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Penn Hills grad picks up new event, has bright future for NC State swim team
Penn Hills graduate Kimani Gregory happily took on a new event as a freshman on the nationally ranked North Carolina State men’s swimming team. Gregory competed in the 100-yard breaststroke, as well as the 50 and 100 freestyles, in the ACC championship meet Feb. 26-29 in Greensboro, N.C. He ranks...
Plum Hall of Famer Kristy Trn earns PSAC basketball coaching honor
Kristy Trn is no stranger to success, but the longtime coach of the Shippensburg women’s basketball team is not used to a rebuilding project. Trn faced one after the 2016-17 season, when the Raiders won 24 games, reached the PSAC Tournament semifinals and earned a berth in the NCAA Division...
Norwin grad on track to make U.S. goalball squad for Paralympic Games
The packed arena will be filled for the biggest tournament of Calahan Young’s career, and everyone watching will be on the edge of their seats to find out who scores next. The only catch is the players won’t witness any goals or diving saves. That’s because they are all legally...
North Allegheny grads make impact at ACC swimming championships
North Allegheny graduates Jack Wright and Jerry Chen were top contributors to their teams at the ACC men’s swimming championship meet Feb. 26-29 in Greensboro, N.C. Wright, a Virginia freshman, made the A final of the 200-yard freestyle, the only freshman in the 12-team field to do so. He placed...
North Allegheny’s Savchik reaches NCAA diving championships
North Allegheny alum and Rochester men’s senior diver Stephen Savchik is capping his career in a big way. Savchik qualified for the NCAA Division III championships March 18-21 in Greensboro, N.C. Savchik placed fourth on the 1-meter board with 463.40 points and 10th on the 3-meter board (429.25) in the...
North Allegheny product Isaacs soars for Duquesne tennis team
North Allegheny alum Jared Isaacs is on a record-setting pace as a senior on the Duquesne men’s tennis team. Isaacs became the Dukes’ all-time singles wins leader with his 77th career victory in an Atlantic 10 match against Davidson on March 3. In the next dual match, he became the...
Getting ready for camping season and more outdoor newsVideo
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a fishing lure and more: Tip of the week It’s time to take inventory. Camping season is here, or soon will be for most folks, and some prepping is in order. Namely, it’s time to go through your gear...
USA Wrestling postpones Olympic trials at Penn State
USA Wrestling has postponed the Olympic trials that were scheduled for Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on April 4-5 due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the governing body said it is working with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the same venue. The...
Robert Morris coaches, athletes deal with lost seasons
After leaving a meeting Friday, Charlie Buscaglia walked outside to get in his car. The only important moment left in his day was to go home. What he encountered in the Friday sunlight wasn’t the Robert Morris campus he has known for the past 17 years. “Campus is really barren,”...
Penguins to pay PPG Paints Arena employees during stoppage
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will pay full- and part-time arena and service employees at PPG Paints Arena during the NHL’s pause in play as a precaution to coronavirus. According to the team, funding for the stoppage will come from Penguins players, the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and the Mario Lemieux...
Kiski Area softball hungry for bounce-back season
Last season didn’t go as expected for the Kiski Area softball team, which battled a lot of adversity along the way. The Cavaliers lost their starting pitcher, Megan Andree, at the beginning of the season and other injuries hampered their ability to be successful. The end result was a disappointing...
NCAA grants extra year of eligibility to spring sports athletesVideo
The NCAA will extend the eligibility of athletes on spring sports teams one year to make up for the season lost to the new coronavirus. The decision comes after the NCAA announced Thursday that its winter and spring championships would be canceled as a precaution against the spread of the...
Ravens designate OLB Matthew Judon with franchise tagVideo
BALTIMORE — The Ravens designated Pro Bowl outside linebacker Matthew Judon with the franchise tag, general manager Eric DeCosta announced Friday, keeping the team’s top pass rusher from entering free agency as they negotiate a long-term deal. The NFL deadline to designate pending unrestricted free agents with the franchise tag...
Kiski Area baseball looking to build on confidence developed last season
In his first year at the helm of the Kiski Area baseball program, coach Aaron Albert led the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. In year No. 2, they are looking to take another big step. “We’re more confident after making the playoffs and everything last...
Chargers place franchise tag on TE Hunter HenryVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers took another step toward solidifying their offense Friday by placing the franchise tag on one of their top playmakers. The franchise announced it put the nonexclusive franchise tag on tight end Hunter Henry. General manager Tom Telesco said during the NFL scouting...
Jameson Taillon: No Pirates tested for coronavirus as MLB shuts down spring training camps
Now that MLB has suspended spring training camps and delayed the start of the season, Pittsburgh Pirates players have to decide whether to stay at spring training, return home or to Pittsburgh. At a time of great uncertainty for Major League Baseball, Pirates MLB Players Association representative Jameson Taillon confirmed...
With other leagues shuttered, NFL continues march to new league year
The day after the sports world stood still, the NFL continued chugging along with some of its offseason business Friday. The Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens used the franchise tag on players, and the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans cut veterans in advance...
Pitt postpones Pro Day after NFL bans visits with draft-eligible players
Pitt postponed its annual Pro Day for seniors wishing to work out for NFL scouts after the league banned in-person visits with draft-eligible players. The session, which typically attracts scouts and executives from most NFL teams, was scheduled for Wednesday at the South Side practice facility Pitt shares with the...
Gary Bettman: NHL players in isolation while season is on holdVideo
The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday he was not aware of any player or league employee testing positive for the new coronavirus,...
PSAC, PAC, AMCC college leagues shut down spring sports seasons
Three state college leagues have chimed in on the coronavirus scare with the best interest of student-athletes and fans in mind, each joining a sports world that has gone dark in the last few days. The Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, and the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and Allegheny Mountain...
Pirates announce plans for spring training refunds; no policy yet for regular season
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their plans for refunding ticket-holders of six spring training games that were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. A policy regarding lost or postponed regular-season games, though, will have to wait. “Club officials remain in active conversations with Major League Baseball on a variety of contingency...
Mark Madden: This sports shutdown stinks, but greed will bring the games back
I’m not as worried about no sports as I am about no toilet paper. You can’t even get it on Amazon. You’d think the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. We might need rationing. I got nine rolls. May God have mercy on my soul. Or, if I have to use paper...
There are more questions than answers for the NHL right now
Conor Sheary really didn’t know what to say. To be clear, the reporters on the other side of the rope weren’t quite sure what to ask. On Tuesday, before their most recent and possibly final — for a while at least — game in Newark, N.J., the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward...
NASCAR, IndyCar postpone racing over coronavirus concerns
NASCAR and IndyCar both reversed course Friday and pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR only suspended Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were...
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid coronavirus concerns
BOSTON — Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet’s most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday. The Boston Athletic Association, which oversees the marathon, had held off deciding the fate of the April 20...
