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Flagg fun: Illinois coach suggests young Duke star should stay in school, ‘chase a girl’Video
NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg has certainly lived up to the hype. So it seems a foregone conclusion the freshman phenom from Duke will become the top pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Illinois coach Brad Underwood has a different idea. “I hope he stays in school. I mean, if...
Robert Morris men roll past Milwaukee for 12th victory in past 13 games
And just like that, Robert Morris is in first place in the Horizon League men’s basketball standings. For the first time. Ever. Don’t tell coach Andy Toole, though. He’s not biting. “We’ve just got to keep doing what we do,” Toole said Sunday after Robert Morris’ 72-59 victory over Milwaukee...
No. 13 N.C. State women end No. 1 Notre Dame’s 19-game streak with double-OT winVideo
RALEIGH, N.C. — Zoe Brooks had a career-high 33 points to help No. 13 N.C. State push past top-ranked Notre Dame, 104-95, in a double-overtime classic Sunday, ending the Fighting Irish’s 19-game winning streak while keeping alive their hopes to share the ACC regular-season title. Brooks also had 10 rebounds...
With a biopic planned, Mt. Lebanon native Kurt Angle opens up about his wrestling triumphs, personal journey
A movie is in the works that will profile Kurt Angle’s life story. The film will chronicle the Mt. Lebanon native’s journey from his youth and his start in amateur wrestling, his accomplishments in the sport in high school and college at Clarion to international success, including his Olympic gold-medal...
Pitt digs deep into transfer portal, high schools in hopes of rebuilding WR group
Kade Bell’s offense at Pitt calls for plenty of footballs in the air and enough speedy pass catchers with the skill to get open. Failing that, they need to have enough toughness to win 50-50 matchups with defenders. Those athletes who excel in both areas aren’t easy to find. So,...
Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist scheduled to start against Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 12 games this season, Blomqvist has a 3-8-0 record, a 3.68...
Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup race win and ties record for most podiums
SESTRIERE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history book. Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in November. Back to racing in her favored slalom event, Shiffrin kept and added to her...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Thunderbirds
Forward Ville Koivunen had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-13-5-1) also got goals from forwards Boris Katchouk and Valtteri Puustinen while goaltender Tristan Jarry saw his record fall to...
Duquesne can’t overcome early deficit in loss to St. Bonaventure
They staged their 136th meeting in a men’s basketball series dating to 1920. St. Bonaventure is Duquesne’s most frequent all-time opponent. And get this: The average score in the first 135 games? Duquesne 71.6, St. Bonaventure 70.9, a difference of less than a point. The latest affair Saturday at Reilly...
NHL will hold its first decentralized draft at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 27-28Video
LOS ANGELES — When the NHL draft comes to Los Angeles this summer, expect a lot more Gary Bettman. The 2025 NHL Draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theatre, the league announced Saturday, and Bettman — the NHL’s commissioner since 1993 — will be...
Aldrich Potgieter hangs on to 1-shot lead in Mexico OpenVideo
VALLARTA, Mexico — Aldrich Potgieter had the lead going into the final round of the Mexico Open — minus the cushion he enjoyed — after a sloppy finish Saturday that made him settle for a 4-under-par 67 and a one-shot advantage over Brian Campbell at Vidanta Vallarta. Potgieter, a 20-year-old...
Analysis: After loss to Notre Dame, Jeff Capel puts Pitt’s collapse into perspective
Jeff Capel made two statements after Pitt’s 76-72 loss at Notre Dame that puts the team’s almost total collapse into sharp focus. They are remarks from a veteran coach that explain how and why Pitt is likely headed toward its sixth postseason in Capel’s seven-year tenure without an NCAA Tournament...
Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta raceVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Even so, Briscoe insisted he feels no new pressure. He said he already felt an urgency to win this week because those are the expectations...
