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Outdoor notices: Sunday, March 3, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the Reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220 • Laurel Hill State Park is offering Maple Harvest Tours beginning at 10 a.m., and also...
Pirates’ top prospect Keller struggles in spring training loss to Rays
Mitch Keller, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top pitching prospect, had a rough time on the mound in Sunday’s Grapefruit League game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay struck Keller for four runs in the first inning of a 10-4 victory over the Pirates at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Keller...
Top prospect Mitch Keller rocked for four runs as Pirates lose to Tampa Bay
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect endured another rough start in spring training. Right-hander Mitch Keller gave up a leadoff home run to Joey Wendle and allowed four runs in the first inning of a 10-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon at LECOM Park in Bradenon, Fla. Keller...
Thomas Jefferson grad Chase Winovich: ‘Would be great’ to play for SteelersVideo
Like any college student preparing for life in the real world, Chase Winovich appreciates a good deal when he is presented with one. Winovich, an edge rusher prospect in this year’s NFL Draft class, sees one tangible benefit if he were to be selected by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers: Free...
Lesson learned, opportunities remain for Pitt basketball
Virginia had such an easy time with Pitt on Saturday that coach Tony Bennett found time to rest his starters for their quick turnaround game Monday at Syracuse. Even Jeff Capel used nonscholarship players Anthony Starzynski and Onyebuchi Ezeakudo in Pitt’s second-worst loss of the season, 73-49 to the nation’s...
Former Seton Hill QB Strong joins team in Germany
Former Seton Hill quarterback Christian Strong used to extend plays for the Griffins. Now, he is extending his playing career overseas. Strong has signed with the resurgent Dusseldorf Panther of the German Football League. The team returns to the league after a three-year absence. The Canadian-born Strong (6-foot-4, 214 pounds),...
Steelers basketball team seeking opponents
While it would be hard-pressed to match the offseason drama of its NFL counterpart, the Pittsburgh Steelers Footballers basketball team is gearing up for another season — and looking for games. The team, consisting of current and former Steelers, plays games at high schools and colleges around western Pennsylvania as...
Saint Vincent’s Davis qualifies for national swim meet
Saint Vincent senior swimmer Jacob Davis earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championships set for March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C. Davis qualified in three events: the 100- and 50-yard freestyles, and the 100-yard breaststroke. His time of 44.16 seconds in the 100 freestyle ranks sixth in Division III....
Sidney Crosby bumps Jaromir Jagr from second spot on Penguins’ all-time goals list
On the list of players who have made the greatest impact on the fortunes of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the history of the franchise, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby undoubtedly hold down the top two spots. Now, that’s where they sit on the team’s all-time goal-scoring list, too. When he...
5 things we learned from wild weekend for Penguins
A weekend road trip brought wild swings of emotion for the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Friday night in Buffalo, frustration. They gave up a tying goal with less than three minutes left in regulation and lost 4-3 in overtime on a knife-twisting goal by old pal Conor Sheary. On Saturday night...
Point Park’s Shields wins two more NAIA track titles
Catch Anna Shields if you can. The Point Park senior enthralled onlookers yet again with another record-breaking performance at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Saturday in Brookings, S.D. Shields defended her titles in the mile and 1,000-meter runs — within two hours of each other — while...
Kevin Gorman: Baseball’s first female broadcast booth will be so Cool
Suzie Cool still can’t believe how quickly she became the center of a story that went viral on social media so fast she was soon reading about herself making history on Sports Illustrated’s website. Only a year after Cool became the Carolina League’s first female broadcaster, the Salem (Va.) Red...
Penguins right ship with road rout of Canadiens
MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins started quickly and then just kept going against the Montreal Canadiens. Crosby had a goal and three assists, Jake Guentzel scored two goals and had two assists and the Penguins cruised to a 5-1 victory Saturday night. Evgeni Malkin and Jared McCann...
