January 31, 2024 10:01 pm
Host teams won seven of the eight WPIAL Team Tournament wrestling quadrants Wednesday night, earning trips to Saturday’s WPIAL Championship Day at Peters Township. The four hosts in 3A all advanced, led by #1 Trinity. The Hillers will be joined by #2 Franklin Regional, #3 Connellsville and #4 Bethel Park. In 2A, #1 Burgettstown, #2 Burrell and #3 Quaker Valley each won two matches to return to the semifinals. They’ll be joined by #5 Mt. Pleasant, a double winner at #4 Derry. Six Washington County teams started the day with just the two top seeds advancing. 2A #6 McGuffey went to the final three matches tied with Quaker Valley before falling, the Quakers clinching a fifth straight trip to the semifinals. 2A #7 Bentworth lost in the quarterfinals at Burrell, ending the Bearcats’ best dual meet season in years. Peters Township and Ringgold both fell in the 3A first round.
Saturday’s action starts with 2A semifinals at 10 am, followed by the 2A championship and third-place matches. 3A semis are scheduled for 1:30 pm with the championship and third-place bouts immediately following. We’ll have both Burgettstown and Trinity matches live on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Our video coverage will be available only at the NFHS Network site (subscription required). Listen and/or Watch Here
WPIAL Wrestling Team Tournament–Wednesday
2A Quarterfinals
Burgettstown 52, Montour 15
Mt. Pleasant 37, Derry 31
Quaker Valley 39, McGuffey 23
Burrell 47, Bentworth 25
2A First Round
Burgettstown 55, Laurel 15; Montour 45, Frazier 30
Derry 47, Southmoreland 19; Mt. Pleasant 32, Indiana 30
Quaker Valley 60, Hopewell 15; McGuffey 50, Freedom 18
Burrell 60, Hampton 6
Bentworth 42, Highland 33
3A Quarterfinals
Trinity 43, Norwin 19
Bethel Park 26, North Allegheny 19
Connellsville 33, Fox Chapel 24
Franklin Regional 38, Latrobe 24
3A First Round
Trinity 55, Kiski Area 18; Norwin 39, Plum 27
Bethel Park 39, North Hills 15; North Allegheny 55, Baldwin 15
Connellsville 52, Ringgold 12; Fox Chapel 37, Peters Township 24
Franklin Regional 42, Pine-Richland 27; Latrobe 43, West Allegheny 22
2A Semifinals, Finals, Third Place at Peters Township
9:50 am #1 Burgettstown vs. #5 Mt. Pleasant; #2 Burrell vs. #3 Quaker Valley WJPA-AM (1450) Listen and/or Watch Here
11:30 am Semifinal winners for championship; losers for third place
3A Semifinals, Finals, Third Place at Peters Township
1:20 pm #1 Trinity vs. #4 Bethel Park; #2 Franklin Regional vs. #3 Connellsville WJPA-AM (1450) Listen and/or Watch Here
3:00 pm Semifinal winners for championship; losers for third place
February 1, 2024 4:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlton Carrington scored 24 points, Ishmael Leggett added 22 and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-72. Pitt trailed by as many as 12 points early in the second half, and tied it three times before Carrington’s two free throws gave the Panthers their first lead of the game, 57-55, with 6:58 remaining. Hunter Sallis hit a jumper for Wake Forest to tie it 57-all. Leggett followed with a 3, sparking a 14-4 run to give Pitt a 71-61 advantage with 1:20 to play. Pitt (13-8, 4-6 ACC) snapped a four-game home losing streak in ACC play. Sallis scored 22 points for Wake Forest (13-7, 5-4).
February 1, 2024 4:35 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The early money is heavily on Kansas City to repeat as Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. That caused sportsbooks to drop the opening number that favored the Niners by 2 or 2 1/2 points to 1 or 1 1/2 points. FanDuel Sportsbook opened the Niners as 2 1/2-point favorites. That number was 1 1/2 on Tuesday night.
