Sports category, Page 2566
Ravens, Chargers ready for rematch in wild-card game
BALTIMORE — It’s been six years since the Ravens hosted a playoff game, so forgive Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda for forgetting protocol regarding the distribution of tickets. “Somebody was asking me if we got tickets during the playoff games, and I couldn’t really remember,” he said this week. “I...
Colts cruises past Texans, earn date with top-seeded Chiefs
HOUSTON — A year ago at this time Andrew Luck was at home struggling with an injured shoulder that cost him the entire season. On Saturday he wrote a happy ending to the latest chapter of his comeback season, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns and the Indianapolis Colts...
Fite, Biss make Latrobe proud in Shippensburg victory
Latrobe was well-represented Saturday as the Shippensburg men’s basketball team took down visiting East Stroudsburg, 76-70. Raiders coach Chris Fite notched his 100th career victory, and sophomore guard Jake Biss scored a career-high 30 points for No. 25 Shippensburg (12-3, 6-1 PSAC). Both are Latrobe graduates. Since Fite began coaching...
Robert Morris beats Mount St. Mary’s, moves to 2-0 in NEC
Malik Petteway posted a double-double, and Josh Williams scored four points in the final 13 seconds to send Robert Morris to a 62-59 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday. Omar Habwe made a free throw to give Mount St. Mary’s a 58-56 lead with 2 minutes, 15 seconds remaining....
All 12 NFL playoff coaches have ties to Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells
There is no denying the impact on the coaching world that Bill Walsh and Bill Parcells have had. The hard evidence is apparent again as the NFL playoffs begin. All 12 of the coaches have some sort of tie-in to either three-time Super Bowl champion Walsh or two-time winner Parcells....
La Roche’s Jenna Cole hits 1,000-point mark
It might be divided among two schools, but a milestone is a milestone to Jenna Cole. The former Norwin basketball standout scored the 1,000th point of her college career while leading La Roche to a 64-59 win at Medaille. Cole, a 6-foot junior forward, transferred from Pitt-Greensburg after her freshman...
Previewing Sunday’s NFL wild-card games
Sunday’s NFL wild-card games feature two teams with 12-4, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Chargers. The Philadelphia Eagles’ visit to Soldier Field brings back memories of the teams’ “Fog Bowl” playoff game on Dec. 31, 1988. The Chargers, despite a better record, head on the road to face the...
Jesse James among 14 Steelers entering unrestricted free agency
The number of Pittsburgh Steelers players entering unrestricted free agency reads like a laundry list, ranging from a player who was on the field for every snap (Ramon Foster) to one who didn’t play a down (Le’Veon Bell). In between, there are 12 players with varying degrees of experience and...
West Virginia hires Troy’s Neal Brown for 6 years, $19.05 million
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia hired Troy’s Neal Brown on a six-year, $19.05 million contract to coach the Mountaineers. Brown replaces Dana Holgorsen, who left to become Houston’s coach. The school announced Brown’s hiring Saturday. President E. Gordon Gee said he’s confident the 38-year-old Brown is a “good fit” for...
Kevin Gorman: ACC debut a dud, but Pitt has nowhere to go but up under Jeff Capel
Jeff Capel’s concern — the Pitt first-year coach quickly corrected himself to change the word of choice from fear — was that his Panthers would be overwhelmed by the environment. After all, this was Capel’s first ACC game as Pitt’s coach and the first conference game for four Pitt players,...
Outdoors notices for Jan. 6, 2018
NOTICES Outdoors SHOOTS ON TAP • California Hill Gun Club holds sporting clays and five-stand shoots Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon. All are open to the public. Call 724-938-3480. • Sporting clays is closed for the winter at West Penn Sportsmen’s Club, but five stand is open Thursdays from 5-8 p.m....
Searching for the turning point in Penguins’ topsy-turvy season
During the depths of the team’s early season despair, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Patric Hornqvist had one firm belief he never wavered from. “One shift’s going to turn the season around for us,” he said Nov. 16 while the Penguins were in the midst of losing nine of 10 games. Less...
