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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored the 100th goal of his NHL career with less than two minutes remaining, rallying the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored the 100th goal of his NHL career with less than two minutes remaining, rallying the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
Bittersweet was the best way to describe Albert Gallatin’s 77-71 loss at North Allegheny on Saturday night.
NEW YORK — The Yankees made another high-risk offseason addition to their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for four prospects.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Miles McBride scored 18 points to help No. 14 West Virginia beat Kansas State 69-47 on Saturday in the Mountaineers’ first game in two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols..
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points including a pair of late free throws to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for an 81-78 victory on Saturday night.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ismael Massoud had a career-high 31 points and made 8 of 10 from 3-point range, Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes earned the first ACC win of his coaching career, and the Demon Deacons beat Pittsburgh 76-75 on Saturday.
California Area High School finally opened its 2020-21 boys basketball season Friday night as it went to Monessen and picked up a key Class 2A Section 4 win, 71-62.
Chartiers Valley surged ahead in the third quarter and went on to defeat visiting Laurel Highlands, 58-54, in a non-section boys basketball clash of Class 5A teams Friday night.
The Sports Business Journal said Friday afternoon that NBC would be shutting down its NBC Sports Network station by the end of 2021.
Former Uniontown St. John High School basketball standout Jim Woleslagle played during the golden age of high school hoops in the city of Uniontown during the decade of the 1960s.
Will Wagner, Jake Caruso and Zach Usher combined for 60 points to lead visiting Charleroi to an 82-58 victory Saturday afternoon at Waynesburg Central in Section 4-AAA action.
Uniontown coach Rob Kezmarky was sitting on 299 career coaching wins although he had a different number on his mind going into Friday night's Section 3-AAAA game against Yough.
The Belle Vernon boys scored nearly 50 points in the first half Friday night and rolled to a 78-39 victory over visiting Mount Pleasant in Section 3-AAAA action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang scored in the final round of a shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
The Ringgold swim team got off to a later start in the pool than some other squads, but the Lady Rams didn't let that hold them back with an opening win at Belle Vernon, 100-56, in Section 5-AA action.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones scored 17 points apiece, Jones making three clinching free throws in the waning seconds, and Penn State held off a resurgent Rutgers 75-67 Thursday night for its first Big Ten Conference win this season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald is retiring.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwayne Haskins will attempt to kick-start his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Connellsville built a three-goal lead in the with less than a minute to go in the second period Thursday night, and then held off a late finish by Central Valley for a hard-fought 4-3 victory in PIHL Class B Division play.
MONESSEN -- The West Greene girls won their 48th consecutive section game Thursday night with a 71-41 Section 2-A victory over Monessen.
Connellsville showed depth to be one of its strengths as the Falcons defeated host Albert Gallatin, 50-18, in a Class AAA, Section 2-A wrestling match on Wednesday night.
Aereanna Griffith and Essence Davis combined for 47 points and 23 rebounds to lead Laurel Highlands to its first win of the season Wednesday night with a 63-29 non-section victory at Jeannette.
ROSTRAVER TWP. – Belle Vernon defeated visiting Laurel Highlands in a non-section basketball game Wednesday between two teams considered to be near the top of their respective classifications, 64-56.
Mount Pleasant and Connellsville gathered virtually Tuesday night for a non-section swimming meet, and the Vikings came away with a pair of victories.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 79-65 victory over Penn State on Tuesday night.
Rob Kezmarsky was happy to finally see his Uniontown players smiling after a game on Tuesday night.
Frazier built a 16-point lead heading into the fourth quarter Tuesday night and then fended off a late rally by Monessen for a 68-57 road victory in Section 4-AA action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke for a 79-73 win on Tuesday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored 1:11 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It turns out that Joe Musgrove was prescient when, at 18, he got a tattoo of a baseball with the San Diego Padres' logo in it, along with his last name and the year he was born.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference reprimanded interim Penn State basketball coach Jim Ferry and fined the university $10,000 for comments Ferry made following a loss to Purdue.
Albert Gallatin had the perfect recipe for success on Monday night.
Uniontown girls basketball coach Penny Kezmarsky knew what player her defense had to focus on when her team traveled to Albert Gallatin on Monday.
Scared and shaken, Carolyn and John Unice sat on their bed and cried.
The Belle Vernon girls held off visiting Elizabeth Forward Monday night for a 55-50 home victory in Section 3-AAAA action.
CONNELLSVILLE -- The Connellsville girls are trying to play catch up after a late start, and the Lady Falcons took another step in the right direction Monday night with a 49-25 victory over visiting Laurel Highlands.
Mary Kate Lape helped Connellsville accomplish something special this season and Tessa Dellarose was as dominant as ever for Brownsville.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue held off rusty Penn State 80-72 on Sunday.
Mount Pleasant rode a big second quarter to a 52-36 non-section victory over visiting Laurel Highlands in girls basketball action on Saturday.
Former Father Geibel Memorial High School basketball player Tom Bainbridge stepped away from officiating just as he was about to really reach some of his lofty goals.
It was announced last Monday that WWE champion Drew McIntyre had tested positive for Covid-19 and would be out of action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie had a big game after missing a month with an injury, Ithiel Horton hit five 3-pointers and Pittsburgh pulled away from Syracuse for a 96-76 win on Saturday.
ROGERSVILLE — West Greene’s girls basketball team had been mired in an unusual slump.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gritty’s hat trick was that the mascot had one at all, a comically oversized Flyers cap he flung, frisbee-style, onto the ice. Gritty went big — and so did Travis Konecny in his first career hat trick.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates avoided arbitration with right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove and eight others on Friday as the club tries to bounce back after finishing with the worst record in the majors in 2020.
Brandon Davis scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter to help Laurel Highlands blow open a close game and cruise to 62-35 victory in a Section 1-AAAAA boys basketball game at West Mifflin on Friday night.
CONNELLSVILLE -- Albert Gallatin coach Shea Fleenor felt his squad played a solid game for three quarters Friday night, and that was more than enough to secure a 65-48 Section 1-AAAAA victory at Connellsville.
Waynesburg Central's rifle team began the season virtually Thursday afternoon and after all the scores were tabulated came away with a 793-56x-791-43x victory over Upper St. Clair in a Section 1 match.
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced its men’s and women’s basketball schedules for the 2021 regular season Thursday afternoon.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky says former West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe has transferred to the program and will be eligible after sitting out next season per NCAA transfer rules.
