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Fatts Russell helps Maryland hold off Penn State men
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Fatts Russell scored eight of his 18 points at the free-throw line with less than a minute to play, and Maryland held off Penn State, 67-61, on Monday night. Maryland (13-14, 5-11 Big Ten) didn’t have a basket in the last 6 minutes, 20 seconds of...
Another win for NASCAR with drama-free Daytona 500Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jim France was ecstatic in the garage before the Daytona 500. The grandstands were full for the first time in two years, fans again roamed every inch of the grounds in search of a selfie or a signature, and there was no threat of rain ruining...
MLB makes slight moves as threat to Opening Day intensifiesVideo
JUPITER, Fla. — Baseball negotiations resumed with new intensity Monday in an effort to salvage Opening Day, and owners made a pair of slight moves toward locked-out players but put off big-ticket bargaining issues until later. With a week or perhaps a little more time left to preserve openers March...
Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard suspended 5 games for Wisconsin meleeVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended the final five games of the regular season and fined $40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head, triggering a postgame melee. The Big Ten Conference also on Monday suspended three players one game for the altercation...
Michigan coach Juwan Howard suspended 5 games for striking Wisconsin assistantVideo
As the Wolverines enter a brutal home stretch, they’ll be without their head coach for the rest of the regular season. The Big Ten, in collaboration with Michigan and Wisconsin, announced Monday that it has suspended Juwan Howard for the next five games for his role Sunday’s postgame altercation when...
Junior hockey league player gets lifetime ban after punching refereeVideo
A junior hockey league game between the South Shore Kings and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights has been trending for all the wrong reasons. And that’s because Paul Halloran, of the USPHL’s South Shore squad, decided to punch a referee, dropping him to the ice, during the first period of their recent game,...
Facing tough finishing stretch, Pitt’s Jeff Capel remains encouraged
Two weeks before the start of the ACC Tournament – and with Pitt’s signs of life slowed down considerably by Georgia Tech on Saturday night — Jeff Capel wants to be clear about the current state of his team. “One loss we had the other day is not indicative of...
Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby victoryVideo
Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on...
Steelers hired Brian Flores to ‘help us win games,’ GM Kevin Colbert says
As evidenced by the decision to hire Brian Flores, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t scared away by the former Miami Dolphins coach’s class-action lawsuit against the NFL, which claims racial discrimination in the league’s hiring practices. General manager Kevin Colbert, though, said the organization wasn’t making a statement by giving Flores...
Kevin Colbert: Mason Rudolph in line to be Steelers QB ‘if the season started today’
As they have historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take four quarterbacks to training camp in July. Aside from Mason Rudolph and most likely Dwayne Haskins, general manager Kevin Colbert doesn’t know the identity of the other two competitors and whether they will be a mix of veterans or rookies. He...
With more consistent schedule, new coach, Saint Vincent men’s volleyball team optimisticVideo
Saint Vincent students Matt Klasnic, Matt Minkin, Matt Furrer and Emily Bosche are trying their hand at running a business. It started as an internship opportunity, but now the quartet is all-in on trying to turn an old, struggling cafe in the Latrobe area — they have renamed it Rachelle’s...
Burrell graduate Faith Remich looking to finish strong for W&J track team
For the first time as a competitive runner, Faith Remich is trying to slow down. The Burrell graduate and Washington & Jefferson senior’s career is nearing its end, and she is trying to soak in as much as possible. “I feel like in general, due to covid, I have a...
Christian Spears leaving Pitt to become athletic director at Marshall
Christian Spears, who has been Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke’s top assistant since 2017 and administrator for football and men’s basketball, is leaving to become athletic director at Marshall University. Marshall’s Board of Governors voted Monday to approve the hire. Spears was Pitt’s deputy athletic director and chief operating officer,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grads, sisters again do battle on court
Norwin’s Polczynski sisters are all square. Freshman guard Mara Polczynski helped Grove City avenge an earlier loss to Westminster and her sister, senior Magen Polczynski, as the Wolverines stormed past the Titans for an 87-50 win in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Mara had a career-high 12 points and added six...
Wild Things, Cameron Heyward, Dorin Dickerson to host 2nd annual Three Rivers Celebrity Softball Game
Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will again display his skills on the diamond at the second annual Three Rivers Celebrity Softball Game, set for July 16, at Wild Things Park. The Washington Wild Things and The Coury Firm will present the game which will benefit Heyward’s foundation,...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor activated from long-term injured reserve
The Penguins activated rookie forward Drew O’Connor from injured reserve on Monday. O’Connor has been sidelined since reportedly suffering a collapsed lung Jan. 15. Despite the ailment, O’Connor has been a regular presence in practices for several weeks. In 22 games this season, O’Connor has five points (two goals, three...
Analysis: China’s bubble Olympics kept reality at a distance
BEIJING — They did it — that much seems obvious. But what, exactly, was the “it” that they did? China pulled off a logistically adept Olympics with very few mechanical glitches — no small affair in the pandemic era. It made that happen primarily by creating what it called, in...
Stephen Curry sets 3s record, LeBron James the winner in NBA All-Star Game
CLEVELAND — Stephen Curry got another 3-point record. LeBron James got another All-Star win. Not a bad night in Ohio for the two All-Stars from Akron. Curry turned boos to oohs and aahs with the greatest long-distance shooting performance in All-Star Game history, then James made a turnaround jumper that...
NBA honors past, present with 75th tribute at All-Star Game
CLEVELAND — One by one the names of the NBA’s greatest players were called, bridging basketball’s past and present. And as each walked onto the floor, LeBron James found himself in further disbelief. The posters on his bedroom wall as a kid came to life. “Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd,...
Madden Monday: Hurricanes ‘the more fundamentally sound team’ in first Metro Division showdown with Penguins
Sunday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes was the first of three between now and March 13. Who knows, maybe those three contests will be a precursor for a best-of-seven playoff series this spring. The teams entered Sunday’s affair tied for first place in the Metropolitan Division with...
First Call: Ex-Steeler on Mason Rudolph, ‘He’s a backup’; college hoops coaches ignite skirmish; NFL Combine boycott?
Monday’s “First Call” features another former Pittsburgh Steeler doubting quarterback Mason Rudolph. There may be a boycott of the NFL scouting combine. A local NHL product hits a milestone. There was a fight between coaches in the Big Ten basketball ranks. And maybe Tampa Bay wasn’t all paradise for Tom...
Tim Benz: 3 goals the Steelers can meet by hiring Brian Flores
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to hire former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach attempts to address three things. Two of them appear to be about battles of perception. The other is about the battle to get the opposing team off the field without racking...
Kevin Colbert helping conduct interviews for his successor as Steelers general manager
Kevin Colbert isn’t exactly easing into his impending exit as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager. Colbert revealed Monday during an interview with reporters that he is involved with helping team president Art Rooney II find his successor. “Art and myself are conducting the interviews,” Colbert said. “Art hasn’t been through this...
Second-place finish at Daytona 500 irks Bubba WallaceVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bubba Wallace tried to explain how he lost the Daytona 500 by inches when the replay flashed on the 40-foot screen overlooking the track. Wallace winced when he watched himself fall just short of Austin Cindric. “I don’t want to see that,” Wallace said. “That sucks!...
Joaquinn Niemann goes wire-to-wire, wins PGA Tour’s Genesis InvitationalVideo
LOS ANGELES — Joaquinn Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week Sunday when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invitational in 53 years. Staked to a three-shot lead, Niemann’s margin was down to one...
