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MLB notebook: McCutchen finalist for Gold Glove Award
By Staff and Wire ReportsAndrew McCutchen hopes to become the seventh Pirates outfielder to win a Gold Glove Award when the winners are announced at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Drew ...
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Steelers reinstate Ta’amu
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRookie nose tackle Alameda Ta’amu was reinstated Monday, two weeks after the Steelers suspended him following his arrest on multiple counts resulting from an...
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Local roundup: Fayette title game, Falcon hockey opener postponed
By Tribune-ReviewThe volleyball match between Penn State Fayette and Penn College for the PSUAC women’s title scheduled for Monday afternoon at Penn State was postponed because ...
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WPIAL moves playoff games to Wednesday
By Staff ReportsWPIAL officials decided Monday to postpone all postseason contests scheduled for Tuesday, in anticipation of storm damage caused by Hurricane Sandy as it moved into ...
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Big 12 notebook: Snyder’s influence key for Kansas St.
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewKansas State is ranked No. 2 in the BCS this week behind Alabama and positioned to play for its first national championship, provided the Wildcats ...
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Louisville’s Donovan gets redemption in a snap
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLouisville long snapper Grant Donovan might owe Cincinnati coach Butch Jones a debt he never will be able to repay. When the teams met Friday ...
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Breaking down the WPIAL Class A football bracket
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFavorite: Clairton (9-0) seems destined to win a fifth consecutive WPIAL title, tying a record set by Braddock from 1955-59. RB-QB-WR Tyler Boyd, a 4,000-yard...
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Breaking down the WPIAL Class AA football bracket
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFavorite: The closest victory this season for Aliquippa (9-0), the defending WPIAL champion, was 32 points. Most were by 40 or more, including 68-0 and ...
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Breaking down the WPIAL Class AAA football bracket
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFavorite: As the only unbeaten team, Thomas Jefferson (9-0) earned the No. 1 seed for the fifth time in seven years. The Jaguars won WPIAL ...
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Steelers’ defense out to build on lofty ranking
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers’ 2008 defense was a great one by any measure — wins, statistics, playoff success, intimidation factor. Last year’s defense was statistically...
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Hempfield football team craves bigger impact
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewThe Hempfield football team has made major strides this season. Making its first trip to the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs since 2008 was one of ...
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Mt. Pleasant, Frazier learn WPIAL 1st-round opponents
By Jason Black, Daily CourierThe WPIAL released the pairings Monday for the upcoming football playoffs, which will begin with 32 first-round games Friday. Mt. Pleasant and Frazier each qualified, ...
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Pitt unfazed by Notre Dame mystique
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNo one needs to tell Pitt coach Paul Chryst about the rich history of athletics at Notre Dame. “I played hoops there,” he said, smiling. ...
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Home teams might have to hit the road for WPIAL 1st round
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDespite undefeated seasons, stadiums in Aliquippa and Clairton are likely to sit empty when the WPIAL football playoffs arrive, if those teams are pushed...
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South Allegheny, Elizabeth Forward set to make return to postseason
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsIt was like homecoming for Pat Monroe when he walked into the WPIAL football pairings meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in Green Tree on Monday. ...
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Plum drops finale to Pine-Richland
By Michael LoveThings didn’t start well for Plum in its nonconference season finale Friday night at Pine-Richland. The Rams’ defense forced Mustangs senior tailback Jai Major to ...
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Top seeds Clairton, Thomas Jefferson have challenging road to final
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClairton and Thomas Jefferson, the respective No. 1 seeds in the upcoming Class A and Class AAA WPIAL playoffs, find themselves with difficult draws to ...
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Monessen’s Rawlins Player of the Week
By Jeff Oliver, Valley IndependentDuring his football career at Monessen, Chavas Rawlins has developed a knack for making extraordinary play look vert ordinary. Or, at the least, expected. Take, ...
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Ford City hockey team’s future on thin ice
By Bill West, Leader TimesThe long-term fate of Ford City’s hockey program is unclear. No Open Class will exist after this season, so the Sabers will compete against unfamiliar ...
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Freeport draws Beaver Falls in 1st-round matchup
By Bill West, Leader TimesFor a second consecutive year, Freeport finished the regular season with a 7-2 overall record and a share of the Allegheny Conference title — both ...
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