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Concussions force Pitt’s Alayna Gribble to retire from basketball
Norwin’s Alayna Gribble, who has been a part of the Pitt women’s basketball program for the past three seasons, is giving up the game. Pitt coach Lance White announced Friday that Gribble, a junior, has received a medical disqualification from the team due to multiple concussions. “Alayna Gribble is the...
Latrobe connection of Biss, Fite pays off for Shippensburg men’s basketball
When Chris Fite became coach of the Shippensburg men’s basketball team, he immediately identified a few traits he wanted to see in recruits. Fite and his staff sought unselfish players willing to dig in on defense and spend extra time in the gym. Finding team-first players helped Fite turn Shippensburg...
Rams thin on playoff experience, hungry for Super Bowl run
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ndamukong Suh earned multiple All-Pro honors, Pro Bowl selections and tens of millions of dollars during his first eight NFL seasons. The imposing defensive lineman had never won a playoff game, let alone a Super Bowl. When he was free to choose his next team after...
Saints redeemed secondary confident vs. high-powered Rams
METAIRIE, La. — Marshon Lattimore and the Saints’ secondary no longer look — or sound — haunted by the “Minnesota Miracle” touchdown pass that stunningly ended their playoffs one year ago. “We don’t panic. We don’t do none of that,” Lattimore said. “We adjust well.” Lattimore backed that up with...
Pitt’s revival under Jeff Capel a surprise to many … but not Pitt
Sophomore guard Khameron Davis appeared to be offended Thursday when he was asked if Pitt is playing above the players’ expectations. “No, not at all,” said Davis, one of only four scholarship players who returned from last season’s disaster. “We put in so much work during the summer, so much...
Derry’s Micky Phillippi leads No. 14 Pitt wrestling against No. 3 Oklahoma StateVideo
Keith Gavin looks at the lineup of wrestlers Oklahoma State will bring to Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House on Saturday, and he quickly understands the enormity of the challenge facing his team. Oklahoma State is ranked third in the nation by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, and nine of its top...
Penguins notebook: Patric Hornqvist could play this weekend
Even though winger Patric Hornqvist is recovering from his fourth documented concussion since the start of the 2016-17 season, he and the Pittsburgh Penguins see no need to give him an extra 10 days off. After facing the Arizona Coyotes on Friday and Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, the Penguins...
Patriots try to overcome road woes in AFC championship game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots are going on the road again in the playoffs, a place that hasn’t always been kind to them during the Tom Brady era. New England was unbeatable at home this season, going 8-0 during the regular season and rolling past the Los Angeles Chargers in...
Jeannette grad Kareem Hall headed for Lackawanna
With patience and perseverance, Kareem Hall is working his way back into football form. The former Jeannette standout running back announced last week he will attend Lackawanna College in Scranton, where he will reunite with another former Jeannette player, freshman defensive back Robert Kennedy. Hall, the younger brother of former...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Local standouts find new homes
With patience and perseverance, Kareem Hall is working his way back into football form. The former Jeannette standout running back announced last week he will attend Lackawanna College in Scranton, where he will reunite with another former Jeannette player: freshman defensive back Robert Kennedy. Hall went to Bowling Green and...
Upper St. Clair native Vincent Trocheck nears return for Florida Panthers
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — The Florida Panthers desperately need a boost, and Vincent Trocheck has pronounced himself ready to provide one. Barely eight weeks removed from surgery to repair the right ankle he fractured by crashing into the boards during a game at Ottawa, Trocheck took part in a full...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Burrell’s Scherer off to fast start at Pitt
Nikki Scherer got off to a fast start in the new year. The former Burrell track and field star, a sophomore at Pitt, won the 400-meter run at Saturday’s Nittany Lion Challenge at Penn State. Scherer ran a season-best time of 56.23 seconds to claim Pitt’s lone individual title at...
