February 10, 2023 2:40 am
PHOENIX (AP) — Six-time All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas and lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try. Thomas and Revis join a new class of Hall of Famers that also includes return finalists DeMarcus Ware, Zach Thomas and Ronde Barber. Senior candidates Joe Klecko, Chuck Howley and Ken Riley, along with coaching candidate Don Coryell were also voted into the Hall and will be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.
February 9, 2023 3:46 am
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes says he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff.
February 9, 2023 3:47 am
PHOENIX (AP) – The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal.
February 8, 2023 3:47 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kris Letang scored 3:36 into overtime to cap a frantic rally as the Pittsburgh Penguins stunned the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. The Avalanche controlled long stretches of regulation before Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust tied it with 3:38 remaining in the third period forced overtime. Casey DeSmith made 41 saves for the Penguins, single-handedly keeping his team in it for the first two periods as Colorado dominated. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 14th goal of the season for the Avalanche. Pavel Francouz stopped 36 shots but couldn’t get a handle on a shot that became Letang’s fifth goal of the season.
February 8, 2023 3:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Nike Sibande scored 15 points off the bench, nine Pittsburgh players entered the scoring column and the Panthers demolished Louisville 91-57 on Tuesday night and moved into a first-place tie with Clemson in the ACC. El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.
February 8, 2023 3:48 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record in an arena filled with stars and rocked by eager fans anticipating a crowning moment in his 20-year career. James chased the 36 points necessary to surpass Abdul-Jabbar with determination, scoring 20 in the first half. The fans roared with every point while he inched toward the mark held since April 1984 by Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Lakers’ bench. James’ mother, wife and three children also watched from courtside amid the thousands who rose in waves of anticipation nearly every time James touched the ball.
February 7, 2023 3:46 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have hired Brian Flores as their defensive coordinator. The Vikings are trying to revive a once-dominant unit that ranked among the NFL’s worst last season. Flores was a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach this season for Pittsburgh. He spent three years as head coach in Miami prior to that. Flores, who is Black, was fired by the Dolphins. He then filed a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by the team and the NFL. Flores was an assistant for eight seasons for New England’s defense before he went to Miami.
February 7, 2023 3:43 am
UNDATED (AP) – Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. The new poll out Monday also saw Marquette push into the top 10 and North Carolina State make its first poll appearance in four years. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes. Marquette is in the top 10 for the first time since 2019. That also was the last time N.C. State was ranked before checking in at No. 22.
February 7, 2023 3:45 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Justin Rose is a PGA Tour winner again after four years. Rose made short work on a short Monday with three birdies in four holes. That sent him to a 66 and a three-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rose had not won since Torrey Pines four years ago. Now he’s headed to the Masters again. The tournament was delayed to a Monday finish because of high wind on Saturday. Rose benefited from that stoppage of play. And he was helped by hardly any wind over the final nine holes he played Monday. Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu finished second.
February 5, 2023 1:24 am
Canon-McMillan topped three-time defending WPIAL 3A champion Waynesburg, 29-28, on criteria Saturday afternoon to win the school’s 22 team title. The teams tied 28-all but the Big Macs claimed the title having won seven matches to the Raiders six. Both teams qualified for the PIAA team tournament beginning Thursday evening at Hershey’s Giant Center. Hempfield edged Connellsville for third place.
Burgettstown never trailed in the title match, beating Burrell, 31-28, to win its third WPIAL wrestling title, the first since 1974. The teams matched each other through eight bouts before the Blue Devils won three of the final five bouts to clinch the match. Both teams will open PIAA team tournament action Thursday afternoon. Defending champion Quaker Valley easily downed Frazier to take third place. PIAA Brackets Class 2A Class 3A
Class 3A
Semifinals
Waynesburg 45, Connellsville 25
Canon-McMillan 37, Hempfield 36
Finals
Canon-McMillan 29, Waynesburg 28, Criteria D (most wins)
Third Place
Hempfield 32, Connellsville 31
Class 2A
Semifinals
Burgettstown 49, Frazier 24
Burrell 31, Quaker Valley 30
Finals
Burgettstown 31, Burrell 24
Third Place
Quaker Valley 46, Frazier 27
Class 3A Final
Canon-McMillan 29, Waynesburg 28 (Criteria D–most wins)
107 Collier Hartman (C-M) Fall Floyd Huff (Way), 2:47
114 Ky Szewczyk (Way) DEC Tanner Mizenko (C-M), 4-2
121 Brandon Dami (C-M) MajDec Albert Medlen (Way), 14-1
127 Ryder Joseph (C-M) Fall Luke Rush (Way), 3:25
133 Andrew Binni (C-M) DEC Joseph Simon (Way), 4-2
139 Josiah Gardner (C-M) DEC Daniel Huffman (Way), 15-11
145 Mac Church (Way) FORFEIT
152 Brock Evans (Way) MajDec Giuseppe Juliani (C-M), 17-8
160 Nate Jones (Way) FORFEIT
**-172 Rocco Welsh (Way) DEC Matthew Furman (C-M), 14-8
189 Gabriel Stafford (C-M) DEC Roan Tustin (Way), 10-5
215 Geno Calgaro (C-M) DEC Brody Evans (Way), 9-4
285 Eli Makel (Way) F Noah Livesay (C-M), 0:22
Class 2A Final
Burgettstown 31, Burrell 24
107 Cameron Baker (Burr) Fall Darius Simmons (Burg), 0:20
114 Parker Sentipal (Burg) MajDec Julian Bertucci (Burr), 9-0
121 Jacob Stewart (Burr) MajDec Daniel Smith (Burr), 11-2
127 Dylan Slovic (Burg) DEC Calio Zanella (Burr), 5-0
133 Cooper Hornack (Burr) DEC Gaven Suica, 5-0
139 Joey Sentipal (Burg) Fall Brady Valovchik (Burr), 0:50
145 Nico Ferra (Burr) DEC Logan Noyes (Burg), 5-0
152 Eric Kovach (Burg) Fall Stephen Hasson (Burr), 2:27
160 Rudy Brown (Burg) DEC Nico Zanella (Burr), 5-4
172 Isaac Lacinski (Burr) FORFEIT
**-189 Jacob Noyes (Burg) DEC Cameron Martin (Burr), 3-2 2OT
215 Luke Boylan (Burg) DEC Tyler Cody (Burg), 6-4 OT
285 Joseph Baronick (Burg) Fall Ian Quinn (Burr), 1:18
