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Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence Dolan dies at 94Video
CLEVELAND — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes. “Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our community on so...
Unidentified NFL team proposes to ban tush push used so successfully by Eagles
INDIANAPOLIS — One NFL team is proposing an end to the tush push play the Philadelphia Eagles have used so successfully at the goal line and in short-yardage situations, including during their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. According to NFL Network and the Washington Post,...
Utah fires men’s basketball coach Craig Smith with Utes at 15-12Video
The University of Utah fired men’s basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this season. Smith was in his fourth season in charge of the program. He was 65-62. The 52-year-old Smith will be replaced by...
Bell’s overtime win in Atlanta boosts hopes that 2025 will be a breakthrough season for No. 20 teamVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — Christopher Bell believes he could be headed toward a big year with Joe Gibbs Racing after what he hopes was a breakthrough win. Bell clinched a playoff berth by winning the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in overtime Sunday. Bell said he would be...
Stan Drayton on coaching Penn State’s star runners and ‘identifying their weaknesses’Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Stan Drayton, Penn State’s new running backs coach, has worked with some serious talent during his 32 years as a coach. Drayton helped mold Brian Westbrook at Villanova, Zeke Elliott at Ohio State and Bijan Robinson at Texas. At the pro level, Drayton worked with Chicago’s Matt...
5 storylines to follow for Steelers, NFL at annual scouting combine
With the Super Bowl, college playoffs and all-star showcases in the rearview mirror, the NFL ramps up its focus this week for the upcoming season. The annual Scouting Combine will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with on-field workouts running from Thursday through Sunday. The NFL has invited...
Texas is No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 for the first time in 21 years; N.C. State climbs into top 10
Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time in 21 years and the third different team to hold the top spot in the past three weeks. The Longhorns moved atop the poll Monday after previous No. 1 Notre Dame lost in...
IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team safe after bus catches fire
INDIANAPOLIS — Members of the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team are unhurt and back home Monday, a day after their bus caught fire on Interstate 275. The school posted a message on X on Sunday that all team and staff members were safely evacuated from the bus, which experienced a...
Auburn atop AP Top 25 for 7th straight week; preseason No. 1 Kansas out, ending ranked run at 80 weeks
Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week on Monday, while preseason No. 1 Kansas dropped out of the men’s basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years, ending the Jayhawks’ ranked run at 80 consecutive weeks. The Tigers earned all 60 votes from...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe grad Kiley Myers tosses no-hitter at Marist
Kiley Myers was as efficient as she was dominant in her first college softball no-hitter. The Marist grad student and Latrobe graduate blanked Long Island, 9-0, in five innings with precision. She had only two strikeouts but threw just 51 pitches and allowed one baserunner. The fast-throwing right-hander retired 10...
Penguins’ Emil Bemstrom on quest to translate AHL success into NHL
Emil Bemstrom is no stranger to success at the American Hockey League level. Before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins last February via trade, Bemstrom spent part of five seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets, where his year-to-year performance followed a consistent script: AHL dominance but failing to break through in the...
Former Westminster coach, College Football Hall of Famer Joe Fusco dies at 87
Wilkinsburg native Joe Fusco, a 2001 College Football Hall of Fame coaching inductee and one of the most successful coaches in the history of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, died Saturday. He was 87. Fusco served as Westminster’s head coach from 1972-99 and led the Titans to four NAIA...
For Jeff Capel, disappointment lingers as Pitt enters final stretch of regular season
Judging by Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s tone and demeanor when revisiting Saturday’s loss at Notre Dame, it could be deduced that some disappointment from the defeat lingers. Against the struggling Fighting Irish, the Panthers were porous defensively, allowing Notre Dame to shoot 56.3% from the floor in the 76-72 decision....
Steelers launch fan cruise to Mexico
Imagine a Black and Gold paradise where die-hard fans can rub elbows with Pittsburgh Steelers greats and soak up the sun. A Steelers fan cruise is scheduled to take to the sea in May 2026 and is giving fans the opportunity to mingle with some team legends. Partnered with Seaside...
Pirates-Phillies spring training game rained out
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Paul Skenes’ first start of spring training was rained out. Monday’s Pittsburgh Pirates-Philadelphia Phillies game was canceled due to inclement weather, as the Gulf Coast expected rainstorms all afternoon. Skenes, the 2024 NL rookie of the year, was set to start for the Pirates against a Phillies...
Sophomore Kedrick Curtis blossoms in 2nd season with Seton Hill men’s basketball team
To most basketball observers in Westmoreland County, Kedrick Curtis is the kid who hit the miracle shot for Seton Hill. Against Glenville State on the last day of November, Curtis, a sophomore forward from Baltimore, heaved in a three-quarter-court shot as time expired to give the Griffins a 73-72 victory....
Deer Lakes grad Tia Germanich making difficult decision to choose bowling over softball pay off
Tia Germanich grew up in two worlds. One was softball. She played throughout her youth and, eventually, starred for Deer Lakes, earning second-team all-star honors from the Valley News Dispatch after her senior season. With her talent came opportunities to play in college, mostly from Division III schools. The other...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ dud of a return from break is a (not so) sobering reality check for fans
The Pittsburgh Penguins returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off this weekend and lost two home games. They fell 8-3 to Washington on Saturday and 5-3 to the New York Rangers on Sunday. The Pens are in last place of the Metropolitan Division with 57 points. The Buffalo Sabres (51 points)...
‘He’s impressive’: Pirates 1st-round pick Konnor Griffin flashes tools in spring training debut
BRADENTON, Fla. — Konnor Griffin is quick to say how cool it is to be an 18-year-old in big league camp at spring training, especially when reminded that he’s less than a year removed from high school. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2024 first-round pick is even quicker to remind about something...
Mark Madden: Sidney Crosby shines, goaltending doesn’t in Penguins’ return from break
If the 4 Nations Face-Off was “best on best,” what was Sunday’s game between the Penguins and New York Rangers? Find the answer and much more in this edition of refreshing Penguins notes! • Sidney Crosby played hard and exceptionally at the 4 Nations Face-Off, then did the same in...
Madden Monday: NHL already seeing residue of ‘Faustian bargain’ with international play
Hockey’s 4 Nations Face Off was a big success. Now, what can the NHL do for an encore? In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X says, so far, with its own product, things aren’t going great for the league. “Even the fast teams...
First Call: Plaxico Burress sells Super Bowl ring for big money; Penguins prospect loses fight badlyVideo
In Monday’s “First Call,” a former Pittsburgh Steeler had to sell his Super Bowl ring, but the price may have been worth it. Alex Ovechkin bounced back after a quiet game against the Penguins. An ex-Steelers defensive back is hanging up his cleats. And a Penguins farmhand may want to...
Minor league report: Penguins fall in overtime to BruinsVideo
Forward Boris Katchouk had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 27 saves on 32 shots as his record fell to 8-4-3. Forwards Emil Bemstrom and...
Justin Bieber among stars who skate in hockey benefit for L.A. fire relief fundVideo
LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber and Steve Carell laced up their skates along with Hockey Hall of Famers Rob Blake, Mark Messier, Cammi Granato and Jeremy Roenick on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds from the Los Angeles fires. The Los Angeles Kings and NHL held “Skate for LA Strong”...
Brian Campbell cashes in, wins Mexico Open for 1st PGA Tour title
VALLARTA, Mexico — Brian Campbell cashed in on a huge break Sunday when his tee shot in a playoff bounced out of the trees and back into play, leading to a birdie on the second extra hole to win the Mexico Open over Aldrich Potgieter. Campbell, who closed with a...
