PSU trails Wisconsin at halftime, 14-7
By Tribune-ReviewUNIVERSITY PARK — Wisconsin needed just eight plays to put together two early touchdown drives, but Penn State has settled down and trails the Badgers, ...
View ArticlePitt keeps bowl hopes alive, downs Rutgers, 27-6
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPitt kept alive its bowl hopes and may have helped throw the Big East title chase into turmoil Saturday while defeating conference leader Rutgers, 27-6, ...
View ArticleIUP beats New Haven, advances to Super Region One finals
By William S. PaxtonWEST HAVEN, Conn. – In the waning seconds, coach Curt Cignetti was confident his defense would deliver. Why not? The Indiana (Pa.) defense had pitched ...
View ArticlePitt football notebook: Street hurts ribs, expected to be OK
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPitt junior receiver Devin Street injured ribs Saturday during a 27-6 victory against Rutgers and was taken to a hospital for examination, coach Paul Chryst ...
View ArticlePlan ahead for trophy deer
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis is the time of year when hunters pay attention to bones. The statewide firearms deer season opens Monday, and as always, sportsmen will be ...
View ArticleFrye: Bear harvest down, but many big ones taken
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHunters didn’t kill as many bears this year as last, but they did, as always, take some nice ones. In the first three days of ...
View ArticleProspect watch: Aliquippa’s Jaleel Fields
By Tribune-ReviewJALEEL FIELDS 6-foot-2, 275 pounds, DT, Aliquippa Jaleel Fields spent Friday opening holes at right tackle for classmates Dravon Henry and classmate Terry Swanson as ...
View ArticleYouth soccer roundup: Tri-City Soccer results
By Tribune-ReviewTri-City Soccer Week 5 results Under-8 division Jim Kuhn Photography vs. Highland Tire — For Jim Kuhn Photography, Nico Zanella scored, Dominic Negley played well ...
View ArticleNewer helmets not mandated by NFL
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe NFL implemented rules to counter an apparent epidemic of concussions. An inherently violent game has been tamed only minimally by penalties discouraging...
View ArticleHead trauma awareness up, but many NFL players are tuning it out
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWhen the NFL and the NFL Players Association completed their 10-year labor deal last year, they agreed to commit more than $100 million over its ...
View ArticleWVU football notebook: Alston resurfaces at right time
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAMES, Iowa — West Virginia senior running back Shawne Alston reached 100 yards rushing for the second time this season. Alston’s career-high 130-yard,...
View ArticleWinston-Salem State ousts Shippensburg from D-II playoffs
By Staff ReportsHindered by a season-high five turnovers, Shippensburg was no match for Winston-Salem State in its Division II playoff game Saturday. Winston-Salem State, ranked No. 2, ...
View ArticleHigh school football notebook: Parkway Conference still on top of Class AAA
By Staff ReportsThis was supposedly the year a Greater Allegheny team or one from the Big 9 Conference would leave Heinz Field with the Class AAA trophy. ...
View ArticleUSO falls to Selinsgrove in PIAA first round
By Staff ReportThe USO football team fell to District 4 champion Selinsgrove, 41-14, in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA playoffs Saturday afternoon at Altoona’s ...
View ArticleSteelers matchup of the week: LB James Harrison vs. Browns LT Joe Thomas
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSTEELERS LB JAMES HARRISON vs. BROWNS LT JOE THOMAS MATCHUP: Joe Thomas and James Harrison have engaged in some epic battles, and there has been ...
View ArticleSteelers-Browns play to watch: Two tight end swing pass
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCleveland running back Trent Richardson wasn’t drafted with the third overall pick this year for his pass-catching abilities, but the rookie has shown he can ...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: Batch needs to find comfort zone
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHis teammates refer to Charlie Batch as a coach on the field. To offensive coordinator Todd Haley, it’s a comfort knowing the Steelers’ No. 3 ...
View ArticleOutdoors notebook: Game Commission gets word out about chronic wasting disease
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewaround the game commission • The Game Commission recently had two public meetings to answer questions regarding the 600-square-mile disease management area in...
View ArticleDeer Lakes girls basketball hopes for continued success
By George GuidoAfter extensive success the last three seasons, the Deer Lakes girls basketball team is back for more. Compiling a 55-14 record and grabbing a pair ...
View ArticleDespite losing their coach, Lancers seem to have all bases covered
By George GuidoAn October appointment to a high school basketball head coaching position usually is a prescription for trouble. But new Deer Lakes boys basketball coach Jon ...
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