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Connor Joe leading the way (literally) for Pirates’ red-hot offensive start to seasonVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton could have gone several ways to begin the season when it came to picking his leadoff hitter. He could have done a repeat of 2023, putting Oneil Cruz there. Ke’Bryan Hayes, whose 45 games in the leadoff slot led the club last year, was another...
A closer look at Sidney Crosby’s 19-year point-per-game scoring streak
With two goals and an assist in a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reached the 82-point mark and clinched the 19th point-per-game season of his NHL career. That ties him with Wayne Gretzky for the most such seasons in league history....
Houston’s Ronel Blanco throws 1st no-hitter in MLB this season
HOUSTON — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week. In a span of seven days, the Houston right-hander welcomed a new daughter, made his first opening day roster — and then threw the first no-hitter in the major leagues this season. Blanco struck out seven and walked two...
Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with win over JuJu Watkins, USCVideo
PORTLAND, Ore. — After being a spectator a year ago, Paige Bueckers is headed back to the Final Four after scoring 28 points and lifting UConn to a 80-73 win over Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night. Bueckers outdueled fabulous USC freshman All-American JuJu Watkins, sparking...
Sidney Crosby leads Penguins past Rangers to boost faint playoff hopes
It would be foolish to suspect the Penguins have anything resembling a good chance at qualifying for the upcoming postseason. It would also be foolish to assume captain Sidney Crosby won’t drag this flawed team as far as he can as long as he can. Such was the case on...
Caitlin Clark scores 41 as Iowa gains revenge on LSU, earns trip to Final Four
ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory Monday night, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four. Top-seeded Iowa...
New coach Dru Joyce III hopes to reward Duquesne’s support
The last time Duquesne hired a men’s basketball coach from inside its own program, things didn’t turn out well. That was then. This is now. Momentum is on Duquesne’s side. Momentum is in Dru Joyce III’s court. “It’s a different strategy, a different way of doing things,” Duquesne athletic director...
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice cooperating with police after sports car crash in Dallas, attorney saysVideo
DALLAS — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash on a busy Dallas highway over the weekend. A total of six vehicles were involved in...
Offense keeps rolling as Pirates beat Nationals, move to 5-0 for 1st time since 1983
Five games, five wins. After Monday’s 8-4 victory over Washington at Nationals Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates have begun the season 5-0 for the first time in 41 years and only the sixth time in franchise history. Potent offense throughout the lineup powered the Pirates over the Nationals in the first...
Delmont, New Kensington rinks to host national youth hockey tournaments
Last year, the Allegheny Badgers Tier II 16U boys ice hockey team won the Mid-Am District title, advanced to nationals in Amherst, N.Y., and brought home third place in the 3A bracket. Seventeen of the 20 players from that team remained together and moved up to the 18U level. The...
New Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III eager to build on program’s success
Dru Joyce III has known Keith Dambrot since before he attended middle school, a quarter-century span of time that included lessons learned on and off the basketball court, memories that will last a lifetime, perhaps an occasional admonishment or two and, of course, plenty of victories. So when Dambrot reached...
Joe Gibbs has good problem after Denny Hamlin’s pit crew steals win from Martin Truex
RICHMOND, Va. — Joe Gibbs probably expects the organizational meeting of his four NASCAR Cup Series teams to be somewhat challenging this week, even after a weekend sweep at Richmond Raceway. After Chandler Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series race Saturday, the owner...
Penn State loses to top seed Villanova in WBIT semifinals
INDIANAPOLIS — Lucy Olsen scored 21 points, and Kaitlyn Orihel added 13 to lead Villanova past Penn State, 58-53, in Monday’s first Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament semifinal. Olsen also had six assists and six rebounds, and Bella Runyan finished with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. Penn State was...
Steelers notes: OT Dan Moore awarded performance-based pay bump for his play in 2023
Dan Moore Jr. fended off a first-round pick to hold on to the starting left tackle job for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. He has been rewarded financially for doing so. Moore was among the top 25 NFL players who were compensated the most from a league fund created to...
UConn, Purdue, Alabama, N.C. State ride transfers into Final Four
Connecticut and Purdue needed the right fit. Alabama needed more bodies. N.C. State had big holes to fill in the backcourt. They all mined the transfer portal effectively enough that those pieces are key reasons that they’ve reached the Final Four, headed to Glendale, Ariz., with a chance to hoist...
Former NFL player Vontae Davis found dead in his South Florida homeVideo
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. — Former Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis was found dead in his South Florida home on Monday, but police say no foul play is suspected. Police in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Davie said they responded to a medical emergency at Davis’ home Monday...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Hempfield grad Ty Linsenbigler transfers to Seton Hill
Ty Linsenbigler is coming home. The former Hempfield standout wrestler is leaving Lock Haven to compete at Seton Hill, where he will reunite with his high school coach, Vince DeAugustine. Wrestling unattached last season as a redshirt sophomore, Linsenbigler went 16-9 with four major decisions and one pin. He was...
Penn State’s Aaron Brooks wins Hodge Award as nation’s top wrestler
Penn State senior Aaron Brooks, a five-time All-American and a four-time NCAA champion, received the top honor in collegiate wrestling Monday. He was named the 2024 Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s best collegiate wrestler. This is an annual award given to the top wrestler in the country. The award...
Ligonier Valley grad Miles Higgins building toward big future in javelin at UNC Wilmington
Track and field wasn’t something Miles Higgins aspired to do. Coming up through the ranks in Ligonier Valley School District, he played football and basketball, but his spring calendar was empty so he joined the middle school track and field team simply as a way to fill his time between...
Speedy Mackenzie Favero, a Kiski Area grad, making her presence felt at top of Saint Vincent softball lineup
Mackenzie Favero prides herself on being organized. As a college athlete who also is pursuing a nursing degree, her knack for being efficient and orderly comes in handy. But the Kiski Area grad can thrive in chaos, too. It’s the chaos she creates for the opposition as the leadoff hitter...
Duquesne women’s coach Dan Burt breaks down LSU/Iowa Elite 8 clash
While the Final Four is set for the NCAA Men’s Tournament, the college basketball spotlight will shine on Albany, N.Y., at 7 p.m. Monday when the women of LSU and Iowa clash in the Elite 8. The winner cashes a ticket to the Final Four, set to tip off Friday...
Following 4-0 start, Pirates see needle move on win total expectations, division crown chances
Following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Easter Sunday victory the Miami Marlins in extra innings, manager Derek Shelton offered a fitting assessment of how his club just pulled off a four-game sweep to open the season. “The thing that stands out to me is that we have 26 guys on our roster...
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug after the 1983 national championship. Purdue and big man Zach Edey...
Late caution gives Denny Hamlin a 2nd chance to beat Joe Gibbs teammate Martin Truex Jr. at Richmond Raceway
RICHMOND, Va. — Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. after a caution with two laps to go and won in overtime at Richmond Raceway on Sunday night. Truex dominated the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series race — he...
Former Steeler Cam Sutton turns himself in amid allegations of domestic battery
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton surrendered to authorities in Florida on Sunday night on domestic violence accusations, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Sutton turned himself in at 8:30 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony, at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa,...
