http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ All Sports en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:23 -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/10070/1042104-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Kevin Hart turned in another ugly line in the Pirates' 16-15 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon at McKechnie Field. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042045-325.stm?cmpid=sports.xml These days everyone lives the hard knock life. We forget to dream. We forget optimism. We forget ... Annie. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041955-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Is Ramon Vazquez history with the Pirates? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042044-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It looks like Notre Dame is playing a more team-oriented game since Luke Harangody returned to the lineup. Are the Irish a much better team now than they were when they beat Pitt without Harangody in February? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042041-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042037-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml RALEIGH, N.C. -- Penguins center Sidney Crosby is thrilled that the gloves and stick he was using when he scored the overtime goal that won an Olympic gold medal for Canada have been recovered Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042036-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml RALEIGH, N.C. -- Penguins left winger Matt Cooke said he wasn't surprised that the league didn't suspend him for his hit to the head of Boston center Marc Savard Sunday Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041952-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Seton Hall was spanking Providence up and down 7th Avenue the other night, almost in the exact way that Pitt should have been deep-frying the Friars late last week, when Herb Pope abruptly fouled out. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041933-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Maybe it's fortuitous that winger Matt Cooke came under scrutiny for his hit to the head on Boston's Marc Savard on the eve of the NHL's general managers meetings in Florida. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042004-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tomas Fleischmann scored on a one-timer from the right circle at 3:20 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory Wednesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042002-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Rudy Gay scored 28 points to lead visiting Memphis to a 111-91 victory Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics and give the Grizzlies a franchise-record seventh consecutive road win. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041988-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Georgetown coach John Thompson III has a remarkable knack for making a difficult game sound simple. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041980-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041971-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HAMDEN, Conn. -- Robert Morris forward Dallas Green had two words pop into his mind as he walked slowly to the free-throw line Wednesday night: Deja vu. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041611-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The WPIAL basketball title games all take place at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University. With the mind-set the Mt. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041612-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Mt. Lebanon boys' basketball coach Joe David is pleased with his team's unbeaten record against Section 4-AAAA opponents this season, but he believes the 25-1 Blue Devils' prowess against Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041613-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Last weekend's WPIAL championships did more than crown eight teams as best in Western Pennsylvania. They also gave new life to a handful of others. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041619-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Gateway boys' basketball coach Mitch Adams talks about the fact his team was "taking shots" all season, he isn't referring to mid-range jumpers, 3-pointers or free throws. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041620-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Last weekend's WPIAL championships did more than crown eight teams as best in Western Pennsylvania. They also gave new life to a handful of others. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041621-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A memorable performance on a major stage can sometimes leave a player at a loss for words. Take Jeannette's Ciara Gregory, for example. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041622-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Midway through the third quarter of Saturday's City League boys' high school basketball championship game against Oliver, the Allderdice team's substitutes and fans rocked the Peabody High Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041638-327.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Best of all is what's on stage, a high school production that felt more like a pretty good college. "Shall We Dance," which played to packed houses last weekend, was a slick, eye-filling revue. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041642-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml This story is right out of Hollywood. Outstanding athlete suffers severe injury. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041643-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It didn't take long before members of the Hopewell girls' basketball team wiped away any tears and broke their silence. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041644-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Thoughts and leftovers from the WPIAL basketball tournament. Farrell coach Ed McCluskey is the WPIAL's version of John Wooden, even though Farrell no longer competes in the WPIAL. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041645-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When the Sewickley Academy boys' basketball team started practice for the season, Carrington Motley wasn't in the gymnasium. Heck, he wasn't even in the country. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041647-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Thoughts and leftovers on and from the WPIAL basketball tournament. Buzzer-beater shots are the main reason basketball tournaments in March create madness. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041650-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml As North Catholic's free throws were rolling off the rim, hitting the side of the rim and doing anything but going in, coach Dave Long had visions of Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041651-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Keturah Vactor walked onto the court at the Palumbo Center last Friday, she had plenty of motivation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041661-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins Q&A with Dave Molinari Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041906-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When Ben Roethlisberger went bar-hopping in Georgia on the night he allegedly sexually assaulted a local college student, a pair of lawmen from Western Pennsylvania were on vacation with him. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041913-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Team owner Jack Roush said he is satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041916-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LaDainian Tomlinson is coming to Minnesota for a visit, and the Vikings believe he could be a good fit. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041932-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Responding to a topic that has grown legs on the Internet, Penguins center Sidney Crosby talked about his decision to decline an invitation last week to present the Top Ten List on the "Late Show Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041951-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A first under Ron Everhart just happened at Duquesne. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041953-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Notre Dame easily handled Pitt without its leading scorer two weeks ago. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041964-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's daily and Sunday Sports sections have been recognized as being among the Top 10 Sports sections in the country in the medium newspaper circulation category in judging this week by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041965-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LeBron James is expected to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers, while Antawn Jamison will be a game-time decision. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041457-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Four points need to be made after the Steelers had a busy Monday, re-signing safety Ryan Clark to quarterback their secondary, bringing back Super Bowl XL star Antwaan Randle El as a fourth wide receiver and likely punt-return specialist, and bringing in wide receiver Arnaz Battle, safety Will Allen and offensive tackle Jonathan Scott to provide depth and special-teams help. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041903-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Notre Dame easily handled Pitt without its best player two weeks ago. Now the Fighting Irish will face the Panthers with their superstar looking like he's 100 percent healthy again. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041888-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Luke Scott's two-run single in the first inning sparked the Orioles past the Pirates, 3-2, tonight at McKechnie Field. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041700-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Hockey Canada has found the missing Olympic equipment Penguins center Sidney Crosby used to score Canada's overtime goal in the gold-medal game Feb. 28 in Vancouver. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041698-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins winger Matt Cooke had a phone hearing this afternoon with NHL chief disciplinarian Colin Campbell regarding his hit Sunday on Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041750-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A Coraopolis police officer and a Pennsylvania state trooper were part of Ben Roethlisberger's retinue in Milledgeville, Ga. last week when the Steelers quarterback allegedly sexually assaulted a college student in a nightclub. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041664-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's annual spring football game next month will be televised live by ESPN2. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041459-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Not long after wide receiver Limas Sweed was walking out of the Steelers office, Antwaan Randle El came strolling in, wearing a straw fedora and the look of a man happy to be back home again. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041654-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Ray takes your questions live from New York City, site of the Big East Tournament Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041631-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:11:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041607-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Three of the Pirates' top pitching prospects -- Colton Cain, Zach Fuesser and Brett Lorin -- will be out until mid-season because of injuries. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041474-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- One of Garrett Jones' many small spring goals is to hit better against left-handers, and he began to address that in a large way Tuesday. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:42:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041537-455.stm?cmpid=sports.xml An attorney for Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday his firm has assembled a team of investigators to gather information about sexual assault allegations that have been raised by a 20-year-old college student. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041460-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Had he signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins, Ryan Clark said he was going to wear No. 43 for his new team, a salute to his safety partner for the past four years with the Steelers -- Troy Polamalu. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041882-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HAMDEN, Conn. -- Robert Morris forward Dallas Green blocked a shot and sank two free throws all in the final minute as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac, 52-50, in the NEC championship game tonight. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041381-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If, for whatever reason, the league doesn't suspend Matt Cooke, do you think the Penguins' organization should? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041383-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt basketball Q&A with Ray Fittipaldo Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041461-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The price of watching the Steelers play has gone up. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041473-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A guide to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette coverage of the allegations involving Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a Georgia college student. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041492-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- There were no answers, only a bitter and stern reality. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041494-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- The first four games of the Big East men's basketball tournament took place Tuesday afternoon and evening. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041495-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Robert Morris has had an on-again, off-again relationship with focus. The wins have been consistent, but the effort and the intensity have not. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041500-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The five-game road trip that ended barely more than a year ago still resonates for the Penguins. