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Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields named Gatorade Pa. Baseball Player of the Year
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields, a talented left-handed pitcher and outfielder, was named Monday as the Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year. Shields is the first WPIAL player to win the award since Latrobe’s Zach Kokoska and Plum’s Alex Kirilloff won in consecutive years in 2017 and ‘16. A...
Celtics have followed ‘craziness’ of Joe Mazzulla’s coaching style straight to the NBA FinalsVideo
BOSTON — When Celtics guard Derrick White stood in the corner behind the 3-point line late in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals as teammate Jaylen Brown drove into the lane, drew defenders and flipped a pass toward him, White felt prepared for the moment. That’s because Celtics coach...
Seize the Grey draws inside post for the Belmont. Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is favoredVideo
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Preakness winner Seize the Grey drew post position No. 1 on Monday, and Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan will start in post No. 3 for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Kenny McPeek-trained Mystik Dan, who finished second in the Preakness, is the...
Penn State found ‘friction’ between coach James Franklin and team doctor, but could not determine violationVideo
An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor, but it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA bylaws or Big Ten standards by interfering with medical decisions. The 15-page document from Penn State’s office of ethics...
Steelers 1st-round pick Troy Fautanu signs contract
First-round draft pick Troy Fautanu signed his rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. An offensive tackle from the University of Washington, the 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu was selected at No. 20 overall. Though draft analysts had predicted Fautanu could play at virtually any spot along an NFL...
IUP ousts top-seeded Central Missouri from Division II College World Series
The No. 5-seeded IUP baseball team secured the program’s first victory at the NCAA Division II College World Series on Monday, defeating top-seeded Central Missouri, 4-3, in Cary, N.C. IUP (39-17) scored runs in the second and fifth innings and plated two more in the bottom of the eighth to...
Duquesne adds Brazilian-born guard Lucas Prollo to its men’s basketball roster
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III added Brazilian guard Lucas Prollo to the Dukes’ 2024-25 men’s basketball roster, bringing to six the number of transfers joining the team. He will join the Dukes as a preferred walk-on, according to Brazilian journalist Arthur Salazar. ???????? Lucas Prolla commits to Duquesne!Read the full...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign 3 forwards
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed three forwards to American Hockey League (AHL) contracts on Monday. Atley Calvert and Gabe Klassen agreed to two-year contracts while Jack Beck signed a one-year contract. • The 20-year-old Calvert participated with the Pittsburgh Penguins team in a prospect tournament staged in Buffalo in September as...
Steelers sign former LSU WR Jaray Jenkins, cut CB Luq Barcoo
The Pittsburgh Steelers still might not know who their No. 2 receiver is this season, but they continue to add candidates to who might be part of the wide receivers corps. Jaray Jenkins signed with the Steelers on Monday. A 6-foot-2, 204-pound former LSU receiver, Jenkins signed with the Jacksonville...
Former Pirates player Tucupita Marcano under investigation for betting on baseball
Former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Tucupita Marcano, currently in his second stint with the San Diego Padres, is under investigation by MLB for violating the league’s gambling policy. The situation surrounding Marcano, reported Monday by the Wall Street Journal, centers on accusations that he bet on games involving the Pirates last...
Pat Narduzzi tells ACC Network Pitt’s transfer portal defections were no ‘gigantic loss’
Barely six months after a 3-9 finish to Pitt’s football season and less than 13 weeks before he’ll have the opportunity to start making amends, Pat Narduzzi said he feels good about the team’s new and emerging players while believing losses in the transfer portal are no big deal. Narduzzi...
Under new OC Arthur Smith, Steelers seek consistency, early returns in running game
Since the Pittsburgh Steelers took steps toward remaking their offensive line before the 2022 season, they sought to become one of the NFL’s top rushing teams. Thanks to slow starts the past two seasons, they couldn’t crack the top 10. The Steelers continued to add pieces along their line this...
