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Pitt rights ship

The Pitt Panther men's basketball team got back on the...

Headlines | Mon, February 8, 2010

Tough weekend for Pens

The weekend on the road for the Pittsburgh Penguins was...

Headlines | Mon, February 8, 2010

Saints are NFL Champs

The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to...

Headlines | Mon, February 8, 2010

Sunday Sports Headlines

Tonight is the Super Bowl 44 Showdown between the New...

Headlines | Sun, February 7, 2010

High School Sports Scores From Thursday

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High School | Fri, February 5, 2010

Super Bowl Weekend Begins

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Blockbuster Trade In NHL

The chances of the Pittsburgh Penguins repeating as Stanley Cup...

Headlines | Fri, February 5, 2010

WVU Fans Criticized By A-D

West Virginia University president Jim Clements issued a statement Thursday...

College | Fri, February 5, 2010

Panthers Outmatched By WVU

The Pitt Panthers were simply overmatched last night in Morgantown...

College | Thu, February 4, 2010

High School Sports Scores From Wednesday Night

Last night in high school girls’ basketball, the Butler Tornado...

High School | Thu, February 4, 2010

Pens Could Get Kunitz Back

The Pittsburgh Penguins have the next two days off before...

Headlines | Thu, February 4, 2010

Pitt Gets Top Recrutis On Signing Day

National signing day was yesterday in college football as many...

College | Thu, February 4, 2010

Could Pittsburgh Get A NBA Team??

The Detroit Pistons and their owners have been in talks...

Headlines | Thu, February 4, 2010

Wednesday Sports Report

High School Hoops -  The Butler boys basketball team took...

Headlines | Wed, February 3, 2010

Butler Girls' Clinch Section Crown With Easy Win

In high school girls’ basketball last night, the Butler Tornado...

High School | Tue, February 2, 2010

Pens Take Down Sabers

The Penguins erased a 3-1 deficit to get their second...

Headlines | Tue, February 2, 2010

Boys' High School Basketball Schedule For Tuesday Night

Coming up tonight in high school boys’ basketball, the Butler...

High School | Tue, February 2, 2010

Pitt Falls In National Rankings

Just a few weeks ago, Pitt was sitting at the...

College | Tue, February 2, 2010

NFL News And Notes

Mike Martz is Chicago's new offensive coordinator. Martz's hiring ended...

Headlines | Tue, February 2, 2010

Pens Defeat Wings In Shootout

In a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup finals,...

Headlines | Mon, February 1, 2010

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Pitt rights ship Print E-mail
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Written by WISR News   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 22:12
The Pitt Panther men's basketball team got back on the winning track Saturday with an 83-58 victory over Seton Hall in Big East play. The game was played before a half-empty Peterson Events Center due to the massive snowstorm.  Pitt is now 17-6 overall, and 7-4 in Big East play.
 
Tough weekend for Pens Print E-mail
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 22:09
The weekend on the road for the Pittsburgh Penguins was a rough one. The Pens lost in Montreal Saturday night 5-3, then had to bus in to snow-covered Washington, where they lost in overtime Sunday to the Capitals 5-4.  The Pens' Sidney Crosby and Jordan Staal each had two goals apiece, but Washington's Alexander Ovechkin led a dramatic comeback with a hat-trick, and assisted on the overtime winner.
 
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 22:04
The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win the Super Bowl in their first appearance. Saints quarterback Drew Brees was named game MVP after tying Tom Brady's Super Bowl record of 32 completions in a title game. Brees was 32-of-39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
The game featured the Saints recovering an on-side kick, converting a two-point play, and returning a Peyton Manning interception for a touchdown. New Orleans also tied another Super Bowl record in coming back from an early 10-0 deficit.
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 22:19
 
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Written by Ken Hawk   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 05:24

Tonight is the Super Bowl 44 Showdown between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, and it appears that the snowstorm's aftermath may have an impact not just on the game itself, but perhaps even the turnout at taverns and sports pubs likely to be broadcasting the game tonight.  The game gets underway at 6:25pm on Armstrong Channel 2. 

Yesterday in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins played a disappointing game, even by the players' own admissions.  Left winger Matt Cooke said that having four days off might have shared the blame in that 5-3 defeat against the Montreal Canadiens.  It was their second loss in their last five games.  After the game, the Pens flew to Newark and then boarded a bus for Washington, DC for today's showdown between the Washington Capitals.  Face-off is at noon, and you can hear that game on AM 680 WISR.

In local college basketball action, Mercyhurst College outscored visiting Slippery Rock University by a 40-19 margin in the final 14 minutes Saturday to record a 71-58 win in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division men’s basketball action.  The Lakers trailed by a 39-31 margin before they went on the decisive run.  Saturday’s point total was the lowest of the season for The Rock, who entered the game ranked fourth in the PSAC in scoring offense at 80.6 points per game.  The loss was the third straight and eighth in the last 11 games for The Rock after a school-record 10-0 start to the season.  The Rock, which suffered its third straight loss and eighth in the last 11 games after a school-record 10-0 start to the season, will look to end the skid Wednesday when they return to Erie for a 7:30pm division game against Gannon in the Hammermill Center.  The Green and White must win Wednesday’s game to have a realistic shot at earning a second straight trip to the conference playoffs.

The winter storm also affected the Grove City College athletic schedule for the weekend. All three events scheduled for Saturday have been postponed due to weather conditions and issues related to the weather.  Grove City's home swimming and diving meet with Bethany has been postponed. A makeup date and time have not been set yet. Grove City's Presidents' Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader at Bethany has also been postponed until Monday evening. Start times have not been established for the doubleheader.  Numerous other events on the conference schedule have been rescheduled due to the storm. Thiel and Waynesburg have moved their basketball doubleheader to Monday night. The Westminster at Chatham women's basketball game has been postponed also. Chatham's home swim meet with Saint Vincent and Penn State Altoona is postponed, as is Westminster's swimming dual meet at Mount Union.

The bad weather didn't stop the Pitt Panthers yesterday from delivering a sound 83-58 thrashing of Seton Hall at Petersen Events Center, despite The Pete being half-empty; a casualty of the weekend snowstorm.  The Panthers are off until tomorrow, when they play host to Robert Morris for an 8pm tip. 
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 05:49
 
High School Sports Scores From Thursday Print E-mail
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Friday, 05 February 2010 06:01

In high school sports yesterday, in girls’ basketball Seneca Valley lost to Pine-Richland 46-34 despite 10 points from Kara Moyer.  Knoch defeated Highlands 38-35 behind 12 points from Hannah Novotny.  The Mars girls’ dominated Valley last night and cruised to an easy 65-19 win at home.  Elaine Hasek and Carly Clark each had 15 points.  In one of the lowest scoring games of the season, Freeport lost to West Shamokin last night 28-23, Jessica McFadden had nine points for Freeport.  Sharon defeated Grove City by a final score of 55-46.  In boys’ basketball last night, Seneca Valley lost to Oliver 60-51 despite 25 points from Christian Durbin.  The A-C Valley boys’ continued their winning streak with a 75-69 win over North Clarion.