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Pirates by Position: David Bednar expected to lead bullpen bolstered by offseason additions
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen, Derek Shelton won’t divulge defined roles. The Pirates manager has refused to call David Bednar the team’s closer, despite leading their relievers in saves (19) and strikeouts (69) and being selected an All-Star last season. “No, not really,” Shelton said of the...
Super Bowl magic: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback. Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets
The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology. The district will release the brackets for the upcoming WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs. Whether your favorite school is in a classification with first-round byes or preliminary-round contests prior to the opening round, you...
New Mexico State cancels season after sex, harassment allegations 
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State called off the rest of its men’s basketball season Sunday after reviewing a police report that cited three players for false imprisonment, harassment and counts of criminal sexual contact against a teammate. In a statement, chancellor Dan Arvizu said “this action is clearly...
Pitt coach Mike Bell seeks to prove climate doesn't matter in college baseball
Mike Bell has heard the annual commentary on college baseball teams in the north — you know, they can’t win because of the climate — and he’ll argue the point if you care to engage him. “Some guys like to use it as a crutch,” he said. But Pitt’s baseball...
Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking 
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under-par 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes in breezy conditions on the firm and fast Stadium Course. The 26-year-old...
Damar Hamlin makes appearance on field at Super Bowl 
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl. The Buffalo Bills safety made his third appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, this time on the field at State Farm Stadium prior to Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. It’s been a...
Robert Morris wins 71-64 against Purdue Fort Wayne 
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Michael Green III scored 24 points as Robert Morris beat Purdue Fort Wayne, 71-64, on Sunday. Green also contributed five assists for the Colonials (12-15, 7-9 Horizon League). Kahliel Spear added 12 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 2 for 4 from...
Incorrect call in Virginia-Duke game forces Pitt to share ACC lead with Cavaliers
Given the evolution of Pitt’s basketball season, it makes sense that the only negative development of the weekend happened hundreds of miles away and was one coaches and players could not prevent. And, by the way, it was wrong. Six games from the regular-season finish line, Pitt (18-7, 11-3) is...
Super Bowl week was back to its normal wildness this year
PHOENIX — From Super Bowl opening night to the night before the big game, the party was on all week long. The frenzy was back in full force this year after covid-19 restrictions limited the wild, zany atmosphere that surrounds the most-anticipated and most-hyped week on the sports calendar. More...
Two Super Bowl LVII plays for the year's biggest Sunday: Best Bets for Feb. 12
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...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby gets the 1st game misconduct of his career 
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby had done a lot in 18 seasons. But on Saturday, he experienced a first in his nearly two decades as an NHL player: He received a game misconduct during a 6-0 road loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. The infraction came at...
Pirates by Position: Mitch Keller expected to anchor starting rotation that added 2 veterans
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been touting Mitch Keller as having top-of-the-rotation stuff since he was their top pitching prospect, but the right-hander struggled to show it in his first three major-league seasons. Keller finally gave a glimpse last season, when he led the Pirates in starts (29) and innings pitched...
Penguins routed by Kings, suffering 1st shutout loss of the season 
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ road game Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena was falsely advertised by the NHL as having a start time of 10:30 p.m. on the eastern seaboard. In all reality, it began at 11:08 p.m. because the Kings staged a lavish (and lengthy) pre-game celebration...
Minor league report: Penguins' losing streak reaches 5 
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 33 saves on 35 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-20-2-4), which has lost five consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Fox's Super Bowl pregame planning is a year-long effort
PHOENIX — Even while watching last year’s Super Bowl, Bill Richards was planning how this year’s pregame show would look. Richards is the lead producer for Fox’s Super Bowl pregame show for the fifth time. The five hours leading up to Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia...
Scottie Scheffler holds WM Phoenix Open lead in bid to repeat
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottie Scheffler held onto the lead Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to defend his title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world. The second-ranked Scheffler shot a 3-under-par 68 in front of some 200,000 fans at TPC Scottsdale to get to...
Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl matchup could come down to trenches
PHOENIX — The all-star cast of players in the trenches should decide the Super Bowl champion. Sure, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will make their share of plays. But Sunday’s game will come down to which team controls the line of scrimmage. The Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) reached this point mainly...
Penn State rallies but drops road game to Maryland 
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Hakim Hart scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the second half, and Maryland pulled away from Penn State late to earn a 74-68 win Saturday and remain undefeated at home in Big Ten play. The Terrapins improved to 13-1 at home, with their lone...
Duquesne holds on in last-second thriller to defeat St. Bonaventure for 3rd straight win
There has been no shortage of thrilling finishes to games so far this year for Duquesne men’s basketball. Back on Nov. 21, the Dukes edged North Florida by a point. On Dec. 3, they rallied past Ball State thanks to two improbable buzzer-beating 3-pointers off the arm of Jimmy Clark...
West Virginia sloppy in loss at 1st-place Texas 
AUSTIN, Texas — Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes, and No. 5 Texas defeated West Virginia, 94-60, on Saturday. Texas (20-5) remained in first place in the Big 12 at 9-3, while West Virginia (15-10, 4-8) lost for the sixth time in its last seven games against...
Pitt beats Florida State for its 18th overall victory, 11th in the ACC
Before the start of the season, a suggestion that Pitt might win 18 games — 11 of them in the ACC — would have been met with ridicule. The Panthers hadn’t won 18 overall since 2016 when they finished 21-12, perhaps the most recent time anyone took the program seriously....
Chiefs vs. Eagles: Super Bowl 57 series history, TV info, line, trends, referees, notes
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports On the way to Super Bowl LVII, it has been a long journey for both of these franchises through the course of NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the stalwarts of the NFL, having played their first season in 1933. The...
Deante Johnson putback lifts Cleveland State past Robert Morris
CLEVELAND — Deante Johnson tipped in an offensive rebound with two seconds left to give Cleveland State a 57-55 win over Robert Morris on Friday night. Drew Lowder drove the lane as the clock wound down, but his shot caromed off and the initial putback attempt carried long, but Johnson...
Cal (Pa.)'s Barry McGlumphy tunes into Super Bowl LVII with unique perspective
When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off Sunday evening in Super Bowl LVII, Barry McGlumphy will tune in from an intriguing vantage point. McGlumphy, a professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Sports Studies at Cal (Pa.), has ties to Chiefs coach Andy Reid that go...


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