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Penn State’s Andrew Funk lands on list of great March Madness shooters
DES MOINES, Iowa — Penn State star Jalen Pickett was already familiar with Andrew Funk and his long-distance shooting acumen, having faced the Nittany Lions newcomer in a Siena-Bucknell game with their previous teams. When they were paired together in a preseason workout last fall, well, the impression was really...
Pitt notebook: Black uniforms suit Pitt just fine
Fans have expressed plenty of angst this week after Pitt’s players decided to wear their black uniforms instead of the royal blue that has been so popular for football and basketball. Guess what. Greg Elliott said you can stop complaining. In his mind, black uniforms have helped fuel the team...
Defense leads Pitt to 59-41 NCAA Tournament victory against Iowa State
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guillermo Diaz Graham just couldn’t help it. He needed to open his mouth and unleash all his emotion with one scream. Even though he would rather not. Screaming is what everybody — Pitt players, coaches and, especially, the 16,150 at Greensboro Coliseum — were doing Friday while...
Newcomer Nate Herbig looking to become latest ‘stud’ on Steelers roster
At his introductory news conference Thursday, new Pittsburgh Steelers guard Nate Herbig proved to be masterful at dishing out compliments. Over the span of an eight-minute interview, Herbig used the words “stud,” “G.O.A.T.” or “legend” to describe a half-dozen people or players. It included Steelers free agent nose tackle Tyson...
Ji-Man Choi hits 1st homer of spring training against former team as Pirates beat Rays
Ji-Man Choi promised to bring a lot of smiles to Pittsburgh Pirates fans this season, and he delivered one against his former team. Choi hit his first home run of spring training, a two-run shot in the first inning, to lead the Pirates to a 6-2 win over the Tampa...
Arizona women open March Madness with win over West Virginia
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Cate Reese scored 25 points and Esmery Martinez had a double-double against her former team, helping seventh-seeded Arizona to a 75-62 victory over 10th-seeded West Virginia in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Wildcats (22-9) started fast and never trailed, and will next play the...
Pitt’s Federiko Federiko doesn’t start, may play against Iowa State
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Federiko Federiko may play in Pitt’s first-round game Friday against Iowa State, but he was not announced as a starter before the game. Freshman Guillermo Diaz Graham started in his place. The TruTV telecast reported that Federiko has a sprained MCL in his knee, but he entered...
Big Ten big men enough for Indiana vs. Kent State? Best bets for Friday
By JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Analysis: Tough goalie matchups await Penguins in potential 1st-round series
Just over a year ago, Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter created a viral moment as he candidly weighed in on the prospects of a first-round playoffs series with the Colorado Avalanche, the best team in the Western Conference in 2021-22. “I sure as (heck) don’t want to play Colorado in...
Pittsburgh Penguins locked in tight Wild Card race
BY HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF REPORT Over the past two weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had some opportunities to extend their advantage in the Wild Card for the Eastern Conference. But consecutive losses and a 3-3-1 stretch over the past seven games have allowed teams in the pack to get...
3 takeaways: Upper St. Clair’s Vince Trocheck continues to score against Penguins
During a 4-2 home win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Rangers forward Vince Trocheck recorded two assists. The first came on the winning goal by linemate Chris Kreider at 11:45 of the third period. The second came on an empty net goal by Kreider at...
Mark Madden: Hockey leagues should have banned fighting long ago
Hockey is a great game. The best, to my mind. But it’s got a way of maneuvering itself into some frustrating cul-de-sacs. The concept of fighting in retaliation for a clean bodycheck, for example. There’s never been less hitting in the NHL. It’s not far removed from men’s league no-check....
Devin Bush leaves Steelers, signs 1-year deal with Seahawks
Assessing his football future last summer at training camp, Devin Bush wasn’t concerned that the Pittsburgh Steelers declined the fifth-year option on his contract, making him a free agent this offseason. “I’m gonna still be in the NFL,” Bush said in August. “So, we’ll see.” Bush turned out to be...
Penn State takes wrestling lead after Day 1; Spencer Lee advances
TULSA, Okla. — Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis and Iowa’s Spencer Lee remain on track to win their fourth Division I wrestling titles, and Penn State leads the team race after the opening day of action at the national championships on Thursday. Lee, a Franklin Regional grad, pinned Air Force’s Tucker Owens...
How Penn State plans to develop RB depth behind Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen
Penn State’s running back room was stocked with experience this time last year. Noah Cain transferred to LSU before spring ball opened in 2022. But fourth-year rusher Devyn Ford was back. So were third-year backs Keyvone Lee and Caziah Holmes. Fast forward to February, and none of those three were...
Arizona, Virginia add to reputations for March sadness
Arizona and Virginia rightfully lay claim to proud college basketball traditions, whether you’re talking about the Wildcats winning the national championship in 1997, the Cavaliers doing it 22 years later or the many stars the programs have sent to the NBA and overseas. They also have developing reputations for NCAA...
Coming back from elbow injury, Pirates lefty Caleb Smith working to become a starter againVideo
As soon Caleb Smith got Willy Adames swinging at a slider and squatted on the mound, it was immediately obvious that something was seriously wrong with the left-handed pitcher. Smith walked off the field with the trainer in the eighth inning of the season finale. Doctors diagnosed a partial tear...
Penn State dominates Texas A&M for 1st NCAA Tournament win since ’01
DES MOINES, Iowa — Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State’s biggest stage in more than two decades. Funk went 8 of 10 on 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions’ first NCAA Tournament...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 17, 2023: Penn Hills to meet Cathedral Prep
Cathedral Prep once owned the WPIAL and City League in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. In a four-year span from 2012-15, the Ramblers were a combined 8-1 against Districts 7 and 8 teams with the only loss coming in the 2013 Class 4A quarterfinals to New Castle, 80-70. However, Cathedral...
NASCAR betting Atlanta 2023: Can Ross Chastain deliver? See picks to win, full field odds
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The NASCAR Cup Series is heading to Atlanta, which is a completely different track now that it’s been repaved to resemble that of a superspeedway. The change led to much more pack racing resulting in tight finishes similar to Daytona and Talladega, but...
MLB umpires will have a new view this season — on Zoom
NEW YORK — Umpires will have a new view this season: on Zoom. Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom Video Communications Inc. allowing on-field umpires to watch the replay operations center evaluating contested calls. MLB first adopted instant replay in September 2008 for home boundary calls and expanded...
Penguins lose to Rangers, despite better play from Jarry
Before Thursday, the last time Tristan Jarry set foot on the ice of Madison Square Garden … one of them was broken. Roughly 10 months after he gutted out a painfully resolute but ultimately futile performance in the postseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top goaltender took a step forward in correcting...
Miguel Andujar breaks up perfect game in 6th, Pirates pound 13 hits to rally past Yankees
For the first five innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t get on base. After that, they couldn’t stop scoring. The Pirates overcame a five-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees, 9-6, on Thursday night in a Grapefruit League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The Yankees built a...
NFL wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator
NEW YORK — NFL lawyers are urging a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let racial discrimination claims against the league and its teams go to arbitration rather than trial. In written arguments late Wednesday, the lawyers said Judge Valerie E. Caproni in Manhattan should reverse...
Pitt notebook: Blake Hinson puts his time at Iowa State off limits, but he welcomes talk about Barack Obama
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Turns out, Blake Hinson prefers talking about Barack Obama, his Pitt teammates and the city of Pittsburgh more than he does his former team, Iowa State. Hinson sat on stage Thursday and was peppered with questions about Iowa State, where he spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons....
