SUNRISE, Fla. — Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night. He really did not ease his way into it and that is the way he likes it.” Jake Guentzel scored twice and Evgeni Malkin added a power-play goal for the Penguins. “The …
DENVER — Derek Carr stepped up in crunch time after Russell Wilson shunned the slide that would have made his counterpart’s heroics so much harder. McManus’ 48-yard field goal put the Broncos ahead 16-13 with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter and Denver’s defense forced the Raiders to go three-and-out. Embattled first-year Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett relinquished offensive play-calling duties …
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins may be nearing the end of a COVID-19 outbreak that’s sent eight players and head coach Mike Sullivan into the NHL’s protocol in recent weeks. Defensemen Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson practiced Wednesday and assistant coach Todd Reirden — who is filling in while Sullivan is in the protocol — said both will be game-time …