September 11, 2023 4:40 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 as Matt Olson went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Atlanta (93-49) reached the postseason for the sixth straight year, the second-longest streak in franchise history. The Braves won 11 straight NL East titles from 1995-2005. Entering Sunday, the Braves held a 14-game lead over second-place Philadelphia in the NL East.
September 11, 2023 4:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won the U.S. Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by using every ounce of his energy and some serve-and-volley guile to get past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic is a 36-year-old from Serbia whose triumph Sunday makes him the oldest man to win the U.S. Open in the professional era. He also moved one major singles title in front of Serena Williams to become the first player to win 24 entirely as a pro. Only Margaret Court also collected a total of 24, but 13 of those came before professionals were admitted to the Slam events. Medvedev had beaten Djokovic in the 2021 U.S. Open final, and Djokovic was unable to travel to New York last year because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19.
September 10, 2023 1:15 am
Jacob Pugh hit 15-of-19 passes for 296 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as Washington & Jefferson easily downed Bethany, 42-7. Pugh connected with John Peduzzi for a pair of first half touchdowns (62 & 24 yards), Anthony Rosati for one in each half (32 & 25 yards) and Kobe De Rose once (12 yards) before intermission. The Presidents (2-0) were forced to punt on their opening possession of the game, then scored on five straight to build a 35-7 lead at the break. Bethany (0-1) drove 80 yards on eight plays, Kayrus Sam passing 12 yards to Tre Dean for the Bisons’ only score. Sam was 17-for-24 for 196 yards and no interceptions. W&J crafted a 70-yard scoring drive to open the second half, the only points in the final 30 minutes. Wash/Jeff rolled up 519 yards and 23 first downs. Bethany managed 318 yards (242 passing) and 13 first downs. Each team had one fumble lost.
Presidents Athletic Conference scores
Wash & Jeff 42, Bethany 7
Carnegie-Mellon 38, St. Vincent 0
Grove City 43, Waynesburg 27
Geneva 27, Allegheny 21
Westminster 28, Thiel 7
Case Western Reserve bye
September 10, 2023 7:37 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Corey Kiner ran for 153 yards and a touchdown and Cincinnati fended off a late rally to edge Pittsburgh 27-21. Emory Jones passed for a pair of scores for the Bearcats (2-0), who flirted with letting a 20-point second-half lead get away before turning away the Panthers (1-1) in the renewal of the River City Rivalry. Phil Jurkovec threw for three touchdowns for Pitt, including a pair in the fourth quarter to get the Panthers within six. He was sacked on fourth-down with just over 4 minutes remaining as the Bearcats held on.
September 10, 2023 7:36 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Hudson Clement caught three of Garrett Greene’s four touchdown passes in his first college game, leading West Virginia to a 56-17 win over Duquesne. West Virginia withstood a long weather delay and its own early mistakes. The Mountaineers bounced back from a blowout loss at Penn State a week ago. Clements caught scoring passes of 14, 70 and 46 yards. He finished with five catches for 177 yards. Greene threw for a career-high 240 yards in one half of action. The game was delayed nearly two hours in the second quarter due to storms in the area.
September 10, 2023 7:38 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nick Singleton ran for three touchdowns and No. 7 Penn State’s defense was nearly perfect as the Nittany Lions defeated Delaware 63-7 on Saturday. Kaytron Allen ran for 103 yards with a score while quarterbacks Drew Allar and Beau Pribula added second-half rushing touchdowns for the Nittany Lions who dominated their FCS counterparts. Penn State (2-0) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions. The Blue Hens are 1-1.
September 10, 2023 7:36 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Bryan Reynolds had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Atlanta 8-4 to prevent the Braves from becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth Saturday night. The Pirates took the lead by scoring three runs in the fifth. Endy Rodriguez delivered an RBI single off Michael Tonkin for a 4-3 lead. Jack Suwinski and Ji Hwan Bae also had run-scoring singles in the inning. Bae scored from first on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ double in the third. Atlanta’s Matt Olson hit his major league-leading 48th homer, his fifth in the last six games.
September 9, 2023 4:01 am
Canon-McMillan took control early and cruised to an important Class 6A win over Seneca Valley. The Big Macs are now 1-1 in the five-team league and hold the tie-breaker over the Raiders. Peters Township blew up a close game at the half and improved to 3-0 with a road win at Trinity. Avella snapped Mapletown’s 12-game regular season winning streak. Ringgold’s struggles continue as the Rams lost for the 18th straight time. Wash High easily handled Serra Catholic and may take over the top spot in the area Class 2A rankings with Steel Valley’s loss to Seton-La Salle. Waynesburg won for the third straight game after losing 13 in a row to end last season. The Raiders were the only Greene County winner Friday night.
Class 6A Tri-County Five
Canon-McMillan 38, Seneca Valley 0
Non-Conference
Avella 14, Mapletown 7
Leechburg 28, Bentworth 21
Fort Cherry 49, Beth-Center 6
South Side 41, Burgettstown 7
Waynesburg 27, California 9
Yough 20, Charleroi 14
Carmichaels 27, Chartiers-Houston 7
Mount Pleasant 26, McGuffey 21
Peters Township 34, Trinity 7
West Allegheny 48, Ringgold 6
Wash High 40, Serra Catholic 15
Jeannette 31, Jeff-Morgan 20
Greensburg Central Catholic 48, West Greene 30
September 9, 2023 3:52 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the seventh time in 11 games, Eddie Rosario went deep and drove in three runs and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Friday night. The Braves (92-48) have won two straight following a three-game skid. Acuña homered in the fourth, driving his 35th 455 feet to center to make it 5-0. Rosario followed four batters later with his 21stl, a two-run shot to right for a 7-0 lead. Acuña, who tacked on an RBI single in the fifth, is bidding to become the first player in major league history with a 40-homer, 60-stolen base season. He has swiped a majors-high 63 bases.
September 9, 2023 4:09 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin has come to appreciate the new normal in his life as he prepares to make his comeback to football complete in Buffalo’s season-opener at the New York Jets on Monday night. His passion to play again following a near-death experience on the field in Cincinnati will now be forever shared with a desire to give back. Both were evident this week when Hamlin hosted a charitable event for Buffalo-area children while appreciating his achievement of making the Bills’ 53-player roster. The game on Monday night comes eight months after he collapsed and had to be resuscitated on the field.
