September 1, 2024 8:37 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter and eighth-ranked Penn State beat West Virginia 34-12. The season opener was delayed for more than two hours at halftime by lightning. Nick Singleton rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown for the Nittany Lions. Allar and Singleton were able to generate the explosive plays that were lacking from Penn State’s offense in big games late last season and led to a change in offensive coordinators. Allar’s touchdown tosses covered 50, 20 and 18 yards. West Virginia has lost four straight season openers for the first time in school history.
September 1, 2024 7:26 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL Central leading Cleveland Guardians 3-0. Luis Ortiz pitched six innings of one-hit ball in his first win since July 20. The right-hander struck out five and walked three, helping Pittsburgh stop a four-game slide. The Guardians, who own the best home record in the AL at 42-25, maintained a 2 1/2-game lead in the division over Kansas City. They were shut out for the 14th time this season, matching the most in the majors.
September 1, 2024 7:42 am
(WPXI) – The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has increased in value. According to Forbes’ annual deep-dive into NFL franchise valuations, which dropped early Thursday morning, the Steelers are worth $5.3 billion, a 15% increase compared to last year’s list. Despite the double-digit increase in valuation, the Steelers only managed to climb one spot on the list, from No. 18 to No. 17.
August 31, 2024 3:01 am
Week 1 of the High School Football season is in the books. Trinity rolled over McGuffey, scoring 21 points in each of the first two quarters. Wash High couldn’t stop Steel Valley’s Donald Barksdale who ran for 342 yards and four touchdowns. Canon-McMillan fumbled at least eight times in a home loss to Upper St. Clair. Ringgold’s attempt to break the WPIAL’s longest losing streak came up short on an overtime two-point conversion play at Indiana. Chartiers-Houston picked up the first win in the head coaching tenure of Dan Lis, blowing out Springdale. Fort Cherry & Peters Township, returning WPIAL champions, both rolled to convincing wins.
Week 1 scores:
Trinity 49, McGuffey 6
Steel Valley 28, Wash High 8
Upper St. Clair 41, Canon-McMillan 6
Peters Township 42, McKeesport 7
Indiana 14, Ringgold 13 OT
Yough 21, Charleroi 9
Jeff-Morgan 34, Waynesburg 28
Carlynton 21, Avella 0
Burgettstown 11, Bentworth 6
Leechburg 42, Beth-Center 8
Cornell 27, California 3
Chartiers-Houston 52, Springdale 0
Fort Cherry 41, OLSH 14
Frazier 36, Mapletown 0
Monessen 62, West Greene 6
Carmichaels at Sto-Rox was suspended after three quarters, tied 8-8. Will not be completed.
August 31, 2024 3:11 am
(WPXI) Despite a huge fifth inning to erase an early deficit, the Pittsburgh Pirates came out on the losing end, falling 10-8 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Friday night. Bailey Falter immediately found himself in trouble in the bottom of the first after a leadoff double and a walk. After retiring the next two batters, Josh Naylor brought home both runners with a double.The Guardians (77-58) extended their lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning on an Austin Hedges squeeze and a Steven Kwan two-out single. The Pirates (62-72) responded by sending 10 men to the plate in a six-run top of the fifth. Oneil Cruz got the Pirates on the board with a two-run single to right. Andrew McCutchen, fresh off the injured list, followed with a two-run double to deep center to even the score at 4-all.
August 30, 2024 8:56 am
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been killed when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. He was 31. New Jersey State Police confirmed Gaudreau and brother Matthew were hit by a driver of a car on Thursday night in Salem County, not far from their native Carneys Point. Officials said the driver was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol and charged with two counts of death by auto.
August 30, 2024 4:43 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Aiyuk’s long contract dispute with San Francisco came to an end Thursday when he agreed on a four-year contract to stay with the 49ers. A person familiar with the deal says the sides came to the agreement after Aiyuk missed his second straight practice despite being cleared by team doctors to participate. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. NFL Network first reported the agreement that will pay Aiyuk $120 million over four years with $76 million in guarantees.
August 30, 2024 4:44 am
Stephen Curry has signed a one-year extension with the Golden State Warriors for the 2026-27 season, one in which the NBA’s all-time 3-point leader and Olympic gold medalist will earn nearly $63 million. The team announced the signing. ESPN first reported the agreement was in place, and Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, later confirmed it to The Associated Press. Curry is now guaranteed about $178 million for the next three seasons; about $55.8 million for this season, about $59.6 million for 2025-26 and now about $62.6 million — the most the Warriors could offer by league rule — for 2026-27.
August 29, 2024 2:08 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Bethancourt drove in seven runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth, as the Chicago Cubs rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10. The Cubs trailed by seven through six innings before taking advantage of another shaky performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen to complete the three-game sweep. Bethancourt hit a two-run homer in the seventh to start the rally. The catcher added a two-run double in the eighth and laced a sharp bases-loaded single to left against Pirates closer David Bednar to finish the comeback. Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes struck out six in five innings and was in line for his ninth victory before the Cubs rallied.
August 29, 2024 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let Russell Wilson cook. Coach Mike Tomlin has selected the nine-time Pro Bowler as the starting quarterback heading into Week 1. The move ended a largely perfunctory quarterback competition with Justin Fields in which the 35-year-old Wilson held the “pole position” as Tomlin put it for months and did little to cede ground. Wilson is the fourth different quarterback to start Week 1 for the Steelers in the past four years.