No practice, no problem for streaking Penguins
There’s a dirty little secret about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ current eight-game winning streak that coach Mike Sullivan probably doesn’t want his players to think about. The team is playing its best hockey of the season during a stretch where it’s had the least amount of practice time. When the Penguins...
Penguins’ Justin Schultz skates for first time since breaking leg in October
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz returned to the ice for the first time Saturday since suffering a broken left leg Oct. 13 in Montreal. Schultz wasn’t outfitted in his hockey gear, but he skated on his own before the Penguins practiced at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “It’s...
Pitt puts up little resistance in ACC opener vs. North Carolina
Still four months shy of his 19th birthday, Pitt freshman Trey McGowens heard the noise in Petersen Events Center, felt the vibrations of a sellout crowd of 12,508 and never forgot what team he and his teammates were playing. “I was a little jittery going out,” he said. “Coach had...
Report: Steelers expected to hear trade offers for Antonio Brown
Citing unnamed sources, the NFL Network reported Saturday morning the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to consider trade requests for disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown. NFL Network reported the Steelers “have not closed the door on the thought of Brown playing for someone else, provided they could receive adequate compensation.” The...
Report: Ben Roethlisberger contract extension with Steelers coming by March
What widely was expected to happen over this offseason reportedly is going to get done before March 13, according to ESPN. The Pittsburgh Steelers are “expected to restructure and extend” the contract of 36-year-old Ben Roethlisberger before the 2019 league year begins, Adam Schefter wrote Saturday afternoon. This season’s NFL...
Top 3B prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes, former 1st-rounder Will Craig invited to Pirates spring training
The organization’s top hitting prospect and a former first-round pick are among those that the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday will be invited to spring training. Third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes is rated as the Pirates’ No. 2 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline, and first baseman Will Craig was the No. 22...
Previewing Saturday’s AFC wild-card playoff games
AFC South Division rivals Indianapolis and Houston square off in the opening game of the NFL playoffs Saturday, while prime time is reserved for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. Here is a breakdown of the games. INDIANAPOLIS (10-6) at HOUSTON (11-5) Sunday, 4:35 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE — Texans...
Breaks starting to go Penguins winger Dominik Simon’s way
After Friday night’s 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Dominik Simon said he’s a firm believer that good things happen when a player puts pucks on net. Sometimes, they don’t even need to go all the way to the back of the net for good things to...
No ‘hard feelings’ for North Carolina’s Cameron Johnson in return to Pitt
Cameron Johnson enjoyed his return engagement at Petersen Events Center so much he didn’t even mind a smattering of boos when he was introduced to the crowd before the game. “It was nice to be back,” said Johnson, a graduate student who transferred from Pitt to North Carolina after the...
Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr. follows in steps of father, O.J. Howard
Alabama’s Irv Smith Jr. was determined to be a wide receiver in high school. Never mind that he’s the son and nephew of former NFL tight ends and is built for that position, too. He caved to the reality his junior year at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans...
Penguins score in myriad ways to run winning streak to 8
With 1,475 regular-season games over 21 years to his credit, it’s awfully hard for 42-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins center Matt Cullen to experience something that’s never happened to him in an NHL game before. On Friday night, he managed to record an unusual first. Cullen scored a goal with his ear...
Penn State’s Pat Chambers suspended one game for shoving player
Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers was suspended for one game by director of athletics Sandy Barbour after he shoved guard Myles Dread during the Nittany Lions’ 68-55 loss to Michigan on Thursday night. The suspension will keep Chambers off the bench Sunday night when Penn State plays Wisconsin at...
Texans, Colts meet in playoffs after turning around seasons
HOUSTON — Saturday’s wild-card game between the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts is a matchup that seemed improbable early this season after Houston dropped its first three games and the Colts limped to a 1-5 start. Instead of letting their tough starts lead to disappointing years, these teams that both...
