http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ All Sports en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:45:28 -0400 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044565-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Pirates are beginning to see the aggressive Charlie Morton they prefer. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:28:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044531-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SARASOTA, Fla. -- John Russell is entering his third season as the Pirates' manager, having overseen a 129-194 record, two last-place finishes, an extension of the franchise's losing streak to 17 seasons and more roster overhaul than any of his peers in Major League Baseball. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:24:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044509-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml North Allegheny coach Dave DeGregorio emerged from his team's locker room after Saturday afternoon's game with a wide grin. "That," DeGregorio said to reporters, "was a lot of fun." Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:08:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044545-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- Xavier senior center Jason Love said he and his teammates won't have revenge on their minds in the hours leading up to an NCAA second-round game today against Pitt, the team that Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:08:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044613-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If the Dallas Stars are going to make a late run at the playoffs, their offense will need to keep clicking at the current rate. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044609-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Derrick Rose scored 23 points in his return from a sprained left wrist, and the visiting Chicago Bulls snapped their losing streak at 10 games with a 98-84 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:04:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044483-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml So many things confronted Evgeni Malkin when he joined the Penguins for the 2006-07 season -- new city, new teammates, new language, new culture. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:59:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044170-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Saturdays Winter Nature Hikes. Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1847 Rte. 381, Rector. 1 p.m. guided hikes. 724-593-6105. March 21 Talk 'n Walk Series EcoHiking. 2-4 p.m.. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044172-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml As winter relaxed its grip earlier this month, six consecutive days of bright sunshine and blue skies left no doubt that spring was on its way. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:52:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044205-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml At this latitude, the crappies get active right around the opening day of trout season, April 17. You don't suppose they know that anglers will be preoccupied? Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:51:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044485-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Like anyone who has lived in the same house for nearly 48 years, Bruno Sammartino has accumulated his share of memorabilia. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:22:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044484-450.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Russ Rose took over as coach of the Penn State women's volleyball team in 1979, he taught 16 classes, had three scholarships, no assistants and the team wore sleeveless, leftover jerseys from the basketball team. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:21:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044208-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A bird on the water might look like a duck and swim like a duck, but that doesn't mean it's a duck. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:20:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044165-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Although there's plenty to do at the hatchery open house, folks might want to show up early for other wildlife-watching opportunities around Linesville. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:19:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044169-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The hatchery was built in 1939 on 2,500 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:18:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044206-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:18:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044171-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Leave it to the experts to tell your kids where babies come from -- babies with fins and tails, at least. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:17:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044163-140.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The "bridge to far" -- the footpath span crossing the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset, which links the northern and southern stretches of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail -- was dismantled Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:17:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044505-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- This is all just a reincarnation. Heck, even the name of the concept is a bit of a copycat. There is not much originality; the tactic is short on innovation. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:57:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044226-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There is no more timely and popular topic in hockey these days than blows to the head, and the damage they can cause. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044510-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Chartiers Valley boys' team isn't the only one showing it wants to be in University Park, Pa., for the PIAA championships this coming weekend. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044533-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml He played just 10 minutes, 59 seconds Saturday, less ice time than all the Penguins' forwards but Mike Rupp. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044487-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Several regional nonprofit organizations have partnered with state agencies in another project to help conserve cold-water habitat. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044507-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- Xavier likely should not have gotten away with that first half against Minnesota Friday, those ridiculous 20 minutes of alleged basketball in which the Musketeers took 42 shots and Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044525-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The story that Texas manager Ron Washington had tested positive for cocaine last season was the big story of the baseball week. But the failed test occurred last season. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044534-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was having a strong first game back from injury when he stumbled in overtime, fell into the boards and ended up aggravating his sore right foot. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044535-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Yes, the Penguins would have loved to get that second point. And, yes, it really does sting to lose when you give up a goal when what's left of overtime is being measured in tenths of a second. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044522-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRISTOL, Tenn. -- It took roughly 40 minutes with NASCAR for Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to put their long-simmering feud to rest. