Sports category, Page 340
Westmoreland County campus clippings: GCC grad Bailey Kuhns among NEC’s best at Mercyhurst
Holding a spot on a Division I roster and being a Division I player are different things. It’s about actions and results that go beyond landing a spot at a school. Bailey Kuhns found herself on a Division I team when Mercyhurst jumped from the D-II PSAC. Now, the junior...
First Call: Arthur Smith not favored to land Jets’ head coaching job; Patrick Queen takes dig at Ravens
In Monday’s “First Call,” it looks like Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith isn’t going anywhere. Neither is Mike Tomlin. Nor are the Baltimore Ravens going to the AFC Championship game, and Pittsburgh product Damar Hamlin had a hand in that. Patrick Queen seemed happy to catch the final score....
Madden Monday: Art Rooney II is oblivious to, or disinterested in, criticism of Mike Tomlin
At PiratesFest over the weekend, designated hitter Andrew McCutchen told Pittsburgh Pirates fans to “be careful what you wish for,” when it comes to some of their demands of Bob Nutting to sell the team. Funny. That’s a refrain we’ve heard quite a bit this week in the national media...
Pirates’ No. 1 prospect Bubba Chandler blocking out talk of promotion, MLB debut
Paul Skenes could not bring himself to offer an endorsement of Bubba Chandler as a reliable bullpen catcher. This offseason, the two have trained together in a group that includes fellow Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Jared Jones and Kyle Nicolas. In catching Skenes, Chandler, now ranked the Pirates’ No. 1 overall...
Penguins Take 5: Unpredictability of goaltending haunts Kyle Dubas
When he held his first news conference after being hired by the Penguins on June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was asked about his team’s goaltending situation. Tristan Jarry was headed to free agency, so Dubas was going to have to make some moves at the position. “Goaltending is vitally important,”...
Tim Benz: Gap between Pittsburgh sports fans and local team owners has never been so vast
I didn’t attend PiratesFest this weekend. I recently finished covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous demise and the Penguins’ washout of a homestand. My Pittsburgh sports masochism knows at least some limitations. But, via TribLIVE’s Kevin Gorman, I did read about the ire directed toward owner Bob Nutting at the fan...
Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff’s forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4. Gauff entered the match at Rod...
Josh Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens to reach AFC title gameVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a divisional playoff game on Sunday night. The Bills hung on when a wide-open Mark Andrews dropped...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Railers in overtimeVideo
A goal 49 seconds into overtime by forward Matt Koopman gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and three assists for Wheeling (26-8-2) while forward Matty De St. Phalle contributed a...
Austria’s Sepp Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with a lead on the PGA Tour until Sunday. In his two previous victories, he had to charge from far behind on the final day with no time to feel the nerves that roiled his stomach from the...
Saquon Barkley runs for 78 and 62-yard TDs in the snow and Eagles beat Rams to head to NFC title gameVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the turnover-happy Los Angeles Rams 28-22 on Sunday to advance to the NFC championship...
Behind 5 double-digit scorers, Robert Morris edges Milwaukee for 700th win in program history
Josh Omojafo and Kam Woods scored 15 points apiece to pace five double-figure scorers for Robert Morris, and the Colonials defeated Milwaukee, 81-79, on Sunday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena for their third consecutive road win in men’s basketball. It also was the Colonials’ third straight victory overall and fourth in...
‘We have buy-in’: Pirates’ Paul Skenes aims to be catalyst in creating a championship cultureVideo
Before the arrival of Paul Skenes, the expectation around the Pittsburgh Pirates was that the players locked into long-term contracts would take on a leadership role in the locker room. After starting for the National League in the All-Star Game, winning NL Rookie of the Year honors and finishing third...
At Notre Dame, the first ‘America’s Team,’ they wake the echoes on a run to another national title
ATLANTA — Between Touchdown Jesus, “Win One for the Gipper,” Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldn’t quite be football without Notre Dame. With the Fighting Irish waking up the echoes and playing for a title again after a generation-long retreat from the...
After enduring threats and calls for his firing, Ohio State’s Ryan Day can go from ultimate low to high
ATLANTA — Emotionally, this has been a season unlike any other for Ryan Day. Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation’s winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State’s fourth straight loss to Michigan. He received harassment and...
Coco Gauff writes ‘RIP TikTok USA’ on a TV camera at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home, writing on a TV camera lens “RIP TikTok USA” and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals. Gauff’s 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Belinda...
Take 5: Metropolitan malaise plagues Penguins
Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob Trouba, of all people, and went on to lose 6-0 to the...
Game between reigning state champs Aliquippa, Imani Christian called off after skirmish
A WPIAL boys basketball game between two reigning state champions was cut short Saturday after spectators ran onto the floor during an on-court skirmish. The nonsection contest between Aliquippa and Imani Christian at Allderdice was called off with 4:23 left in the second quarter. Video showed two players fighting for...
Jayden Daniels leads Commanders to upset win over top-seeded Lions
DETROIT — Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, and the Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions, 45-31, on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago. “It’s a surreal moment,” Daniels...
LeSean McCoy, Rams legend Aaron Donald bet $50,000 on Eagles-Rams playoff game
Philadelphia Eagles great LeSean McCoy and Los Angeles Rams legend Aaron Donald are putting their money where their mouths are. McCoy and Donald, both Pennsylvania natives and former University of Pittsburgh stars, have a friendly, big money wager going on the result of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game between...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Railers
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 loss to the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 15-3-1. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-8-2-0) while...
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka moves into the Australian Open quarterfinalsVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, where she is three wins from achieving something no woman has done since the 1990s. The two-time defending champion extended her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 18 matches with a 6-1, 6-2 win over 14th-seeded Mirra...
Penguins put up little resistance in loss to Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don’t expect Joel Blomqvist to save their season. But just being reliable by saving a few shots is a fair hope for the rookie goaltender. That’s something would-be franchise netminder Tristan Jarry was not able to provide, and that’s why he was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of...
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce help Chiefs to AFC title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans, 23-14, on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season. With girlfriend Taylor Swift...
Sepp Straka surges to 4-shot lead over Hoffman, Day, Lower through 3 rounds at The American ExpressVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka shot an 8-under-par 64 on Saturday while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower after three rounds at The American Express. Straka made six birdies on his...
