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Wake Forest’s Williams, Forbes earn ACC basketball awards
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wake Forest’s Alondes Williams and coach Steve Forbes have earned the top individual honors from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The league announced Williams as its player of the year and Forbes as its top coach on Monday. The Demon Deacons were picked 13th in the preseason but...
Latrobe’s Jared Kollar an asset for Rutgers after leaving Seton Hill
There it was, seemingly jumping off the page. Nestled among the names of a majority of players hailing from Rutgers’ home state of New Jersey (25) and neighboring New York (eight), was the reference to former Seton Hill and Latrobe pitcher Jared Kollar on the Big Ten school’s baseball roster...
9 Penn State, 6 Pitt wrestlers qualify for NCAAs after conference tournaments
Through performances at their respective conference tournaments, Pitt and Penn State combined to qualify 15 wrestlers for the NCAA championships to be held later this month. Nine Nittany Lions and six Panthers assured themselves participation in the event March 17-19, in Detroit. Among Pitt’s six qualifiers from this past weekend’s...
Mt. Pleasant grad Haylie Brunson wastes no time making impact for Pitt softball
Pitt softball coach Jodi Hermanek wants freshman Haylie Brunson to sing the national anthem before one of the team’s games this season. “I’ve yet to see this hidden talent that I’ve heard is pretty awesome,” Hermanek said. For now, though, the coach is more than happy to watch Brunson’s more...
Freeport grad Allison Dejidas anticipates successful ’22 season for herself, Mercyhurst softball teamVideo
For most college athletes, their freshman year is a critical period of adjustment. Off the field, there is the challenge of striking a balance between classwork and sports. On the field, the level of competition ramps up significantly from high school. Mercyhurst softball player Allison Dejidas was in the middle...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins, Steelers, PittVideo
“I’m keeping it,” said Mark Madden about the Penguins’ first round pick as the NHL trade deadline approaches. Madden has wrestled with whether or not the Penguins should deal their first-round pick to acquire a top-flight player to help this year’s team. Madden doesn’t think the Penguins are a Cup-winning...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Matt Frey homers for Michigan
Matt Frey finally connected with the lineup at Michigan, then connected for his first home run in Blue and Maize. Frey, a grad student from Franklin Regional, launched his first homer, a three-run blast in the ninth inning of a wild, 20-13 victory over Florida Atlantic. He was 2 for...
Mark Madden: Offensive line should be Steelers’ center of attention in free agency
Instead of indulging fanboy erotica over what big-name quarterback the Steelers might get but won’t, pay attention to who the Steelers could get and should. Free-agent center Ryan Jensen comes to mind. He won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay two seasons ago. He made his first Pro Bowl this...
Madden Monday: ‘The Penguins are a better franchise than the Steelers now. In terms of the way they are run, they are No. 1.’
When it comes to the NHL’s looming trade deadline (March 21), the Penguins find themselves in a familiar position. Do they trade this summer’s first-round draft choice in order to acquire a top-flight player to help this year’s team? Since 2013, the Penguins have only drafted in the first round...
First Call: Steelers, AFC North foes reportedly eyeing same free agent; latest news on Aaron Rodgers saga
Monday’s “First Call” gives us a battle for a free agent offensive lineman that may include the Steelers and two other AFC North rivals. We have the latest on Aaron Rodgers’ situation and Saquon Barkley’s status. Plus, a busy night of results atop the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Center of attention...
Tim Benz: I’m skeptical of the Aaron Rodgers story, too. But the Steelers should be doing what was reported
If this weekend’s ProFootballTalk report about Aaron Rodgers is true, then the Steelers are exactly where they should be in the process. Granted, that is a massive “if,” but let’s start at that point. PFT ran a story over the weekend, citing anonymous sources that “Rodgers has specific deals lined...
After incident in WPIAL semifinals, should postgame handshake lines continue?
