February 25, 2022 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jesper Bratt scored twice in the first six minutes, rookie Nico Daws made 37 saves and the last-place New Jersey Devils drilled the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1. Yegor Sharangovich, Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson also scored for the Devils, who won for just the third time in their last 12 games. Evgeni Malkin scored his seventh of the season for Pittsburgh but the Penguins dropped their third straight.
February 25, 2022 3:56 am
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – The two sides in the major league lockout met for the fourth straight day at Roger Dean Stadium, the idle spring training home of the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals. The union made proposals in two small areas, narrowing the number of young players who could earn additional major league service for accomplishments and loosening the union’s proposed restrictions on high amateur draft picks in consecutive years. The latter would be an attempt to assist lower revenue teams. They scheduled another day of talks on Friday. MLB told the union that it will cancel regular-season games if a contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday, a deadline the union has not accepted.
February 23, 2022 1:49 am
The top seeded W&J basketball teams rolled to first-round wins Tuesday night, claiming spots in Presidents Athletic Conference semifinals Thursday. The W&J women rolled by #8 Waynesburg in the first game with the men handling Grove City for the second time in a week. W&J will host a double-header Thursday, starting at 6 pm. The championship games are set for Saturday with the higher remaining seeds hosting. The PAC champions earn the League’s automatic bids to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Here’s are the semifinal matchups for both brackets (PAC records):
Semifinals, Thursday, Feb. 24
Women
#5 Bethany (10-8) at #1 Washington & Jefferson (18-1)
#3 Grove CIty (14-5) at #2 Westminster (14-5)
Men
#5 Waynesburg (10-9) at #1 Washington & Jefferson (17-2)
#3 Westminster (14-5) at #2 Chatham (15-4)
February 24, 2022 3:50 am
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Major League Baseball says the regular season will be shortened if a new collective bargaining agreement isn’t in place by Monday. Locked-out baseball players and team owners met for a third straight day Wednesday in an attempt to reach a deal that would salvage opening day on March 31. The announcement by management comes amid little negotiating progress with the lockout in its 84th day. Players have not accepted Monday as a deadline and have suggested any missed games could be made up as part of doubleheaders, a method MLB said it will not agree to. The union told MLB that if games are missed and salaries are lost, clubs should not expect players to agree to management’s proposals to expand the postseason and to allow advertisements on uniforms and helmets. MLB’s only new offer to players Wednesday was to increase the minimum salary by an additional $10,000 a year. MLB increased its proposed minimum for this year to $640,000, with the figure rising by $10,000 in each additional season of a five-year agreement. Players have asked for $775,000 in 2022, with $30,000 jumps each season.
February 23, 2022 2:59 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Charlie Moore and Kameron McGusty each scored 19 points and Miami beat Pittsburgh 85-64. Moore was 7-of-10 shooting and had five assists. Sam Waardenburg and Jordan Miller scored 12 points apiece for Miami (20-8, 12-5 ACC). The Hurricanes are tied with North Carolina for third in the conference standings, a half-game behind Notre Dame and 1 1/2 games behind first-place Duke with less than two weeks left in the regular season. Moore hit a 3-pointer 29 seconds into the game to open the scoring and Miami led the rest of the way. John Hugley led Pittsburgh (11-17, 6-11 ACC) with 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and seven rebounds.
February 23, 2022 3:00 am
Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league. Mickelson claims the comments golf writer Alan Shipnuck posted were off the record. Shipnuck wrote that was never the case. Mickelson says he regrets what he said and that his comments were reckless. Meanwhile, KPMG announced that the company and Mickelson have agreed to part ways. Their sponsorship has been around since 2008. Mickelson says he has been under pressure and stress for the last 10 years and says he needs time away. But he didn’t say when or for how long.
February 21, 2022 10:44 pm
Wash High boys and Burgettstown girls won their opening-round playoff games on WJPA Monday night. Girls teams from Avella, Chartiers-Houston and Fort Cherry met the end of the line. Wash High led by a dozen at the quarter, 17 at the half and 23 after three but had to hold off Beaver Falls to advance. Burgettstown led by 29 at intermission and never looked back, ousting California. Tuesday, it’s the final night of the Sweet 16 with Trinity girls, California, Chartiers-Houston and Fort Cherry boys all in action. Following is the schedule for the seven remaining Washington County teams. Click for WPIAL brackets.
Tuesday, Feb. 22 (winners to quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 25)
5A Girls #14 Armstrong at #3 Trinity, 6:50 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2A Boys #15 California at #2 Fort Cherry, 6:50 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
2A Boys #16 Chartiers-Houston at #1 OLSH, 7 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 23 (winner to semifinals Saturday, Feb. 26)
6A Girls #8 Peters Township at #1 Mt. Lebanon, 6:50 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 24 (winners to semifinals Monday, Feb. 28)
3A Boys #6 Wash High vs. #3 Shady Side Academy at Fox Chapel, 6:50 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2A Girls #6 Burgettstown at #3 Serra Catholic, 6:50 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
February 21, 2022 10:41 pm
Washington & Jefferson basketball teams earned top seeds and hosting rights through the finals for the PAC Women’s and Men’s basketball tournaments. Play-in games Monday night set the pairings for Tuesday’s quarterfinals. Semifinals for both brackets are on Thursday with the championship games Saturday. Higher seeded teams will host throughout. The PAC champions earn the League’s automatic bids to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Here’s are the play-in and quarterfinal matchups for both brackets (PAC records):
Tuesday, Feb. 22 (quarterfinals)
Women
#8 Waynesburg (6-13) at #1 Washington & Jefferson (17-1)
#7 Geneva (9-10) at #2 Westminster (13-5)
#6 St. Vincent (7-10) at #3 Grove City (13-5)
#5 Bethany (9-8) at #4 Chatham (11-7)
Men
#8 Grove City (6-12) at #1 Washington & Jefferson (16-2)
#7 Franciscan (8-11) at #2 Chatham (14-4)
#6 Thiel (7-10) at #3 Westminster (13-5)
#5 Waynesburg (9-9) at #4 Geneva (12-5)
February 22, 2022 3:57 am
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended the final five games of the regular season and fined $40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head, triggering a postgame melee. The Big Ten Conference also suspended three players one game for the altercation following the 15th-ranked Badgers’ 77-63 win on Sunday: Michigan’s Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams II, and Jahcobi Neath of Wisconsin. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000 for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy, but was not suspended.
Howard is expected to be back for the Big Ten tournament, which begins March 9 in Indianapolis.
February 22, 2022 3:58 am
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Baseball negotiations resumed with renewed intensity Monday in an effort to salvage opening day, and Major League Baseball made slight moves toward locked-out players. With perhaps a week left to salvage opening day, union head Tony Clark attended negotiations for the first time since the MLB lockout began, accompanied by New York Mets stars Max Scherzer and Francisco Lindor. MLB increased its offer of a bonus pool for pre-arbitration players by $5 million to $20 million, a fraction of the $115 million the union has asked for. Clubs also increased their proposal for a lottery for the amateur draft from the top three picks to the top four. Players have asked for the top eight.
