February 11, 2024 7:06 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Chiefs go as far as Patrick Mahomes takes them. The 49ers have Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and a star-studded group surrounding Brock Purdy. This Super Bowl will come down to the other side of the ball. Defense wins the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. Kansas City is seeking to become the NFL’s first repeat champion in 19 years. San Francisco is aiming for a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title. Mahomes, Travis Kelce and coach Andy Reid get most of the attention on the Chiefs, but defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s unit deserves plenty of credit for carrying the team during various points of the season when the offense was inconsistent and out of sync.
February 10, 2024 7:03 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Taylor Swift make it to the Super Bowl in time? Intrepid flight trackers online seem to think so. Fans of the music superstar and aviation journalists believe they have identified Swift’s private jet, which arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport just after 3:30 p.m. local time from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Yet to be revealed are her transportation plans onward to Las Vegas. That’s where Swift’s boyfriend, NFL star tight end Travis Kelce, will play in Sunday’s Super Bowl. She has followed Kelce for much of the Kansas City Chiefs’ season. Representatives for Swift and a private aviation company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
February 9, 2024 12:01 am
Boys Basketball — Fort Cherry and Wash High boys each won road games, clinching section championships, Fort Cherry wins the 2A-4 title outright, Wash High has at least a share of the 3A-4 championships, pending tomorrow’s Yough/Mt. Pleasant game. Beth-Center lost its ‘win & in’ game at home against Frazier. Peters Township, Trinity,m McGuffey and Chartiers-Houston won their playoff tune-up finales.
Girls Basketball — Canon-McMillan did what no other team had done all year, knocking off #1 Peters Township, handing the Indians their first loss of the season. Chartiers-Houston won at Carmichaels to clinch a share of the 2A-4 championship.
Friday — Boys Basketball
6A-2 Mt. Lebanon 61, Canon-McMillan 43
5A-1 Peters Township 76, Bethel Park 66
5A-1 Trinity 74, Ringgold 43
3A-4 Wash High 47, Mt. Pleasant 40
3A-4 McGuffey 64, Waynesburg 36
3A-4 Yough 52, Charleroi 26
2A-4 Fort Cherry 56, Burgettstown 53
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 58, Carmichaels 34
2A-A Frazier 59, Beth-Center 49 Watch Here
1A-1 Union 91, Avella 68
1A-2 Monessen 90, California 59
1A-2 West Greene 47,Mapletown 44
1A-2 Jeff-Morgan 80, Geibel 41
Playoff status–Boys (12 in, 7 eliminated, * section champion)
IN: 6A Canon-McMillan, 5A Peters Township, Trinity, 3A Wash High-*, McGuffey, 2A Fort Cherry-*, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, 1A Avella, West Greene, California, Jeff-Morgan. ELIMINATED: Bentworth, Beth-Center, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Mapletown, Ringgold, Waynesburg.
Friday — Girls Basketball
6A-2 Canon-McMillan 44, Peters Township 41
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 54, Carmichaels 22
1A-2 West Greene 59, Mapletown 35
Playoff status–Girls (12 in, 7 eliminated, * section champion)
IN: 6A Peters Township-*, 5A Trinity-*, 3A Waynesburg-*, McGuffey, 2A Burgettstown-*, Fort Cherry-*, Chartiers-Houston-*, Wash High-*, Beth-Center, California, 1A West Greene, Mapletown. ELIMINATED: Avella, Bentworth, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan, Ringgold.
February 10, 2024 4:16 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves as the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Matt Boldy and Jonas Brodin also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of seven. Fleury, who earned his 553rd career win, was honored in a pregame ceremony nearly a month after passing Patrick Roy (551) for second place in NHL history. He trails only Martin Brodeur, who has 691 wins. Reilly Smith and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves.
February 10, 2024 4:18 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has hired Tom Arth as quarterbacks coach, Zach Azzanni as wide receivers coach and Mateo Kambui as offensive assistant. Arth replaces Mike Sullivan, who held the position each of the last three seasons and spent the final weeks of 2023 calling the plays after the Steelers fired former offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Arth spent the last two seasons as the passing game coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers.
February 8, 2024 12:01 am
Girls Basketball — Ruby Morgan scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter, helping Trinity to a three-point road win and a share of the 5A Section 4 title. The senior hit a pair of three-pointers in a 90-second span giving Trinity a lead it would not surrender. Maddi Roberts led all scorers with 11 points. Waynesburg’s win gives the Raiders a share of the 3A Section 4 championship. Burgettstown and Fort Cherry share the 2A Section 2 championship. Wash High’s win at Beth-Center gives the Little Prexies at least a share of the 2A Section 4 title. Chartiers-Houston can grab a share with a win at Carmichaels.
Thursday–Girls Basketball
5A-4 Trinity 32, Lincoln Park 29 Watch Here
4A-3 Laurel Highlands 68, Ringgold 12
3A-4 Waynesburg 47, Brownsville 43
3A-4 McGuffey 72, Charleroi 49
2A-2 Burgettstown 58, Carlynton 7
2A-2 Fort Cherry 53, Sto-Rox 14
2A-4 Wash High 46, Beth-Center 42
2A-4 California 71, Frazier 43
1A-2 Monessen 59, Avella 37
1A-2 Geibel 49, Jeff-Morgan 25
Playoff status–Girls (12 in, 7 eliminated, * section champion)
IN: 6A Peters Township-*, 5A Trinity-*, 3A Waynesburg-*, McGuffey, 2A Burgettstown-*, Fort Cherry-*, Chartiers-Houston, Wash High-*, Beth-Center, California, 1A West Greene, Mapletown. ELIMINATED: Avella, Bentworth, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan, Ringgold.
February 9, 2024 4:39 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year at the NFL Honors awards show. Prince Harry introduced Heyward. This was the sixth time the Steelers nominated Heyward for the award. Heyward created the Heyward House Foundation that supports several initiatives in the Pittsburgh area. The foundation also honors his father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, a fullback who played 11 seasons in the NFL. He died in 2006 at 39 of brain cancer.
February 9, 2024 4:41 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Christian McCaffrey ran away with the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. Myles Garrett beat out T.J. Watt for the AP Defensive Player of the Year award. C.J. Stroud won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award in a landslide. Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award. The Browns took home four awards. Quarterback Joe Flacco was AP Comeback Player of the Year. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski edged DeMeco Ryans for AP Coach of the Year honors by one first-place vote. Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz won the AP Assistant Coach of the Year award.
February 8, 2024 4:34 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 20 points, Blake Hinson added 16 and Pittsburgh held off North Carolina State for a 67-64 victory, Ishmael Leggett’s layup gave Pitt a 62-60 lead with 3:40 left and the Panthers led the rest of the way. A pair of Lowe free throws capped the scoring with five seconds to play. The Panthers forced Ben Middlebrooks to the free-throw line to end it. Carlton Carrington added 12 points for Pitt (15-8, 6-6 ACC), which has won three straight and five of its last six games. DJ Horne made five 3s and scored 25 points to lead N.C. State (15-8, 7-5).
February 7, 2024 10:21 pm
Burgettstown stayed atop 2A Section 2 with a home win over Sto-Rox. Bentworth swept a non-conference girls / boys doubleheader with Mapletown.
Wednesday–Girls Basketball
2A-2 Burgettstown 71, Sto-Rox 26
N/C Bentworth 62, Mapletown 41
N/C Hundred WV 40, Jeff-Morgan 36
Wednesday–Boys Basketball
N/C Bentworth 73, Mapletown 57