Should handshake lines disappear from the WPIAL? No, says the league’s top administrator, even though one of the WPIAL’s best basketball players will miss the first round of the PIAA playoffs after a postgame confrontation. WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said eliminating handshakes would essentially absolve players and coaches of...
Former Pitt volleyball, basketball player dies in Blair County car crash
Monica Wignot, who played four seasons for Pitt volleyball before becoming one of the top all-time shot blockers for the women’s basketball team, died in an automobile crash Friday in Antis Township, near Altoona, in Blair County. She was 29 years old. Wignot, a native of Wilkes-Barre, was a volleyball...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Forward Michael Chaput had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road overtime loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Defenseman Mitch Reinke recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-23-3-4) which has lost three consecutive games while forwards...
Alex Bowman edges Kyle Larson in OT to win NASCAR race at Las VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — The racing rule is quite clear at Hendrick Motorsports, where the boss will let his drivers go door-to-door so long as they don’t tear up his cars. After two of his stars tangled last week in California, Hendrick gave his team a rules refresher. Message delivered. Alex...
Scottie Scheffler comes up clutch with pars, wins at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler played the kind of golf that wins a traditional U.S. Open, and that’s what the Arnold Palmer Invitational felt like Sunday at Bay Hill. In another final round that featured some of the toughest scoring conditions in four decades, Scheffler made key putts to save...
Mexico suspends league soccer matches after massive brawl
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top-division soccer league suspended all matches scheduled for Sunday after a huge brawl among fans during the previous day’s match between host Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara, the reigning league champion. “We regret and condemn these events, which run contrary to the spirit of our soccer,”...
Penn State’s comeback falls short against Rutgers in regular-season finaleVideo
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After squandering a 15-point second-half lead against Penn State, Rutgers did what it has done all season and found a way to win at home. Not only did the Scarlet Knights (18-12, 12-8 Big Ten) win for the 14th time in 17 games at Jersey Mike’s Arena,...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen gaining points as well as confidenceVideo
Kasperi Kapanen looks different. The flamboyant locks of flowing blonde hair are gone, having been cropped down to a more modest collection of curls. Tonsorial concerns noted, there’s something more profound about the Penguins winger that has changed with regard to his appearance. Confidence. Throughout the bulk of an underwhelming...
MLB reacts angrily to latest offer from locked-out playersVideo
NEW YORK — MLB reacted angrily to the latest offer by locked-out players when bargaining resumed Sunday, accusing the union of backtracking and showing no sign of a breakthrough to get the derailed season back on track. The squabbling sides talked for 95 minutes on the 95th day of the...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson, forward Jason Zucker resume skating
Injured Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson and Jason Zucker have resumed skating at the team’s facility in Cranberry. Both players worked on the ice before the team’s practice Sunday morning, though it is believed the pair also were on the ice during a scheduled off day Saturday. A return to the...
Longwood wins Big South for 1st NCAA Tournament bidVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isaiah Wilkins scored 19 points, and Longwood advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a 79-58 victory over Winthrop on Sunday in the Big South Tournament championship game. Top-seeded Longwood (26-6) never trailed, led by as many as 21 in the first half, 28...
Adapt and evolve: Pirates focus on farm system amid lockout, embracing failure as path to success
With MLB in a lockout, the Pittsburgh Pirates are focusing their attention on their minor league players by embracing a philosophy that can come across as contradictory: In order to succeed, embrace failure. Pirates director of coaching and player development John Baker casually paraphrases Marcus Aurelius in discussing discomfort, the...
With MLB draft on the horizon, Pine-Richland grad Matt Wood slugging at Penn State
The 2022 college baseball season is big for Matt Wood for numerous reasons. It’s the draft-eligible year for the Pine-Richland grad ,and his name is popping up on plenty of scouting services as someone who will be selected by an MLB team in the first 10 rounds. That’s a humbling...
Minor league report: Penguins, Nailers each lose
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 27 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Forwards Jonathan Gruden and Drew O’Connor each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-23-2-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a...
