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West Virginia rallies past Iowa State
AMES, Iowa — Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Joe Toussaint added 19 off the bench and West Virginia rallied late to beat Iowa State, 72-69, on Monday night. Stevenson made 8 of 17 shots from the floor with four 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (17-13, 6-11 Big 12 Conference). Toussaint hit...
First Call: NFL considers onside kick replacement; pitching Tee Higgins to Pats; Connor McDavid pushing Mario-esque pace
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” could Tee Higgins go from one AFC rival of the Pittsburgh Steelers to another? We consider some NFL rules changes. Connor McDavid is on a Mario Lemieux-esque scoring pace. And the Pitt Panthers are enjoying success on the ice as well as the hardwood. Rules are...
Tim Benz: Why gambling on the Pirates has become the most popular bet on MLB boards
Over much of the past 40 years, betting on the Pittsburgh Pirates has been a good way to lose a lot of money. But based on some early movement this season, the Pirates are a popular pick among baseball gamblers. According to Max Meyer of Caesars Sportsbook, no one is...
AP source: Lakers bracing for LeBron James to miss multiple weeks
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers may miss multiple weeks with an injury to his right foot, a person familiar with the situation said Monday night. The full extent of the injury is not yet known and more test results were pending, said the person, who spoke to the...
Browns hire Bill Musgrave as offensive coaching assistant
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski continued to overhaul his coaching staff following a 7-10 season Monday, hiring Bill Musgrave as a senior offensive adviser and making several other changes. Stefanski’s offseason has included firing defensive coordinator Joe Woods and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer. They were replaced by...
Pirates start Jack Suwinski in center, signaling shift for Bryan Reynolds
BRADENTON, Fla. — When they ran out of the home dugout Monday at LECOM Park, Bryan Reynolds veered to left field and Andrew McCutchen to right while Jack Suwinski sprinted to center. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton unveiled a new-look defensive lineup in a Grapefruit League game against the Philadelphia...
Steelers re-sign reserve OLB, core special teamer Jamir Jones to 1-year deal
Jamir Jones, one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ core special-teams players, re-signed with the team Monday via a one-year deal. An outside linebacker by trade, Jones was part of the Steelers’ punt and kickoff coverage and return teams in 2022. He appeared in all 17 games, and only four players played...
Commanders release quarterback Carson Wentz after 1 season
The Washington Commanders released Carson Wentz on Monday, an expected move that puts an end to the one-season experiment with the veteran quarterback that did not work out. After giving up draft picks to acquire him in a trade with Indianapolis last March, the Commanders were able to get out...
Terry Holland, who transformed Virginia basketball, dies at 80
Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced Monday. He was 80. Holland died Sunday night, according to the school, which confirmed the death with his family. His health...
Saint Vincent women to open NCAA Tournament Friday
After winning their third Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship in five years, the Saint Vincent women’s basketball team gathered in the Cary Center lounge Monday afternoon to watch the NCAA Division III selection show. The next order of business awaits the Bearcats (22-4), who learned they will face Cortland (N.Y.) in...
Ke’Bryan Hayes homers, JT Brubaker fans 5 but Phillies use fast start to beat Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Brubaker felt like the Philadelphia Phillies were hunting heaters, so he wasn’t surprised when Alec Bohm sent his 2-0 sinker to left-center for a two-run homer. “Just from previous history, I know that a two-seam into Bohm isn’t the right pitch, especially behind in the count,”...
Robert Morris basketball players earn Horizon League honors
Three Robert Morris basketball players were awarded Horizon League postseason honors Monday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Fifth-year forward Kahliel Spear was named to the second team and junior guard Enoch Cheeks earned third-team recognition for the Colonials men’s basketball team. Spear also was named to the...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Norwin grad Brianna Zajicek finds home at Illinois-Springfield
When Brianna Zajicek left Norwin, she thought she had her college basketball future mapped out. But a coaching change prompted her to reroute her plans. She arrived at Illinois-Springfield and is proud to call that school home these days. Zajicek was leading all freshmen in the Great Lakes Valley Conference...
