October 26, 2024 5:36 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener. Hobbled by a badly sprained right ankle, Freeman homered on the first pitch he saw — an inside fastball from Nestor Cortes — and raised his bat high before beginning his trot as the sellout crowd of 52,394 roared. In the top of the 10th, Anthony Volpe grounded into a fielder’s choice to shortstop, scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. from third after he stole two bases, to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. It was the third straight World Series opener to go extra innings.
October 25, 2024 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rasheem Biles, Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace all returned first-half interceptions for touchdowns and No. 19 Pittsburgh breezed past Syracuse 41-13. Pitt improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1982 behind a defense that harassed Kyle McCord from the first snap and never relented. McCord threw five picks in all as the Orange fell to 5-2. Pitt’s three pick-6s were the most in an FBS game since USC had three against Rice in 2022. Eli Holstein threw for 108 yards and two scores for Pitt, which has won 19 of its last 23 meetings with Syracuse.
October 25, 2024 4:34 am
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Demarcus Robinson caught two of Matthew Stafford’s four touchdown throws in the Los Angeles Rams’ 30-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Cooper Kupp caught a TD pass and Puka Nacua had 106 yards receiving in their returns from injury absences. Stafford passed for 279 yards for the Rams, who won back-to-back games for the first time this season with an offense that looked exponentially more dangerous with its top two receivers back in uniform. Sam Darnold passed for 240 yards for the Vikings, who followed up their first loss of the season with an ineffective defensive performance.
October 25, 2024 4:33 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will play Major League Baseball’s starriest World Series in decades. This figures to be the first World Series featuring five MVPs: the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, and the Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Ohtani and Judge are the likely MVPs this year, marking the first Series to feature both since in 2012. This will be the first Series with a pair of 50-home run hitters in Judge and Ohtani. This is just the fifth World Series since the Wild Card Era started in 1995 involving the teams with the best records in each league.
October 26, 2024 6:30 pm
WPIAL Soccer (click for brackets)
BOYS 4A 3A 2A 1A
GIRLS 4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Soccer semifinal match-ups are set. They include Peters Township boys & girls teams, Bentworth boys and Canon-McMillan girls. Sites/times for Tuesday’s matches have not been announced.
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan > #3 Penn-Trafford, 3-1
Girls 4A #1 Peters Township > #8 Pine-Richland, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 26, Quarterfinals
Boys 4A #2 Peters Township > #7 Seneca Valley, 2-1
Boys 4A #1 Plum > #8 Canon-McMillan, 3-2, 2 OT
Girls 1A #6 Winchester Thurston > #3 Bentworth, 4-0
Monday, Oct. 28, Semifinals
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley, 6:00 pm at Fox Chapel
Girls 4A #1 Peters Township vs. #4 North Allegheny, 8:00 pm at Fox Chapel
Tuesday, Oct. 29, Semifinals
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth vs. # 4 Beaver County Christian, site/time to be announced
Boys 4A #2 Peters Township vs. #3 Fox Chapel, site/time to be announced
WPIAL Girls Volleyball (click for brackets)
4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Girls Volleyball semifinals are set for Tuesday/Wednesday.
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
1A #4 Saint Joseph > #12 California, 3-0
4A #2 Canon-McMillan > #7 Pine-Richland, 3-0
4A #3 North Catholic > #6 Peters Township, 3-0
Wednesday, Oct. 30, Semifinals
4A #2 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 North Catholic, 6:00 pm at Peters Township
October 23, 2024 11:50 pm
WPIAL Soccer (click for brackets)
BOYS 4A 3A 2A 1A
GIRLS 4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Soccer playoffs continue with action moving to the quarterfinals starting Wednesday night. Six Washington County teams have reached the quarterfinals: Peters Township girls & boys teams each had byes into the round of eight. Canon-McMillan & Bentworth girls & boys teams all won first round matches to advance.
