http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ All Sports en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:59 -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/12053/1211862-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken-driving charges against Steelers receiver Hines Ward today after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211880-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Former Pitt defensive coordinator and interim coach Keith Patterson was hired to join the defensive staff at West Virginia today. His specific role on the staff was not yet disclosed. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211741-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Erik Bedard had only spent a day and a half in Florida, but he heard some familiar conversation in the Pirates spring training clubhouse. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211837-327-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml You know spring is almost here when it's time to present the annual list of Western Pennsylvania high school musicals. If this list is missing performances, please send an e-mail to magazine@post-gazette.com and the production will be added online. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211869-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has decided not to take any action against Brentwood High School or its boys basketball team for alleged racist remarks during a Feb. 3 game against Monessen. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211789-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Marc-Andre Fleury has had games like this before. Chances are good that he'll have quite a few more, too. It's just that no one, including Fleury, can predict when. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211768-365.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Some of the most well-known names in the sports history of Western Pennsylvania are among the 10 newest members who will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Western Chapter. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211743-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The moment had finally arrived for a media horde gathered for days at the Surprise Recreation Campus, and it was over in less than a minute. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211745-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211746-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jaromir Jagr scored at 4:16 of overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory against the Winnipeg Jets. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211747-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Social media kicked into high gear Feb. 3 when prospect Eric Tangradi was a late scratch for the Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team. Was he traded? In fact, it was back spasms. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211755-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Steelers have spent the past three years using their No. 1 draft choice to rebuild and strengthen their lines of scrimmage. Could this be No. 4? Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211756-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml While the Steelers made another bookkeeping move to dig out more room on their salary cap, they also made a statement -- offensive tackle Willie Colon is here to stay. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211757-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri, 78-68, the Wildcats' second win this season against the Tigers. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211759-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Duquesne delivered one of its best road performances of the season at Dayton earlier this month, shooting well, rebounding well and finding ways around the Flyers height advantage. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211762-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he certainly would hit 10 -- and probably keep going. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211763-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Dwyane Wade had 30 points and 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win against the visiting Sacramento Kings Tuesday night. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211764-233.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt football coach Paul Chryst met with the media Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from coaching changes and recruiting to how he has settled into his first head-coaching job. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211765-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There are plenty of statistical ways to show just how dominant the Connecticut women's basketball team has been over the past two decades, but one that really stands out is just how well it rebounds after a loss. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211766-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age. When Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who faces Woods in the opening round today, said that his opponent is "beatable," Woods didn't seem the least bit bothered. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211780-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211793-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Micah Mason helped Highlands pull off another stunner. Well, at least for a half. Highlands surprisingly led No. 1 seed New Castle at halftime, but the heavily-favored Red Hurricanes rebounded to defeat the Golden Rams, 74-58, Tuesday night in a WPIAL Class AAA first-round playoff game at North Allegheny. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211794-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml And now for something completely different in WPIAL basketball: Mars advances past the first round of the playoffs. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211795-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Losers of its final two regular-season games, Bethel Park got defensive in its playoff opener. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211796-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The WPIAL Board of Control met Tuesday to discuss possible action on the allegations of racial slurs from Brentwood students and players in a boys basketball game Feb. 3 between Monessen and Brentwood. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211709-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to tie a franchise record with his 22nd career shutout and the Penguins played a solid game in a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers, who lead the Eastern Conference, tonight at Consol Energy Center. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211708-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml When the Connecticut women's basketball team gets together with Pitt in recent years the final score has generally been the same - a lot of points for the Huskies to not so many for Pitt. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211692-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The WPIAL Board of Control met Tuesday to discuss possible action on the allegations of racial slurs from Brentwood students and players during a Feb. 3 game between Monessen and Brentwood. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211691-100-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Pitt football coach Paul Chryst met with the media Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from coaching changes and recruiting to how he has settled into his first head coaching job. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211654-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Penguins have recalled goaltender Brad Thiessen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211658-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If there was any doubt that the Steelers intended Willie Colon to rejoin them as their starting right tackle, the Steelers made their intentions clear today when they restructured his contract. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211545-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The numbers say it still is possible. That the Penguins not only could make up the 10-point gap separating them from the New York Rangers, who will visit Consol Energy Center tonight, but actually could end up 36 in front of the Rangers. All it would take is for the Penguins to finish the season on a 23-0 roll, while New York loses its final 25 games. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211546-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Is Pitt the most disappointing team in college basketball this season? A perfectly reasonable question, given how the season has unfolded, and it appears the answer is yes although Big East peer Connecticut is giving the Panthers a run for their money. