September 7, 2022 3:51 am
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings.
September 7, 2022 3:50 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next.
September 6, 2022 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mitch Trubisky will be the starter on Sunday when Pittsburgh begins the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Cincinnati. Coach Mike Tomlin placed Trubisky’s name atop the depth chart on Monday afternoon, just hours after Trubisky’s teammates selected him as one of Pittsburgh’s five co-captains for the 2022 season. Trubisky signed a two-year deal with the Steelers in free agency over the spring and played well during the preseason despite strong competition from rookie Kenny Pickett and veteran Mason Rudolph. Rudolph is listed as the backup on the depth chart. The Steelers also selected defensive end Cam Heyward, linebacker T.J. Watt, running back Najee Harris and special teams ace Miles Killebrew as co-captains.
September 6, 2022 3:49 am
ATLANTA (AP) – DJ Uiagalelei threw for one touchdown and ran for another, overcoming a sluggish start in the season opener to lead No. 4 Clemson to a 41-10 victory over Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets kept it closer than expected much of the way. But they couldn’t overcome two blocked punts, both of which led to short TD runs by Will Shipley. Uiagalelei pulled off the play of the game, avoiding a sack to flip a lateral to Shipley for a first down. Uiagalelei capped the drive with a 9-yard TD run that finally finished off the Yellow Jackets.
September 5, 2022 11:08 pm
Monday’s baseball game between the Pirates and New York Mets has been postponed due to inclement weather expected throughout the remainder of the day. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Wednesday, September 7. The first game of the doubleheader will start at 12:35 p.m. while game two will begin at 6:35 p.m. All tickets from Monday’s game are good for the 12:35 p.m. game on Wednesday or can be exchanged for any game in 2022 prior to the rescheduled 12:35 game on Wednesday.
September 6, 2022 3:47 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Frances Tiafoe has ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who is seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows and reached the second major quarterfinal of his career. He is the youngest American man to get that far at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006. This surprise came a day after Nick Kyrgios eliminated No. 1 seed and defending champion Daniil Medvedev. That makes this the first U.S. Open without either of the top two seeded men reaching the quarterfinals since 2000.
September 5, 2022 1:14 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez delivered the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Hernandez lined a shot up the middle against Duane Underwood Jr. (1-5) with two outs to push Toronto in front to stay. The Blue Jays improved to a season-best 14 games over .500 (73-59) to maintain its hold on the third and final wild-card spot in the American League. Rookie shortstop Oneil Cruz hit his 12th home run for the Pirates. Pittsburgh has dropped four straight and is 11-34 in its last 45 games.
September 5, 2022 4:04 am
BOLTON, Mass. (AP) — Dustin Johnson is finally a winner again for the first time in 19 months. And he did so in dramatic fashion at LIV Golf. Johnson made a 35-foot eagle putt that banged against the back of the cup on the first playoff hole. That beat Anirban Lahiri and Joaquin Niemann in the first LIV Golf sudden-death playoff. Johnson’s last win was the Saudi International in February 2021. He now has made nearly $10 million in just four events on the the Saudi-funded rival league. Lahiri missed a 5-foot eagle putt on his last hole that could have won it.
September 4, 2022 1:22 am
Colton Jones completed 32-of-45 passes for a career-best 359 yards and two touchdowns, Zach Cernuto scored on a pair of short runs and Tyler Sabo returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown as Washington & Jefferson College opened its season with a 35-26 win over John Carroll. Cernuto’s 1-yard sneak opened the scoring with just over four minutes left in the opening quarter. Evan McVay answered with a one-yard run to tie the game less than four minutes later. The Presidents put the next three scores on the board with Samuel Vessah’s 22-yard reception and Sabo’s Pick 6 coming before intermission. Cernuto’s second touchdown, a 2-yard run came with nine minutes left in the third. John Carroll put two quick scores on the board to pull within 28-20. Tyler Mintz caught a 45 yard TD pass from Joe Collins late in the third. Tadas Tatarunas snatched an apparent interception at the goal line for an 18-yard touchdown. Jones connected with Justin Huss on an 8-yard swing pass to put the Presidents up 35-20. The Blue Streaks scored on Collins’ third TD pass of the game, a 14-yard connection with Brennan Fugh with just 2:12 remaining. But John Carroll failed on the two-point conversion and the Presidents recovered the on-side kickoff and ran out the clock. Anthony Rosati led the Presidents receiving corps with seven receptions for 96 yards. Ian Hansen, John Peduzzi and Justin Huss each had at least five catches. The W&J defense grabbed four takeaways and sacked Collins five times in the game. The Presidents travel to St. Vincent College next week.
September 4, 2022 7:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Blue Jays won for the fourth time in five games and maintained their lead for the third and final wild card in the American League. Toronto drew within six games of the division-leading New York Yankees in the AL East race. George Springer and Bichette each had two hits for the Blue Jays, who can sweep the three-game series Sunday. Oneil Cruz had two hits for Pittsburgh, which lost for the 11th time in their last 13 games.
