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It was a question that had to be asked, the one that came forward from the media during Bob Huggins' post-game press conference last Thursday, moments after his West Virginia team had taken a dagger to the heart in the form of a 67-65 loss to Maryland in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Evgeni Malkin beat Darcy Kuemper on a breakaway with 1:20 left in regulation to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Washington Capitals 4-3. Alex Ovechkin scored his 42nd goal of the season and 822nd of his career during a furious third-period rally by the Capitals. Washington drew even when Dylan Strome flipped the puck into an open net with 2:44 to go in regulation. Jake Guentzel scored his 32nd goal of the season for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as the Penguins created a little breathing room in the chase for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

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Two familiar faces from St. Louis’ run to the NL Central title last season aren’t around anymore as the Cardinals attempt to become the division’s first repeat champion in six years. The retirements of Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols leave the Cardinals having to replace two likely Hall of Famers. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol says Molina and Pujols did much to assure the club's winning culture would endure after their departures. St. Louis is the favorite in a division that hasn’t had a team finish first in back-to-back seasons since the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and 2017.

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Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry its new men’s basketball coach, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details were still being completed and needed school approval. Shrewsberry, in his second season at Penn State, led the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and a tournament victory for the first time since 2001. He will replace Mike Brey at Notre Dame. Shrewsberry grew up in Indianapolis and his first head coaching job was at an NAIA school in South Bend, Indiana, where Notre Dame is located.

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West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker admitted on Monday that he had canceled almost all of his scheduled meetings for the next week or so because of the unexpected coaching search for a replacement of women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit.

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Dylan Ferguson stopped 48 shots in his first NHL start, and the Ottawa Senators topped the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. Drake Batherson's power-play goal with 2:09 left in regulation helped the Senators end a five-game losing streak. Thomas Chabot scored his 10th goal for Ottawa, which won in Pittsburgh for the first time since 2014. Rickard Rakell scored his 21st of the season for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 19 saves but couldn't stop Pittsburgh from falling behind Florida for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have promoted Denzel Martin to outside linebackers coach and hired Baltimore Ravens assistant Jason Brooks as a defensive quality control coach. The moves are the latest in a series of changes to the defensive coaching staff during the offseason. Brian Flores, a senior defensive assistant in 2022, left to become the defensive coordinator in Minnesota in February. Aaron Curry was hired as the inside linebackers coach also in February, replacing Jerry Olsavsky. Martin has spent eight years in the Steelers organization, including the past four as assistant outside linebackers coach.