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Saint Vincent, Seton Hill football teams hosting conference foes
NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference IUP (7-1, 4-1 PSAC West) vs. SETON HILL (2-5, 2-3 PSAC West) Offutt Field, Greensburg Noon, Saturday Coaches: Paul Tortorella, IUP; Daniel Day, Seton Hill Last week: IUP 35, Gannon; Edinboro 37, Seton Hill 10 All-time series: IUP leads series, 5-0 Last meeting:...
WPIAL Playoffs first round results — Nov. 1, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • BLACKHAWK 36, GREENSBURG SALEM 7 Blackhawk’s victory came courtesy of a big second half and two long touchdown runs by speedster Marques Watson-Trent . • BETHEL PARK 45, KISKI AREA 16...
Sto-Rox ends Jeannette’s season with defensive gem
Measuring by points allowed per game, Sto-Rox and Jeannette had the two best defenses in WPIAL Class A this season. Sto-Rox’s defense was harder to crack Friday night. The third-seeded Vikings won a playoff game for the first time since 2013, knocking off the sixth-seeded Jayhawks, 15-6, in a first-round...
Bethel Park scores 28 unanswered in playoff defeat of Kiski AreaVideo
With 10 minutes left until halftime of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup at Bethel Park, Kiski Area led the Black Hawks by 10 points and appeared ready to take full control. But Bethel Park had other ideas. The seventh-seeded Black Hawks reeled off 28 unanswered points in the second...
Blackhawk advances to semifinals, denies Greensburg Salem win No. 700
Victory No. 700 will have to wait for the Greensburg Salem football team. That’s because Blackhawk, behind a big second half and two long touchdown runs by speedster Marques Watson-Trent, defeated Greensburg Salem, 36-7, in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal. Greensburg Salem (5-6) and Blackhawk (7-4) were locked in a...
QB Ethan Dahlem exits, but fast start leads Upper St. Clair past North HillsVideo
Like a scene from scary movie, Upper St. Clair quarterback Ethan Dahlem’s head and helmet were twisted around in the wrong direction as he crossed the goal line. Dahlem, with a laugh, called it a horror-movie moment. But for the most part, he was the one turning heads Friday night....
Denny Hamlin racing for NASCAR title with torn labrum in shoulderVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Denny Hamlin can put off until after the season the surgery he needs to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder that has bothered him for some time. There is still the push to try to win his first NASCAR Cup championship, and a lingering...
Broncos place injured QB Joe Flacco on injured reserveVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Joe Flacco’s Denver debut lasted half a season. The Broncos placed the veteran quarterback they acquired from the Baltimore Ravens on injured reserve Friday and promoted rookie QB Brett Rypien from their practice squad to back up new starter Brandon Allen. Coach Vic Fangio said though Flacco...
McKeesport rallies from early 14-0 deficit to pull out 1-point win over Baldwin
After playing from behind the entire game, McKeesport got the ball with 4 minutes, 37 seconds left in regulation and Baldwin ahead by six in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup at George L. Smith Field. Despite being down, McKeesport coach Matt Miller and his team just focused on what...
Mets hire Carlos Beltran as managerVideo
NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran, two years removed from his playing career and with no managerial experience, was picked by the New York Mets to replace Mickey Callaway. The Mets announced the move Friday. A nine-time All-Star during 20 major league seasons, Beltran played for the Mets from 2005-11. He...
Linebacker Elias Reynolds leaves Pitt team
Elias Reynolds, a junior middle linebacker who hasn’t played since Pitt’s third game of the season, has left the team, a source told Trib Total Media. Reynolds started seven games last season, but was benched for the Sun Bowl after recording seven tackles against Clemson in the ACC Championship game....
After beating cancer, ex-Penguins coach Eddie Olczyk continues fight
Eddie Olczyk was ready to give up. The NHL player turned coach turned broadcaster was on his second round of chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer, and the effects were so severe he told his wife, Diana, he couldn’t do it anymore. Diana told her husband to fight for her,...
