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Forget waiting for them, here’s how to successfully track deer
No one hunts whitetails from a tree stand in Randy Flannery’s world. Not if they hope to actually, you know, see deer. The country is just too big, too remote, too rugged, too vast. Owner of Wilderness Escape Outfitters and a state-certified master guide, he leases 400 square miles —...
Green Lick Lake walleyes struggling, but help coming
This is a story that reveals perspective. Those who are glass-half-full types will see it as evidence the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s walleye stocking program works. Those who fall on the glass-half-empty side of things will see this as a case of good intentions unfulfilled. Maybe it’s a story...
Texans stave off Colts in Thursday night AFC South showdownVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins and finished with 298 yards to help the Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts, 20-17, on Thursday night to take the AFC South lead. The Texans (7-4), who were embarrassed by Baltimore, 41-7, on Sunday, trailed by four early...
Baylee Steele scores 20 to lift Duquesne past Indiana State
BIMINI, Bahamas — Baylee Steele had a career-high 20 points as Duquesne came from behind to beat Indiana State, 74-71, on Thursday night. Steele made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Sincere Carry had 15 points for Duquesne (4-0), which won its fourth straight game to open the season. Maceo Austin added...
How to spot more deer and other outdoors notes
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a new piece of gear and more: Tip of the week It takes more than just looking to see deer in the woods. Or more than just casual looking, anyway. Your best bet for spotting a whitetail is to...
Patric Hornqvist scores in return, but Penguins lose in OT againVideo
NEW YORK — One of the hallmarks of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season has been discipline. Entering Thursday, they had faced an average of 2.3 opposing power-play opportunities per game through 21 contests. Yet, in their 22nd game, referees Jean Hebert and T.J. Luxmore, with assistance from linesmen Steve Barton and...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Norwin’s Deri wraps impressive career at West Liberty
West Liberty senior safety Logan Deri (Norwin) finished his college career as one of only six players in West Liberty history to record 300 tackles. Deri had nine stops in his final college game, a 34-26 loss to Charleston. He finished with 301 tackles. “The milestone was great, but to...
Pitt men’s soccer captures 1st NCAA tourney win in program historyVideo
On Thursday evening, in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Ambrose Urbanic Field, it was clear the Pitt men’s soccer team was out to accomplish something that never had been done in program history. After receiving their first bid into the NCAA Tournament since 1965, the Panthers wanted to take...
Fred Cox, former Pitt, NFL standout who invented Nerf football, dies at 80
A legendary native of Monongahela and an NFL icon, Fred Cox, died Wednesday in Minnesota from complications due to kidney failure. Cox, 80, had been in hospice care in his home in Monticello for some time before his death. After his football career, with the help of Minnesota entrepreneur John...
Freshman Justin Champagnie reaches another level in Pitt winVideo
The early days of Justin Champagnie’s collegiate career have unveiled a talented freshman who can score, rebound and keep a level head while attacking a zone defense. Or, as Pitt coach Jeff Capel described it: “Not panic in the middle of chaos.” Champagnie showed maturity beyond his 18 years Thursday...
Pitt football notebook: Maurice Ffrench hopes steel plate in his jaw will get him back on the field
If Pitt wide receiver Maurice Ffrench plays Saturday at Virginia Tech, he’ll do it with a steel plate stabilizing his broken jaw. Ffrench had the plate inserted after he injured his jaw in the Georgia Tech game. He did not play against North Carolina, and coach Pat Narduzzi said his...
Steelers teammates defend Mason Rudolph against Myles Garrett’s allegation of racial slurVideo
Mason Rudolph’s teammates again rushed to his defense Thursday, a week after Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett clubbed him with his own helmet. This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers defended their quarterback after Garrett reportedly accused Rudolph of using a racial slur when a brawl broke out between the two...
