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As Penn State Beaver knows, not all college basketball national championships were canceled
In all her years of playing basketball, Penn State Beaver senior Cheyenne Lopez never cut down a net. That changed last Wednesday, and in earning that privilege, Lopez and the Lions might have become the answer to a trivia question. What was the only women’s basketball team to win a...
Players allowed to head home as NHL issues updated guidelines for potential return
The NHL offered further guidelines on Monday for a potential return to play as the world at large deals with the coronavirus that has brought countless walks of life to a halt. If the league returns this season, it won’t be until late April at the earliest. The NHL issued...
Cowboys put franchise tag on Dak Prescott, clock ticks on deal with Cooper
The Dallas Cowboys have placed their exclusive franchise tag on quarterback Dak Prescott, securing the rights to their star quarterback for an estimated $31.5 million while the sides continue working on a long-term deal. The Cowboys announced the decision on their website about an hour before the deadline for teams...
Steelers release OLB Anthony Chickillo, ILB Mark Barron, WR Johnny Holton
Inside linebacker Mark Barron, backup linebacker Anthony Chickillo and backup wide receiver Johnny Holton were the first casualties as the Pittsburgh Steelers try to get under the salary cap by the start of the NFL calendar year. All three players were released Monday, providing $11.075 million in salary cap relief...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Biss picks up honors for Shippensburg
Shippensburg basketball standout Jake Biss had a career season, and his efforts were recognized. The junior from Latrobe was named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region First Team. Biss, who was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division Athlete of the Year, was the point guard...
NFL Draft to go on as scheduled, but it won’t take place in Las VegasVideo
The NFL Draft won’t be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, but it won’t be held in Las Vegas, either. The league announced Monday that after conferring with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it will “modify” its plans for the draft, which will be held April 23-25. The...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss sports shutdown amid coronavirus outbreakVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the sports shutdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. The sports world has essentially shut down, except for the NFL which is going about everything business as usual. The games haven’t started but the NFL players agreed to the new CBA and free agency kicks off...
Steelers use franchise tag on linebacker Bud Dupree
Bud Dupree will remain under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers for at least one more season. The Steelers applied the franchise tag Monday on the 27-year-old outside linebacker, keeping him from reaching unrestricted free agency. The tag will carry an approximate value of $16 million in 2020. Dupree earned $9.232...
IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics
SYDNEY — The leader of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said there is no May deadline to cancel the games and he remains confident the event will go ahead despite sports coming to a virtual standstill globally amid the coronavirus outbreak. John Coates, who will have to...
First Call: Coronavirus crisis may keep Raiders in Oakland; Tom Brady’s options narrowing; Xavier Johnson staying at Pitt
In “First Call” for Monday, we defend the NFL’s decision to move forward with the start of its league year. Coronavirus may impact the Raiders’ ability to move to Las Vegas on time. And potential landing spots for Tom Brady are disappearing. Look a little deeper The NFL took heat...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss the new NFL CBA, sports alternatives for coronavirus shutdown
The coronavirus has stopped sports. But it hasn’t stopped us from talking about them on “Madden Monday.” In this week’s podcast, Mark Madden and I discuss what you can do to occupy your time without sports on television. I suggest “Brockmire.” Listen for Mark’s recommendations. There are also good ESPN...
Tim Benz: Players, teams that could suffer most under coronavirus sports shutdown
The coronavirus sports shutdown may be worse than originally thought. On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control recommended “that for the next 8 weeks, organizers … cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.” That means sports. All of ‘em. The NCAA...
Latest CDC guidelines could mean lengthy absence of pro sportsVideo
The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks. That’s twice as long as the 30-day shutdowns the...
Guard Ryan Murphy will transfer from Pitt after one season
Ryan Murphy’s time with the Pitt basketball team will last one season. Murphy, who transferred from New Mexico Junior College last year after spending the previous season at Charlotte, entered the NCAA transfer portal. Murphy will have a year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer. “We appreciate Ryan’s efforts...
Pirates pitcher Michael Feliz feels confident in quest to prove himselfVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Michael Feliz did not make the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Day roster last year. The big right-handed reliever hopes the outcome is different when this season starts. Whenever that start might be, of course, as it has been postponed by Major League Baseball in wake of the coronavirus...
John Steigerwald: YouTube rabbit hole proves useful in sportsless worldVideo
Now what? We’ve now gone through a full sportsless weekend, and it’s hard to imagine any American, who’s alive today, ever experiencing it. This, of course, doesn’t include the millions of people in America who couldn’t care less about sports. Remember, when the Pittsburgh Steelers play on Sundays, between 40...
Titans agree to multi-year extension with QB Ryan TannehillVideo
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans are keeping the quarterback who led them within a victory of the Super Bowl, agreeing to a four-year, $118 million extension with Ryan Tannehill. The Titans announced the deal Sunday, hours after the NFL Players Association approved a new collective bargaining agreement. After being traded...
Yankees minor leaguer has coronavirus; MLB spring camps begin to empty
A New York Yankees minor leaguer tested positive for the coronavirus, the Miami Marlins shut their spring training complex and baseball began bracing for the possibility Opening Day could be delayed into May or longer. On Sunday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended gatherings of 50 people...
When can the Penguins and NHL get back to hockey?
Sidney Crosby learned a valuable lesson when he contracted the mumps in December of 2014. “Don’t get them,” the Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain said with a chuckle Tuesday. When mumps struck the NHL throughout the course of the 2014-15 season, the Penguins were hit particularly hard as Crosby and former teammates...
AP source: Jaguars trading Calais Campbell to Ravens for 5th-rounder
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Baltimore Ravens are essentially getting a five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman for a backup kicker who has spent time on five NFL rosters over the last eight months. The Ravens agreed to trade a fifth-round draft pick in the upcoming draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars for...
March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might’ve been
For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year. Everything else about the NCAA Tournament that won’t happen this season — from Selection Sunday, to the jaw-dropping bracket busters and buzzer beaters,...
NFL players approve CBA that calls for expanded playoffs, 17-game seasonVideo
The NFL is guaranteed labor peace through the 2030 season thanks to players approving the collective bargaining agreement. The CBA was approved by a majority of the league’s players in balloting that ended at midnight Saturday. With the NFLPA announcing Sunday that 1,019 players approved the proposal and 959 voted...
Source: Pistons’ Christian Wood tests positive for virus
Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons has tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday night. Wood is feeling fine, according to the person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Pistons nor Wood had publicly confirmed...
St. Gabriel’s girls come together, win Diocese of Pittsburgh championship
It genuinely was a team effort for the diocesan champion St. Gabriel girls CYO basketball team. The Gators rolled past St. Bernard’s, 45-31, in the Diocese of Pittsburgh championship game and wrapped up their season with a sparkling 15-2 record. “The team did really well this season,” said Ashley Shanahan,...
St. Gabriel’s boys capture CYO state title
Chalk up another championship season for the St. Gabriel’s boys CYO basketball team. In 2019-20, the Gators won their second consecutive Diocese of Pittsburgh championship and their second state title in three years. “This year’s team was more resilient than any team we’ve had in the last four years,” coach...
