Month: February 2022

5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a two-year contract extension on Saturday. The deal carries an average annual value of $800,000 and runs through the 2023-24 season. The extension also gives the 31-year-old some stability. He spent the majority of his first five seasons in
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3:38 PM ET Associated Press Roberto Bautista Agut won the Qatar Open for the second time in his career on Saturday, beating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4 and claiming revenge after losing to the Georgian in last year’s final. Second seed Bautista Agut was broken in the early stages of the first and second sets, only
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1:59 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has a new home. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the hire of Flores, who is suing the NFL and three teams, as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach Saturday. “I am excited about Brian Flores joining our coaching staff given his history of developing
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after squirting water from the bench into the face of an opponent. The fine was announced by the NHL on Saturday, a day after Benn squirted water at Blackhawks wing MacKenzie Entwistle as he skated
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10:00 AM ET The Chicago Fire has completed the transfer of Atlas midfielder Jairo Torres as a Young Designated Player, the team announced on Saturday. Torres signed a four-year contract, and will join the Fire for $6 million following the end of the Clausura season in May, pending a medical and receipt of his P-1
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