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Empty Thoughts: Penguins 6, Maple Leafs 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 6-1 win against the Maple Leafs. Approximately 21 hours before Saturday’s game, Mike Sullivan was assessing an unappetizing 2-1 road loss to the Devils in a hallway outside the visiting dressing room. The Penguins did everything they claim they wanted to in that defeat, aside from...
Opalko’s late field goal lifts Central Catholic past Pine-Richland in WPIAL Class 6A finalVideo
This was a kick that might make NFL kickers nervous. A 40-yarder on the notorious Heinz Field grass, yet Central Catholic’s Johnathan Opalko tucked the ball inside the left upright Saturday night to defeat Pine-Richland, 10-7, in a slow-moving WPIAL Class 6A championship that turned into a defensive grind. Opalko...
Minor league report: Miletic, Warsofsky lead Penguins past Phantoms
Forward Sam Miletic and defenseman David Warsofsky each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 31 saves for the Penguins (10-5-1-1) who won their fifth...
NASCAR championship push tinged with sadness for Joe Gibbs
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Joe Gibbs keeps mementos of his late son on his office desk. There’s a photo of a little girl who could barely walk but whose day brightened when J.D. Gibbs surprised her with a tour of the Joe Gibbs Racing shop. Hundreds of letters are stacked on...
Malkin, top line help Penguins roll to blowout victory against Maple LeafsVideo
Without skates, he stands 6-foot-3 on a 195-pound frame. So when he skates into a scoring zone, Evgeni Malkin is a sight to behold. He also has 1,011 points in 861 career games. Two of those points came Saturday night when he had a goal and assist in the first...
WPIAL Class 4A final notebook: Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak ties WPIAL title record
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak continued to add to his incredible legacy Saturday. Not only did he tie longtime West Allegheny and current Mt. Lebanon coach Bob Palko with his eighth WPIAL title, but he has 271 career wins and 46 losses. Cherpak passed Chuck Wagner for fifth on the...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock rallies for PSAC title
Charles Snorweah’s 8-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped off No. 8 Slippery Rock’s 37-35 comeback win over No. 13 Kutztown in the PSAC championship Saturday. The Rock (11-0) trailed 35-21 entering the final quarter. Roland Rivers III hit DeSean Dinkins with a 2-yard scoring...
Freshman class provides foundation for Seton Hill men’s basketball
With his second season at Seton Hill already under way, men’s basketball coach Kendrick Saunders is at ease while the usual outside noise keeps abuzz. The Griffins (1-1), looking to fill the vacancies left by three seniors and a transfer, evened their early-season record with an 83-76 nonconference victory at...
Thomas Jefferson routs Belle Vernon for 9th WPIAL football championshipVideo
Experience matters in the WPIAL football finals. Teams that have been there and done that always seem to have a significant edge over teams that don’t quite have a feel for the championship atmosphere. Thomas Jefferson is a gleaming example. While names on the roster change and jersey numbers get...
Alabama wins, but QB Tua Tagovailoa suffers season-ending hip injury
STARKVILLE, Miss. — What was planned to be the last series of the day for Tua Tagovailoa ended in the final play of his season — and his Alabama career. The Crimson Tide’s star quarterback will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his right hip in the first...
Vera Clemente, wife of former Pirates star outfielder, dies
Vera Clemente, the widow of former Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, died Saturday at age 78. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vera Clemente, the widow of the great Roberto Clemente and a cherished member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball family,” Pirates chairman of...
No clear favorite in NASCAR championship raceVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch, weary from the hype surrounding NASCAR’s championship race, just wanted to end his media obligations and return his focus to the finale. But there was one final question from the back of the room: UFC fighter Colby Covington had crashed the event and wanted a...
New Pirates GM Ben Cherington left mixed legacy with Red Sox
How Ben Cherington’s second tenure as a general manager turns out remains to be seen. He will be introduced Monday as the new Pittsburgh Pirates GM. However, Cherington left a mixed legacy in his first shot at running a baseball operation’s department. During his four-year stint as Boston’s GM from...
