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Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Of NJ Killed By Dump Truck On Florida Highway: ESPN Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Of NJ Killed By Dump Truck On Florida Highway: ESPN
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Of NJ Killed By Dump Truck On Florida Highway: ESPN Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback and New Jersey native Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida highway early Saturday, April 9, ESPN reports. He was 24 years old. ALSO SEE: Dwayne Haskins Had Chilling Final Instagram Story Haskins was trying to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when he was struck, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Indiana Miranda told ESPN. The Highland Park native had been training in South Florida with his teammates, the outlet said.  Statement from Head Coach Mike Tomlin: pic.twitter.com/hI5QaKzBUq — Pitts…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland native and former NBA player, coach and executive Gene Shue has died at the age of 90, the NBA reports.  As a player, Shue racked up five consecutive NBA All-Star appearances from 1958 to 1962 and played one season with the Baltimore Bullets before going into coaching. Shue’s coaching career spanned 13 total seasons in Baltimore and Washington, where he led the Bullets, now the Washington Wizards, to three 50-win seasons. During that time Shue also amassed a record 522 wins and was named NBA Coach of the Year twice. “Gene dedicated his life to the game and left an indelible mar…

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by David Cifarelli
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students "Our QBs are not the same." That's the impact Baltimore Raven Lamar Jackson had on Morgan State University students, after unexpectedly showing up on campus this week. The quarterback zipped around on a motorized scooter and took pictures with students. He even jumped behind the on-campus Chick-fil-A counter and started serving food. This man Lamar Jackson is serving at a Chick-Fil-A our QBs are not the same 🙌 pic.twitter.com/HrZzlqpvsf — RAMEY (@HoodieRamey) April 2, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morgan State Women’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police
HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police A 19-year-old high school athlete led state troopers on a chase— at times traveling at speeds up 100 mph— before he crashed into another vehicle on Friday night, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Brett Robert Birch, of Jeanette, was clocked going 91 mph in a 55 zone along Parkway East in Monroeville around 9:20 p.m. on Mar. 18, the Pittsburgh patrol unit stated in the release. While attempting to stop Birch, he increased his speed up to 100 mph, the release states. During the police pursuit, he committed numerous traffic violations including failing to yield to an eme…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hockey Player Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face During Game Against PA Team (VIDEO) Hockey Player Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face During Game Against PA Team (VIDEO)
Hockey Player Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face During Game Against PA Team (Video) A junior hockey player is banned from his league for life for punching a referee in the face during a game against a Pennsylvania team. The United State Premier Hockey League player was identified by Yahoo Sports as Paul Halloran, 20, of the South Shore Kings, of Foxborough, MA. Just your average tier 3 junior game in the States… pic.twitter.com/JasARhGRUO — World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) February 20, 2022 Trouble began on the ice in the first period of last Sunday's game against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights, when Halloran and the ref collided in front of the team benc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation' Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation'
Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation' U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who recently made headlines for calling out Olympic officials for allowing Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in Beijing despite testing positive for a banned drug, is coming to speak at Penn State Harrisburg on Feb. 24, the school announced Wednesday. The school's Diversity and Educational Equity Committee is hosting the event as "A Conversation with Sha’Carri Richardson" at 7 p.m. in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center on campus. Richardson rose to fame when she set a new world record for the women's 100-meter d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial
Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial The commercials are a Super Bowl favorite that unites fans rooting for different teams, and this year Pennsylvania viewers caught a glimpse of their home state in one such ad. The new Mercedes-EQS commercial included a clip of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Susquehanna River between Wrightsville and Columbia, Pennsylvania, according to the 717 Drone Guys' Facebook page. The 717 Drone Guys — Nathan, 16, and Eric Wenger — are a father-son duo in Lancaster County that has been making drone footage of the Keystone state and has it available for professionals to purchase for several ye…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA
NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA The father of NBA and University of Pittsburgh star DeJuan Blair, was killed — and his killer has been convicted, authorities said. Posted by Greg Blairsr on Monday, December 3, 2012 Blair’s father, Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., 45, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead during an argument with Dilon Bartifay, then 32, over a woman waiting for a Lyft in the 900 block of Center Avenue in Wilkinsburg around 10:25 p.m. in Nov. 16, 2019, according to court documents. Blair Sr. was pronounced dead from the shots to his head, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital at 11:15 p.m., but had yet to be identified at the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report
Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report A standout football player from Baltimore with an offer to play for Penn State was killed on his way to school when his car was hit by a train Wednesday, Feb. 2, according to multiple news reports. Lamar Patterson, 18, was running late for school at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore when he tried to "beat a train" through an intersection in Linthicum around 9 a.m., the Orlando Sentinel says citing sources close to the family. The junior wide receiver's Honda Accord failed to stop for the lowering railroad gates and red flashing traffic signals, the outlet says. A Kissimmee, Florida native,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (TRIBUTE) UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (TRIBUTE)
UPitt Athlete Dies Days After Icy Crash (Tribute) A University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown soccer player has been identified as the victim who died days after a crash on a slick road in Franklin County. Samuel Benshoff, 19, of Waynesboro, was heading west on Washington Township Boulevard near Country Club Road when he crossed into the opposite lane of traffic last Friday around 10:25 p.m., the York County Coroner's Office said in a release. Benshoff struck the other car's driver's side, leading to a difficult extraction, authorities said. He was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force injuries at WellSpan York Hospital on Monday at 7:30 …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Transgender UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger Transgender UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger
Transgender UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger Some said Lia Thomas' transition from male to female gave her an unfair advantage in the pool. This weekend, though, she was defeated by another transgender swimmer named Iszac Henig: A woman becoming a man. Yale's Henig twice crushed UPenn's Thomas Saturday at the Ivy League meet in Philadelphia, the Daily Mail reports. Henig, 20, cruised with ease by his opponents, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 49.57 seconds, the outlet said. Thomas finished with a time of 52.84 seconds. Meanwhile, Thomas was "barely trying" when she won the 500-yard freestyle by one second, along with the first of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Pittsburgh Steeler Charged With Assault For Fight Over Phone At Walgreens In Tennessee Former Pittsburgh Steeler Charged With Assault For Fight Over Phone At Walgreens In Tennessee
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Charged With Assault For Fight Over Phone At Walgreens In Tennessee A viral video of an alleged assault inside of Walgreens in Tennessee appears to show former Pittsburgh Steeler Bud Dupree involved in an altercation, according to police. The incident happened hours after Dupree helped his current team, the Titans beat the Miami Dolphins in a game at Nissan Stadium in Tennessee on Sunday night. Following a disagreement between a 20-year-old clerk and several shoppers at the Walgreens located at 1104 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard in Nashville, the group left the store only to return with pass rusher Dupree, 28, according to Metro Nashville police. The fight that…

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by Jillian Pikora