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Gonzaga bests Florida State, advances to Elite 8
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Gonzaga is in the Elite Eight for the fourth time following a 72-58 victory over Florida State in the opening West regional semifinal on Thursday night. Rui Hachimura scored 17 points to lead the top-seeded Bulldogs, and Brandon Clarke had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Gonzaga...
Preview: Bishop Canevin, Carlynton form co-op for track and field; Char Valley boys look to defend section title
The big change for high school track and field in the Carnegie area is Carlynton and Bishop Canevin forming a co-op. It’s the first time the neighboring schools have combined for track and field, though they are no strangers to joining forces. “We had talked about it for year,” Carlynton...
Chartiers Valley grad Annie Katonka helps Plattsburgh State claim national title
There are few words that can describe this past season for Annie Katonka. The Chartiers Valley grad helped lead the Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team to the NCAA Division III title. The Cardinals topped Hamline, 4-0, in the championship game March 16. “It is an awesome feeling when you work...
Tiger Woods down but not out at Match Play
AUSTIN, Texas — The magical escape by Tiger Woods didn’t keep him from losing Thursday in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He just didn’t lose hope of playing on the weekend. The same couldn’t be said for defending champion Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed and a host...
Brewers’ Lorenzo Cain takes away HR for final out against Cardinals
MILWAUKEE — Lorenzo Cain fired the ball high into the air and jumped up and down in the outfield, yelling and shaking his head from side to side. “I let them know. Not today,” a grinning Cain said. Not today, indeed. Cain soared above the wall to rob Jose Martinez...
Bryce Harper overtakes Aaron Judge for MLB’s top-selling jersey
NEW YORK — The new No. 3 is the new No. 1. Major League Baseball says that Bryce Harper has the sport’s top-selling jersey, ending a two-year reign for Aaron Judge’s No. 99. Harper signed a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies this spring, and his new No....
Pirates’ rally falls short against Reds on Opening Day
CINCINNATI — The noise from a crowd of 44,049 bounced all over Great American Ball Park in a tense ninth inning Thursday, but Corey Dickerson tried not to hear it. Pitch after pitch, foul ball after foul ball — 12 of one, seven of the other — the Pittsburgh Pirates’...
Andrew McCutchen homers in 1st at-bat with Phillies in rout over Braves
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper struck out twice in green Phanatic cleats in his $330 million debut and bowed to thousands of fans in No. 3 jerseys who gave him rousing standing ovations in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. The other NL MVP pickup this...
2 more West Virginia basketball players seeking transfers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two more West Virginia men’s basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins’ already-thin roster for the 2019-20 season. The school said forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the NCAA’s transfer portal. West started about half of the Mountaineers’...
Mets’ Jacob deGrom outduels Nationals’ Max Scherzer in opener
WASHINGTON — On a day that Jacob deGrom struck out 10 in six scoreless innings and Max Scherzer fanned 12, it was New York Mets newcomer Robinson Cano who decided the outcome with a homer, an RBI single and head’s-up throw to the plate. Interrupting a pair of performances befitting...
GCC grad Mikayla Bisignani recognized for swimming, academics at Johns Hopkins
Greensburg Central Catholic graduate and Johns Hopkins swimmer Mikayla Bisignani earned two prestigious honors. Bisignani, a sophomore, was the recipient of the Elite 90 award and made first-team All-America in a relay at the NCAA Division III championship meet March 20-24 in Greensboro, N.C. The Elite 90 award is given...
Pirates director of sports medicine encouraged by Polanco’s rehab
CINCINNATI – There remains no definitive timetable for Gregory Polanco’s return from shoulder surgery, but Pittsburgh Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk is encouraged. “He is responding well,” Tomczyk said, noting Polanco has played in three Triple-A games in Bradenton, Fla. “His biggest comment was his entire body was...
No drama as Sidney Crosby takes Penguins MVP honors
Unlike some professional teams in town, there was an utter lack of drama when the Pittsburgh Penguins announced their internal team awards Thursday. Sidney Crosby was voted Team MVP and won the Player’s Player Award, to the surprise of no one. Crosby leads the team and is sixth in the...
Starling Marte pulled from Pirates’ starting lineup with migraine headache
CINCINNATI — More bad health-related news arrived in the clubhouse of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday when center fielder Starling Marte was removed from the starting lineup with a migraine headache, the team announced on its Twitter account. Marte was replaced in the outfield by J.B. Shuck while Melky Cabrera...
Pirates’ Clint Hurdle appreciates ‘vibe, energy’ of Opening Day
CINCINNATI — Clint Hurdle woke up Thursday morning and made a decision he didn’t regret. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager walked from his hotel to Great American Ball Park, where his team was preparing to open the season against the Cincinnati Reds. “I walked over just to get a piece of...
With Penguins defense in flux, Brian Dumoulin could be leaning right
With Kris Letang still out with an upper-body injury, Olli Maatta very close to returning from a shoulder injury and left-handed Brian Dumoulin potentially switching to the right side, the blue line is in a state of flux at the moment for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Letang was on the ice...
Lonnie Chisenhall joins 6 other Pirates on injured list with broken finger
CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ first moves of the season Thursday were not what the front office had in mind for Opening Day. The Pirates placed seven players, including starting right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles, on the injured list prior to their game against the Cincinnati...
Penguins’ Matt Cullen nominated for Masterton Award
On Thursday morning, Matt Cullen was chosen as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is given annually to the NHL player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey.” Cullen has two of those criteria down pat. As a 42-year-old...
ESPN’s Keith Olbermann: Sorry for threatening hunter for rare kill
JACKSON, Miss. — ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann has apologized for insulting and threatening a Mississippi turkey hunter who killed a rare white turkey. The Clarion Ledger reports the former MSNBC political commentator tweeted Wednesday that he was sorry for his earlier tweet that threatened 22-year-old Hunter Waltman. The threatening tweet...
Penn State podcast: Talking another NCAA wrestling title, Creamery ice cream and March Madness
Another year, another national title for Cael Sanderson and Penn State wrestling (the program’s fourth straight and eighth in the past nine years). In this week’s installment of “The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show,” Mike the Mailman and Kevin regale Chris and Brandon with tales of their weekend in Pittsburgh for...
NASCAR’s winners/losers from radical schedule changes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An entire generation of NASCAR has spent its life tuned to a schedule so predictable events could be planned years in advance and race dates marked milestones. Daytona meant the beach — a week out of school in February, the Fourth of July for vacation — and...
New-look Reds await Pirates in season opener
CINCINNATI — The MLB commissioner is grand marshal of the pregame parade. All major league teams are wearing patches commemorating Cincinnati’s first all-professional team. A new manager and an overhauled lineup provide intrigue. The Reds haven’t been in the Opening Day spotlight this way for years. The last time Cincinnati...
MLB moves into new era: No players left from 20th century
Four-man outfields. High-tech anti-spying rules. A starting pitcher facing just one batter in a playoff game. But beyond all the shifts, analytics and social media outreach, here’s the best way to tell MLB has zoomed into a new era: There’s not a single active player left from the 20th century....
Cameron Reddish coming up clutch for Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — When Duke needs a clutch 3-pointer, the best option might be Cameron Reddish. The freshman has been solid overall, hitting one-third of his 3s, but that number jumps to 42 percent in the second halves of games that are either tied or within a possession. And as...
IUP women fall in semifinals
Another thrilling run through the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament finally came to an end for IUP Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Crimson Hawks were stopped in the Final Four for the second straight year as Southwestern Oklahoma used a strong fourth quarter to register a 66-57 victory...
