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Pitt-Johnstown coach Bob Rukavina, Lower Burrell native, reaches 500 wins
Longtime Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball coach Bob Rukavina joined the 500-win club Saturday as the Mountain Cats defeated visiting Slippery Rock, 72-69. Rukavina, a Lower Burrell native who has traveled to and from his hometown to work for over three decades to coach UPJ, is now 500-347 since taking over the...
Canadian network kicks off 6 NHL broadcasts in Plains CreeVideo
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Clarence Iron believes he is on a divine mission to revitalize the Plains Cree language through hockey. He will be the play-by-play announcer with host Earl Wood and analyst John Chabot on Sunday night when APTN televises the Winnipeg Jets game in Chicago against the Blackhawks. It...
Pine-Richland captures Allegheny County team title with nail-biting victory
Pine-Richland coach Caleb Kolb was on pins and needles throughout the championship rounds Saturday night at the Allegheny County wrestling tournament. The Rams were in a tight battle for the team title. After Anthony Ferraro earned a 14-0 major decision at 106 pounds over Montour’s James Walzer, the Rams needed...
49ers, Packers look to go from losing seasons to Super BowlVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from accomplishing a turnaround that has been done only once before in the Super Bowl era. With a victory in the NFC championship game Sunday at home against the Green Bay Packers, the Niners will become the second...
Astros, Red Sox look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandalVideo
Players from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the fallout from the investigation into Houston’s elaborate scheme. The Astros and Red Sox held their annual fan fests,...
No. 1 wrestlers Spencer Lee, Luke Pletcher, Chris Eddins are on top
It’s no secret over the past 15 years, Westmoreland County has produced some of the best wrestlers in the state and the country. Teams and individuals have thrived during the span. Franklin Regional won consecutive state team titles in 2014 and ’15. Kiski Area and Latrobe teams have placed second...
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal seem sure all will be OK at Australian OpenVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — As messages on video boards cautioned Australian Open spectators to “be aware we are expecting a reduction in air quality” Saturday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed satisfied all will be fine at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament despite recent days of smoke arriving from wildfires...
Titans’ strength to meet Chiefs’ speed in AFC championshipVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid rarely digs into his past, preferring to stay in the moment or focus squarely on the future. It’s an approach that has served him well during a coaching career that might land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yet when his Kansas...
Kansas State routs No. 12 West VirginiaVideo
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State needed career highs from Cartier Diarra and Dajuan Gordon to knock off No. 12 West Virginia. Diarra tied a career high with 25 points. Gordon scored a career-high 15, including 13 in the first half, and Xavier Sneed had 16, moving into the top 15...
Analysis: Mitch Keller, Ke’Bryan Hayes lead list of top 10 Pirates prospects
One of the primary reasons Ben Cherington was hired as general manager by the Pittsburgh Pirates in November was because ownership believes he can build a strong player development system. The Pirates certainly can use help in that department. They generally are considered to have one of the weaker farm...
Merrimack sinks Robert Morris’ 4-game winning streak
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole couldn’t be happier for Joe Gallo, one of his former assistants with the Colonials, who is in his fourth year at Northeast Conference-newcomer Merrimack. Toole just wasn’t thrilled with Robert Morris’ performance against Gallo’s Warriors on Saturday at UPMC Events Center, despite their longstanding relationship....
Donnie Shell’s Hall of Fame selection puts stamp on Steelers’ 1974 rookie class
The selection of Donnie Shell to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a neat and tidy 10 players from the four-time Super Bowl championship teams in the 1970s a spot in Canton, Ohio. Shell became the fifth member of the Steel Curtain defense to...
Warrant for Odell Beckham Jr. rescinded in butt-swat caseVideo
NEW ORLEANS — A misdemeanor simple battery warrant for Cleveland Browns wide receiver and former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr. was rescinded, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed Saturday. The warrant was issued Thursday as video posted on social media appeared to show Beckham swatting a security officer’s buttocks during...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust savors 20-goal markVideo
DETROIT — He didn’t want to talk about it. At least when he was “18-goal scorer Bryan Rust.” Can he see himself as a 20-goal scorer? “No,” the Pittsburgh Penguins forward said tersely after a practice Jan. 11 in Scottsdale, Ariz. “I try not to. But it’s obviously something that...
Kevin Gorman: Jeff Capel gets cutthroat against Carolina, as Pitt gets sweep to savorVideo
Jeff Capel wasn’t aware of the last time the Pitt Panthers pulled off a regular-season sweep in conference play, claiming he hadn’t studied the program’s history well enough to know. What the Pitt coach does know — perhaps better than any of his players could ever imagine — is the...
Outdoors notices for Jan. 19, 2019
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Jan. 10, Murrysville (3-7) defeated Clymer (6-4), 1,174-1,153, and Fort Hand (5-5) beat Butler (6-4), 1,166-1,160, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (3.5-6.5) defeated Clymer (9-1), 1,157-1,142, and Butler (6-4) beat Fort Hand (1.5-8.5), 1,116-1,080....
Penn State men’s basketball upsets No. 20 Ohio StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Although foul trouble kept him on the bench for nearly 20 minutes Saturday, Penn State forward Lamar Stevens channeled his frustration to play efficient minutes. Stevens scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half, and Penn State defeated No. 20 Ohio State, 90-76, on Saturday...
Pitt topples North Carolina to sweep season series with Tar HeelsVideo
If anyone knows where to draw the line between good and great, it’s Jeff Capel, who won a national championship as an assistant at Duke and coached 18 players who turned into first-round draft choices in the NBA. “I’ve been around a lot of greatness,” he said. “I think great...
Allegheny County championship matches are set
The semifinals have concluded at the 2020 Allegheny County wrestling tournament held at Fox Chapel and the championship field is set. The Parade of Champions will begin at 5:45 with the first championship match set to begin at 6 p.m. Of the 14 weight classes, 12 No. 1 seeds advanced...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 win against the Red Wings. DETROIT — It just sounds cool. “He’s a 20-goal scorer.” For whatever reason, that number validates a player’s status as a goal scorer. It can also get a player paid. Former Penguins forwards Conor Sheary and Tyler Kennedy have received...
Quaker Valley grad Jackovic eager to make impact at Army
Quaker Valley alum Ryan Jackovic saw no playing time as a freshman on the Army football team, but the season was not wasted. “The (upperclassman) players have been great mentors on and off the field,” he said. “That will help me better focus on the things I need to improve.”...
Plum native Oravitz finding his way through junior hockey ranks with college on horizon
In his first full season playing junior hockey, Plum native Cole Oravitz has learned keeping a positive mindset is important to success. Oravitz transferred from the USHL’s Madison Capitols to the Minnesota Magicians of the NAHL and dealt with a nagging wrist injury for two months. He worked through the...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Stars, 4-3, in shootout
Forward Kevin Roy had a regulation goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the Texas Stars at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas on Friday. Goaltender Emil Larmi made 24 saves for the Penguins (18-16-3-4) who have lost seven of their...
Some tips on how to choose sleeping bag linersVideo
There was no escape. Once, back in the olden days, some friends and I went camping in winter. We were young and invincible, meaning occasionally foolhardy, and this was our first experience with tenting in snow. That first day was busy. We were active, pitching tents, arranging our primitive camp...
Matt Murray shines in Penguins’ overtime win against Red WingsVideo
DETROIT — Over the past two months, Mike Sullivan repeatedly has stopped short of saying if he has an unquestioned No. 1 goaltender. He just happens to have one who starts most of the time and recently was named to the NHL’s All-Star Game event. The other is Matt Murray....
