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Short-handed Upper St. Clair wins PIAA quarterfinal with 6 players, volunteer coachVideo
Screenwriters might not turn the “Upper St. Clair Six” into a movie, but their improbable story has every element for a covid-era drama about high school basketball. Only six players were available after team-wide covid-19 testing and they asked a 20-year-old volunteer coach to lead them, yet somehow the short-handed...
Hoping Kevin Newman’s hot bat is contagious, Cole Tucker triples in Pirates’ loss
In the thick of the shortstop competition with Kevin Newman and Erik Gonzalez, Cole Tucker has found Newman’s play to be infectious. Tucker is so convinced Newman’s hot bat can be contagious that he joked about following his Pittsburgh Pirates teammate around the cafeteria to see what he’s eating for...
Steelers agree to deals with lineman, special teams player in free agency
Dipping their toes into the free agency waters Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to contracts with former Detroit Lions special teamer Miles Killebrew and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard/tackle Joe Haeg, the NFL Network reported. Killebrew’s signing, which was confirmed by the Tribune-Review, is for one year. Killebrew and Haeg...
Penguins penalty kill excels in win over Devils despite losing Brandon Tanev to injury
Having allowed the opposition to score power-play goals in 21 of 31 games this season, a charitable way of describing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill would be that it’s a work in progress. A realistic way would be to say it flat-out stinks. However you want to label it, it...
Pirates hitting coach Rick Eckstein took 2020 woes personally, made Gregory Polanco a pet project
When the Pittsburgh Pirates finished last in the major leagues in on-base and slugging percentages and in the bottom five of most other major offensive categories, Rick Eckstein took it personally. How could he not? The Pirates finished with the worst record in baseball, had a pair of starting outfielders...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Devils
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s road game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In 10 games this season, DeSmith has a 6-3-0 record, a 2.22 goals against average, a .915 save percentage and one shutout. Notes: • Forward...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Signing JuJu Smith-Schuster is more roster mismanagement by Steelers
JuJu Smith-Schuster’s free agency failed miserably. He was expected to get $12-$16 million per season on a multi-year deal. Instead, he returned to Pittsburgh on a one-year deal worth $8 million. Reports say Smith-Schuster was offered more money by Baltimore and Kansas City, and more years and more money by...
Hampton middle schoolers stick with lacrosse
Draven Malcolm is proof that mom knows best. When the Hampton 13-year-old was in fourth grade, his mother, Dawn, suggested he give lacrosse a try. Draven’s passion was dek hockey, and he wasn’t thrilled with the proposal. “My mom kind of said I had to,” he said. “I pretty much...
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday. The decision was announced after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local...
Story of Wally Triplett, 1st Black football player to start for Penn State, to be made into movieVideo
It was a moment every high school football player dreams about. It was the mid-1940s, and Wally Triplett had just opened a letter from the University of Miami. The school was offering him a scholarship to play football for the Hurricanes. Triplett was ecstatic. His joy quickly evaporated when he...
Minor league report: Penguins beaten by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Emil Larmi made eight saves on 12 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Drew O’Connor and Tim Schaller each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-4-2-1). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road...
Miles McBride scores 30, Bob Huggins gets win No. 900 for WVU
INDIANAPOLIS — Miles McBride scored 18 of his 30 points after halftime to help West Virginia pull away and beat Morehead State 84-67 Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, giving coach Bob Huggins his 900th career victory. McBride was terrific from the start and provided a...
North Texas pulls stunner, knocks Purdue out of NCAA TournamentVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — To be, or not to be? For an underdog named Javion Hamlet and his group of scrapping North Texas teammates, that was an easy question. Hamlet scored 24 points and Thomas Bell had 16, along with some game-changing defense in overtime, to lift the 13th-seeded Mean Green to...
Duquesne public address announcer remembered for his passion, talent
Brian Klisavage, the official scorekeeper for Duquesne basketball since the 1980s, sat next to public address announcer Dominic Errico during dozens of games over the past seven years. No one had a better vantage point to feel Errico’s ability to bring a different level of energy to an arena. From...
Steven Brault leaves after 2nd inning with left arm tightness as Pirates lose to Orioles
The alarming part for the Pittsburgh Pirates wasn’t that Steven Brault allowed allowed three hits, threw two wild pitches and hit a batter in the first two innings Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. It was that the left-hander threw only 33 pitches in his fourth start before he was...
Aaron Wise takes 3-shot lead at midway point of Honda ClassicVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Wise is making PGA National look easy. Wise shot his second straight 6-under-par 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Honda Classic. The 128 total is the lowest 36-hole score at PGA National since the tournament moved there...
Ex-Steeler Bud Dupree ready to play ‘with hair on fire’ to help Titans defenseVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans failed in their attempts to improve their pass rush in free agency a year ago. Former Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Bud Dupree, their newest pass rusher, is ready to do everything possible to help Tennessee fix that issue once and for all. “Definitely, I’m...
Bengals cut Geno Atkins, sign offensive lineman Riley ReiffVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Cincinnati Bengals addressed two of their problem areas — offensive and defensive lines — through free agency and bid farewell to longtime star Geno Atkins. The Bengals on Friday released the 32-year-old Atkins, who has been with the team for his entire 11-year NFL career, two...
Oral Roberts puts madness in March, shocks Ohio StateVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Oral Roberts welcomed the madness back to March. The 15th-seeded Golden Eagles pulled off the first major upset of the first NCAA Tournament in two years, holding off second-seeded Big Ten power Ohio State, 75-72, in overtime Friday. Oral Roberts got poised, impeccable performances from its...
Freshmen from WPIAL programs provide spark for Cal U softball team
After not having a field for 1,409 days, the Cal U softball team returned to Lilley Field and swept Gannon in a doubleheader. The Golden Knights are the team many see as the favorite in the PSAC West. The starting lineup for the Vulcans in the opener featured five freshmen,...
2 Pitt wrestlers, 2 Franklin Regional grads advance to NCAA finals
A pair of Franklin Regional graduates and a pair of Pitt teammates from WPIAL schools will wrestle for national championships Saturday night. Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer, both top seeds for Iowa, and Panthers wrestlers Jake Wentzel from South Park and Nino Bonaccorsi from Bethel Park won their semifinal matches...
Jared McCann wants to be ‘a difference’ at center for the Penguins
Jared McCann has done this on more than one occasion. Heck, he’s done it this month already. Being the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second-line center is nothing new to him. He took on that role March 2 when Sidney Crosby missed a game as a result of being on the NHL’s list...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Underdog Oregon State stays hot, upsets TennesseeVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Oregon State opened the season picked to finish 12th in its conference but instead won its first Pac-12 Tournament title. The Beavers faced another No. 12 hurdle in the NCAA Tournament and pulled off the upset. They’re certainly enjoying this underdog role. Roman Silva scored 16 points, and...
Short-handed Florida gets past Virginia Tech in OT to open NCAA TournamentVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Florida is heading to the second round for an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance — and with arguably its best player on the bench as a de facto assistant coach. Colin Castleton scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tre Mann hit a step-back 3-pointer with 23 seconds...
Weighty issue: Inequity raised in women’s, men’s tourneys
SAN ANTONIO — The teams had barely landed in Texas when complaints of inequity between the women’s and men’s tournaments roared over social media posts noting the women’s weight training facilities in San Antonio were severely lacking compared to what the men have in Indianapolis. The women’s field has 64...
