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Lincoln Park’s Andre Wilder delays knee surgery with PIAA 1st-round win

Andre Wilder is trying to postpone knee surgery one win at a time. The Lincoln Park senior will have the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee repaired once his season ends, whenever that might be, but he’s optimistic it won’t be for another couple of weeks. With just...
Pitt will open ACC Tournament on Tuesday against Wake Forest

Pitt will be the No. 13 seed and open the 14-team ACC Tournament at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against No. 12 Wake Forest at the Greensboro Coliseum. It’s officially #ACCTourney Time! Here's the bracket ↓↓ pic.twitter.com/JNRl6siTQx— ACC Men's Basketball (@accmbb) March 8, 2020 Pitt (15-16, 6-14) will attempt to stop a...
Ellwood City’s Walley makes history; Frazier’s Lawrence loses controversial match at PIAA Class AA championships

HERSHEY — On a day when Ellwood City senior Austin Walley became the school’s first state champion, the only thing fans who attended the PIAA Class AA championship were talking about was officiating in the 160-pound final. That’s where Notre Dame-Green Pond senior Andrew Cerniglia defeated Frazier senior Thayne Lawrence,...
No. 20 Penn State reeling after loss to struggling NorthwesternVideo

EVANSTON, Ill. — Penn State coach Patrick Chambers chose to focus on the positives this season — not the recent rough patch. And he’s banking on the Nittany Lions to put a loss to Northwestern behind them with the Big Ten Tournament coming up. Miller Kopp scored 21 points, and...
More chaos? NASCAR hopes rules changes improve Phoenix dramaVideo

AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s semifinal race in Phoenix last fall was a bit of a snooze. The racing wasn’t very compelling because it was so hard to pass, and it was a big reason the sport decided to shake up its rules package for short tracks in an effort to...
Light discipline key to nighttime predator huntingVideo

There’s an old riddle that says: “The more there is of me, the less you see. What am I?” The answer is darkness. But Joe Zaffuto isn’t buying it. Not totally, anyway. He hunts predators and has for 40 years. He’s done it during the day, after dark, using dogs,...
A look at fishing reels and more outdoor newsVideo

Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a new piece of gear and more: Tip of the week Must there be ice before one can talk about ice-out fishing? That’s a riddle mild winters like this one make you ponder. But by whatever name, the fishing...
Back from injury, Josh Russell’s 3-pointers lift USC over Allderdice in PIAA 1st roundVideo

Upper St. Clair’s unofficial team motto was: “Let’s get Russ in uniform one more time.” After senior Josh Russell broke his foot in January, his USC teammates wanted their basketball season to last long enough so he could return to the court. On Saturday, he repaid the favor and earned...
Kevin Gorman: For Penguins, losing to Capitals was about missed opportunitiesVideo

With a chance to close the gap for first place in the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals played the first period looking like playoff teams. The Capitals resembled their 2018 Stanley Cup champions. Unfortunately for the Penguins, it was their 2019 version. Getting swept in the first...
Historic bear season in Pennsylvania sparks research effort

Pennsylvania’s 2019 black bear season — or seasons, more appropriately, as we’ll see — set a lot of records. It’s what was most normal about them that’s generating new research, however. Hunters killed 4,653 black bears across the state last fall. That was the most ever for a single year,...
Women’s hockey worlds canceled because of coronavirus concernsVideo

The women’s world hockey championships in Canada were canceled Saturday because of public health concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The two-week tournament was set to open March 31, with venues in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia. René Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, said in a...
Despite NHL coronavirus concerns, Penguins allow reporters in dressing room for interviewsVideo

Despite reports the NHL would close dressing rooms to media because of concerns over the coronavirus on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed theirs to be open Saturday. Elliotte Friedman of Rogers Sportsnet, an NHL rights holder, and Frank Seravelli of TSN, president of the...
Gregory Polanco continues scorching spring, but Pirates lose to YankeesVideo

John Ryan Murphy hit his team-leading third home run of the spring, and Gregory Polanco doubled in each of his two at-bats but the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the New York Yankees, 7-4, on Saturday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Signed to compete for the No. 2 catcher’s job,...
Outdoors notices for March 8, 2020

Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Feb. 28, Murrysville (10-7) defeated Butler (9-8), 1,166-1,154, and Fort Hand (9-8) beat Clymer (6-11), 1,166-1,155, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (10.5-6.5) defeated Butler (6-11), 1,145-1,091, and Clymer (14-6) defeated Fort Hand (3.5-13.5), 1,145-1,112....
Robert Morris men stomp Long Island, reach NEC championship game

Anyone willing to come along for the ride will be welcomed by Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole. With their 86-66 Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal win over Long Island University on Saturday, the top-seeded Colonials earned an opportunity to close their first season at UPMC Events Center by winning...
Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates pushes players, himself with equal vigor

Every week, Randy Bates adds another pushup to his daily regimen, another milestone. Bates is up to 36, representing the number of weeks since doctors cleared him for activity after cancer surgery on his tonsils 12 months ago. “It just reminds me of where I was,” Pitt’s defensive coordinator said....

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