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AJ Bramah stays hot, powers Robert Morris past LIU-Brooklyn
NEW YORK — AJ Bramah had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to lead Robert Morris to a 71-66 win over Long Island-Brooklyn on Saturday. Dante Treacy had 12 points for Robert Morris (10-11, 6-2 Northeast Conference). Charles Bain added 10 points. Josh Williams had six rebounds. Raiquan...
WPIAL products Lee, Pletcher, Joseph ranked No. 1 in initial NCAA Division I wrestling coaches poll
The NCAA released the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2019-20 wrestling season Friday, and three WPIAL wrestlers — Iowa junior Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional), Ohio State senior Luke Pletcher (Latrobe) and Penn State senior Vincenzo Joseph (Central Catholic) earned No. 1 spots. Lee and Joseph are two-time...
With foundation in Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs built team for Super BowlVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The team that eventually would take the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years was under construction long before general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid finally laid the cornerstone. Patrick Mahomes simply allowed them to erect the...
Jim Litke: Under-30 NFL stars trading in riches for long-term healthVideo
Last week, nearly two decades after his death, straight-talking Giants front-office boss George Young finally got elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It seemed fitting for a guy who took the long view on everything. Back when most teams asked potential draft picks just a handful of questions,...
Newest Pirate Guillermo Heredia was always drawn to team
Though he’s spent his entire four-year MLB career in the American League since defecting from Cuba, Guillermo Heredia said he’d always taken notice of and admired the Pittsburgh Pirates. Speaking through an interpreter Saturday from PNC Park during PiratesFest, Heredia said that played a part in the outfielder’s decision to...
Saint Vincent set to host 1st men’s volleyball match in school history
Saint Vincent added men’s volleyball this season, the 24th sport at the Latrobe college. On Sunday, the newest team will make its home debut. The Bearcats (0-2) will take on Penn State Behrend at 1 p.m. at the Carey Center. “It’s going to take a lot of momentum and energy...
‘Paranoid’ of sign-stealing last season, Pirates would change signs every inning on the roadVideo
Suspicious of opponents engaging in sign-stealing, the Pittsburgh Pirates at times would change their catcher-to-pitcher signs every inning during road games last season, catcher Jacob Stallings said. “I don’t want to say we were aware, (but) we were paranoid that things were going on when we were on the road,”...
Trailblazing 49ers assistant has roots in Chiefs KingdomVideo
HESSTON, Kan. — The old downtown strip, like so many in small towns across America, is quiet on a brisk January morning, just a few cars parked at one end in front of The Citizens State Bank and a few more in front of the pharmacy at the other. Around...
Kevin Gorman: Josh Bell is face of the Pirates, who hope his bubble won’t burstVideo
Josh Bell makes it a point to practice in game-like conditions so he always pops in a mouthful of bubble gum for batting practice, mimicking his motions for facing major-league pitching. When he left the batting cages for a photo shoot Thursday to promote the Pittsburgh Pirates’ new road jerseys,...
Jameson Taillon concerned by Astros’ cheating scandal, optimistic about Tommy John recovery
Jameson Taillon speaks carefully and thoughtfully on the two issues confronting the sport he loves and the right arm that helps him pursue it. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, who will spend the 2020 season recovering from his second Tommy John surgery, is the team’s union representative. In that role and...
16 months after Tommy John surgery, Pirates RHP Chad Kuhl on track for seasonVideo
Chad Kuhl had an eventful offseason in which he got married and traveled to the Caribbean to attend another wedding. The outlook for 2020 is a conventional, normal season for Kuhl. And considering he hasn’t pitched in 19 months, that’s all Kuhl is asking for. Kuhl’s recovery from Tommy John...
Johan Camargo determined to seize second chance at 3B for BravesVideo
ATLANTA — Johan Camargo has a second chance to be the Atlanta Braves’ starting third baseman. Camargo’s renewed motivation to make the most of this opportunity comes after hard lessons learned in a demotion to the minors last season. It shows with a renewed commitment to conditioning this offseason that...
