January 9, 2024 4:43 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in a scrappy contest on Monday night. Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for Pittsburgh. Alex Nedeljkovic made 36 saves for the Penguins. Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers, who have lost seven of nine. Carter Hart made 36 stops.
January 9, 2024 4:44 am
Tiger Woods is no longer a Nike athlete after 27 years, ending a partnership between the swoosh and golf’s biggest star and raising questions about the future of both in the sport. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports, confirmed the end of the deal that began in 1996. Nike also posted to social media, saying in a photo, “It was a hell of a round, Tiger.”
January 8, 2024 4:45 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Left for dead in mid-December, the Pittsburgh Steelers are heading back to the playoffs anyway. Pittsburgh clinched a wild-card spot when Tennessee upset Jacksonville, giving the Steelers a playoff berth that seemed unlikely following a three-game skid that included losses to lowly Arizona and New England. Pittsburgh bounced back to finish the season with a three-game winning streak, culminating in a victory over rival Baltimore in Week 18. The Steelers will play at AFC East champion Buffalo in the wild-card round Sunday at 1 p.m.
January 8, 2024 4:47 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Dawson Knox midway through the fourth quarter, and the Buffalo Bills won their fourth straight AFC East title, rallying past the Miami Dolphins 21-14. Allen made things difficult for the Bills with three turnovers in Miami territory, but he came through at the end to help Buffalo earn the No. 2 seed in the conference. The Bills will host seventh-seeded Pittsburgh in the wild-card round on Sunday. Buffalo went 6-1 down the stretch. Miami fell to the sixth seed and will play at AFC West champion Kansas City on Saturday night.
January 8, 2024 4:46 am
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles finished the season on a 1-5 freefall following a 27-10 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday night. The Eagles earned the No. 5 seed and will open the NFC playoffs next Monday night at Tampa Bay. Injured starters DeVonta Smith, Darius Slay and D’Andre Swift were unable to play for the Eagles. Fletcher Cox also sat out. Wide receiver A.J. Brown left the game with a knee injury. Jalen Hurts hurt his middle finger on his passing hand and was eventually pulled with the game out of reach.
January 8, 2024 4:48 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Arthur Smith has been fired by the Atlanta Falcons after completing his third straight losing season. Smith inherited a rebuilding project in his first NFL head coaching job and failed to lift the Falcons from their playoff drought. The 41-year-old son of FedEx founder Fred Smith went 7-10 in each of his three seasons. Atlanta closed the season with an ugly 48-17 loss at New Orleans, its second consecutive lopsided defeat. That sealed Smith’s fate. He was hired by the Falcons in 2021 after a decade-long stint as an assistant with the Tennessee Titans in which he moved up to offensive coordinator.
January 8, 2024 4:50 am
HOUSTON (AP) — No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington playing for the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night is just about the perfect way to close the 2023 season. The matchup of unbeatens hits all the major themes of the past five months from conference realignment to the transfer portal — with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh as the main character. Michael Penix Jr., the sixth-year quarterback who revived his career by transferring to Washington, and the Huskies will try to deliver the Pac-12 its first championship since 2004 in their last football game before joining Michigan in the Big Ten.
January 7, 2024 7:47 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mason Rudolph threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter, and the Pittsburgh Steelers took a step toward the postseason with a 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Rudolph led Pittsburgh to three straight wins to close the season, and now the Steelers wait. They would make the playoffs Sunday if Buffalo loses to Miami or Jacksonville loses to Tennessee. There was some bad news for the Steelers. The Ravens have already locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and held Lamar Jackson out of this game. (Photo: AP)
January 7, 2024 8:05 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zemgus Girgensons jammed a loose puck by Tristan Jarry late in the third period and Rasmus Dahlin added an empty netter to lift the Buffalo Sabres past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 40 shots for Buffalo as he continues to bounce back from a rough December. Pittsburgh had tied the game earlier in the third period on Rickard Rakell’s goal. Alex Tuch gave the Sabres an early lead with his 10th goal of the season and the team earned its third victory in four games. Jarry made 29 saves for the Penguins.
January 6, 2024 12:01 am
Burgettstown won its second-straight TriCADA Wrestling Tournament championship, led by individual champions Parker Sentipal and Rudy Brown. Sentipal’s title is his third straight. The Blue Devils (180 points) had two runners-up and four other medalists. Peters Township (156.5) was second, followed by Bentworth (143) , Trinity (139) and Ringgold (136.5). Canon-McMillan, Waynesburg, McGuffey, South Fayette and Jeff-Morgan round out the top ten teams.
Bentworth’s Chris Vargo, one of three champions, was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler, defeating Canon-Mac’s Andrew Binni in the 127-pound title match, 5-4 in overtime. Owen Ivcic and Vitali Daniels also won titles for Bentworth.
Canon-McMillan won two of its four championship matches, Collier Hartman and Geno Calgaro each won their first TriCADA titles.
Chase Frameli, Jeff-Morgan, won his third title while Trinity’s Blake Reihner picked up his second championship.
TriCADA Championships
107 Nicholas McGarrity, Peters Township tech. fall Noah Collins, West Greene, 16-1, 3:54
114 Brock Dennison, South Fayette fall Floyd Huff, Waynesburg, 5:42
121 Collier Hartman, Canon-McMillan dec. Dom Canali, Trinity, 6-5
127 Chris Vargo, Bentworth dec. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, 5-4 OT 2:00
133 Parker Sentipal, Burgettstown maj. dec. Vincent Binni, Canon-McMillan, 8-0
139 Blake Reihner, Trinity maj. dec. Gavin Suica, Burgettstown 9-1
145 Owen Ivcic, Bentworth dec. TJ Allison, Trinity, 2-1 OT 2:00
152 Rudy Brown, Burgettstown, dec. Chris Cibrone, Peters Township, 9-3
160 Chase Frameli, Jeff-Morgan dec. Brock Evans, Trinity, 7-1
172 Braedon Welsh, Fort Cherry fall Reid Teagarden, McGuffey, 0:53
189 Vitali Daniels, Bentworth tech. fall Anthony Salvini, Fort Cherry, 15-0, 4:46
215 Geno Calgaro, Canon-McMillan dec. Jake Conroy, Ringgold, 6-3
285 Roan Tustin, Waynesburg dec. Joey Baronick, Burgettstown, 3-1
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