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District football roundup: IUP falls in 1st round of playoffs
IUP’s season ended with a 31-27 loss to No. 25 Shepherd in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday. Justice Evans put No. 18 IUP ahead 27-24 on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 40 seconds left. But Shepherd (10-2) answered with an eight-play, 84-yard drive...
Penn State’s hope for future, why Ricky Slade didn’t travel and more
COLUMBUS, OHIO — No. 8 Penn State came up a few plays short of No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The reality is, the Nittany Lions are probably a few players short of matching the Buckeyes’ talent, too. Coach James Franklin’s team always will battle though, and...
A-K Valley Campus Clippings: Freeport grads making splash at Allegheny
Freeport graduate Zoe Soilis, a 5-foot-7 senior guard for the Allegheny women’s basketball team, she scored a career-best 34 points Thursday to lead the Gators past Penn State-Behrend, 91-82. She hit 10 of 19 field goals, including six 3-pointers. Through five games, Solis is averaging 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds....
James Franklin: Penn State needed spark Will Levis provided
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State coach James Franklin said starting quarterback Sean Clifford could have re-entered Saturday’s 28-17 loss at Ohio State. The team decided, however, it needed a quarterback who could fully function, which the redshirt sophomore apparently couldn’t do and also has struggled to do for a few...
Myles Dread’s late 3 propels unbeaten Penn State over Yale
UNIVERSITY PARK — Myles Dread hit a 3-pointer with just under a minute to go to lift Penn State over Yale, 58-56, on Saturday and remain undefeated. Dread finished with 13 points, and Izaiah Brockington scored 15 for the Nittany Lions (5-0) in a game Penn State trailed for all...
Peters’ Brendon Todd takes lead in pursuit of 3rd straight winVideo
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — A few years removed from battling the full yips, Peters’ Brendon Todd has a chance to be mentioned alongside Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson as he goes for a third straight PGA Tour victory. Todd felt like he couldn’t miss Saturday at Sea Island, and...
Student protests delay Yale’s double-OT win against Harvard
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale staged a sit-in Saturday at midfield of Yale Bowl during halftime of the 136th edition of the annual football rivalry known as The Game. Most walked off after about an hour with a police escort. About 20-30...
Virginia Tech hands Pitt its first shutout in 11 yearsVideo
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The opportunity was there Saturday for Pitt to make a loud statement about its football program. In the end, however, that was just one reason why the final score — Virginia Tech 28, Pitt 0 — hurt so much as the Panthers (7-4, 4-3) walked quietly out...
NFL’s top offense, defense clash as Patriots host CowboysVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As a young football fan growing up in California, it didn’t take Tom Brady long to dislike the Dallas Cowboys. “I’ve really not liked the Cowboys since coming out of the womb as a Niner fan,” Brady joked this week. “They’ve got a lot of great players...
Four Downs: Steelers tight end corps among most unproductive in NFLVideo
1. Slight ends A typical narrative says the tight end is a young quarterback’s best friend. Not for Mason Rudolph and the Steelers. Since Rudolph became the starter, Vance McDonald and Nick Vannett have appeared in seven games each (McDonald missed one because of injury, and Vannett was acquired a...
Penguins struggle to replace Sidney Crosby on faceoffs
There are a myriad of ways the Pittsburgh Penguins miss captain Sidney Crosby, currently sidelined as he recuperates from surgery for a core muscle injury. Five-on-five effectiveness, proficiency on the power play, execution in overtime, etc. Just about everything the team does on the ice is duller because of his...
Report: Matt Quartaro, Derek Shelton among favorites for Pirates manager job
Little news has come from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ restarted managerial search. However, ESPN reported Saturday a pair of bench coaches, the Tampa Bay Rays’ Matt Quartaro and Minnesota Twins’ Derek Shelton, have emerged as the favorites. A source confirmed to the Tribune-Review that Quartaro and Shelton are in the running...
