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Hempfield captures 2nd straight WPIAL rifle championship
For the second straight season, the Hempfield rifle team fended off all comers to emerge as WPIAL champion. The Spartans accrued a team score of 800-62x to nail down first place in the championship event held at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsman Club in Canonsburg. The victory represents their second title...
Behrend’s Robbie McMaster sets program volleyball record
Robbie McMaster can dig it. A senior libero for the Penn State Behrend volleyball team and a Norwin graduate, McMaster recently became the program’s all-time leader in career digs, breaking Derek Polishen’s mark of 606 set in 2015. McMaster had 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Adrian, the fourth...
Steelers announce death of longtime scouting coordinator Ron Hughes
Ron Hughes, a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Steelers scouting department before his retirement in 2015, has died, the team announced Tuesday. Hughes was 75. Hughes joined the Steelers in 2001 when he was hired by Kevin Colbert, who was coached by Hughes at North Catholic High School. After two...
IUP women’s basketball up one spot in WBCA national rankings
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team ticked up one spot to No. 3 in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday. The Crimson Hawks (20-1) have won five games in a row, including recent victories over Slippery Rock (88-51) and...
IUP men’s basketball team rises to No. 3 in national poll
Wins over Slippery Rock and Gannon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play last week has the Indiana University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team up to No. 3 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday. The Crimson Hawks (21-2) also were aided with losses...
Penguins place Olli Maatta on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without defenseman Olli Maatta for an undetermined amount of time after the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday afternoon. Maatta, 24, sustained an upper-body injury after taking a hit Monday night in the Penguins’ 4-1 victory in Philadelphia. Maatta left the ice favoring his...
Keith Dambrot hopes defense will carry Dukes through tough stretchVideo
Keith Dambrot doesn’t get upset when his team has trouble making shots. He just orders more shooting drills in practice. But Duquesne’s coach has no patience for shoddy defense. There’s no drill for that. Plus, he believes defense is what will keep the Dukes (16-8, 7-4) competitive through the rest...
Francisco Cervelli talks trade rumors, concussions and playing catcher for PiratesVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. – Francisco Cervelli was not surprised to hear his name connected to trade rumors, but the veteran catcher made it clear that he wishes to remain with the Pittsburgh Pirates. “The way baseball is now, nothing surprises me,” Cervelli said Tuesday at Pirate City. “I’m here now. I’ve...
Social media takes on Antonio Brown’s latest cryptic tweet are hysterical
It’s Tuesday — which, of course, means that Antonio Brown has tweeted something very telling. Or not really. Or … well, he’s tweeted and everyone is reacting. And while you might be kind of sick of the Pittsburgh Steelers (for now) wide receiver’s Twitter feed, the responses are well worth...
Steelers WR Antonio Brown says it’s ‘time to move on’ in farewell message to fans
If there was any doubt about Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown wanting out of Pittsburgh, he erased it Tuesday afternoon on social media. The subject of trade rumors since he was inactive for the final game of the season for skipping a team walkthrough and meetings, Brown penned a brief...
Gambling site ignores other needs, has QB Kyler Murray on Steelers’ radar
By using draft picks on a quarterback in the past two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have no need to address the position in 2019. That’s especially true with starter Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL’s passing yardage leader in 2018, hoping to play several more seasons. Josh Dobbs is entering his third...
First call: Max Talbot has a birthday, Madison Bumgarner doesn’t like ‘openers’
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we celebrate a birthday for Max Talbot. We start looking at the Penguins versus Oilers matchup. Madison Bumgarner takes a stand. Seems right On a night where the Penguins won in Philadelphia, it’s only fitting that Max Talbot was celebrating a birthday. Talbot is playing with...
First call: Max Talbot has a birthday, Madison Bumgarner doesn’t like ‘openers’
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we celebrate a birthday for Max Talbot. We start looking at the Penguins versus Oilers matchup. Madison Bumgarner takes a stand. _______ Seems right On a night where the Penguins won in Philadelphia, it’s only fitting that Max Talbot was celebrating a birthday. Talbot is playing...