No. 14 WVU beats Missouri 74-51 in Big 12/SEC ChallengeVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — No. 14 West Virginia’s inside dominance turned a close game into a rout and moved coach Bob Huggins another notch higher on the all-time wins list. Jermaine Haley had 15 points and nine rebounds, Miles McBride scored 15 points and West Virginia broke open a close game...
Penguins not only team taking advantage of dual goaltenders
Tristan Jarry’s participation in the All-Star Game event this weekend was no small undertaking when you weigh it against the context of the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. After all, he’s only the third goaltender in franchise history to be selected for the event. Michel Dion (1982) and Marc-Andre...
Former Pirates 1st-round pick Will Craig drops 25 pounds in effort to improve defenseVideo
In an effort to prove he could travel all around the field, Will Craig bypassed doing any traveling around the world. “We were going to plan a trip to somewhere in the Caribbean (over the offseason), but it was right in middle of my (losing-weight) process, so I said ‘I...
Duquesne men’s basketball falls victim to standout trio on road
AMHERST, Mass. — Freshman Tre Mitchell tossed in 25 points, Preston Santos and Samba Diallo posted double-doubles and Massachusetts upset Duquesne, 73-64, on Saturday. Duquesne trailed for most of the second half, but the Dukes used a Marcus Weathers layup to pull within 49-46 with 8 minutes remaining. But Diallo...
Outdoors notices for Jan. 26, 2020
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Jan. 17, Murrysville (4-7) defeated Butler (6-5), 1,164-1,153, and Fort Hand (6-5) beat Clymer (6-5), 1,164-1,162, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (4.5-6.5) defeated Butler (6-5), 1,153-1,080, and Clymer (10-1) beat Fort Hand (1.5-9.5), 1,150-1,080....
Pitt loses at Syracuse, dropping 6th straight to Orange
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — When the game was on the line, Marek Dolezaj stood tall for Syracuse. The slender 6-foot-10 native of Slovakia had 17 points and seven rebounds, Buddy Boeheim added 21 points, and the Orange held off Pitt, 69-61, on Saturday. The Orange won despite off nights for two...
Super Bowl back in Miami for 11th time after 10-year hiatus
MIAMI — It’s appropriate the Super Bowl to end droughts is Miami-bound. The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the game for the first time in 50 years against the San Francisco 49ers, who have a chance to win their first NFL title in 25 years. And the game is...
A-K Valley football teams happy with WPIAL realignment
The WPIAL has released its newest football alignments for the next two years. Before releasing the updated alignments, which will affect a few teams throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, the WPIAL presented football coaches and athletic directors throughout the district with two options. One option was presented as a regionalization approach,...
Shots from stands, women’s 3-on-3 highlight NHL skills eventVideo
ST. LOUIS — Shooting pucks from the stands and some of the best women’s hockey players in the world going back and forth in a 3-on-3 game stole the show at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. The two new events spiced up the skills competition by showcasing the kind of...
Sign-stealing whistleblower Mike Fiers wants to focus on upcoming seasonVideo
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers didn’t have any more to say regarding his role as a whistleblower. Fiers declined Friday to answer questions about revealing the sign-stealing scam that has engulfed Major League Baseball, instead saying he simply wanted to focus on the future. He spoke a...
Minor league report: Cassels leads Penguins past Checkers
Forward Cole Cassels had two goals and three assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road win against the Charlotte Checkers in the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. Defenseman David Warsofsky netted two goals and two assists for the Penguins (21-16-3-4) while forward Andrew Agozzino added two...
Signing day draws near for Jeannette grad Robert Kennedy
Decision time is nearing for Robert Kennedy, but the former Jeannette football star is not tipping his hand. Kennedy, a standout safety at Lackawanna College, has plenty of Division I scholarship offers to mull over, which was his goal when he opted for the junior college route in 2018. Now,...
Oregon’s Justin Herbert, other top quarterbacks on display at Senior BowlVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Jalen Hurts and Shea Patterson started for Power 5 programs, Justin Herbert passed for 10,000-plus yards for another and Jordan Love became a highly rated prospect without playing for one. The Senior Bowl quarterbacks followed different paths to potential NFL careers, but they started this week on...
