May 12, 2026 4:31 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had his worst first half in a playoff game since joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in September 2022. No problem. The All-Star guard followed it up with one of the best 24-minute stretches by a player in NBA playoff history Monday night. After scoring only four points in the first half, Mitchell responded with 39 in the second half, tying the NBA playoff record for most points in a half as the Cavaliers rallied for a 112-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
May 12, 2026 4:33 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was the final game of his NBA career. The top scorer in league history stuck to the plan he has taken into the past several summers when he declined to announce his future immediately after the Lakers’ final postseason defeat. He hasn’t ruled out retirement or a return to the Lakers, and he didn’t speculate about moving to another team as he contemplates the possibility of an unprecedented 24th NBA season.
May 11, 2026 4:32 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesús Rodríguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6. The Giants loaded the bases against Justin Lawrence when Matt Chapman hit a double that only advanced automatic runner Heliot Ramos to third, and Drew Gilbert was intentionally walked. Rodríguez followed with a single to right to give the struggling Giants just their third win in the last 12 games. Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin homered for the Pirates.
May 11, 2026 4:35 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour. Reitan, who chose golf over soccer at a young age, won twice previously on the European Tour. He finished at 15-under 269. He called the feeling of winning his first PGA Tour event “unreal.” Alex Fitzpatrick, the third-round leader, finished three shots back after shooting 73.
May 10, 2026 7:00 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Luke Alvarez homered twice to help power the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team (32-11) to an 11-2 victory over Grove City (22-18) in the 2026 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Round Saturday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. The conference title is the 17th in program history for the Presidents, who have now won six of the past seven PAC crowns. The decisive postseason run this spring helps the Presidents avenge a season-ending loss to Grove City in last year’s tournament. Alvarez finished with a pair of home runs and five RBIs to lead the offense. Alvarez’s 15th and 16th home runs extended his single-season program record leader. His work offensively, behind the dish and on the mound helped Alvarez earn the honor as Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Jack Anderson had a team-best three hits while Seth Rosenfeld logged another multi-hit effort in the 12-hit attack for the Presidents. W&J now awaits the NCAA Division III bracket announcement Monday at 12 noon.
May 10, 2026 7:57 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Gonzales and Joey Bart each had four hits, Brandon Lowe drove in four runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates had a season-high 20 hits in a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Every Pittsburgh starter recorded a hit. Oneil Cruz finished with three hits, while Lowe and Ryan O’Hearn each had two. Braxton Ashcraft (2-2) went seven innings, allowing six hits and striking out six. Landon Roupp (5-3) struck out eight and gave up one run in four-plus innings before the Pirates pounced on the Giants’ bullpen. Ryan Borucki replaced Roupp after a leadoff single by Bart in the fifth and but got just two outs before manager Tony Vitello pulled him in favor of Ryan Walker, who got San Francisco out of the inning. Bryce Eldridge, the Giants’ 21-year-old designated hitter, quickly answered with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth, his first in the majors, after getting the call-up from Sacramento earlier this week. However, Walker surrendered two runs on back-to-back hits from Konnor Griffin and Bart, putting the Pirates ahead 4-1 in the sixth. And in the seventh, the Pirates piled it on, getting four runs off JT Brubaker and then two more off Gregory Santos to take a 10-1 lead, garnering loud boos from Giants fans. Giants second baseman Christian Koss left in the ninth inning after getting hit by a pitch on the shoulder.
May 10, 2026 8:05 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox has died. Cox died Saturday in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Braves. Cox had a stroke in 2019. Cox managed the Braves to prominence during the 1990s and the team’s first championship in 1995. He took over a last-place team in June of 1990 and the next season led the Braves to a worst-to-first finish. Atlanta lost in the World Series to Minnesota in seven games. That was the start of a record 14 consecutive division titles. He managed the Braves for 25 years, retired after the 2010 season and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. Bobby Cox was 84 years old.
