http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ All Sports en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:29 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011709-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Penguins have recalled defenseman Deryk Engelland from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm team, an indication that defenseman Alex Goligoski might not be available for the team's game tonight against the Sharks. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011707-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- West Virginia West Virginia defensive lineman Scooter Berry, who was suspended indefinitely from the team on Oct. 20 following an arrest for public intoxication and disorderly conduct for an incident outside a Morgantown nightclub, had his suspension lifted and is playing today against Louisville. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011626-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Here in the Silicon Valley, where high-tech is the hometown staple, the San Jose Sharks have gone old school. It is a simple formula. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011635-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jason Bell stood proudly on the frosted turf at Cupples Stadium last night, reminiscing about how his Schenley players were so little the previous time the Spartans played for a City League championship, they don't believe it even happened. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011637-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Class AAA: Franklin Regional cruised past Montour in a Class AAA first-round playoff game. And the Panthers owe it all to a two-minute stretch of dominance. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011647-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml CLASS AAAA: Pitt recruit Aaron Donald plays giant role as Indians shut down Upper St. Clair, QB Park Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011676-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Football Summaries: Game by Game Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011602-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jeff Gordon is on the pole in Texas. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011644-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml North Hills stood its ground and its defense shut out fifth-seed McKeesport through the final three quarters to post a 19-7 first-round upset. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011645-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bill Arch's 6-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds left broke a 14-14 tie and lifted No. 12-seed Springdale (8-2) to a 21-14 upset at Monessen (7-3) last night. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011619-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory against the New York Knicks last night. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011661-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Football Leaders: Rushing, Passing, Receiving Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011646-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Andrew Bly rushed for 179 yards on 35 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead Hampton to a 19-7 upset of Chartiers Valley in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011643-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Aliquippa claimed a surprisingly easy, 27-7 victory at McGuffey last night in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs Darius Walker led the Quips with 113 yards rushing and one touchdown. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011636-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Class AA: Cody Cook and Admire Carter combined to rush for 403 yards and six touchdowns to lead Beaver Falls to a 42-14 win against Steel Valley in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011639-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Class AA: QB Jones battles first-half demons in first-round win Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011576-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml To those who yearn to see the Steelers implement the K-Gun offense run by Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills in the late 1980s, forget it. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011542-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State wide receiver Derek Moye is lean and long and he has been coming on strong. He has rapidly developed into quarterback Daryll Clark's top target. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011625-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After Tyler Kennedy missed practice yesterday at Sharks Ice, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma confirmed that the right winger has been shelved again by his injury. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011144-214.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bob Smizik wrote in his blog that he was sitting in the press box for the Pitt-USF game -- was that the first time in a long time? And will Ron Cook ever go to a game so that he can stop bashing Pitt for just a day? Both are in love with the Big Ten, why is that? Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011527-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK-- Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship yesterday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011540-233.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Coaches often say that every game is important, and while that is generally true, it is also true that some games are a little more important than others. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011549-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- It has been quite an eight days for -- as his head coach calls him -- "old No. 8." Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011557-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml ARCADIA, Calif. -- Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011564-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy yesterday, sending speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011572-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml While safety Ryan Clark is not expected to play in Monday night's game in Denver, there will be no official confirmation from him or coach Mike Tomlin on his status before the game. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011573-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tiger Woods realized that no one was pulling away at the HSBC Champions yesterday in Shanghai, so he settled into a good groove with the putter and made sure he caught them. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011575-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Indianapolis Colts suddenly have some serious holes in the secondary: Cornerback Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders are gone for the season. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011394-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pirates today assigned pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker to Triple-A Indianapolis, and catcher Steve Larud to Double-A Altoona. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011372-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml While safety Ryan Clark is not expected to play in Monday night's game in Denver, there will be no official confirmation from him or coach Mike Tomlin on his status before the game. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011370-286.stm?cmpid=sports.xml You don't need me advising you to start Peyton Manning and Maurice Jones-Drew, or to bench Derek Anderson and Earnest Graham. So I???ll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011272-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Southern California represents a big change for Rob Scuderi. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011347-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011317-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml This was such foreign territory that it stung just that much more. The Penguins had not given up more than four goals in a game before last night. Then they lost, 5-2, to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011255-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ryan Clark practiced all week and maintained that he and/or Steelers coach Mike Tomlin would decide at some point whether he would play in Denver. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011188-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The WPIAL football championship trophies have been the same for decades. They have a big wooden base with a figure of a player on the top. ¶ The player is running the football. It figures. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011288-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Everyone seems to have an opinion about Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor these days. