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Franklin Regional grad Jared Smith climbs rankings in karate
Jared Smith’s journey at USA Karate’s senior level — ages 18-34 — still is in its early stages, but the Murrysville resident and 2019 Franklin Regional graduate continues to prove he is one of the best at this level in the country. The 19-year-old freshman at Carnegie Mellon put his...
Penguins rookie John Marino suffers broken bones in faceVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. – Penguins defenseman John Marino suffered broken bones on the left side of his face according to a source with firsthand knowledge of his status. The rookie was injured during the late stages of Thursday’s 4-2 road loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. At 15:50 of the third...
Mark Madden: New generation of NHL superstars still overshadowed by Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin
NHL fans are excited by a new generation of superstars. The “M” guys: Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Mitch Marner. Throw in Jack Eichel, Leon Draisaitl and David Pastrnak. These players are all over the statistics: Five are among the NHL’s top 10 in points. They rank second...
VideoChart: Most NHL goals since 2000Video
Our latest VideoChart ranks the NHL’s top goal scorers since the 2000-01 season. Who has scored the most goals in the 2000s? Where do the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin rank? Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Activist wants to sue NFL, says Super Bowl halftime show put souls in ‘danger of hellfire’Video
Looks like Shakira and J.Lo’s shaking has left one guy pretty rattled. Dave Daubenmire, whose goes by the name Coach Dave on his Christian-themed podcast, “Pass The Salt,” wants to sue the Pepsi, the NFL, and maybe the local cable company over it. In case you missed it, Super Bowl...
First Call: Outlet tabs Steelers, Chiefs as potential trade destinations for Le’Veon BellVideo
Friday’s “First Call” features some wild speculation about Le’Veon Bell and the Steelers. The Penguins’ next opponent is sliding. And Charles Barkley has an epic insult for one of his former teams. Green means … go? If the New York Jets do trade Le’Veon Bell, the Steelers and the Super...
Fantasy sports podcast: Impact of the Mookie Betts trade, Josh Bell’s future, quarterback movement
Hey, Red Sox fans. Welcome to how the other half lives. OK, maybe not the other “half.” How about the bottom of the lower third? Whatever. This is what it is like to be a small market team, Boston. Selling off your best players in the prime of their careers....
Tim Benz: Antonio Brown’s interview was maddening. Now let’s talk about where he was right.
Antonio Brown’s first Pittsburgh radio interview since he left the Steelers was 22 minutes of rambling inconsistencies, inaccuracies and illogical denials. That being said, let’s try to do what you may think is impossible. Let’s talk about where Brown was right. Because, believe it or not, A.B. was actually on...
Empty Thoughts: Lightning 4, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Lightning: Tampa, Fla. - First things first, Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino is expected to be fine according to coach Mike Sullivan. A 15:50 of the third period, Marino took a deflected one-timer on the left side of his face and left...
Local teams come together to celebrate women’s sports
There was a celebration of women’s sports Thursday night. Pittsburgh’s women’s sports teams gathered at the Thelma Lovette YMCA in the Hill District for the second annual Girls and Women Sports Event. The event’s aim was to celebrate women in sports and inspire female athletes in Pittsburgh to realize the...
Williams’ 13 points leads Robert Morris to 4th straight win
NEW YORK — Josh Williams posted 13 points as Robert Morris edged Wagner, 67-62, on Thursday night. AJ Bramah had 11 points for Robert Morris (13-11, 9-2 Northeast Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Jon Williams added 11 points. Alex Morales had 15 points for the Seahawks (5-16, 2-8),...
Tampa Bay starts strong, holds off PenguinsVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Evgeni Malkin is many things. Champion. MVP. Superstar. “Score,” if you recall one of his early television interviews that morphed into a silly, harmless meme. Prophet might be his next vocation. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise center was asked what was key to taking on the...
Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown commits to Duquesne
Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown has found his home for the next four years, and he won’t have to go very far to continue his football career. Just one day after National Signing Day, Brown officially signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic and academic career at Duquesne. He...
Pirates infield shows promise, but with lots of room to grow
All you need to know about Ben Cherington’s and Derek Shelton’s expectations for the Pittsburgh Pirates is the team’s second-most-productive run producer doesn’t have a lock on his job. Chances are, Colin Moran will be difficult to unseat at third base (at least early in the season). He hit .277...
Chartiers Valley grad Christian Kuntz gets new football life as XFL long snapper
The XFL is back, and it will look different this time. The original league lasted only one season in 2001, marred by spotty play, poor TV ratings and outlandish sideshows more associated with co-founder Vince McMahon’s primary endeavor, the WWE. The latest incarnation of the XFL — the season runs...
NA grad Chen swims short, long courses in same meet
North Allegheny alum and Pitt freshman swimmer Jerry Chen made the most of an opportunity to compete on long and short courses in the same meet. Chen, 19, posted career-best times Jan. 31 against Ohio State at home in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke (2 minutes, 21.29 seconds), 100-meter breaststroke (1:04.38)...
No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas head of strong Big 12 classVideo
Baylor coach Scott Drew and his team don’t spend time pondering those final five minutes in Alaska the first week of the season that led to the only blemish on their record. The No. 1 Bears (20-1, 9-0 Big 12) since have won 19 games in a row and are...
Patrick Mahomes checks up on Kansas City Chiefs fan who was flattened by parking meterVideo
As the adage goes, “Sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield.” During the Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday for the Kansas City Chiefs, a fan found out how it felt to be the former. Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was tossing footballs in the crowd when an unsuspecting...
MLB mulls limits to live video, other issuesVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball intends to impose new limits on what live video is available to teams, and commissioner Rob Manfred hopes to complete his investigation into alleged electronic sign stealing by the Boston Red Sox before spring training camps open next week. “I think you should assume...
Red Sox head into spring minus Mookie Betts, David Price, managerVideo
BOSTON — Well, that escalated quickly. In the 15 months since winning the World Series, the Boston Red Sox have traded away MVP winner Mookie Betts and onetime ace David Price, lost manager Alex Cora in a cheating scandal and fired the baseball boss who put together the greatest team...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against LightningVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Matt Murray against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 28 games this season, Murray has 16-6-1 record along with a 2.85 goals against average, .900 save percentage and one shutout. Ever...
Pitt-Johnstown’s Pat Pecora set to become winningest coach in college wrestling history
The Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team will host No. 11 Mercyhurst in a PSAC matchup Friday. If the No. 4 Mountain Cats are victorious, coach Pat Pecora will earn his 617th victory and become the all-time winningest coach in college wrestling history. Pecora tied former Oregon State coach Dale Thomas, who took...
Hailie Deegan begins march to NASCAR’s big leagues at DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was nothing special about Hailie Deegan’s sports car debut as she raced around the road course last month at Daytona International Speedway in a feeder series. She was just an 18-year-old Ford factory driver trying to get seat time. That she’s a woman was also...
Safety Eric Weddle retiring after 13-year NFL careerVideo
LOS ANGELES — Six-time Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle says he is done with his 13-year NFL career. Weddle apparently made his long-expected retirement announcement on Twitter on Thursday, although the hard-hitting safety with the famously big beard didn’t use the specific word. “I love y’all. We had a great...
Golden Gloves schedule features several local, regional cards
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League Pennsylvania Golden Gloves tournaments begin this month with several cards leading up to the state finals in April and the national finals in early May. Several fighters from local gyms and communities, as well as those from throughout the Western Pennsylvania region, will compete...
