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Penguins backup goalie Tristan Jarry gets the call against Maple LeafsVideo
Tristan Jarry is in the net and Nick Bjugstad is out for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their game Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry will appear in his fifth game this season after losing three of his previous four starts. He has a 2.25...
Central Valley stops Aliquippa in overtime in tense WPIAL title gameVideo
On the first play of overtime, Michael Barbuto was pushing toward the goal line when he felt something strange happen. “I got to the 3-yard line and from there I slowly felt myself rising off the ground,” Barbuto said. No, Barbuto didn’t suddenly learn the art of levitation. The feeling...
Pitt-Greensburg falls in NCAA soccer tournament
Pitt-Greensburg finally lost a game, but it happened on the largest stage in NCAA District III women’s soccer. UPG suffered a 5-0 loss to host Chicago Saturday in the first round of the national tournament. The Bobcats finished their best season with a record of 19-1-1. Chicago (13-2-3) held UPG...
Steelers sign 2 players to provide depth at WR, RB positions
In the wake of injuries suffered by wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson, plus running back James Conner, on Thursday night in a 21-7 loss at Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed two players to their 53-man roster Saturday. The additions are wide receiver Deion Cain and running back Kerrith...
Outdoors notices for Nov. 17, 2019
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Nov. 8, Fort Hand (3-2) defeated Clymer (4-1), 1,163-1,162, and Butler (3-2) beat Murrysville (0-5), 1,168-1,122, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Butler (4-1) beat Murrysville (0.5-4.5), 1,142-1,080, and Clymer (5-0) defeated Fort Hand (0.5-4.5), 1,146-1,097....
QB Sean Clifford leads No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s best offense Saturday wasn’t explosive or flashy. It was grinding and relentless, and it helped keep the No. 9 Nittany Lions’ playoff hopes alive. Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) got three touchdowns from quarterback Sean Clifford, who completed 11 of 23...
WPIAL Class 6A football finals primer: Central Catholic vs. Pine-Richland
WPIAL Class 6A championship No. 1 Central Catholic (10-1) vs. No. 2 Pine-Richland (10-1) 8 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1020 AM, 107.1 FM Coaches: Terry Totten, Central Catholic; Eric Kasperowicz, Pine-Richland Winner plays: District 6 champion State College (11-1) in PIAA quarterfinals Nov. 22-23 WPIAL titles:...
Colin Kaepernick throws for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout
RIVERDALE, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was suddenly moved Saturday, the latest strange twist in the saga of the exiled quarterback....
WPIAL Class A final notebook: Brendan Parsons, Kenlein Ogletree play starring roles for Clairton
It was another spectacular day for Clairton quarterback Brendan Parsons, who passed for 201 yards and ran for 94 yards. On the season, he has thrown for 1,885 yards and 23 touchdown passes and has run for 999 yards and 11 TDs. Ogletree now has 19 touchdowns and 52 extra...
Steelers’ matchup with Browns brings amped-up sense of physicality to rivalryVideo
When the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Ohio, they are used to encountering the type of physical, and occasionally reckless, brand of football that was on display Thursday night. It’s just that they expect to face it when visiting their divisional neighbors in the southern part of the state, not when...
Clairton conquers Sto-Rox to win 14th WPIAL championshipVideo
It’s a good bet, in recent years, that if Clairton reaches the WPIAL championship game, it’s going to win. The Bears won their 10th consecutive championship game by rolling over Sto-Rox, 41-19, on Saturday in the Class A game at Heinz Field. It’s the 14th WPIAL championship for Clairton, second-most...
Penguins recall forward Joseph Blandisi
NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins have recalled forward Joseph Blandisi on an emergency basis from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Blandisi, 25, has already appeared in seven NHL games this season and scored two points (one goal, one assist). In eight AHL contests, he has four points (two goals,...
Four Downs: Steelers wide receivers not separating themselves
1. No separating Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph had four interceptions and was 0 for 7 on passes that were intended more than 20 yards downfield during Thursday’s 21-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns. It was, by any reasonable measure, an awful game for Rudolph. But it should be noted...