Tribute to Mike Lange serves as emotional backdrop before Penguins’ game vs. CapitalsVideo
As puck drop between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals approached Saturday, signs of a memorable afternoon at PPG Paints Arena grew in abundance. There were countless signs held by fans, showing phrases such as “Buy Sam a drink and get his dog one, too!” or “Scratch my back with...
Juan Soto hits a 426-foot home run in 1st at-bat for New York MetsVideo
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto wasted little time in showing off his power for his new team. Again. Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Mets, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning against Houston on Saturday. The Mets...
Penguins routed by Capitals in 1st game out of 4 Nations break
It wasn’t a hockey night in Pittsburgh. After all, Saturday’s game started at 3:21 p.m. (And a bit later for anyone forced to take in the contest on ABC’s delayed telecast, which missed approximately the first two-and-a-half minutes of regulation.) But the Penguins celebrated Mike Lange, the man who made...
JT Toppin, No. 9 Texas Tech overcome a slow start to beat West Virginia
LUBBOCK, Texas — JT Toppin scored 22 points, freshman Christian Anderson had a season-high 21 points with five 3-pointers in his first career start and ninth-ranked Texas Tech beat West Virginia, 73-51, on Saturday. Toppin and the Red Raiders (21-6, 12-4 Big 12) overcame a slow start, with the 6-foot-9...
Yanic Konan Niederhauser scores 24 points as Penn State defeats Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 24 points, Penn State had a dominant 17-minute stretch in the middle of the game, and the Nittany Lions defeated Minnesota, 69-60, on Saturday. The Gophers led 24-15 after Lu’Cye Patterson’s 3-pointer with nine minutes remaining in the first half, but they managed just...
3 Periods: Stretch vs. Metropolitan foes highlights Penguins’ need to be better in-division
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been preaching the need for the club to improve play within the Metropolitan Division literally since Day 1 on the job. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division,” Dubas said June 1, 2023, during his introductory...
Pitt loses to injured Notre Dame in damaging late-season loss
The frustration of a season gone bad was clear in the voice of Pitt assistant coach Jason Capel after the Panthers’ 76-72 loss to Notre Dame. With all of its goals at stake Saturday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion, Pitt (16-11, 7-9 ACC) couldn’t keep up with a crippled Notre Dame...
Pirates win Grapefruit League opener against Orioles as Carmen Mlodzinski moves into starter’s role
SARASOTA — When Carmen Mlodzinski moved to the bullpen two years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates told him they weren’t closing the door on his chances of being a starting pitcher in the major leagues. In his exit interview last fall, Mlodzinski made it clear it was an avenue he wanted...
Underwhelming class of quarterbacks awaits Steelers as they prepare for NFL Combine
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers went hunting for a quarterback in the NFL Draft, they had the misfortune of doing so in one of the leanest classes in recent memory. When Kenny Pickett was taken with the No. 20 overall pick in 2022, he was the first quarterback to...
Pressure point: Pirates still betting on Henry Davis, who is learning to cancel out the noise
BRADENTON, Fla. — Searching for solitude and his swing, Henry Davis found a baseball facility that was empty in the morning this offseason. He arrived early and put on headphones while hitting fastballs off a self-feeder. What was on his playlist? “Crowd noise,” Davis said. “I just wanted to replicate...
After signing, LHP Andrew Heaney says he’s ‘got to go out there and perform’ for Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — Andrew Heaney arrived just as the Pittsburgh Pirates were transitioning from Pirate City to LECOM Park, so his head was still spinning about joining a new team. Where Pirates pitchers were thrilled to add a world champion to their starting rotation, the 33-year-old left-hander is ready and...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers fans can expect much of the same, boring offseason
We spend endless hours debating what the Pittsburgh Steelers will do this offseason. (Some more than others.) It’s insufferable. Nonstop yak, yak, yak. Most of it about the quarterback position. Here’s a shortcut. Here’s what the Steelers won’t do this offseason: • Trade for Matthew Stafford. • Get Aaron Rodgers....
