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NFL Combine family affair for lucky fewVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia defensive back JR Reed knew all about the NFL scouting combine long before he had the chance to grip the dumbbell at the Indianapolis Convention Center or spring from the launch pad at Lucas Oil Stadium. His father, Jake Reed, was a wide receiver in the NFL...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Crunch, 4-3
Forwards Riley Barber and Cole Cassels each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Phil Varone recorded two assists for the Penguins (27-23-3-5) who have lost...
Star freshman Rodney Gallagher leads Laurel Highlands past Mars in WPIAL Class 5A thrillerVideo
There are 131,504 residents in Fayette County, and Rodney Gallagher might’ve hugged them all Friday night. But first, the Laurel Highlands freshman needed to draw a foul and make two free throws with 4.8 seconds left to defeat two-time defending champion Mars, 52-51, in the WPIAL Class 5A final at...
Phillies OF Andrew McCutchen to open season on injured listVideo
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Andrew McCutchen’s quest to be ready for Opening Day will be unsuccessful, as Joe Girardi said Friday afternoon the Phillies outfielder requires more time in his recovery from last summer’s season-ending knee injury. The Phillies expect McCutchen, who had surgery last June to repair the torn ACL...
Pennsylvania’s mentored hunting program might changeVideo
Mentoring programs are supposed to make it easy for people to try hunting. This one is sometimes doing just the opposite, and that might lead to changes. The Pennsylvania Game Commission offers mentored youth and adult hunting programs. They work, to a point. “We know, based on the surveys we’ve...
WPIAL Class AAA wrestling notebook: Kiski Area’s Blumer ties pins record
Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer has racked up pins throughout his entire wrestling career. On Friday, he reached a milestone not many have. With a pin of Hempfield’s Trevor Verkleeren in 55 seconds, Blumer earned career pin No. 106 and tied the Cavaliers career pin record set by Shane Kuhn. “Junior...
Ligonier Valley’s 20-game win streak snapped by Richland in D6 title game
CRESSON — For a second season in a row, the Richland Rams proved too strong for the Ligonier Valley Rams and came away with a victory in the District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship game. Only this time, Richland did it in convincing fashion. “I’m shocked,” Ligonier Valley coach...
North Catholic girls top Southmoreland to win school’s 20th WPIAL title
Storied. Perennial power. Gold standard. Labels like that follow programs with the ilk of North Catholic — programs that win, reload rosters and win some more. Those are labels teams such as Southmoreland long to have attached to its name. The Trojanettes girls basketball team added another piece of hardware...
Robert Morris assistant Mike Iuzzolino is more than ex-NBA video game star
After a lull, Robert Morris is back in the hunt for another Northeast Conference men’s basketball championship. The Colonials haven’t won an NEC title — and an accompanying NCAA Tournament bid — since 2015, a year before Mike Iuzzolino joined coach Andy Toole’s staff. Toole’s right-hand man on the Colonials...
OLSH tops Sto-Rox to win 2nd straight WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball title
It was a WPIAL title repeat for OLSH. But, other than the uniforms, not much looked the same for the Chargers. The team graduated eight seniors from last year’s Class 2A title squad. Nevertheless, holdovers Jake DiMichele and Dante Spadafora helped guide the squad to another championship Friday night in...
Pitt seeks reversal of fortune after another 2-8 slump
Pitt’s current stretch of two victories in its past 10 games is all too familiar to players, fans, even coach Jeff Capel. The Panthers have had 2-8 stretches in four consecutive seasons — every year since former coach Jamie Dixon left for TCU in 2016. In the 2016-2017 season, Pitt...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy giving TV a try
For the first time in a while, Ben Lovejoy got to enjoy the NHL’s trade deadline. He was a spectator. Not a participant. During the bulk of his 11-year NHL career, Lovejoy always was a bit on edge when the deadline rolled around in February. Now retired and doing work...
