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Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22
Purdue’s unquestioned grip on No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll is gone after a weekend loss. That didn’t stop the Boilermakers from remaining at the top anyway. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes in the poll released Monday to remain at No. 1 for...
What LeBron passing Kareem means to NBA, greatest debate
It’s about to happen. LeBron James is finally on the brink of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s career scoring record, the torch getting passed from one member of the Los Angeles Lakers to another. James is 35 points away from Abdul-Jabbar’s total of 38,387. The record-breaker could come as...
Former Penguins star Jaromír Jágr scores his record 1,099th goal at almost 51
PRAGUE — Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jágr, who will turn 51 on Feb. 15, scored for the Kladno Knights on Sunday in a 5-4 loss at Trinec in the...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Norwin grad Austen Swankler riding 18-game scoring streak
Sophomore Austen Swankler, a Norwin graduate, was named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Forward of the Month for a second time this season. Swankler extended his NCAA-leading scoring streak to 18 games. During that run, the Bowling Green forward has 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points. He had...
Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR's sloppy return to Los Angeles Coliseum
LOS ANGELES — Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR’s return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for its season-opening exhibition race — a sloppy Sunday night extravaganza in which the Wiz Khalifa halftime show might have been the most entertaining part of the event. Truex took the lead with 25 laps...
Dallas Mavericks futures odds see dramatic swing after Kyrie Irving trade
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The Dallas Mavericks weren’t on many people’s radar to win the NBA Finals, but that changed after they acquired eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. The Mavericks were only +2500 at most sports books prior to the Irving deal despite having...
Madden Monday: Why Ron Hextall 'shouldn't trade a 1st-round draft pick under any circumstances'
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall met with the media Sunday, and he was asked about a wide range of topics. He didn’t necessarily answer all of the questions that were asked. At least not directly. But when it came to the idea of trading a first-round pick as a...
First Call: Cam Heyward rips idea of new NFL defensive penalty; Brian Flores is a finalist for Arizona coaching job
Monday’s “First Call” features Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward sounding off against a potential NFL rule that may make life even harder on defensive players. Brian Flores is now a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals coaching job. Myles Garrett got hurt during the Pro Bowl games. And the NHL...
Tim Benz: We keep hearing about 'volatility' within Penguins' performance — now it's time to fix it
Before the Pittsburgh Penguins left town for the All-Star break, head coach Mike Sullivan did his best to summarize the way his team has been playing. “There’s been volatility in our game. We’ve got to bring a consistent game every night. We’ve got to put a game on the ice...
Pirates by Position: Counting on Austin Hedges at catcher until prospects are promoted
For the Pittsburgh Pirates, the conundrum at catcher last season couldn’t be captured by one name, as they used eight players at the position. One game, however, told the tale. When backup Andrew Knapp was ejected from the dugout for arguing a call and starter Roberto Perez suffered a torn...
Minor league report: Nailers' losing streak reaches 3 
Goaltender Brad Barone made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-0 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday. Wheeling (19-20-4-0) was shut out for the third time this season. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a home...
Rose has 2-shot lead at Pebble going into a Monday finish; Todd among pursuers 
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Justin Rose was a steady presence on a day of weather that changed by the minute, playing 19 holes in 9-under-par and leaving the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in the dark Sunday with a two-shot lead. The final round of the wind-delayed tournament was to be...
Kevin Harvick to join Fox as NASCAR analyst in 2024 
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Harvick won’t spend a single day in retirement when his NASCAR driving days are over: Fox said Sunday it has hired Harvick for its broadcast booth next season. Harvick announced last month that he will retire from NASCAR competition at the end of the 2023 season....
Penguins forwards Josh Archibald, Kasperi Kapanen nearing returns
The Pittsburgh Penguins held their first teamwide activity in seven days Sunday when they gathered for practice in Cranberry. With the benefit of their bye week and the break for the All-Star Game events, a few of them took to the ice with tans they acquired from locales a bit...
Keisei Tominaga scores 30, Nebraska holds off Penn State 
LINCOLN, Neb. — Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points, Jamarques Lawrence scored five key points down the stretch, and Nebraska defeated Penn State 72-63 on Sunday, giving Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg his 150th career victory. The win moves Nebraska (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) past last season’s win total and...
Kirk Cousins rallies NFC to 35-33 win over AFC in Pro Bowl 
LAS VEGAS — Kirk Cousins threw three touchdowns passes Sunday to rally the NFC to a 35-33 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl Games and end that conference’s five-game losing streak. Cousins completed 15 of 19 passes for 150 yards in the third and final flag football game...
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall looks to improve but with limited salary cap space
Leading up to his first two trade deadlines as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ron Hextall had a pretty consistent message: He was happy with the roster he had at his disposal. “I like our team,” Hextall said on April 7, 2021. “I like our depth. … I like...
Warriors' Stephen Curry sidelined with left leg injury 
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State All-Star guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined because of injuries to his left leg, the team said Sunday, and the Warriors aren’t sure how long he’ll be out. Curry was diagnosed with partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligament and interosseous membrane in his left...
Chiefs' Clark Hunt, Eagles' Jeffrey Lurie play key roles in Super Bowl runs 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clark Hunt proudly held aloft the AFC championship trophy bearing his father’s name, the one signifying his Kansas City Chiefs were headed back to the Super Bowl for the third time in four years, and reflected that not so long ago, success seemed elusive. It had...
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Eagles' Jalen Hurts latest Texas prep QBs on Super Bowl stage 
DALLAS — Texas high school quarterbacks guru Todd Dodge got what he wanted when Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia won their conference championship games. “I really like Joe Burrow,” Dodge said with a chuckle in reference to Cincinnati’s star quarterback, “but I’m not going to root...
Reports: Kyrie Irving going to the Dallas Mavericks 
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving is getting his wish. He’s getting traded. And Luka Doncic is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas. The Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets agreed Sunday on a blockbuster trade: Irving — the super-talented and often-enigmatic eight-time All-Star point guard — heads to Dallas, ending the...
Norwin grad McDowell joins Phillies Double-A affiliate
Norwin graduate Max McDowell will be with a new team this baseball season. The journeyman catcher, who will begin his eighth season in the minor leagues, will play for the Reading Fightin Phils, the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. After spending most of last season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRaiders,...
Bruins rolling, rest of NHL making final push for playoffs 
SUNRISE, Fla. — Bruce Cassidy’s Vegas Golden Knights lost eight of 10 games going into the All-Star break after leading the Pacific Division at the midway point of the NHL season. They’re still safely in a playoff spot in the Western Conference, but they can’t keep it up. “We’re still...
Pitt makes news with help from Jim Boeheim and others
Perhaps the true indication of how far the Pitt basketball team’s notoriety has carried this season is that its name is in the news even on an off day. The first story Saturday was how Pitt was on the cusp of moving into a tie for first place in the...
Gateway grad John Paul Kromka piling up honors in final season at Pitt-Johnstown
John Paul Kromka is in the twilight of his collegiate basketball career, but he is making the most of the time he has left. The Gateway graduate and senior forward on the Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball team again is a leading force for the Mountain Cats, who, after a spirited Pennsylvania...


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