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Cameron Sutton evolved into every-down leader for Steelers in ‘21
Throughout his NFL career, Cameron Sutton has been the man who could do everything for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It wasn’t until Year 5, though, when Sutton did do everything for them, and on a full-time basis. Only one Steelers player (Terrell Edmunds) was on the field more often during the...
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon
LONDON — If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against covid-19. And the No. 1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported...
U.S. faces Canada again in women’s hockey for Olympic gold
BEIJING — American assistant captain Hilary Knight calls it “a beautiful rivalry.” Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sums it up as “very fun.” Don’t be fooled by the pleasantries. One of international sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge matches will play out for the second time at the Beijing Olympics, with the...
Jason Trout humbled to be part of Pitt-Greensburg’s 1st Hall of Fame class
He is the second-leading scorer in boys basketball at Greensburg Salem High School, having topped the list for a nine-year period from his graduation in 1993 until 2002, when his record was broken. His 2,160 career points in men’s basketball at Pitt-Greensburg from 1996-2000 represents the most at the Hempfield-based,...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby getting No. 500 against the Flyers would be perfect in so many ways
We can only assume that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has done this on purpose, right? During the first game back from the All-Star break on Feb. 8, Crosby scored career goal No. 499 of his career as part of a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Crosby then picked...
Shaler high school hockey player suspended after fight with fans in stands
A Shaler high school hockey player is suspended indefinitely pending a hearing after an altercation with fans in the stands after a game Thursday against Latrobe at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar Township. Video of the incident circulated on social media Monday evening. PIHL commissioner John Mucha said a disciplinary...
West Virginina men surrender lead, lose to Kansas State
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Markquis Nowell scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Mark Smith notched his seventh double-double and Kansas State rallied to beat West Virginia, 78-73, on Monday night. Nowell sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and...
League-leading Davidson extends Duquesne’s losing streak to 10
Duquesne basketball coach Keith Dambrot — his team mired in a long losing streak — isn’t planning any new wrinkles just now. There’s no time, he said, with a schedule crammed with four games in eight days. “We just have to keep getting at it,” Dambrot said Monday night after...
Eichel to make debut for Golden Knights on WednesdayVideo
LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel will make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, playing for the first time since being acquired from Buffalo and since he became the first NHL player to undergo artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck in November. “I’m sure there will be...
Former colleague: Ex-Angels employee saw Tyler Skaggs do drugs
FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing the opioids that contributed to Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death told a colleague he watched the Angels pitcher do drugs the night before he was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room, according to testimony Monday. Eric...
Season of change: NASCAR’s Next Gen car arrives for 2022Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson balanced a car seat on a suitcase while the thick strap from another bag pulled tight around his neck. Both his kids were spinning on the metal stanchions outside LAX, and Larson couldn’t find the bus to the rental cars. “Just what a champion...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
Favorite: Mt. Lebanon (20-1) was undefeated and allowing just 36.7 points per game before a loss to Upper St. Clair on Thursday. The Blue Devils feature standout 5-foot-10 senior guard Ashleigh Connor, a St. Louis commit, and have plenty of coaching know-how with veteran leader Dori Oldaker. Mt. Lebanon lost...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
Class 6A Favorite: North Hills went undefeated and ran away with the Section 1 title, putting the Indians in position to maybe win their first WPIAL title. They’re led by a trio of double-digit scorers, including 6-foot-7 sophomore Royce Parham (20.9 ppg) and 6-3 senior guards Alex Smith (18.6) and...
Snowboarders say judging an issue at Olympic big air, too
BEIJING — Red Gerard, the happy-go-lucky American snowboarder who famously overslept the morning he won gold in Pyeongchang, never thought he’d be the one slamming the scoring at an Olympic competition. “I never cared about any of this, and all of a sudden, I find myself caring,” the 21-year-old said....
Tough decisions prompt debate as WPIAL announces 2021-22 basketball playoff brackets
Laurel Highlands or New Castle? Mt. Lebanon or North Allegheny? Most No. 1 seeds were easy choices, but the WPIAL basketball committee was divided on a couple of others, said chairman Bill Cardone, whose committee met for nearly three hours Monday. The No. 1 seeds in Class 5A boys and...
Analysis: Built to win now, Rams deliver a Super Bowl titleVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Built to win now, the Los Angeles Rams delivered a shiny, new trophy for Tinseltown. Pressure? What pressure? Matthew Stafford tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp with 1 minute, 25 seconds remaining and the Rams rallied to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, to win the...
Capel family no stranger to North Carolina’s Smith Center
The ACC has six teams with winning records in league play. That’s fewer than half of the conference members. Four of them show up on Pitt’s schedule over the final 18 days of the regular season, starting Wednesday with the Panthers’ trip to Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., against...
Penguins prospect P.O Joseph’s steady journey to the NHL continues
There are a lot of similarities between the journey Brian Dumoulin took to the Penguins’ blue line and the trek P.O Joseph is undertaking. Each defenseman was a fairly high draft pick with another organization. Dumoulin was a second-rounder (No. 51 overall) with the Carolina Hurricanes, and Joseph was selected...
Paul Guggenheimer: Olympic hockey is better without NHL players
There were a lot of hockey fans who lamented the National Hockey League’s last minute decision to keep its players home instead of allowing them to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. The league had given its blessing to a plan to have NHL stars return to the Olympics after...
Gonzaga back at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Wyoming enters poll
Gonzaga keeps finding its way back to the top of the The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Zags reclaimed the No. 1 ranking Monday for a third stint this season atop the AP Top 25, moving up one spot to swap places with Auburn after the Tigers fell...
Iowa State hits women’s AP Top 25 milestone; South Carolina No. 1
Iowa State has reached its best ranking in 20 years in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while South Carolina remained the unanimous choice at No. 1. Iowa State (21-3) moved up three spots to sixth on Monday — its highest mark since the 2002 season — and has a...
Oh baby! Rams’ Jefferson wins Super Bowl, welcomes a son
LOS ANGELES — Van Jefferson won the Super Bowl on Sunday, and it wasn’t even the best part of his weekend. The Rams receiver welcomed a newborn son hours after Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Jefferson’s wife, Samaria, attended the Super Bowl, but left on a stretcher during...
Pitt partners with brand management agency to help athletes maximize NIL opportunities
Pitt is taking a step forward in helping its student-athletes manage and profit from name, image and likeness opportunities. University officials announced Monday a partnership with The Brandr Group, a brand management, marketing and licensing agency that counts more than 35 college programs among its clients. “We support our student-athletes...
The longshot Steelers? Only 7 teams have worse odds to win next year’s Super Bowl
The end of the Super Bowl means the NFL world is already looking forward to next year’s championship. Locally, they might not like what they see. The odds for who will win Super Bowl LVII are out — and they aren’t kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Only seven of the...
Greensburg’s Asa Klimchock flourishes in new position for Bethany basketball
After four schools in six seasons, Greensburg native Asa Klimchock has found a home with the Bethany (W.Va.) basketball program. And that new home includes a new position this winter. Klimchock moved from point guard — where he played his “whole life” — to shooting guard, and he is thriving...