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211554-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml He has made similar comments in the past, dating back more than a decade, but now with the all-time saves record in hand, and his age finally matching his famous uniform number, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera sounds a lot like someone who is about to play his last season. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211563-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There is never really a good time to play Connecticut, but Pitt coach Agnus Berenato is pretty sure the timing for her team to play the Huskies couldn't be worse. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211567-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Erik Karlsson had a simple explanation for Ottawa's dominant performance Monday. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211581-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml LOS ANGELES -- Bill Haas played alongside Phil Mickelson in what seemed like a one-sided affair outside the ropes, where chants of "Phil" chased after them in the cool air of the Pacific Ocean. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211541-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml California University of Pennsylvania police plan to meet with the Washington County District Attorney's office to decide whether to file criminal charges against a Woodland Hills High School basketball player who punched an opposing player in a WPIAL playoff game Saturday. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211542-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A.J. Burnett departed his Maryland home Saturday for Florida, though his exact destination remained unclear. Once he received a call from Pirates general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle, his route solidified. Endpoint: Bradenton. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211543-87.stm?cmpid=sports.xml There is no one whose opinions I respect more on all matters baseball than Jim Leyland's. He still lives in Pittsburgh after managing the Pirates from 1986-96 and is starting his seventh season with the Detroit Tigers. Naturally, he was the first baseball man I thought to ask about the Pirates' wisdom in trading for New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett. He said he liked the deal. That means I like it, too. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211552-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Manny Ramirez and the Oakland Athletics agreed on a minor league contract that is worth approximately $500,000 if he's added to the big league roster. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211553-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Decked out in Angels gear from head to toe, Albert Pujols looked like the same slugger whose swing in St. Louis became as symbolic as the Gateway Arch. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211561-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Nikki Greene had 25 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 11 Penn State beat No. 8 Ohio State, 84-66, at the Bryce Jordan Center, clinching at least a share of its first Big Ten title since 2004. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211566-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Detroit Red Wings put goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers. If Conklin, a former Penguin, isn't claimed by noon today, he will be assigned to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211568-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml At this point, there's no evidence that any of Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Matt Cooke and Brooks Orpik will be unable to dress when the Penguins face the New York Rangers tonight at Consol Energy Center, although Dan Bylsma was somewhat cryptic about their status after the workout. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211571-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was hit with new criminal charges as he fights his suspension from the racing circuit. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211576-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Kyle Busch twice appeared destined to destroy his race car, and twice used breathtaking saves to keep on running around Daytona International Speedway. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211577-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Minnesota Vikings are going younger this offseason in their attempt to catch up with the rest of their division. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211578-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Portland Trail Blazers said Monday that a procedure to clear debris out of Greg Oden's left knee resulted in another microfracture surgery. Oden had the surgery in Vail, Colo. It was originally expected to be an arthroscopic procedure to clean out the 7-foot center's knee, but the surgeon determined there was additional damage. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211580-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Dereck Chisora apologized "wholeheartedly" Monday for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss Saturday night to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211583-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Janay Bottoms found the bottom of the net often in the first half, and now Allderdice gets a chance to finish on top in the City League. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211603-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211485-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- New Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett said today he hopes playing for a new team, in a new ballpark, against new division opponents and in front of new fans will help him recapture his old form. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211492-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Police at California University of Pennsylvania said today they are considering filing criminal charges against a high school basketball player over a punch thrown during a playoff game at the university Saturday. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211482-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Pirates put Rule 5 draft pick Gustavo Nunez on the 60-day disabled list Monday because of a right ankle injury. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211374-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Once commissioner Bud Selig provided his stamp of approval Sunday night, the deal was done. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211431-61-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It was, a few of the Penguins had agreed, a bit perplexing. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:47:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211432-175-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml As far as senior days go, Ashton Gibbs could not have imagined one worse than Sunday night. Pitt's leading scorer was held to a season-low two points, and the Panthers' losing ways continued with a 56-47 loss to South Florida at Petersen Events Center. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211372-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml They gathered in the bowels of the arena where most of the great fights of the past two decades have taken place, old men now all sharing one shining moment from years gone by. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211382-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Adam Wainwright's season-ending elbow injury last February was supposed to have wrecked the St. Louis Cardinals' season. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211408-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Zach Parise, David Clarkson and Matt Taormina scored and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves to help the New Jersey Devils defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1, Sunday night. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211420-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Carl Edwards fell bitterly short in 2011 in a bid to win the NASCAR championship. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211423-275.stm?cmpid=sports.xml ESPN announced Sunday that it had suspended one person and fired another for using an ethnic slur last week in reference to New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. It also said that it had discovered a third use of the offensive phrase, on Friday night. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211409-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. -- James Neal understood that waiting wouldn't give him much leverage. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211414-143.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Penn State came close to ending a long stretch of frustration at Wisconsin. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211419-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Bill Haas knows anything is possible from even the most dire positions. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211422-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Just 24 hours after clinching her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title, Lindsey Vonn clinched her third super-combined trophy in a in a row Sunday after the final race in the discipline this season was canceled due to heavy snowfall in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on the Sochi 2014 Olympics course. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211426-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Roger Federer defeated Juan Martin del Potro, 6-1, 6-4, Sunday to win the ABN Amro World Tennis in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for his first title of the year. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211430-87.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO, N.Y. The new contract the Penguins did Sunday with winger James Neal comes as wonderful news. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211366-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Sophomore forward J.J. Moore's career high 21 points weren't enough for Pitt to snap its losing streak. South Florida spoiled senior day at the Petersen Events Center by beating the Panthers, 56-47, Sunday night. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211365-100-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. -- Once Bud Selig provided a stamp of approval Sunday night, the deal was done. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211319-361-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball Box Scores Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211221-455-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Lauren Richards, a student at Penn State University's New Kensington campus, had never seen anything like it. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211353-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BUFFALO -- The Penguins fell behind early and stayed there all afternoon in a 6-2 loss to Buffalo at the First Niagara Center today. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211351-100.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The Penguins have signed forward James Neal to a six-year, $30 million contract extension. Neal will have a salary cap hit of $5 million once the contract kicks in next season. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210990-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml BRADENTON, Fla. Neil Walker had a bird's-eye view. Walker played in 159 games last year, meaning he participated in the middling early portion of the season, the improvement in June, the division-leading play in July, the 10-game losing streak that began in August and the struggle to the finish line in September. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211010-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Michael Sanserino looks over the camp roster. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211315-175-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Louisville worked its way back Saturday, refusing to panic or wilt. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211241-136.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Phil Mickelson hit one tree, threaded a shot through five trees and hit a drive that wound up in a spectator's shorts. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211250-361.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Riverview's Mary Andrejko had scored more than 1,000 points in her career but had never won a playoff game before Saturday. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211252-142.stm?cmpid=sports.xml For the second time in two weeks, Pitt football coach Paul Chryst has to replace an assistant. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211308-361-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Peters Township upset No. 4 seed Woodland Hills, 67-56, in a WPIAL Class AAAA first-round playoff game Saturday at California Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:22:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211152-132-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Saturday night's non-points race at Daytona International Speedway marked the unofficial start of the 2012 NASCAR season. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211314-132.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The pack is back. And so is the Big One. Kyle Busch edged Tony Stewart in a thrilling finish of the first race of 2012. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211311-132-0.stm?cmpid=sports.xml NASCAR likely will penalize the crew chief for Jimmie Johnson for infractions found during inspection. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210988-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml First base After Derrek Lee opted for free agency, the Pirates appeared resolved to platoon the position internally. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210989-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The NL Central is far from the same division it was in October. Bill Brink looks at the changes. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210996-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Jason Botterill had been hit hard before, and he had the medical history to prove it. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211039-175.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Basketball and two street-savvy guardian angels are the reason Pitt's point guard is known today for who he is and not who he was Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211053-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Asian carp are coming to a Great Lake near you. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211054-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml A whiteout is raging in Eastern Pennsylvania. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211055-358.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If there is a perfect bird to symbolize this time of year, it may be the raven. Its black plumage reflects little light. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211195-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml "Twenty-one! Twenty-one!" There was snow on the ground and empty streets throughout Detroit. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211215-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Date Opponent Site March 3 Toronto Dunedin March 4 TORONTO BRADENTON March 5 Baltimore (ss) Sarasota March 6 NEW Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211239-87.stm?cmpid=sports.xml It isn't every day that a hockey player stands up and brags about taking a tripping penalty. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211255-139.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Vitali Klitschko unanimously outpointed British challenger Dereck Chisora Saturday to keep the WBC heavyweight title. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211267-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Deryk Engelland could not explain it. And he did not bother trying to excuse it. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211268-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml Matt Cooke has played 863 regular-season games in the NHL. Some have been pretty good. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211306-169.stm?cmpid=sports.xml If Robert Morris is going to win its third Northeast Conference championship in five seasons next month, it will have to win some Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211310-61.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The St. Louis Blues are on quite the roll. Even defenseman Barret Jackman is pitching in offensively. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211214-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml As part of his efforts to create a new delivery before the 2011 season, Charlie Morton watched a good deal of film. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211217-63.stm?cmpid=sports.xml The headline out of Detroit's camp is that Brandon Inge wants to be included in the competition for the club's starting second base job. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1211265-135.stm?cmpid=sports.xml PHILADELPHIA -- If it was not Juan Fernandez hoisting perfect 3-pointers, it was Khalif Wyatt cutting to the basket or Ramon Moore Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500