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Duquesne adds point guard Jackie Johnson to 2021 recruiting class
Check out the shooting percentages compiled this season by Duquesne recruit Jackie Johnson, a point guard at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. The Marathon Continues, 100% Committed ⚪️? pic.twitter.com/BzSBE49SvH— Jackiejohnson (@_jackiejohnson1) April 14, 2021 Playing up in class against largely post-graduate players, Johnson shot 59.3% from the field, 91.9% from the...
MLB will have minor league experiment with moving back mound
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball wants to see if moving back the pitcher’s mound will increase offense. MLB will experiment with a 12-inch greater distance between the mound and home plate during a portion of the Atlantic League season in an effort to decrease strikeouts and increase offense. The...
Mark Madden: Ex-Steelers WRs have better Hall of Fame credentials than Julian Edelman
Since New England receiver Julian Edelman quit and those in the sports media presumably whacked out of their minds on hallucinogens started making his case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the argument posed by Yinzer Nation compares him to the Steelers’ Hines Ward. Ward’s stats badly trump Edelman’s...
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial factor,” Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president at the time, said after the 2013 vote in Buenos Aires. Now, nothing is certain as Tokyo’s...
Deal the Kraken? Ron Francis can’t make official trades — yet
Just because the NHL can’t release the Kraken until October doesn’t mean Seattle wasn’t in the mix at the trade deadline. General manager Ron Francis can’t finalize any transactions until ownership makes its final expansion payment to the league, but there’s precedent for him making a handshake deal or two....
First Call: James Conner says goodbye to Pittsburgh, addresses ATV accident; Ben Roethlisberger’s MVP odds; Flyers fading
Former Steeler and Pitt Panther James Conner says goodbye to the city of Pittsburgh. Big odds against “Big Ben” in the NFL MVP race. The Flyers continue to fail. And an ex-Pirates pitcher has a bad night. All that in Wednesday’s “First Call.” Au revoir Running back James Conner posted...
Tim Benz: Can the Penguins win the East Division? And how much would that matter?
As the Pittsburgh Penguins enjoy some rare downtime during this grueling covid-19 compressed schedule, let’s take a moment to ponder two looming questions. • Can the Penguins finish first in the NHL’s East Division? • Does it matter at all if they do? I’ll say “yes” to the first question...
This date in sports history: April 14
1928 — The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Maroons for the Stanley Cup, 3 games to 2. 1931 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks, 2-0, in the fifth game to win the Stanley Cup after trailing 2 games to 1. 1948 — The Toronto Maple Leafs...
WVU senior Mark Goetz runs away with home invitational for first college title
Mark Goetz wasn’t playing Hannastown Golf Club, his home course in the summer months, but he sure looked at home at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, W.Va. That is the home course of the West Virginia golf team, which hosted the 54-hole Mountaineer Invitational. Goetz, a Greensburg native, had...
‘That was quite a baseball game’: Pirates beat Padres in wild, 4-hour affair
If this was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel, Blake Snell and Chad Kuhl unloaded most of their ammunition in a 75-pitch first inning that lasted 51 minutes and set the tone for a long night of baseball. Mostly bad baseball. By the time this one was over, four hours...
Jennifer Jo Cobb set to become first woman in a NASCAR Cup race since Danica PatrickVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After nearly two decades of NASCAR starts, Jennifer Jo Cobb is set to make her debut in the sport’s top series. Rick Ware Racing announced Tuesday that Cobb — a 47-year-old from Kansas City, Kan. — will race the No. 15 Chevrolet on April 25 at Talladega....
PGA notes: Steady diet of limited fans tour though end of May
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The roars returned to Masters. At least two of them. There were enough spectators, believed to be roughly 8,000 a day, to at least bring some sound back to the gorgeous scenery of Augusta National in April. And they stood six-deep over the final 100 yards of...
Jimmie Johnson ditches vanilla label during IndyCar debut for Ganassi RacingVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson, with wisps of gray in his beard, is a 45-year-old rookie in the IndyCar Series ready to reintroduce himself. He is a windbag, a craft-o-maniac, a guy who goes, is really into eggs and keeps things fresh. Those are just some of the labels Carvana...
Doug Ferguson: Hideki Matsuyama goes from inspiration to Masters championVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The idea was to create golfing heroes, not necessarily a Masters champion. Hideki Matsuyama is now both. “I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the members of Augusta National,” Matsuyama said on the night before he became Japan’s first Masters champion. “Because I wouldn’t be here...
After no-hitter, Joe Musgrove makes bittersweet return to Pittsburgh with Padres
After tossing the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history Friday, donating a hat and ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and having a mural painted in his honor at his alma mater, only one thing could bring down Joe Musgrove from the natural high he’s been riding....
Cubs’ Hendricks feeling ill, scratched amid team covid scareVideo
MILWAUKEE — With the team facing a covid-19 scare, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night after the right-hander indicated he wasn’t feeling well. The Cubs didn’t provide specifics about Hendricks’ health, saying only the move was made from “an abundance of caution.” Four...
Giovani Bernard joins Buccaneers on 1-year deal
TAMPA, Fla. — Running back Giovani Bernard agreed to a one-year contract with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because the move, adding yet another offensive playmaker for Tom Brady,...
Position battles heating up as Pitt spring game approaches
Only once during his 20-minute video conference call with reporters Tuesday did Pat Narduzzi respond to a question with the dreaded words, “I don’t want to tell you.” For the most part, Pitt’s coach was willing to offer his take on what developed at the Panthers’ scrimmage Saturday at Heinz...
Avalanche GM embraces win-now mode with decisions looming
DENVER — Deep down, this is precisely the sort of depth Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic always pictured. Two goaltenders to back up one of the best in the league. Three balanced lines to complement a top one that’s anchored by Nathan MacKinnon. A blue line filled with the...
Rapinoe, Morgan score, US women beat France 2-0Video
LE HAVRE, France — Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan scored, and the U.S. women’s national team beat France, 2-0, in an exhibition Tuesday. The United States extended its unbeaten streak to 39 games, dating to January 2019 when the Americans lost to France, 3-1. “I felt like tonight we had...
NFL players call for virtual offseason, shun in-person workVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — NFL players were locked out of team headquarters last offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, their union wants them to boycott any in-person OTAs. Members of the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers said Tuesday they will do just that....
Pitt basketball remains in race to add 5-star center Efton Reid to roster
No one is saying 7-foot-1, 235-pound Efton Reid would be a first-round draft choice if he decided to skip college and go directly to collecting paychecks from the NBA. But he is good — make no mistake about it — and if the five-star center gives Jeff Capel the thumbs-up...
Jeff Carter will play center initially for Penguins, who plan on utilizing his versatility
Over his 1,080 career NHL games, Jeff Carter has played center and wing. He has killed penalties, and he has worked on the power play. At some points, he has been heavily relied upon as a scorer, and at others, he has served as a checking forward. With his new...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Local players lead Pitt-Johnstown softball
Pitt-Johnstown softball doesn’t just have a local flavor on its rosters. It has a local impact. Five of the Mountain Cats’ top six hitters are from Westmoreland County. Redshirt junior Olivia Porter (Southmoreland) is having a career season. She is hitting .349, with a team-best 29 hits, 18 runs, seven...
Immediately eligible: NCAA on verge of transfer rule change
Whether it is the start of free agency in college sports or simply the fair thing to finally do for the athletes, the NCAA is about to make a monumental change to its transfer rules. The Division I Council meets Wednesday and Thursday, and the agenda includes voting on a...
