September 12, 2022 4:04 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Chris Boswell kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired in overtime and the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame T.J. Watt’s injury late in the fourth quarter to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a sloppy season opener for both teams. Watt had one of four interceptions off Joe Burrow, who rebounded from a lousy start and rallied Cincinnati from a 17-6 halftime deficit. His 6-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase tied it at 20 with 2 seconds left in regulation, but the game went to overtime after Minkah Fitzpatrick blocked Evan McPherson’s point-after try. McPherson and Boswell missed potential winning field goals in overtime.
September 12, 2022 4:01 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt left the team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter with a pectoral injury. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year left the field and headed to the locker room shortly before the game went to overtime. Before the injury, he was his usual disruptive self, with a sack and an interception. He tied the NFL single-season sacks record with 22 1/2 last season despite missing two games.
September 12, 2022 4:06 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive that rallied the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. The NL Central-leading Cardinals trailed 2-1 when Pujols connected for a two-run drive. Pujols had tied Rodriguez with a home run Saturday night. Pujols trails Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart. The 42-year-old Pujols has 21 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues. He’s hit 18 home runs this season.
September 11, 2022 1:14 am
Justin Huss carried 21 times for 117 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes from Colton Jones for 40 yards and another score as Washington & Jefferson easily downed Saint Vincent, 52-21 Saturday afternoon. Jones completed 21-of-31 passes for 270 yards and three scores for the 2-0 Presidents. John Peduzzi (57) and TJ Troxell (11) caught the other TD passes. Running back Ray Holmes added 81 yards rushing for W&J, part of a 541 yard total offense performance. W&J scored on four straight possessions in the first half before Saint Vincent cut the 28-0 lead in half at intermission. Three third-quarter scores for the Presidents, including a Deven Wyandt 28-yard field goal and Adam Rudzinski’s 10-yard scoop and score fumble return, put the game away. Donovain Chambers scored the Presidents’ final touchdown, a one-yard run. W&J travels to Cleveland next Saturday night to take on Case-Western Reserve.
September 11, 2022 7:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hendon Hooker threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns No. 24 Tennessee edged No. 17 Pittsburgh 34-27 in overtime. Hooker found Cedric Tillman for a 28-yard score on Tennessee’s first possession of the extra period. The Volunteers then forced Pitt backup quarterback Nick Patti to throw incomplete on fourth down to preserve the win. Tennessee improved to 2-0 with the victory. The Panthers fell to 1-1. Pitt lost starting quarterback Kedon Slovis late in the first half with an undisclosed injury. Patti threw for 79 yards and the tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter despite playing on an injured leg.
September 11, 2022 7:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Pujols trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart. The 42-year-old Pujols has 22 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues. With St. Louis down 3-1 in the sixth, Pujols connected against JT Brubaker. He sent a two-run shot 418 feet into the left-field bleachers at PNC Park. Pujols also doubled and singled for the NL Central leaders. His RBI single in the eighth made it 4-all. Nolan Arenado broke the tie with a three-run double with two outs in the ninth off Wil Crowe.
September 11, 2022 3:57 am
The Washington Wild Things lost Game 1 of the Frontier League Division Series to Schaumburg, 11-2. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is in Washington on Sunday at 6:05 p.m.
September 10, 2022 4:04 am
Canon-McMillan evened its 6A conference record with an impressive road win. Peters Township held off Trinity’s upset effort. Chartiers-Houston scored wins ahead of their Black Hills Conference opener next week. McGuffey and Wash High both lost on the road in 2A while Mapletown easily handled Avella for the second time in three weeks.
Week 2 Schedule/Results
6A Conference
Canon-McMillan 33, Seneca Valley 21
Non-Conference
Peters Township 38, Trinity 14
Fort Cherry 48, Beth-Center 22
Mapletown 49, Avella 0
Leechburg 56, Bentworth 0
South Side Area 38, Burgettstown 14
California 60, Waynesburg 7
Yough 14, Charleroi 0
Chartiers-Houston 27, Carmichaels 12
Mt. Pleasant 50, McGuffey 28
West Allegheny 49, Ringgold 7
Serra Catholic 35, Wash High 34
Jeff-Morgan 27, Jeannette 26
Greensburg Central Catholic 57, West Greene 21
September 10, 2022 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz finished a home run short of the cycle, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 8-2 on Friday night to keep the Cardinals from stretching their lead atop the NL Central. Cruz had a two-run triple, a double and an RBI single to extend his hitting streak to six games, matching the rookie’s longest in the majors. The 23-year-old is 12 for 26 (.462) with two homers, two triples and two doubles during the streak. “It feels great,” Cruz said. “That’s what we’re working for. That’s what I’m working for, diligently, every day, whether it’s early hitting or just coming to the field and getting work done.” St. Louis has lost three of five while playing the Pirates and Washington Nationals but maintained a sizable lead over the second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. The Pirates and Cardinals play again this evening, with pregame starting at 7:10 p.m. on WJPA 1450 AM.
September 9, 2022 3:56 am
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Josh Allen passed for 297 yards while accounting for four touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills stamped themselves as a clear contender for the Rams’ Super Bowl crown with a 31-10 victory over Los Angeles. Von Miller had two of Buffalo’s seven sacks as the Bills opened the NFL’s 103rd season by overcoming three first-half turnovers and running away with a blowout win. Matthew Stafford passed for 240 yards with three interceptions in a bruising night for the Rams, who lost a season opener and fell below .500 for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s six seasons in charge.
