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Saint Vincent women run past Waynesburg, give coach Petruska 200th win
Saint Vincent advanced in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament and Bearcats’ coach Jimmy Petruska reached a milestone. Petruska, in his 10th season, registered win No. 200 of his career as SVC downed visiting Waynesburg, 87-59, in the PAC quarterfinals. Saint Vincent (8-0) advances to play Westminster (6-4) at...
Evgeni Malkin keeps rolling, lifts Penguins past Bruins
Even with five games over seven days, it might be a tad dramatic to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins need to beware the Ides of March. But they certainly seem to have taken a few more precautions than Julius Caesar ever did for a challenging portion of the month. “You’ve got...
Steelers lose OLB Bud Dupree, offensive lineman Matt Feiler in free agency
On the first day NFL teams could begin negotiating with free agents, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost two starters — one on each side of the ball. Matt Feiler, who has started at right tackle and left guard the past two seasons, signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Los...
Source: Browns agree to add free agent safety John Johnson
CLEVELAND — Weakened by injuries and lacking experienced depth, the Cleveland Browns’ secondary was a major problem throughout last season. John Johnson III should help fix it. A dependable playmaker for the Los Angeles Rams, Johnson agreed Monday to sign a three-year, $33.75 million free agent contract with Cleveland, a...
Rob Gronkowski agrees to stay with Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers feel good about their chances of repeating as Super Bowl champions and aren’t wasting time doing whatever’s necessary to retain key components of their roster to help Tom Brady pursue an eighth NFL title. Linebacker Shaquil Barrett and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who...
West Virginia women get No. 4 seed; familiar faces in top spots
UConn is in its normal spot with a No. 1 seed for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Familiar territory for Stanford and South Carolina, too. It’s a brand new day for North Carolina State. And the Huskies, while used to their position in the bracket, are facing uncertainty after coach Geno...
Robert Morris women’s hockey season ends with NCAA loss to Northeastern
ERIE — Senior Emily Curlett scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in the history of the Robert Morris women’s hockey team, but it was not enough as the Colonials’ season ended with a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Northeastern on Monday afternoon. The Huskies opened the scoring with a short-handed goal...
Pirates prospect Quinn Priester battles nerves, big league hitters in spring debut
Quinn Priester had many things running through his mind during his first Grapefruit League game Monday, from wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform to hearing the starting lineups announced to seeing fans in the stands at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. “There’s an added adrenaline and excitement with being in a...
Penn State set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry as men’s basketball coach
Penn State men’s basketball has its new head coach. The Nittany Lions are set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry to lead the men’s basketball team, a source confirmed to the Centre Daily Times. The expected hire was first reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. The new leader of...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent men’s basketball moves on
The Saint Vincent men’s basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak, and the feat came with a bonus: The Bearcats advanced in the PAC postseason. SVC (3-7) toppled Waynesburg, 72-58, in the play-in round to advance to Tuesday’s quarterfinals at Geneva. The Bearcats used a 45-point second half to pull...
Penguins to allow almost 5,000 fans once attendance limits change
The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to welcome almost 5,000 fans per game to PPG Paints Arena as soon as revamped limits on the size of gatherings in Pennsylvania take effect. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced changes to pandemic-related attendance restrictions that limited indoor sporting events to 15% of capacity. Arenas...
Steelers keep CB Cam Sutton away from free agency, signing him to 2-year contract
Keeping the most versatile member of their secondary, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed cornerback Cameron Sutton to a two-year, $9 million contract Monday afternoon. NFL Network first reported the signing, which the Tribune-Review has confirmed. Sutton, a third-round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, was set to become an unrestricted free...
Tyler Anderson strikes out 7, Quinn Priester debuts as Orioles pound Pirates
Tyler Anderson was still in spring training mode, feeling his way through his delivery when Austin Hays and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back home runs off the Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander. That forced Anderson to switch into regular-season mode in an outing he believed was better than it looked on the scoresheet:...
Penn State is bigger at some positions as the program opens spring practice, but are the Lions better?
James Franklin said Monday that his 2021 Penn State football team is the biggest squad he’s had during his eight seasons in State College. A quick check of Penn State’s updated roster indicates that, indeed, there are some large athletes at just about every position. “From a physical standpoint, this...
Penn State still undecided about Blue-White spring football game
Penn State has not yet decided if it will have a traditional Blue-White game this year. Head coach James Franklin said Monday that there are ongoing discussions about whether or not the annual open scrimmage to end spring practice will be held and that an announcement will be coming soon....
Gonzaga completes season-long run at No. 1 in AP Top 25
Gonzaga opened the season at No. 1. The Bulldogs never let go of that ranking. Now, after a start-to-finish run atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs are focused on trying to become the first unbeaten national champion in more than four decades. The Bulldogs...
Steelers extend contract of GM Kevin Colbert for 1 more year
Kevin Colbert will remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers for at least one more year. The Steelers announced Monday that Colbert, 64, has signed a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2022 NFL Draft. Colbert has been employed by the Steelers since 2000, serving first as director of football operations...
Blackhawk grad Archie Miller out as Indiana’s basketball coach
Archie Miller’s $10.3 million buyout was one of college basketball’s priciest. Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson decided keeping Miller would prove even more costly to the storied program. Dolson fired Miller on Monday, armed with enough cash from private donations to cover the buyout and ready to answer a fan...
Franklin Regional notebook: Spencer Lee, Michael Kemerer help Iowa win Big Ten
Franklin Regional graduates Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer won Big Ten wrestling titles to help Iowa to its 37th conference championship March 7 at Penn State. It was the Hawkeyes’ second consecutive conference title. But neither is satisfied, their work not done. They want NCAA titles. Lee already owns two...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Valtteri Puustinen moves up among Liiga goal-scoring leadersVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In Finland’s Liiga, forward Valtteri Puustinen scored on a power-play goal for HPK in a 5-2 road win against JYP on Thursday. He followed that up Saturday by scoring two goals, including...
ACC to allow transfers within conference to play immediately
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has eliminated its rule requiring athletes to sit out a season if they transfer within the league. The move is the latest across college sports to loosen restrictions on transferring athletes so they can switch schools and play right away. The NCAA is...
Drew Brees joins NBC Sports after retiring from NFL
NEW YORK — Drew Brees is headed from the Superdome to the Golden Dome. The quarterback great joined NBC Sports on Monday, a day after announcing his retirement from the NFL. He will serve as an analyst for Notre Dame games as well as work from the studio during “Football...
YouTube to broadcast 21 games as part of 3rd MLB season
NEW YORK — YouTube will broadcast a Major League Baseball package of games for a third season, The series of 21 telecasts start at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, when the Boston Red Sox host the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a two-game series, MLB and...
How to watch Monday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Juju Smith-Schuster’s future, Steelers moves, Penguins previewVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about JuJu Smith-Schuster’s outlook as free agency nears, Steelers needs, Penguins wins and more. Madden just got back from Las Vegas again. He says much of the city is back up and...