Bentworth’s #1 seeded boys team moved to the semifinals thanks to second-half goals by Aiden McMurray, Adam Moessner & Ryan Moessner.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, Quarterfinals
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth > #9 Trinity Christian, 3-0
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan > #3 Penn-Trafford, 3-1
Girls 4A #1 Peters Township > #8 Pine-Richland, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 26, Quarterfinals
Boys 4A #7 Seneca Valley at #2 Peters Township, 11:00 am
Boys 4A #8 Canon-McMillan at #1 Plum, 11:00 am
Girls 1A #3 Bentworth vs. #6 Winchester Thurston, 1:00 pm at Peters Township
Monday, Oct. 28, Semifinals
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley, site/time to be announced
Girls 4A #1 Peters Township vs. #4 North Allegheny, site/time to be announced
Tuesday, Oct. 29, Semifinals
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth vs. # 4 Beaver County Christian, site/time to be announced
WPIAL Girls Volleyball (click for brackets)
4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Girls Volleyball playoffs continue with first-round matches through Wednesday, then quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday/Saturday.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, First Round
2A #8 Ellwood City > #9 Charleroi. 3-1
2A #3 Hopewell > #14 McGuffey, 3-1
2A #11 Avonworth > #6 Waynesburg, 3-0
3A #6 Freeport > #11 Ringgold, 3-0
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
1A #4 Saint Joseph > #12 California, 3-0
4A #2 Canon-McMillan > #7 Pine-Richland, 3-0
4A #3 North Catholic > #6 Peters Township, 3-0
October 24, 2024 4:28 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams haven’t announced the trade. The Chiefs are sending a conditional fifth-round pick to the Titans, according to NFL Network. The 32-year-old Hopkins gives Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs another playmaker to help replace injured receiver Rashee Rice. Hopkins was in his second season with the Titans after spending his first seven in Arizona and three in Houston.
October 24, 2024 4:32 am
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels missed practice because of a rib injury. Daniels’ status for Sunday against the Chicago Bears is uncertain. He is listed as week to week. Coach Dan Quinn said Daniels would still take part in meetings and expects to provide a further update following practice Friday. Veteran Marcus Mariota would start if Daniels is unable to play. Mariota replaced Daniels early in a 40-7 rout of Carolina that got the Commanders to 5-2 this season.
October 22, 2024 2:00 am
WPIAL Soccer (click for brackets)
BOYS 4A 3A 2A 1A
GIRLS 4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Soccer playoffs continue with action moving to the quarterfinals starting Wednesday night. Six Washington County teams have reached the quarterfinals: Peters Township girls & boys teams each had byes into the round of eight. Canon-McMillan & Bentworth girls& boys teams each had to win first round matches to advance. One of the best games of the first round needed an extra 20 minutes to decide the winner in the 1A girls match-up. Freshman Brielle Dillon scored the tying goal with under six minutes left in regulation, then set up Bella Moyer for the game-winner in 3:35 into the second overtime for the Bentworth girls. Nita Anderson allowed a first-half goal, then slammed the door the rest of the way to get the win.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, First Round
Girls 1A #3 Bentworth > #14 Our Lady/Sacred Heart, 2-1 2OT
Girls 1A #6 Winchester Thurston > #11 Chartiers-Houston, 4-0
Girls 1A #10 Riverview > #7 Waynesburg, 1-0
Girls 2A #1 Mt. Pleasant > #16 McGuffey, 8-0
Boys 2A #2 Avonworth > #15 McGuffey, 7-0
Boys 4A #8 Canon-McMillan > #9 Gateway, 6-0
Wednesday, Oct. 23, Quarterfinals
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth vs. #9 Trinity Christian, 8:00 pm at Peters Township
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan at #3 Penn-Trafford, 7:00 pm
Girls 4A #8 Pine-Richland at #1 Peters Township, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 26, Quarterfinals
Girls 1A #3 Bentworth vs. #6 Winchester Thurston, site/time to be determined
Boys 4A #7 Seneca Valley at #2 Peters Township, time to be determined
Boys 4A #8 Canon-McMillan at #1 Plum, time to be determined
WPIAL Girls Volleyball (click for brackets)
4A 3A 2A 1A
The WPIAL Girls Volleyball playoffs continue with first-round matches through Wednesday, then quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday/Saturday.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, First Round (all 7:00 pm)
4A #6 Peters Township > #11 Kiski Area, 3-0
1A #8 Serra Catholic > #9 Beth-Center, 3-1
1A #12 California > #5 Carmichaels, 3-0
1A #3 Greensburg Central Catholic > #14 West Greene, 3-0
Wednesday, Oct. 23, First Round (all 7:00 pm)
3A #11 Ringgold at #6 Freeport
2A #11 Avonworth at #6 Waynesburg
2A #14 McGuffey at #3 Hopewell
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
4A #7 Pine-Richland at #2 Canon-McMillan, time to be determined
4A #6 Peters Township at #3 North Catholic, time to be determined
1A #12 California at #4 Saint Joseph, time to be determined
October 23, 2024 4:31 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the red-hot Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar scored in regulation for Calgary. Andersson also had an assist for the only multipoint night, and leads the Flames in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists). Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Noel Acciari scored for Pittsburgh, which opened a four-game Western Canada road trip.
