PITTSBURGH — Justin Brazeau beat Ilya Sorokin on a breakaway with 5:39 left to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Brazeau collected a lead pass from Evgeni Malkin, then deked his way by a sprawled Sorokin as the Penguins won for the second time ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway. While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota Vikings that boosted them to 3-1 — ...

STEUBENVILLE — The color of the day was blue. The Catholic Central volleyball team took on Lisbon and Cameron in an OVAC Tournament Consolation Tri-Match Wednesday night inside the Mickey Barber Gymnasium. In the end, the night belonged to the Blue Devils as they took down the Crusaders, ...

NEW YORK — Dan Muse was very intentional when he chose the Pittsburgh Penguins’ starting lineup on opening night. Their new coach made sure to get Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke out there for their NHL debuts. With them, he chose Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, who have ...

BEREA (AP) — Instead of the usual chaos surrounding the Browns’ starting quarterback, there’s something new going on: a backup QB conundrum. One day after veteran Joe Flacco was traded to Cincinnati — a deal that “surprised” coach Kevin Stefanski — there was no immediate clarity ...

FAIRMONT — A couple of teams in need of a win will meet Friday night in Fairmont when Weir High travels down interstate 79 to battle East Fairmont. The Red Riders are looking for their first win, while the Bees are 1-5 on the season. “We’re both in the same boat,” Weir head coach ...