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Woods not top seed, but remains a target as Match Play begins
Associated Press MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age. There was a time when a comment from his opponent in the Match Play Championship, even tongue-in-cheek, would be an extra bit of motivation that Woods didn't need. Most famous at this event was in 2006, when Stephen Ames was asked about playing Woods and said that anything could happen, adding with a big smile, "Especially where he's hitting it."
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MLB makes rule change, takes aim at stalling
Associated Press NEW YORK - Maybe this should be the Joe Maddon Rule. A season after the Tampa Bay manager put outfielder Sam Fuld to the mound to warm up for the sole purpose of giving a reliever extra time in the bullpen, Major League Baseball closed the loophole.
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O'Brien sets new tone for Penn State
By Genaro C. Armas Associated Press STATE COLLEGE - Heavy metal music blared from speakers across the Penn State practice field before a pre-dawn workout, the throbbing bass beats echoing off nearby campus buildings.
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NFL's concussion fallout raises red flags in NASCAR
Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - If Michael Waltrip were to count all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he'd certainly hit 10 - and probably keep going.
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Chryst settling in after busy 2 months
By Will Graves Associated Press PITTSBURGH - New Pitt coach Paul Chryst doesn't view himself one of those football nerds who takes pleasure in designing elaborately detailed offenses that take years to learn. His job is to get his players to go out on the field and do their thing.
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Nemesis gets best of Bearcats, again
CANONSBURG - The last team Bentworth wants to see on its schedule in any sport for the remainder of the school year is Avonworth. The Antelopes have this nasty habit of ruining Bentworth's sports seasons.
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Small college basketball: Presidents upset 2nd-seeded Thiel
Zach Bellhy scored 23 points and Washington & Jefferson shot a blistering 57 percent from the field as the Presidents, the No. 7 seed, stunned No. 2 seed Thiel 91-89 Tuesday night in a Presidents' Athletic Conference quarterfinal men's basketball game in Greenville.
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Penguins shut out Rangers
PITTSBURGH - No matter who their opponent was Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a solid game. The fact it was the New York Rangers just made the outcome that much more satisfying.
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Trinity keeps faith, drops KO
CORAOPOLIS - The type of toughness that comes from playing multiple games against such teams as Montour, South Fayette and Washington can turn a group of underclassmen into believers.
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SF boys trip on foul line
IMPERIAL - Free-throw shooting is one of the most overlooked aspects of a basketball game and often one of the most important, particularly in a close game.
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Experience key to win for Jackets
WAYNESBURG - Head coach Sam Jones relied on his experienced players as the PAC tournament got under way for the Waynesburg women Tuesday night.
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Local briefs
Waynesburg hires Moore, again Waynesburg High School's new football coach is not so new. Russ Moore was hired Tuesday night as the Raiders' football coach, replacing Joe Kuhns, who resigned after three seasons.
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Associated Press MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age. There was a time when a comment from his opponent in the Match Play Championship, even tongue-in-cheek, would be an extra bit of motivation that Woods didn't need. Most famous at this event was in 2006, when Stephen Ames was asked about playing Woods and said that anything could happen, adding with a big smile, "Especially where he's hitting it."
Full story >>
MLB makes rule change, takes aim at stalling
Associated Press NEW YORK - Maybe this should be the Joe Maddon Rule. A season after the Tampa Bay manager put outfielder Sam Fuld to the mound to warm up for the sole purpose of giving a reliever extra time in the bullpen, Major League Baseball closed the loophole.
Full story >>
O'Brien sets new tone for Penn State
By Genaro C. Armas Associated Press STATE COLLEGE - Heavy metal music blared from speakers across the Penn State practice field before a pre-dawn workout, the throbbing bass beats echoing off nearby campus buildings.
Full story >>
NFL's concussion fallout raises red flags in NASCAR
Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - If Michael Waltrip were to count all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he'd certainly hit 10 - and probably keep going.
Full story >>
Chryst settling in after busy 2 months
By Will Graves Associated Press PITTSBURGH - New Pitt coach Paul Chryst doesn't view himself one of those football nerds who takes pleasure in designing elaborately detailed offenses that take years to learn. His job is to get his players to go out on the field and do their thing.
Full story >>
Nemesis gets best of Bearcats, again
CANONSBURG - The last team Bentworth wants to see on its schedule in any sport for the remainder of the school year is Avonworth. The Antelopes have this nasty habit of ruining Bentworth's sports seasons.
Full story >>
Small college basketball: Presidents upset 2nd-seeded Thiel
Zach Bellhy scored 23 points and Washington & Jefferson shot a blistering 57 percent from the field as the Presidents, the No. 7 seed, stunned No. 2 seed Thiel 91-89 Tuesday night in a Presidents' Athletic Conference quarterfinal men's basketball game in Greenville.
Full story >>
Penguins shut out Rangers
PITTSBURGH - No matter who their opponent was Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a solid game. The fact it was the New York Rangers just made the outcome that much more satisfying.
Full story >>
Trinity keeps faith, drops KO
CORAOPOLIS - The type of toughness that comes from playing multiple games against such teams as Montour, South Fayette and Washington can turn a group of underclassmen into believers.
Full story >>
SF boys trip on foul line
IMPERIAL - Free-throw shooting is one of the most overlooked aspects of a basketball game and often one of the most important, particularly in a close game.
Full story >>
Experience key to win for Jackets
WAYNESBURG - Head coach Sam Jones relied on his experienced players as the PAC tournament got under way for the Waynesburg women Tuesday night.
Full story >>
Local briefs
Waynesburg hires Moore, again Waynesburg High School's new football coach is not so new. Russ Moore was hired Tuesday night as the Raiders' football coach, replacing Joe Kuhns, who resigned after three seasons.