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041502-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, Conn, -- It was a different night, a different opponent and different set of circumstances for top-ranked Connecticut but, in the end, it was the same old story. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041511-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Merissa Morgan's putback with three seconds to play capped a comeback from a deficit as large as 13, and Peters Township edged Erie McDowell, 49-48, in a PIAA Class AAAA girls' basketball Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041512-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut but was impressive. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041545-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Kevin Williams, who sued the National Football League over leaked drug-test results, testified Tuesday that he never took steroids. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041546-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:48:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041455-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, CT. - As expected, top-ranked Connecticut beat No. 9 West Virginia, 60-32, in the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament championship game tonight at the XL Center. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041456-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml OLEAN, N.Y. -- Duquesne (16-15) could not withstand a rush forward by St. Bonaventure (15-15) through the core of the second half and the Dukes fell, 83-71, in a first-round Atlantic 10 Conference tournament game tonight at Reilly Center in Olean, N.Y. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041430-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Attorneys representing the alleged victim in the Ben Roethlisberger sexual assault investigation released a statement on her behalf today, urging the media not to identify her and to respect her privacy while the investigation runs its course. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041243-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Steve Pearce has gone from being Baseball America's 2007 Minor League Player of the Year to a near-afterthought in the Pirates' camp this spring. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041424-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NEW YORK -- Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim beat out Pitt coach Jamie Dixon for Big East coach of the year honors today. It's the first coach of the year award for Boeheim since 1991. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041395-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- Garrett Jones hit a three-run home run that left George M. Steinbrenner Field, and the Pirates beat the New York Yankees, 12-7, this afternoon Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041365-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Safety Ryan Clark said he was intending to agree to a deal with the Miami Dolphins when he visited with them Monday because he did not have a contract offer from the Steelers Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041378-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041369-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Not long after wide receiver Limas Sweed was walking out of the Steelers offices, Antwaan Randle El was walking in, getting ready to sign a three-year contract to rejoin his former team Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041232-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Antwaan Randle El isn't the only former player the Steelers would like to bring back to their roster. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041248-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Sidney Crosby didn't have to come up with the top 10 reasons he couldn't accept an invitation to appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" last week. It took only one. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:43:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041223-455.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Police investigators Monday said they are arranging to interview Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger about sexual assault allegations lodged against him by a young woman, and that they will seek a DNA sample. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041295-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, Conn. -- West Virginia's youth and inexperience is supposed to be its Achilles heel, but the Mountaineers certainly have not played like a team that doesn't know how to win Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041218-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml For a team that historically has tiptoed into free agency, the Steelers dived headfirst and unleashed a flurry of activity that began with the quick signing of two unrestricted free agents and ended Monday with a new four-year contract for free safety Ryan Clark and a possible three-year agreement to bring receiver Antwaan Randle El back to his former team. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041155-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt basketball Q&A with Ray Fittipaldo Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041161-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Has a team ever won the Stanley Cup when its goaltending tandem did not post a single shutout during the regular season? Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041214-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml You know what they're saying about you in Baltimore, don't you? "You people in Pittsburgh really have a lot of nerve calling us 'Baltimorons' ... " They're right. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041215-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw 34 pitches in his first batting practice session Monday in Tampa, Fla. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041233-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It's not as though Jay McKee has made a habit of playing 82 games a season. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041234-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt did not have anyone who made first-team All-Big East, and a Pitt player will not win conference player of the year when that award is handed out this afternoon. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041247-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins left winger Matt Cooke has "reached out" to Boston center Marc Savard, according to Penguins coach Dan Bylsma. Odds are the NHL office will do likewise with Cooke soon. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041251-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A familiar travel route awaits -- north on Interstate 79 and then a right turn into New York state. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041294-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, Conn. -- No balloons fell from the rafters, no confetti rained on the court, no over-the-top celebrations were held. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041307-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml One month after the New Orleans Saints' first Super Bowl championship, the team and city were holding yet another party. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041249-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, CT. -- No. 2 seed West Virginia beat No. 6 seed Rutgers, 56-49, tonight in a Big East Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal at the XL Center. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041207-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, CT. -- Top-ranked Connecticut beat Notre Dame, 59-44, tonight in a Big East Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal at the XL Center to become the first team in Division I history to win 71 games in a row. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041204-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml On the same day they signed Tampa Bay safety Will Allen to a three-year, $4.4 million contract, the Steelers have reached agreement with free safety Ryan Clark -- a deal that will keep him with the Steelers for four more seasons. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041133-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers wasted little time adding a pair of unrestricted free agents to their roster, signing San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Arnaz Battle and Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Will Allen to multi-year contracts today just hours after they visited the team's South Side offices. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041137-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Investigators today said they are making arrangements to talk to Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger about sexual assault allegations lodged against him by a young woman Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041167-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates, less than 24 hours after pounding out 15 runs, managed one hit in their 6-0 loss to the New York Yankees this afternoon at McKechnie Field. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041164-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Shelly takes your questions in the wake of Cooke-gate. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041149-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers are interested in bringing back one of their former players -- inside linebacker Larry Foote -- to improve their depth and create some flexibility at the linebacker position, the Post-Gazette has learned. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041140-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt moved up one spot to No. 16 in the new Associated Press poll that was released today. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041146-290.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt basketball Q&A with Ray Fittipaldo Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041141-126.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041056-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The fictional movie character Forrest Gump famously said "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041139-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs was named the Big East's most improved player this afternoon. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041017-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- When the Arizona Diamondbacks last week signed 22-year-old outfielder Justin Upton to a six-year, $51.25 million extension, it might as well have raised this question: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:47:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041077-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HARTFORD, Conn. -- The West Virginia women's basketball team does not have a senior, relies heavily on freshmen and sophomores and is extremely limited offensively. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041082-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A Penguins teammate told Sidney Crosby about the $10,000 reward dangled by Reebok Canada over the weekend for the safe return of Crosby's wayward Olympic equipment. He is hoping the offer works. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041093-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Dwight Howard was barking in the locker room, mocking some Lakers he claimed called his Orlando Magic team "puppies." Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041081-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Not even a hat trick by Chicago's Andrew Ladd could sidetrack the Detroit Red Wings. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041055-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml This game will be remembered for the hit that felled Boston center Marc Savard, and understandably so. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041018-125.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penguins Q&A with Dave Molinari Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041030-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Safety Ryan Clark's first visit in free agency will be with the Miami Dolphins. Clark arrived Sunday in South Florida and will meet with Dolphins officials today, said his agent, Joel Turner. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041039-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Minnesota Twins have signed pitcher Nick Blackburn to a four-year, $14 million contract. The deal includes an $8 million club option for 2014. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041053-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kurt Busch was running out front with three laps to go when things really got interesting. First, a frightening crash that seemed intentional between two feuding drivers. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041054-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If you are having trouble deciding if the shoulder-to-head hit by the Penguins' Matt Cooke on the Boston Bruins' Marc Savard Sunday at Mellon Arena was a dirty play or merely good, hard hockey, ask yourself two questions: ... Sports commentary by Ron Cook Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041075-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt sophomore Ashton Gibbs was named second-team All-Big East Sunday. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041076-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It wasn't the good shooting or the ball control that Robert Morris coach Mike Rice first credited with his team's victory. It was bowling. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041078-144.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Connecticut defeated Syracuse, 77-41, Sunday in a Big East women's basketball quarterfinal and in doing so, tied the 2001-03 Huskies NCAA record for consecutive victories at 70. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041079-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Britney Hodges scored a 3-pointer with 10.7 seconds left to lead fourth-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) past top-seeded Robert Morris, 80-79, in a Northeast Conference semifinal game in Loretto, Pa. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041098-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Since purchasing his summer vacation home at Reynolds Plantation, an upscale community near Greensboro, Ga., Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has cultivated a reputation similar to the one he has in Ohio and Pittsburgh, the two other places where he has lived. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500