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Outdoors Xtras: French toast mountain pies, kids in the woods, grub lure
Lure of the week Lure name: Platinum curly tail grub Company: Mister Twister (mistertwister.com) Lure type: Soft plastic Sizes and colors: Available in 31/2- and 41/2-inch models in nine colors, including clear/goldfish, clear/chartreuse flake, clear silver flake/red flake, chartreuse silver flake/black and clear/neon pink silver flake Target species: Walleyes, sauger,...
Super powers set to collide when Duke meets Michigan State
WASHINGTON — Zion Williamson watched in awe in 2015 when Duke and Michigan State met in the Final Four. When he steps on to the court for another Duke-Michigan State NCAA Tournament showdown Sunday with a Final Four spot at stake, the fabulous freshman will feel grateful to be a...
How to prevent, treat blisters while on the trail
We encountered trouble almost from the start. Well, some of us anyway. Backpacks cinched up, we set off, putting the group camping area in our rear-view mirror. Our destination, a set of Adirondack shelters, lay roughly six miles away. That’s not a great distance by backpacking standards. But half or...
Jimmie Johnson looking for old Cup result in Texas to end droughtVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Maybe Jimmie Johnson can do something old at Texas and get back into Victory Lane. “I think the term ‘new’ is the thing that has hurt us the most this year. We know and acknowledge that what we were trying last year didn’t work,” Johnson said....
Sunday’s showdown with Carolina could map out Penguins’ playoff path
When Sidney Crosby looks at the standings, he generally looks at who the Pittsburgh Penguins can catch rather than who’s chasing them. That won’t be possible on Sunday evening at PPG Paints Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes will come to town in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division, just two points...
Penguins searching for offense as season winds down
Given the names on the roster and the way most of this season has gone, it seems like a preposterous question to ask. Yet the answer might very well determine the fate of the team as the Stanley Cup chase begins in earnest. Can the Pittsburgh Penguins score enough goals...
Outdoors notices for March 31, 2019
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Twi-Night Trap League on March 28, Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 196. Hecla (186), Ruffsdale (186), East Huntingdon (184) and Youngwood (182) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (10) leads the season standings, followed by Ruffsdale (6.5), East Huntingdon (6),...
Pirates rained out in Cincinnati; Joe Musgrove’s start pushed back
For the third consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Pirates have had a weather-related postponement during their season-opening series. Saturday’s scheduled afternoon game in Cincinnati was not played and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader May 27. Last season, the opener in Detroit was snowed out. In 2017,...
Injured Penguins star Evgeni Malkin returns to practice, tries to be niceVideo
Evgeni Malkin is trying to be a nice guy. He’s trying to focus on recovering from an upper-body injury and getting back into the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup for a game or two before the playoffs start. He took a step in that direction by joining his teammates for practice in...
Pitt linebackers coach looks for leaders
Please, don’t ask Rob Harley to name the three linebackers he plans to insert in Pitt’s starting defense this season. Even if he knows – and he probably has a preliminary idea he prefers not to share at this time — the opener against Virginia is five months away, and...
Pitt’s Jared Wilson-Frame will shoot for $100,000 in national 3-man championship
Jared Wilson-Frame, one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in Pitt history, will be in Minneapolis, site of the Final Four, starting Friday while representing the ACC at the second annual Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship. Teams are comprised of four seniors from the same conference who have exhausted their...
Pirates’ Corey Dickerson announces autism fundraising initiative
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Corey Dickerson and his wife are pledging funds to help those with autism, the team announced. Under an initiative Dickerson is launching called “Assists for Autism,” he will donate money for outfield assists across MLB. During April, which is Autism Awareness Month, the Dickersons will donate $100...
Mark Madden: NFL’s knee-jerk decision is misguided overreaction
The NFL has added pass interference calls (and non-calls) to the list of officiating decisions that are subject to a coach’s challenge. The Steelers’ Mike Tomlin is 0-for-2-years on such requests, so this provides additional ways for him to screw up. Each coach is still allowed just two challenges per...
After rough start, Penguins’ Olli Maatta gets up to speed in return from injury
In his return to the lineup after missing 21 games with a shoulder injury, defenseman Olli Maatta played 19 shifts for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday night. The last 18 went significantly better than the first one. “I think it took a...
Auburn gives boot to No. 1 seed North Carolina
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Auburn insisted all along it wouldn’t change its style against up-tempo North Carolina. Turns out the SEC Tournament champs can run a bit, too. Auburn earned its second trip to the Elite Eight by coasting to a to a 97-80 victory over the No. 1 seed...
Freshmen lead Michigan State past LSU into Elite Eight
WASHINGTON — Matt McQuaid could not believe LSU was giving Michigan State freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown so much room at the 3-point line. “They were like 3 or 4 feet off Gabe on that one 3,” McQuaid said. “I was like, ‘Dang, do they know he can shoot?’...
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne beats Penguins at PPG Paints Arena for 1st timeVideo
Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne plays a prominent role in one of Jake Guentzel’s greatest professional memories. On Friday night, he was probably the star of Guentzel’s nightmares as well. Rinne made 42 saves, including a handful of stops on Guentzel in prime scoring situations, leading the Predators to a...
Harmotto Dietzen bringing Give It Back Foundation volleyball camp to Western Pa.
Some of the biggest impacts on Christa Harmotto Dietzen’s life came from volleyball, her native Western Pennsylvania and a mission trip she took last spring to Uganda. And so when the opportunity came to connect all three of them in one weekend this summer, she considered it a blessing. Dietzen,...
Steelers re-sign starting right tackle Matt Feiler
For the time being, Matt Feiler finds himself atop the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart at right tackle. Feiler signed his one-year exclusive-rights tender Friday. Feiler, who almost certainly will be making the league minimum for a player entering his third accrued NFL season ($645,000), started 10 games last season after...
Pine-Richland youth wrestlers place at states
Two Pine-Richland boys wrestlers had strong performances at the 2019 Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Youth State Tournament on March 16-17 at Petersen Events Center. Both secured a spot on the podium in their respective weight classes. Both competed in the 11-12 age bracket, with Maclane Miller taking fourth in the 105-pound...
Plum’s Yocca wants to go out a Division III volleyball champ
The last four years have gone by quickly for 2015 Plum grad and current Rivier volleyball standout Khaynen Yocca. He’s dominated from the moment he hit the court at the Nashua, N.H., campus. Now that the 6-foot-6 middle hitter is making his last tour through the Great Northeast Athletic Conference,...
Riverhounds set for match with Bethlehem Steel FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will play the third of four straight road matches to start the 2019 season Saturday when they pay a visit to in-state rival Bethlehem Steel FC. The game is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on Pittsburgh’s CW. The teams last met in a United...
MLB teams putting extra value on versatility
LAKELAND, Fla. — In his rookie season with the Detroit Tigers, Niko Goodrum spent time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and both corner outfield spots. The next logical step was to try him in center field, and manager Ron Gardenhire did that during spring training this month....
Greensburg YMCA swimmers claim state gold in 3 events
Greensburg YMCA swimmers Kaden Faychak and Patton Graziano struck gold again at the Pennsylvania YMCA state swimming championship. Faychak won the 50-yard breaststroke (30.45 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (1 minute, 6.82 seconds) and Graziano the 100 backstroke (59.15) in the boys 11-12 age group at the meet March 22-24 at...
Norwin grad Matijevic assigned to Double-A
JJ Matijevic will start his third season in the minor leagues in Double-A. The former Norwin and Arizona star was assigned to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League, an affiliate of the Houston Astros. The 6-foot, 206-pounder who bats left-handed and throws right-handed, finished last season with the...