Mark Madden: Gerrit Cole’s post-Series behavior is sign of the times
We are experiencing a new breed of athletes. Gerrit Cole’s primary goal in baseball isn’t to win a World Series. It’s to hit free agency. Antonio Brown cares about branding more than playing, not figuring that the latter facilitated the former. (Brown might realize that now as he sits at...
Penguins ready for special Sidney Crosby-Connor McDavid matchup
Generally speaking, Game No. 14 of any team’s regular-season schedule doesn’t carry that much weight in the NHL. Sure, two points are two points no matter when they are acquired. But two points in November don’t feel as important as two points in March. So when the Penguins take the...
Two-time defending champ Louisville City FC up next for Riverhounds in playoffs
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds worked hard to earn home-field advantage in the playoffs. They will get to use it for the second straight weekend, this time against two-time defending champions Louisville City FC at 7 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals of the USL Championship Eastern Conference. “We’re ready to go. We’re...
Confident Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster: ‘I’m always open’
A mediocre four-game stretch that was his least productive in the NFL since breaking out midway through his rookie season? It did little to diminish the confidence of JuJu Smith-Schuster. “When it’s one-on-one, man-to-man, it may seem like I’m not open, but I’m always open,” the Pittsburgh Steelers top wide...
Georgia Tech game launches season-defining stretch for Pitt
With only four games left in the regular season, Pitt is approaching a point on the calendar that will define Pat Narduzzi’s fifth year as coach. The Panthers will take a 5-3 record and a reasonable chance to repeat as ACC Coastal champions to Atlanta on Saturday to play Georgia...
New Kensington boxer Rich Cantolina fulfilling a promise inside the ringVideo
Heading into Saturday night’s fights at Printscape Arena in Canonsburg, New Kensington resident Rich Cantolina carries a professional boxing record of 5-0. But maintaining his undefeated record isn’t the only thing he hopes to accomplish. Boxing means a lot more to the Ambridge native. “It probably saved my life,” Cantolina...
If Evgeni Malkin returns, who do the Penguins scratch?
With forward Evgeni Malkin’s return looking likely for Saturday’s meeting at home with the Edmonton Oilers, that means one of the players who helped the Penguins rout the Philadelphia Flyers, 7-1, on Tuesday will have to sit. Based on Friday’s practice, forward Dominik Kahun, who has four points (two goals,...
NFL fines Steelers, Mike Tomlin for violating injury report on Ben Roethlisberger
The Pittsburgh Steelers and coach Mike Tomlin have been levied fines totaling $100,000 for not listing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the Week 2 injury report. A league source confirmed Friday the organization was fined $75,000 and Tomlin $25,000 for not accurately listing the status of Roethlisberger on the practice report...
WPIAL football playoffs 1st round: How to watch, listen and find scores
It’s the first round of the WPIAL football playoffs as teams begin their trek toward championship glory. You can find a complete list of all of the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all of the scores here. Check back with TribLIVE...
Steelers prepare to face Colts standout ‘do it all’ guard Quenton NelsonVideo
Typically, when scouting an upcoming opponent, an offensive guard isn’t the focal point of an NFL team’s gam plan. But with the Indianapolis Colts, left guard Quenton Nelson might be their best player. Nelson, the No. 6 overall draft pick last year out of Notre Dame, was All Pro as...
Colts No. 1 receiver T.Y. Hilton will not play vs. Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers will catch the break of not having to deal with the Indianapolis Colts’ No. 1 wide receiver when the teams meet Sunday at Heinz Field. Veteran T.Y. Hilton will not play after suffering a calf injury during practice Wednesday. Colts coach Frank Reich said Friday that Hilton...
Steelers’ Ramon Foster out vs. Colts; James Conner doubtful
After not having running back Jaylen Samuels available for the past two games, the Pittsburgh Steelers will likely rely heavily on him Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Running back James Conner went through the entire week without practicing and was listed as doubtful on the Steelers’ injury report, a strong...
Anthony Chickillo apologizes for ‘distraction’ to Steelers, ‘hopeful’ NFL won’t discipline himVideo
Speaking publicly for the first time since a domestic incident at Nemacolin Woodlands involving his girlfriend last month, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo on Friday apologized for the distraction it caused and said he is “hopeful” the NFL will not discipline him further. “I just want to acknowledge that the...
