December 4, 2023 4:56 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Deebo Samuel scored three TDs and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was checked for a concussion in the San Francisco 49ers’ 42-19 win over Philadelphia. The 49ers scored touchdowns on six straight possessions. The Eagles suffered a scare when Hurts jogged off the field in the fourth and went straight to the locker room. He was cleared to play and returned to action with about 10 minutes left.
December 4, 2023 4:41 am
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama are in the College Football Playoff. Florida State is not and is the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field in its 10-year history. The Seminoles lost star quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending injury two weeks ago. They continued to win but the committee passed them over. Michigan will face Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington will play Texas in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The winners will play for the national championship Jan. 8 in Houston.
December 4, 2023 4:40 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Now 78, Leyland received 15 of 16 votes by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. He becomes the 23rd manager in the hall. Former player and manager Lou Piniella fell one vote short and former player, broadcaster and executive Bill White was two shy. Leyland managed Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit from 1986 to 2013.
December 3, 2023 6:40 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is again top dog in the Southeastern Conference — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide ended Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory over the No. 1 Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Now the big question: Is Georgia’s bid for a third straight national title over? Iron Bowl hero Jalen Milroe threw a pair of touchdown passes and No. 8 Alabama’s defense dominated much of the way after giving up a score on Georgia’s opening possession. It was a compelling playoff statement for a Bama team that lost to Texas early in the season.
December 3, 2023 6:38 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Couturier scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. Tyson Foerster scored his fourth of the year in regulation and also continued a three-game point streak with an assist. Tippett scored his eighth and Scott Laughton scored a short-handed goal. Samuel Ersson made 29 saves for the Flyers. Guentzel scored twice in regulation and Kris Letang added his second for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots.
December 2, 2023 12:47 am
Matt Sieg ran for 125 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, leading Fort Cherry past Redbank Valley, 33-23. The win extends the Rangers best season ever and put Fort Cherry into the PIAA 1A championship game next Thursday against defending champion Steelton-Highspire. Shane Cornali’s punt return early in the fourth sparked the Fort Cherry rally from down 16-13 with 12 minutes to play.
Peters Township survived a bus flat tire, missed opportunities early, a blocked punt and a lost fumble to get by Cocalico, 14-9, improving to 15-0 on the season. The Indians clinched their first-ever trip to the state finals where they’ll take on Imhotep Charter. Peters Township missed possible touchdown passes on its first three possessions but took a 14-3 lead at the half, thanks to a pair of late touchdowns. Cocalico scored to open the second half, pulling within 14-9. Through the second half, the Indians struggled to get out of their own way, taking penalties, missing blocks & open receivers. Halfway through the fourth, a dropped snap led to a blocked punt but the PT defense kept Cocalico out of the endzone. That defense had to hold again following a fumble recovered by Cocalico inside the Peters 20-yard line with 100 seconds to play. Six plays later, the defense had done its job and the Indians exhaled, then celebrated. PIAA Football brackets
PIAA Football Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 1
1A Fort Cherry 33, Redbank Valley 23
1A Steelton-Highspire 48, South Williamsport 21
2A Westinghouse 28, Beaver Falls 8
2A Southern Columbia 39, Dunmore 7
3A Belle Vernon 42, Hickory 16
3A Northwestern Lehigh 33, Wyomissing 24
4A Aliquippa 52, Selinsgrove 32
4A Dallas 26, Bishop McDevitt 23, 2OT
5A Peters Township 14, Cocalico 9
5A Imhotep Charter 42, Strath Haven 14
Saturday, Dec. 2
6A North Allegheny 24, Harrisburg 12
6A St. Joseph’s Prep 49, Central Bucks South 0
December 2, 2023 3:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsubrgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says he will play this weekend against Arizona after being sidelined for more than a month. Sunday’s game against the visiting Cardinals would be his first action since suffering a hamstring injury against Jacksonville on Oct. 29. Fitzpatrick says the the lengthy recovery process can be “annoying.” But he added that he had to be patient in building back to full speed. Fitzpatrick has participated fully in practice all week.
December 2, 2023 3:34 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed catcher Ali Sánchez to a 1-year deal. The move gives Pittsburgh another player to throw in the mix behind the plate with Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis. The 26-year-old Sánchez spent all of last season with Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate in Reno. He hit .311 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 43 RBI in 67 games. Sánchez also threw out 22 base runners. Sánchez has appeared in seven major league games, five for the New York Mets in 2020 and two for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021. The Pirates also claimed right-handed pitcher Roddery Muñoz off waivers from Washington. Muñoz, 23, went a combined 4-6 with a 5.42 ERA in 34 total appearances at multiple levels of the minors in 2023.
November 30, 2023 12:01 am
Washington County has two teams in the PIAA Football playoffs for the first time, thanks to Fort Cherry & Peters Township winning their first-ever WPIAL titles and Peters Township’s quarterfinal win in their state playoff debut. In Friday’s semifinals, Fort Cherry faces District 9 champion Redbank Valley in the 1A bracket while Peters Township takes on District 3 champion Cocalico in the 5A tournament. Hear the two local games Friday night on-air and online. PIAA Football brackets
PIAA Football Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 1
1A Fort Cherry vs. 9-1 Redbank Valley, at Farrell HS, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2A 7-1 Beaver Falls vs. 8-1 Westinghouse, 7 pm at West Allegheny HS
3A 7-1 Belle Vernon vs. 10-1 Hickory., 7 pm at North Allegheny HS
4A 7-1 Aliquippa vs. 4-1 Selinsgrove, 7 pm at Central Cambria HS
5A 7-1 Peters Township vs. 3-1 Cocalico, Mansion Park, Altoona, 6:30 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
Saturday, Dec. 2
6A 7-1 North Allegheny vs. 3-1 Harrisburg, 1 pm at Mansion Park, Altoona
December 1, 2023 3:44 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night. Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left. Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Penguins, who also got goals from Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor. Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists to tie his career high with an eight-game points streak. He finished with a team-record 28 points (in 14 games) for the month of November.