NASCAR star Kyle Busch welcomes bounty in truck seriesVideo
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch has become the most wanted man in two NASCAR racing series, and he’s ready to rise to the challenge. Everybody in the cup series already was chasing Busch, the defending series champion and the defending winner of the annual early-season race at Auto Club Speedway...
Pirates hard-throwing prospect Cody Ponce eyes role
BRADENTON, Fla. — It seems Cody Ponce is a bit of a soothsayer. Before leaving for spring training last year with the Milwaukee Brewers, the right-handed pitching prospect made a prediction to his father. Ponce said he would be traded before the 2019 season ended. Ponce was right. The Pirates...
Duquesne survived Bonnies, balloon in overtime victory
Playing on the road in college basketball can be difficult under normal circumstances, but Duquesne’s thrilling 81-78 overtime victory at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday nearly was derailed by – of all things — an orange balloon. Duquesne held a lead for more than 32 minutes in the game, but St....
Pirates lose big to Orioles, remain winless in spring training
Another February day, another loss in Grapefruit League play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Starter Trevor Williams allowed four runs and six baserunners while retiring only three in an 11-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday at LECOM Park. The Pirates fell to 0-7 this spring, losing on consecutive days...
Displaced Dukes hit the road even when they play ‘home’ gamesVideo
It has been said winning can be like a drug to a competitive person. Maybe that is why Keith Dambrot was in such a good mood Friday when he met with reporters. After a thrilling 81-77 overtime victory Wednesday night in front of a hostile crowd at St. Bonaventure, Duquesne’s...
Keys to catching Great Lakes yellow perchVideo
This isn’t necessarily what you would call run and gun fishing. But it is increasingly a game built on mobility. Catching yellow perch on Lake Erie — or on any of the Great Lakes, really — used to mean going out, finding a school, anchoring over it and having at...
Trout stocking season is here again
The numbers vary from state to state. The high levels of enthusiasm they generate among at least some anglers do not. Spring is fast approaching, and that means it’s trout stocking season. State fisheries agencies all around the country are trucking trout to rivers, streams and lakes to provide recreation...
North Allegheny again sweeps WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships
Most high school swim teams don’t practice cannonballs. North Allegheny has perfected them. The Tigers boys and girls teams performed their typical post-meet group cannonball celebration Friday afternoon after again sweeping the WPIAL Class AAA titles at Pitt’s Trees Pool. It was the 12th straight title for the girls, while...
Gateway’s Livingston joins WPIAL swimming elite as 8-time championVideo
As Gateway’s Olivia Livingston stepped on the medals podium at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Friday morning, she also found her place in WPIAL history — right at the top. The Gateway senior claimed her eighth individual gold medal by winning the 100-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships,...
Plum’s Max Matolcsy announces Harvard offer
It seems like Max Matolcsy’s football recruitment is just getting started. On Friday, Matolcsy announced an offer from Harvard via Twitter after he visited campus. After a great day on campus, I’m blessed to have recieved an offer from Harvard University @CoachKKennedy @ScottLarkee pic.twitter.com/4G2UOLguAW— Max Matolcsy (@MaxMatolcsy) February 28, 2020...
Steelers officially will not play outside U.S. in 2020
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be staying stateside in 2020. The Arizona Cardinals on Friday announced that they will shift one of their home games this season in order to be the “host team” in Mexico City. Steelers president Art Rooney II had previously said the Steelers would “raise their hand”...
Franklin Regional Junior Olympic team sends 11 wrestlers to state championships
Eighteen members of the Franklin Regional Junior Olympic (JO) wrestling team earned top-four finishes at the recent Area III state qualifier held Feb. 16 at Franklin Regional Senior High School. Six wrestlers earned first-place finishes, Area III champion designations and spots in the 2020 PJW state tournament. Another five earned...
Dane Jackson gets inspiration from former Pitt teammates as he preps for NFL CombineVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — For the second year in a row, the Pitt football program has just one representative at the NFL Combine. Dane Jackson, however, doesn’t feel like he is alone for the event. Former teammates Avonte Maddox, Jordan Whitehead and Quadree Henderson were among the players who provided words of...
