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Valley youth wrestling built on family, community
Valley youth wrestling had meek beginnings when Moe Quin started the program in 1968 at a local YMCA. Today, the growth of the program has led it to be a feeder system for Valley’s middle school and high school wrestling teams. “Consistency and communication have helped drive our increase in...
Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan on Penn State-Ole Miss: ‘Styles make great fights’
STATE COLLEGE — Gary Stokan’s relationship with Penn State head coach James Franklin goes back more than 20 years. Stokan, the 68-year-old CEO of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, was in town Monday morning to officially invite Penn State to the game. The No. 10 Nittany Lions (10-2) will face No....
Former NHL player and Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CHICAGO — Former NHL player and coach Tony Granato said on social media Sunday night that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is taking a leave of absence from TV work for NBC Sports Chicago and the NHL Network. The 59-year-old Granato posted on X that he will...
AP All-America team loaded with 5th- and 6th-year players; Penn State pair honored
Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week after accounting for...
Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead AP Top 25 poll; Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps; Northwestern debuts
Arizona strengthened its place atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. 1 team in the nation. The Wildcats earned all but one first-place vote from a panel of 63 voters, no doubt impressing them with...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined on week-to-week basis due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Rust’s status after a practice session in Cranberry on Monday. Rust, typically deployed on the right wing of the team’s top line, was injured during a 3-1 road loss...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Former Jeannette standout Anthony Johnson draws offers in portal
Remember Anthony Johnson? He was only at Jeannette for a short time after transferring from Allderdice and left for Cleveland Heights (Ohio) before his senior season. Johnson, enticed by friends to play football when he came to Jeannette after not playing since middle school, ended up playing at Youngstown State....
Mike Tomlin says T.J. Watt was cleared to return for Steelers against Patriots
Mike Tomlin believes the Pittsburgh Steelers took the necessary steps to ensure that All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt didn’t return to their game last Thursday night with concussion symptoms. Watt was placed in concussion protocol on Saturday, two days after he played 52 of a possible 57 defensive snaps in...
Mark Madden: Shohei Ohtani is a phenomenon, but $700 million baseball return is unlikely
Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the biggest expenditure on an athlete in sports history. But there will, ultimately, be a bigger one. There always is. It’s hardly shocking. You could have predicted his destination and (roughly) the amount even before Ohtani hit free...
Pitt wrestling upsets No. 5 Ohio State
The Pitt wrestling team’s sixth victory of the season proved to be a signature win Sunday afternoon, as the Panthers upset No. 5-ranked Ohio State, 21-13. The Panthers (6-1), ranked No. 19 in the nation, picked up six bout victories to secure the win over the Big Ten powerhouse Buckeyes...
West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley is ready for his 1st game against the PenguinsVideo
Over the summer, New York Rangers forward Vince Trochek helped round up a group of NHLers with ties to the Pittsburgh region for some informal skates at Bairel Ice Complex in Warrendale. It has been a common occurrence in the decade-plus since Trochek, of Upper St. Clair, and others such...
PIAA football playoffs recap: Western Pa. teams finish 2-4 in MechanicsburgVideo
The March to Mechanicsburg is history as the six WPIAL and City League schools playing for a PIAA title finished 2-4 overall. Aliquippa captured its first PIAA title with an undefeated record by winning a second Class 4A state championship in three years. Belle Vernon rolled to victory in the...
Pirates A to Z: Canaan Smith-Njigba started Opening Day, but played only 15 MLB gamesVideo
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Canaan Smith-Njigba Position: Outfielder Bats: Left Throws: Right Age: 24 Height: 6-foot Weight: 230 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Batted .125/.216/.219 with one double, one triple and five RBIs in 15...
Dak Prescott, Brandon Aubrey help Cowboys pull even with Eagles in NFC East with 33-13 victory
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike McCarthy was nervous for an NFC East showdown with Philadelphia after the Dallas coach missed two days during the week after an emergency appendectomy. Not to worry, thanks to his quarterback, kicker and opportunistic defense. Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns, Brandon Aubrey made four field...
Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to another name....
First Call: Steelers open as underdogs in Indy, somehow still in playoff spot; Joe Flacco shining in Cleveland
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a train wreck right now. But, somehow, in the wake of all the other NFL results in Week 13, they are still in a playoff position. In Monday’s “First Call,” we get into how that’s possible. Plus, we look at the Steelers’ opponent next week. We...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ back-to-back losses made history, but we’ve seen this before
It felt stupid, didn’t it? Tracking all those AFC games Sunday to see how they would impact the Steelers and the playoff standings. What a fruitless endeavor after how the Steelers performed in their last two games, losing both at home against teams (the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots)...
Madden Monday: There’s a difference between firing Mike Sullivan and firing Mike Tomlin
Everything is bad with the Pittsburgh Steelers right now. Losing back-to-back home games against two-win teams (the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots) has sapped any enthusiasm moving forward for the rest of the season. What’s even worse is that whenever the team is eventually eliminated from the playoffs —...
Chiefs enraged at 49-yard go-ahead TD called back by penalty in loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had beaten the Buffalo Bills with one of the most unexpected and audacious of plays. Then the roar inside Arrowhead Stadium was silenced, soon to be replaced by a cascade of boos. The Bills had just taken the lead on...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert breaks right index finger in loss
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert fractured the index finger on his right hand in the second quarter of a 24-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Coach Brandon Staley said the team will do more tests before determining how long Herbert will be out. It...
Pitt’s Brandon George, Nate Temple change course, plan to return to Panthers’ defense
Pitt received three pieces of good news on the transfer front Sunday when linebacker Brandon George and defensive end Nate Temple pulled their names from the portal and will return to Pitt. Also, Nebraska cornerback Tamon Lynum announced on Instagram that he will enrolling next year. H2P! pic.twitter.com/bofbt5iJyo— Brandon George...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Oilers in shootoutVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 31 saves on 32 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home shootout loss to the Tulsa Oilers at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 6-5-1. Forward Dillon Hamaliuk scored the lone regulation goal...
Browns’ Myles Garrett calls officiating ‘a travesty’ over lack of holding and other callsVideo
CLEVELAND — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett called a penalty on the officiating crew Sunday, saying its performance was “a travesty” in Cleveland’s 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. “It was honestly awful,” the two-time All-Pro said. “And the fact that they’re letting them get away with hands to the...
Vikings’ Justin Jefferson taken to hospital with chest injury after big hit
LAS VEGAS — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was taken to a hospital after being hit in the chest during a 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he returned to Allegiant Stadium and then flew home with the team. “Feel pretty encouraged about the early...
Injured Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph, Chad Ruhwedel return to practice
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel skated with their teammates during a practice session Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. Both players — typically deployed on the third defensive pairing — have been sidelined for several weeks because of undisclosed maladies. Joseph has missed the past 16 games,...