Fox Chapel’s Bitar set to play at Rolex Tournament of Champions in Florida
Fox Chapel golfer Scott Bitar is headed south. Bitar will play in the Rolex Tournament of Champions, one of the most prestigious events in junior golf, starting Saturday at the PGA National Resort and Spa’s Champion and Fazio courses in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The 2019 WPIAL Class AAA champion...
Kevin Gorman: Browns’ Myles Garrett should have to wear shameful claim like a scarlet letterVideo
Mason Rudolph can’t seem to escape the brawl with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett — not even at Pittsburgh Steelers headquarters — but Thursday’s news crossed a new line. As Rudolph stood in line for food in the cafeteria at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, a nearby television tuned to...
Tickets to Sunday’s Washington Redskins game against Detroit Lions sink to $4Video
You won’t have to break the bank to attend Sunday’s game when the Washington Redskins host the Detroit Lions. In fact, it would cost you more to grab a foot-long submarine sandwich from Subway than it would to score some of the available seats. According to Fox’s Washington, D.C., affiliate...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi takes offense to critics of ACC, Coastal divisionVideo
Pat Narduzzi coaches in the ACC. He has been to the conference championship game and, more to the point, he has won 10 of his past 14 regular-season conference games. So, of course, Pitt’s coach is an unashamed ambassador for the conference, especially when it comes to defending the league...
Trevor Ruhland overcomes injuries to play final year for Notre DameVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Trevor Ruhland expected to be Notre Dame’s starting center this season, right up until the medical staff told him in January his left knee is like that of an 80-year-old man and he probably shouldn’t play football anymore. Bear in mind Ruhland had endured a broken...
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz sidelined because of injuryVideo
NEW YORK — The injuries keep piling up for the Penguins Defenseman Justin Schultz will be sidelined “longer term” due to an undisclosed injury, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Schultz left practice in Cranberry on Wednesday early and did not return. Sullivan was uncertain if he was injured during practice....
No more ‘Benny Snell football,’ but Steelers rookie ‘110%’ healthy, ready to contribute
Benny Snell is no longer referencing “Benny Snell football.” But Snell is ready to show his talents once again. “I’m 110%, baby,” the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back said Thursday. Snell was a full practice participant for the second consecutive day Thursday and is primed to return from knee surgery...
Ohio State QB Justin Fields is the one that got away for Penn State
Two years ago, it would have been fairly easy to predict sophomore quarterback Justin Fields would play a key role in the outcome of Saturday’s marquee matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 8 Penn State. It would have been much harder to forecast Fields would be wearing scarlet...
Steelers’ newest running back, Kerrith Whyte, eager to make NFL debutVideo
It was his first day in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room earlier this week, his NFL debut days away. Even with that dream on the horizon, Kerrith Whyte wasn’t going to overthink it. “I try to keep football real simple,” the Steelers newest running back said. “I have been playing...
James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster sit out practice again for Steelers
It is increasingly likely the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the winless Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday without two of their starting skill position players. Running back James Conner (shoulder) and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion/knee) did not practice Thursday for the second day in a row. The 5-5 Steelers have just...
Ex-Penguins forward Derick Brassard is producing with Islanders
NEW YORK — Derick Brassard’s time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was a massive disappointment. Few would dispute that. Brassard sure didn’t offer a counterargument when he visited PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday as a member of the New York Islanders. He didn’t agree with it, either. In fact, he had...
NFL upholds Myles Garrett’s suspension, cuts Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey’s to 2 gamesVideo
One week after the helmet slam heard ‘round the world, the NFL finalized its discipline for the primary Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns involved. Cleveland defensive lineman Myles Garrett had his suspension for the remainder of this season upheld by appeals officer James Thrash, the league announced Thursday. Garrett, who...
Steelers teammates defend Mason Rudolph against Myles Garrett’s allegation of racial slurVideo
Mason Rudolph’s teammates again rushed to his defense Thursday, a week after Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett clubbed him with his own helmet. This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers defended their quarterback after Garrett reportedly accused Rudolph of using a racial slur when a brawl broke out between the two...