‘SNL’ lampooned men in artistic swimming. Bill May could be the sport’s first male OlympianVideo
NEW YORK — Bill May chuckles at the mere mention of the words “Saturday Night Live,” knowing that the conversation is about to turn to the TV show’s 1984 skit starring Martin Short as one of two brothers attempting to make it to the Olympics in what then was called...
Larry Allen, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, dies suddenly at 52Video
DALLAS — Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year career spent mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 52. Allen died suddenly on Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico, the Cowboys said. A six-time All-Pro who was...
One-season wonder: Seton Hill’s Natasha Bernett places 4th in 2 events at Division II track and field championshipsVideo
As Seton Hill’s Natasha Bernett stepped in front of the blocks for her last collegiate track and field event — the NCAA Division II 100-meter hurdles final — she couldn’t help but smile. That was not her usual on-track demeanor. She always had a game face, one so intense that...
Freeport grad Tori Radvan ends softball career with solid senior season for Pitt-JohnstownVideo
When Tori Radvan walked onto the field for Pitt-Johnstown softball’s senior day, she was escorted by her older sister, Kristie. It was a fitting curtain-closer for Tori’s softball career. Three years earlier, when Kristie was a senior and Tori was a freshman with the Mountain Cats, Kristie suffered a torn...
Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Aaron Donald and Manti Te’o debut on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. The ballot for the Hall of Fame class to be announced in January was released by the National Football Foundation on Monday. It includes 77 players and nine coaches from...
Vikings reach agreement with Justin Jefferson on 4-year extension to give him NFL’s richest non-QB contract
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings and wide receiver Justin Jefferson agreed Monday to a four-year extension, the richest contract in NFL history for a non-quarterback. Jefferson will get $110 million guaranteed in the deal that’s worth as much as $140 million, with more than $88 million due at signing. “We...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Xavier Ouellet to sign in Belarus
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Xavier Ouellet has agreed to sign with Dinamo Minsk, a team based in Belarus that competes in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). That team announced the pending transaction via a release on Monday. Ouellet, 30, spent the past two seasons under an NHL contract with the Pittsburgh...
Mark Madden: How the WNBA is failing Caitlin Clark
I knew the WNBA was going to blow it with Caitlin Clark and said so in this space. But I didn’t think they would butcher it this bad, this quick. The groundwork for killing Clark’s buzz got laid when she went to a lousy team that’s not in a big...
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole adds ex-N.C. State guard Kam Woods to 2024-25 roster
Kam Woods, a 6-foot-2 guard who played at N.C. State last season, will join his fifth collegiate basketball program in five years this season after committing to Robert Morris. last one ???? let’s get it ???????? pic.twitter.com/6rrbD7fAi1— Kam (Glizzy) Woods (@KamGlizzzy3) June 1, 2024 His playing time this past season...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson caps NCAA career
When Palmer Jackson tapped in for par on the ninth hole at Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad, Calif., last weekend, he brought an end to a shining college golf career at Notre Dame. Now, the turning-professional talk officially can begin. The grad student and Franklin Regional product tied...
West Virginia tops Grand Canyon to win Tucson Regional, earn 1st trip to super regional
TUCSON, Ariz. — Logan Suave had three hits and drove in three runs, West Virginia scored multiple runs in four of the first five innings and the Mountaineers dispatched Grand Canyon, 10-6, on Sunday night, winning the Tucson Regional and earning the school’s first berth to a super regional. Reed...
The matchup is set: Panthers, Oilers will meet in the Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk is about to renew some acquaintances. Connor McDavid is going back to where his NHL career started. The Stanley Cup Final matchup is set: The Florida Panthers, back in the title round for the second consecutive year and seeking their first championship, will take on...
Tim Benz: Constant Pirates issues on full display during losses in Toronto
One thing was certainly different about the Pittsburgh Pirates series in Toronto. For a change, Rowdy Tellez was good. The much-maligned first baseman was 4 for 8 with a walk and four RBIs. Rowdy Tellez has driven in all three runs against his old squad today! pic.twitter.com/0CJLQxDCFD— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_)...
