Combine opens Pitt star's eyes to reality of NFL football
Thomas Jefferson High School graduate Lucas Nix arrived at Pitt as one of the most coveted offensive line prospects in the country. Now he's waiting for his phone to ring on NFL draft day.
View ArticleFor Pitt, no invitation to NCAA Tournament this season
Pitt will await its possible postseason destination after falling to fifth-seeded Georgetown at Madison Square Garden in the second round of the Big East Tournament.
View ArticleStarting pitcher Karstens efficient, effective for Pirates
Pirates veteran right-hander Jeff Karstens was among the most efficient starting pitchers in the National League last season.
View ArticleLemieux: Crosby, Malkin can coexist on power play
Penguins centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin enjoy playing along the right-wing boards on the power play, and sometimes that causes trouble for the power-play unit.
View ArticleThe making of Mario Lemieux's statue
Master sculptor Bruce Wolfe spent 15 months conceptualizing and crafting 'Le Magnifique,' the statue of Penguins icon Mario Lemieux.
View ArticlePenguins captain Crosby continues to get closer to playing
One day after announcing he has been cleared for contact, Penguins center Sidney Crosby reiterated that he continues to grow closer to playing.
View ArticleKentucky, Syracuse have edge for top NCAA seeds
Even the chairman of the tight-lipped NCAA selection committee can't deny this simple fact: Heading into this week's conference tournaments, there's Kentucky and Syracuse, and then everybody else.
View ArticleRiverview faces formidable task in PIAAs
Kennedy Catholic is a guard-oriented team that likes to trap from the opening tip, force turnovers and stack up transition points.
View ArticlePenguins rally to close victory over Maple Leafs at Consol
Many around the Penguins don't want to see Evgeni Malkin's line split apart when Sidney Crosby returns to the lineup, but Jordan Staal's line made a pretty fair case to remain together in a win over...
View ArticleWVU awaits Selection Sunday after loss to UConn at MSG
The Mountaineers, playing in their final Big East Tournament, blew a nine-point lead with less than four minutes to play in an overtime loss to No. 9 seed Connecticut.
View ArticleBidding begins for four-time MVP QB Peyton's next place in NFL
Sent packing by his only NFL team, one he transformed from afterthought to Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning said goodbye to the Indianapolis Colts.
View ArticleStatue outside Penguins' Consol home honors Lemieux
The Lemieux statue, named "Le Magnifique," provided a rare public opportunity to celebrate the Hockey Hall of Famer that longtime Penguins play-by-play announcer Mike Lange said "bought the team, owns...
View ArticleLocal products take national stage for Pitt-Johnstown
A-K Valley natives Travis McKillop and Jon Moore making a trip to the NCAA Division II wrestling meet at Colorado State-Pueblo.
View ArticleQuigley wins PIHL title in double overtime
Junior center Nick Santiago delivered the Quigley hockey team's first PIHL Open Cup title in dramatic fashion, scoring 34 seconds into the second overtime period.
View ArticlePenn State men bow out of Big Ten Tournament at hands of Indiana
Penn State ended its first season under coach Patrick Chambers at 12-20 and with a far earlier exit than last year when the Nittany Lions wound up as the tourney runner-ups.
View ArticleYankees relief pitcher Robertson hurts foot in fall down stairs
All-Star reliever David Robertson sprained a foot when he stumbled on stairs while moving empty boxes at his home.
View ArticleKovacevic: Will Duquesne ever Dance again?
What could make Duquesne basketball, even if never again at the level of the Norm Nixon teams of the 1970s, at least relevant enough to be fun?
View ArticleMLB pitcher Moyer trying to keep career going at age 49
Crafty left-hander Jamie Moyer hasn't looked the least bit creaky while embarking on a comeback at age 49 from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow that sidelined him all of last season.
View ArticleBurrell's DesLauriers lives it up at PIAA Class AA championships
Burrell junior 182-pounder Dakota DesLauriers pinned Tri-Valley junior Lyle Troutman with 31 seconds left in the first period to advance to the quarterfinals in the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships.
View ArticlePIAA basketball tournament yields second chances for teams
More recent proof that winning the WPIAL isn't the only path to state success came last season, when the Mt. Lebanon girls rallied after a WPIAL championship loss to Shaler to win their third straight...
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