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Kentucky-Wofford provides study in contrasts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — They are the bluebloods of the Bluegrass, a storied program loaded with future NBA players who come to Kentucky with the very reasonable expectation of contending for a national championship during their brief tenure. Then there’s Wofford. Where is that exactly? Terriers standout Fletcher Magee can tell...
Oregon extends March run with upset over 5th-seeded Wisconsin
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oregon was stumbling toward the end of a disappointing season until a strong turnaround led the Ducks to the Pac-12 title and an NCAA Tournament bid. Oregon is not looking to slow down any time soon. Payton Pritchard scored 19 points, Kenny Wooten protected the rim...
Outdoors Xtras: Eat’N up, venison rice, bobber talk
Gear of the week Gear name: Eat’N Tool Company: CRKT ( Gear type: Utensil Product description: When it comes to backpacking, where weight it so important — shoot, some people cut most of the handle from their toothbrush to save an ounce — equipment that serves multiple purposes rules. Enter...
GCC grad Tyler Balla hoping to continue career in footballVideo
New Kensington resident and former Allegheny football standout running back Tyler Balla woke up in his childhood bed Monday morning and continued his pursuit of fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a professional football player. Balla, along with 50 other NFL hopefuls, showed up at the second annual Cal (Pa.)...
Spring gobbler tips from ‘Turkey Man,’ Eddie Salter
Turkeys have taken Eddie Salter all over the map in the past five decades. He’s hunted the birds in 33 states. But then, his life has revolved around the birds forever, it seems. The Greenville, Ala., native known as “The Turkey Man” started hunting turkeys at age 8 and killed...
Tips on releasing fish so they survive to breed again
You’ll feel good. Not outright heroic, maybe, but certainly noble to some degree, believing you’ve done right by conservation and fishing. And maybe you have. Releasing fish you’ve caught can help sustain wild populations and, in the case of stocked fish — like all of those hatchery trout being released...
Luke Pletcher edges Micky Phillippi before losing in semifinals
It was a match neither Luke Pletcher nor Micky Phillippi really wanted to wrestle, but they had to. The close friends from Westmoreland County battled in the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship quarterfinals Friday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena for the right to become an All-American and a spot...
Pitt wrestler Taleb Rahmani: ‘I don’t want to be done’
When Pitt wrestler Taleb Rahmani was talking to former Panthers coach Matt Kocher last week, he was looking for one final piece of advice before the NCAA Wrestling Tournament. Kocher found just the right words. “He told me, ‘Compete like it’s your last time,’ “ said Rahmani, who is the...
No. 13 seed UC Irvine upsets Kansas State
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When it comes to college basketball in California, UC Irvine is low on the totem pole. Now the program that sometimes feels like a little brother to Pac-12 powers like UCLA and USC is the only school from the state still standing in the NCAA Tournament...
Next up for IUP women: The Elite Eight
The IUP women’s basketball team will be seeking a second straight trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Crimson Hawks (29-3), seeded third in the Elite Eight (national quarterfinals) will meet No. 6 Azusa Pacific (28-5) at noon on Tuesday at Ohio Dominican’s Alumni Hall in Columbus as...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Iowa rallies past Cincinnati
Iowa kept up the Big Ten’s blitz through its first six games in the NCAA Tournament. Luka Garza scored 20 points, Jordan Bohannon made a three-point play during the Hawkeyes’ closing surge, and the No. 10 seed in the South Region kept its league unblemished by rallying for a 79-72...
Jung Ho Kang collects 2 hits, but Pirates still fall to Rays
Jung Ho Kang went 2 for 3 with a double while starting at shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kang also registered a pair of put-outs along with a fielder’s choice, but what he didn’t do was hit a home run on a day the Pirates could have used one. The...
5 semifinal bouts to watch Friday night at NCAA Wrestling Championships
With three sessions in the books at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, it’s time to look for the best matchups in Friday’s semifinals at PPG Paints Arena. The session will get underway at 8 p.m. These matches should be electric and have fans on the edge of their seats:...
