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March 6, 2025
Seahawks releasing Tyler Lockett SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks released Tyler Lockett on Wednesday, parting ways with the franchise’s second all-time leading receiver in a cost-cutting move ahea...
ESPN analyst sees Steelers going D-line, receiver
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By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
March 6, 2025
Fresh off watching prospects work out at the scouting combine, ESPN draft analyst Jordan Reid projected the Pittsburgh Steelers to take a wide receiver and defensive lineman — each from Texas — in the...
SA’s gamble results in WPIAL title
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2025
The Gladiators got a late steal that led to a game-winning basket in the 37-35 victory over Aliquippa. With 34.3 seconds remaining in Saturday’s rock fight of a WPIAL Class 3A championship basketball ...
Colonials provide ray of sunshine on city sports
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By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
March 6, 2025
Every Pittsburgh sports fan will admit one unfortunate truth these days: The entire local sports scene is at low tide. The Penguins are about to miss the playoffs for a third straight year. The Steele...
Penguins’ losing skid hits three in Denver
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TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 6, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost. Again. This time, they were defeated by the powerful Colorado Avalanche, 4-1, at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday. It was their third consecutive loss and their eighth los...
Variety led Ovechkin in quest for Gretzky’s record
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March 6, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Wayne Gretzky was so able to control hockey games from behind the net that the area became known as “Gretzky’s office,” as he put up more assists than anyone else in NHL history ...
LOOKING BACK WITH SNAPSHOTS
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March 6, 2025
APRIL 17, 2017 – CHARLEROI AT MONESSEN
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March 6, 2025
2005 • Sunday – no paper. 1995 • The Monessen Greyhounds girls basketball team followed the lead of the boys and brought home the WPIAL Class A Championship. At Pitt’s Fitzgerald Fieldhouse, the Hound...
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March 6, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 3:35 a.m. - FS1 — AFL: Geelong at Brisbane BASEBALL Midnight (Friday) - MLBN — World Baseball Classic Qualifier: Germany vs. Brazil, Tucson, Ariz. (Taped) COLLEGE BASKE...
Local teams enjoy beautiful day to be outdoors
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2025
Temperatures in the 60s allowed baseball and softball teams to get on the fields for practice Tuesday. Tuesday’s beautiful weather was a reminder that spring is looming, which means many things. Among...
Heaney struggles as Red Sox hammer Pirates
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 5, 2025
Left-hander Andrew Heaney, who signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in late February, is the club’s biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason. The 33-year-old ma...
Valley Hall announces Class of 2025
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MID MON VALLEY ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 5, 2025
The ballots have been tabulated and the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame has set its induction class of 2025. Six new inductees will bring the Hall of Fame’s membership up to 273 after its forma...
In-season roster moves shake up penalty kill
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 5, 2025
There’s something that sticks out upon taking a quick peek at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ leaders in short-handed minutes per game: Four of the top five are no longer with the team. Marcus Petterson (2 m...
Depth hunt at RB leads Steelers to deep draft class
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By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
March 5, 2025
Defensive line remains the cream of the NFL Draft crop, but a position on the offensive side is gaining steam after the conclusion of the scouting combine. Running backs did nothing to hurt their coll...
WPIAL basketball postseason rewind
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By By DON REBEL TribLive 
March 5, 2025
Five WPIAL boys basketball champions from a year ago qualified for the district postseason this season, although three of them had moved up to higher classifications. Class 2A 2024 winner Aliquippa wa...
Healthy Bae getting comfortable in center field
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 5, 2025
BRADENTON, Fla. – When Detroit’s Bligh Madris barreled the ball, Ji Hwan Bae didn’t realize that the deep fly would require him to chase it so far into center field that he ended up against the wall. ...
Rockies’ Jefry Yan delights with mound celebrations
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March 5, 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than a decade after the bat flip became ubiquitous following a big homer in Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jefry Yan might be at the forefront of a celeb...
Defending champion Vols showing no dropoff
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COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
March 5, 2025
If there were any concerns about Tennessee dropping off after it won the national championship, those have been allayed so far thanks to the performances of the team’s newcomers. The Volunteers (11-0)...
CHAMPIONSHIP SNAPSHOTS
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March 5, 2025
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March 5, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - BTN — Maryland at Michigan 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — DePaul at Providence 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Xavier at Butler 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Florida at Alabama 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Clemson at...