February 1, 2024 4:36 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group. The deal gives players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. The launch of PGA Tour Enterprises comes eight months after the PGA Tour signed a framework agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. That led to private equity groups wanting to join. The tour still is negotiating with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The PIF is not yet part of the new venture. The tour says its partnership with SSG allows for the Saudis to be co-investors.
January 31, 2024 1:14 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping Arthur Smith can turn around one of the NFL’s most underachieving offenses. The Steelers are nearing an agreement to make Smith their new offensive coordinator, multiple sources told The Associated Press. The sources spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official. Smith would join a Pittsburgh team that knows it needs to score more points if it wants to compete in the AFC. The Steelers went 10-7 in 2023 despite finishing 28th in scoring.
January 31, 2024 4:31 am
NHL players Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers (pictured), Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames have been charged with sexual assault in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team. Lawyers representing Hart, McLeod, Foote and Dube say each player has been charged by police in London, Ontario. The developments come two days after former NHL player Alex Formenton turned himself in to police to face charges.
January 30, 2024 12:01 am
Yough lost a 13-point lead but recovered in time to hand Wash High its first loss in 3A Section 4. The Little Prexies managed just 12 points in the first half, pumped in 18 in the third, but couldn’t find the measure in the final period as the Cougars pulled even atop the section standings with just over a week to play. Elsewhere, Peters Township clinched a playoff berth with a win at Connellsville. Jack Dunbar joined the 1,000-point club for Peters in the win. California’s win clinched a spot for the Trojans, another for Jeff-Morgan and eliminated the Maples. Avella has clinched a 1A playoff spot despite Tuesday’s loss to Rochester. Charleroi was eliminated with a home loss to McGuffey. In girls action, Canon-McMillan lost to Bethel Park and now sits a half-game on the wrong side of the playoff cut line.
Tuesday–Boys Basketball
6A-2 Baldwin 67, Canon-McMillan 57
5A-1 Bethel Park 70, Trinity 63
5A-1 Peters Township 79, Connellsville 23
5A-1 Thomas Jefferson 95, Ringgold 69
3A-4 Yough 43, Wash High 35 Watch Here
3A-4 McGuffey 53, Charleroi 41
2A-4 Burgettstown 65, Beth-Center 32
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 53, Frazier 31
2A-4 Carmichaels 47, Bentworth 37
1A-1 Rochester 61, Avella 54
1A-2 California 77, Mapletown 66
1A-2 Monessen 58, Jeff-Morgan 55
1A-2 West Greene 70, Geibel 53
Tuesday–Girls Basketball
6A-2 Bethel Park 57, Canon-McMillan 47
N/C Connellsville 56, Ringgold 21
N/C Bishop Canevin 63, Avella 35
January 31, 2024 4:33 am
A person with knowledge of the deal says Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein has reached an agreement to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the agreement had not been announced. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native. He will take over as the team’s controlling owner, and he’s assembled an investment team that includes Ares co-founder Michael Arougheti. The Angelos family has been in control of the Orioles since 1993, when Peter Angelos purchased the team for $173 million. Angelos’ son John is the team’s current chairman. The team recently reached a deal on a new lease extension at Camden Yards.
January 30, 2024 4:31 am
UConn remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll as the top five stayed the same from last week. The Huskies did pick up four more first-place votes and had 48 of the 63 from the national media panel. Purdue stayed at No. 2. North Carolina is No. 3, Houston is fourth and Tennessee is fifth. Wisconsin moved up seven spots to sixth and Duke climbed five to No. 7, while Iowa State made the biggest jump from No. 23 to No. 12. Alabama and TCU are back in the poll. Memphis and Colorado State dropped out.
January 30, 2024 4:30 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tickets on at least one secondary-market site are the most expensive in Super Bowl history. The prices underscore the anticipation of the game’s Las Vegas debut between the defending champion and what likely is the most popular team in the West. As well as the possibility Taylor Swift will be on hand when the Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11. The average purchase price on TickPick was $9,815 on Monday morning. That is nearly double the final average price of $5,795 for last year’s game between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. Current prices could decline before the game.
