Quaker Valley, a healthy point guard can make all the difference
This year's Quaker Valley girls basketball team are section champions for the first time in 31 years and head into the WPIAL Class AA playoffs having won nine of their last 11 games, thanks in part to...
View ArticlePenn-Trafford girls are priming for playoff revenge
The Penn-Trafford girls basketball team is getting another shot at Shaler in the WPIAL playoffs, with an eye toward avenging two postseason losses.
View ArticleFord City gymnast continues career ascent
Courtney Batiz, still mending from two knee surgeries in three years, placed second overall in the advanced level this past weekend at the WPIAL championships.
View ArticleAll of the sudden, the Flyers are scuffling in the Atlantic Division
After a solid start, the Philadelphia Flyers are scuffling, suddenly a bad game or two away from falling to fourth in the division.
View ArticleTop-ranked Kentucky opens up its practice
Kentucky opened its practice, allowing students, faculty, staff and a national television audience to watch the top-ranked Wildcats' workout and scrimmage.
View ArticleFormer Caps coach Boudreau still keeping an eye on Penguins
Like the rest of the NHL, Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau has been captivated by Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, the league's leading scorer.
View ArticleWVU's Jones, Pitt tangle once more in final Backyard Brawl
Barring a chance meeting at Madison Square Garden, this will be the last time Pitt is reunited with West Virginia star senior Kevin Jones, the one that got away.
View ArticleSelanne's late score lifts Ducks to victory over Penguins
The normally up-tempo Penguins, who had scored 13 goals in two games over the weekend, looked lethargic in the loss.
View ArticleSection 2-AAA tests the best in WPIAL girls basketball
As in the past, Section 2-AAA has some serious star power, including Hopewell junior guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, perhaps the top player in the class.
View ArticleKeystone Oaks senior guard -- 1,000 points and counting
Keystone Oaks senior guard Alexa Xenakis hit the 1,000-point mark for her career, having reached that milestone after scoring 20 points in a 59-42 win over South Allegheny, becoming only the second...
View ArticleMemories of Backyard Brawl go back more than a century
The rivalry began in 1904. There have been many memorable moments, including former Pitt guard Ronald Ramon's 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Panthers a 55-54 victory Feb. 7, 2008.
View ArticlePirates win arbitration case against Jones
An MLB arbitration panel today sided with the Pirates in their arbitration case against first baseman Garrett Jones.
View ArticleSports Spotlight: Jaime Tedesco
Jaime Tedesco, a senior at Serra Catholic, scored a game-high 15 points to lead Serra Catholic past New Brighton, 53-35, and helped head Coach Bill Cleary capture his 500th win on Feb. 10.
View ArticleSports Spotlight: Jeremy McMunn
Jeremy McMunn, a senior at Woodland Hills, scored a career-high 36 points, hitting five of eight 3-point attempts and going 15 for 20 overall from the field, in the Wolverines' 67-62 win over...
View ArticleStarkey: Sad goodbye to Brawl
If Pitt and West Virginia ever play again in basketball as they have every year since 1917 it will be out of conference.
View ArticleDejan Kovacevic chat transcript
View a transcript of Trib sports columnist Dejan Kovacevic's weekly chat with readers.
View ArticleRooney addresses criticism
Art Rooney II, the son and grandson of Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL owners, reserves the right to continue his family tradition of running the Steelers with a "hands-on" approach. That does not mean...
View ArticlePitt football loses yet another coach
The Panthers announced Saturday that Bob Bostad resigned as offensive coordinator to become offensive line coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Eddie Faulkner, who served as Pitt's running backs coach...
View ArticleFormer Steeler Jeremy Staat embarks on ride to change lives
Jeremy Staat, who had a brief career with the Steelers before joining the Marine Corps and serving in Iraq, is calling his trek the "Wall-to-Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride." With 66 scheduled stops...
View ArticleCommission prepping for trout stocking
One popular lake is coming back on board. Another is offering different services.
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