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Although his “Sid the Kid” nickname may not apply anymore, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has not forgotten how to connect with his young fans. That was made evident when at the end of a preseason game at PPG Paints arena, as Crosby and his teammates were walking down the tunnel towards the dressing room after a win, the 36-year-old paused to look up at the stands. Making eye contact with a family, Crosby waved at a young fan and proceeded to toss him the game puck. The heartwarming moment, which has since been shared on the team's Instagram page in a post captioned “BEST. DAY. EVER,” did not end there, though. Upon receiving the memento, the youngster in the Kris Letang T-shirt held

He's won Stanley Cups, scoring titles, Olympic gold medals, and has a resume longer than most of the three rivers, but even with all of that, Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby is still finding ways to make dreams come true. During the team's preseason bout with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, as the team was exiting the ice for intermission, with a puck in hand, Crosby saw one young fan standing above the Penguins' tunnel and took the chance to make a memory. Crosby flipped the puck up to the boy and his reaction went through all the ranges of emotion. For Sidney Crosby, giving back to the youth of Pittsburgh is nothing new.

Tage Thompson scored in highlight-reel fashion for his first goal of the preseason, but the Buffalo Sabres fell 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins inside PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Thompson was among a handful of NHL veterans who dressed for the Sabres, who were playing for the third consecutive night. Eric Comrie played the full game in net for Buffalo and made 27 saves, including a trio of breakaway stops, on 29 shots faced. Pittsburgh iced a lineup resembling the roster it will use in the regular season, complete with household names like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, plus offseason acquisition Erik Karlsson. Rickard Rakell opened the scoring for Pittsburgh. Drew O'Connor scored

Golf Austin Lemieux, son of Mario, wins 38th annual WPGA Mid-Amateur Championship at Nemacolin By Patrick Damp September 28, 2023 / 5:55 AM / CBS Pittsburgh Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: Sept. 27, 2023 (Pt. 1) Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: Sept. 27, 2023 (Pt. 1) 05:41 FARMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) - Mario Lemieux was known for his brilliance on the ice during his tenure as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he was also well-known for his love of the sport of golf when he wasn't on the ice. He has apparently passed that love of golf onto his son Austin, who just won the 38th Annual WPGA Mid-Amateur Championship this week at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.  And just like that...

Do you think Leo Carlsson sticks with Anaheim through the whole year? The No. 2 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft will be given a chance by the Anaheim Ducks, though. Ducks coach Greg Cronin said he thought Carlsson was "terrific" in his first preseason game Sunday, a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center.