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North Allegheny grad, Carnegie Mellon diver Mianzo continues to improve
North Allegheny graduate Maddie Mianzo had a productive month as a junior diver on the Carnegie Mellon women’s swimming and diving team. Mianzo, 20, of Franklin Park, was named University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for Nov. 18 after earning her first NCAA Division III regional qualifying marks of...
Former Latrobe golfer Brady Pevarnik leaving Penn State
Brady Pevarnik has changed clubs before to combat a stiff wind or to negotiate a tight pin placement. But now the former Latrobe star golfer is changing colleges. Pevarnik is leaving Penn State and will transfer to the College of Charleston (S.C.) for the spring semester. “It just wasn’t the...
Odell Beckham vague about future with Browns amid ‘bad’ seasonVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr.’s disappointing first season with the Browns isn’t over, and the star wide receiver is already making predictions about the next one. “2020’s going to be my year,” he said. He didn’t say if it would be in Cleveland. Beckham was vague about his future...
Giants’ Saquon Barkley hoping to break 100-yard drought vs. EaglesVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The combination of playing the Philadelphia Eagles and Eli Manning returning at quarterback for the New York Giants might be what gets Saquon Barkley a much-desired 100-yard game rushing. The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, Barkley has not rushed for 100 yards since...
Pine-Richland, South Fayette join 5A football as PIAA officially draws up new classifications in all sports
Claiming a Class 5A title in WPIAL football will be that much more difficult next season, according to enrollment numbers released by the PIAA Thursday. Pine-Richland, a Class 6A finalist this season, will drop to 5A for the new two-year cycle that begins in the fall. The Rams will now...
All eyes on No. 5 Utah in Pac-12 title game against OregonVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Pac-12 championship game largely has been an afterthought for the rest of the country the past two seasons with the conference mostly out of contention when it comes to the all-important College Football Playoff. That will be far from the case this year when there...
Thomas Jefferson dominates Dallas, celebrates 4th PIAA titleVideo
HERSHEY — Thomas Jefferson’s Bill Cherpak had coached 24 seasons, won seven WPIAL titles and celebrated three state championships before this year. Needless to say, Cherpak has some fond memories. But as TJ marched toward Hershey, he insisted for weeks that this season was the most fun he’d ever had...
Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, Baylor QB Charlie Brewer create havoc as runnersVideo
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley never imagined having his quarterback run the ball so much. He also has never had one quite like Jalen Hurts. The graduate transfer has rushed for 1,217 yards and 18 touchdowns this season and is nearing the school record for rushing yards in...
Phil Kessel’s return to face Penguins ‘will be weird’
When Phil Kessel takes the ice Friday at PPG Paints Arena, things will be very different. First, he’ll be wearing the brick red, desert sand and black uniform (per the team’s media guide) of the Arizona Coyotes. Second, he might not recognize many of the faces in the black and...
Patrick Reed builds 3-shot lead in Hero World ChallengeVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — A tropical breeze replaced the raging wind and made golf a lot easier for Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods and just about everyone else Thursday in the Hero World Challenge. Reed took advantage of the back nine at Albany Golf Club for the second straight day. He was...
Ohio State QB Justin Fields will go ’60 minutes’ in Big Ten championship gameVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first real hero moment for Justin Fields came in the third quarter last Saturday, a display of toughness destined to live in the lore of the Ohio State-Michigan game. The first-year starter who had led the Buckeyes to a perfect record went down and couldn’t get...
Similar paths for coaches at Clemson, VirginiaVideo
CLEMSON, S.C. — Bronco Mendenhall only had said a few words and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney realized the new Virginia coach was more than a colleague. This was someone who understood how to lead a team to success. Mendenhall and the 22nd-ranked Cavaliers (9-3, No. 23 College Football Playoff) will square...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers ready to throw curveball to Cardinals’ Kyler MurrayVideo
Forgive Keith Butler if he appears unfazed that the Pittsburgh Steelers face the 2019 No. 1 overall draft pick this Sunday in Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. The Steelers defensive coordinator is more concerned about the dual dimension that Murray presents — as dangerous running the football as he is...
