August 25, 2024 4:59 am
DETROIT (AP) — Russell Wilson and Justin Fields led touchdown drives for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who lost 24-17 to the Detroit Lions in the preseason finale for both teams. Jermar Jefferson rushed for two touchdowns for the Lions, including a go-ahead, 7-yard run in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin hasn’t named Wilson the starting quarterback, but has said repeatedly that the veteran is in the “pole position” for the job. The 35-year-old Wilson completed both of his pass attempts to set up an opening-drive touchdown. Fields took over from there and had an uneven performance. Lions starting quarterback Jared Goff didn’t play.
August 25, 2024 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton ruptured the patella tendon in his left knee during the fourth inning of a 10-2 loss to Cincinnati and is out indefinitely. Stratton suffered the injury while trying to chase down the ball behind home plate. Stratton was covering home after uncorking a wild pitch that Pirates catcher Joey Bart tracked down. Bart flipped to Stratton, who missed the ball. The right-hander ran toward the backstop to retrieve the ball and slipped, with his left leg twisting awkwardly underneath him. He was replaced by Jalen Beeks. Manager Derek Shelton says Stratton will miss “significant time.”
August 24, 2024 1:48 am
Peters Township & Fort Cherry opened defense of their WPIAL Football championships Friday evening with lopsided wins. Peters Township fell behind early, then rolled past Canon-McMillan. Fort Cherry shutout mercy-ruled Northgate. Wash High got a pair of Tristan Reed-to-Caleb Patton TD passes to get by McGuffey. Chartiers-Houston and Ringgold each have new coaches but were not able to snap lengthy losing streaks. Each week of the regular season, we’ll feature a pair of games on-air and online with free audio & multi-camera video coverage. In the first six weeks of the season, the WJPA Sports Network will cover all 14 Washington County teams at least once. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 0 Scores
Peters Township 42, Canon-McMillan 17
Moon Area 21, Trinity 0
South Allegheny 28, Ringgold 14
Wash High 14, McGuffey 7
Monessen 59, Charleroi 12
Waynesburg 42, West Greene 7
Mapletown 20, Avella 6
Bentworth 48, Brownsville 0 (at Charleroi)
California 62, Serra Catholic 26
Jeff-Morgan 35, Chartiers-Houston 6
Fort Cherry 39, Northgate 0
Beth-Center, Burgettstown and Carmichaels are involved in scrimmages this weekend.
August 24, 2024 4:13 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz drove in a pair of runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5. The Pirates had dropped nine straight one-run games since the July 30 trade deadline before coming back from five down to beat the skidding Reds. Joey Bart and Rowdy Tellez had two hits for Pittsburgh, which is 5-3 since a 10-game slide. Tyler Stephenson hit his 17th home run of the season for Cincinnati. Santiago Espinal had three hits for the Reds, who used seven relievers after starting pitcher Andrew Abbott was placed on the injured list with a left shoulder injury.
August 23, 2024 4:28 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine in six dominant innings, Bryan De La Cruz hit a three-run double during a six-run fifth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0. Skenes (8-2), the rookie who started last month’s All-Star game, allowed just two hits and one walk after going 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in his previous three starts. Ben Heller pitched two innings and Chris Stratton worked the ninth to finish the five-hit shutout. The Reds were blanked for the 11th time this season. Nick Lodolo (9-6) took the loss.
August 23, 2024 4:33 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson will start the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale against Detroit. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Wilson and all healthy starters will see action against the Lions, though Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how long Wilson or any of the other regulars might play. Tomlin added there has been “no change” to the depth chart at quarterback, where Wilson has been listed ahead of Justin Fields since training camp began even though Wilson’s availability has been limited because of a calf injury.
August 23, 2024 4:35 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Anthony Richardson led a touchdown drive on his first series against Bengals backups, but the rest of his night was a struggle, even though the Colts won the preseason game 27-14. The Indianapolis quarterback got his first significant chunk of playing time with the rest of the offensive starters and showed he still has work to do on his accuracy and consistency. The fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft played the first five offensive series, finishing 8 for 14 for 86 yards. In other action, Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent ran for a touchdown on the opening drive of the Bears’ game against the Chiefs on Thursday night, and they went on to win 34-21 in a preseason finale in which both teams sat nearly all their starters. The game was halted briefly after the first play of the second half, when Chicago cornerback Douglas Coleman III made a tackle along the Kansas City sideline and lay motionless on the ground. He was tended to by doctors as players from both teams took a knee, and eventually was immobilized on a stretcher and driven out of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs open the season Sept. 5 against Baltimore. The Bears play Tennessee in their opener three days later.
August 23, 2024 4:30 am
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winning Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins are swapping forwards who were both first-round NHL draft picks. The teams announced the trade Thursday. The Jets are getting Brayden Yager, who spent last season helping Moose Jaw win the Western Hockey League title. The Penguins will receive American Rutger McGroarty, who played college hockey at Michigan this past season. McGroarty was also a captain for the U.S. team at the world junior championships and helped the team win gold.
August 22, 2024 4:31 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jonah Heim and Adolis García singled off David Bednar (3-6) to open Texas’ half of the ninth. Duran, running for Heim, advanced to third on a flyout to deep right field by Nathaniel Lowe. Bednar struck out Josh Jung on a 3-2 fastball after García stole second base. Langford then laced an RBI single to center field. Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for the Rangers. The Pirates went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position, left 10 runners on and struck out 16 times. They’ve lost three of their last four games.
August 22, 2024 4:29 am
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Linebacker Markus Golden has announced his retirement after nine NFL seasons, mostly with the Arizona Cardinals. Golden was a second-round pick by Arizona out of Missouri in 2015. He had 51 career sacks, including a career-best 12 1/2 for the Cardinals in 2016. He spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, playing 16 games with four sacks. Pittsburgh placed the 33-year-old Golden on the reserved/retired list on Aug. 9. Golden also played for the New York Giants in 2019 and the first half of 2020. New York then traded him back to Arizona and he remained with the Cardinals through 2022.
