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Triumph, heartbreak, shock: Unforgettable storylines within Pittsburgh’s history as March Madness host
Pittsburgh doesn’t have the lengthiest history of association with the NCAA Tournament, but plenty of memorable individual and team performances can be found spread across the six prior times the Big Dance featured first-weekend matchups in the city. The NCAA Tournament first came to Pittsburgh in 1997 and again in...
March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket bustingVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in the tournament facing the tallest...
Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger WoodsVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing great golf, measured as much by his elite ball-striking and alarming consistency as the results. He now...
South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA TournamentVideo
South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins later this week. The undefeated Gamecocks remained the unanimous No. 1 choice...
UConn back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of repeat bid in March Madness
Reigning national champion Connecticut is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll a day after being named the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies moved up from No. 2 in Monday’s poll, trading spots with Houston after the Cougars’ lopsided...
NCAA Tournament presents Pittsburgh homecoming for Kentucky’s John Calipari, 2 playersVideo
Results for the past three years have been substandard for John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball team. The NCAA’s winningest men’s basketball program of all-time, Kentucky has been in a funk since going 9-16 during the covid-impacted 2020-21 campaign. But the Wildcats will look to get back to the elite...
South Carolina, Iowa, USC, Texas top seeds for women’s NCAA Tournament
Undefeated South Carolina is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season. They had a chance last season before falling just short against Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Final Four....
Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullringVideo
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This one was much different. Tire issues...
NCAA Tournament in Pittsburgh: Here are the 8 teams coming to PPG Paints Arena
For the seventh time overall and fifth time at PPG Paints Arena, the NCAA Tournament returns to Pittsburgh. After the Selection Sunday program on CBS, the eight teams that will battle in Pittsburgh in the tournament’s first round have been revealed. All four games are scheduled for Thursday. The bracket...
UConn, Purdue, Houston, North Carolina receive top seeds for NCAA Tournament
Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out Sunday. Of the four top seeds, only UConn heads into the tournament coming off a win. That played into the Huskies...
Scheffler goes back-to-back in Players Championship in Sunday thriller at SawgrassVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Already the best in the world, Scottie Scheffler added another layer to his legend Sunday. He became the first player to win back-to-back in 50 years of The Players Championship by matching the biggest comeback and the lowest closing round by a winner. Scheffler holed...
Terrence Shannon scores 34 points as No. 13 Illinois beats Wisconsin for Big Ten title
MINNEAPOLIS — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 34 points on 15-for-17 shooting from the free-throw line, helping 13th-ranked Illinois past Wisconsin, 93-87, in Big Ten Tournament championship game on Sunday. Marcus Domask added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Dain Dainja had nine points and seven rebounds for the...
Florida center Micah Handlogten stretchered off court early at the SEC final with broken left leg
NASHVILLE — Florida center Micah Handlogten broke his lower left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference Tournament final Sunday and was taken off the court on a stretcher to a hospital. Coach Todd Golden said he feels for Handlogten after the Gators lost 86-67 to No. 12...
No. 12 Auburn goes wire-to-wire to beat Florida for SEC Tournament title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Johni Broome scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 12 Auburn won the Tigers’ third SEC Tournament championship by beating Florida, 86-67, on Sunday in a game marred by a gruesome injury to Gators center Micah Handlogten. The Tigers (27-7) avoided the upset bug that...
Toronto edges Montreal before nearly 9,000 fans during PWHL Takeover Weekend at PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Fans from all over Pittsburgh and Canada filled the lower bowl at PPG Paints Arena to watch some of the best women’s hockey players in the world Sunday afternoon as part of Professional Women’s Hockey League Takeover Weekend. There was a big-game atmosphere as the fans roared after every big...
Pittsburgh preps for March Madness maniacs as city again hosts the Big Dance
Sure, the Robert Morris Colonials have hung up their tricornered hats. But the Duquesne Dukes are still dribbling, and the Pitt Panthers might slip in by a whisker despite long odds. No matter how the local teams fare after the brackets are built today for March Madness, college basketball’s premier...
N.C. State beats No. 4 North Carolina to win ACC Tournament, earn NCAA bid
WASHINGTON — DJ Horne scored 29 points, forward DJ Burns Jr. had 20, including the first 3-pointer of his college career, and N.C. State is returning to the NCAA Tournament after beating fourth-ranked North Carolina, 84-76, in the ACC Tournament title game Saturday night. Led by the two DJs, 10th-seeded...
No. 7 Iowa State blitzes No. 1 Houston in 2nd half, wins Big 12 Tournament title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — T.J. Otzelberger nearly let the Big 12 Tournament trophy slip through his hands before adjusting his grip and raising it above his head, that polo shirt so many people find so comically tight on Iowa State’s coach stretching just a little bit more. There was nothing...
No. 2 UConn beats No. 10 Marquette for 1st Big East Tournament title since 2011
NEW YORK — UConn coach Dan Hurley climbed the ladder with “New York, New York” playing in Madison Square Garden — or as he calls it, “Storrs South.” The New Jersey native clipped the last piece of net off the rim, let out a “Wooooo!” as he whirled it over...
Wyndham Clark sets a big target at The Players Championship. Scheffler coping with pain in his neckVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler had his 25th consecutive round under par Friday in The Players Championship, and this was hard work. He felt pain in his neck that required treatment on the course, and he struggled to swing and to stay within range of Wyndham Clark. Feeling...
Conferences, Notre Dame agree on College Football Playoff deal
The nine Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame reached an agreement Friday on a six-year deal to continue the College Football Playoff through the 2031 season, a significant step that establishes a revenue-sharing plan and allows the CFP to finalize a media rights agreement. Executive director Bill Hancock said the...
Michigan fires coach Juwan Howard, former Fab Five star, after 5 seasons
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan fired coach Juwan Howard on Friday after five seasons, parting ways with the former Fab Five star whose return to his alma mater included a Big Ten title and advancing in two NCAA Tournaments before closing with two straight disappointing seasons. Howard finished with an...
New women’s hockey league excited to show off product in Pittsburgh during successful 1st season
Nearly five years ago, hundreds of the top professional women’s hockey players in North America came together and bet on themselves. The wager they made — sitting out and not playing for a year — was bold. But the decision, announced in early May of 2019, was one many players...
Birdies, drama highlight Rory McIlroy round at The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy had a lot of birdies and a little drama Thursday in The Players Championship. All that mattered to him was having a share of the lead at the TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy tied The Players Championship record with 10 birdies, offset by two tee...
Next on the Tee: Former Players champion John Mahaffey shares memories of past glory
On this episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro is joined by 1986 Players champion John Mahaffey, Titleist manager of preferred player promotions Michael Gibson, Soleta Golf Club developer David Turner and Popticals CEO Gary DiSalvo. Mahaffey shares his memories of Arnold Palmer and how the King helped...