Sacar Anim scores 14 to lift Marquette past Robert Morris
MILWAUKEE — Sacar Anim finished with 14 points and six rebounds as Marquette slipped past Robert Morris, 66-62, on Saturday. Markus Howard had 11 points for the Golden Eagles (3-1). Koby McEwen and Brendan Bailey pitched in with 10 points apiece. Dante Treacy topped the Colonials (1-6) with 14 points...
Total of 33 Steelers, Browns players fined for involvement in Nov. 14 fracasVideo
In addition to the high-profile and widely reported fines and suspensions levied to Myles Garrett, Larry Ogunjobi, Maurkice Pouncey and Mason Rudolph, 29 other players were fined by the NFL for actions during last week’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game. Twenty-nine players — 19 Steelers and 10 Browns — were fined...
Jeannette alumni help Lackawanna to Junior College title game
Robert Kennedy walked off the field at Clairton in the last regular-season game of his senior season feeling dejected and disappointed. He remembers the haunting glow on the scoreboard that read: Clairton 40, Jeannette 6. “I fully take responsibility for that loss,” Kennedy said. “I remember I threw two or...
Outdoors notices for Nov. 24, 2019
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Nov. 15, Fort Hand (4-2) defeated Murrysville (0-6), 1,161-1,153, and Butler (4-2) beat Clymer (4-2), 1,165-1,154, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Fort Hand (1.5-4.5) beat Murrysville (0.5-5.5), 1,109-1,080, and Clymer (6-0) defeated Butler (4-2), 1,141-1,140....
West Virginia falls to Brown, Hubbard, No. 22 Oklahoma State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dru Brown threw two touchdown passes in his first start, Chuba Hubbard surpassed 100 yards rushing for the ninth consecutive game and No. 22 Oklahoma State beat West Virginia, 20-13, on Saturday. Brown and national rushing leader Hubbard generated just enough offense for the Cowboys (8-3, 5-3...
Penn State loses to Ohio State in marquee Big Ten matchupVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After cruising through the first 10 games against teams that didn’t put up much a fight, No. 2 Ohio State found itself in a slugfest with No. 9 Penn State. The Buckeyes responded, winning with defense. Justin Hillard intercepted Penn State backup Will Levis’ pass, and the...
Avonworth’s Jax Miller puts on a show in WPIAL championship victory over Washington
Avonworth relied on the big men up front and the legs of senior running back Jax Miller to record a 28-6 victory over Washington to claim the WPIAL Class 2A championship Saturday at Norwin High School. It’s the second title for the Antelopes, who were declared co-champions with Union after...
Mason Rudolph fined $50K by NFL for fight with Myles Garrett
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 for his fight with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in the waning moments of their game Nov. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Rudolph tussled with Garrett with eight seconds remaining in the Steelers’ 21-7 loss. Garrett took Rudolph to the ground after...
Pine-Richland grad Sarah Metzmaier stars for Kenyon College field hockey team
Around this time one year ago, Kenyon field hockey player and Pine-Richland product Sarah Metzmaier was beginning the initial stages of her recovery from knee surgery after suffering an injury to her meniscus and MCL. The injury marked the first significant physical setback Metzmaier suffered in her athletic career and...
Penguins assign Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In nine NHL games this season, Blandisi has two points (one goal, one assist). He has played in eight AHL contests and has four points (two goals, two assists). The Penguins had a scheduled day off...
Kevin Gorman: With Browns hanging over their heads, Steelers better beat BengalsVideo
The Cincinnati Bengals should serve as the perfect antidote for what ails the Pittsburgh Steelers, if only it wasn’t for the Cleveland Browns. Beating the winless Bengals should be a given. They haven’t defeated the Steelers since 2015, and are one loss shy of setting a record for worst start...
Steelers confident Mason Rudolph can rebound from worst NFL startVideo
Before the final eight seconds transpired at FirstEnergy Stadium, Mason Rudolph already was set to the face the most challenging week of preparation in his young NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before Rudolph scuffled with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, before he was hit on the head by...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Devils 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Devils. Of all the questions or criticisms lobbed at Matt Murray throughout his half decade in the NHL, playing too much hasn’t really been one of them. He’s either platooned the goaltending position with Marc-Andre Fleury or he’s been too injured to...