Top-seeded Louisville blows out Robert Morris in women’s NCAA Tournament
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville didn’t need its coach or starting point guard to roll past Robert Morris. And with the Colonials missing shots for much of the first half, the Cardinals didn’t really need that many baskets, either. Asia Durr and Sam Fuehring each had 19 points, and top-seeded Louisville...
NCAA wrestling session 3 recap: Top seed falls at 165 pounds
The NCAA wrestling tournament finally saw a top seed lose. Iowa’s Alex Marinelli, No. 1 at 165 pounds after winning a Big Ten championship last week, saw his bid for a national title come to a stunning end with a 3-1 loss to Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis in their quarterfinal...
Goals are only thing missing for promising Penguins 3rd line
The recent postseason history of the Pittsburgh Penguins is littered with third lines that made a championship difference. In 2009, Matt Cooke, Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy were known as the best third line in hockey. In 2016, the HBK Line featuring Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel set...
Steelers owner Art Rooney II opposes expanding replay
NFL owners will be presented a list of proposed rules changes this weekend at the league’s annual meeting in Phoenix. Steelers president Art Rooney II let it be known Friday that he is not in favor of any proposal that expands the use of instant replay. Several proposals related to...
Five WPIAL graduates advance to NCAA wrestling semifinals; Vincenzo Joseph, Joshua Shields to meet
Joshua Shields ticked through a long list of wrestlers he battled at Young Guns Wrestling Club before his college days. To name a few: Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Sam Krivus, Luke Pletcher, A.C. Headlee, Mike Kemerer, Spencer Lee, Devin Brown, Micky Phillippi, Gavin Teasdale. “You couldn’t go into that practice...
Steelers’ Art Rooney II declines to discuss departures of Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell
Art Rooney II is looking forward and not back as he prepares for the NFL annual meeting in Phoenix. On a conference call Friday with reporters, the Pittsburgh Steelers president opted not to discuss the departures of Pro Bowl players Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Both players took verbal jabs...
NCAA Wrestling Day 2: Franklin Regional’s Lee, Kittanning’s Nolf, Central Catholic’s Joseph reach final
With championship berths and All-American status on the line on all six mats, the NCAA Wrestling Championships moved into is fourth session Friday night at PPG Paints Arena. Befitting the spectacle and what was at stake, the NCAA announced the largest crowd of the tournament (18,100) Penn State, which is...
Steelers reportedly will release safety Morgan Burnett
The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to end the Morgan Burnett era after just one season. The veteran safety will be released before April 1, according to an ESPN report. Burnett complained about his role as a dime linebacker with the Steelers and requested his release with two years left on...
5 quarterfinal bouts to watch on Day 2 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships
With Day 1 in the books at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, it’s time to look for the best matchups in Friday’s quarterfinals at PPG Paints Arena. There are going to be some good ones, especially at 133 pounds. 5-Jack Mueller, Virginia (19-0) vs. 4-Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State (25-1)...
Bryan Rust’s goal helps Penguins avoid potentially frustrating loss
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In the first period of Thursday night’s game against the Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust had a handful of scoring chances, including one shot that rang off the post behind goalie Pekka Riine. Was he starting to grow frustrated? “I was about to break my...
Signal Item area baseball teams look to continue run of playoff berths
All three area baseball teams — Bishop Canevin, Carlynton and Chartiers Valley — made the WPIAL playoffs last season. But none lasted past the quarterfinals. They will look to rectify that this season. A look at each team: Bishop Canevin The Crusaders are under the direction of first-year coach Bill...
Penguins give up late lead again, prevail in shootout vs. PredatorsVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For the fifth time in their past 14 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a one-goal lead late in the third period and went to overtime. This time, they lived to tell the tale. Sidney Crosby converted on his attempt in the shootout, Matt Murray stopped all three...
