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ON THIS DATE
Jan. 17
1964 – Wayne State announces it is withdrawing from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
1974 – The Pittsburgh Penguins trade goaltender Jim Rutherford and defenseman Jack Lynch to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Ron Stackhouse.
1974 – The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire defenseman Steve Durbano, forward Bob “Battleship” Kelly and defenseman Ab DeMarco from the St. Louis Blues in a trade for defenseman Bryan Watson, forward Greg Polis and a draft pick.
1981 – Tim Walker scores 25 points, including 13 free throws, and Waynesburg College improves its record to 12-1 with a 75-74 win at Westminster.
1984 – Guards Tony Ellis and Mike Selway combine for 41 points as Trinity High School’s boys basketball team stuns Bethel Park 69-63 and moves into a tie for first place in Section 6-AAAA.
1988 – The Denver Broncos beat the Cleveland Browns for the second straight year in the AFC championship game. Defensive back Jeremiah Castille strips running back Earnest Byner at the Denver three-yard line with 65 seconds left in the game to preserve a 38-33 victory.
1996 – McGuffey High School wrestler Jeremy Hunter ties the WPIAL record with his 148th career victory, which comes during the Highlanders’ 46-12 dual meet win over Trinity.
2011 – West Virginia of the Big East moves into the men’s poll for the first time this season to tie the record of nine teams from one conference in the Top 25. There were nine Big East teams ranked for one week in January 2009.
2011 – Fifth-ranked Pitt scores the first 19 points only to lose the lead, then comes back behind Nasir Robinson’s 21 points to hand No. 3 Syracuse its first loss with a 74-66 victory.
2012 – Anna Shashura scores 31 points, including her 1,000th career point, helping Beth-Center to a 51-44 victory over Brownsville.