Minor league report: Andrew Agozzino leads Penguins past Thunderbirds
Two goals by forward Andrew Agozzino led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 home win against the Springfield Falcons at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Sam Miletic had two assists for the Penguins (9-5-1-1) while defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Ryan Haggerty each also scored goals. Goaltender...
Gateway’s defense uses 4th-down stands to edge McKeesport in WPIAL semifinalsVideo
McKeesport’s Devari Robinson sprinted forward on fourth-and-4, colliding with Gateway linebacker Jay Johnson, who dragged him to the Offutt Field turf. First down? Over on downs? “I was unsure,” Johnson said, “but I knew I had him when I looked to the left and he was short of the sticks.”...
WPIAL Playoffs 3rd round results — Nov. 15 and 16, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • RICHLAND 34, LIGONIER VALLEY 6 @ Mansion Park Senior Trevor Tustin caught two touchdown passes, and senior Caleb Burke scored twice and threw a pair of touchdown passes as Richland posted...
Peters Township’s dynamic defense downs top-seeded Penn-Trafford in Class 5A semis
It wasn’t the offensive explosion last year’s quarterfinal was, but defense stole the show this time for Peters Township in a playoff rematch with Penn-Trafford. And the result was the same. The fifth-seeded Indians forced five turnovers and used that momentum to do all of their scoring in the second...
Richland again takes down Ligonier Valley in District 6 title game
ALTOONA — This is not how the Ligonier Valley football team wanted its final game in District 6 to end. A quick start by No. 1 Richland and untimely mistakes were too much for No. 2 Ligonier Valley to overcome in a 34-6 loss in the District 6 Class 2A...
Penguins fall behind again, lose to Devils
NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins have an identity. Be hard on the forecheck. Make good decisions with the puck. Play a 200-foot game. Attack with speed. Those postulates are repeated so often, they’re almost as much of the brand for this organization as its black and yellow jerseys. As of...
West Virginia thunders past Pitt with 2nd-half surgeVideo
If the Backyard Brawl is supposed to create a hostile environment for the opposing team, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins didn’t see anything like that Friday night at Petersen Events Center. Pitt was anything but a hostile host in a 68-53 loss to Mountaineers in the 187th renewal of one...
Seton Hill, Saint Vincent football teams seek 3rd win
NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference SETON HILL at SHEPHERD Rams Stadium, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Noon Saturday Records: Seton Hill 2-7, 2-5 PSAC West; Shepherd 8-2, 6-1 PSAC East Coaches: Daniel Day, Seton Hill; Ernie McCook, Shepherd Last week: Cal (Pa.) 28, Seton Hill 14; Shepherd 42, Bloomsburg 35 Series:...
Duquesne men win ‘home’ game at La Roche vs. Lipscomb
They played a major-college basketball game in the North Hills on Friday night at La Roche’s Kerr Fitness Center. It is a place reserved mainly for the Redhawks, members of the Division III Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Duquesne and Lipscomb — the Atlantic 10 vs. the Atlantic Sun — squared...
WPIAL Class A football finals primer: Clairton vs. Sto-Rox
WPIAL Class A championship No. 1 Clairton (10-2) vs. No. 3 Sto-Rox (11-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Wayne Wade, Clairton; LaRoi Johnson, Sto-Rox Winner plays: No one. The winner gets a bye in the PIAA quarterfinals Nov. 22-23. They will play the winner of...
WPIAL Class 3A football finals primer: Central Valley vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 3A championship No. 1 Central Valley (11-1) vs. No. 2 Aliquippa (11-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1230 AM, 1460 AM, 99.3 FM, 92.1 FM Coaches: Mark Lyons, Central Valley; Mike Warfield, Aliquippa Winner plays: No one. The winner gets a bye in the...
WPIAL football playoffs 3rd round: How to watch, listen and find scores
Championship berths are on the line Friday night in the WPIAL football playoffs. Teams in Class 5A and 2A will be vying for spots in the finals. Noteworthy, in Allegheny County’s 5A battle, Gateway will faceoff against McKeesport in a rematch from three weeks ago. Tonight’s winner will move on...
