September 12, 2026 4:15 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. (Sept. 11) – Washington got out to a lead but a pair of homers by the Florence Y’alls and a three-run eighth inning sank Washington in the second game of the 2026 Frontier League Midwest Conference Wild Card Series against Florence. A 6-5 finish forces a Game 3 tonight at 7:05 p.m. The Wild Things, with their ace on the mound, got a two-run single in the first inning by Jeff Liquori to draw first blood in the chance to advance. A solo homer by Milo Rushford was the first hit against Foster in the fifth, making it 2-1. Washington got two right back on a bases-loaded, two-out, two-run single by Liquori in the bottom half but Washington then stranded the bases full. Florence plated two in the sixth on a two-run homer by Brett Blomquist to pull within 4-3 and got their three off Mack Anglin in the eighth after he failed to retire any of three hitters he faced. Washington got a run back in the ninth on an opposite-field homer by Andrew Czech cutting the Y’alls lead to 6-5 but got no more against Aidan McEvoy.
September 11, 2026 12:01 am
High school football sprints into Week 3 Friday night, including a pair of games on the WJPA Sports Network. Canon-McMillan takes Route 19 north to face Upper St. Clair. The Big Macs will look to rebound from their loss to Trinity when they kickoff on WJPA-FM (95.3). Meanwhile, on WJPA-AM (1450), we’ll get our first look at Wash High as the Little Prexies visit California. Wash High is 2-0 and top ranked in Class 1A. The Trojans are 1-1 coming into this match-up of returning WPIAL playoff teams. Both games on the WJPA Sports Network will include audio & video, on-air and online, including our YouTube channel. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 3 Schedule (7 pm unless noted)
Avella at Charleroi
Keystone Oaks at Bentworth
Leechburg at Beth-Center
Rochester at Burgettstown
Wash High at California, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
Canon-McMillan at Upper St. Clair, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
Jeff-Morgan at Chartiers-Houston
Fort Cherry at Laurel
West Greene at McGuffey
Mt. Lebanon at Peters Township
Hampton at Ringgold
Trinity at Hempfield
Greensburg Central Catholic at Carmichaels
Mapletown at Serra Catholic
Waynesburg at Albert Gallatin
September 11, 2026 5:29 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman hit his 25th homer and doubled among three hits, Shota Imanaga tossed six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Friday to end a four-game slide. Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including a wind-blown triple, scored three runs and drove in one as the Cubs finished with 16 hits against three Pittsburgh pitchers and ended the Pirates’ four-game winning streak. Chicago remains well behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee but is in position for a wild card. Michael Busch doubled and had three RBIs, and Carson Kelly doubled in a pair of runs.
September 11, 2026 4:34 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback on Sunday at Pittsburgh after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury suffered in Thursday’s practice. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski says undrafted rookie Jack Strand will be the backup. The late change in plans for the season opener came after Stefanski announced Monday that Tagovailoa will open the season as the starter and Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive. Penix did not play in a preseason game as he continues his recovery from a torn ligament in his left knee that ended his 2025 season.
September 10, 2026 4:28 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep. The White Sox had just two hits in losing for the eighth time in 11 games. Chicago’s AL Central lead over idle Cleveland slipped to 1 1/2 games. Jones (4-6), making his 40th career start, allowed leadoff walks in the third and fourth innings and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh, when Colson Montgomery shut down the bid with a two-out double. Jones finished the inning, matching his longest career outing, and finished with eight strikeouts.
September 11, 2026 4:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy and Kevin Stefanski are starting new chapters with their teams as the 2026 season opens. McCarthy, now head coach of the Steelers, returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh. He faces high expectations, especially after replacing Mike Tomlin. The Steelers made subtle changes, keeping quarterback Aaron Rodgers for a final season. McCarthy knows he needs quick wins to satisfy fans. Meanwhile, Stefanski takes over the Falcons after a largely successful stint in Cleveland. Stefanski is aiming to build a foundation for future success.
September 11, 2026 4:30 am
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia. Purdy passed for 205 yards against the Rams’ ineffective defense at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 100,021 fans. That’s the seventh-largest regular season crowd in NFL history. The San Francisco defense frustrated NFL MVP Matthew Stafford into a 15-for-25 performance for just 155 yards. Kyren Williams scored the NFL’s first Australian touchdown on a 5-yard rush to begin the second quarter. but the Rams’ offense struggled from there.
September 11, 2026 4:32 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Miami set a school record for yards and tied the mark for points in a game, with quarterbacks Darian Mensah and Luke Nickel each throwing three touchdown passes in a 77-7 win over lower-division Florida A&M on Thursday night. The Hurricanes finished with 856 yards, breaking the mark of 750 against Ball State in 2024. Miami had 77 points in a game twice previously, both against Savannah State. And the game was so one-sided that the teams agreed to shave five minutes off the fourth quarter, setting the clock for 10 minutes instead of the standard 15. By then, it was 77-0.
September 10, 2026 4:23 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to .500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White Sox a second straight loss and their seventh in their last 10. AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
September 10, 2026 4:26 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Backup quarterback Drew Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seattle Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to starter Sam Darnold and beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in a Super Bowl rematch. The Seahawks were held to just a field goal through three quarters as Lock and the offense struggled to move the ball after Darnold injured his hip on the opening drive. But the costly interceptions by last season’s MVP runner-up turned the tide and made sure that the banner-raising night would end in happy fashion for the boisterous home crowd.
