January 15, 2023 7:41 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen stopped 33 shots and overcame a mishap in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. Brady Skjei and Jalen Chatfield scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won two in a row since a four-game skid. Rickard Rakell scored on a third-period power play for the Penguins, who were trying to win for the third time in four games. Casey DeSmith had 34 saves.
January 15, 2023 7:42 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Nike Sibande came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points and grab six rebounds to help Pittsburgh hold off Georgia Tech 71-60. Sibande has scored in double figures off the Panthers’ bench in three of their last four games, including a 16-point effort in a 68-65 win over No. 11 Virginia.
January 15, 2023 7:41 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin visited with teammates at the Bills’ facility on Saturday for the first time since being discharged from a Buffalo hospital. The visit came 12 days after the Bills safety went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. Bills linebacker Matt Milano posted a photo on his Instagram account of a smiling Hamlin shaking hands with a teammate. A person with direct knowledge of Hamlin’s schedule confirmed to The Associated Press the player’s visit. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because Hamlin has kept his schedule and recovery private.
January 14, 2023 4:09 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets raced by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Scheifele’s first goal with 2:02 left in the second off a pretty feed by Blake Wheeler put the Jets ahead 2-1. Nikolaj Ehlers doubled the advantage 22 seconds later to send surging Winnipeg to its seventh win its last eight games. Drew O’Conner scored his second of the season for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have just three wins in their last 10 games are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference as they reached the season’s midway point. (Photo: AP)
January 14, 2023 4:09 am
Looks like Andrew McCutchen will be back in black and gold. According to reports, the now 36 year old is returning to the Pirates on a free agent contract. Various outlets are reporting the deal which is pending a physical. No official word yet from the Pirates. McCutchen was the Buc’s first round pick in the 2005 MLB draft. He spent nine seasons in Pittsburgh from 2009 to 2017. He won the National League MVP Award in 2013. Since leaving the Pirates, he has played for the Giants, Yankees, Phillies and spent last season with Milwaukee. McCutchen hit .237 with 17 Home Runs and 69 RBI with the Brewers.
January 14, 2023 4:18 am
The Pirates avoided arbitration and signed four right-handed pitchers Friday–JT Brubaker, Mitch Keller, Duane Underwood, Jr., and Robert Stephenson. All were signed to one-year contracts for the 2023 season.
January 14, 2023 4:12 am
CLEVELAND — Brian Flores landed in the AFC North last season. He might be ready to make a move inside the division. Flores, who joined coach Mike Tomlin’s staff in Pittsburgh following his messy departure in Miami, is interviewing with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday to be their new defensive coordinator. Flores is the second candidate to meet with the Browns this week. On Wednesday, they interviewed former Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz, who spent the past two seasons as a defensive senior adviser with Tennessee. Flores is on the radar of several other teams, and it’s possible he could be looking to get another shot as a head coach. The 41-year-old went 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins before being fired. The Browns missed the playoffs for the second straight year after going 7-10, and their defense was a major reason for the down season.
January 13, 2023 3:46 am
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The Baltimore Ravens are still practicing without Lamar Jackson. But Thursday did include one significant development. There was an update from the star quarterback’s Twitter account. Jackson tweeted that he’s suffered a grade 2 PCL sprain. He says there’s still inflammation surrounding his knee and his knee remains unstable. Jackson hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee in a Dec. 4 win over Denver. He missed the final five games of the regular season. Now the Ravens face the prospect of playing their postseason opener at Cincinnati without him Sunday night.
January 13, 2023 3:45 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be the neutral site if Buffalo and Kansas City meet in the AFC championship game. The NFL decided to put that potential matchup in a neutral city after the Bills’ Week 17 game against Cincinnati was canceled when Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field. The Chiefs are the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but played one more game than the second-seeded Bills. The league brokered the neutral site deal because Buffalo could have been the top seed with a victory over the Bengals.
January 13, 2023 3:49 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Trevor Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who cut ties after the pitcher’s unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced by an arbitrator. Los Angeles designated Bauer for assignment on Jan. 6, the last day to restore him to the roster, after arbitrator Martin Scheinman cut the suspension imposed by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to 194 games. The Dodgers placed the pitcher on waivers Thursday and any team can claim Bauer by Friday. Bauer is owed about $22.5 million from the remainder of his $102 million, three-year contract, making a waiver claim unlikely.
