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Increasing number of female hockey players dotting PIHL rosters
By Stephen CataneseBy all accounts, Plum senior goaltender Taylor Cestra is a good hockey player. A three-year starter, Cestra was a PIHL Class AA all-star selection last ...
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Kittanning’s Nolf gains more prestigious gold
By Matt GrubbaWith two WPIAL crowns and a state title already to his name, Kittanning junior Jason Nolf added another line to his résumé. Nolf won a ...
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High School Notebook: Low numbers remain problem for Valley girls basketball...
By Bill Beckner Jr.Valley’s girls basketball program has been battling low roster numbers for the past few years, an issue it somehow has managed to work around, even ...
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Browns are bracing for another coaching change
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLose to the Steelers, then clean house: It’s an every-other-year event for the Cleveland Browns. It happened four years ago when Romeo Crennel was fired ...
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Kovacevic: LaMarr’s lament? Who knows?
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAt 3:53 p.m. Sunday, the Steelers’ winter ended with a whimper, this thoroughly hollow 24-10 burial of the beat-up, bumbling Cleveland Browns at a...
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Penn State coach O’Brien-to-the-NFL talk is about to heat up
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSpeculation about Bill O’Brien leaving Penn State for the NFL is about to shift into overdrive. More than half of the 20 NFL teams that ...
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Steelers’ veterans pondering their futures after tough season
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAs the Steelers filed off Heinz Field for the final time this season, linebacker Larry Foote and nose tackle Casey Hampton shared a few laughs ...
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Pitt wants to protect Petersen Events Center
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThere was a time when Petersen Events Center was recognized as one of the most intimidating places to play in college basketball and Pitt was ...
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WVU offseason filled with questions
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNEW YORK — West Virginia’s football team has a lot of work to do. First, it must replace offensive stars Geno Smith, Tavon Austin, Stedman ...
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Robert Morris hockey team is seeking some exposure
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Robert Morris hockey program has become so respected that its 1-0 victory against No. 5 Miami on Saturday at Consol Energy Center was viewed ...
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Steelers conclude disappointing season with win over Browns
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers must be hoping a game out of their past will portend their future. Troy Polamalu made a interception, one of four turnovers forced ...
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Junior Papich leading the way for Gannon women
By Bill Beckner Jr.Gannon junior 6-foot-1 forward Jenny Papich (Fox Chapel) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in an 82-60 victory over Walsh. Papich, who ...
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Recounting the best of 2012
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsEach year, myriad stories catch our eye. Some are heartwarming, others not so much. This year was no different. Choosing the best was difficult. But ...
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2012 Year in Review: A series of goodbyes, and great performances
By Bill Beckner Jr.Moments of silence overshadowed the roar of the crowd, and tears trumped cheers in what was a sobering year in local sports. Lit by the ...
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A year full of sports blunders
By Joe Rutter, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJANUARY National: Former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman announces he will coach a topless women’s basketball team for New York’s Headquarters Gentleman’s Club. “I...
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Plum opens football coaching position
By Michael LoveThe Plum School District board of directors has opened the Mustangs’ varsity football head coaching position for the 2013-14 school year, and applications are being ...
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Harris: Steelers offense must excel in 2013
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLet’s assume, for argument’s sake, that the Steelers’ defense created seven to 10 more turnovers for their offense this year. Why do we automatically assume ...
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Tomlin: Stilted offense was Steelers’ ‘Achilles’ heel’
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOn a day coach Mike Tomlin spent considerable time discussing the myriad injuries that helped wreck the Steelers’ once-promising season, he disclosed a...
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Steelers’ offensive front may see familiar faces leave
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Steelers’ offensive line wasn’t exactly an impenetrable front during a season in which it was ridiculed for inconsistency and sometimes decimated by...
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Game Commission looking to ban wild boar
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Pennsylvania Game Commission is taking aim at wild boars. The agency is preparing to move forward with regulations that would remove protection from the ...
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