September 18, 2023 4:56 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Delay hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep. Delay turned on a curveball from Carlos Rodon and sent a bouncer that nicked the outside of third base and rolled into left field, allowing Jared Triolo to score from second. Miguel Andujar hit a solo home run for Pittsburgh against his former team. Anthony Volpe hit his 21st homer for the Yankees. New York starter Carlos Rodón allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings and recorded his 1,000th career strikeout when he fanned Ke’Bryan Hayes in the fourth inning. Rodón struck out a season-high 10.
September 18, 2023 4:51 am
Mike Babcock has resigned as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after just two months on the job following revelations that he asked players to show him photos on their phones. The team announced Babcock’s abrupt departure Sunday in the aftermath of an investigation by the NHL Players’ Association into his conduct. Former NHL player Paul Bissonnette reported on his podcast Tuesday that Babcock was asking players to show him photos and projecting them for others to see in an invasion of privacy. Babcock and captain Boone Jenner said it was just a way of the new coach getting to know players. Still, Babcock said continuing as the Blue Jackets coach was “going to be too much of a distraction.” Pascal Vincent has been named his replacement.
September 17, 2023 1:32 am
Zach Cernuto scored on three of Washington & Jefferson’s first four possessions, leading the Presidents to a 48-3 win over Westminster. The junior running back tallied a pair of one-yard power runs around a five-yard TD catch from Jacob Pugh. The W&J quarterback added a seven-yard scoring pass to Raymond Holmes in the second half, part of a 14-for-22, 240 yard afternoon. The junior has now thrown for 830 yards and 10 touchdown passes on the season without an interception. Not to be outdone by the offense, W&J’s defense recovered a fumble and snagged two interceptions to stay unbeaten in the league. The blowout snapped a run of eight straight games between the two decided by a touchdown or less. Owen Petrisek was the game’s leading rusher, picking up 88 yards on six second-half carries, scoring twice. Tanner Volpatti scored the other W&J touchdown, part of his 17 carry, 65 yard performance. W&J hosts Thiel next Saturday.
PAC Scores, Week 3
Wash/Jeff 48, Westminster 3
Carnegie-Mellon 41, Waynesburg 10
St. Vincent 23, Allegheny 19
Thiel 22, Bethany 14
Grove City 27, Case-Western Reserve 24 (OT)
September 17, 2023 7:51 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — CJ Donaldson rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown before getting hurt as West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 17-6 in the ‘Backyard Brawl.’ The Mountaineers scored 10 points off of two Pittsburgh interceptions. Donaldson was hurt in the fourth quarter and West Virginia quarterback Garrett Greene was injured in the first quarter. Neither returned to the game. Nicco Marchiol came on for Greene to throw a short touchdown pass for the Mountaineers. Pittsburgh settled for two short first-half field goals after reaching the West Virginia 20. The Panthers were held to their fewest points in the series since a 34-0 loss in 1996.
September 17, 2023 7:52 am
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five Illinois turnovers to beat the Illini 30-13. The Nittany Lions overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense. The second-year quarterback connected on 78% of his passes in his first two games. Luke Altmyer was intercepted four times before he was benched, and running back Josh McCray lost a fumble for Illinois, which has lost two straight.
September 17, 2023 7:54 am
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns top wide receiver Amari Cooper injured his groin late in Saturday’s practice and is questionable for Monday night’s game at Pittsburgh. Coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t have much information on Cooper, who underwent surgery to repair a core muscle injury during the offseason. Cooper was on the field during the portion of practice open to the media. Cooper led the Browns with 78 catches for 1,160 yards and nine touchdowns last season, his first in Cleveland. He spent four seasons with Dallas and four with the Raiders before coming to the Browns in a trade.
September 17, 2023 7:55 am
September 16, 2023 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres scored when a potential game-ending double play turned into a game-turning error as the New York Yankees rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. The Yankees trailed by two in the ninth before taking advantage of some shaky pitching by Colin Holderman (0-3) and some sloppy defense by the Pirates. Pittsburgh second baseman Ji Hwan Bae’s throwing error allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to score in the ninth. Judge had three hits for the Yankees, who have won four of five. Every member of the Pirates and several Yankees wore No. 21 to honor Pittsburgh Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente.
September 16, 2023 12:01 am
McGuffey rolled up 378 yards on the ground with five different players scoring, leading the Highlanders in their Century Conference opener. Connor Crowe had 10 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Shane Cornali caught a 41-yard TD pass from Matt Sieg in the first minute, all the points Fort Cherry needed to improve to 4-0, opening Black Hills Conference play. Sieg followed with a punt return TD and an 83-yard rushing score. Jonah Williamson threw for three touchdowns, ran for three more, including the game-winner late as Trinity picked up a crucial Big Seven victory. Beth-Center won for the first time this season. Bentworth picked up a second straight victory AT Monessen. Wash High improved to 4-0 with an impressive non-conference win. Here’s this week’s scores for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 35, South Fayette 0
4A Big Seven
Trinity 41, Connellsville 40
2A Century
McGuffey 43, Brentwood 18
Sto-Rox 24, Charleroi 8
Waynesburg 12, Keystone Oaks 0
1A Black Hills
Cornell 41, Avella 0
Ft. Cherry 51, Chartiers-Houston 0
Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 (Saturday)
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth 28, Monessen 0
Beth-Center 20, Mapletown 6
California 48, Jeff-Morgan 21
West Greene 47, Carmichaels 14
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan 28, Bethel Park 8
West Mifflin 48, Ringgold 0
Wash High 31, Greensburg Central Catholic 7
September 15, 2023 12:01 am
Conference openers dominate the schedule across the WPIAL this weekend, including a pair of games on-air and online. Century Conference action gets started as McGuffey visits Brentwood as the Highlanders make their second appearance on WJPA-FM this season. Black Hills Conference play gets underway in Meadowlands as Chartiers-Houston hosts Fort Cherry, both teams making their radio debut on WJPA-AM. Airtime is 6:30 pm for both with kickoff set for 7 pm. Here’s this week’s schedule for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township at South Fayette
4A Big Seven
Trinity at Connellsville
2A Century
McGuffey at Brentwood, 6:30 pm WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
Charleroi at Sto-Rox
Keystone Oaks at Waynesburg
1A Black Hills
Avella at Cornell
Ft. Cherry at Chartiers-Houston, 6:30 pm WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth at Monessen
Beth-Center at Mapletown
California at Jeff-Morgan
Carmichaels at West Greene
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park
Ringgold at West Mifflin
Wash High at Greensburg Central Catholic