Seton Hill women knock off second straight ranked opponent
The Seton Hill women’s basketball team defeated a ranked opponent for the second game in a row. After upsetting No. 17 Cal (Pa.) on Wednesday in Greensburg, the Griffins downed No. 8 IUP, 71-59, on the road in the regular-season finale. Seton Hill moved to 18-10 (12-9) and dropped IUP...
One for the aged: Vijay Singh can become oldest PGA Tour winner on Sunday
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Vijay Singh’s last PGA Tour victory was in 2008. His only win at The Honda Classic was in 1999 on a course he couldn’t remember. And he arrived at PGA National a few days ago wondering if his game is still good enough to be...
Duquesne making history in Dambrot’s 2nd season
In all likelihood, Saturday was 426th of 427 men’s basketball games Duquesne will play over 31 seasons at what has been called the A.J. Palumbo Center. With a comprehensive, two-year renovation rendering it almost unrecognizable set to begin next month, the Dukes are sending the facility out in style. Duquesne...
Nick Bosa healthy again, following dad and brother into NFL
INDIANAPOLIS — Nick Bosa found himself in the news again last week when Zion Williamson sprained his right knee in the opening minute against North Carolina. The sight of his left shoe tearing apart and Williamson grabbing his right knee unleashed feverish debate over whether Duke’s freakish freshman forward should...
Robert Morris beats Wagner, snaps 4-game losing streak
NEW YORK — Josh Williams had 14 points and six rebounds as Robert Morris beat Wagner, 69-60, on Saturday. Jon Williams had 12 points and eight assists for Robert Morris (16-15, 11-7 Northeast Conference), which snapped its four-game road losing streak. Yannis Mendy added 10 points. Charles Bain had 10...
Diminutive Dunn-Martin stands tall for Duquesne in win over UMass
Duquesne starting point guard Tavian Dunn-Martin played big Saturday. Generously listed as 5-foot-8, Dunn-Martin had career highs with 30 points and six assists during the Dukes’ 80-73 win against Massachusetts at Palumbo Center. At one point while igniting the Dukes’ 10th second-half rally this season, Dunn-Martin made a pull-up jump...
Backup leads No. 19 Wisconsin past pesky Penn State
MADISON, Wis. — As Brevin Prtizl stepped to the free-throw line with less than 2 seconds left and the game all but won, the chant rained down from the student section: “MVP! MVP!” He promptly missed. It was the only blemish on an otherwise stellar day. Pritzl came off the...
Do-it-all inside linebacker Bush could be answer for Steelers
INDIANAPOLIS — Devin Bush was rattling off the names of NFL linebackers he most resembles Saturday afternoon when he ended his list with one that is bittersweet for Pittsburgh Steelers fans: Ryan Shazier. It was a fitting choice for Bush, a slightly undersized inside linebacker who could be a candidate...
West Virginia continues slide, loses at Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — Jamal Bieniemy was calm under pressure. The freshman guard scored a season-high 22 points and made 8 of 10 free throws in the closing minutes to help Oklahoma beat West Virginia, 92-80, on Saturday. Oklahoma led by 13 when West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had his team...
NASCAR’s new rules package in full effect for Sunday race in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Ty Dillon and his fellow NASCAR Cup Series drivers are eager to see what the whole package can do. The world gets its first real look at a new vision of NASCAR racing Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when its new rules package is implemented fully...
Machado makes spring training debut with Padres
PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado’s debut in a San Diego Padres uniform was a lot less eventful than his free agency. The four-time All-Star spent the offseason being courted by every club with money to burn, and he wound up signing a $300 million, 10-year deal with San Diego late...
Phillies introduce Harper to cap their busy offseason of signings
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper sounded like a typical Philadelphian talking about a goal every Phillies fan will endorse. “I want to be on Broad Street on a frickin’ boat or bus or whatever it is and hold a (World Series) trophy over my head,” the six-time All-Star said Saturday...
