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Slippery Rock can’t get past Kutztown in NCAA Division II regional finals
The final statistics don’t tell the story. No. 15 Slippery Rock ran roughshod over Kutztown, outgaining the Golden Bears, 502-203. Kutztown finished with just 11 first downs, two in the second half, when it held the ball for only about 8 minutes. And it ran zero plays from scrimmage inside...
Bucknell hands Penn State 4th straight loss 76-67Video
STATE COLLEGE — Jack Forrest scored 23 points, Noah Williamson added 21 and Bucknell handed Penn State its fourth straight loss, 76-67, on Saturday. Forrest was 8-of 14 shooting, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers. Williamson was 9 of 13, and Josh Bascoe had 11 points and 10 rebounds for...
McKeesport’s Courtney Dunn wins Fralic Award as WPIAL’s top lineman
Matt Miller said Courtney Dunn wanted to be a running back several years ago when the senior lineman was coming up in the McKeesport football program. “His mom told him, ‘You’re too slow to run the ball. Get back to your position,’ ” said Miller, McKeesport’s coach. “We don’t want...
Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Matt Nieto out vs. Philadelphia with undisclosed injuries
At least for the time being, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have to brace for more injury-related absences among their corps of forwards. While they recently got Bryan Rust back after a three-game absence, Rickard Rakell remains on long term injured reserve. Additionally, Noel Acciari and Matt Nieto, both of whom...
Penguins recall forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins already have made a healthy number of transactions with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, shuffling players up and down to bolster their depth, offset injuries and plug holes in the lineup. Forwards Radim Zohorna, Vinnie Hinostroza and Jansen Harkins, to varying extents, all got...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers must make most of opportunity ahead
It’s difficult to evaluate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season. They are beneficiaries of an unchallenging schedule, a dearth of quality NFL quarterbacks, a rotten league in general. As Tom Brady rightly said, “I don’t see the excellence that I saw in the past.” I doubt Brady sees it in Pittsburgh, either....
Pitt Take 5: No easy road for Panthers on way to ACC opener against undefeated Clemson
When the ACC decided four years ago to boost each team’s conference schedule from 18 to 20, it created some quirks in the calendar. That’s why Pitt plays its ACC opener Sunday at Petersen Events Center against Clemson in the midst of a difficult stretch of nonconference games. In that...
Pirates A to Z: After inconsistent season, Luis Ortiz has opportunity to be starter next seasonVideo
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Luis Ortiz Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Age: 24 Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 235 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Went 5-5 with an 4.78 ERA and 1.70 WHIP, 59 strikeouts and 48 walks...
No. 3 Washington rallies to beat No. 5 Oregon and secure playoff spot
LAS VEGAS — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two TDs and No. 3 Washington wrapped up a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Oregon, 34-31, on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship. The game was...
Aliquippa secures 3rd straight state finals appearance with win over Selinsgrove
EBENSBURG — There was some fourth-quarter suspense for Aliquippa as the final minutes ticked away in the state semifinal Friday night. It was felt whenever the stadium’s PA announcer gave updates on the other semifinal 3½ hours away. The Quips’ only question at that point was who’d be waiting for...
Westinghouse returns to PIAA title game after taking down Beaver Falls
Westinghouse is headed back to the PIAA championship game for the second year in a row. Behind a relentless defense, the Bulldogs defeated WPIAL Class 2A champion Beaver Falls, 28-8, in the state semifinals Friday night at West Allegheny. The Bulldogs forced Beaver Falls (9-6) to turn the ball over...
West Virginia falls short vs. St. John’s in Big East-Big 12 Battle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Joel Soriano scored a career-high 24 points to lead St. John’s to a 79-73 victory over West Virginia on Friday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. Chris Ledlum added a season-high 17 points and Nahiem Alleyne had 12 of his 14 points in the second half...
