Knoch's Geist hits 71 feet in shot putEDINBORO — Knoch junior Jordan Geist tossed the shot put 71 feet, 2.5 inches at a Tri-State Coaches Association indoor meet Saturday at Edinboro University.Geist's toss is fifth-best all-time nationally. He became the third Pennsylvania high school athlete to ever eclipse 70 feet, joining Balldwin's Ron Semkiw (1972) and Central Dauphin's Ryan Whiting (2005).The latter two hit 70 feet in outdoor meets.

Pens, Caps game scheduled March 1NEW YORK — The NHL has rescheduled three games that were postponed because of the recent snowstorm on the East Coast.The Pittsburgh at Washington game will take place March 1.The other two games — Anaheim at Washington and Philadelphia at the New York Islanders — have been reset for April 10 to end the regular season.

Lada Gaga singing national anthemNEW YORK — Lady Gaga is set to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday.The NFL told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Gaga will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos.Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin will perform in American Sign Language during the national anthem.Super Bowl 50 will air on CBS, and halftime show performers include Coldplay and Beyonce.

Newton dismisses black QB discussionSAN JOSE, Calif. — Cam Newton wants any discussion of black quarterbacks in a Super Bowl put away.For good.Newton emphatically tried to lay to rest any relevance of an African-American quarterback appearing in the NFL's championship game. During a series of questions by a media member that bordered on confrontational, Newton finally said to the reporter: “It's not an issue. It's an issue for you.”

Krzyzewski misses Duke road gameATLANTA — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was not with the Blue Devils for a game at Georgia Tech, skipping the Atlantic Coast Conference contest after becoming ill.School officials issued a statement about an hour before tipoff saying Krzyzewski “was feeling under the weather” after the team meal Monday night and stayed in Durham, North Carolina.Doctors at the university's hospital told the coach to remain home.