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Steelers fan event in Paris canceled following civil unrest

PARIS (AP) — A weekend event for Pittsburgh Steelers fans in Paris has been canceled because of security concerns following recent street protests in the French capital. The NFL and the team both said Thursday that the event — at a bar in the Bastille neighborhood — was off. The announcement came a day after league Commissioner Roger Goodell said he has a high comfort level in the the teams playing in Paris amid recent civil unrest. More demonstrations could be in store this weekend in the capital and elsewhere around France. "Following recent events in the Bastille ...

Silovs, Penguins blank the Panthers 4-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to spoil the history-making debut of Florida counterpart Cooper Black as the Penguins beat the Panthers 4-0 on Thursday. Black, who at 6-foot-9 became the tallest goalie ever to appear in an NHL regular season game, made 18 ...

Surprising Brewers-Rays matchup will open with Misiorowski’s record heat

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion. Jacob Misiorowski brings his record-setting heat to the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday ...

James, Embiid, Maxey spark 76ers’ rally to stun Cavs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and Joel Embiid had 24 to help LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers wipe out a 29-point deficit in their home opener and stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 on Thursday night. James had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the biggest comeback ...

WVU football defense not giving up, searching for identity

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s defense has been bad to start Big 12 play. No better way of saying it. The Mountaineers' defense has allowed 40-plus points and over 400-plus yards of offense in four straight games. Last weekend against Cincinnati, defensive coordinator Zac Alley’s defense did make a couple of stops, including a big one at the end of the game to set up the game-winning drive to break the losing streak. But the Bearcats racked up 42 points and 622 yards of offense. “Obviously, you win the game, you feel better since you won the game,” Alley said. “But ...