Pitt men's basketball team is still chasing elusive victory
After playing three ranked teams in eight days, Pitt finally gets to try to pick on someone its own size with Providence coming in.
View ArticlePenguins defenseman Letang is added to All-Star Game roster
Kris Letang had scheduled a trip to New York during the all-star break for what he thought would be a few days off.
View ArticleVeteran forward Kunitz is content in his role with Penguins
Chris Kunitz, a top-line forward for his physical play, has been an asset for James Neal and Evgeni Malkin this season.
View ArticlePennsylvania Game Commission weighs extending bear season
Mark Ternent, bear biologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, told board members that the state sold 162,166 bear licenses for the 2011 seasons.
View ArticleCapitals' Ovechkin suspended three games for hit on Penguins' Michalek
The NHL suspended Washington's Alexander Ovechkin for three games for leaping to hit Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek.
View ArticleHarris: NBA could be in McConnell's future
Duquesne's T.J. McConnell is enjoying a special season in a league that's noted for strong point guard play, already displaying NBA potential.
View ArticlePenguins to unveil Lemieux statue in March
The Penguins announced this morning that a statue of team owner Mario Lemieux will be unveiled outside Consol Energy Center on March 7.
View ArticlePaterno legacy 'far beyond football'
Spending $750,000 for a pipe organ might seem a bit much, but it was built especially for the worship hall of Penn State's Pasquerilla Spiritual Center and made affordable in large part because of Joe...
View ArticleThousands at Penn State paying tribute to Joe Paterno
The line for the public viewing, scheduled to last until 11 p.m. today, stretched for several blocks during the afternoon. University officials estimated the number of viewers would reach about 10,000...
View ArticleFor new Robert Morris coach Banaszak, football isn't just strategy
Robert Morris named John Banaszak its coach-in-waiting, and he will continue to serve under head coach Joe Walton, 76, before taking over after the 2013 season.
View ArticlePenguins to unveil Lemieux statue at Consol Energy Center in March
As a gift to Mario Lemieux, his ownership partners decided to carry on with plans for a statue that will be unveiled March 7.
View ArticleGreensburg Trib Spotlight Female Athlete of the Week
Greensburg Salem junior Jayne Oberdorf is the Greensburg Trib Spotlight Female Athlete of the Week.
View ArticleSt. Vincent junior credits life-altering events
Devin McGrath, a junior forward at St. Vincent College in Unity, has so far amassed a great personal record in basketball, claiming that her life experiences, good and bad, have made her the aware and...
View ArticleNorth Allegheny teammates spurring each other to excellence
Jarred Lux, a senior, is 24-0 and ranked No. 2 in his class, while the third-ranked Alex DeCiantis is 20-4 for the North Allegheny wrestling team.
View ArticleConnellsville boys basketball team's hot start only a memory
After opening the season with seven straight wins, the Falcons have gone 2-6, and dropped their fifth game in a row to visiting Latrobe.
View ArticlePitt sophomore forward Moore tries to emerge from shooting slump
Panthers forward Gilbert Brown knows the best way to break out of a shooting slump is to spend more time shooting the basketball.
View ArticleGreensburg Trib Spotlight Male Athlete of the Week
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Ben Klimchock is the Greensburg Trib Spotlight Male Athlete of the Week.
View ArticleWest Shamokin boys basketball happy to be winning again
After they experienced the least successful seasons in West Shamokin boys basketball's short history, many current players began to wonder if they'd ever live up to their predecessor's high standard of...
View ArticleHighlands grad Witucki joins Clarion's staff as graduate assistant
Highlands graduate Kyle Witucki, a former Division II all-star football player, saw his future path become clear when he served as an assistant coach at Deer Lakes in 2010.
View ArticleVillanova is battling growing pains in the Big East Conference
The Wildcats sit at .500 and are positioned near the bottom of the conference, and things weren't much better out of conference.
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