MLB average salary rose 14.8% to record $4.22M last season
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million last year after the end of the lockout, boosted by big deals for Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. The rate of increase was the highest since a 17.7% increase in 2000...
For 1st time since 2015-16 season, Pitt is a top-25 basketball team
The only part of Pitt’s season more consistent than solid performance on the court was fans’ outcry and indignation over their team’s exclusion from the Associated Press Top 25. That so-called disrespect ended Monday when Pitt (21-8, 14-4) slipped into the AP and USA Today Coaches polls at No. 25...
Pro wrestler Kurt Angle headed for another serious surgery
Kurt Angle is headed back under the knife. The WWE Hall of Famer and Mt. Lebanon native made the announcement during a recent “Kurt Angle Show” podcast, according to reports. “I need surgery again so my neck is so jacked, it’s pathetic,” Angle said. “Back is on March 21st.” Angle...
Pitt cracks AP Top 25 poll, top spots unchanged
The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. At No. 25, Pittsburgh finds itself ranked for the first time since 2016. The Panthers moved up after beating Georgia Tech and Syracuse last...
Norwin grad Hailee Culbertson hoping to build on breakout year with Alderson Broaddus softballVideo
To say Hailee Culbertson’s first two seasons of college softball were difficult would be an understatement. During her freshman year at Alderson Broaddus, the pandemic trimmed the Battlers’ schedule to a mere 10 games. In 2021, the effects of the pandemic were less prevalent, but, the Norwin grad said, issues...
Kiski Area grad Jared Curcio battles back from mono to win PAC wrestling title
If you think Craig Thurber, the highly driven wrestling coach at Thiel College, is just blowing smoke by calling Jared Curcio “a tough kid,” think again. If you suspect Curcio, the prosaic former Kiski Area athlete who continues to participate in football and wrestling for the Division III Tomcats, is...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor finds his roleVideo
The arrival of the milestone escaped Drew O’Connor’s attention. On Thursday, the young Pittsburgh Penguins forward appeared in his 23rd game of the season, a new career-high. “I didn’t realize that,” O’Connor said following an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena before the contest. “I guess it’s a good...
Lightning add grit in acquiring Tanner Jeannot from Predators
The slumping Tampa Bay Lightning added an element of grit into their lineup to punch up their late-season playoff push by acquiring forward Tanner Jeannot in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Sunday night. And the Lightning paid a high price in doing so by trading away third-year defenseman...
Mark Madden: If Bob Nutting wanted to ‘find a way’ to sign Bryan Reynolds, it would be done
Spring training for the Pirates has only just started, and the horse manure is piling up as fast as the pitch clock will allow. The attendant stooge media and subservient blogging fanboys will have you believe this will be a good season. Depends on your definition of “good,” one supposes....
Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?
MANCHESTER, England — In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers. Sunday’s League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day since a chorus of boos rang around Old Trafford after a goalless draw with lowly Watford. The 20-time English champions went on...
Tim Benz: Reviewing roughing the passer calls sounds great in theory, until you think about how the NFL would do it
Here’s an idea emerging from meetings at the NFL scouting combine that could make some Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players very happy. Particularly defensive captain Cameron Heyward. I just don’t want Heyward to get too excited too quickly. According to NFL.com’s Judy Battista, one team in the league has proposed to...
First Call: Hines Ward gets 1st XFL coaching win; Marc-Andre Fleury has Sidney Crosby comparison for Wild teammateVideo
Monday’s “First Call” tells you how some former Pittsburgh Steelers are doing as coaches in the XFL. Marc Andre-Fleury has a Sidney Crosby comparison for one of his current teammates. A former Penguins player gets his number retired in his original city. Another former Penguins defenseman is getting traded. And...
