http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ All Sports en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:31:00 -0400 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/10076/1043705-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey defeated the Penguins, 5-2, at the Prudential Center tonight to sweep the six-game season series and move into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:33:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043683-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Tim Tebow's latest visit to Florida Field looked like most of the others. He was cheered, revered and pulled in every direction. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:04:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043633-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates' Kevin Hart made another calamitous start Wednesday in his increasingly imperiled bid to make the rotation, walking six of 12 batters and hitting another in the 6-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers this afternoon at McKechnie Field. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:24:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043626-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez has been fired. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:14:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043510-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jerry takes your questions on March Madness and l'affaire de Ben. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:06:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043613-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:04:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043478-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEWARK, N.J. -- Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight against the New Jersey Devils. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043325-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- To understand what makes Andy LaRoche tick, follow this sequence of logic ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:24:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043416-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Buffalo's Ryan Miller was pulled after giving up three goals in the first six minutes and Jim Slater's third-period goal gave Atlanta a 4-3 win against Northeast-leading Sabres Tuesday night. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:27:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043409-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml San Antonio's huge lead was almost gone, Miami's building was roaring and the Heat were clicking better than they had at any point all night. With one shot, Manu Ginobili changed everything. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:26:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043330-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Greg Kampe brought his Oakland Golden Grizzlies into the Petersen Events Center for a non-conference game against fourth-ranked Pitt in November 2006, he did what most coaches of lower-tier Division I schools do against major-conference opponents. He "tricked it up." Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:26:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043328-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There was much screaming around here when Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury fished four pucks out of his net March 4 before being pulled against the New York Rangers in his first game after the Olympic break. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:12:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043267-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml I know the Consol Energy Center hasn't opened yet, but has anyone thought of a nickname for the new arena? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043270-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt basketball Q&A with Ray Fittipaldo Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043287-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml For anyone who has ever been squeezed as tight as a vise into a seat or banged his head against a railing trying to see around a pillar at Mellon Arena, the Consol Energy Center might just qualify as the proverbial lap of luxury. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043331-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Linescores do not get a whole lot uglier than the Penguins' numbers against New Jersey this season. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043353-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Minnesota star Joe Mauer is hitting in March like, well, an MVP. Mauer got two hits in his return from a four-day absence Tuesday, as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Twins, 3-1. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043355-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores from Tuesday, March 16 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043360-84.stm?cmpid=sports.xml More than any other golf tournament, the Masters has a way of warming the spirit and tantalizing the soul. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043382-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was the only player missing from practice Tuesday at Southpointe. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043388-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Lizzy King is developing quite a reputation as a clutch player. King, a junior guard, had the winning layup in the closing seconds for the second consecutive PIAA tournament game. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043390-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LaDainian Tomlinson produced Hall of Fame credentials during a nine-year run with the Chargers, but he is the first to admit none of it matters now that he has begun the second -- and likely final Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043392-455.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ben Roethlisberger has not granted Georgia authorities an interview about the allegation that he sexually assaulted a college student earlier this month, but investigators did speak Saturday with "a number" of his companions that night. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043396-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A year ago Bill Stull wasn't even sure he would be the starting quarterback as a senior at Pitt. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043399-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Montour tried a different approach against Hampton this time. But it was the same storyline. Easy Hampton win. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043239-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tiger Woods said today he will return to competitive golf next month at the Masters in Augusta, Ga., but don't expect the first major of the season to turn into a media circus. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043255-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ed takes your questions on the black and gold. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043227-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Duquesne junior swingman Bill Clark has been suspended from the men's basketball team indefinitely and will not accompany the team to its CBI tournament game against Princeton on Wednesday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:05:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043245-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins center Evegni Malkin did not practice at Southpointe today, but coach Dan Bylsma said afterward that Malkin remains "day to day" and is traveling with the club to New Jersey, where it plays Wednesday night. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:31:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043241-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ray takes your questions on the Milwaukee-bound Panthers as the NCAA Tournament is set to begin. