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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff flameout cost offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and two assistants their jobs.
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NEW YORK (AP) — As the Nets were closing in on the deal for James Harden, general manager Sean Marks wanted to know if his two superstars really wanted to share the stage — not to mention the ball — with a third.
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The highest court in sports blasted Russia for engaging in “a cover up of the cover-up” in another desperate attempt to deny culpability for a state-sponsored doping scheme, while also justifying its decision to reduce the country’s punishments at the next two Olympics.
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The only stars at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year will be the players and the golf course.
This year’s 2020 Bedford Gazette Girls’ Tennis All-Stars is highlighted by many new faces this year.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Farabee had a goal and three assists, Michael Raffl, James van Riemsdyk and Nolan Patrick also scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in the first game of the NHL season.
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James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio of the some of the NBA’s highest scorers.
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State wrestling has paused all team-related activities due to positive COVID-19 results among Tier 1 personnel.
The 2020 Bedford Gazette Golf All-Stars sports an array of players from four schools.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The celebration was at once familiar and unique. The confetti cannons sent a crimson and white shower into the air and Alabama players ran to the sideline to grab their championship hats and T-shirts.
Some of the details for the postseason for high school wrestling are starting to come out, and there will be some big changes.
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Say this about Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster: he sure knows how to fire up foes through jigs and digs alike.
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Jeff Skinner was enjoying an afternoon in his parents’ backyard when suddenly the Buffalo Sabres forward thought his father was pulling an April Fools’ joke on him in mid-September.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have fired coach Doug Pederson, less than three years after he led them to the franchise’s only Super Bowl title.
LORETTO — The St. Francis women’s basketball team is off to a strong start in the Northeast Conference, and one of the team members is Everett graduate Kaitlyn Maxwell.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA of America cut ties to President Donald Trump when it voted Sunday to take the PGA Championship event away from his New Jersey golf course next year.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger and Maurkice Pouncey sat on the bench, their 11th season together over. Their future uncertain. Their pain obvious.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — So much for the weight of history. Or practicing. Or having your head coach on the sideline. Or an emotional leader on the field.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Sutton isn’t picky. He can’t afford to be. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back has spent too much time during his four seasons in the league bouncing around from spot to spot.
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College football will attempt to return to normal in 2021 after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93.
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Football Head Coach James Franklin announced a coaching staff change Friday with the hiring of Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and the departure of Kirk Ciarrocca.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers fans have posted photos of Sidney Crosby in arena urinals, an uncouth custom to let the Penguins’ star know he will never be No. 1 in Philly.
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Dynamic defensive star Aaron Donald and unstoppable tight end Travis Kelce were unanimous choices Friday for The Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team.
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Alabama and Ohio State advanced to the championship game in part because their best players delivered huge performances in their respective semifinals.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield hasn’t thrown a football in four days. The Browns haven’t practiced this week.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor is moving to a new city and team that is willing to meet his salary demands.
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Alabama coach Nick Saban acknowledged there were discussions about possibly moving the national championship game back because of COVID-19 issues.
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Albie O’Connell got the call shortly before his Boston University men’s hockey team was supposed to get on the bus and hit the road for its season opener at UConn.
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So often, uneasy is the head that wears the crown. Yet the Kansas City Chiefs followed up their first Super Bowl title in half a century by posting the NFL’s best record at 14-2, earning the AFC’s only first-round bye in the expanded playoff format.
Six Bedford County volleyball players were named to the District 5-AA All-District Team as announced by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Ithiel Horton scored 14 points, Au’diese Toney made a go-ahead putback with eight seconds left for Pittsburgh’s first lead and the shorthanded Panthers erased an 18-point deficit to beat Syracuse 63-60 on Wednesday, snapping a seven-game losing streak in the series.
The 2020 Bedford Gazette Volleyball team is full of familiar faces as six of the nine selections are on the first team for at least the second time, and the other three are either sophomores or freshmen.
The Bedford girls’ soccer team has been a statewide powerhouse the last couple seasons, and the Lady Bisons were rewarded with eight selections on the first team of the 2020 Bedford Gazette Girls’ Soccer All-Star Team.
The college wrestling season is just about to begin, and two Chestnut Ridge alumni are ranked in the Division I rankings as compiled by Wrestlestat.com.
Andrew Yanoshak, a Bishop Guilfoyle senior from Bedford, recently announced that he will play football in the fall at Notre Dame as an invited walk-on. He was a Class A All-State defensive lineman for the Pa. Football Writers Association and the Pa. Football News. Over the last two year, he …
Bedford’s boys’ soccer team had an undefeated regular season with a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference (LHAC) title, and the Bisons led all the county teams with five selections on the 2020 Bedford Gazette Boys’ Soccer All-Star Team.
Bedford’s Chase DeLong was recently named to the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association (PSCA) All-State Team as a midfielder for the Bisons.
Six Bedford County cross country runners were named to the Central Western All Area Cross Country teams, last month.
It was a special year for the cross country runners from Bedford County as they brought home three state medals for one of the strongest state showings for the locals in history.
This weekend, the Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) announced its 2020 PFN Coaches Select All-Star Team, and eight Bedford County players were named to the PFN’s first or second team.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell embraced everything about being a Pittsburgh Pirate. He understood as the club retooled following the departure of stars Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole that he would serve as the de facto face of the franchise.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger, the father of three young children, used a very father of three young children word to describe why he’s come under such heavy criticism during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ three-game losing streak.
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In these scary times, it’s hard to pull off an awards show.
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Sarah Fuller was a goalie on the Vanderbilt women’s soccer team when a chance at history tapped her on the shoulder.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t want to talk about the end, whenever it might come. There’s too much to worry about in the present for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to look too far down the road.
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Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith along with Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Florida’s Kyle Trask have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Despite being lucky to have a season due to the ongoing pandemic, the Bedford Gazette coverage area teams made the most out of the 2020 season.
The PIAA made some big changes to the winter sports schedule, if the state allows winter sports to get going in January.
The Pennsylvania Football Writer’s Association announced its 2020 All-Star Teams for Class A, Class 2A, and Class 3A on Tuesday and five Bedford County players were named to the teams.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger says all the hand-wringers just need to calm down. The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be fine.
