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Trea Turner settling in for long future in Philadelphia 
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The past few years have been a bit of a whirlwind for Trea Turner. They included a World Series title in Washington, a trade to Los Angeles — and then an 11-year, $300 million contract that brought him back to the NL East. The one constant amid...
Travis Pastrana adds one more motorsports thrill in Daytona 500 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Travis Pastrana needed to stick his Toyota with all four wheels on the track — not hurled through the air in a death-defying stunt in much the same way he made his name — to pull off one more thrill in his motorsports career. For a...
Mallory Swanson scores again as U.S. beats Japan at SheBelieves 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mallory Swanson is making the most of every opportunity for the United States, and her timing couldn’t be better ahead of the Women’s World Cup later this year. Swanson scored in the 45th minute, and the United States shut out Japan 1-0 Sunday to remain undefeated in...
Seton Hill opens season with new coach but same expectations
It was quite a season in 2022 for the Seton Hill softball team. The Griffins won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division title and advanced to NCAA Division II World Series in Denver after winning the Atlantic Regional and Super Regional. They finished 42-12. But the 2023 team faces...
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins longest Daytona 500 in history 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.” The two overtimes pushed the 65th running of the race to a record 212 laps — a dozen laps beyond the scheduled...
Rahm holds on to win at Riviera and return to No. 1 in world 
LOS ANGELES — Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world Sunday by winning the Genesis Invitational with a performance that left no doubt who’s playing the best golf. Caught in a battle with hometown favorite Max Homa at Riviera, Rahm delivered two big moments with a 45-foot birdie...
Minor league report: Penguins edged by Islanders 
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 27 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday. Forward Alex Nylander scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-21-2-5) which has lost seven of its past eight games. Highlights: The Penguins’...
Penguins' 3rd line continues to struggle 
Jeff Carter made a rare appearance on the scoresheet Saturday. Twice, in fact. He took two penalties during the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. In total, he had exactly two more penalties than he had shots in the contest. His wingers on the...
Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews dealing with long covid-19 symptoms 
CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced Sunday he is dealing with symptoms of long covid-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the 34-year-old center on injured reserve Wednesday with what they said was a non-covid-19-related illness. “It has been really...
Westmoreland Sports Club welcomes Pittsburgh Warriors hockey team to next meeting
The Westmoreland Sports Club will meet again 7 p.m. Thursday for its latest social event. This time, Sam Johnson and Dave Jackel of the Pittsburgh Warriors hockey team will speak to members and guests at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Greensburg. The Warriors are a team of disabled veterans. Johnson is a...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: With Bob Nutting present, Pirates ready for full-squad workouts
BRADENTON, Fla. — There was something different about the day before the first full-squad workout of spring training for the Pittsburgh Pirates, starting with the black Jaguar parked prominently at Pirate City. It belonged not to one of their high-priced veterans but rather the man who spent $30 million in...
Analysis: After loss to Virginia Tech and with tournaments approaching, Pitt needs to get better in a hurry
Three weeks ago — when Pitt was winning regularly and fans were dreaming of lofty tournament seedings and an ACC championship — the Georgia Tech game appeared to be a mere nuisance on the schedule. One of those games put under the victory column long before it’s played, an insignificant...
Gateway grads Shelly Jones, Sarah Corrie continue to find success as college throwers
Shelly Jones and Sarah Corrie shared the bright lights of the WPIAL throwing stage several times as track and field teammates at Gateway. The duo capped their high school careers with PIAA-qualifying performances at the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA championships at Baldwin High School. Jones took third in the shot...
Ji-Man Choi: 'No hard feelings' for Pirates after being blocked for WBC, losing in arbitration 
BRADENTON, Fla. — Ji-Man Choi was traded, underwent surgery on his right elbow, was blocked from playing for Korea in the World Baseball Classic and lost his arbitration hearing. Safe to say, the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman/designated hitter was ready to put a turbulent offseason behind him when he reported...
Backing Team LeBron in the NBA All-Star Game and an EPL pick: Best bets for Feb. 19
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in shootout 
Forwards Alex Nylander and Valtteri Puustinen each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 34 saves on 37 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-20-2-5)...
Jalen Pickett scores 32 as Penn State extends Minnesota's losing streak to 9
MINNEAPOLIS — Jalen Pickett had 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Camren Wynter added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and five assists, and Penn State beat Minnesota, 76-69, Saturday night to extend the Golden Gophers’ losing streak to nine games. Pickett made 11 of 20 from the field, 4...
Saint Louis snaps Duquesne's 4-game winning streak
Gibson Jimerson scored 28 points to lead Saint Louis to a 90-85 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night, ending the Dukes’ winning streak at four games. Dae Dae Grant led Duquesne (18-9, 8-6) with 22 points. Joe Reese added 15 and Tevin Brewer and Jimmy Clark III each added 12....
Tiger Woods gets some momentum with weekend 67 at Riviera 
LOS ANGELES — Jon Rahm could hear the cheers from all over Riviera, the sound typically associated with someone making a charge. Except the came from the opposite side of the course that featured players too far away from the lead. What the meant was not nearly as mysterious as...
Robert Morris pummels Milwaukee for 3rd straight win
In the immediate aftermath of a big victory at UPMC Events Center, with Robert Morris convincingly beating Milwaukee, 80-60, on Saturday night, coach Andy Toole was quick not to attach too much meaning to the win. The Colonials (14-15, 9-9 Horizon League) defended their home court and took down the...
Penguins drop another Metropolitan Division game, fall to Devils
There are no disclaimers or qualifiers as to the gravity each and every game will command for the Pittsburgh Penguins from here on out until the conclusion of the regular season. They haven’t been good enough in their first 55 games of the 2022-23 campaign to harbor the luxury of...
Pitt's 6-game winning streak ends in loss to Virginia Tech
After Pitt won six games in a row, no one expected the Panthers to maintain such a pace for the rest of the season. Bad stuff can happen, and Pitt’s 79-72 loss Saturday to Virginia Tech before a crowd of 8,925 at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., should not have...
Jimmie Johnson provides early Daytona thrills in NASCAR comeback
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — “New leader … 84.” Jimmie Johnson sent a jolt through the track when he shot to the top of the leaderboard in practice for the Daytona 500. Ol’ seven-time has returned to NASCAR after a humbling two years in IndyCar as part owner and sometimes driver...
West Virginia can't stop streaking Texas Tech men's team
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 27 points, and Fardaws Aimaq scored Texas Tech’s last eight points in leading the Red Raiders to a 78-72 win over West Virginia on Saturday. Tyson and Aimaq combined for 25 second-half points for Tech (15-12, 4-10), which started the day tied...
Pitt defeats Duke, shares ACC dual wrestling championship
Pitt’s wrestling team nailed down a share of the ACC dual championship with a 43-3 victory Saturday against Duke at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers (10-4, 4-1) won nine of 10 bouts against Duke (3-12, 0-5) to tie N.C. State and Virginia Tech atop the ACC standings. It’s the second...


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