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Gateway grad Evan Whiteside claims PAC title, advances to NCAA tournament
Evan Whiteside is on a roll. The Gateway graduate and 125-pound starter in the Thiel College wrestling lineup is enjoying a breakout first collegiate season. He hopes the momentum built throughout the season, including the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title won Feb. 12, will lead him to big things at Friday...
Pitt senior Jayla Everett dismissed from women’s basketball team
Senior guard Jayla Everett, who leads Pitt women’s basketball in scoring, was dismissed from the team Sunday for unspecified reasons, coach Lance White said. Everett had not played in Pitt’s most recent two games, but scored 18 at North Carolina on Feb. 10. It was her sixth game with at...
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
BEIJING — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. The end of the Olympic line for the world’s most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-covid “closed loop” enforced by China’s authoritarian...
Finland beats Russians for its 1st Olympic hockey gold medal
BEIJING — Sheets of paper rained down like super-sized confetti on the bench, which players leapt off at full speed to pile on top of goaltender Harri Sateri with such force that they knocked the net off its moorings. After finally accomplishing what so many Finland teams before were unable...
Center of attention: Karl-Anthony Towns wins All-Star 3-Point Contest
CLEVELAND — Karl-Anthony Towns gave big men everywhere something to shoot for. Minnesota’s 7-footer became the first center to win the 3-Point Shooting Contest, defeating seven guards during the NBA’s All-Star Saturday and providing a memorable moment on a night the dunk contest barely got off the ground. Towns, who...
Former WPIAL football stars playing waiting game in hopes of being selected in USFL Draft
T.J. Neal has taken a circuitous route in chasing his dreams of playing professional football, going from major-college programs to living in hotels as he bounced around indoor and spring leagues. The 28-year-old McKeesport native has toiled in obscurity while watching his former teammates at Illinois and Auburn shine in...
Charley Taylor, Hall of Fame Washington receiver, dies at 80
WASHINGTON — Charley Taylor, the Hall of Fame receiver who ended his 13-season career with Washington as the NFL’s career receptions leader, died Saturday. He was 80. The Commanders said Taylor died at an assisted-living facility in Virginia. The cause of death wasn’t announced. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall...
No. 6 Kansas socks it to West Virginia men
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ochai Agbaji scored 23 points, David McCormack had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 6 Kansas beat West Virginia, 71-58, on Saturday night. The Jayhawks (22-4, 11-2) maintained their two-game lead in the Big 12 over No. 7 Baylor and No. 11 Texas Tech with five...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander leads Penguins to first shootout winVideo
A shootout goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 home win against the Springfield Falcons at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It was the Penguins’ first shootout victory of the season in four attempts. Nylander and defenseman Mitch Reinke each scored regulation goals for...
Struggles continue for Robert Morris in overtime loss to Illinois-Chicago
After losing to the worst team in Division I, Robert Morris looked as though Saturday night it would come out on top against a more formidable foe. But even a big lead against Illinois-Chicago wasn’t safe for the Colonials, who followed up an embarrassing, 10-point home loss two nights earlier...
Pitt’s momentum goes splat in loss to Georgia Tech
The fruit was juicy and hanging low for Pitt to pick. Or, so it appeared. There was momentum from a three-game winning streak, the largest home crowd of the season (9,085) eager for a reason to get excited about basketball again and even a last-place team in town as the...
Duquesne’s skid hits 12 after loss at St. Bonaventure
Duquesne’s free fall in basketball has reached 12 consecutive losses, but coach Keith Dambrot insisted he is not going to stop searching for a successful formula. “We’re just trying to find some guys who will compete and who care about winning and competing,” Dambrot said. “Even if they don’t win,...
Joaquin Niemann stays on top at Genesis as major champs can’t keep up
LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann couldn’t find a fairway over the final two hours at Riviera, and it didn’t matter. He still pieced together a 3-under-par 68 to set the 54-hole record and build a three-shot lead in the Genesis Invitational. Cameron Young, the 24-year-old PGA Tour rookie, tried to...
Penguins sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to two-year contract extension
Chad Ruhwedel had quite a week. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman set a career high for games in a single season by appearing in his 45th contest during a 4-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils. Then by Tuesday, he scored his first goal of the season, a...
Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores hired by Steelers as senior defensive assistant
Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL and three of its teams over discrimination in the hiring process of head coaches, joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday as a senior defensive assistant in charge of linebackers. Fired after three seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Flores filed a...
Carlynton grad Angela Baker joins New York Giants coaching staff
Angela Baker continues to climb the ranks in the NFL. The Carlynton graduate and former Pittsburgh Passion quarterback was hired Friday as an offensive quality control coach and minority coaching fellow with the New York Giants, according to an ESPN report. Baker spent the 2020 and ‘21 NFL seasons working...
Ex-Talbots standout Layrn Edwards back for final push at Loyola (Md.)
Former Hampton standout Laryn Edwards feared her college basketball career was over when her right knee gave out going up for a layup against Mount St. Mary’s in early December. “It was just instant pain,” said Edwards, a senior point guard for Loyola (Md.). “I didn’t know what to expect....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Mitchell Trubisky is better option than Jameis Winston for Steelers
The Steelers’ quarterback debate has hit new heights — or lows, if you’ve got the proper perspective — with the re-introduction of Jameis Winston as the flavor du jour. God, I hate re-runs. Winston, most recently of New Orleans, will be a free agent March 16. The hype is thick...
Keep ’em? Let ’em walk? Making a case for each of the Steelers’ pending free agents
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a much better spot with the salary cap now than they were a year ago when they lost five starters to free agency. Ben Roethlisberger’s salary is off the books, and the league-wide cap is bloated as the revenue-sapping effects of covid diminish. The Steelers...
Saint Vincent plans to debut new multi-purpose athletic center in summer 2023
Saint Vincent College plans to break ground this spring on an $18 million indoor athletic and recreation complex that could be ready for use by the summer of 2023. The Dunlap Family Athletic and Recreation Center, named for the project’s lead donors, will encompass 82,200 square feet under roof, including...
After nearly 2 years, Penguins ready for a big challenge in the HurricanesVideo
Quite a bit has happened since the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins stepped on the ice with the Carolina Hurricanes. And much of it has nothing to do with hockey. March 8, 2020, was less than two years ago. In some ways, it feels like it was two dozen centuries...
Bailey Parshall tosses perfect game for Penn State softball
Senior softball left-hander Bailey Parshall channeled her inner WPIAL self on Friday. The Penn State senior out of Belle Vernon pitched the fifth perfect game in program history as the Nittany Lions defeated Florida International, 7-0, in the second game of a doubleheader in Miami, Fla. Parshall (2-1), who came...
Joaquin Niemann breaks 36-hole record at Riviera, only leads by 2
LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann was playing so well and having so much fun in the opening round at Riviera that he didn’t want to stop playing. He returned Friday morning, and nothing changed except his place in the record book. His opening-round 63 still fresh in his mind, Niemann...
Leafs, Raptors owner to discontinue fan proof of covid vaccinationVideo
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment said Friday it will discontinue the proof of vaccination requirement for fans entering its venues, beginning March 1. MLSE owns the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, NBA’s Toronto Raptors, Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC and the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. The move follows...
Canevin grad Tom Clements returning for second stint as Packers QBs coachVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Clements is back for a second stint as Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach, a move that could reunite him with four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers. Clements, 68, previously worked for the Packers from 2006-16 in roles that included quarterbacks coach (2006-11), offensive coordinator (2012-14) and associate...
