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Penn State men’s basketball faces Mississippi in Brooklyn
Mississippi (4-1) vs. Penn State (5-0) Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York; 5 p.m. Wednesday BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi and Penn State are set to square off in an NIT Season Tip-Off game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Penn State won against Yale, 58-56, in its most recent game, and Mississippi fell 87-86...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad helps Arizona State to upset
Arizona State redshirt senior 149-pounder Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional) earned a 5-4 decision over Penn State sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Hempfield) as the No. 5 Sun Devils upset No. 1 Penn State, 19-18, to snap the Nittany Lions’ 60-dual match winning streak that dated to 2015. Bucknell: Sophomore Zach Hartman (Belle...
IUP men’s basketball moves up to No. 6 in national poll
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team is undefeated through five games, and it moved up two spots to No. 6 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll released Tuesday afternoon. IUP is the only Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team ranked in this week’s poll. The...
Kevin Gorman: Mike Tomlin sends message to Steelers: Don’t let quarterbacks kill usVideo
Mike Tomlin wasted no time in announcing Duck would start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and his reasoning for the choice was just as succinct. The Steelers coach leaned in toward the microphone Tuesday afternoon at his weekly news conference at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and spoke...
Knoch girls building on solid foundation
Most teams would love to be in the position the Knoch girls basketball team is in for the upcoming season. Four of five starters returning, a group of players off the bench that can contribute and a team bond that has consistently grown over the past year and a half....
Knoch boys aiming high after breakthrough season
The Knoch boys basketball team had great expectations for themselves last season, and after only losing two seniors from a team that went 18-6 and captured a share of the Section 1-4A title, the Knights have set their sights even higher this season. “We have some pretty high hopes to...
Reports: Penn State WR Justin Shorter enters transfer portal
Penn State wideout Justin Shorter reportedly entered the transfer portal, although coach James Franklin did not confirm those reports Tuesday afternoon. Citing an unnamed source, Yahoo! Sports’ Pete Thamel reported at 1:15 p.m. that Shorter had entered the portal. About 10 minutes later, Franklin was asked about that report during...
Penn State QB Sean Clifford a ‘game-time decision’ against Rutgers, per James FranklinVideo
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, who was injured Saturday, is a “game-time decision” against Rutgers this weekend, head coach James Franklin said Tuesday afternoon. Clifford, a redshirt sophomore, crumpled to the turf in the third quarter against Ohio State. He was eventually able to walk off the field under his...
Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball No. 9 in latest national poll; IUP moves up to No. 15
The Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team has moved into the top 10 of the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Vulcans, 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, ticked up four spots to No. 9. They have been featured in...
Mike Tomlin doesn’t expect tensions to rekindle between Steelers, Browns
Considering the way the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous game against the Cleveland Browns ended — with Myles Garrett swinging Mason Rudolph’s helmet at the quarterback’s unprotected head — it’s reasonable for the NFL to take preventive measures to ensure tempers don’t flare Sunday when the teams meet again at Heinz Field....
Mike Tomlin unsure of status for Steelers’ James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster
For a team beset by injuries for most of the season, it was a positive for the Pittsburgh Steelers that they came out of their game Sunday in Cincinnati without adding to their already expansive total. Coach Mike Tomlin said that aside from normal “bumps and bruises,” the Steelers did...
Bill Peters not with Flames at practice amid allegations of using racial slur
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says coach Bill Peters remains on the staff but wasn’t certain whether he’d be behind the bench for the next game. The team and the NHL are both investigating an allegation that Peters directed racial slurs at a player 10 years...
Former Steelers Troy Polamalu, Hines Ward, Alan Faneca named Hall of Fame semifinalists
Three former members of the Pittsburgh Steelers are among the 25 semifinalists of Modern-Era candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wide receiver Hines Ward, guard Alan Faneca and safety Troy Polamalu were among the candidates who made the cut from 122 nominees to the 25 semifinalists,...
Former Steeler Michael Vick named among legends captains for 2020 Pro BowlVideo
Just call him Captain Vick. The NFL announced that former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick would be one of four “legends captains” at the 2020 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Fla. .@Terrell_Davis, @darrellgreen28, @MichaelVick and Bruce Smith have been named the 2020 Pro Bowl Legends Captains! pic.twitter.com/Q0DLrjeOfA— NFL (@NFL) November 25,...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Devlin Hodges will start against BrownsVideo
Duck season will resume Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers get their rematch with the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. How long it remains open depends on the aim of Devlin Hodges. “We’ll see where we are after this game,” coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday of his decision to start Hodges...
First Call: Baker Mayfield’s skills, ruffled Raven, Casey DeSmith highlightsVideo
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” we look at what Baker Mayfield is doing right lately for the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens and Rams weren’t happy with each other after their Monday night game. And Casey DeSmith sparkles in the AHL. Keep an eye on it Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield got...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Steelers-Browns rematch makes this race interestingVideo
There is a drastic difference between first place and last place in the AFC North, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are strangely somewhere in-between. As Lamar Jackson leads the Baltimore Ravens with one record-setting performance after another – and his Monday Night Football debut was a personal showcase for the MVP...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer: Finally, Penguins win in overtime, Alex Galchenyuk scores
After losing three straight overtime games, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally won one. After playing 14 games as a Penguin, Alex Galchenyuk finally scored a goal. Those were the two biggest stories emerging from the Penguins’ 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames Monday night. That’s where Brian Metzer and I start...
Tim Benz: Is Mike Tomlin too committed to Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ QB?Video
Me? What would I do at the Steelers quarterback position? I’d start Devlin “Duck” Hodges Sunday versus the Cleveland Browns. That takes a lot for me to say. I was a big fan of Mason Rudolph coming out of Oklahoma State, and I lauded the Steelers’ decision to draft him...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames. Alex Galchenyuk has been exhausted for most of the past two months. Physically, yes. But more so mentally. As a former 30-goal scorer and a top pick in an NHL draft (No. 3 overall in 2012), there have been...
Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters accused of using racial slurs
During the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena on Monday night, Flames coach Bill Peters was accused of using racial slurs by former NHL forward Akim Aliu. Aliu, a native of Nigeria who grew up in Ukraine and Canada, wrote on Twitter that Peters...
Lamar Jackson stellar again as Ravens rout RamsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Lamar Jackson added another argument to his Most Valuable Player case in his “Monday Night Football” debut, leading the fearsome Baltimore Ravens to another blowout win. Jackson matched his career high with five touchdown passes and ran for 95 yards in another splendid all-around performance, and the...
Duquesne reflects on 6-0 start, Bahamas tourney championship
It had been 17 years since Duquesne won a tournament championship in men’s basketball, an idea in step with a longstanding perception winning doesn’t really matter on The Bluff. Except, someone forgot to tell the Dukes, who are off to a 6-0 start after defeating a trio of teams at...
Jets sign linebacker Wyatt Ray, grandson of Nat King ColeVideo
NEW YORK — Wyatt Ray is getting another chance to be a big hit in the NFL. The New York Jets signed the linebacker with famous musical bloodlines to the practice squad Monday. Ray is the grandson of the late Nat King Cole and nephew of the late Natalie Cole....
Alex Galchenyuk breaks through in Penguins’ OT win over FlamesVideo
For weeks Alex Galchenyuk worked. As his more established and productive teammates were economic with their work at practice and usually spent no more than a handful of minutes on the ice past the time scheduled by coaches, Galchenyuk remained on rinks in Cranberry, downtown Pittsburgh, Dallas and Newark, N.J....
