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Tomlin needs victory to avoid 1st losing season
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers (7-8) must beat the Browns (5-10) on Sunday at Heinz Field to avoid their first losing season in coach Mike Tomlin’s tenure. They ...
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A lump of coal for the Black and Gold
By Tribune-ReviewIt’s a good thing that the Christmas holiday is upon us. Hopefully being in the company of loved ones and family will be a distraction ...
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’Tis the season for holiday tourneys
By Rick Bruni Jr., Valley IndependentForget visions of a long winter’s nap for the Charleroi boys’ basketball team. The Cougars will once again host the Charleroi Federal Holiday Classic from ...
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McKeesport Daily News Dynamic 33
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsHeading into the season, there were a few players that automatically could have been penned onto the 2012 Daily News Dynamic 33 Team. Then, as ...
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Harris: Predicting the new age of college athletics
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA few months ago, I had several fascinating and revealing conversations with Trafford native and former sneaker executive Sonny Vaccaro about the undeniable...
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Pirates’ Barmes optimistic about improved offensive output
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewShortstop Clint Barmes is the first to admit his first few months with the Pirates were rough, and that 2012 wasn’t the offensive season he ...
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Armstrong native readies for wrestling homecoming
By Bill West, Leader TimesAddison Knepshield associates himself first and foremost with the country’s premier high school wrestling program, Blair Academy (N.J.). But the senior 182-pound grappler...
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Apollo cancer survivor bags a buffalo
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFrank Stefaniak’s already-interesting den is about to get something special. The room is a monument to a life spent outdoors. There are mounts of deer ...
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High school basketball holiday tournament schedule
By Tribune-ReviewHIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BOYS Wednesday’s schedule Charleroi Tournament Yough vs. Bentworth, 6 p.m.; Southmoreland vs. Charleroi, 7:30 p.m.; Belle Vernon vs. California, 9 p.m. Gateway ...
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Geibel swimmers succeed without a team
By Jason Black, Daily CourierAlthough Geibel doesn’t have a swim team, the school certainly isn’t lacking for talented swimmers. This year, three Geibel students are representing their school by ...
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Penguins’ Orpik: Bringing back fans is league’s job
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPenguins defenseman Brooks Orpik hopes the 2012-13 season isn’t canceled because of the NHL lockout, which hit Day 100 on Monday. He also hopes the ...
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For fans, a bleak winter outlook
By Bob Cohn, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNo playoffs for the Steelers. No season, at this point, for the Penguins. Regardless of the forecast, winter just got colder and bleaker for the ...
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Pitt men’s basketball team’s depth could be a blessing
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLewis Preston spent what he called six “not-so-great years” watching Pitt as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. Now in his second year as coach ...
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Steelers hope to reclaim home-field advantage
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers haven’t lost four consecutive home games in a season since they dropped their final six in 1969. But they must beat the Browns ...
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Possible match between Wiercioch and Marsteller highlights Powerade Tournament
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewIt’s the biggest and one of the toughest holiday wrestling tournaments in the country. The 45th annual Powerade Tournament begins Friday at Canon-McMillan, and it ...
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Steelers in search of identity
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIn a season that got off on the wrong foot in Denver, the Steelers were haunted throughout by an assortment of ills — injuries, untimely ...
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Steelers search for answers as disappointing season draws to close
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers have run 1,176 plays during their most disappointing season of this century, and they scored touchdowns on only 33. Do the math; that’s ...
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WVU quarterback Smith happy for one last shot at Syracuse
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWest Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith chuckled when he discovered he will oppose Syracuse in his final college football game. “I feel like it’s almost ...
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Decline of Steelers’ Woodley puzzling
By Tribune-ReviewSo, what’s wrong with LaMarr Woodley? That’s the question that’s being asked on the heels of his most unproductive season, including Sunday’s one-tackle, one-assist, no-sack ...
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Former Derry wrestler Jimmy Gulibon learning ropes at Penn State
By Brian HungerWhen you talk to Jimmy Gulibon, he comes across as soft-spoken and easy going. He’s not overly talkative — humble, you could say. When he ...
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