Full story >>
COLUMNS
- Chris Dugan: It takes 2 to brawl
- Mike Kovak: Bucs should be proud of season
- F. Dale Lolley: Back tags become a thing of the past
- Joe Tuscano: Formula to save WHS wrestling
- George Block: Fishing season is right around the corner
- John Steigerwald: ... but even with Burnett, they still stink
BLOGS
Burnett happy for new start
BRADENTON, Fla. - A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York. "It was fun the first couple of years. Then it got like, 'I'm never going to get out of this funk,'" he said Monday, a day after the Yankees dealt him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of low-level prospects.
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Dawson more active with Things
MEADOW LANDS - His quiet and unassuming style was seriously challenged a few weeks ago when it was announced that he had finally been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Briefs
Batch to appear at Cal panel Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch, award-winning sports columnist Kevin Blackistone of ESPN's "Around the Horn," and coach Robert Wimbley of Liberty University will visit California University to discuss the impact of sports on the lives of African-Americans.
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Kentucky continues on at No. 1 in AP poll
Associated Press Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week. The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive weeks and seven overall, were again a runaway choice Monday with 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No. 1, got the other first-place votes.
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Mayfield faces additional charges
Associated Press CATAWBA, N.C. - Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was hit with new criminal charges as he fights his suspension from the racing circuit.
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PT uses power of positive thinking
Since beating Franklin Regional last Friday in a preliminary-round game of the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball playoffs, first-year Peters Township coach Chris Lebakken has given the same message to his team.
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Busch's 'miraculous' win kicks off Daytona week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch twice appeared destined to destroy his race car, and twice used breathtaking saves to keep on running around Daytona International Speedway.
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BRADENTON, Fla. - A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York. "It was fun the first couple of years. Then it got like, 'I'm never going to get out of this funk,'" he said Monday, a day after the Yankees dealt him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of low-level prospects.
Full story >>
Dawson more active with Things
MEADOW LANDS - His quiet and unassuming style was seriously challenged a few weeks ago when it was announced that he had finally been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Full story >>
Briefs
Batch to appear at Cal panel Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch, award-winning sports columnist Kevin Blackistone of ESPN's "Around the Horn," and coach Robert Wimbley of Liberty University will visit California University to discuss the impact of sports on the lives of African-Americans.
Full story >>
Kentucky continues on at No. 1 in AP poll
Associated Press Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week. The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive weeks and seven overall, were again a runaway choice Monday with 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No. 1, got the other first-place votes.
Full story >>
Mayfield faces additional charges
Associated Press CATAWBA, N.C. - Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was hit with new criminal charges as he fights his suspension from the racing circuit.
Full story >>
PT uses power of positive thinking
Since beating Franklin Regional last Friday in a preliminary-round game of the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball playoffs, first-year Peters Township coach Chris Lebakken has given the same message to his team.
Full story >>
Busch's 'miraculous' win kicks off Daytona week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch twice appeared destined to destroy his race car, and twice used breathtaking saves to keep on running around Daytona International Speedway.
Full story >>
Oakland signs Ramirez to minor league deal
Associated Press PHOENIX - Manny Ramirez found a taker in Oakland - at a bargain price. The suspended slugger agreed on a minor league contract Monday with the Athletics that is worth approximately $500,000 if he's added to the big league roster.
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Linsanity runs into reality
Associated Press All-Star Deron Williams wasn't getting embarrassed by the Harvard guy again. Williams scored a season-high 38 points, outplaying Jeremy Lin and leading the New Jersey Nets to a 100-92 victory over the New York Knicks Monday night.
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Napier's shot sends UConn to victory
Associated Press Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night.
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New deal for Neal: Winger gets 6-year extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. - James Neal's first full year with the Pittsburgh Penguins keeps getting better. And now the high-scoring forward will be around for another six seasons after signing $30 million contract extension Sunday.
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Pirates' front office optimistic ...
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly borrows an analogy from manager Clint Hurdle when talking about the way the long-struggling franchise is perceived by the best players in baseball.
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... but even with Burnett, they still stink
The Pirates still stink. They stunk before they sent a couple of prospects to the New York Yankees for pitcher A.J. Burnett and they stink now. There might not have been five trades in sports history that took as long as this one to be consummated. The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings took less time to compete the Wayne Gretzky trade.
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Johnson struggles again in road loss
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sabres forward Derek Roy was still upset with himself after being robbed by Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's pad save in the second period.
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Associated Press PHOENIX - Manny Ramirez found a taker in Oakland - at a bargain price. The suspended slugger agreed on a minor league contract Monday with the Athletics that is worth approximately $500,000 if he's added to the big league roster.
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Linsanity runs into reality
Associated Press All-Star Deron Williams wasn't getting embarrassed by the Harvard guy again. Williams scored a season-high 38 points, outplaying Jeremy Lin and leading the New Jersey Nets to a 100-92 victory over the New York Knicks Monday night.
Full story >>
Napier's shot sends UConn to victory
Associated Press Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night.
Full story >>
New deal for Neal: Winger gets 6-year extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. - James Neal's first full year with the Pittsburgh Penguins keeps getting better. And now the high-scoring forward will be around for another six seasons after signing $30 million contract extension Sunday.
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Pirates' front office optimistic ...
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly borrows an analogy from manager Clint Hurdle when talking about the way the long-struggling franchise is perceived by the best players in baseball.
Full story >>
... but even with Burnett, they still stink
The Pirates still stink. They stunk before they sent a couple of prospects to the New York Yankees for pitcher A.J. Burnett and they stink now. There might not have been five trades in sports history that took as long as this one to be consummated. The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings took less time to compete the Wayne Gretzky trade.
Full story >>
Johnson struggles again in road loss
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sabres forward Derek Roy was still upset with himself after being robbed by Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's pad save in the second period.
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