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NASCAR drivers slide back into rhythm after Newman wreckVideo
LAS VEGAS — Some levity returned to NASCAR on a rainy Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As drivers idled inside waiting for the eventual cancellation of qualifying for Sunday’s race, Kevin Harvick went on Twitter to defend reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Busch’s participation in the Truck Series. Busch...
Empty Thoughts: Sabres 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. This is a hard game to have some sort of deep or clever or unique take on. The Penguins stunk. That’s pretty much it. It wasn’t the faceoffs or how the power play didn’t click or what the goaltender did....
As Edinboro football coach, Apollo-Ridge grad Jake Nulph putting a focus on A-K Valley
When Apollo-Ridge grad Jake Nulph was hired as the coach of the Edinboro football team in January, he knew there was one area of Western Pennsylvania he wanted to focus on when it came to recruiting “Whether it’s Apollo, Kiski, Leechburg, Burrell, Valley, I mean you name it, Freeport, Knoch,”...
Kevin Gorman: Travis Williams set to steer Pirates toward chasing championship
BRADENTON, Fla. — When the Pittsburgh Pirates finished their fourth decade without a World Series championship, it became obvious they needed a change in direction. Firing the highest-ranking members of the front office and coaching staff was but a start. Changing the clubhouse culture after a 93-loss season is the...
Steelers head to NFL Combine ‘very comfortable’ with no 1st-round pickVideo
For the first time since the NFL Combine took up residence in Indianapolis in 1987, the Pittsburgh Steelers will head to the event without a first-round pick. In fact, you’d have to go back 20 more years — long before NFL execs decided to gather in one location to evaluate...
Ben Roethlisberger throws football in video posted by Steelers
Big Ben has taken a big step forward in his rehabilitation from right elbow surgery. The Pittsburgh Steelers posted a five-second video clip on their web site Saturday that shows quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing a football. It’s the first time Roethlisberger has thrown since September when he left at halftime...
Duquesne hangs with No. 5 Dayton, can’t keep up in 2nd halfVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton coach Anthony Grant was unhappy with his team at halftime of Saturday’s game against Duquesne, and he let them know it. Duquesne held a 38-36 lead at the intermission, and Grant had to make his team understand if the No. 5 Flyers didn’t pick up the...
Central Catholic boys upset No. 2 Fox Chapel in WPIAL quarterfinals
Central Catholic boys basketball first-year coach Brian Urso never doubted his team Saturday afternoon. His confidence was justified. The seventh-seeded Vikings knocked off Urso’s alma mater— one-loss, second-seeded Fox Chapel — by a 42-34 score in the Class 6A quarterfinals at Plum. Central Catholic players and assistant coaches joined an...
Jamie Dixon, TCU defeat No. 17 West Virginia in OTVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Samuel scored six of his 19 points in overtime, and TCU extended No. 17 West Virginia’s Big 12 road woes with a 67-60 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday. The Horned Frogs (15-12, 6-8 Big 12) thought they had won for just the second time...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 23, 2020
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Feb. 14, Murrysville (8-7) defeated Fort Hand (6-8), 1,172-1,168, and Butler (9-6) beat Clymer (6-8), 1,164-1,163, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (8.5-6.5) defeated Fort Hand (2.5-11.5), 1,150-1,109, and Clymer (12-2) beat Butler (6-9), 1,147-1,107....
Mitch Keller throws 2 scoreless innings, Pirates lose spring training opener to TwinsVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Mitch Keller is competing for a spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation, so throwing two scoreless innings was a good start for the spring training opener. That’s especially true after the 23-year-old right-hander, the team’s top pitching prospect, allowed 10 runs in four games and had...
Penguins lose 2nd game in row, this time at home to SabresVideo
On Thursday, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan questioned his team’s commitment to defense. On Saturday, his players offered a succinct response to his criticism at PPG Paints Arena when they stymied a furious attack by the Buffalo Sabres. For 14 seconds. Allowing a goal in the early stages of Saturday’s...
