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WPIAL Profiles: Belle Vernon WR Anthony Crews
Other sports: Thinking about playing basketball. Favorite hobby outside of football? Playing video games. Favorite type of song, music or artist to get you ready for a game? Definitely R&B, but Meek Mill gets me ready before games. What’s your pregame routines/superstitions? I hold my cross pendant and pray.
Registration now open for 14th Annual Point Park Athletics Golf Outing
The 14th Annual Point Park University Athletics Golf Outing will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Cedarbrook Golf Course. The four-person scramble is a fundraiser for Point Park Pioneers athletics. All alumni, fans, supporters and members of the general community are invited and welcome to become involved as a participant, sponsor and/or donor. All proceeds of the event support the Pioneers' 19 varsity sports programs.
Pitt extends coach Jeff Capel through 2029-30
Mar 14, 2024; Washington, D.C., USA; Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Jeff Capel gestures from the bench against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the second half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports. Pitt coach Jeff Capel signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at...
Wilkinsburg Muralist Heads to Paris Olympics to Spread Message of Peace
Kyle Holbrook, a muralist from Wilkinsburg who has painted murals around the world, is set to paint four murals in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 26-Aug. 11. The locations, as well as collaborating artists, will be revealed when the murals are painted, he says. These murals will feature...
Steelers Cut Ties with Versatile Safety
In a corresponding transaction to the signing of inside linebacker Tyler Matakevich on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers released safety Jalen Elliott. The Notre Dame alum had three stints with the Steelers over the past calendar year, but did not appear in a game last season. Elliot was released at the...
Pittsburgher competing in Paris Paralympic Games
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgher is going to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Calahan Young is one of six athletes chosen to represent Team USA on the men's goalball team. He was also part of the Tokyo 2020 team.Goalball is one of two Paralympic sports that don't have an Olympic counterpart. The sport is designed for people who are blind or visually impaired. Described by the Olympics as an "intense sport," it's played in complete silence so players can hear the ball, which has bells inside.Calahan is on the roster along with Tre'Shaun Faison, Christian King, Tyler Merren, Matt Simpson...
ESPN Finalized Its Decision On Lee Corso For 2024
The 2024 college football regular season is less than two months away. ESPN's College GameDay, which will feature Nick Saban in 2024, will head to College Station, Texas for Week 1. Texas A&M is set to host Notre Dame in the biggest matchup of the opening weekend. With Saban arriving to the ...
Blowout win gives glimmer of hope in trying season for Riverhounds
A 5-0 shellacking of Oakland Roots SC on Saturday night was a welcomed reprieve for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in what has been the most challenging season in Bob Lilley’s time at the club. It ended a 10-game winless streak in USL Championship play where the Hounds went 0-6-4 and...
Houston 1, San Jose 0
Second Half_1, Houston, Steres, 1 (Bassi), 86th minute. Goalies_Houston, Steve Clark, Andrew Tarbell; San Jose, Jacob Jackson, William Yarbrough. Yellow Cards_Bassi, Houston, 15th. Referee_Natalie Simon. Assistant Referees_Meghan Mullen, Kali Smith, Kevin Stott. 4th Official_Joseph Dickerson. Lineups. Houston_Steve Clark; Griffin Dorsey (Daniel Steres, 73rd), Franco Escobar, Micael, Erik Sviatchenko; Artur, Adalberto...
Best Virginia vs. Brotherly Love: Game time, stream info, more for TBT Pittsburgh Regional
The race to $1 million in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) begins this weekend, and as always, one loss is enough to knock a team out of contention in the 64-team, winner-take-all tournament. Here is everything you need to know about Best Virginia’s first-round matchup in TBT’s Pittsburgh Regional this weekend. Best Virginia vs. Brotherly Love […]
Carroll grad Shirk weighs in on being picked by Pirates
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Four years ago as a senior at Carroll High School, Jake Shirk topped out a 84 miles per hour on the mound. This past year as a senior at Wright State the righty registered 96 MPH on the radar gun – a good reason he was selected in the 18th […]
Seton Hill, WVU pitchers chosen on 3rd day of MLB Draft
Jul. 16—Two pitchers from district universities were drafted Tuesday on the third day of the MLB Draft. Seton Hill right-handed pitcher Aidan Layton, a graduate of Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, was chosen by the Oakland Athletics at No. 496 overall, the first pick in the 17th round. At 6-2, 295 pounds, he was 7-2, with a 3.15 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 15 starts. In 88 2/3 innings, he ...
‘We Take Pride in Our Defense and City’: Buffalo Lands Third Pittsburgh Prospect
The University at Buffalo football program has made great strides recruiting Pittsburgh in the Class of 2025, and in doing so, they pulled in their third area commitment of the cycle. George Hill – a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker from Woodland Hills – announced on Monday via X that he is...
2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Pittsburgh Central Catholic LB/RB Roman Thompson
Coach says, “Roman Thompson had a great freshman season in a backup role…to two power 5 linebackers. Roman played significant minutes at all three phases of the game in his freshman season. Roman has huge upside and potential to become the best linebacker out of Central Catholic. Roman possesses the perfect combination of speed, athleticism and aggression. Roman has an uncanny ability to find the football and make plays.”
This Week in Pittsburgh History: The Pirates Find a New Home
On July 16, 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game at their new home: Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates lost the game 3-2 to the Cincinnati Reds, the same team they’d lose to in the National League Championship Series. They ended the season with a 89-73 record, giving them their first National League East title.
Pitt All 105: WR Zion Fowler-El Working to Crack Wideout Rotation
All 105 is a Pittsburgh Sports Now series profiling each of the 105 members of the Pitt 2024 training camp roster. Zion Fowler-El, a redshirt freshman wide receiver from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J. 2023 season: Fowler-El played in just one game as a true freshman last...
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