Tim Benz: Personal memories of Three Rivers Stadium from yesterday’s implosion anniversary
Monday marked the 18th anniversary of the Three Rivers Stadium implosion. John L. Williams had a 26-yard touchdown run that made the building shake. I’ve never enjoyed being a fan at an NFL game as I did that day. And I was never happier exiting a stadium as I...
Tim Benz: Personal memories of Three Rivers Stadium from yesterday’s implosion anniversary
Monday marked the 18th anniversary of the Three Rivers Stadium implosion. You gotta love the classic Pittsburghese from the guy in the background: “There’s the clahd a’ smoke!” Having lived most of my adolescent life in Connecticut — in a Pittsburgh-sports-fan household — I had to rely on seeing the...
Francisco Liriano hopes to make more good memories pitching for PiratesVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Francisco Liriano never imagined he would return to the Pittsburgh Pirates after they dealt him and two prospects to Toronto at the 2016 trade deadline in a salary dump. “To be honest, no,” Liriano said, “but … baseball is crazy.” Liriano signed a minor-league contract with the...
Tim Benz: Cleveland’s Kareem Hunt signing proves trade market exists for Antonio Brown
The KDKA “Sports Showdown” on Sunday featured quite a debate regarding the notion of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading receiver Antonio Brown. I pointed out that Martavis Bryant, a troubled receiver with a record of suspension, commanded a third-round pick in return during draft weekend last year. Therefore, I believe a...
Tim Benz: Cleveland’s Kareem Hunt signing proves trade market exists for Antonio Brown
The KDKA “Sports Showdown” on Sunday featured quite a debate regarding the notion of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading receiver Antonio Brown. I pointed out that Martavis Bryant, a troubled receiver with a record of suspension, commanded a third-round pick in return during draft weekend last year. Therefore, I believe a...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer talk Penguins victory over Flyers
Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me to recap the Penguins 4-1 win in Philadelphia. We start off talking about Matt Murray’s career-high 50 saves, including the lucky break he got on that one puck that bounced out of his glove. Plus, did Carter Hart live up to his...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer talk Penguins victory over Flyers
Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me to recap the Penguins 4-1 win in Philadelphia. We start off talking about Matt Murray’s career-high 50 saves, including the lucky break he got on that one puck that bounced out of his glove. Plus, did Carter Hart live up to his...
If Antonio Brown is traded, 49ers have best odds of getting him
Current and former San Francisco 49ers players have courted Antonio Brown over the past six weeks, and that appears to be the destination that makes the most sense for the disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. According to Bookmaker.eu, the 49ers are the favorite to land Brown, who formally has requested...
Will there ever be another Kyler Murray in specialization era?
Kyler Murray has chosen football over baseball, at least for now. It is anyone’s guess when the world will see another athlete with the skills and opportunity to have such a choice. The Oakland Athletics selected Murray ninth overall in the MLB Draft last June. He then went out and...
Dedication, positivity keys to success for TJ competitive spirit cheerleading squad
Thomas Jefferson’s competitive spirit cheerleading squad experienced several “firsts” this season. The girls recently returned from their first trip and first appearance in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla. The Jaguars competed in the large varsity division and super game day division at Walt Disney World,...
Sharpsburg trainer champions local boxers at Millvale fight
Boxing fans might want to head to Millvale on Feb. 23. Ray Schafer Boxing Association will present Road to Nationals Golden Glove Boxing at VFW Post 118 on 605 North Ave. Sharpsburg’s Jose Caraballo, a trainer and former boxer, is promoting the event. “One of the reasons we’re holding it...
WVU football coach adds Trickett to staff
West Virginia’s new football coach Neal Brown has hired Travis Trickett, the son of former Mountaineer assistant Rick Trickett, to his staff. The younger Trickett will be on the offensive side of the ball. His assignment will be decided on a later date. Ricky Trickett was a student assistant at...