Jeff Capel labels Pitt’s game against No. 1 Louisville ‘amazing opportunity’Video
Pitt coach Jeff Capel understands playing the No. 1 team in the nation matters to any team at any time. “It’s an amazing opportunity for us, and we’re excited about it,” Capel said Thursday before joining his Pitt team on a trip to Louisville to play the No. 1 and...
Evasive Kyler Murray will provide test for Steelers pass rushers
For all of his elusiveness and ability to make plays moving around in the pocket, Arizona Cardinals rookie Kyler Murray has been sacked more than any other NFL quarterback. Murray, the No. 1 overall draft pick, has been sacked 41 times this season. Waiting in the wings Sunday are the...
Highlands boys basketball set to play Shaler at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland
The Highlands Golden Rams boys basketball team is headed to Cleveland later this season. On Dec. 18, the Golden Rams will take on Shaler at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse at 3 p.m., just a few hours before the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. “We’ve never...
With Stephon Tuitt out, Javon Hargrave ‘answering the bell’ for Steelers defenseVideo
When Stephon Tuitt was lost to a season-ending pectoral injury in Week 6, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said replacing the hulking defensive end would require a collaborative effort. That message apparently didn’t get through to Javon Hargrave. It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say Hargrave singlehandedly has stepped up...
Steelers’ James Conner will not play vs. Cardinals, hopes to return before season’s endVideo
James Conner again was a limited participant at practice Thursday, he confirmed. But it wasn’t for reasons of preparing for the Pittsburgh Steelers game Sunday. Conner is getting his work in, he said, but not at the expense of the running backs who are part of the gameplan for the...
Bryan Rust, Justin Schultz close to returning for PenguinsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Justin Schultz appear on the verge of returning to the lineup for the Penguins after participating in practice Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Each player skated without any restrictions and even got work in on the team’s top power-play unit during the practice...
A Pirate, a few Steelers and a movie star go to Penguins gameVideo
Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove is becoming something of a tour guide for Pittsburgh. On Tuesday, the day before Derek Shelton was officially introduced as the Pirates new manager, Musgrove took him out for lunch at Primanti’s in the Strip District. Before you ask, yeah he's been there. Yesterday, @ItsbuccnJoe59 took...
Steelers LB T.J. Watt named AFC defensive player of the month
The honors are piling up for T.J. Watt. The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Thursday was named AFC defensive player of the month. In four November games, Watt had 6½ sacks, 16 tackles (11 solo), nine quarterback hits and forced two fumbles. Another game, another sack for the #Steelers’ T.J. Watt...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Blues 0
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-0 win against the Blues. There’s a lot you can do a lot in eight months. You can come close to making a new human being in that time. Or complete two semesters of college. Another possibility going from being the starting quarterback at Samford to...
Myreon Jones leads Penn State over Wake Forest with career night
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Myreon Jones scored a career-high 22 points to lead Penn State over Wake Forest, 76-54, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night. Lamar Stevens added 14 points, and Izaiah Brockington had 13 for the Nittany Lions (7-1), who never trailed and led by as many...
West Nile Virus not impacting turkeys like other birds
Seeking answers through science is often a process of eliminating variables. Consider this one checked off. Unlike with ruffed grouse and many species of song birds, West Nile Virus is not hurting wild turkey populations. Some first-of-its-kind work begun in Pennsylvania recently revealed that. Biologists with the state’s Game Commission...
KOA project envisions fantastic possibilities for camping of future
It’s undoubtedly true many campers enjoy setting up near the water. But how about under it? In an aquarium-like cabin, where they’re the ones on the inside looking out? Accessible by an underwater hiking trail? That’s one possible future for camping outlined in the “KOA Campground of the Future Project.”...
