May 19, 2023 3:44 pm
(AP) – NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown has died at the age of 87. Brown shattered records during a relatively short NFL career, leading the Cleveland Browns to their last championship in 1964 — and retired in his prime to become an actor. Brown appeared in more than 30 films, including “The Dirty Dozen” and “Any Given Sunday.” Brown was also a prominent leader in the Black power movement of the 1960s and dedicated much of his life to social causes.
May 19, 2023 2:57 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a three-year contract. Trubisky was about to enter the second season of a two-year deal he signed with Pittsburgh last spring. The agreement gives the Steelers some salary cap relief and some stability behind starter Kenny Pickett as they head into the 2023 season. Trubisky began 2022 as the starter in Pittsburgh before being replaced by Pickett at halftime of what became a loss to the New York Jets in Week 4.
May 19, 2023 4:11 am
Thursday was the busiest day of the baseball/softball playoffs for area teams. Chartiers-Houston, Carmichaels and Waynesburg won softball quarterfinals. Burgettstown, Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan and West Greene were eliminated in the softball brackets. On the baseball side, Carmichaels advanced while Avella, Bentworth, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Ft. Cherry and Waynesburg have been eliminated. There are no games on Friday’s schedule. Click for WPIAL Softball WPIAL Baseball
Thursday, May 18–Softball Quarterfinals
SB 1A #4 Chartiers-Houston 11, #5 West Greene 3
SB 1A #3 Frazier 12, #6 Jeff-Morgan 2
SB 1A #2 Carmichaels 13, #7 Leechburg 3
SB 2A #5 Greensburg Central Catholic, 4, #4 Charleroi 3
SB 2A #1 Neshannock 10, #8 Burgettstown 0
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg 3, #11 Ligonier Valley 2
Baseball First Round
BB 1A #9 Sewickley Academy 13, #8 Ft. Cherry 6
BB 1A #7 Rochester 6, #10 Avella 4
BB 1A #5 Carmichaels 11, #12 Cornell 0
BB 2A #10 Riverview 7, #7 Charleroi 2
BB 2A #5 South Side 8, #12 Bentworth 3
BB 2A #11 Ligonier Valley 9, #6 Chartiers-Houston 8
BB 3A #4 East Allegheny 6, #13 Waynesburg 0
May 19, 2023 3:45 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to lift the Florida Panthers past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 early Friday to open their Eastern Conference final series. Tkachuck took a feed from Sam Bennett after Florida had won a battle for the puck as Carolina tried to clear the puck. He then whipped a shot from the right circle past Andersen with 12.7 seconds left for the winner. It marked the longest game in either franchise’s history, as well as the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
May 19, 2023 3:46 am
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Lakers for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Nikola Jokic had another triple-double for the Nuggets, who have never been this close to reaching the NBA Finals before. Game 3 is Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena, where LeBron James and the Lakers are 8-0 in the playoffs. The Nuggets have lost to the Lakers all three times they’ve advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 1985, 2009 and 2020 in the NBA bubble.
May 18, 2023 3:52 am
DETROIT (AP) — Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. A trio of relievers completed the shutout as Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs.
May 17, 2023 6:05 pm
DETROIT (AP) — Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. A trio of relievers completed the shutout as Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs.
May 16, 2023 3:52 am
DETROIT (AP) — Michael Lorenzen had a season-high seven strikeouts in six innings, Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Tuesday night. Lorenzen (2-2) gave up five hits and two walks and has allowed just two runs in his last three starts. Will Vest worked two scoreless innings, with three strikeouts, and Jose Cisnero pitched the ninth. Torkelson scored and knocked in another run. Riley Greene had three hits. Shut out for the second time in three games, Pittsburgh has lost 12 of 14 games while scoring just 22 runs. Luis Ortiz (0-2) allowed four runs, three earned, and seven hits in three-plus innings.
May 17, 2023 12:01 am
Trinity’s Amber Morgan homered early and the Hillers rolled past Norwin and into the 5A softball semifinals. Canon-McMillan fell behind early, rallied to within a run but fell in the 6A quarterfinals. On the baseball diamonds, Peters Township scored four times in the bottom of the seventh including the game-winner on Vinny Sarcone’s single to eliminate defending champion West Allegheny. Trinity got a pair of home runs from Matthew Robaugh but it wasn’t enough as the Hillers were eliminated. Ringgold’s baseball season ended as well with the Rams’ first-round loss. Washington County has nine baseball and four softball teams alive. Eight of those 11 teams play in games Thursday, four of those will be on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! Greene County’s six teams (2 baseball, 4 softball) are all in action on Thursday. Click for WPIAL Softball WPIAL Baseball
Wednesday, May 17(Softball Quarterfinals, Baseball First Round)
SB 6A #3 Norwin 8, #6 Canon-McMillan 7
SB 5A #3 Trinity 13, #6 Latrobe 3 (6 inn.)
BB 4A #9 Hampton 9, #8 Ringgold 0
BB 5A #4 Plum 6, #13 Trinity 3
BB 5A #6 Peters Township 5, #11 West Allegheny 4
Thursday, May 18 (Softball Quarterfinals, Baseball First Round)
SB 1A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #5 West Greene, 11:50 am at Peterswood Park #2 WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
BB 2A #12 Bentworth vs. #5 South Side, 1:50 pm at Burkett Complex WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
BB 1A #8 Ft. Cherry vs. #9 Sewickley Academy, 3:50 pm at Peterswood Park WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
BB 1A #10 Avella vs. #7 Rochester, 6:20 pm at Burkett Complex WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
SB 1A #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #3 Frazier, 12 noon at Peterswood Park #1
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, 2 pm at West Mifflin
SB 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. #7 Leechburg, 3 pm at Gateway
BB 2A #7 Charleroi vs. #10 Riverview, 4 pm at Gateway
BB 3A #13 Waynesburg vs. #4 East Allegheny, 4 pm at Boyce Mayview Park
SB 2A #4 Charleroi vs. #5 Greensburg Central Catholic, 5 pm at Norwin
SB 2A #8 Burgettstown vs. #1 Neshannock, 5 pm at North Allegheny
BB 2A #6 Chartiers-Houston vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, 6:30 pm at Gateway
BB 1A #5 Carmichaels vs. #12 Cornell, 6:30 pm at Peterswood Park
May 16, 2023 12:01 am
The WPIAL Softball championship tournaments continued Tuesday with first-round games in 1A, 2A & 3A. Burgettstown & Charleroi picked up wins to advance to the quarterfinals. Bentworth & Ft. Cherry both suffered run-rule losses to end their seasons. McGuffey was eliminated from the 3A bracket. Greene County’s three softball teams in action won to advance. The brackets include 11 Washington County baseball and now five softball teams. Greene County has six teams in the playoffs, two in baseball and four softball. We’ll have as many games as possible on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! Click for WPIAL Softball WPIAL Baseball
First Round (winners advance to quarterfinals Thursday)
SB 2A #8 Burgettstown 8, #9 Apollo-Ridge 1
SB 2A #4 Charleroi 6, #13 Steel Valley 5
SB 2A #5 Greens. Central Catholic 10, #12 Bentworth 0
SB 2A #7 Riverside 14, #10 Fort Cherry 0, 5 inn.
SB 3A #2 Southmoreland 3, #15 McGuffey 1
SB 1A #6 Jeff-Morgan 7, #11 Northgate 4
SB 1A #5 West Greene 16, #12 Monessen 1
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg 5, #14 Valley 1
