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A look around the college landscape this past week, from Slippery Rock to Butler County grads playing at the next level. SRU’s Sledge garners weekly PSAC honors Slippery ...
January 16, 2026 Sports
Jason Fredericks picked the right person to strive to emulate playing for an incredibly competitive high school basketball program. Currently a senior guard at North ...
January 16, 2026 Sports
KARNS CITY — Most freshmen have modest expectations of themselves as they get acclimated to the varsity game. Karns City girls basketball’s Taylor Ritzert was no differen...
January 15, 2026 Sports
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Trivia
Which active player has the most MLB All-Star selections? Thursday’s answer: Lonnie Smith was the first man to play in the World Series for four different teams.
May 31, 2024
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High School Sports
Madison Romanovich turned in 24 points and four assists as Slippery Rock’s girls basketball team downed Hickory 61-29 on Thursday night. Brielle Jordan added 16 points — ...
January 15, 2026 Sports
Following four seasons in charge of Mars’ football program, Eric Kasperowicz has been named the head coach at North Hills, where he played from 1990-93. The news was anno...
January 15, 2026 Sports
Sometimes, from inside the Knoch High School halls, you can hear Joe Lafko calling out for a mythical being. Knights senior forward Derek Lang is being treated like one b...
January 15, 2026 Sports
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College Sports
Mark Ingram, the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy, and Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald, two of the most fearsome defensive linemen of their era, highlight th...
January 14, 2026 College
Math has been the common link between daughters and mother in the Maier household. Basketball with their dad. Avery and Makenna Maier, former Butler girls basketball ...
January 11, 2026 Sports
Something to watch in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals will be how sharp the teams that got first-round byes are early in their games. No. 2 seed Ohio State wi...
December 29, 2025 College
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Professional Sports
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins faced a tired and troubled Flyers team Thursday. They took full advantage of their cross-state rivals. Pittsburgh dominated Philadelphia in a 6-...
January 15, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have a head coach opening for the first time in 19 years. So, who’s out there? When the Steelers replaced Bill Cowher in 2007 with Mike Tomlin, ...
January 15, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II sensed Mike Tomlin might be ready for a change. Nineteen years doing any job is a long time, let alone in the white-hot spotlight that comes wi...
January 14, 2026 Professional
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More Sports
Caidyn Geibel had two hits and drew two walks as Butler Colt defeated East Pittsburgh, 8-5, recently. Ryan Collins, Curtis Kuntz, Jordan Vicari and Nash Cuffman each had ...
June 17, 2024 Sports
Twisted Tees Ladies Slippery Rock Golf Club June 11 Gross Scores: Putters: Karen Perry (48); Birdies: Tory Craig (50); Pars: Beth Lysinger (49); Ea...
June 17, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Michael Norris of Saxonburg tuned up for this week’s Firecracker 100 by winning the Late Model feature Friday night at Lernerville Speedway. Norris beat Ken...
June 17, 2024 Sports
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