Pitt coach Jeff Capel said NCAA sanctions won’t affect his program
Jeff Capel said Saturday after his team’s 59-56 loss to Virginia that the three years’ probation and sanctions imposed by the NCAA on Pitt athletics will have no impact on his basketball program. “None. Absolutely none. No impact at all,” he said. All of the violations, which involve illegal use...
Naval Academy confirms death of offensive guard David Forney
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A midshipman who was found dead in a dorm at the U.S. Naval Academy was a member of the senior class who played on the school’s football team, authorities said Saturday. David Forney, 22, of Walkersville, Maryland, died Thursday after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall, according...
Virginia puts clamp on Pitt, holds off Panthers comebackVideo
If anyone outside the Pitt basketball program is qualified to comment on the state of the Panthers, it’s Virginia coach Tony Bennett. And — get this — the coach with a national championship on his resume liked what he saw from his defeated opponent Saturday after the Cavaliers survived Pitt’s...
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun scratched vs. Sabres
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun was scratched for Saturday’s contest against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Kahun as a “game-time decision” prior to the game. Kahun did participate in warmups. During the late stages of Thursday’s 4-0 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kahun...
Pirates unveil starting lineup for Derek Shelton’s 1st game in spring training opener
BRADENTON, Fla. — Derek Shelton makes his debut as Pittsburgh Pirates manager and unveiled the starting lineup for the Grapefruit League opener at 1:05 p.m. Saturday against the Minnesota Twins at LECOM Park. Guillermo Heredia will bat leadoff and play center field, followed by Bryan Reynolds as designated hitter, second...
Monessen grad Justice Rice helps Grove City basketball reach top of PAC
As all teams do, the Grove City men set goals at the beginning of the basketball season. Among them was, of course, to win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship. But no team with conference-title aspirations figures on starting 0-4. Granted, those were nonconference games, but Wolverines coach Steve Lamie, in...
Having trouble catching crappies throughout the year? Try these tipsVideo
Sasquatches. The Loch Ness Monster. Chupacabras. And crappies outside of the spawn. What do they all have in common? They’re often sought, much talked about, but rarely seen. But that’s not how things have to be, at least when it comes to crappies. It’s possible to catch them — consistently,...
6 important tips to make that pet camping trip a successVideo
The legend of the Lone Ranger is the stuff of “those thrilling days of yesteryear.” So, too, is the notion of camping without your pet. More and more public campgrounds around the country are open to camping with dogs and sometimes other animal friends. Take Pennsylvania, for example. That state’s...
Fly Fishing Museum inducting Chauncy Lively into hall of fameVideo
It’s a celebration of one man’s life. But it’s more than that, too. The Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum Association is inducting Chauncy Lively into its hall of fame in a special ceremony Feb. 29 in Mars. That recognition is really just the centerpiece for a celebration of all things Western...
Minor league report: Casey DeSmith, Penguins beat Bears, 2-1
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 35 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (26-20-3-5) while forward Riley Barber, a Washington, Pa....
Pleasant Hills Middle School varsity cheer team places sixth in nation
The Pleasant Hills Middle School varsity cheer team was a national finalist this season. The PH girls qualified for the National High School Cheerleading Championship, held Feb. 7-9 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. A total of 28 teams competed in the varsity division; 12 qualified for the semifinals....
Robert Morris beats Mount St. Mary’s, remains in NEC title contention
The losing skid is over for Robert Morris. The Colonials rallied in the second half to top Mount St. Mary’s, 68-60, Friday night in a Northeast Conference battle at UPMC Events Center. “It was a good win for our guys,” RMU coach Andy Toole said. “That was a little more...
NFL player reps want more talks on labor dealVideo
NEW YORK — NFL player representatives decided Friday to not vote on a new labor deal approved by team owners. Instead, the NFL Players Association is seeking more negotiations with the league next week. “Today, the NFLPA Board of Players Representatives did not take a vote on the principal terms...