May 8, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL has released the 2026 Baseball Championship playoff brackets, including 10 Washington/Greene County teams. Fort Cherry (2A) is the top seed and has a bye to the quarterfinals. First-round action for local teams is slated to begin Monday with 1A, 2A and 4A action, including Avella, Burgettstown, California and Ringgold. We will determine our broadcast schedule shortly. Following is a daily schedule of the WPIAL Baseball playoffs. WPIAL Baseball Brackets
First Round Bye: 2A #1 Fort Cherry
Monday, May 11–First Round
4:00 pm 2A #8 California vs. #9 Freedom at Joe Maize Field, Peterswood Park
4:00 pm 1A #6 Avella vs. #11 Aquinas Academy at Burkett Complex, Robinson Township
4:00 pm 1A #8 Carmichaels vs. #9 Sewickley Academy at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
6:30 pm 1A #7 Jeff-Morgan vs. #10 Union at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
6:30 pm 4A #11 Ringgold vs. #6 Hopewell at Joe Maize Field, Peterswood Park
6:30 pm 2A #12 Burgettstown vs. #5 Laurel at Burkett Complex, Robinson Township
Tuesday, May 12–First Round
4:00 pm 3A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Mt. Pleasant at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
6:30 pm 3A #16 Waynesburg vs. #1 Avonworth at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
Monday, May 18–Quarterfinals
4:00 pm 6A #2 Canon-McMillan vs. #7 Seneca Valley at Boyce-Mayview Park, Upper St. Clair
May 8, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL has released the 2026 Softball Championship playoff brackets, including 12 Washington/Greene County teams. Chartiers-Houston (2A) and Carmichaels (1A) are the highest seeded teams from the two-county area. Carmichaels and West Greene (1A) received first-round byes and will be joined in the quarterfinals by Canon-McMillan (6A). First-round action for local teams is slated to begin Tuesday when the #4 Big Macs play #5 Mt. Lebanon and #7 Trinity (5A) takes on #10 Plum. Four Washington County 2A teams will descend on Trinity Middle School Thursday for back to back games. Baseball brackets are due to be released Friday afternoon. We will determine our broadcast schedule once we have those pairings. Following is a daily schedule of the WPIAL Softball playoffs. WPIAL Softball Brackets
First Round Byes: 1A #2 Carmichaels, 1A #3 West Greene
Tuesday, May 12
5A 1st Round #7 Trinity vs. #10 Plum, 5:00 pm at Gateway High School
6A Quarterfinals #4 Canon-McMillan vs. #5 Mt. Lebanon, 6:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elementary (Peters Township)
Thursday, May 14
3A 1st Round #5 McGuffey vs. #12 Hopewell, 3:00 pm at Montour
3A 1st Round #11 Charleroi vs #6 Burrell, 3:00 pm at Norwin
1A 1st Round #5 Jeff-Morgan vs. #12 Leechburg, 3:00 pm at Gateway
2A 1st Round #3 Bentworth vs. #14 Burgettstown, 5:00 pm at Trinity Middle School (time change)
1A 1st Round #11 Beth-Center vs. #6 South Side Area, 4:30 pm at North Strabane Intermediate School
2A 1st Round #2 Chartiers-Houston vs. #15 Wash High, 7:00 pm at Trinity Middle School (time change)
May 9, 2026 12:14 pm
Here’s your chance to own a little bit of sports history. The Pittsburgh Steelers are selling seats from Acrisure Stadium. The team has partnered with MeiGray, and will authenticate stadium seats. The offering comes as crews remove 22,000 seats from the upper level before the 2026 season. The seats will be decommissioned and refurbished. The Steelers say this reduces waste and gives fans an opportunity to own a piece of sports history. Those interested can go the MeiGray website and purchase single seats, pairs, and seat backs and bottoms. Prices begin at $149 and go up to $599. Some of the higher-end seats will be signed by “Select Steelers Legends.”