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044581-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Steve Wheatcroft didn't win a tournament in college at Indiana University and hasn't won a tournament as a professional since winning a mini-tour event on the Gateway Tour in 2005. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044480-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores from Saturday, March 20 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044508-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml South Fayette wanted to make the most of its final shot against a North Catholic team which beat it out for the Section 3-AA title and defeated it in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044514-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- Today is Sunday, but maybe there is some way for Pitt coach Jamie Dixon to convince Gilbert Brown that it's still Friday. Or March 6. Or February 27. Or ... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10080/1044523-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jim Furyk is one round away from ending the longest drought of his career since he was a rookie. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044478-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores from Friday, March 19 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:14:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044291-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044474-455.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SARASOTA, Fla. ??? Charlie Morton had a second consecutive strong start, but the Pirates lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, this afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:23:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044473-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Penguins fell to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, on an overtime goal by Jamie McBain today at Mellon Arena. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:36:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044339-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- For the first 10 minutes of its NCAA first-round game Friday against Oakland at the Bradley Center, Pitt had the look of a team that hadn't played in more than a week. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044371-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates cut Pedro Alvarez from their spring roster early Friday morning, essentially on a technicality. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:08:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044398-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bill Luther could not win it the easy way, when no one was guarding him and he had two free throws. No big deal for this big 6-foot-7 senior. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:37:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044399-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bill Luther's parents did not get to see their son be a hero for Hampton High School in the PIAA Class AAA basketball playoffs Friday night. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:36:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044381-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TOLEDO, Ohio -- Falling into a deep deficit is never an advisable strategy for starting a basketball game. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:32:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044341-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- This was all headed for history, would have authenticated Morgan State as one of those they-really-did-pull-it-off No. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:27:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044338-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The dazed and distant look on Brent Seabrook's face after the Chicago Blackhawks defenseman got crushed against the boards cried out for a head shot ban -- in time for the third period. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:08:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044337-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Irishman Padraig Harrington, already assured of a memorable week after his trip to the White House, put himself in position to make it even better at the Transitions Championship Friday in Palm Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044397-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Mt. Lebanon coach Dori Oldaker compared her team's recent dominance of Baldwin to a coin toss, saying that it's only matter of time before the Highlanders come out on the winning side. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:02:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044396-363.stm?cmpid=sports.xml For one of the few times this season, Chartiers Valley found itself in a tight game in the fourth quarter. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044370-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tweaking the postseason schedule. Eliminating the link between the All-Star Game and World Series. Adding replay for fair-or-foul calls down the lines. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044377-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Joe Johnson sank a fall-away jumper over three Charlotte defenders just before time expired to lift the Atlanta Hawks past the Bobcats, 93-92, in overtime Friday at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044340-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- Pitt will not have to look hard for game tapes or scouting reports on its next opponent in the NCAA tournament. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044333-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Tyler Kennedy opened the scoring Thursday night in the Penguins' 3-0 victory at Boston with his 10th goal, he became the 12th player on the team to reach double figures in goals. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044375-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Joey Logano backed up his fast showing in practice by winning the first pole of his career Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044379-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Less than three months ago, they were two forgettable teams playing a non-conference game at the Sewall Center. Robert Morris defeated Ohio University, 81-79, Jan. 2. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044332-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It was quite a jump for Penguins center Evgeni Malkin. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044380-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a lot of speculation about the future of a young, Pittsburgh area college basketball coach who is on the short list for several vacancies. And it's not Jamie Dixon. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044176-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE -- No. 3 seed Pitt defeated No. 14 seed Oakland University, 89-66, today in an NCAA first-round game at the Bradley Center. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:55:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044143-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- West Virginia fought off an early scare, got its act straightened out and rolled past Morgan State, 77-50 this afternoon at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo in a first-round NCAA tournament game. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044174-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Garrett Jones hit a two-run home run and an RBI double in the Pirates' 9-7 victory against the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at McKechnie Field. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:07:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044142-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, who has missed the past two games because of a sore foot, practiced with the club at Southpointe today. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:31:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044128-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pirates cut their top two prospects, third baseman Pedro Alvarez and outfielder Jose Tabata, as well as infielder Doug Bernier, outfielder Jonathan Van Every and injured pitchers Tyler Yates, Neal Cotts, Craig Hansen and Jimmy Barthmaier. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:23:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044144-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044037-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In their isolation, Oakland looked like a team no one expects to beat Pitt Friday afternoon, if only because the Grizzlies are a team no one expects to beat Pitt today. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044038-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Ashton Gibbs likely is sick of hearing it from his teammates. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:56:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044105-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Phil Kessel and the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs had some fun -- at the New Jersey Devils' expense. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:45:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044075-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- Matt Cooke survived his evening at the TD Garden. Marc-Andre Fleury's streak of non-shutouts did not. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:36:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044057-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Scratch the Steelers as possible candidates to open the NFL season against Super Bowl champion New Orleans Sept. 9 in the Superdome. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044008-455.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers will not make any hasty moves about their quarterback situation, at least until a sexual assault investigation in Georgia involving Ben Roethlisberger is completed. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043988-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- One of the Pirates' two team buses was involved in a minor accident late Thursday afternoon in Sarasota, but no one was injured and no players were on the bus that was hit, according to team spokesman Jim Trdinich. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:35:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044082-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- Mark Recchi still remembers his first NHL shift. In his first exhibition game. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:33:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044060-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It will take several years, realistically, for the Pirates to know how much they lost by failing last summer to sign Miguel Sano, the 16-year-old Dominican shortstop who was Latin America's top amateur prospect. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:33:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043935-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins Q&A with Dave Molinari Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044071-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cinderella beckoned. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044042-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- From West Virginia's panhandle to the far southern reaches, from down in Pineville clear over to Harpers Ferry, there are 15 young men who have become the undeniable identity of an entire state. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:11:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044046-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Padraig Harrington didn't have the best score at Innisbrook, just one of the biggest smiles. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043892-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Them again. That seems to be a popular storyline for some of the WPIAL basketball teams still left in the PIAA playoffs. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043899-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml From Monkey to Jeep to Onion to Vandal, nicknames are as much a part of the fabric of high school athletics as numbers on uniforms. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043915-116.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044053-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt spring football drills got under way Thursday, and that means the Panthers' quarterback derby has officially begun. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1044059-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission continued stocking special regulations sections of trout streams, which are open to fishing year round. Select trout-stocked lakes remain open through the end of this month. For a complete stocking schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10078/1043890-117.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Oh, the luck of the Irish. No, The Dribbler is not technically Irish. He's one-third Scandinavian, three-fifths Dutch, one-quarter Antarctican and 100 percent bad at math. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1044024-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml STATE COLLEGE -- Sam Brigham had 18 points to lead Hofstra over Penn State, 76-68, in the first round of the WNIT, Thursday. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:56:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1044034-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Robert Morris' season came to anend with a 76-50 road loss to St. Bonaventure in the opening round of the WNIT, Thursday. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:55:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1044036-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In the opening round of the WNIT, Duquesne's season came to an end with a 79-72 loss at Northwestern. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:55:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043990-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- The Penguins defeated Boston, 3-0, at the TD Garden tonight. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:45:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043870-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mezie Nwigwe's last-second 3-point attempt missed wide left and No. 15 seed Robert Morris' chances at the biggest win in program history went with it. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:36:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043885-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Delwyn Young homered for the fourth time in five games in the Pirates' 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins this afternoon at Hammond Stadium. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:34:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043933-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Scratch the Steelers as possible candidates to open the NFL season against Super Bowl champion New Orleans Sept. 9 in the Superdome. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:07:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043921-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Steelers President Art Rooney said he will allow the investigation of sexual assault charges against quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to finish before the team decides what direction it might take on the matter. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:11:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043866-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- Center Evgeni Malkin, who has a bruised right foot, will not play in the Penguins' game against Boston tonight at the TD Garden. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043860-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- Penguins CEO Ken Sawyer will retire Aug. 31. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043861-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BOSTON -- Penguins left winger Matt Cooke is front-page news in this city. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:45:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043783-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey held a throwback promotion Wednesday night, breaking out the red-white-and-green uniforms the Devils wore when they moved here from Colorado in 1982. Nice touch. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043803-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- One of the most maligned quarterbacks in Penn State history returned to campus Wednesday to audition for a job. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043845-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Princeton used a 17-3 run to end the first half of an opening-round game in the College Basketball Invitational for a 65-51 win against Duquesne in Princeton, N.J. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:09:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043822-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Andre Iguodala went back to basic for the Philadelphia 76ers. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043740-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pitt football team opens spring drills today, and there is no question that all eyes will be on the quarterback competition between Pat Bostick and Tino Sunseri, particularly since coach Dave Wannstedt has said he would like to have a starter in place by end of spring football. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:34:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043784-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Newly re-signed Ryan Clark may not have a new rule named after him the way Steelers teammate Hines Ward did last year, but the NFL hopes to cut further into the types of tackles safeties such as Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:26:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043794-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates' management still sounds determined to have Kevin Hart in its opening-day rotation. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:59:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043789-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Penguins' game at Boston today is one of the most-anticipated in the NHL this season because of Matt Cooke's controversial hit March 7 on Bruins center Marc Savard at Mellon Arena. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:15:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043812-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In a bit of a role reversal, one Beaver County team unaccustomed to deep runs in the PIAA tournament knocked off another which extends its postseason quite frequently. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043814-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If Slippery Rock had revenge on its mind against Hopewell in a PIAA Class AAA second-round contest Wednesday at Butler, the Vikings were not fazed. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043813-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml This one will send shock waves around the state. While at North Allegheny, it might go in the books as the biggest win in school history. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:05:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043486-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Three quarters of uncharacteristic basketball cost the Avonworth girls a chance to play for a WPIAL championship. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043496-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml His high school basketball career was not supposed to end this way. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043498-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Those who know high school basketball in Western Pennsylvania agree C.J. Hester has had a phenomenal amount of success for the West Mifflin Area High School boys' basketball team this season. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043501-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml All Jesse Reed wanted to do was fit in well on the family photo. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043502-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Big East might be the best college basketball conference in the country, but Pittsburgh's East suburbs aren't holding up their end of the bargain at the high school level. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043612-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins Q&A with Dave Molinari Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043778-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Robert Morris men's coach Mike Rice has realistic expectations. He knows the only way his players will experience the Final Four is on TV. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043488-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Running "suicide" sprints is stereotypically thought to be a staple at high school basketball practices. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043767-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores from Wednesday, March 17 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043479-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml With a lifetime devoted to the sport as a player and an assistant coach, John Vaughan is ready to bring his wealth of experience to Carlynton High School as its new head football coach. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043483-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In just one season, basketball has become popular again at Montour High School. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043484-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bill Sacco could have been in Hawaii last week, taking in the sun while sipping a cool drink in the sand. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043493-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml No team likes to watch another celebrate a championship right in front of them and the South Fayette girls' are no different. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043499-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml For the life of him, former Penguins Stanley Cup winner Ken Wregget can't remember how he became a goalie. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043489-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It is a bit unusual for a basketball team to drop in classification the season after winning two consecutive WPIAL titles, but that's what North Catholic is going to do. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043491-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Look up the word dynasty in the dictionary. Now use the word in a sentence. It would be perfectly acceptable to include the phrase "North Catholic girls' basketball" in that sentence. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043494-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The first WPIAL basketball championship game Mike Lamberti witnessed at Duquesne University's Palumbo Center left a lasting impression. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043495-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It was not exactly a cakewalk, but teams from the Post-Gazette's South coverage area fared well in the first weekend of PIAA postseason play. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043497-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Two-time defending state champions are not usually underdogs in their event of choice. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10077/1043777-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pitt men's basketball team left Petersen Events Center and headed to the airport Wednesday with a clear mission --don't overlook NCAA tournament first-round opponent Oakland. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400