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Rejuvenated Penguins among NHL’s early surprises

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby has been doing this for longer than Ben Kindel has been alive. Alex Ovechkin has, too, for that matter. So yeah, it was maybe a little surreal for the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward, all of 18, to be on the ice Thursday night ...

Antonio Brown waives extradition, will return to Miami

By Curt Anderson Associated Press Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after deciding not to contest his extradition to Florida on an attempted murder charge, officials said Friday. Brown, 37, was brought to the jail in Essex County, New Jersey, after ...

Geneva passing game will test W&J

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Geneva College football coach Geno DeMarco seems to have saved his best for last. Washington & Jefferson, which needs a victory to clinch a second consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship ...

Chartiers-Houston’s run ends with loss to Laurel

By Joe Smeltzer For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com IMPERIAL – A successful season by every measure came to an end for Chartiers-Houston on Friday night at West Allegheny High School with a 40-21 loss to Laurel in the WPIAL Class A football quarterfinals. Laurel ...

Central Catholic ousts Canon-McMillan

WEST MIFFLIN - Just as it did two weeks ago when it played Central Catholic in the regular-season finale, Canon-McMillan had a fast start against the Vikings on Friday night in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs. The Big Macs scored first when Matt Hirsch scooped up a ...