January 25, 2024 1:01 am
Two weeks ago, the Trinity girls were 11-1 heading toward a first-place showdown with Lincoln Park. Thursday night, the Hillers lost in overtime for the fourth straight game and dropped into a tie for second, two games back of the Leopards. Burgettstown remained perfect in section, clinching a playoff berth in the process. Wash High won on the road, clinching a post-season spot and setting the stage for a match-up with Chartiers-Houston Monday night with a share of the section lead going to the winner. Beth-Center clinched a playoff spot with the Bulldogs’ win at Carmichaels. Charleroi (0-6) and Ringgold (0-9) remain winless in section play.
Thursday–Girls Basketball
5A-4 Montour 59, Trinity 56 OT
4A-3 West Mifflin 57, Ringgold 7
3A-4 South Park 48, McGuffey 32
3A-4 Waynesburg 62, Charleroi 41
2A-2 Burgettstown 54, Northgate 26
2A-2 Fort Cherry 60, Carlynton 16
2A-4 Wash High 59, Frazier 40
2A-4 Beth-Center 42, Carmichaels 22
1A-2 West Greene 49, Avella 27
1A-2 Jeff-Morgan 48, Mapletown 31
The WPIAL Wrestling Team Tournament brackets were released Thursday with 3A Trinity and 2A Burgettstown receiving the top seeds. Trinity will host Norwin, Plum and the Kiski / Moon winner. Peters Township and Ringgold will wrestle in separate matches at #3 Connellsville, Ringgold against the hosts, Peters against Fox Chapel. Burgettstown will face the Laurel / Central Valley winner and also host Frazier and Montour. McGuffey will travel to wrestle Freedom at #3 Quaker Valley. Bentworth will wrestle Highlands at #2 Burrell. First Round and Quarterfinals will happen at home sites Wednesday with the WPIAL semifinal, third-place and championship matches scheduled for Peters Township on Saturday, Feb. 3. Click Here for WPIAL Team Wrestling Brackets.
January 26, 2024 4:33 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their new head coach after an exhaustive search that included six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick. Morris is a familiar name in Atlanta, having served as the Falcons’ interim head coach for the final 11 games of the 2020 season after the firing of Dan Quinn. He previously coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for three seasons. The Falcons interviewed 14 candidates to replace Arthur Smith, who was fired after three straight 7-10 seasons. They settled on Morris, who has a record of 21-38 as a head coach.
January 26, 2024 4:34 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales to become their new head coach Thursday in hopes that he can end a six-year playoff drought. The Panthers are 31-68 since 2018, tied with the New York Jets for the worst record in the league during that span. Canales becomes the seventh head coach to lead the Panthers since owner David Tepper took over in 2018. He inherits a team that went 2-15 last season and does not have a first-round draft pick in 2024. The 42-year-old Canales has spent only one season as an NFL coordinator.
January 26, 2024 4:34 am
Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 8. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began. The Cleveland Browns have finalists in four categories: Myles Garrett for Defensive Player of the Year; Kevin Stefanski for Coach of the Year; Joe Flacco for Comeback Player of the Year and Jim Schwartz for Assistant Coach of the Year.
January 24, 2024 12:01 am
Trinity wrestling topped Waynesburg for the first time since 2006, concluding a perfect run through section matches. Canon-McMillan beat Peters Township, but won only seven bouts and will not make the team tournament, losing the tie-breakers to Peters and Baldwin. Ringgold secured a tournament berth for the first time since 2014 with its win over West Mifflin. Burgettstown, the defending 2A champion, remained unbeaten, dropping Bentworth to third place. McGuffey won it’s team tournament tune-up at West Greene. WPIAL Team Tournament brackets will be released Thursday afternoon. When that happens, we’ll post them here.
Wednesday–Wrestling
3A-6 Canon-McMillan 38, Peters Township 26 Watch Here
3A-5 Trinity 54, Waynesburg 18
3A-3 Ringgold 54, West Mifflin 12
2A-1 Burgettstown 46, Bentworth 23
2A-1 McGuffey 50, West Greene 12
2A-1 Beth-Center 40, Jeff-Morgan 26
2A-1 Fort Cherry 66, Wash High 6
Wednesday–Basketball
Girls 2A-2 Fort Cherry 74, Sto-Rox 24
Boys 3A-4 Waynesburg 50, McGuffey 46
Boys N/C Charleroi 50, Frazier 38
January 25, 2024 4:45 am
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. He leaves Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national championship since 1997. Harbaugh made the highly anticipated decision to go back to the NFL after a second interview and resume his chase for a Super Bowl that eluded him as a quarterback and coach. He will be the first former Chargers player to return to the team as head coach.
January 25, 2024 4:47 am
Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days. NHL players Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames and former NHL player Alex Formenton now with Swiss club Ambri-Piotta all have been granted leave in recent days. Police in London, Ontario, launched an investigation in 2022 after word emerged that Hockey Canada settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by several members of that team at a gala. The Globe & Mail reported Wednesday that five players from that team were asked to surrender to face charges of sexual assault.
January 23, 2024 12:01 am
Sarah Scott hit a put-back as the overtime buzzer sounded, lifting Lincoln Park to a win over Trinity and sole possession of first place in 5A Section 4. Trinity rebounded a missed free throw but couldn’t hold the ball, allowing the Leopards two chances late in the extra period. Lincoln Park has now won 16 straight while the Hillers have lost three in a row, all in overtime. Peters Township girls extended their season-opening win streak to 17 games.
In boys action, McGuffey snapped a two-game skid, rolling past Mount Pleasant. Wash High maintained its one-game lead in 3A Section 4 with an easy win at Charleroi. In 2A Section 4, Chartiers-Houston won for the third straight game, pushing Beth-Center 2.5 games out of the playoff picture. Fort Cherry stayed unbeaten in league play.
Tuesday–Girls Basketball
5A-4 Lincoln Park 61, Trinity 60 OT Watch Here
6A-2 Peters Township 51, Baldwin 41
N/C Southmoreland 41, Bentworth 37
N/C Carlynton at Ringgold PPD
Tuesday–Boys Basketball
3A-4 Wash High 68, Charleroi 34
3A-4 McGuffey 62, Mt. Pleasant 36
3A-4 Brownsville 51, Waynesburg 31
2A-4 Fort Cherry 77, Bentworth 51
2A-4 Burgettstown 56, Carmichaels 48
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 50, Beth-Center 35
N/C Jeff-Morgan 55, Avella 53
N/C Carrick 72, California 42
N/C Peters Township 89, Elizabeth-Forward 61
N/C West Mifflin 61, Ringgold 57
N/C Baldwin 57, Trinity 50
January 24, 2024 3:32 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Carlton Carrington scored 19 points and reserve Ishmael Leggett scored 14 points and Pittsburgh beat Georgia Tech 72-64. Jaland Lowe and reserve Guillermo Diaz Graham each scored 12 points for Pitt which showed no letdown after its 80-76 win against No. 7 Duke. Pitt has won three of its last five games. Before fouling out at the end, Diaz Graham buried a 3-pointer with 11:15 left ending a 43-all tie and the Panthers led for the remainder. Baye Ndongo scored 17 points for the Yellow Jackets.
January 24, 2024 3:35 am
Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team’s opening at first base. A person familiar with the move confirmed it to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Milwaukee won the NL Central last year with a 92-70 record before getting eliminated by Arizona in their Wild Card Series. The addition of Hoskins gives the Brewers another power bat for the middle of their lineup. They had Rowdy Tellez and Carlos Santana at first base in 2023, but they let go of Tellez after the season and he signed with Pittsburgh in December. Santana remains a free agent.
