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Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Penguins maximize the minimum in season finale
On paper, the Pittsburgh Penguins were playing for keeps. On the ice, however, they forgot to keep playing. Well, with any sense of urgency anyway. Having already clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins had only seeding at stake in the season finale against the New York...
Guentzel’s goal in 3rd allows Penguins to get point, avoid wild-card spotVideo
With Sidney Crosby coming into the game with 98 points for the season and linemate Jake Guentzel sitting on 39 goals, it was easy to imagine both hitting significant milestones on the same play Saturday night. Crosby would slide a puck to Guentzel for a shot into an empty net...
Controversial whistle leads to Virginia’s Final Four win
MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in two years, Virginia looked headed for a crushing exit from the NCAA Tournament. One whistle, one slight bump and three clutch free throws changed everything. Kyle Guy hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds left to help the Cavaliers beat Auburn, 63-62, in...
Kyle Guy hits 3 FTs with 0.6 left, Virginia shocks Auburn 63-62
MINNEAPOLIS — From one-and-done to NCAA Tournament miracle men, Virginia will play in the national championship game for the first time after pulling off another last-second stunner on a disputed foul with 0.6 seconds left. Kyle Guy made three free throws as debate immediately started over the call, and Virginia...
This spring, focus on rivers and streams for consistent trout action
Birders have their returning tree swallows, hikers and other woods walkers their skunk cabbage, gardeners their daffodils and tree lovers their cherry blossoms. All are signs of spring. Oh, sure, the season officially began March 20. But for plenty of people, it only really arrives when their favorite brand of...
Pirates bullpen showing it’s the strength it was meant to be after rocky start
The Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen blew four leads over the season’s first four games, costing the team three early wins. But after turning a three-run, seventh-inning lead into an extra-innings loss Wednesday, the Pirates group of relievers is beginning to show it is the team strength it was expected to be....
Outdoor Xtras, including how to take better fishing pictures
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More bad news on the ruffed grouse front
There’s not a lot that’s positive to report right now when it comes to ruffed grouse. Populations of the forest-dwelling bird appear to be on the decline throughout the Northeast and Midwest, according to reports from wildlife management agencies from Maryland to Michigan and all points between. The Ruffed Grouse...
Short track at Bristol latest test for new NASCAR rules package
BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR’s second stop at a short track this season is another race that is impossible to predict. There is a new rules package, a traction strip around Bristol Motor Speedway and the general crankiness that short-track racing tends to produce. Moods were mixed following Saturday’s final practice,...
Penguins get top prospect Calen Addison under contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins got top prospect Calen Addison under contract Saturday, signing the 18-year-old defenseman to a three-year entry level contract. Addison is the team’s No. 2 prospect, according to The Hockey News, trailing only Providence College winger Kasper Bjorkqvist. With 65 points in 67 games for Lethbridge, Addison was...
Trip to Tarentum football game changed Paul Killian’s life
Long before he became a doctor and a football star, Paul Killian was just a kid from West Tarentum looking for a way out. Killian remembers the moment when he was a child and his father, Paul, took him to Tarentum’s Dreshar Stadium for a Friday night football matchup between...
Freshmen Bisi, Parshall at home with Penn State softball
The accelerated progression of a pair of local freshman softball players at Penn State has been a combined effort. Chelsea Bisi watches Bailey Parshall pitch with the same southpaw flair she displayed so often at Belle Vernon. Parshall, in turn, looks on as Bisi hits gap shots and swats high...
Florida defensive end Sam Williams is first to commit to Pitt
Pat Narduzzi had a busy Saturday, leading his team through its 11th practice of the spring – a scrimmage at Heinz Field – and getting his first verbal commitment from the class of 2020. While visiting the university and after watching the scrimmage, defensive end Sam Williams announced on his...
Asa Klimchock completes prep career at Kiski School
Asa Klimchock, who transferred to The Kiski School from Greensburg Central Catholic after his sophomore year, had a solid senior basketball season and has entered the recruiting ring. The 6-foot point guard averaged 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds a game as is drawing college interest from some Division...
Kevin Newman’s 10th-inning RBI double gives Pirates 6-5 victory over Reds
The moment Kevin Newman struck the first-pitch sinker he saw, Josh Bell helped lead a cavalcade out of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ dugout late Saturday afternoon. With Francisco Cervelli at first base and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Newman lined a double into the left-field gap. As...
Outdoors notices for April 7, 2019
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Twi-Night Trap League on April 4, Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 198. Hecla (194), Youngwood (193), Ruffsdale (190) and East Huntingdon (189) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (15) leads the season standings, followed by Hecla (9.5), Ruffsdale (8.5), East...
Pirates notes: Gregory Polanco to begin playing in rehabilitation games
There’s increasing light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ very injury-thinned outfield. Longtime starting rightfielder Gregory Polanco is scheduled to begin playing in minor-league games Sunday when he reports to the Single-A Bradenton Marauders for a rehabilitation assignment. Polanco has not played since suffering an...
Westinghouse, Duquesne great Chuck Cooper, who helped break basketball’s color barrier, elected to Hall of Fame
After starring at Westinghouse High School and Duquesne, Chuck Cooper became legendary for breaking barriers by becoming the first African-American basketball player to be selected in the NBA Draft. Cooper, who died at age 57 in 1984, was elected Saturday to be recognized posthumously with the 2019 class in the...
Passion women’s football team begins season against Cleveland
The Pittsburgh Passion women’s semi-pro football team will face the Cleveland Fusion on Saturday to kick off its 17th campaign. The game, set for West Allegheny’s Joe P. DeMichela Stadium, will kick off at 6 p.m. Gates open at 5:30. Tickets for all Passion home games are $15 for adults...
Backup catcher Jacob Stallings sees first action of season for Pirates
The final member of the 25-man Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day roster is making his season debut. Jacob Stallings was in the lineup batting seventh and at catcher for Saturday’s home game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old is the organization’s No. 3 catcher but made the club at the end...
No one scores more game-winning goals than Penguins winger Phil Kessel
Despite having what he himself called a cold season in the goal-scoring department, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel is on track to lead the league in an interesting offensive category this season. Coming into Saturday night’s finale against the New York Rangers, 10 of Kessel’s 27 goals have been game...
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel set to cap off remarkably consistent season
During training camp, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel said his goal for this season was to improve his consistency. He’s accomplished that goal in a number of ways. First, he hasn’t gone more than two consecutive games without recording a point. If he scores in the regular-season finale Saturday night...
Jason Martin makes MLB debut, singles as Pirates leadoff hitter Saturday
The Pittsburgh Pirates wasted little time giving Jason Martin his first taste of Major League Baseball. “First hitter of the game for us,” manager Clint Hurdle said with a smile Saturday morning, about three hours prior to Martin’s MLB debut began as the Pirates’ left fielder and leadoff hitter against...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has no plans to rest players for regular-season finale
Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot with a win over Detroit on Thursday, expect an all-hands-on-deck approach to continue for their regular-season finale against the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Matt Murray is expected to start in goal, and coach Mike Sullivan said after morning skate...
Air Narduzzi at Pitt? Maybe not, but passing game undergoes transformation
When Pitt’s coach was questioned about the perceived notion of “Air Narduzzi” that is flying around spring ball, he smiled and quickly cleared up any confusion. “Don’t believe Air Narduzzi,” Pat Narduzzi said. “We’re going to run the ball. Don’t forget that.” Yet, it was a fair question because two...
