February 6, 2024 4:40 am
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — The police chief in London, Ontario, has issued a public apology to a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team. Five of them have been charged with sexual assault, including four who are currently on NHL rosters. Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames and former NHL player Alex Formenton are facing charges. All are on leave from their teams. Defense attorneys say their clients are not guilty. The next scheduled court appearance is April 30.
February 5, 2024 4:36 am
TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been arrested on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to Smith County, Texas, records. Patrick Mahomes Sr.’s bond was set at $10,000 and he was released Sunday, according to the records. Mahomes’ arrest occurred just more than a week before his son leads his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49er. The teams meet next Sunday in Las Vegas.
February 5, 2024 4:34 am
TORONTO (AP) — Two significant trades happened during the NHL’s All-Star break. Many more are expected in the four-plus weeks before the March 8 trade deadline. That flurry of moves is just one thing to watch down the stretch of the NHL season. MetLife Stadium will host two outdoor games in as many days, Connor McDavid is shooting for another MVP honor and his Oilers are racing their way up the Western Conference standings. All that still needs to unfold before the playoffs and the chase for the Stanley Cup begin on April 22.
February 5, 2024 4:38 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Wyndham Clark is the winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The PGA Tour has canceled the final round because of wicked weather conditions that would linger into the next day and cause safety concerns. Clark’s final stroke was to tap in for birdie Saturday. That gave him a course record 12-under 60 and a one-shot lead over Ludvig Aberg. He never had to hit another shot. Overnight rain saturated Pebble Beach, and raging wind that followed led the PGA Tour to postpone the final round with hopes of playing on Monday. Clark picked up the $3.6 million payoff.
February 4, 2024 7:00 am
The 2024 WPIAL Team Tournament Wrestling Championships hit the climax Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena.
Defending 2A champion Burgettstown reached the finals with a comfortable win over Mt. Pleasant but fell to Burrell in the 2A championship match. Burrell won five of the first six bouts, then four of the last five to return to the top of the heap in WPIAL 2A wrestling. Burrell had won 15 straight championships before Quaker Valley (2022) and Burgettstown (2023) took home the gold medals. Both teams advance to the PIAA Team Tournament that starts Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey. Quaker Valley (3rd place) and Mt. Pleasant (4th place) must win PIAA preliminary matches Monday to qualify for Hershey.
In 3A, #1 Trinity won its semifinal match against #4 Bethel Park on the fourth criteria (most wins). The Hillers then fell to #3 Connellsville in the WPIAL championship match, with the Falcons winning seven bouts, including four pins. Trinity got a pair of falls, a forfeit and two major decisions in coming a point short.
WPIAL Wrestling Team Tournament Championship Saturday
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2A Semifinals
#1 Burgettstown 56, #5 Mt. Pleasant 15
#2 Burrell 44, #3 Quaker Valley 17
2A Finals
Championship — Burrell 41, Burgettstown 20
Third Place — Quaker Valley 42, Mt. Pleasant 28
3A Semifinals
#1 Trinity 27, #4 Bethel Park 26* criteria (most wins, 7-6)
#3 Connellsville 31, #2 Franklin Regional 28
3A Finals
Championship — Connellsville 33, Trinity 32
Third Place — Franklin Regional 28, Bethel Park 27
February 4, 2024 8:03 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Wyndham Clark came inches from a sub-60 round at Pebble Beach. He settled for a 60 to set the course record and take a one-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And it might be enough for the win at the $20 million signature event. That depends on Mother Nature. Heavy rain and gusts up to 60 mph were expected overnight and into Sunday. The PGA Tour might have to decide if they can even finish on Monday. If not, it would revert to a 54-hole tournament and Clark would be the winner. He leads over Ludvig Aberg.
February 2, 2024 12:01 am
Chartiers-Houston boys put five players into double figures as the Bucs snapped Fort Cherry’s eight-game winning streak, handing the Rangers their first section loss. The win keeps the Bucs hopes of sharing the section title intact through the weekend at least. Jack Lockran and Avery Molek led Chartiers-Houston, each with 20 points. Canon-McMillan claimed the fourth spot in 6A Section 2 with a home win. Despite losing Friday, Trinity and Avella have now clinched spots. McGuffey lost, and sits one win shy of clinching a berth. The following boys team have clinched playoff spots: 6A Canon-McMillan, 5A Peters Township, Trinity, 3A Wash High, 2A Fort Cherry, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, 1A West Greene, Jeff-Morgan, California, Avella.
Canon-McMillan girls lost their fifth straight game in the section and now site on the brink of elimination. The Big Macs have to win twice plus gets lots of help from Baldwin and Bethel Park to qualify.
Friday–Boys Basketball
6A-2 Canon-McMillan 45, Hempfield 44
5A-4 Thomas Jefferson 56, Trinity 41
3A-4 Wash High 72, Waynesburg 28
3A-4 Brownsville 51, McGuffey 46
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 86, Fort Cherry 68 Listen/Watch Here
2A-4 Burgettstown 59, Bentworth 44
2A-4 Frazier 42, Carmichaels 34
1A-1 Cornell 63, Avella 53
1A-2 California 51, Jeff-Morgan 47
1A-2 Monessen 66, West Greene 55
1A-2 Geibel 62, Mapletown 58 OT
Friday–Girls Basketball
6A-2 Baldwin 52, Canon-McMillan 48
N/C Charleroi 69, West Greene 46
N/C Beth-Center 46, Avella 38
N/C Mapletown at Turkeyfoot Valley PPD
February 3, 2024 4:39 am
TORONTO (AP) — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. The plan calls for the NHL to allow its players to participate in the 2026 Games in Milan and also in 2030. Commissioner Gary Bettman and players’ union executive director Marty Walsh announced the deal. NHL players have not been at an Olympics since 2014 in Sochi. The last two have been held in Asia and the pandemic was a factor in scuttling 2022 plans for Beijing. The international calendar also includes a four-nation tournament involving the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland next year.
February 2, 2024 4:31 am
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to be their offensive coordinator, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized. This is the first major hire for new Raiders coach Antonio Pierce, who had the interim tag removed Jan. 19. Kingsbury spent this past season at USC as an offensive analyst. Kingsbury went 28-37-1 over four seasons at the Cardinals coach from 2019-22.
February 2, 2024 4:28 am
The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, two people with knowledge of the move tell The Associated Press. Quinn has been the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator for the past three seasons. He coached the Falcons to a Super Bowl appearance in his five-plus years in Atlanta. Quinn became the choice for Washington after Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson informed teams he was staying with Detroit. Controlling owner Josh Harris, new general manager Adam Peters and Quinn give the organization a much-desired new approach after four years of Ron Rivera in charge turned out to be a disappointment.