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:23:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043236-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:54:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043174-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Four area teams have earned a berth in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), which begins Wednesday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:12:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043145-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Larry Foote asked to be released last year because he didn't want to be a backup. And the Steelers obliged because Foote was scheduled to make $2,885,000 in 2009, a steep price for a backup. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:34:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043168-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers will pause to catch their breath after a week of spending in free agency like few others in their history. The spate of signings ended Monday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:34:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043166-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- There is talking about maturity, and there is showing it. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:05:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043180-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml David Clarkson had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored three times in the first period against Tim Thomas and held on for a 3-2 victory against the Boston Bruins Monday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:03:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043182-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Toney Douglas is making a strong case to remain in the starting lineup. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:02:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043131-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Albert Pujols for Ryan Howard? Let's just say the MVP sluggers don't plan to pack their bags anytime soon. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:18:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043167-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Duquesne (16-15) accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament and will play at Princeton (20-8) at 7 p.m. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:18:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043147-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In a perfect world, the West Virginia women's basketball team would have been rewarded for finishing second in the Big East regular season and conference tournament with first- and second-round games in the NCAA women's basketball tournament with a short drive up I-79 to Pittsburgh, one of the regional sites. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:10:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043135-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml One year after fielding an uncharacteristically high-scoring team that averaged nearly 78 points per game, that age-old question concerning Pitt's offense entering the NCAA tournament is surfacing again: Do the Panthers have enough firepower to advance deep into the tournament? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:07:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043137-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When it became clear that the Pitt women's team would not qualify for the NCAA women's tournament, a number of people in the administration of the school were hoping the selection committee would hand them a nice consolation prize to fill Petersen Events Center for first- and second-round games -- top-ranked and undefeated Connecticut. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:07:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043007-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Billy Guerin was pretty open with his thoughts about Matt Cooke's hit (on Boston center Marc Savard) and whether or not a suspension was warranted. Could that cause a rift in the room between those guys? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043043-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml I think Jamie Dixon is a great coach and this year proves it, but one thing has always driven me crazy. Is Brown in Jamie's dog house or is there some other reason why he is not playing? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043132-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml You think Pitt shouldn't at least look into the possibility of joining the Big Ten Conference? You think it automatically will be better off staying in the Big East? Think again. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043134-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Eric Godard has seen this kind of buildup before. The talk of retribution and carnage, of mayhem and vengeance. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043139-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Evgeni Malkin's foot isn't broken. Whether his modest streak of 50 consecutive games played will be isn't quite so certain. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1043082-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml West Virginia (28-5), which finished second in the Big East and was the runner-up in the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament last week, earned a No. 3 seed in the Memphis Region of the NCAA Women's Tournament. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1043042-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Zach Duke had his strongest start of the spring, but Evan Meek allowed three runs in relief, and the Pirates lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, this afternoon at McKechnie Field Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:46:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1043040-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Do you think the Big East will alter the conference championship format for the 2011 men's tournament based on the losses from the double-bye teams in 2010? Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042994-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers wasted little time today bringing back another former player, reaching agreement with inside linebacker Larry Foote on a three-year, $9.3 million contract shortly after he passed a physical Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1043009-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml X-rays on Evgeni Malkin's injured right foot today did not detect a fracture Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042851-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins Q&A with Dave Molinari Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:27:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1043238-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Shelly takes your questions on the Penguins. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:09:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042927-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml West Virginia coach Bob Huggins did a little bit of lobbying for the Mountaineers to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament after they beat Georgetown Saturday night to wrap up the Big East tournament title. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:21:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042977-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Duquesne (16-15) has accepted a bid to play in the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament and will play at Princeton (20-8) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:42:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042971-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates this morning cut seven more players, including top pitching prospect Brad Lincoln, to reduce the spring roster to 54 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042929-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Post-Gazette takes a look at the teams and players, region by region, in the 2010 NCAA tournament Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:52:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042862-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates made their first cuts of the spring Sunday, reducing the roster from 66 to 60 with some eminently predictable moves. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:09:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042874-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Shortly after wiping a pair of moist palms on his jeans, Robert Morris freshman guard Velton Jones turned around in his chair. "Am I the only nervous one here?" Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:32:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042920-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pitt Panthers don't have to go very far for a scouting report on Oakland University, their first opponent in the NCAA tournament this week. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:30:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042864-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Australian Will Power made a late overtaking move to take the lead from American Ryan Hunter-Reay to win the rain-shortened IndyCar season opener Sunday on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042865-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Manny Ramirez went 3 for 4 and scored three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 11-1 victory Sunday against the Taiwanese All-Stars in the final game of a rain-shortened exhibition series in Taiwan. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042867-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Larry Foote grew up in Detroit and played in college at Michigan, so his desire to return to his hometown last year was understandable. So is his desire to return to the Steelers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042871-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their Southeastern Conference tournament championship. "How did we win this game? Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042872-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tyra White carried Texas A&M in the first half and Danielle Adams scored 17 of her 19 points in the second, helping the 11th-ranked Aggies hold off No. 12 Oklahoma, 74-67, in Kansas City, Mo., for their second Big 12 tournament title in three years. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042907-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- Marc-Andre Fleury turned in one of his better performances of the season Sunday night, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the Penguins' 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay at the St. Pete Times Forum. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042910-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- The Penguins lost a world-class center Sunday night. Precisely what's wrong with Evgeni Malkin -- and how long he might be out -- isn't known yet. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042911-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml They call him the Big Easy because of a graceful swing that looks as if it requires so little effort. Ernie Els worked harder than ever Sunday to win the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042913-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Leon Powe has seen the Boston Celtics at their best. They aren't there anymore. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042914-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Alex Ovechkin was kicked out early, the Washington Capitals fell behind 3-0, and that's when they showed why they have the NHL's best record and highest-scoring offense. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042915-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Over the long history of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, there surely have been No. 3 seeds with less pressure than Pitt will be facing when it plays Oakland Friday in Milwaukee. ... Sports commentary by Ron Cook Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042801-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml ARLINGTON, Texas -- Manny Pacquiao won a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey in their welterweight fight, keeping up his reputation as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:19:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042848-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- The Penguins scored two third-period goals to defeat Tampa Bay, 2-1, at the St. Pete Times Forum this evening. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:35:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042847-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Robert Morris men's basketball team earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA tournament and will play Villanova, a No. 2 seed, Thursday in Providence, R.I. in first-round action. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:45:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042846-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml West Virginia (27-6) earned a No. 2 seed in the East region of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and will play Morgan State (27-9) on Friday in Buffalo. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:35:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042844-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt's basketball team will be the No. 3 seed in the West region of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:24:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042780-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- The Butler did it. Again. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:20:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042700-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml In a Duquesne University ballroom overlooking the Mellon Arena where the Penguins' Matt Cooke dropped Boston's Marc Savard to the ice with a shoulder check to the head, some of America's most-esteemed concussion experts at a symposium entitled "Is Football Bad for the Brain" talked this weekend about hockey being next. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:56:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042730-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Allderdice coach Andre McDonald did not go as far as calling Gateway soft. But for the PIAA playoff game Saturday, Allderdice's plan was to play physical and, basically, bang Gateway around. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:14:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042840-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates just made their first six cuts of the spring this afternoon. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:12:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042833-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Charlie Morton pitched four scoreless innings, and five home runs -- two by Bobby Crosby, one each by Akinori Iwamura, Delwyn Young and Steve Pearce -- carried the Pirates past the New York Yankees, 10-5, this afternoon at McKechnie Field. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:12:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042733-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Not here in this inconspicuous, modest antebellum city. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:24:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042828-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay left winger Ryan Malone, a former Penguin, will sit out the game against his old team at 5:08 p.m. today at the St. Pete Times Forum. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:15:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042686-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There are, the Penguins figure, some features in the city's new multi-purpose arena that fans simply won't be able to miss when the building opens in a few months. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042759-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coach's lawsuit against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042779-291.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- A friend of Georgetown coach John Thompson III told him the other day that there's nothing better than Friday night in New York, other than Saturday night in New York. ... Sports commentary by Gene Collier Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042783-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Three area teams will play this week. The big question is when, against whom and as what seed. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042800-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jon Sim and Mark Streit scored 50 seconds apart in the second period Saturday against New Jersey backup goalie Yann Danis, and the New York Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory against the visiting Devils. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042774-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Nebraska's unbeaten season finally came to an end. Now the Cornhuskers will try and regroup for the NCAA tournament. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042787-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Dwight Howard had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the streaking Orlando Magic wore down the back-to-back-to-back Washington Wizards, 109-95, Saturday night. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042794-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Kentucky is back in the Southeastern Conference tournament title game, a win away from the championship Wildcats fans see as their birthright. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042678-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Paul Maholm turned in the Pirates' best start of the spring and Delwyn Young homered in a 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox Saturday at City of Palms Park. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:48:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042712-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Baseball scouting is never an exact science. Except when it is. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042664-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- Steve Downie began to make a name for himself in hockey years ago. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042324-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Hiking, winter activities, shoots, hunter safety courses, educational programs, volunteer opportunities and more Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042410-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml With trout season just around the bend, anglers may want to catch two seminars next weekend aimed at helping them land fish. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042442-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml FORT WORTH, Texas -- For years, Manny Pacquiao has possessed the ability to paralyze a nation, to freeze 96 million Filipino citizens and hypnotize them with every punch. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042657-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml On Feb. 16, the same day the state Legislative Budget and Finance Committee released its audit of the Game Commission's deer management plan, it also unveiled a survey of the agency's plans for harvesting the timber, oil, gas and minerals on state game lands. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042658-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Turtle Creek has been an important Western Pennsylvania waterway since Gen. Braddock's detour around it ended in defeat. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042659-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Erie tribs are likely to be blown out with snow melt this weekend, but that means the ice has cleared on most of the tribs. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042660-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml This was the Philadelphia 76ers' preseason, 1972. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042663-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Only in the NHL, where gratuitous violence among the players not only is legal but encouraged, is it not the least bit preposterous to suggest that a coach hold his star players out of a game for fear of retaliation by the opponents. ... Sports commentary by Ron Cook Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042665-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- It's not that no one saw Steven Stamkos coming. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042681-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, one of the most accessible players in baseball, said late this week he will restrict his exchanges with the media to baseball-only matters after a story in USA Today this week. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042703-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml SAO PAULO -- Coming off a fantastic finish in 2009, the IndyCar Series is looking to build on that excitement this season with a new title sponsor, a new CEO and measures designed to improve racing. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042704-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull will start Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, while Michael Schumacher will start in seventh place with his Mercedes. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042705-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Charl Schwartzel finally has a chance to show off his game on a world stage. The next step is to take on Ernie Els, a familiar face from his native South Africa. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042706-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Rachel Alexandra was beaten by Zenyatta's stablemate, Zardana, in the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Saturday at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042708-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml WASHINGTON -- When Coolidge High School announced two months ago that it was looking for a football coach, one of the school's science teachers was sitting in a conference room in the building when a colleague asked, "Why don't you put your name in for it?" Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042710-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml March Madness is on right now. Gonzaga already lost in its conference tournament title game. Connecticut already is out of the Big East tournament and likely out of the Big Dance. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042729-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Mt. Lebanon could get used to playing McKeesport in the postseason. Paul Lang scored 17 points and Evan Pierce added 12 as WPIAL champion Mt. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042731-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Hampton did a great job defending St. Marys on Saturday. Well, all except for Kayla Hoohuli, that is. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042750-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores from Saturday, March 13 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042751-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LaDainian Tomlinson flew home to San Diego Saturday to consider his options after spending a day with the New York Jets and leaving without a deal. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500