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Pitt baseball beats No. 7 Georgia Tech, 18-12, for 2nd series victory against top-10 team
Pitt baseball recorded its second series victory against a top-10 team in the past three weekends, toppling No. 7 Georgia Tech (9-5, 6-3), 18-12, Sunday at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. Pitt won two of the series’ three games after sweeping then-No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 26-28. Through three...
Picking the NCAA Tournament bracket: The Big Ten will feel right at homeVideo
This is the annual story to tell you how to win your office NCAA tournament pool. We will begin with one important caveat. Logic will not apply this year. Don’t pretend otherwise. Nobody knows who will handle this quasi-bubble situation in Indianapolis well. Nobody knows which team will see its...
NCAA field missing mainstays Duke, Kentucky and LouisvilleVideo
Duke, Kentucky and Louisville are NCAA Tournament regulars. Not this year, though. The Blue Devils, Wildcats and Cardinals were left out in the cold when the March Madness brackets were unveiled on Sunday. It is the first time since 1976 all three schools missed the tournament in the same year....
West Virginia men earn No. 3 seed, will play Morehead State in NCAA Tournament
For the first time in three seasons, West Virginia men’s basketball is going dancing. The Mountaineers (18-9) were awarded a No. 3 seed in the Midwest region and will open the NCAA Tournament against No. 14 Morehead State (23-7) at 9:50 p.m. Friday. The game will be played at Lucas...
Truex Jr. pulls away late to win NASCAR race at PhoenixVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Martin Truex Jr. pulled away in the final laps Sunday at Phoenix Raceway for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 28th overall. Truex beat the four championship finalists from last year. He had failed to advance into the season-ending finale for the first...
Thomas lives on edge and rallies to win Players ChampionshipVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under-par 68 and win The Players Championship on Sunday. Thomas became only the...
Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois, Michigan get No. 1 seeds for NCAA TournamentVideo
The biggest unknown leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had nothing to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play. Kansas and Virginia, two programs hit with covid-19...
No. 3 Illinois beats No. 9 Ohio State in OT to take Big Ten titleVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu both scored 16 points, both grabbed nine rebounds and both made key plays in overtime to give No. 3 Illinois a 91-88 victory over No. 9 Ohio State on Sunday for its first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005. Cockburn made the go-ahead...
It’s only spring training, so Pirates’ Steven Brault can take ‘getting punished’
When he walks to the mound for a spring training game, Steven Brault fills his head with three purposes: • Renewing familiarity with hitters he hasn’t seen since last season. • Rebuilding his arm strength for the next six months. • Taking it on the chin, if necessary. The Pittsburgh...
Record-setting Saints QB Drew Brees announces retirement at 42Video
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. “Til the very end I exhausted myself to give everything to the Saints organization, my team and the...
Aaron Jones staying with Packers on 4-year, $48 million dealVideo
Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones agreed to a new deal with the Green Bay Packers and won’t be exploring free agency. Drew Rosenhaus, Jones’ agent, confirmed his client had agreed on a four-year deal worth $48 million that includes a $13 million signing bonus. “We anticipated bigger offers in...
Fewer brackets but same number plan bets on March Madness
ATLANTIC CITY — Fewer Americans expect to fill out brackets for the NCAA’s college basketball tournament this year, but the overall number of people making bets on March Madness should remain about the same as the last time the tournament was held, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association....
St. Bonaventure beats VCU in Atlantic 10 Tournament title gameVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Kyle Lofton scored 23 points, and Osun Osunniyi scored 14 points with 12 rebounds as St. Bonaventure beat VCU, 74-65, on Sunday in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. St. Bonaventure (16-4) entered the A-10 Tournament as the top...
JuJu Smith-Schuster: Pittsburgh will always be ‘part of who I am’
If receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster signs elsewhere as a free agent, he says he will still carry a part of Pittsburgh with him. The future of Smith-Schuster, who becomes an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, may be unclear, but his professed love for the city doesn’t appear to be in doubt. “No...
No. 6 Alabama adds another SEC title, edges LSU in championship gameVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Herbert Jones drove for a go-ahead layup with 19.5 seconds, and No. 6 Alabama won the SEC Tournament for the first time since 1991, holding off a late flurry to edge LSU, 80-79, on Sunday. Coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide added to their regular-season title...
Jerry Schmitt gets 100th win with Duquesne in shutout of WagnerVideo
NEW YORK — Jerry Schmitt collected his 100th win as Duquesne coach as the Dukes blanked Wagner, 17-0, on Sunday. Garrett Owens ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns for Duquesne (2-0, 2-0 Northeast Conference). Schmitt joins eight active coaches in the FCS with at least 100 wins at their...
Report: Rangers place Jack Johnson on waivers
The New York Rangers reportedly placed much-maligned former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson on waivers on Sunday. NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman first reported the move. Johnson signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with the Rangers just days after the Penguins bought out his contract. The Penguins put Johnson on...
Brian Dumoulin makes loud and clear difference for PenguinsVideo
The Penguins dressing room has sounded a little different over the past week or so. After all, Brian Dumoulin is back in the lineup. And he picks the music. “Our locker room DJ,” forward Kasperi Kapanen said. “We’ve got the tunes back on.” “He’s good about mixing it up,” goaltender...
Recent trade pickup Duane Underwood Jr. confident he can help Pirates’ pitching staff
Duane Underwood Jr. spent his first 8½ years as a professional with one organization. Joining the Pittsburgh Pirates was a whole lot of new — but not without some familiar faces. “I actually knew a few of the guys just from working out in offseason and just being around the...
What you need to know about NFL free agency and the reduced salary cap
Cut, cut, hike! The NFL’s 2021 business year begins Wednesday, and the marketplace will be filled with high-profile free agents as teams have to shed costs in the wake of a bizarre season of fake crowd noise and cardboard fans. Whereas a year ago everyone was focused on where Tom...
Robert Morris among 8 teams in NCAA women’s ice hockey championships in Erie
Erie Insurance Arena will be the host site for the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championships this week. The tournament will begin with four quarterfinal games on Monday and Tuesday. The Frozen Four semifinals will follow on Thursday, and the finals will be played Saturday. 1. Northeastern Huskies (20-1-1) 4th appearance,...
Here are 5 storylines to watch as Penn State football begins spring practice
Monday is set to be the beginning of one of the more unique spring practice periods since James Franklin took over as Penn State’s head football coach in 2014. It will be the first time the program has held a spring practice since 2019, after last year’s practices were canceled...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 19 saves on 22 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the Syracuse Crunch, 3-0, at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. It was the first time Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-3-2-1) had been shut out this season. Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Georgia Tech beats No. 15 Florida State for 1st ACC title since 1993Video
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Michael Devoe scored 20 points and Georgia Tech shot 52% after halftime to beat No. 15 Florida State, 80-75, in Saturday night’s ACC Tournament championship game. League player of the year Moses Wright added 15 points and eight rebounds for the fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets (17-8), who won...
Penguins shut out Sabres, extend winning streak to 5 games
By any measure — be it by record, eye test or even a graduated cylinder — the Buffalo Sabres are the worst team in the NHL. They’ve held that designation a handful of times over the past decade, having not qualified for the postseason since 2011. That said, they know...