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011290-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A T-shirt mocking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has been sacked after Penn State students and alumni complained that the design does not reflect the school's Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011278-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Who knows where the term originated? It was probably invented by some sportswriter, lending more reason as to why coaches, largely, despise it. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011287-233.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt is the second-best rushing team in the Big East. Syracuse has the conference's best defense against the run. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011679-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Football Summaries: Game by Game Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011275-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml ARCADIA, Calif. -- The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is missing its leading lady, with defending champion Zenyatta pitting her 13-0 record against the boys on the second day of the season-ending Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011280-87.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It's so easy to sit back and criticize, to second-guess, to say that Penn State linebacker Sean Lee made a costly mistake by not leaving for the NFL after his terrific junior season in 2007. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011124-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When will Dan Bylsma realize that Tyler Kennedy is the best winger on the team? He is stuck on the third line and doesn't play on the power play or kill penalties. Although Pascal Dupuis is a very good skater with a hard slap shot, he does not have the hands to be a top-six forward and Chris Bourque looks lost out there. At the very least, don't you think that Kennedy should be on the second power-play unit? Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011129-117.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Fumbler has been called a half-wit before. Maybe it's because people look at his championship picks every year at the start of the playoffs. He's usually about half right. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011132-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jim Render said he is not fooled by Penn Hills' won-loss record. The five-loss Indians are a skilled and talented team whose only losses came against quality opponents, he said. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011133-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penn Hills and Upper St. Clair students sound off on tonight's WPIAL Class AAAA game ... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011134-215.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Is Saturday's game a bigger game for Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor or Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark? What do you think? Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011139-214.stm?cmpid=sports.xml I went to the South Florida game with my teenage sons who have inherited my love for Pitt's football program. To say the least, I was disappointed with the so-called "college football" atmosphere at Heinz Field. The football game was great but I felt like I was at an NFL game, not a college game. It's not the same. Pitt is a great university. College football should be played on campus. Does anyone else feel the same? Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011142-362.stm?cmpid=sports.xml They are two teams that have combined for only one loss and an aggregate 38-1-3 record this season, but the only defeat that will matter for either the Seneca Valley or Peters Township girls'. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011154-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Nicole Maddox sometimes refers to her son, Jordan, as a miracle, and it has nothing to do with his grandfather being Smokey Robinson from the Motown singing group Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011207-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Football Statistical Leaders Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011254-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The National Organization for Women has called on the Oakland Raiders to suspend coach Tom Cable while the team investigates allegations he has a history of violent behavior toward women. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011271-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift the host Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory against San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011277-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml So much for that notion that American golfers don't travel well. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011284-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo will not be fined by the league for an incident between them after a recent game in Boston. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011300-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml District Low, clear tributary conditions and rain were reported yesterday morning, with more precipitation expected. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011301-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Marcus Jordan stuck to his guns and wore his father's iconic Nike Air Jordans, a decision that has cost the University of Central Florida its six-year, $3 million exclusive contract with adidas. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011173-213.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The PG's guru of the gridiron makes his weekly pigskin picks. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011067-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011108-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The T-shirt mocking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has been sacked. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011115-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Colin tackles your questions on the Mountaineers in his weekly online forum. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011104-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt has moved its season opener against Wofford from a 7 p.m. start to an 8:10 p.m. start because it will celebrate last season's 31-win season with a banner-raising ceremony before the game. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011113-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ron breaks down the Penn State-Ohio State tilt this weekend in Happy Valley as well as a hypothetical MMA match pitting JoePa vs. Bobby Bowden in this week's chat. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011109-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Paul cheers on Temple and implores Pitt fans to root for Penn State this week. Up is down, left is right, and black is white in this week's chat. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010973-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Nothing will match for compelling NFL video the 15 stunning seconds of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sideline the week before last. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011054-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The woman who has filed a civil lawsuit against the Steelers claiming he sexually assaulted her last summer has quit working for the Nevada hotel where she said the incident occurred. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010812-214.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It seems to me that Max Gruder is struggling to make tackles and when he does, he seems to be overmatched by the ball carrier or receiver. What happened to the thought of putting Adam Gunn at weakside and Dan Mason in the middle? Max is an adequate linebacker but Mason is a stud in the middle. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010977-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Forget quantifying all the measurables, dissecting practice, pouring through video and racking your brain. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011016-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Forward Max Talbot stepped from the visiting players' runway to the bench at a nearly empty Staples Center yesterday about 20 minutes before the Penguins were scheduled to practice. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010975-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Quarterback Daryll Clark isn't the best one to ask about Penn State's rare victory at Ohio State last season. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010707-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml What could go wrong had gone wrong. Brentwood was 0-4, again. Its conference title hopes gone before September had even ended. Lamont Robinson had seen this before. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010708-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Of the 64 teams entered in the WPIAL football playoffs, only one faced the top four seeds in its bracket during the regular season. Penn Hills is that team. The Indians faced No. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010709-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tim O'Malley, the WPIAL executive director, said the league's football committee had a difficult time determining the top seed in the Class AA bracket. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010712-362.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In a word, opportunistic is a good way to describe the game of Peters Township junior soccer standout Shelli Spamer. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010721-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Greensburg Salem High School football coach Casey Cavanaugh was a bit surprised when the WPIAL announced the Golden Lions opponent for the first round of the Class AAA playoffs. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010722-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tim O'Malley, the WPIAL executive director, said the league's football committee had a difficult time determining the top seed in the Class AA bracket. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010747-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml After his Center Trojans defeated Beaver last Friday to wrap up an 8-1 regular season and a share of the Midwestern Athletic Conference title, coach Larry Taddeo smiled and asked, "Who's No.1?" Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010748-362.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It is hard to tell what made the bigger difference -- 365 days or 10 minutes. Last season as a freshman, Tyler Graziani started some games and scored six goals. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010749-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The fans at Center High School's Sarge Alberts Stadium had to be wondering what was happening Friday night. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010756-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In terms of styles there may be no bigger clash of opposites tomorrow night like there will be when No. 5 seed Shady Side Academy (8-1) plays host to No. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010759-362.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The preseason turned into a moving experience for the Springdale High School boys' soccer team. After a couple scrimmages junior Ryan Francis was moved from forward to center midfield. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010768-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml North Allegheny's football season has been a smashing success in no small part due to dashes of Alex Papson and Grant Huckestein here and there. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010776-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml With all the hoopla surrounding the WPIAL's pairings meet Monday night and the talk about who is playing whom in the first round of the league's playoffs, there's an important game that has been Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010794-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml On shootouts, would it be better for the shooter to come in with speed instead of the slower, methodical approach many Penguins players employ? I want the goalie to be guessing and not just staying square to the shooter all the way in. The skater can always slow down, but not speed up, at the end of the attempt. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010953-215.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Is it a coincidence that Penn State's special teams suffer because it is one of the few teams not to employ a special teams coach? Blocked punts, too many men on the field penalties, atrocious punt return averages. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010972-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt's offense is both diverse and balanced, and its strength is in the number of playmakers. And, in recent weeks, that list has grown by one. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010976-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml That thin air in Denver just got a little thinner for the Steelers' defense with the news that Travis Kirschke almost surely will not play Monday night, and he could miss more time. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010997-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The accoutrement that Pascal Dupuis will strap on tonight when the Penguins play the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center will be standard hockey issue -- jersey, pads, thick pants, skates, gloves, helmet. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011034-116.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011035-362.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It was a Schenley clean sweep, as the boys' and girls' teams won City League soccer championships last night at Cupples Stadium. Both teams won, 1-0, against rival Allderdice. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010881-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt freshman running back Dion Lewis and West Virginia junior running back Noel Devine are among the 16 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which is given annually to the nation's best player as judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has won the award the past two seasons and is, again, a semifinalist. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010718-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Northeast Conference coaches picked defending champion Robert Morris to finish tied for third in the conference, according to a preseason poll released this morning. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010846-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt women's basketball team was ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches preseason poll which was released today. Pitt is one of five Big East teams ranked. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010785-215.stm?cmpid=sports.xml I have a friend that is convinced that Daryll Clark has one more year of eligibility remaining and that is why Pat Devlin transferred to Delaware. If Darryl has only this year left, is Kevin Newsome likely to be the starter next year? Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010778-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Post-Gazette's sports editor takes your questions in his weekly online forum. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010664-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Penguins came away from Honda Center with a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks last night, giving them a slew of notable milestones. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010654-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In Neal Huntington's first major transaction prioritizing the present above the future, the Pirates' general manager last night acquired veteran infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays for rookie reliever Jesse Chavez. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010615-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Mike Tomlin has listed five possible Steelers to play free safety when they take the Mile High plunge Monday night in Denver, and if one of them is not named Ryan Clark the correct answer will be Tyrone Carter. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010609-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml From the time his team left the field after a 30-19 loss Friday to South Florida, West Virginia coach Bill Stewart has trumpeted talk about a four-game season. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010632-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ryan Whitney has nearly discovered a new life, although he has fond memories of being drafted and developed by the Penguins. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010608-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Big Ten Conference showdown Saturday between Penn State and Ohio State could be considered an elimination game. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010607-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pitt Panthers had a week off just as they seemed to be heating up. That's especially true about the passing game, which really started to click in the past four games. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010503-214.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Isn't the biggest reason for low attendance the fact that the team plays on the other side of town from where the student body is, and, by the same token, in a building that holds no nostalgic pull on the vast majority of alumni? Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010505-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Hockey players and organizations are famously tight-lipped about injuries during the playoffs. But it seems as if their secrecy is now becoming the norm throughout the regular season. Am I off-base, or have you noticed this? If so, why do you think this is the case? Are players now convinced that revealing an injury means that you're just letting opponents know where to direct their hits? Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010618-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Rank the following three things, three things that are very plainly just not right, in order of their general creepiness, starting with the worst. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500