October 9, 2022 7:38 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Israel Abanikanda ran for 320 yards to break Tony Dorsett’s Pittsburgh record and scored six touchdowns in the Panthers’ 45-29 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Dorsett ran for 303 yards in 1975 against Notre Dame. Abanikanda broke the rushing record with a 6-yard carry in the fourth quarter. Abanikanda also tied the school and Atlantic Coast Conference records for touchdowns. Norman Budd scored six touchdowns for Pitt against Ohio in 1910. Abanikanda helped Pitt (1-1, 4-2) rebound from an ugly home loss last week against a Georgia Tech team that fired its head coach earlier in the week. Abanikanda, the ACC’s leading rusher, had his arm in a sling at the end of last week’s game against Georgia Tech.
October 9, 2022 7:40 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Bryce Harper’s homer gave Philadelphia an early lead, and the Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 to sweep their National League wild-card series. The Cardinals made one final charge off Zach Eflin in the ninth, getting consecutive two-out singles from Corey Dickerson and Yadier Molina. But the starter-turned-closer responded by getting Tommy Edman to foul out to end the game, giving the Phillies their first postseason series win since topping Cincinnati in the 2010 divisional round. They’ll face a familiar foe, the NL East champion Braves, when their divisional series begins Tuesday night in Atlanta.
October 8, 2022 3:02 am
Trinity hung with Thomas Jefferson for a while but ultimately fell to the Jaguars as the Hillers playoff hopes ended with the loss. Wash High had a chance to take control of the Century Conference but Sto-Rox had other ideas, handing the Little Prexies their first conference shutout loss since 2010. Ft. Cherry kept control of its own playoff destiny while Chartiers-Houston stayed alive with its win. Beth-Center maintained its dominance over Bentworth. The Bearcats haven’t beaten the Bulldogs since 1997.
Week 6 Schedule/Results:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 48, Moon Area 8
4A Big Seven
Thomas Jefferson 45, Trinity 10
Latrobe 42, Ringgold 0
2A Century
Sto-Rox 36, Wash High 0
McGuffey 43, Charleroi 7
Brentwood 20, Waynesburg 7
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 42, Avella 8
Chartiers-Houston 39, Carlynton 8
Burgettstown 22, OLSH 19 (Saturday night)
1A Tri-County South
Beth-Center 56, Bentworth 21
California 47, West Greene 14
Mapletown 49, Jeff-Morgan 12
Carmichaels 40, Monessen 36
6A vs. 5A Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan 49, Baldwin 7
October 8, 2022 3:46 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Browns expect Deshaun Watson to return to their facility on Monday as the polarizing quarterback continues serving his 11-game NFL suspension for alleged sexual misconduct. Watson has been away from the Browns since Aug. 30, undergoing counseling and treatment in accordance with a settlement he made with the league. The 26-year-old QB was accused of being sexually inappropriate with women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Texans. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski says he is eager to reunite with Watson, who won’t be eligible to practice until next month.
October 8, 2022 3:49 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Phillies scored six times in the ninth inning off the stingy St. Louis bullpen, highlighted by a bases-loaded single by Jean Segura, and Philadelphia beat the NL Central champion Cardinals 6-3 in the opening game of their National League wild-card series. The Phillies had struggled all afternoon against Jose Quintana and the rest of the Cardinals relievers. But they loaded the bases against Ryan Helsley in the ninth, then proceeded to push across six runs to take the opener of the best-of-three series. With a win on Saturday night, the Phillies will advance to face NL East champ Atlanta in the divisional round.
October 8, 2022 3:47 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Josh Bell and Manny Machado smashed two of San Diego’s four home runs off Max Scherzer, and the Padres romped past the New York Mets 7-1 in their playoff opener. Yu Darvish shut down the Mets once again, and San Diego also got long balls from Jurickson Profar and slumping Trent Grisham against an ineffective Scherzer – booed off the mound in the fifth inning at Citi Field. The three-time Cy Young Award winner exited his first postseason start for New York down 7-0, a massive disappointment after Scherzer was signed to a $130 million contract in December. San Diego needs one win over the next two days to take the best-of-three National League wild card series and advance to face the top-seeded Dodgers.
October 7, 2022 3:44 am
DENVER (AP) – Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle.
October 7, 2022 3:47 am
Major League Baseball wasn’t able to coax fans to ballparks at pre-pandemic levels this season, though attendance did jump substantially from the COVID-19 affected campaign in 2021. The 30 MLB teams drew 64.6 million fans for the regular season that ended Wednesday, which is up from the 45.3 million who attended games last season. This year’s numbers are still down from the 68.5 million who attended games in 2019, which was the last season that wasn’t affected by the pandemic. The Los Angeles Dodgers led baseball with an average of 47,672 fans flocking to games while the Oakland Athletics drew just 9,849 per game to rank last.
October 7, 2022 3:46 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Higher velocity and increased shifts led to the major league batting average dropping to .243, its lowest since 1968. Defensive shifts and 100 mph pitches set records this season, contributing to the worrisome offensive drop Major League Baseball is trying to address. When the average dropped this low more than a half-century ago, MLB lowered the pitcher’s mound. Next year’s rules changes announced last month include the first restriction on shifts, a decision made over the objection of the players’ association.
October 6, 2022 3:46 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Miguel Andujar had three hits, Diego Castillo added two and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the playoff-bound St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 in the regular season finale. Kevin Newman, Rodolfo Castro and Ji Hwan Bae drove in runs for Pittsburgh. Manny Banuelos (2-1) picked up the win in relief. Johan Ramirez worked the ninth for his second save of the season and first with the Pirates. Tommy Edman had three of St. Louis’ eight hits. Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols was given the day off in the final regular season game of his 22-year career. St. Louis hosts Philadelphia in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
