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Norwin grad Kate Botti making more contributions for Bethany women’s basketball team
When Kate Botti was playing for Norwin’s girls basketball team, she wasn’t called upon to score a lot of points. The Knights had plenty of that with the likes of, among others, Alyssa Laukus, Brianna Zajicek, Kendall Berger, Lauren Palangio, Ava Kobus, Jayla Wehner and Olivia Gribble. All of those...
Georgia Tech defense takes big leap in 1st season under Valley grad Tyler SantucciVideo
After Georgia Tech finished with the ACC’s worst defense in 2023, coach Brent Key decided something needed to be done to improve that unit. Andrew Thacker, who had been Tech’s defensive coordinator since 2019, already had been assigned a new role midway through the 2023 season. Kevin Sherrer, the Yellowjackets’...
All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its 1st NFL games
Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Yet, Netflix executive Brandon Riegg realizes it all amounts to a lump of coal if...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to start against Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Monday’s home contest against the Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following a morning skate in Cranberry. In 15 games this season, Jarry has a 7-5-2 record, a 3.51 goals against average...
Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James. “I’m very honored,”...
Matt Petgrave, involved in play that led to Adam Johnson’s death, asks for donations for legal costs
Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. Johnson, who had briefly played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, died after his neck was cut by Petgrave’s skate in a collision between...
Sean Manaea to re-sign with Mets for $75 million over 3 years, AP source says
NEW YORK — Sean Manaea is set to return to the New York Mets on a $75 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal was subject to a successful physical....
Tim Benz: Lots to complain about with new College Football Playoff, but let’s pick the right things
There’s plenty to complain about following the first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. But let’s be sure we are complaining about the right things. One of those things is not that Alabama “deserved” to be in the CFP instead of Indiana or Southern Methodist. Alabama lost three...
‘It’s still there’: Franchise icon Andrew McCutchen re-signs with Pirates for 2025
Andrew McCutchen made no secret of his hope to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates, so the franchise icon only had to put a finger on his pulse to check to see if he still had the desire. That was never in question as McCutchen made it clear he intends to...
Penguins place Owen Pickering on injured reserve, recall Nate Clurman
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie defenseman Owen Pickering on injured reserve Monday and recalled defenseman Nate Clurman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. After a morning skate Monday in Cranberry, coach Mike Sullivan revealed Pickering was diagnosed with a concussion. Pickering, a left-handed shot, was injured during a 3-0...
Mark Madden: With the Steelers showing familiar faults, is another collapse underway?
Whatever is happening with the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t good. Their 10-3 mark of a few weeks back seems like fool’s gold. They’ve been dominated in consecutive weeks by upper-echelon teams Philadelphia and Baltimore, making it clear that the Steelers are a class below. The opposition’s physical superiority made the gap...
First Call: Kenny Pickett plays and injures ribs; Mason Rudolph starts; James Conner shines, but hurts knee
Monday’s “First Call” gets us up to date on the injury front for Steelers-Chiefs on Christmas Day. We have details on Kenny Pickett’s first extended snaps in Philadelphia. Mason Rudolph gets another start in Tennessee. James Conner has a mixed day for the Arizona Cardinals. Plus, we look at some...
Madden Monday: Losses to Eagles, Ravens makes you wonder if Steelers’ hot start was ‘fool’s gold’
On the surface, back-to-back losses by scores of 27-13 and 34-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens look bad enough. But as Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLive said during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, things were actually worse than that. “I think both the Philadelphia and...
Minor league report: Filip Larsson, Penguins shut out BearsVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 21 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. The result was Larsson’s third shutout this season (tied for most in the American Hockey League) and improved his record to 4-3-1. Forward...
Former Penn State QB Beau Pribula commits to Missouri via the transfer portal
Former Penn State quarterback Beau Pribula has found his new school. Pribula, Penn State’s backup quarterback who entered the transfer portal ahead of the College Football Playoff, has committed to Missouri, according to a report from on3. Pribula also took visits to Iowa, UCF and Ole Miss and called off...
Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia men beat Mercyhurst
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 19, Toby Okani added a double-double and West Virginia breezed to a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday. Small made 6 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer and 6 of 7 free throws for the Mountaineers (9-2), who upped their win streak to five...
Dorian Thompson-Robinson doesn’t settle any Browns QB questions in 1st start of seasonVideo
CINCINNATI — Dorian Thompson-Robinson didn’t put to rest any questions about the Browns’ long-term future at quarterback with his performance Sunday. Making his first start of the season and fourth of his career, the second-year player was sacked five times and threw two interceptions in Cleveland’s 24-6 loss to the...
Penn State beats Louisville to make Katie Schumacher-Cawley 1st female coach to win volleyball titleVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Katie Schumacher-Cawley took in her milestone moment with a big smile, hugging confetti-covered players and supporters before hoisting the championship trophy that sets her apart from other volleyball coaches. Other than one focus lapse, the Nittany Lions made sure she would get it. Jess Mruzik had 29...
NFL Week 16: Michael Penix wins debut as Atlanta QB as Falcons drill hapless Giants
ATLANTA — Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta’s starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns, and the Falcons bolstered their playoff hopes by handing the hapless New York Giants their franchise-record 10th straight loss, 34-7 on Sunday. Jessie Bates and...
Burrow throws 3 TD passes and Bengals keep playoff hopes alive with 24-6 victory over BrownsVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes, including one as he was falling to the turf, and the Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 24-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The Bengals (7-8) need to win their last two games and get some...
Rangers forward Matt Rempe suspended 8 games for elbow on HeiskanenVideo
NEW YORK — New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for boarding and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night. Rempe had an in-person hearing via Zoom on Sunday, as opposed to a phone call, which...
Texans WR Tank Dell released from hospital
HOUSTON — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell was released after an overnight stay in the hospital and was traveling back to Houston on Sunday after suffering a severe knee injury in Saturday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach DeMeco Ryans provided the update Sunday but didn’t have many details...
Joe Burrow throws 3 TDs, Bengals keep playoff hopes alive
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase keep putting up extraordinary numbers, but the Cincinnati Bengals still need help to reach the playoffs. Burrow threw three touchdown passes, including one as he was falling to the turf, and the Bengals kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 24-6 victory...
With Patrick Mahomes awaiting, Cory Trice could be next up at CB in injury-riddled Steelers secondary
His first NFL start might come against a two-time NFL most valuable player and the MVP of the past two Super Bowls. That test against Patrick Mahomes could come in front of a global audience in the league’s first foray into a Netflix telecast. It could happen in a game...
Jalen Hurts leaves with a concussion as the Eagles’ winning streak ends at 10
LANDOVER, Md. — Jalen Hurts was concussed minutes into the game and ruled out after evaluation, Kenny Pickett played like a backup quarterback and the Philadelphia Eagles’ winning streak is over. Hurts was ruled out early in a 36-33 loss at the Washington Commanders on Sunday after his head slammed...
