January 14, 2024 6:28 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brett Pesce scored his second goal of the game at 1:41 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Antti Raanta made a season-high 38 saves and Jordan Martinook also scored for Carolina. The Hurricanes are 7-0-1 since the Christmas break and have at least a point in 14 of 15 games. Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry stopped 32 shots. Rust tied it at 2 with 52 seconds left in the regulation after coach Mike Sullivan pulled Jarry. With the extra skater on the ice, Rust was able to get the rebound of Erik Karlsson’s shot past Raanta.
January 14, 2024 6:30 am
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A potentially dangerous snowstorm in the Buffalo region led the NFL to push back the Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL said Saturday they made the change in the interest of public safety. Up to 2 feet of snow was projected to fall on the Buffalo region over a 24-hour period. Heavy snow began falling Saturday, accompanied by strong wind, and the Bills posted a video of whiteout conditions at Highmark Stadium. The game will now be played at 4:30 p.m. Monday instead of 1 p.m. Sunday.
January 14, 2024 12:05 am
PITTSBURGH – The start time for the Pittsburgh Penguins home game against the Seattle Kraken on Monday, January 15 has been moved to 1:00 PM, it was announced today by President of Business Operations Kevin Acklin. Puck drop for the Penguins/Kraken game has been moved from 6:00 PM to 1:00 PM in response to the Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card Round game against the Buffalo Bills, which will now take place on Jan. 15 at 4:30 PM. “When you play Pittsburgh, you play the whole city,” said Acklin. “The Penguins are proud to adjust our puck drop to 1:00 PM on Monday against the Kraken to allow our fans time to get back home and watch our beloved Steelers win over the Bills.”
January 14, 2024 6:42 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, leading the Chiefs to a 26-7 rout of the Dolphins in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history Saturday night. It was so cold that Mahomes had his helmet shattered on a helmet-to-helmet hit. Rashee Rice and Isiah Pacheco had TDs for the Chiefs, and Harrison Butker was perfect on four field-goal attempts. The Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill had a 53-yard TD catch in his return to Kansas City, but that was just about all the offense for one of the NFL’s highest-scoring teams. Miami still has not won a playoff game Dec. 30, 2000.
January 14, 2024 6:35 am
HOUSTON (AP) — From the couch to the playoffs, Joe Flacco had an incredible run with the Cleveland Browns. But his stretch of success came to a sudden end on Saturday, when the Browns lost 45-14 to the Houston Texans in a wild-card playoff matchup. Flacco had interceptions returned for touchdowns on consecutive drives in the third quarter to turn a close game into a laugher. It was Cleveland’s worst playoff loss since a 34-0 defeat to the Baltimore Colts on Dec. 29, 1968. The 39-year-old Flacco went 4-1 as a starter in the regular season to carry the Browns to the playoffs after Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
January 13, 2024 12:55 pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ wild-card playoff game at the Buffalo Bills that was scheduled for Sunday has been moved to Monday amid a forecast for dangerous winter weather. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and other officials said they were making the change for safety’s sake. Officials advised residents to stay off the roads starting at nightfall on Saturday, with a driving ban taking effect at 9 p.m. The game will now be played at Highmark Stadium at 4:30 p.m. Monday instead of 1 p.m. Sunday.
January 13, 2024 2:45 am
Jack Dunbar scored a game-high 23 points, Dylan Donovan and Cam Mills each chipped in 16 as Peters Township rolled past Trinity. The Indians picked up a third straight win to stay within a game of 5A Section 1 leader Thomas Jefferson while the Hillers lost for the third game in a row. Jacob Dunkle and Dante DeRubbo paced Trinity, each with 14 points. Yough’s win over McGuffey drops the Highlanders two games back of first. Burgettstown and Fort Cherry stayed perfect in 2A Section 4 play with a showdown at Fort Cherry looming Tuesday. Avella’s win moves the Eagles into a first place tie with Union & Rochester, two games clear of the first team out of the playoff race in 1A Section 1.
On the girls side, Canon-McMillan solidified its hold on a playoff spot, moving two games in front of 5th place Upper St. Clair. Chartiers-Houston scored a nice non-conference road win over 1A Section 2 leader Monessen.
Friday (Boys)
Upper St. Clair 65, Canon-McMillan 49
Peters Township 82, Trinity 43 Watch Here
Connellsville 70, Ringgold 61
Yough 55, McGuffey 42
Charleroi 57, Brownsville 42
Burgettstown 57, Frazier 47
Bentworth 54, Beth-Center 48
Fort Cherry 68, Carmichaels 35
Avella 61, Carlynton 60
California 61, Geibel 52
Friday (Girls)
Canon-McMillan 40, Upper St. Clair 26
Brownsville 62, Charleroi 47
Chartiers-Houston 47, Monessen 35
Saturday (Girls MVI Shootout)
Charleroi 62, California 47
January 13, 2024 4:41 am
Two Steelers have been named to the 2023 Associated Press All-Pro Team. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt and special teamer Miles Killebrew. Both were first-team selections. Watt is an All-Pro for the fourth time in his seven-year career, while Killebrew has been honored for the first time. Both players, along with safety Minkah Fitzpatrick were voted to represent the Steelers in the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games.
January 13, 2024 4:36 am
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have named Jerod Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick as the franchise’s 15th head coach. He becomes the first Black head coach in team history. Mayo played eight NFL seasons and won a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots during the 2014 season. Mayo’s hire comes a day after Belichick agreed to part ways with the Patriots after a 24-year run that included six Super Bowl wins. Mayo will be formally introduced at a news conference on Wednesday.
January 13, 2024 4:35 am
Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. The powerhouse program tapped DeBoer on Friday to replace Saban, just two days after the 72-year-old coach announced his retirement. DeBoer says in a statement that he “would not have left Washington for just any school.” But he says the chance to coach Alabama “is the opportunity of a lifetime.” Saban won six national titles with the Crimson Tide and seven overall. DeBoer went 25-3 in two seasons at Washington and has a career record of 104-12 at all levels of college football.