West Virginia knocks off Kansas State behind Doege’s 3 TD passes
MANHATTAN, Kan. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown was staring down the prospects of a six-game losing streak amid his first season in Morgantown, a streak of futility unmatched by the Mountaineers since 1986. Instead, he walked out of Kansas State with a foundational win for his vast rebuilding effort....
WPIAL Class 3A final notebook: Overtime rare in WPIAL championship gamesVideo
Saturday’s Class 3A final was the fifth championship game decided in overtime in WPIAL history. In 1995, Burrell defeated Washington, 14-13. In 2007, Central Catholic defeated Gateway, 35-34. In 2011, North Allegheny defeated Upper St. Clair, 28-21. In 2016, West Allegheny defeated McKeesport, 38-37. A decade’s impact In just 10...
Football brings some peace to Sioux family after suicide
VERMILLION, S.D. — Teenagers Jashawn and Jayton Pease embraced in the end zone while celebrating the 74-39 victory that made their Crow Creek Chieftains the champions of South Dakota’s tribal school league. But as they hugged, tears streamed down their faces. Jashawn, 15, pounded his fist against his chest and...
It’s Lamar Jackson vs. Deshaun Watson in duel between Ravens and TexansVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans each have used a dual-threat quarterback and an opportunistic defense to become first-place teams in the AFC. Now it’s time to find out who does it better. The Ravens (7-2) have won five straight, their longest winning streak since 2006, and own...
New crew chief helps bring out best in NASCAR veteran Hamlin
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — As Denny Hamlin angrily tried to charge after Joey Logano in a post-race fracas, only one person was able to calm the driver. It was Chris Gabehart, same as it has been all season. Hamlin had been tossed to the ground by a Logano crew member at...
Former Pirate Andrew McCutchen continues to give back to Pittsburgh community
Andrew McCutchen no longer plays for the Pirates, but he still calls Pittsburgh home. He said that won’t change. Part of the reason McCutchen has continued to live in Pittsburgh during baseball’s offseason is because his wife, Maria, is from DuBois. “We decided before we got married that we would...
Steelers decline to attend Colin Kaepernick workout
The Pittsburgh Steelers did not have a representative scout free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s workout Saturday in Atlanta. Eight teams attended the official workout that was switched to a high school facility an hour away. Kaepernick changed locations after his representatives and the NFL disagreed about some conditions regarding the scheduled...
Penguins backup goalie Tristan Jarry gets the call against Maple LeafsVideo
Tristan Jarry is in the net and Nick Bjugstad is out for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their game Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry will appear in his fifth game this season after losing three of his previous four starts. He has a 2.25...
Central Valley stops Aliquippa in overtime in tense WPIAL title gameVideo
On the first play of overtime, Michael Barbuto was pushing toward the goal line when he felt something strange happen. “I got to the 3-yard line and from there I slowly felt myself rising off the ground,” Barbuto said. No, Barbuto didn’t suddenly learn the art of levitation. The feeling...
Pitt-Greensburg falls in NCAA soccer tournament
Pitt-Greensburg finally lost a game, but it happened on the largest stage in NCAA District III women’s soccer. UPG suffered a 5-0 loss to host Chicago Saturday in the first round of the national tournament. The Bobcats finished their best season with a record of 19-1-1. Chicago (13-2-3) held UPG...
Steelers sign 2 players to provide depth at WR, RB positions
In the wake of injuries suffered by wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson, plus running back James Conner, on Thursday night in a 21-7 loss at Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed two players to their 53-man roster Saturday. The additions are wide receiver Deion Cain and running back Kerrith...
Outdoors notices for Nov. 17, 2019
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Nov. 8, Fort Hand (3-2) defeated Clymer (4-1), 1,163-1,162, and Butler (3-2) beat Murrysville (0-5), 1,168-1,122, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Butler (4-1) beat Murrysville (0.5-4.5), 1,142-1,080, and Clymer (5-0) defeated Fort Hand (0.5-4.5), 1,146-1,097....
