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Flat cap, unique season make for tight NHL trade deadlineVideo

Acquiring Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow at the 2020 NHL trade deadline helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup. No such moves will be possible in their attempt to repeat. “We have zero dollars of cap space to acquire a player between now and the trade deadline,” general...
2021 Trib 10 Boys Basketball All-Stars

This year’s Trib 10 boys basketball all-star team could look a lot like next year’s team. Of the 10 players selected, six are juniors or sophomores. That list includes Laurel Highlands sophomore Rodney Gallagher and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart junior Jake DiMichele, who earned Trib 10 honors for...
2021 Trib 10 Girls Basketball All-Stars

This year’s Trib 10 girls basketball all-star team has an impressive collection of medals. This winter alone, counting both gold and silver medals, these players combined collected eight from the WPIAL and added four more from the PIAA. But for many, this year’s medal wasn’t their first. Chartiers Valley teammates...
Pirates notebook: Ke’Bryan Hayes goes on 10-day IL after straining left wrist

Ke’Bryan Hayes’ strained left wrist is worse than it first appeared, and the Pittsburgh Pirates placed him on the 10-day injured list. When manager Derek Shelton met with reporters on a video conference call early Sunday afternoon, he listed Hayes as “day-to-day” after X-rays of the wrist were negative and...
It’s on: Gonzaga vs. Baylor for the national championship

INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor made a mockery of the first Final Four game, stifling Houston for a chance at the program’s first national title. Gonzaga made miracles happen, winning on one of the greatest shots in NCAA Tournament history. The showdown between Baylor and Gonzaga that was called off in December...
Pirates pitcher Luis Oviedo dazzles in MLB debut, with punch out for punctuation

When Luis Oviedo took the mound in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs, he wasn’t in awe that he was pitching in his major league debut at Wrigley Field. Even if he had never pitched above Single-A, Oviedo is confident in his belief that this is exactly where he...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Phantoms in overtimeVideo

Forward Drew O’Connor had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road overtime loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-7-3-2) has lost nine out of its past 10 games. Forwards Josh Currie and Radim Zohorna...
Gonzaga beats buzzer in overtime for Final Four win vs. UCLA

Gonzaga has given fans the NCAA championship game they wanted with a shot for the ages. Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA. Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed, will play second-seeded Baylor...
Banner year for Pac-12 as Arizona, Stanford meet for NCAA women’s titleVideo

SAN ANTONIO — The last time Tara VanDerveer and Stanford were playing for a national championship, the Pac-12 had just 10 schools and the Cardinal were the standard-bearer for the conference. Now 11 years later, the Pac-12 is on top of the women’s basketball world with the Cardinal facing Arizona...
Spieth tied for lead heading into Texas Open’s final roundVideo

SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Spieth shot a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday to move into a tie for the lead heading into the final round of the Valero Texas Open. Spieth and Englishman Matt Wallace are at 12-under after both birdied their final two holes of the day. Wallace also posted...
Empty Thoughts: Bruins 7, Penguins 5Video

Observations from the Penguins’ 7-5 loss to the Bruins: Even if this game was a defensive nightmare for the Penguins, this contest wasn’t without any positive developments for them. • They did score a healthy five goals. • Jared McCann continued to look like a real force on the power...
Reds, Cardinals scrap at plate and outfield; Nick Castellanos tossed

CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos stood over and jawed at St. Louis pitcher Jake Woodford after scoring Saturday, setting off a series of scuffles between the Cincinnati Reds and Cardinals that included relievers shoving in the outfield on their way back to the bullpen. Castellanos was the only player ejected in...
Baylor routs Houston, now seeks 1st NCAA championshipVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly two decades ago, Scott Drew decided to leave his comfort zone at tiny Valparaiso for the scandal-plagued basketball program at Baylor, explaining to his father there was nowhere for the Bears to go but up. Now, they’re one win away from the top. Led by Jared Butler...
George Guido: Strong A-K Valley connection to movie project about Penn State’s Wally Triplett

Word came out recently that a movie will be made about the life of former Penn State football standout Wally Triplett who, with supportive teammates and coaches, helped integrate the Cotton Bowl in 1948. In a piece by Trib colleague Paul Guggenheimer, the idea came from movie producer and Penn...
Trout season gets off to a chilly startVideo

For several of the folks casting lines the first day of trout season Saturday on the chilly shores of the lake at Northmoreland Park, the efficient work of a passing osprey accounted for much of the early morning excitement. “I think that osprey was the only one to catch a...
Ke’Bryan Hayes leaves with sore wrist, Pirates give up homers in loss to Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated when Ke’Bryan Hayes started the season with a bang by hitting a home run on Opening Day, as the rookie third baseman showed he could be a catalyst for the young club. So, it’s understandable that the Chicago Cubs capitalized when Hayes left the game with...

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