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Woman, 84, sinks putt across basketball court to win new carVideo
OXFORD, Miss. — All that 84-year-old Mary Ann Wakfield needed to do to win a new car was sink a putt across the entire length of the court at the University of Mississippi’s basketball stadium. Wakfield did just that during a promotional segment at Saturday’s game between Ole Miss men’s...
MLB tells court attempts at cheating are a part of sports
NEW YORK — Attempts at cheating are a part of sports, Major League Baseball said in urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by fantasy contestants. Five men sued MLB, MLB Advanced Media, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox in federal court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, violation...
Kansas back atop Top 25 as Baylor slides to No. 2 after loss
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas is back on top of the college basketball world after knocking off Baylor in a matchup of Big 12 heavyweights, while the Bears dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press men’s poll Monday after their nip-and-tuck loss in Waco. The Jayhawks (24-3, 13-1 Big 12)...
Jeff Capel, Jim Boeheim support allowing transfers to play immediately
Jeff Capel said allowing student-athletes to transfer without having to sit out a season is the right thing to do, but he cautioned Monday that the proposal is “something that we (college coaches) are going to have to figure out how to navigate.” The NCAA said recently that a rule...
Pitt volleyball team plans trip to Europe in May
The Pitt volleyball team will take its game international in May when the women embark on an 11-day tour of Europe, with trips to Spain, France and Italy. Starting May 2, the three-time defending ACC champions will spend three nights in Barcelona, Spain, two each in Toulouse, France, and Nice,...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins losses, Pitt violations, Pirates at spring training
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap the weekend sports news. The Penguins have lost three in a row, including a Saturday game against the Buffalo Sabres at home and a tough loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday that knocked them out of first place in the Metropolitan...
Penguins lose Andrew Agozzino to Ducks through waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost forward Andrew Agozzino through waivers to the Anaheim Ducks. Agozzino was placed on waivers Sunday and claimed Monday. In 17 games this season with the Penguins, Agozzino had two assists while averaging 6 minutes, 36 seconds of ice time. The Penguins signed Agozzino to a two-year,...
Penguins acquire Patrick Marleau from SharksVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional third-round draft pick in 2021. One of the NHL’s oldest players at 40, Marleau has appeared in 58 games this season and has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists). He is signed to...
Panthers trade Upper St. Clair native Vincent Trocheck to Hurricanes
The Florida Panthers traded forward Vincent Trocheck, a native of Upper. St. Clair, to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, a few hours before the NHL’s trade deadline of 3 p.m. A third-round pick of the Panthers in 2011, Trocheck, 26, has spent his entire seven-year NHL career with Florida. In...
Weekend College Top 10: La Roche basketball teams sweep conference titles
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. La Roche women tie AMCC record for wins Danajah Sanders scored 22 points, and the Redhawks recorded a season high in points en route to a 93-56 rout of Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain...
Could Steelers be scouting Bud Dupree’s successor at NFL Combine?
Keeping Bud Dupree on the payroll — at least for the 2020 season — is a priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s what coach Mike Tomlin emphatically said the day after the 2019 season ended. His statement was affirmed by team president Art Rooney II and general manager Kevin Colbert...
Lonnie Chisenhall, former Pirates outfielder, announces retirement
The final game of Lonnie Chisenhall’s major-league career was for the Cleveland Indians. A year’s worth of his final paychecks, though, came from the Pittsburgh Pirates. During a ceremony to retire his number at the North Carolina middle school he attended, Chisenhall acknowledged his MLB career is over. “I’ve only...
First Call: NFL CBA missing the boat; what if Steelers made playoffs under proposed format?
For Monday’s “First Call,” we take a look at the many threads of conversation surrounding the NFL collective bargaining talks, a 17-game schedule, and the potential expansion of the playoff field to seven teams per conference. • J.J. Watt and Richard Sherman say the players shouldn’t like what has become...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden tackle Penguins’ recent losses, Pitt violations, Steelers’ needs, Pirates spring training
Last Monday, it was tough to come up with a negative thing to say about the Pittsburgh Penguins. This Monday, it’s tough to find something good. The Pens have lost three games in a row. They’ve given up 14 goals in the defeats, and the Philadelphia Flyers are closing in...
Tim Benz: The NCAA rule book is dumb. And so were Pitt’s violations of it.Video
The NCAA rule book is far too dense. The application of those rules is woefully random. And its allocation of discipline when those rules are broken is horribly inconsistent. Technically, those are just my opinions. But I dare you to find me a fan of college athletics who doesn’t presume...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 2-1
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Forward Cole Cassels scored the lone goal for the Penguins (27-21-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is at home against the...
Waynesburg lacrosse snaps losing streak that spanned 3 seasons
Waynesburg had been waiting a long time to experience the thrill of victory again. The women’s lacrosse team finally broke through and did so Sunday when it scored a 7-5 victory at Thomas More to snap a 45-game losing streak that dated to 2016. Not a bad way to open...
Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crashVideo
LAS VEGAS — Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement from the driver read before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ...
Phanatic mascot gets new look as Phillies, creators tangleVideo
CLEARWATER, Fla. — He’s 42 years old, a little out of shape and clearly no spring chicken. But there’s no one more popular on the field for the Philadelphia Phillies than the Phanatic. Which is why all eyes at the ballpark were on the furry mascot Sunday for the big...
Capitals acquire Ilya Kovalchuk from Canadiens for 3rd-rounderVideo
WASHINGTON — The Capitals on Sunday acquired winger Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2020 third-round pick. Washington made the move to get another top-nine forward hours after its second victory in eight games. Montreal will retain 50% of Kovalchuk’s $700,000 salary and cap hit. The 36-year-old Kovalchuk...
John Steigerwald: Hockey in Pittsburgh makes major strides since ‘Miracle on Ice’
Hockey has come a long way. Especially in Pittsburgh. Forty years ago Saturday, Al Michaels opened ABC’s tape-delayed telecast of what would become the greatest moment in American sports history with this: “A lot of people in this building don’t know the difference between a blue line and a clothesline.”...
Patrick Reed shows his moxie and wins Mexico ChampionshipVideo
MEXICO CITY — Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie. A week that began with Brooks Koepka saying he thought Reed cheated when he was penalized for swiping sand in the Bahamas ended with Reed delivering clutch moments down the stretch Sunday to win the Mexico...
Joey Logano wins Las Vegas NASCAR event for 2nd straight yearVideo
LAS VEGAS — The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop. Logano still wound up in victory lane for the second year in a...
Robert Morris men close gap late, still lose to Fairleigh DickinsonVideo
TEANECK, N.J. — Jahlil Jenkins had 20 points as Fairleigh Dickinson edged Robert Morris, 75-70, on Sunday. Elyjah Williams had 17 points and seven rebounds for Fairleigh Dickinson (9-18, 7-9 Northeast Conference). Brandon Powell added 15 points and six rebounds, and Xzavier Malone-Key scored 12. Dante Treacy scored a career-high...
Kevin Gorman: Derek Holland makes a pitch as perfect personality for PiratesVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Derek Holland didn’t blink when the first batter he faced as member of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit the second pitch he threw for a home run over the right-field fence. When JaCoby Jones took the 33-year-old left-hander deep in a split-squad game against the Detroit Tigers on...
