October 17, 2022 3:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett left the game against Tampa Bay after entering the league’s concussion protocol. Pickett’s head appeared to hit the turf after being legally pushed to the ground by Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White just after releasing a pass in the third quarter. Pickett lay on the Acrisure Stadium turf for several seconds before getting up on his own. Pickett was replaced by Mitch Trubisky, who lost his starting job to Pickett at halftime of a loss to the New York Jets on Oct. 2.
October 17, 2022 3:56 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – Gerrit Cole gave New York what it needed, seven solid innings and Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer as the Yankees saved their season and forced a decisive fifth game in the AL Division Series with a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. New York’s $324 million man, Cole allowed two runs and struck out eight in beating the Guardians for the second time in six days. Bader homered for the third time in the best-of-five series, connecting in the second inning off Cal Quantrill. After blowing Game 3, the Yankees’ bullpen followed Cole with two scoreless innings. In Game 5 on Monday night, New York will start Game 2 loser Jameson Taillon at Yankee Stadium against Aaron Civale. The winner meets Houston in the ALCS.
October 16, 2022 1:28 am
#20 Carnegie-Mellon held Washington & Jefferson to 55 yards offense after intermission and rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit to beat the Presidents, 12-7. W&J had rolled up 225 yards in the first half but managed only one score, that a 41-yard Jake Pugh-to-Keaton Hall fourth-down conversion. Three times earlier in the half, W&J had the ball inside the Tartans’ 35 yard line including first downs at the Tartans’ 14, 34 and 25 yard lines on consecutive possessions but came away empty. W&J’s defense played well enough to win, holding CMU’s offense to a pair of Cole Hanna field goals. The winning points came midway through the fourth quarter when Colton Jones threw a Pick Six for the second straight week, intercepted by Logan Young and returned 42 yards for the winners’ only touchdown of the game. Including sacks, W&J had -21 yards rushing in the second half and just 76 yards passing, 25 of those yards on a final desperation possession. The loss drops W&J to 3-2 in the PAC and almost certainly out of the race for the conference title and NCAA playoff bid. The win is Carnegie-Mellon’s first in Washington since 1982.
October 16, 2022 7:53 am
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Donovan Edwards ran for a go-ahead, 67-yard touchdown and Blake Corum had a 61-yard run for a score on consecutive snaps in the third quarter as No. 5 Michigan pulled away and beat No. 10 Penn State 41-17. The Wolverines finished with 418 yards rushing against a team that was giving up fewer than 80 yards rushing a game to rank among college football’s leaders. Michigan was dominant for much of the first half but led by just two points because it settled for field goals after stalling at the 5 twice and at the 11 once.
October 16, 2022 7:52 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed rookie defensive end DeMarvin Leal on injured reserve. The third-round pick out of Texas A&M is dealing with a knee injury. Leal joins a long list of Pittsburgh defensive players who will miss a visit by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and cornerbacks Cam Sutton, Levi Wallace and Ahkello Witherspoon are also out due to injury. The Steelers are 1-4 and have dropped four straight since a Week 1 victory over Cincinnati.
October 16, 2022 7:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel led the way, as the Pittsburgh Penguins scored four third-period goals to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Saturday. Crosby had a goal and two assists, while Guenztel added a goal and a helper. Danton Heinen and Bryan Rust scored power-play goals, while Jeff Carter and Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, who have outscored the opposition 12-4 in two games this season. Tristan Jarry made 34 saves for his second win, as Pittsburgh routed Arizona on Thursday. Steven Stamkos scored his fourth of the season and Brayden Point his first for the Lightning, who closed a season-opening three-game road trip.
October 16, 2022 7:52 am
The Houston Astros are going back to the AL Championship Series for the sixth straight year. One big swing by Jeremy Peña was enough. Peña homered in the 18th inning, and Houston beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 for a three-game sweep of their AL Division Series. Houston awaits the winner of the New York/Cleveland series. Game 4 is Sunday night. The host Guardians lead the Yankess, 2 games to one.
Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies advanced to the NLCS with an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. It’s the first NLCS appearance for Philly since 2010. They’ll open Tuesday at San Diego in an all-wild card NLCS after the Padres stunned the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in four games. San Diego is in the NLCS for the first time in 24 years.
October 15, 2022 12:01 am
Fort Cherry took control of a playoff spot, though the Rangers haven’t clinched, with a win at Cornell. Wash High clinched at home while McGuffey let a chance to clinch slip through their collective fingers with a late home loss to Keystone Oaks. Trinity was officially eliminated from the Big Seven race, losing to Laurel Highlands. California moved closer to clinching, beating Carmichaels while Beth-Center stayed alive with a road win at West Greene. Canon-McMillan won a non-conference road game while Peters Township lost at home to defending state champion Mt. Lebanon in another non-conference match-up.
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 27, Cornell 7
Bishop Canevin 33, Chartiers-Houston 6
Our Lady/Sacred Heart over Avella, forfeit (Avella only 12 healthy players available)
Burgettstown 41, Carlynton 0
1A Tri-County South
Mapletown 49, Bentworth 3
Beth-Center 37, West Greene 33
California 27, Carmichaels 6
Monessen 70, Jeff-Morgan 30
2A Century
Keystone Oaks 32, McGuffey 30
Wash High 61, Charleroi 0
4A Big Seven
Laurel Highlands 20, Trinity 8
Thomas Jefferson 42, Ringgold 0
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan 28, Upper St. Clair 24
Mt. Lebanon 6, Peters Township 3
Uniontown 28, Waynesburg 14
October 14, 2022 5:40 am
According to a report in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Avella has forfeited its football game Friday against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart because injuries have taken the team down to 12 players. Avella is the smallest school in WPIAL football and started the season with only 20 players on its roster. Avella coach Ryan Cecchini said he and school administrators decided to forfeit because of safety reasons for the players. “We beat Carlynton two weeks ago and took some lumps, but we really got beat up pretty good last week against Fort Cherry,” Cecchini said. “It became apparent Monday that we might not be able to suit up for this game. We decided to wait until Wednesday, and it got worse by then. At that point, it became a safety issue. OLSH has been great about this situation, but you can’t really play a game with 12 or 13 players. The 12 or 13 we have aren’t fully healthy, either. And a lot of the problem is that we have only three seniors and two juniors on the rosters. We would have to play a lot of young kids who haven’t been through the grind of games.”
October 14, 2022 3:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang started their 17th season together with a bang as the Pittsburgh Penguins raced by the Arizona Coyotes 6-2. The longtime franchise cornerstones combined for two goals and four assists. The trio joined former New York Yankee stars Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada as the longest-tenured teammates in major North American professional sports history. Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, Bryan Rust and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for Pittsburgh. Nick Ritchie scored twice for the rebuilding Coyotes.
