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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The NFL is standing behind a top executive’s acknowledgement that the brain disease CTE can be linked to football. The comments by…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang scored the only goal of the shootout with a pretty backhand past New York Islanders rookie goalie Jean-Francois Berube…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Pablo Sandoval hit his first home run of the spring and Dustin Pedroia had two hits for the Red Sox…

NEW YORK (AP) – With one of their top players out for several weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to need some help to make…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant is facing a one-year suspension from the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy for…

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards twice bumped on the final lap before Harvick inched over the finish line first in an…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to make their push for a playoff spot without star center Evgeni Malkin. General manager Jim Rutherford…

HERSHEY – A new state champion will be crowned in the 182-pound class at the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships as Franklin senior Dakota Geer…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Quarterback Johnny Manziel, the scrambling, Heisman Trophy-winning college star who hasn’t come close to matching his hype in the NFL, was released Friday…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ladarius Green saw the yellow sea of Terrible Towels waving last fall when the Pittsburgh Steelers visited San Diego and the Chargers…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Travis Shaw kept making a solid impression for the Boston Red Sox, homering and driving in three runs Wednesday during a…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – Darin Ruf hit a two-run homer in the first inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on…

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – The Steelers struck another deal with one of their impending free agents. One day after signing safety Robert Golden and receiver Darrius…

NEW YORK (AP) – Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots before leaving late in the third…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Philadelphia’s Vincent Velasquez allowed three hits in three innings and the Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Priates 1-0 Monday. Bidding for the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Robert Golden made it in the NFL by turning himself into a special teams ace. Darrius Heyward-Bey remained in the league by…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tennis star Maria Sharapova says she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The five-time major champion took full responsibility…

LAS VEGAS (AP) – With a pair of rear naked chokes that finished two celebrated champions, Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate both accomplished the improbable…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion. A month after…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Gabrielle Douglas soared to victory in the 2016 American Cup on Saturday, serving notice she’s ready to make…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Henrik Lundqvist was flipping mad that referee Trevor Hanson wouldn’t blow his whistle to stop play. Run over by teammate Ryan…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Finally healthy after a three-year battle with injuries, right-hander Gavin Floyd turned in a solid start for the Toronto Blue Jays…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist each scored in the final 2:13 of the second period, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – With Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh moonlighting as their first base coach, a split squad of Detroit Tigers scored four runs…

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Francisco Cervelli homered in his first at-bat of the spring and Kyle Lobstein pitched two scoreless innings against his former team,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patric Hornqvist had his first career hat trick, beating goalie Louis Domingue three times as the Pittsburgh Penguins made quick work of…