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Penguins 5, Red Wings 1. The real winners? Fans getting the first glimpse of a sporting event at Consol Energy Center. The Goal Mine glowed in the first hockey game here – even if it was just an exhibition that won’t count in the standings or statistics – before a spirited sellout crowd of 18,087 [...]

The Penguins just announced on press row with 16:38 remaining in the third period that captain Sidney Crosby is out with a “sore” hip flexor and will not return to the game against Detroit. Crosby had a goal and an assist in 14 shifts and 12:28 of ice time through the first two periods. He [...]

The catcalls for Chris Osgood cascaded from the Consol Energy Center upper deck late in the second period after the Penguins scored for the fifth time against the Detroit goalie, including a second goal by Ryan Craig. After Detroit defenseman Ruslan Salei cut it to 3-1 with a slap shot from the right point at [...]

Goodbye, Igloo. Hello, Goal Mine. The Penguins officially christened Consol Energy Center with its first hockey game as their home ice in an exhibition against the Detroit Red Wings, their nemesis in the 2008 and ’09 Stanley Cup finals. And the Penguins wasted no time lighting the lantern. Only 1:21 into the first period, newly [...]

When I agreed this summer to cover a high school football season opener in Harrisburg, it was with the intention of writing a column about Bishop McDevitt’s latest star running back, Jameel Poteat, a Pitt recruit. Sometimes someone else catches your eye. As I watched Bishop McDevitt’s 23-0 victory over Gateway – an upset of [...]