Professional bull rider Mason Lowe dies after being stomped during competition
A professional bull rider died as a result of being bucked off his bull at the National Western Stock Show on Tuesday night in Denver. Mason Lowe, 25, was on the ground when the bull, weighing between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds, landed on his chest with its hind legs, according...
IUP, Altoona Curve schedule another exhibition game
This is the year. IUP can feel it. After two strikes in a pair of previous attempts to play the Altoona Curve in an exhibition game, IUP baseball is set to host the Pirates Class AA affiliate at 1:30 p.m. April 1 at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. No...
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt added to Pro Bowl roster
Add outside linebacker T.J. Watt to the list of Pittsburgh Steelers players selected to participate in the Pro Bowl. Watt was added as an injury replacement Thursday. He will take the spot of Houston Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, who withdrew from the game because of injury. In his second NFL...
Steelers sign former Robert Morris safety Marcelis Branch
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a player with local ties to their roster when they signed former Robert Morris safety Marcelis Branch to a reserve/future contract Thursday. A Florida native, Branch was the male athlete of the year at Robert Morris for 2016-17 after a redshirt senior season in which he...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Specialists
Editor’s note: This is final installment of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com. In August, the Pittsburgh Steelers spent a lot of money to solidify their kicking situation into the next decade. By December, that was...
First call: Terry Bradshaw on ‘The Masked Singer’; a player who doesn’t want Antonio Brown
In Thursday`s "First Call," another Steeler on "The Masked Singer." One wideout doesn`t want Antonio Brown on his team, Alexander Ovechkin channels his inner Mike Tyson and an NCAA hoops double-coach ejection. What am I missing here? When I saw Terry Bradshaw`s name trending in Pittsburgh on Twitter last night,...
U mad bro? Bruce Arians slams Antonio Brown, who rips Emmanuel Sanders
Ooh! It`s a special "U Mad, Bro?" Normally, this weekly post is all about our beloved readers venting at me. But, here`s a new one. This week`s entry is all about Steelers getting mad at each other. As Mike Tomlin might say, "It`s Steelers vs. Steelers today." Well, a current...
Podcast: Uncertainty remains after Art Rooney II addresses Steelers offseason plans
In the wake of a nightmare collapse for his team, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II held his annual meeting with Pittsburgh-area beat writers. Joe Rutter was our representative for Trib. He joined me for our podcast. Rooney said one thing in particular that I couldn`t believe. I shared my...
For Penguins, trading Derek Grant opens door for many others
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded away a center early Thursday morning, but it wasn’t the center who has found himself at the center of trade rumors lately. Derick Brassard continues to operate status quo in his third-line position. Rather, depth player Derek Grant was shipped to the Anaheim Ducks for Joseph...
In early oddsmaking for next year’s Super Bowl, Steelers tied for 8th-best chance
The uncertainty and turmoil seemingly surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers right now isn’t affecting their chances to win next year’s Super Bowl. At least, that’s what the bookmakers at BetOnline.ag say. The site released its early odds to win Super Bowl LIV, to be played in February 2020 in South Florida....
Rams’ Marcus Peters, Saints’ Sean Payton downplay gumbo beef
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Marcus Peters stood at a podium Wednesday and spoke about his respect for Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints. He insisted his feisty comments about the coach two months ago had been misinterpreted and blown out of proportion by controversy-hungry fans and media. And then...
Duquesne earns 1st win in Richmond in 25 years
RICHMOND, Va. — Sincere Carry scored 21 points with six assists and Duquesne won at Richmond for the first time in over 25 years, taking a 74-68 victory over the Spiders on Wednesday night. Frankie Hughes added 15 points on five 3-pointers and Marcus Weathers had 12 points, nine rebounds...
Penn State loses to No. 23 Iowa, falls to 0-7 in Big Ten
STATE COLLEGE — With plenty of time left on the shot clock and his team nursing a slight lead late, Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon probably could’ve been more patient. His coach is glad he wasn’t. Bohannon stepped back with 36 seconds left and drained his fifth 3-pointer of the night...
