Greensburg Central Catholic knocks off Northgate
Junior Zach Herman had a team-high 25 points, enough to carry the No. 5 Centurions to a 62-46 win. The victory yields a semifinal clash with No. 1 Monessen, which upended the Centurions in last year's...
View ArticleLate mishaps doom Dukes
Duquesne had several chances to complete a late comeback and post a much-needed road win. Instead, the Dukes were left thinking about the opportunities lost in their 56-51 defeat Saturday at George...
View ArticleAllderdice sweeps City titles
Allderdice avenged its only section loss of the season Saturday by defeating Obama Academy, 56-49, at Peabody High School to win the City League championship for the third consecutive season.
View ArticleNo. 15 seed Butler pulls off shocker
Nate Snodgrass played the hero role Saturday afternoon when his jump shot from the free-throw line fell through with 2 seconds left in overtime to propel No. 15-seed Butler to a 63-61 win over Section...
View ArticleToyota tests new model
Toyota secretly unveiled its 2013 Camry at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, showing off a two-seat prototype for company president Akio Toyoda
View ArticleP-R sweeps boys, girls diving titles
Dominic Giordano finished with 544.50 points to win his first Class AAA boys diving championship in one of the most lopsided victories in WPIAL history
View ArticlePitt women lose showdown of winless squads
After a rare late-season matchup of teams without a victory in Big East play, the Pitt women's basketball team remains in search of its first conference win after a 63-39 loss to Seton Hall on Saturday...
View ArticleMario Andretti stormed into NASCAR 45 years ago
Mario Andretti made a name for himself in open-wheel racing on the IndyCar and Formula One circuits. However, the Nazareth native established himself as one of the most versatile drivers in motorsports...
View ArticleBeaver Falls surges past Jeannette
Sheldon Jeter, the most highly recruited senior basketball player in the WPIAL, scored 33 points to lead No. 2 seed Beaver Falls (22-2), which won its ninth in a row to advance to Wednesday's...
View ArticleHunting and fishing ageless pursuits for some
Raised in Pittsburgh from age 4, Tulio Webber grew up targeting the city's birds with homemade slingshots. Webber progressed to hunting small game in 1938 and deer in 1941. Now approaching his 93rd...
View ArticlePenguins 'Firing Line' is sweet science
They don't have much in the way of set plays, but they cycle relentlessly, and have generated more offense than any trio in the NHL this season.
View ArticleHighlands' Albert called to the stage
Sam Albert is the new basketball coach at Highlands -- in the school play. Albert, the school's football coach, is playing hoops coach Jack Bolton in Highlands' rendition of "High School Musical."
View ArticleLove of fishing keeps 95-year-old young
When Fern Buttermore turned 65, she could have purchased a senior lifetime fishing license from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. She didn't.
View ArticleAngry Geno Malkin makes Lightning pay
Goalie Dwayne Roloson punched a fallen Malkin at the 8:23 mark of the second period. Malkin punched back, and while the league's leading scorer sat in the penalty box, the seething center decided to...
View ArticleDrop in weight class pays off for Kiski wrestler
Matt McCutcheon, whose high-profile weight drop for the individual postseason was widely criticized, steamrolled through the 182-pound bracket at Saturday's Section 1-AAA tournament at Plum.
View ArticleBack to the pack at Daytona speedway
NASCAR president Mike Helton said he's confident the tandem racing that dominated restrictor-plate racing in 2011 won't be a part of today's 54th running of the Daytona 500.
View ArticleAnswers sought for dwindling species
Attend any Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting and you'll hear lots of talk about deer, as well as chatter about black bears, turkeys, beavers and grouse. Squirrels and rabbits staples of the hunter's...
View ArticleCentral Valley's Foster displays skills, humility
"I don't really like a lot of attention," Robert Foster said. "I'm a laid-back guy, a regular kid. I don't really look at recruiting, at colleges and all of that. I feel like I'm a regular kid that...
View ArticleNorth Allegheny's Kugler commits to Michigan
North Allegheny junior Patrick Kugler, regarded as the top offensive line prospect in the state and one of the best in the nation, was supposed to visit the Michigan and Michigan State campuses this...
View ArticleBob Nutting: Bucs can win the NL Central
Pirates owner Bob Nutting believes that, even with the smallest payroll in the NL Central, the Pirates have enough pieces in place to win the division this season.
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