Wheatley has been the talk of Penn State offseason
NCAA, Sports
August 9, 2024
PennLive.com via Trib Total Media Penn State’s coaching staff identified Zakee Wheatley as a potential playmaker prior to the 2022 season. The reserve safety intercepted a pair of passes and forced a ...
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 17, 2024
Penn State football’s tradition of making its fans part of game-day activities while in their seats will continue this season with three themed games, plus several promotions, at Beaver Stadium. The h...
Pitt’s Grier remembered as pioneer, devoted father
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 11, 2024
Bobby Grier was laid to rest Thursday, remembered as a civil rights pioneer who boldly stepped onto the football field at the Sugar Bowl in the midst of politically charged racial hatred. Georgia Tech...
NCAA, Sports
July 10, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders took some time at the start of his first Big 12 media days appearance Wednesday to salute some of the other coaches in the league. The Pro Football Hall o...
Utah entering Big 12 favored to win title
NCAA, Sports
July 9, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Utah has won 26 conference championships in five different leagues, most recently capturing two Pac-12 titles and appearing in four championship games during its 13 seasons in that le...
Duke freshman Flagg taking advantage of his opportunities
NCAA, Olympics, Sports
July 8, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, swish. A baseline turnaround over Jrue Holiday, easy. An acrobatic putback after crashing the boards and getting fouled by Bam Adebayo, no problem. Tho...
Pitt football pioneer Bobby Grier dies at 91
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 7, 2024
He made history in 1956 as the first Black player in the Sugar Bowl. Robert “Bobby” Grier Sr., who was a fullback, linebacker and defensive back at Pitt but more significantly a civil rights pioneer i...
Hello SEC: It’s party time for Oklahoma, Texas
NCAA, Sports
June 30, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch. But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the huma...
Penn State open to selling ads on Beaver Stadium field
NCAA, Sports
June 26, 2024
Centre Daily Times via Trib Total Media Recent NCAA rule changes have opened the door for schools to put logos on fields, opening sponsorship opportunities for programs across the country. With Beaver...
PAC will split into divisions with addition of Hiram
NCAA, Sports
By By CHUCK CURTI Trib Total Media 
June 25, 2024
First, administrators at Hiram approached Presidents’ Athletic Conference officials about joining as an affiliate member for men’s volleyball. It was a welcome request for PAC brass. The conference wa...
Tennessee bounces back to win College World Series
NCAA, Sports
June 24, 2024
The Volunteers dropped the first game to the Aggies but rallied to take the next two games. By the Associated Press Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in ...
Tennessee forces 3rd game in College World Series
NCAA, Sports
June 23, 2024
Two late homers Sunday gave the Volunteers a 4-1 victory over Texas A&M. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tennessee’s prodigious home run prowess arrived too late in Game 1 of the College World Series finals. It sh...
Vols near ‘unbreakable’ home run mark at CWS
NCAA, Sports
June 21, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Until he saw messages flying back and forth on the 1990s-era LSU players’ group text thread late this season, Skip Bertman didn’t realize the Tennessee team of 2024 was making a ser...
NCAA, Sports
June 19, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tennessee fell flat in its two previous College World Series appearances and in between there was the crushing loss in NCAA super regionals as the No. 1 national seed. All that has ...
Hurley says ‘no thanks’ to Lakers coaching job
NCAA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
June 11, 2024
The Los Angeles Lakers offered Dan Hurley what would have seemed like a basketball coach’s dream: a chance to coach one of the world’s most popular franchises, possibly an opportunity to work with LeB...
Only SEC, ACC at College World Series this season
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
June 10, 2024
Kentucky finally made it to a College World Series, and the Wildcats will be joined by at least three other Southeastern Conference teams on college baseball’s biggest stage. Tennessee, Florida and Te...
Softball coaches worry about arrival of athlete pay
NCAA, Sports
June 10, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma slugger Jocelyn Alo energized college softball two years ago on the way to becoming the career home run leader and the sport’s visibility has increased ever since. Six of...
Honeycutt delivers again as Tar Heels sweep Mountaineers
NCAA, Sports
June 10, 2024
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Vance Honeycutt hit a home run on the game’s first pitch after ending the opener of the best-of-three series with a walk-off two-run shot, and North Carolina held off West Vir...
Vols top Aces, Tar Heels beat WVU in Super Regional action
NCAA
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
June 7, 2024
No. 1-seed Tennessee shook off upstart Evansville in the middle innings Friday and moved within a win of a third College World Series appearance in four years. But Atlantic Coast Conference mates Nort...