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Max Verstappen overtakes Charles Leclerc late on to win Saudi Arabian GPVideo
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari three laps from the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the defending champion’s first win of the Formula One season and 21st of his career on Sunday. The race under floodlights was held two days...
Pitt-Johnstown’s John Paul Kromka earns All-American, All-Atlantic Region honors
Pitt-Johnstown junior forward John Paul Kromka was named to the first-team Division II National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Atlantic Region Team on March 21. The next day, he was selected as one of the 16 men’s basketball players to earn a spot on the NABC Division II All-America team. The...
Shaler’s Brooks Blasko looking to carve his own piece of wrestling history
Brooks Blasko has the benefit of having two people who left a legacy in wrestling to help guide his career. Blasko, who is 13 and a seventh grader at Shaler Area Middle School, was inspired to start wrestling at age 6 by his grandfather “Jumpin” Johnny DeFazio, who wrestled professionally...
Sewickley’s Skowron caps college career with strong season for Chatham women’s basketball
Julianna Skowron ended her college basketball career in a big way. After a successful four-year stint at Allegheny College, Skowron, a 6-foot-1 forward, competed at Chatham as a graduate student in 2021-22. The Oakland Catholic product led the Cougars to their all-time winningest season in women’s basketball, netted her 1,000th...
Yoshi & Vogey: Pirates’ odd couple sharing laughs, first base, designated hitter duties
BRADENTON, Fla. — Daniel Vogelbach greeted the media contingent that follows Yoshi Tsutsugo with a bow and a smile in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse at LECOM Park, teasing his new teammate about being covered as if he were the president of Japan. When asked about the fast friendship he has...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Red Wings
The Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team. In 51 games this season, Jarry has a 32-13-6 record, a 2.32 goals against average, a .921 save...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to RocketVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 20 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 road loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on Saturday. Forwards Michael Chaput, Sam Poulin and defenseman Chris Bigras all scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-26-4-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Coach K makes record 13th Final Four, Duke beats Arkansas
SAN FRANCISCO — Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour is headed to his record-setting 13th Final Four after Duke overwhelmed Arkansas, 78-69, on Saturday night in the Blue Devils’ most complete performance of this NCAA Tournament run. A.J. Griffin scored 18 points, Paolo Banchero added 16 and and second-seeded Duke (32-6)...
Anthony Alford snaps out of slump with home run, but Orioles rally past Pirates
SARASOTA, Fla. — Anthony Alford spent spring training swinging and missing as the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder was hitless with nine strikeouts in his first 12 at-bats. When Alford finally connected, he made it count. Alford hit a two-run home run over the right-field fence off Keegna Akin in the fifth...
Villanova to 7th Final Four, beats Houston in South Region
SAN ANTONIO — Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third NCAA Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments with a grind-it-out 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Region final Saturday. Caleb Daniels added 14 points for the Wildcats (30-7), and fifth-year...
Riverhounds settle for draw in Detroit
A successful penalty kick by Maxi Rodriguez in the 73rd minute prevented the Pittsburgh Riverhounds from picking up their third consecutive victory, but they remained unbeaten on the season in a 1-1 draw at Detroit City FC on Saturday afternoon. Detroit City (1-1-1) was awarded a penalty after a foul...
Miami’s Jim Larranaga, Kansas’ Bill Self set for Elite Eight matchup
CHICAGO — Jordan Miller played for George Mason for three seasons before transferring to Miami. So Miller was well aware of Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga long before he switched schools. “Being at George Mason, it’s hard not to hear about his success there,” Miller said Saturday. “Coach L, actually, when...
Kevin Kisner, Scottie Scheffler make Sunday a habit in Match Play
AUSTIN, Texas — One match required a comeback the likes off which Austin Country Club has never seen. The other was easy enough to feel like a warm walk along Lake Austin. Either way, Kevin Kisner just seems to win in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Three down on the...
Hubert Davis navigates bumps to lead North Carolina to Elite EightVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Hubert Davis read North Carolina a Bible verse to keep a team one win from the Final Four on the path of the righteous. He chose Proverbs 4:25, which says, “Let your eyes look directly ahead. And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.” It’s...
A miracle or a trend? Saint Peter’s a sign of parity in NCAA TournamentVideo
PHILADELPHIA — America loves March Madness because America loves an underdog. One twist: While the run to the cusp of the Final Four by tiny Saint Peter’s has been riveting, it’s also the latest example of how something that once felt like a miracle at the NCAA Tournament might be...
Pirates option top pitching prospect Roansy Contreras, infielder Rodolfo Castro to Triple-A
SARASOTA, Fla. — A threat to touch triple digits, Roansy Contreras gave a glimpse of how his fastball plays in a dazzling major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates late last September. The Pirates’ top pitching prospect won’t be in their Opening Day starting rotation, however, as the 22-year-old right-hander...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker returns to practiceVideo
It was a marvelous moment for Jason Zucker. Making his triumphant return to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup — in, of all places, his hometown of Las Vegas — the skilled scoring winger reunited with linemates Evgeni Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen on Jan. 17. And he ended up being the driving...
Penguins recall forward Kasperi Bjorkqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Kasper Bjorkqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. This marks the fourth time this season Bjorkqvist has been recalled to the NHL roster. In six NHL games, he has one goal while averaging 8 minutes, 22 seconds of ice time....
Brad Keselowski confident he can recover from huge NASCAR penaltyVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Brad Keselowski was optimistic he can overcome a knee-buckling penalty that potentially ended any championship chances a mere five races into his first season as a Cup team owner. NASCAR this week said an inspection at its North Carolina facility uncovered an illegal modification to the No....
MLB asks umps for more random checks on sticky substancesVideo
MLB is asking umpires to make more random checks of pitchers for sticky substances after watching its crackdown become less effective late last season. MLB instituted regular checks last June 21 for grip aids. Seattle’s Héctor Santiago was ejected June 27, and Arizona’s Caleb Smith was tossed Aug. 18, and...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin recovering from illness
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was labeled as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s home contest against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. The superstar center was absent from practice in Cranberry on Saturday after missing Friday’s 5-1 road loss to the New York Rangers because of an undisclosed...
As market cools, Steelers need reinforcements at safety, receiver, running back
Almost two weeks after the legal tampering period opened and a dozen days after free agents could sign contracts, the NFL market predictably has slowed to a crawl. Most of the big name players already have signed and those who remain on the market are waiting for a satisfactory contract...
Penn State’s questions for spring: Which young quarterback will take the biggest step forward?
Penn State’s quarterback room includes one productive, experienced leader and three very talented young followers. Sean Clifford is back for his sixth season, and he is the Nittany Lions’ projected starter when Penn State opens the season Sept. 1 at Purdue. Clifford has made 33 career starts, amassed more than...
‘They owned it’: Pirates play to strengths of David Bednar, Chris Stratton in closer role
BRADENTON, Fla. — Anthony Banda joined the Pittsburgh Pirates just days after the trade deadline, when they dealt Richard Rodriguez to the Atlanta Braves and created an opening in the most critical role in the bullpen. Instead of finding talk of using a closer-by-committee approach to replace Rodriguez — who...
Franklin Regional quartet medals at Keystone State championships
Four Franklin Regional youth wrestlers stood on the podium March 20 at the Keystone State Wrestling championships in Erie. The tournament featured some of the top wrestlers in Pennsylvania in the 6U, 8U, 10U and 12U divisions. Beau Fennick took first place in the 12U, 90-pound division. “Beau won the...
