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Payton’s gamble

DENVER (AP) — With a blizzard bearing down on Empower Field at Mile High, coach Sean Payton went for the jugular instead of the points, short-circuiting the Denver Broncos' drive to Super Bowl 60. “There will always be second thoughts,” Payton said in the anguished aftermath of Denver's ...

Nicely done, Nolan

Connellsville’s Nolan Rice believes he is starting to come into his own as a wrestler during his junior season, which emphasizes the expectations the Falcons’ 127-pounder has for himself considering he is a two-time state qualifier and one-time medalist. Rice, who was eighth in the PIAA ...

Local calendar

Wednesday, Jan. 28 High school Boys basketball Elizabeth Forward at Belle Vernon, 6 p.m. Brownsville at South Park, 7 p.m. McKeesport at Uniontown, 7 p.m. Monessen at Carmichaels, 7 p.m. Waynesburg Central at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Southmoreland at Ligonier Valley, 7:15 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Mobley Jr. scored 25 points to help Ohio State hold off Penn State 84-78 on Monday night. Mobley made 7 of 14 shots with five 3-pointers and all six of his free throws for the Buckeyes (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten Conference). He added five assists and three steals to help ...

Steelers hire McCarthy as head coach

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy's homecoming is official. The Pittsburgh native signed a contract to become the Steelers head coach on Tuesday. The club and McCarthy had reached a verbal agreement over the weekend. The 62-year-old McCarthy, who grew up in Pittsburgh's Greenfield ...

Kindel scores twice as Pens beat Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice in the second period to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday and a sweep of Pittsburgh's four-game western Canada trip. Kindel, from nearby Coquitlam, British Columbia, had a large contingent of ...