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Penguins forward Kindel hospitalized

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SALT LAKE CITY — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game trip. The club said the 19-year-old Kindel had an unspecified issue shortly after the team's plane took off from the Salt Lake City airport on Tuesday. The plane returned to the airport while Kindel was tended to on the flight by the team's medical staff. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Utah hospital. The team said Kindel was conscious, alert and stable. Kindel, in his second ...

NFL increases security for Steelers-Saints game

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NEW YORK — The NFL said security will be heightened for the game in Paris between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints on Sunday after civil unrest protests engulfed the French capital last weekend. Executive VP of club business, international and league events Peter O’Reilly ...

Devils defeat Rebels in playoff opener

High School Sports

EAST FAIRFIELD – The Crestview girls soccer team had the lead in its Division V sectional semifinal against Independence. But it couldn’t hold off the Blue Devils on Tuesday night in Rebel Stadium. The Rebels fell 3-2 in their playoff opener, ending their season. Crestview and the Blue ...

George scores 38 in losing debut with Celtics

National Sports

DETROIT — Paul George looks like he's still got it. He scored 38 points — the most by a Boston Celtic in his debut, and the fifth-most by a player in his first game with an NBA franchise — in a 121-113 collapsing defeat Tuesday. “I'm not a moral victory guy,” George said after ...

Ohio State's Sayin out indefinitely

Local Sports

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Tuesday night that quarterback Julian Sayin will be out indefinitely after injuring his throwing arm in the fourth quarter Saturday against Indiana. Day did not want to set a timeline for the junior’s return, but he left open the possibility that it could be ...

76ers win opening game with James and Brown

National Sports

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers sent an opening-night message they'll be a contender for the New York Knicks' NBA title after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, rallying for a 106-100 victory Tuesday. Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and Brown had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists ...