a shoulder injury,…

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

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…