Mauti injury mars Penn State’s victory over Indiana
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewUNIVERSITY PARK — Gerald Hodges summed up what his coaches and teammates seemed to be thinking when asked about the injury that has almost certainly ...
View ArticleDistrict college football roundup: W&J falls in Division III playoffs
By Staff ReportsWashington & Jefferson couldn’t overcome the loss of starting quarterback Matt Bliss and his backup Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III ...
View ArticleIUP holds off Shepherd in Division II playoffs
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewOn a day when defense was expected to be the focal point of the first-round NCAA Division II football playoff matchup featuring Indiana (Pa.) and ...
View ArticlePeters Township three-peats as state girls soccer champs
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsHERSHEY — Peters Township girls soccer coach Pat Vereb gives his team a simple message during preparation for each game. And the Indians players rarely ...
View ArticlePenn State football notebook: O’Brien focused on Wisconsin, not on NFL
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBill O’Brien chided the media for giving “legs” to a story that didn’t exist. Then the first-year coach declined to offer a definitive answer when ...
View ArticleUpper St. Clair boys soccer team wins state title
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsHERSHEY — Upper St. Clair goalkeeper Joe Conlan knew he would have his work cut out for him when he went between the pipes against ...
View ArticleUniversity Prep claims title
By Tribune-ReviewUniversity Prep defeated Clearfield, 36-22, to win the PIAA Districts 5-6-8-9 Class AAA championship. The Wildcats got off to a quick start, scoring 14 points ...
View ArticleSewickley Academy still has work to be done
By Chris AdamskiFrom forever finished at the final four to finally in the final. For the fourth consecutive postseason tournament, the Sewickley Academy boys soccer team advanced ...
View ArticleColor can dictate decisions
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThere’s no mystery about where white-tailed deer got their name. The bright white underside of their tails is as distinctive a flag as exists in ...
View ArticleAnother deer with ties to CWD farm running loose
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFirst there was Pink 23. Now there’s Purple 4. Pink 23 is the name of a deer that escaped from the New Oxford, Adams County, ...
View ArticleStarkey: Fork in the road for Steelers
By Joe Starkey, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Baltimore Ravens’ stranglehold on the AFC North has become uncomfortably tight. The Ravens have won 11 consecutive divisional games — the second-longest...
View ArticlePitt rallies from 18-point deficit to win in OT
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBarreling toward a double-digit loss against Oakland on Saturday, Pitt instead pulled out one of the greatest comeback wins in school history with a 72-62 ...
View ArticleGorman: Shell will sell Pitt to WPIAL recruits
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNot much prodding is needed to get Rushel Shell to dish on his daydream of playing on a Pitt team where the tailback is surrounded ...
View ArticleBeasley gains respect of coach as Woodland Hills leader
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewalex beasley 6-foot, 230 pounds, FB-LB, Woodland Hills George Novak is not one to boast about his players, but when it comes to Alex Beasley, ...
View ArticleNHL face Crosby finds his lockout voice
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Kid picked up hockey after the last NHL lockout. Sidney Crosby’s task is tougher during this one. He is the most recognized face of ...
View ArticleRobinson: Big Ben’s absence has precedent
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers are dealing with arguably their most worrisome in-season quarterback injury since Terry Bradshaw’s in 1976, so let’s call on a crisis management...
View ArticlecOMFORT ZONE
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBaltimore running back Ray Rice slammed off the left side and rambled 36 yards on the first play from scrimmage during the Ravens’ season-opening 35-7 ...
View ArticleMatchup of the week: Steelers WRs vs. Ravens CBs
By Tribune-ReviewWRs MIKE WALLACE/EMMANUEL SANDERS vs. RAVENS CBs CARY WILLIAMS/COREY GRAHAM MATCHUP: The Steelers wide receivers had a difficult time getting open against the Kansas City Chiefs ...
View ArticleLigonier Valley football team bows out in District 6 semifinals
By George GuidoLigonier Valley’s hopes for the school’s first PIAA District 6 championship ended Saturday night when Forest Hills came away with a 26-12 victory in a ...
View ArticleOklahoma squelches WVU comeback, losing skid reaches 5
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tavon Austin, Geno Smith and Stedman Bailey nearly led West Virginia to a remarkable comeback against No. 13 Oklahoma on Saturday night ...
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