MORGANTOWN, W.Va. 鈥� The play of WVU forward Brenen Lorient on Saturday was maybe the best example of why the plus-minus statistic in basketball is the most worthless figure in sports. In what ended up being a moment to celebrate, and Lorient and his teammates did just that with a victory lap ...
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Vincent Trocheck scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves and the New York Rangers rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday. After an overtime in which each team had several good scoring chances, Trocheck beat Penguins goaltender Stuart ...
Belle Vernon鈥檚 Elijah Brown and Connellsville鈥檚 Kai Vielma are four victories away from a state championship in Class 3A, as the two won titles in the PIAA Class 3A West Regional on Saturday at Canon-McMilland High School. Vielma, a junior, had his streak of bonus-point victories snapped ...
ALTOONA 鈥� There weren鈥檛 any dramatic celebrations, but deep down in the pit of their stomachs, Frazier鈥檚 Jonah Erdely and West Greene鈥檚 Colin Whyte were doing cartwheels and handstands. The senior duo won their first regional titles in tightly-contested battles on Saturday in the ...
The WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship came down to one last duel between Geibel Catholic star Emma Larkin and Serra Catholic's defense. The Lady Eagles held a precarious 47-46 lead as Larkin dribbled with the clock ticking down under 10 seconds. Serra's Arianna Ward joined Bella ...
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) 鈥� The New York Mets plan to put newly acquired ace Freddy Peralta on the mound against Pittsburgh on opening day. New York traded two prospects to Milwaukee last month for the two-time All-Star. 鈥淲hen we acquired him, it was pretty clear that he was going to be ...
