Letang returns after brief Russia trip
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSay this for Penguins defenseman Kris Letang: He might not have supreme travel sense, but he isn’t lazy. At the end of a whirlwind week ...
View ArticlePitt falls to Marquette in overtime at Petersen
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIn the instant Lamar Patterson released his shot from the top of the key, all of Pitt’s shortcomings against Marquette were erased. When the 3-pointer ...
View ArticleGuard Torres leaves Duquesne men’s basketball team
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDuquesne guard P.J. Torres has decided to leave the men’s basketball program and was granted his release, he said Saturday. The 6-foot-4 sophomore reserve had ...
View ArticleCollege hockey hopes to keep the attention
By Megan GuzaPenguins season-ticket holder Chris Misechok will have double the games to watch and stats to track now that the NHL season is set to begin. ...
View ArticleFederal dollars belonging to sportsmen eyed for budget
By Tribune-ReviewYou’ve heard of the fiscal cliff by now, and of the attempts to balance the federal budget. But did you know it might get done ...
View ArticleTrout fishing changes for anglers
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOut with the old, in with the new. Pennsylvania trout anglers are going to experience that, locally as much as anywhere, in the coming weeks. ...
View ArticleSoforic’s career-high 30 leads Latrobe
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewThere are times when Mike Soforic has struggled to score even a few points for Latrobe. And then there was Friday night. Soforic scored 14 ...
View ArticlePitt notebook: Woodall’s injury ‘changes complexion’ of Panthers
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIf Pitt looked like a drastically different team against Marquette than the one that beat Georgetown by 28 points four nights earlier, it might have ...
View ArticleDuquesne loses to visiting St. Joe’s
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDuquesne never led during Saturday night’s 74-66 loss to St. Joseph’s at Palumbo Center, snapping a five-game home winning streak and leaving the Dukes winless...
View ArticleOn eve of camp openings, it’s still not NHL business as usual
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe NHL lockout is over — except on paper. The Players’ Association ratified a new labor contract Saturday on the eve of scheduled training camp ...
View ArticlePitt women fade down stretch in loss to ‘Nova
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAfter a close first half, the Pitt women could not contain Villanova in the second half and lost to the Wildcats, 68-52, on Saturday at ...
View ArticleHampton’s Hart finally breaks through for county wrestling title
By Bill West, Leader TimesThe losses in the finals of the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships the past three seasons bothered Hampton’s Jake Hart enough — the podium ceremony just ...
View ArticleKiski Area’s Matt McCutcheon becomes 10th to win 4 WCCA crowns
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewThere were only nine wrestlers in the 60-year history of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament to win four titles. Now there is a 10th. ...
View ArticleLocal roundup: Big 2nd half lifts Kiski Area girls past McKeesport
By Staff ReportsKiski Area separated itself from McKeesport in the second half to win a nonsection girls basketball game Saturday, 48-33, in Allegheny Township. The victory snapped ...
View ArticleFive Penguins players to watch
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBrandon Sutter Sutter is considered one of the better third-line centers in hockey, but he will have to prove he can handle the job Jordan ...
View ArticleFive Penguins storylines to watch
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review1. Disco fever Dan Bylsma isn’t on the hotseat, but his team has lost three consecutive playoff series, most recently allowing 30 goals in six ...
View ArticleRobinson: Reading between the Steelers’ lines
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSometimes it’s not what a team executive says, it’s what he doesn’t say. Or as in the case of Steelers president Art Rooney II, it’s ...
View ArticlePitt, Chryst poised to refill cupboards
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewUpheaval and defeat within the Pitt football program ultimately will lead to the makeover of a roster that hasn’t been good enough the past two ...
View ArticleReese seeks to be piece of Pens’ picture
By Jonathan BombulieOne of the many events delayed by the NHL lockout was Dylan Reese’s quest to play for his hometown team. A 28-year-old Harvard grad from ...
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