Greensburg Salem girls rout Ringgold in opening round of tip-off tournament
Rick Klimchock’s love affair with basketball continues. The veteran high school coach began his 27th season on the bench Friday night with another victory, as host Greensburg Salem routed Ringgold, 71-12, in the opening round of the Lady Lions tip-off tournament. Junior Regan Kerr led four Greensburg Salem players in...
Belle Vernon runs over Hickory, headed back to PIAA title game
Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert said he preached to his players not to look ahead. That will change this week. That’s because the Leopards have reached the final game of the season for the second consecutive year by running over Hickory, 42-16, on Friday at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium....
Minor league report: Defenseman Jack Rathbone’s overtime goal gives Penguins comeback winVideo
An overtime goal by defenseman Jack Rathbone gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 comeback win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Friday. Defenseman Ty Smith recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-8-2-0), which overcame a two-goal deficit, while forwards Matt Filipe and Rem Pitlick each...
Pitt volleyball recovers from slow start, advances past Coppin State in NCAA Tournament
Rachel Fairbanks doesn’t know what changed. Or even when the momentum shifted. But Fairbanks, the junior setter for the Pitt women’s volleyball team, doesn’t want to see the Panthers start another match slowly. Pitt fell behind first-time NCAA Tournament participant Coppin State by four points in the first set before...
NFL suspends Browns WR Michael Woods 6 games for violating personal conduct policy
CLEVELAND — The NFL suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Michael Woods on Friday for the final six games this season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Woods, a sixth-round pick in 2021 from Oklahoma, has been sidelined all season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. He got hurt while working...
Tiger Woods putts into a bunker and loses ground in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods opened with four birdies in seven holes. The closing stretch was another struggle Friday in the Hero World Challenge, which included a putt that went off the green and into the bunker. It added to a 2-under-par 70 that left Woods 10 shots behind Scottie...
Oregon State, Washington State, Mountain West agree to schedule
Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West announced a football scheduling agreement Friday for the 2024 season that gives the two remaining Pac-12 schools six opponents each and positions them to operate as a two-team conference for at least a year. All 12 Mountain West schools will be involved,...
Browns to start Joe Flacco at QB against Rams
LOS ANGELES — Joe Flacco will start Sunday for the Cleveland Browns, who are turning to the veteran quarterback to keep them in the playoff chase. The 38-year-old Flacco is the fourth QB to start this season for the Browns (7-4). He was signed two weeks ago after Deshaun Watson...
No. 4 Florida State QB Rodemaker a game-time decision vs No. 15 Louisville in ACC title game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No. 4 Florida State might have to turn to third-string quarterback Brock Glenn to start the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against 15th-ranked Louisville on Saturday night. Tate Rodemaker, who made his second career start in the team’s regular-season finale at Florida, has been limited in practice...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr., Damontae Kazee have unique, insult-infused big/little brother dynamic
It all started when they shared an experience that could have — even, should have — had them hurling insults at each other. Instead, Damontae Kazee and Joey Porter Jr. took arguably the most humiliating play the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has allowed all season and turned it into a close...
Pirates sign catcher Ali Sanchez to 1-year deal, claim righty Roddery Munoz off waivers
Less than two days away from the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., the Pittsburgh Pirates made several roster moves, signing catcher Ali Sanchez to a one-year deal and claiming pitcher Roddery Munoz off waivers from Washington on Friday. The 26-year-old Sanchez spent last season with Triple-A Reno in the Arizona...
West Virginia retains football coach Neal Brown after 8-4 regular season
Coach Neal Brown will get another chance at West Virginia after finishing with his best regular-season record despite being mired in the program’s worst stretch in four decades. West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker said Friday that Brown will return in 2024, putting to rest any speculation on the fate...
Minkah Fitzpatrick’s back, so for 1st time since opener Steelers have ‘big 3’ available on defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers boast three possible future Hall of Famers for the three levels of their defense. Too bad, then, they’ve only had them together this season for about a dozen snaps in about a dozen games. That will change Sunday now that All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has been cleared...
